e."

The King was again startled to find that the giant had found out his
trick, but thought to himself:

"Well, he didn't find out at once; we'll have another try," and
ordered his Steward to dress up the shepherd boy in the Prince's
clothes and give him to the giant.

Again the giant strode off with the shepherd boy in Prince's clothes
upon his shoulder, and they had not gone far when the boy called out:

[Illustration: _The Prince wants his Lunch_]

"Stop, stop, it is time for lunch; this is when the sheep all rest."

Then again the giant knew that he had been tricked and rushed back in
a rage to the King's palace and threw the shepherd boy to the ground
and called out:

"Take your shepherd boy and give me the Prince you promised, or it
will be worse for you."

This time the King dared not refuse and called Prince Edgar to him and
gave him to the giant, who seized him as before and put him on his
shoulder.

After they had gone a little way, the Prince called out:

"'Tis time to stop; this is the time I have always lunched with my
father the King and my mother the Queen."

Then the giant knew that he had got the right Prince and took him home
to his castle. When he got him there he gave him his supper and told
him that he would have to work for him and that his first work would
be next day to clean out the stable.

"That's not much," thought the Prince, and went to bed quite happy and
comfortable.

Next day the giant took Edgar into the giant's stable, which was full
of straw and dirt and all huddled up, and pointing to a pitchfork
said:

"Clear all of this straw out of this stable by to-night," and left him
to his task.

The Prince thought this was an easy thing to do, and before starting
went to get a drink at the well, and there he saw a most beautiful
maiden sitting by the well and knitting.

"Who are you?" said she.

And so he told her all that had happened and said:

"At any rate I have an easy master; all he has given me to do is to
clear out the stable."

"That is not so easy as you think," said the maid. "How are you going
to do it?"

"With a pitchfork."

"You will find that not so easy; if you try to use the pitchfork in
the ordinary way, the more you shove the more there will be; but turn
the pitchfork upside-down and push with the handle and all the straw
and stuff will run away from it."

So Prince Edgar went back to the stable, and sure enough, when he
tried to push the st