ride," said Domingo to the cat.

"Never mind. I'll see about it at once," replied the cat.

The cat went into the forest to the great castle where the giant
dwelt. He marched straight up to the big giant and said, "O Giant, I
wish to borrow your castle for my master Domingo. Will you not be so
kind as to lend it to me a little while?"

The giant was very much insulted. "No, indeed, I'll not lend my castle
to you or your master Domingo or anybody else," he shouted in his most
terrible voice.

"Very well, then," replied the cat. He changed the giant to a piece of
bacon in the twinkling of an eye and devoured him on the spot.

The palace of the giant was a very wonderful palace. There was one
room decked with silver, and one room decked with gold, and one room
decked with diamonds. A beautiful river flowed by the garden gate.

As Domingo and his bride sailed down the river to the garden gate in
the royal barge, they saw the cat sitting in the window singing. After
that they never saw him again. He disappeared in the jungle and went
to make some other poor man rich. Perhaps he will come your way some
day. Who knows? "_Quem sabe?_" they say in Brazil.

THE END

Transcriber's note:

The drawn-on caption for the illustration "The giant's
daughter, Guimara, was very much pleased with D. Joao"
spells the young man's name "D. Joao." The illustration
is the only place this spelling occurs.

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