You shall clean the knives , and black the boots , and make the fires , and help me generally when the giant is out . When he is at home I must hide you , for he has eaten up all my pages hitherto , and you would be a dainty morsel , my little lad . ' While she spoke she dragged Jack right into the castle . The poor boy was very much frightened , as I am sure you and I would have been in his place . But he remembered that fear disgraces a man ; so he struggled to be brave and make the best of things . ' I am quite ready to help you , and do all I can to serve you , madam , ' he said , ` only I beg you will be good enough to hide me from your husband , for I should not like to be eaten at all . ' ` That 's a good boy , ' said the Giantess , nodding her head ; ` it is lucky for you that you did not scream out when you saw me , as the other boys who have been here did , for if you had done so my husband would have awakened and have eaten you , as he did them , for breakfast . Come here , child ; go into my wardrobe : he never ventures to open THAT ; you will be safe there . ' And she opened a huge wardrobe which stood in the great hall , and shut him into it . But the keyhole was so large that it ad-mitted plenty of air , and he could see everything that took place through it . By-and-by he heard a heavy tramp on the stairs , like the lumbering along of a great cannon , and then a voice like thunder cried out ; ` Fe , fa , fi-fo-fum , I smell the breath of an Englishman . Let him be alive or let him be dead , I 'll grind his bones to make my bread . ' ` Wife , ' cried the Giant , ` there is a man in the castle . Let me have him for breakfast . ' ` You are grown old and stupid , ' cried the lady in her loud tones . ` It is only a nice fresh steak off an elephant , that I have cooked for you , which you smell . There , sit down and make a good breakfast . ' And she placed a huge dish before him of savoury steaming meat , which greatly pleased him , and made him forget his idea of an Englishman being in the castle . When he had breakfasted he went out for a walk ; and then the Giantess opened the door , and made Jack come out to help her . He helped her all day .
She fed him well , and when evening came put him back XXXXX the wardrobe .
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