` Well , we have got you now , and we will cook you for supper ! ' But here the other giant drew him aside , and for a moment or two they whispered together . At length the first giant spoke : ` To please my friend I will spare your life on condition that , for the future , you shall guard our treasures . If you are hungry take this little table and rap on it , saying , as you do so : `` The dinner of an emperor ! '' and you will get as much food as you want . ' With a light heart Jack promised all that was asked of him , and for some days enjoyed himself mightily . He had everything he could wish for , and did nothing from morning till night ; but by-and-by he began to get very tired of it all . ` Let the giants guard their treasures themselves , ' he said to himself at last ; ' I am going away . But I will leave all the gold and silver behind me , and will take nought but you , my good little table . ' So , tucking the table under his arm , he started off for the forest , but he did not linger there long , and soon found himself in the fields on the other side . There he saw an old man , who begged Jack to give him something to eat . ` You could not have asked a better person , ' answered Jack cheerfully . And signing to him to sit down with him under a tree , he set the table in front of them , and struck it three times , crying : ` The dinner of an emperor ! ' He had hardly uttered the words when fish and meat of all kinds appeared on it ! ` That is a clever trick of yours , ' said the old man , when he had eaten as much as he wanted . ` Give it to me in exchange for a treasure I have which is still better . Do you see this cornet ? Well , you have only to tell it that you wish for an army , and you will have as many soldiers as you require . ' Now , since he had been left to himself , Jack had grown ambitious , so , after a moment 's hesitation , he took the cornet and gave the table in exchange . The old man bade him farewell , and set off down one path , while Jack chose another , and for a long time he was quite pleased with his new possession .
Then , as he felt hungry , he wished XXXXX his table back again , as no house was in sight , and he wanted some supper badly .
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