“Indeed! Indeed!” said Hans; “what a wonderful giant you must be! I wish you would come with me. I may need your strong eyes, for I am on my way to the North Sea to search for an enchanted necklace of pearls which lies at the bottom of the sea.” “Oh, ho!” said the giant, “if that’s the case, I think I will go with you.” So Hans and the two big giants walked on together.

Suggestions.

1. Question to connect the story.

Reproduction.

2. Talk of things that magnify;—spectacles; opera glasses; microscopes; telescopes. Their uses.

3. The willingness of the great giants to help.

VII.

Preparation.

Hans meets a third giant who goes with him on his journey to the North Sea.