the giant, however, carried him home, suckled him, and thumbling grew and became tall and strong after the manner of giants. when two years had passed, the old giant took him into the forest, wanted to try him, and said, "pull up a stick for thyself." then the boy was already so strong that he tore up a young tree out of the earth by the roots. but the giant thought, "we must do better than that," took him back again, and suckled him two years longer. when he tried him, his strength had increased so much that he could tear an old tree out of the ground.