“Why, I will go to the lodge of any one,” said Rabbit.
“But the people have nothing to eat,” they said. “The Giant is the only one who has anything to eat. You ought to go to his lodge.”
Yet, the Rabbit passed on to the end lodge and entered it.
“Friend, we have nothing to eat,” said the host.
“Why, my friend,” said Rabbit, “when there is nothing, people eat anything they can get.”
At length the Giant invited Rabbit to a feast.
“Oh ho!” called the man whose lodge Rabbit had entered. “Friend, you are invited. Hasten!”
Now all the people were afraid of the Giant. No matter what animal anyone killed, the Giant kept all of the meat.
Rabbit arrived at the lodge of the Giant. As he entered, the host said, “Oh! Pass around to that side.” But Rabbit leaped over and took a seat. At length food was given him. He ate it very rapidly but left some which he hid in his robe. Then he pushed the bowl aside.
“Friend,” he said to the Giant, “here is the bowl.” Then he said, “Friend, I must go.” He sprang past the fireplace at one leap, at the second leap his feet touched the chest of the Giant’s servant, and with another leap he had gone.