He therefore took a horn, a shovel, pickaxe, and a dark lantern, and early in a long winter’s evening he swam to the mount. The giant had done this for many years, and the coast of Cornwall was greatly hurt by his thefts, when Jack boldly resolved to destroy him. When he came near, the people left their houses and after he had glutted his appetite upon their cattle, he would throw half-a-dozen oxen upon his back, and tie three times as many sheep and hogs round his waist, and so march back to his own abode. He dwelt in a gloomy cavern on the very top of the mountain, and used to wade over to the main land in search of his prey. He was eighteen feet high, and three yards round and his fierce and savage looks were the terror of all his neighbours. Michael’s Mount of Cornwall, which rises out of the sea at some distance from the mainland, a huge giant. He was above the common sports of children but hardly any one could equal him at wrestling or, if he met with a match for himself in strength, his skill and address always made him the victor. When Jack was sent to take care of the sheep and oxen in the fields, he used to amuse himself with planning battles, sieges, and the means to conquer or surprise a foe. Jack was a boy of a bold temper he took pleasure in hearing or reading stories of wizards, conjurers, giants, and fairies, and used to listen eagerly while his father talked of the great deeds of the brave knights of King Arthur’s Round Table. In the reign of the famous King Arthur, there lived near the Land’s End of England, in the county of Cornwall, a worthy farmer, who had an only son named Jack. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today!

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Jack the giant killer 1962