Glooscap the great chief, and other stories - ElectricCanadian.com

192 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES
"Come in and rest yourself," said the man,
pleasantly; and Jack was so tired that he
went in and sat down.
"I want you to give me that cow,"
said the
man.
"I can t do it,"
said Jack,
"but I shall be
glad to sell her to you, for we are in need of
money."
"Oh,
I will not buy the cow,"
the stranger
I would like you to give her to
answered, "but
me." This Jack stoutly refused to do.
Then the man asked :
"Are you hungry? Will you not have some
thing to eat?"
Jack was always hungry ;
so he said he would
be very glad to have something to eat.
The man set before him a small dish, and on
the dish was a tiny piece of food. Jack looked
at the food, and at last tasted it. He found it
very good, and began to eat it. He ate and ate,
until he cared for no more. Still the food on
the tiny dish had grown no less. Then Jack
tried to stop eating, and found he could not
do that. He had to eat whether he would or
not. At last he became frightened, and called
out to the man :
"Take away your food; I can t stop eating
it!"
Give me your cow and I will,
answered.
the stranger