The valiant little tailorC4
"That's not much," said the little tailor, "I call that play," and he put his hand in his pocket and took out the cheese and squeezed it, so that the whey ran out of it. "Well," said he, "what do you think of that?"
The giant did not know what to say to it, for he could not have believed it of the little man. Then the giant took up a stone and threw it so high that it was nearly out of sight. "Now, little fellow, suppose you do that!"
"Well thrown," said the tailor; "but the stone fell back to earth again, I will throw you one that will never come back." So he felt in his pocket, took out the bird, and threw it into the air. And the bird, when it found itself at liberty, took wing, flew off, and returned no more. "What do you think of that, comrade?" asked the tailor. "There is no doubt that you can throw," said the giant; "but we will see if you can carry." He led the little tailor to a mighty oak-tree which had been felled, and was lying on the ground, and said, "Now, if you are strong enough, help me to carry this tree out of the wood."
"就这个呀？"小裁缝说，"对本人来说，跟玩儿似的。"说着把手伸进口袋里，掏出那快软绵绵的干酪来，轻轻一捏，乳汁就冒了出来。
巨人看了不知说什么才好，却怀疑这么个小人儿是不是真有那么大的力气。 随后，他又拣起一快石头来，朝空中猛地一抛，石头飞得那么高，用肉眼几乎看不见了。
"喏，"巨人说，"可怜的小矮子，你也来一下。"
"的确，扔得挺高，"小裁缝回敬道，"可是你扔的那快石头还是掉回到了地上。本人给你露一手，扔出去就不会再掉回来。"
说罢，他从口袋里把那只小鸟抓出来，往空中一扔。 重获自由的小鸟欢欢喜喜地飞走了，头也不回地一下便无影无踪。 "喂，伙计，这一手还行吧？"小裁缝问道。
"我不否认，扔东西你还行。"巨人回答说，"现在我再瞧瞧你能不能扛动沉重的东西。"
他把小裁缝领到一棵已砍倒在地的大橡树跟前。 "你要是真有力气，就帮我把这棵树从林子里抬走。"
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