The next morning his brothers went home , and bought a beautiful house , where they lived with their mother like great lords . Jack remained for some hours in hiding , thankful to be safe from his tormentors ; but when no one came to trouble him , and his back did not ache so much , he began to think what he had better do . At length he made up his mind to go to the caste and take away as much money with him as would enable him to live in comfort for the rest of his life . This being decided , he sprang up , and set out along the path which led to the castle . As before , the door stood open , and he went on till he had reached the hall of gold , and there he took off his jacket and tied the sleeves together so that it might make a kind of bag . He then began to pour in the gold by handfuls , when , all at once , a noise like thunder shook the castle . This was followed by a voice , hoarse as that of a bull , which cried : ' I smell the smell of a man . ' And two giants entered . ` So , little worm ! it is you who steal our treasures ! ' exclaimed the biggest . ` Well , we have got you now , and we will cook you for supper ! ' But here the other giant drew him aside , and for a moment or two they whispered together . At length the first giant spoke : ` To please my friend I will spare your life on condition that , for the future , you shall guard our treasures . If you are hungry take this little table and rap on it , saying , as you do so : `` The dinner of an emperor ! '' and you will get as much food as you want . ' With a light heart Jack promised all that was asked of him , and for some days enjoyed himself mightily . He had everything he could wish for , and did nothing from morning till night ; but by-and-by he began to get very tired of it all . ` Let the giants guard their treasures themselves , ' he said to himself at last ; ' I am going away . But I will leave all the gold and silver behind me , and will take nought but you , my good little table . '
So , tucking the table under his arm , he started off for the forest , but he did not linger there long , and soon found himself XXXXX the fields on the other side .
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