At
length one of them said:
"'Tell us truly what you want with the eagle, and we will try to help
you.'
"Then Tricksey-Wee told them that there was a giant on the borders who
treated little children no better than radishes, and that they had
narrowly escaped being eaten by him; that they had found out that the
great she-eagle of Mount Skycrack was at present sitting on his heart; and
that, if they could only get hold of the heart, they would soon teach the
giant better behaviour.
"'But,' said their host, 'if you get at the heart of the giant, you
will find it as large as one of your elephants. What can you do with it?'
"'The least scratch will kill it,' answered Buffy-Bob.
"'Ah! but you might do better than that,' said the spider.--'Now we have
resolved to help you. Here is a little bag of spider-juice. The giants
cannot bear spiders, and this juice is dreadful poison to them. We are all
ready to go up with you, and drive the eagle away. Then you must put the
heart into this other bag, and bring it down with you; for then the giant
will be in your power.
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