"'Oh dear!' he said, 'Don't eat me, and I will never fib any more, and never make any more speeches ever again.'
"'Who is he?' asked the giant. 'A member of Congress,' cried Jack.
"'Eat him? eat him! said the giant, 'I don't want to be poisoned. You must think I am a fool.'
"'Eat him!' cried Jack.
"'No, sir,' said Krusstikuss. 'I'd rather leave. If I must die I would like to die easy.'
"So saying the giant gave a groan and set off across the hills. I do not know where he went, but I suppose he travelled home to his mamma, and told her what a fool Jack had made of him.
"As soon as the giant had gone Jack and Prince Bluets went to the castle and set free the Princess and all the babies, who showed their gratitude by screaming for a week. But perhaps this might have been owing to the dough-nuts they had eaten.
"I do believe there never was such a wedding as that of Prince Bluets and Princess Violet, for all the fairy folk came, and Cinderella and all the fairy godmothers, and Aladdin, and Prince Nosey, and the seven champions, and Hop O'my Thumb, Goody Two Shoes, and Red Riding Hood. All of them brought presents to the bride, but the Prince gave her only his love and took away from her the amulet for fear it should make any one love her more than he could."