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a candle, but it was a very great way off, which they ⟨at⟩ last reached.
They knocked at the door, which was opened by a very good-natured-looking lady, who when sho saw they had such pretty faces, shed tears, and said, "Ah! poor children, you do not know what place you aro como to. This is tho houso of an Ogre, who eats up little boys and girls."
"Alas! madam," replied Hop-o'-my-Thumb, "what shall wo do? If we go back to tho forest we aro suro of being torn to pieces by wolves."
The Ogre's wife thought sho could contrive to hido them from her husband till the morning; so she let them go iu, and mado them warm themselvos by a good fire.
When they had stood a short time by tho fire, they heard a loud knocking at the door; this was the Ogre, who began to snuff to his right and left, and said, "I smell children's flesh; thoro is something going on that I don't know of."
As soon as he had spoken these words, he went towards the bed. "Ah! madam," said he, "you thought to cheat me, did you? Wretch! thou art old and tough thyself, or else I would eat thee up too! But come, come, this is lucky enough; for the brats will make a nico dish for three Ogres, who are to dino with me tomorrow."
Tho Ogre then took up one of the children, and was going to set about cutting him to pieces; but his wifo said to him, "What in the world makes you take tho troublo of killing them to-night? Will it not be time enough to-morrow morning?"-"True," said the Ogre; so give them all a good supper, and send them to bed."
The Ogre sat down to his wine, much pleased with the thought of giving his friends a dainty dish. This mado him drink rather more than common, and he was soon obliged to go to bed himself.
Tho Ogre had seven daughters, who wero all very young, like Hop-o'-my-Thumb and his brothers. They had beon put to bed early that night, and every ono of them had a crown of gold on her hoad. There was another bed of the same size in the room, and in this the Ogro's
