`` Now heaven shall bless this jam for my use , '' cried the little tailor , `` and it shall sustain and strengthen me . '' He fetched some bread out of a cupboard , cut a round off the loaf , and spread the jam on it . `` That wo n't taste amiss , '' he said ; `` but I 'll finish that waistcoat first before I take a bite . '' He placed the bread beside him , went on sewing , and out of the lightness of his heart kept on making his stitches bigger and bigger . In the meantime the smell of the sweet jam rose to the ceiling , where heaps of flies were sitting , and attracted them to such an extent that they swarmed on to it in masses . `` Ha ! who invited you ? '' said the tailor , and chased the unwelcome guests away . But the flies , who did n't understand English , refused to let themselves be warned off , and returned again in even greater numbers . At last the little tailor , losing all patience , reached out of his chimney corner for a duster , and exclaiming : `` Wait , and I 'll give it to you , '' he beat them mercilessly with it . When he left off he counted the slain , and no fewer than seven lay dead before him with outstretched legs . `` What a desperate fellow I am ! '' said he , and was filled with admiration at his own courage . `` The whole town must know about this '' ; and in great haste the little tailor cut out a girdle , hemmed it , and embroidered on it in big letters , `` Seven at a blow . '' `` What did I say , the town ? no , the whole world shall hear of it , '' he said ; and his heart beat for joy as a lamb wags his tail . The tailor strapped the girdle round his waist and set out into the wide world , for he considered his workroom too small a field for his prowess . Before he set forth he looked round about him , to see if there was anything in the house he could take with him on his journey ; but he found nothing except an old cheese , which he took possession of . In front of the house he observed a bird that had been caught in some bushes , and this he put into his wallet beside the cheese . Then he went on his way merrily , and being light and agile he never felt tired .
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