o give their little sister
Christian burial, but they built a beautiful casket out of silver and
carried it to the path which led to the city. Then they hid themselves
to watch and make sure that some one found it to carry to the burying
place.

Soon a handsome prince passed by on horseback. He noticed the silver
casket at once and opened it. The girl whose still form lay inside was
the most beautiful maid he had ever gazed upon. "This dead maid is my
own true love," he said and he carried the silver casket home to his
own palace.

He commanded that no one should enter the room where he placed the
silver casket, and this aroused the curiosity of his little sister at
once. At the very first opportunity she slipped into the room. She
opened the casket and was surprised to see the beautiful quiet maid.
"You are very lovely," she said to the still form, "all except your
slippers. I think they are very ugly." With these words she pulled off
the leather slippers.

Angelita gave a deep sigh, opened her beautiful eyes, and asked for a
drink of water.

The little sister called the prince at once. When he saw Angelita was
really alive he could hardly believe the good fortune. He asked that
the wedding night be celebrated immediately.

Angelita begged that she might go back into the deep jungle and invite
the three giants to the wedding. The biggest giant, the middle-sized
giant, and the littlest giant who was not little at all, came to the
wedding feast. After that they visited their little sister often at
her new home; and, when she had children of her own, it was the
funniest sight one ever saw to see the biggest giant hold the tiny
babes upon his knee.

VI

THE FOREST LAD AND THE WICKED GIANT

Once upon a time there was a man who took his wife and tiny baby son
into the deep forest to make their home. With his own hands he built
the house out of mud, and he made for it a thatched roof from the
grass of the forest. For food they depended upon the fruits of the
forest and the beasts which they killed in the hunt. They lived like
hermits, seeing no one.

As the baby son grew into a large strong boy he learned from his
father all the secrets of the forest. He grew wise as well as strong.
From his mother he heard stories of their former life in the great
city which had been their home before they went to live in the forest.
These were the tales he loved to hear best of all. Very often when his
father went out