when all sorts of food dishes appeared . At first the old man ate quite greedily , and said nothing ; but , after his hunger was satisfied , he turned to Jack and said : ` That is a very clever trick of yours . Give the table to me and you shall have something still better . ' ' I do n't believe that there is anything better , ' answered Jack . ` Yes , there is . Here is my bag ; it will give you as many castles as you can possibly want . ' Jack thought for a moment ; then he replied : ` Very well , I will exchange with you . ' And passing the table to the old man , he hung the bag over his arm . Five minutes later he summoned five hundred lancers out of the cornet and bade them go after the old man and fetch back the table . Now that by his cunning he had obtained possession of the three magic objects , he resolved to return to his native place . Smearing his face with dirt , and tearing his clothes so as to look like a beggar , he stopped the passers by and , on pretence of seeking money or food , he questioned them about the village gossip . In this manner he learned that his brothers had become great men , much respected in all the country round . When he heard that , he lost no time in going to the door of their fine house and imploring them to give him food and shelter ; but the only thing he got was hard words , and a command to beg elsewhere . At length , however , at their mother 's entreaty , he was told that he might pass the night in the stable . Here he waited until everybody in the house was sound asleep , when he drew his bag from under his cloak , and desired that a castle might appear in that place ; and the cornet gave him soldiers to guard the castle , while the table furnished him with a good supper . In the morning , he caused it all to vanish , and when his brothers entered the stable they found him lying on the straw . Jack remained here for many days , doing nothing , and -- as far as anybody knew -- eating nothing . This conduct puzzled his brothers greatly , and they put such constant questions to him , that at length he told them the secret of the table , and even gave a dinner to them , which far outdid any they had ever seen or heard of . But though they had solemnly promised to reveal nothing , somehow or other the tale leaked out , and before long reached the ears of the king himself . That very evening his chamberlain arrived at Jack 's dwelling , with a request from the king that he might borrow the table for three days .
` Very well , ' answered XXXXX , ` you can take it back with you .
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