"What are they? I want to know; he may come at me?"
"Here they are, my dear child. You'll need them every moment of your life just as much as this boy I've been telling you about, who has learned how to use so many of them."
"Oh! May I have them all?"
"Just as many as you will sling; and I want you to promise me that you will never, NEVER, NEVER hang up your sling or throw it away, but just keep it busy all the days of your life, driving away the giants that come at you and that come at others."
"I will. How beautiful these stones are. But see! This is the most beautiful of all."
"And what is the name of it?"
"J-e-s-u-s, Jesus."
"Yes, you need not fear a thousand giants all at once, so long as you have that stone to sling. That is the living stone. It will grind them to powder."