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

FAIRY TALES 193
"I will do nothing of the kind,"
said Jack.
"Take
away your food!"
"Then eat away until you have enough/
said the man; and eat poor Jack did until he
began to think that he would die. He ate until
he could scarcely breathe, and then he cried out :
"Only
take away your food, and I will give
So the man took the cow, and
you the cow."
in return gave Jack the tiny dish of food to
take away with him.
Jack went home with the magical food in his
pocket; but he had lost his cow. As soon as
his mother saw him coming, she called out:
"How much did you get for the cow, Jack?"
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Oh, mother, I have been robbed of the cow !
and then he told her about the stranger.
"You stupid boy, you are a thousand fools!"
she cried, and took up the fire shovel to strike
him.
Jack dodged her, and taking a bit of the food
from his pocket, he managed to put it into her
mouth as she went by him. She stopped,
charmed by the wonderful taste.
"What is that delicious taste?" she cried.
Jack gave her the dish, and she began eating
greedily, while he looked on. Soon she had
taken enough, and then too much!
"Take
away the platter, Jack," she said,
"for
I cannot stop eating."
"Will you beat me, then?" he asked.