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 for the want
of my toe ever since.'