Show I IThe f The Sandman Story I FOR TONIGHT GUS AND THE GIANT cus was the oldest of the dozen children children chil chil- dren of a cobbler One Oe chilly autumn day the cobbler cut his leg badly with one ono of his tools I I For weeks he lav lay ill and there was little to eat TIle The meat neat vanished the fl flour ur in th the barrel grew rew low and a alast at last there was only enough h left for tor a a. sin single le meal I r will go out t to seek my tny fortune said GUS us at supper as he watched the thee e eleven hungry hung faces around the table T There ere is no work to be le lad had ad near home here said the the- mother and you will wUl be obliged to find it at a a. distance But if it i you travel to the south beware o of ot the wicked giant who lives on th the great gray cliff cUff overhang overhang- ing lag the forest road Dont worry mother replied GUSI GusI GUS usI us I be able to care for myself At dawn Gus set out and the very first thing he did was to turn Into the forest road which led to the giants giant's I castle By noon It loomed up tall taU and gloomy in the sky kf almost blotting p out the light in the narrow way I Gus 1 knocked loudly at the big gate Come COUle In an and hurry about tt t. t th thundered thundered thun thun- dered dere t a a. voice olca from wit within ln Gus swung I open th the Immense door Within the hall hail sat a huge hue red faced man at a a. table c covered vered with gold which he w wag waa bus busy counting What are arc you doing doln venturing into my private room when I t am busy growled the I heard Y you you needed a boy In the tha kitchen said Gus s bravely and I have to get et the he job fob Well I think the the- cook does nee need a a. aboy aboy boy to peel potatoes potatoes' roared the tho giant Go Go out and go to work at once As Gus peeled potatoes he could dould hear the moans of ot prisoners in the dungeon below the castle Their sad cries rles wor ned ried him for this was the way the giant had of obliging rich men to pay him a all 1 their wealth So as aE he peel peeled d dhe he thought of ot how it was possible to help matters for the poor men in prison and also for tor his family mUy Below the tha giants giant's dining ro room n wat was wag t the tha e cliff and from the window In the room to the foot of ot the cliff cUff was wall a a. drop of at t least feet When Gus Gs was serving the dinner he saw a u abig big bucket of ot mustard on p. p table and this h ha he emptied Into the giants giant's coffee pot rot Bring me my say coffee at once oncel roared the giant Gus staggered to him with a huge cup o of ot th the steaming coffee Th Toe The giant glant drank it down with one gulp but hardly had he put the cup down when he turned violently ill He JIe rus rushed ed to the window His huge knees r rested sted on ona ona ona a rocking chair Gus saw his chance Jerking the big chair upward the giant was sent tumbling out of the window vainly clutching at the rocks as he fell to the round ground below Gus raced down to the dungeon and andas as the key was in the lock managed to turn It after a hard struggle Then he and the h went upstairs I I They bound the t tco co cook k i hand and and foot while they ate ravenously of all the good things in the larder Now gentlemen said Gus when all had gathered in the giants giant's gold room we will each take what be belongs belongs belongs be- be longs to us and go home When I 1 was wasa a baby this wicked mah mab took ten bags of ot gold from my grandmother and I 1 mean now to get it back The gold and jewels were laden on horses and mules and all prepared to leave One of the rich men who had been a prisoner stepped up to Gus and held out t to him a small box which contained a lot of ot gems emS You freed us all aU said the man and wo we want to show our gratitude Take the jewels and that with the gold will make you jou a rich man for life lite At sunset as th the stood at the thedoor thedoor thedoor door of ot th the cottage weeping she heard hearda a shout and around the bend in iii the road came three horses laden with gold On one sat happy Gus 1 |