"'Then I'll tell you. She lives on the very topmost peak of Mount Skycrack;
and the only way to get up is, to climb on the spiders' webs that cover it
from top to bottom.'

"'That's rather serious,' said Tricksey-Wee.

"'But you don't want to go up, you foolish little thing. You can't go. And
what do you want to go up for?'

"'That is a secret,' said Tricksey-Wee.

"'Well, it's no business of mine,' rejoined Lady Lark, a little offended,
and quite vexed that she had told them. So she flew away to find some
breakfast for her little ones, who by this time were chirping very
impatiently. The children looked at each other, joined hands, and walked
off.

"In a minute more the sun was up, and they soon reached the outside of the
tree. The bark was so knobby and rough, and full of twigs, that they
managed to get down, though not without great difficulty. Then, far away
to the north, they saw a huge peak, like the spire of a church, going
right up into the sky. They thought this must be Mount Skycrack, and
turned their faces towards it. As they went on, they saw a giant or two,
now and then, striding about the fields or through the woods, but they
kept out of their way. Nor were they in much danger; for it was only one
or two of the border giants that were so very fond of children. At last
they came to the foot of Mount Skycrack. It stood in a plain alone, and
shot right up, I don't know how many thousand feet, into the air, a long,
narrow, spearlike mountain. The whole face of it, from top to bottom, was
covered with a network of spiders' webs, with threads of various sizes,