very much for his hospitality.

Away went Jack and his castle again, and stopped one night in that
place; and away they went again to the third place, and there left the
castle under his care. As Jack had to leave the castle behind, he had
to take to his own horse, which he left there when he first started.

Now poor Jack leaves his castle behind and faces towards home; and
after having so much merriment with the three brothers every night,
Jack became sleepy on horseback, and would have lost the road if it
was not for the little men a-guiding him. At last he arrived weary and
tired, and they did not seem to receive him with any kindness
whatever, because he had not found the stolen castle; and to make it
worse, he was disappointed in not seeing his young and beautiful wife
to come and meet him, through being hindered by her parents. But that
did not stop long. Jack put full power on and despatched the little
men off to bring the castle from there, and they soon got there.

Jack shook hands with the King, and returned many thanks for his
kingly kindness in minding the castle for him; and then Jack
instructed the little men to spur up and put speed on. And off they
went, and were not long before they reached their journey's end, when
out comes the young wife to meet him with a fine lump of a young SON,
and they all lived happy ever afterwards.



THE STORY OF THE THREE BEARS

Once upon a time there were Three Bears, who lived together in a house