I told her that if she knew of any place convenient that I could leave the child safely I would do it , rather than it should be killed by such a monster . ` She told me of a house a distance off where I would get a woman who would take care of it . `` But what will I do in regard of the pie ? '' ' `` Cut a finger off it , '' said I , `` and I will bring you in a young wild pig out of the forest , which you may dress as if it was the child , and put the finger in a certain place , that if the giant doubts anything about it you may know where to turn it over at the first , and when he sees it he will be fully satisfied that the pie is made of the child . '' ` She agreed to the scheme I proposed , and , cutting off the child 's finger , by her direction I soon had it at the house she told me of , and brought her the little pig in the place of it . She then made ready the pie , and after eating and drinking heartily myself , I was just taking my leave of the young woman when we observed the giant coming through the castle gates . ' `` Bless me , '' said she , `` what will you do now ? Run away and lie down among the dead bodies that he has in the room -LRB- showing me the place -RRB- , and strip off your clothes that he may not know you from the rest if he has occasion to go that way . '' ' I took her advice , and laid myself down among the rest , as if dead , to see how he would behave . The first thing I heard was him calling for his pie . When she set it down before him he swore it smelled like swine 's flesh , but knowing where to find the finger , she immediately turned it up , which fairly convinced him of the contrary . The pie only served to sharpen his appetite , and I heard him sharpening his knife and saying he must have a collop or two , for he was not near satisfied . But what was my terror when I heard the giant groping among the bodies , and , fancying myself , cut the half of my hip off , and took it with him to be roasted . You may be certain I was in great pain , but the fear of being killed prevented me from making any complaint . However , when he had eaten all he began to drink hot liquors in great abundance , so that in a short time he could not hold up his head , but threw himself on a large creel he had made for the purpose , and fell fast asleep . When I heard him snoring , as I was I went up and caused the woman to bind my wound with a handkerchief ; and , taking the giant 's spit , reddened it in the fire , and ran it through the eye , but was not able to kill him . ` However , I left the spit sticking in his head , and took to my heels ; but I soon found he was in pursuit of me , although blind ; and having an enchanted ring he threw it at me , and it fell on my big toe and remained fastened to it . ` The giant then called to the ring , where it was , and to my great surprise it made him answer on my foot ; and he , guided by the same , made a leap at me which I had the good luck to observe , and fortunately escaped the danger . However , I found running was of no use in saving me , as long as I had the ring on my foot ; so I took my sword and cut off the toe it was fastened on , and threw both into a large fish-pond that was convenient . The giant called again to the ring , which by the power of enchantment always made him answer ; but he , not knowing what I had done , imagined it was still on some part of me , and made a violent leap to seize me , when he went into the pond , over head and ears , and was drowned .
Now , sir knight , ' says the Thief of Sloan , ` you see what dangers I came through and always escaped ; but , indeed , I am lame XXXXX the want of my toe ever since . '
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