`` You can certainly throw , '' said the giant ; `` but now let 's see if you can carry a proper weight . '' With these words he led the tailor to a huge oak tree which had been felled to the ground , and said : `` If you are strong enough , help me to carry the tree out of the wood . '' `` Most certainly , '' said the little tailor : `` just you take the trunk on your shoulder ; I 'll bear the top and branches , which is certainly the heaviest part . '' The giant laid the trunk on his shoulder , but the tailor sat at his ease among the branches ; and the giant , who could n't see what was going on behind him , had to carry the whole tree , and the little tailor into the bargain . There he sat behind in the best of spirits , lustily whistling a tune , as if carrying the tree were mere sport . The giant , after dragging the heavy weight for some time , could get on no further , and shouted out : `` Hi ! I must let the tree fall . '' The tailor sprang nimbly down , seized the tree with both hands as if he had carried it the whole way and said to the giant : `` Fancy a big lout like you not being able to carry a tree ! '' They continued to go on their way together , and as they passed by a cherry tree the giant grasped the top of it , where the ripest fruit hung , gave the branches into the tailor 's hand , and bade him eat . But the little tailor was far too weak to hold the tree down , and when the giant let go the tree swung back into the air , bearing the little tailor with it . When he had fallen to the ground again without hurting himself , the giant said : `` What ! do you mean to tell me you have n't the strength to hold down a feeble twig ? '' `` It was n't strength that was wanting , '' replied the tailor ; `` do you think that would have been anything for a man who has killed seven at a blow ? I jumped over the tree because the huntsmen are shooting among the branches near us . Do you do the like if you dare . '' The giant made an attempt , but could n't get over the tree , and stuck fast in the branches , so that here too the little tailor had the better of him . `` Well , you 're a fine fellow , after all , '' said the giant ; `` come and spend the night with us in our cave . '' The little tailor willingly consented to do this , and following his friend they went on till they reached a cave where several other giants were sitting round a fire , each holding a roast sheep in his hand , of which he was eating . The little tailor looked about him , and thought : `` Yes , there 's certainly more room to turn round in here than in my workshop . '' The giant showed him a bed and bade him lie down and have a good sleep .
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