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198 GLOOSCAP AND OTHER STORIES
The king fell into the trap. He tasted the
food, and then began eating heartily. The ser
vants became bewitched, too, and began to eat
the magical food.
Meantime Jack made believe that he was pre
paring to count the money. He hurried about,
going from one room to another, as though he
had forgotten something.
All this time the king and his servants were
eating from the dish as fast as they could.
Soon they began to feel that they had eaten
enough, but they could neither stop nor push
the magical platter away. They called to Jack
to come and take away the food, but Jack was
too busy to notice them or hear them. At last,
when they were ready to fall over in their dis
tress, the king said:
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Jack, if you will only take the platter away,
I will give you the rent, and the house, and the
stock, and the farm, and everything here that is
mine."
Jack was ready to let them go on these terms,
and the king and his servants were glad indeed
to leave everything
for the widow and Jack as
they had promised.
When they had gone, the old woman came
out of her hiding-place, and this time she
had only words of praise for her stupid
son.
"Now
that you will be able to get along with-