As he spoke these words he got up from the table and went directly to the bed . `` Ah , ah ! '' said he ; `` I see then how thou wouldst cheat me , thou cursed woman ; I know not why I do not eat thee up too , but it is well for thee that thou art a tough old carrion . Here is good game , which comes very quickly to entertain three ogres of my acquaintance who are to pay me a visit in a day or two . '' With that he dragged them out from under the bed one by one . The poor children fell upon their knees , and begged his pardon ; but they had to do with one of the most cruel ogres in the world , who , far from having any pity on them , had already devoured them with his eyes , and told his wife they would be delicate eating when tossed up with good savory sauce . He then took a great knife , and , coming up to these poor children , whetted it upon a great whet-stone which he held in his left hand . He had already taken hold of one of them when his wife said to him : `` Why need you do it now ? Is it not time enough to-morrow ? '' `` Hold your prating , '' said the Ogre ; `` they will eat the tenderer . `` But you have so much meat already , '' replied his wife , `` you have no occasion ; here are a calf , two sheep , and half a hog . '' `` That is true , '' said the Ogre ; `` give them their belly full that they may not fall away , and put them to bed . '' The good woman was overjoyed at this , and gave them a good supper ; but they were so much afraid they could not eat a bit . As for the Ogre , he sat down again to drink , being highly pleased that he had got wherewithal to treat his friends . He drank a dozen glasses more than ordinary , which got up into his head and obliged him to go to bed . The Ogre had seven daughters , all little children , and these young ogresses had all of them very fine complexions , because they used to eat fresh meat like their father ; but they had little gray eyes , quite round , hooked noses , and very long sharp teeth , standing at a good distance from each other . They were not as yet over and above mischievous , but they promised very fair for it , for they had already bitten little children , that they might suck their blood . They had been put to bed early , with every one a crown of gold upon her head . There was in the same chamber a bed of the like bigness , and it was into this bed the Ogre 's wife put the seven little boys , after which she went to bed to her husband . Little Thumb , who had observed that the Ogre 's daughters had crowns of gold upon their heads , and was afraid lest the Ogre should repent his not killing them , got up about midnight , and , taking his brothers ' bonnets and his own , went very softly and put them upon the heads of the seven little ogresses , after having taken off their crowns of gold , which he put upon his own head and his brothers ' , that the Ogre might take them for his daughters , and his daughters for the little boys whom he wanted to kill .
All this succeeded according XXXXX his desire ; for , the Ogre waking about midnight , and sorry that he deferred to do that till morning which he might have done over-night , threw himself hastily out of bed , and , taking his great knife , `` Let us see , '' said he , `` how our little rogues do , and not make two jobs of the matter . ''
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