The Herd-boy did as he was told , and before he could have believed it possible he found himself in a big hall , where even the walls were made of pure gold . Then to his astonishment he saw that the hall was furnished with the tables and chairs that belonged to his master . In a few minutes the company began to eat and drink . The banquet was a very gorgeous one , and the poor youth fell to and ate and drank lustily . When he had eaten and drunk as much as he could he thought to himself , ` Why should n't I put a loaf of bread in my pocket ? I shall be glad of it to-morrow . ' So he seized a loaf when no one was looking and stowed it away under his tunic . No sooner had he done so than the wounded Giant limped up to him and whispered softly , ` Herd-boy , where are you ? ' ` Here I am , ' replied the youth . ` Then hold on to me , ' said the Giant , ` so that I may lead you up above again . ' So the Herd-boy held on to the Giant , and in a few moments he found himself on the earth once more , but the Giant had vanished . The Herd-boy returned to his sheep , and took off the invisible belt which he hid carefully in his bag . The next morning the lad felt hungry , and thought he would cut off a piece of the loaf he had carried away from the Giants ' wedding feast , and eat it . But although he tried with all his might , he could n't cut off the smallest piece . Then in despair he bit the loaf , and what was his astonishment when a piece of gold fell out of his mouth and rolled at his feet . He bit the bread a second and third time , and each time a piece of gold fell out of his mouth ; but the bread remained untouched . The Herd-boy was very much delighted over his stroke of good fortune , and , hiding the magic loaf in his bag , he hurried off to the nearest village to buy himself something to eat , and then returned to his sheep . Now the Lord whose sheep the Herd-boy looked after had a very lovely daughter , who always smiled and nodded to the youth when she walked with her father in his fields . For a long time the Herd-boy had made up his mind to prepare a surprise for this beautiful creature on her birthday . So when the day approached he put on his invisible belt , took a sack of gold pieces with him , and slipping into her room in the middle of the night , he placed the bag of gold beside her bed and returned to his sheep .
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