` You will go to sleep now , ' said the cat , ` and you will not mind if I leave you for a little while . I will lock the door , and no one can hurt you . ' But before she had finished the princess was asleep . Then Kisa got into the cart , which was standing at the door , and catching up the reins , drove straight to the giant 's cave . Leaving her cart behind some trees , Kisa crept gently up to the open door , and , crouching down , listened to what the giant was telling his wife , who was at supper with him . ` The first day that I can spare I shall just go back and kill her , ' he said ; ` it would never do for people in the forest to know that a mere girl can defy me ! ' And he and his wife were so busy calling Ingibjorg all sorts of names for her bad behaviour , that they never noticed Kisa stealing into a dark corner , and upsetting a whole bag of salt into the great pot before the fire . ` Dear me , how thirsty I am ! ' cried the giant by-and-by . ` So am I , ' answered the wife . ' I do wish I had not taken that last spoonful of broth ; I am sure something was wrong with it . ' ` If I do n't get some water I shall die , ' went on the giant . And rushing out of the cave , followed by his wife , he ran down the path which led to the river . Then Kisa entered the hut , and lost no time in searching every hole till she came upon some grass , under which Ingibjorg 's feet were hidden , and putting them in her cart , drove back again to her own hut . Ingibjorg was thankful to see her , for she had lain , too frightened to sleep , trembling at every noise . ` Oh , is it you ? ' she cried joyfully , as Kisa turned the key . And the cat came in , holding up the two neat little feet in their silver slippers . ` In two minutes they shall be as tight as they ever were ! ' said Kisa .
And taking some strings of the magic grass which the giant had carelessly heaped XXXXX them , she bound the feet on to the legs above .
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