The valiant little tailorC10

So the little tailor set out, and the hundred horsemen followed him. When he came to the border of the wood he said to his escort, "Stay here while I go to attack the giants." Then he sprang into the wood, and looked about him right and left. After a while he caught sight of the two giants; they were lying down under a tree asleep, and snoring so that all the branches shook. The little tailor, all alive, filled both his pockets with stones and climbed up into the tree, and made his way to an overhanging bough, so that he could seat himself just above the sleepers; and from there he let one stone after another fall on the chest of one of the giants. For a long time the giant was quite unaware of this, but at last he waked up and pushed his comrade, and said, "What are you hitting me for?"

"You are dreaming," said the other, "I am not touching you." And they composed themselves again to sleep, and the tailor let fall a stone on the other giant. "What can that be?" cried he, "what are you casting at me?"

他绞尽脑汁，冥思苦想，终于想出一个主意。 他派人去告诉小裁缝，说小裁缝是一位出类拔萃、英勇无畏的英雄，因此希望向他做如下提议：
在他的领地上，有一座大森林，林中住着两个巨人，他们俩烧杀抢劫无恶不作，为害极大，可是至今却没有谁敢冒生命危险去和他们较量。 要是小裁缝能制服和杀死这两个巨人，国王就答应把自己的独生女儿许配给他，并赐给他半个王国，而且还准备给他派去一百名骑士，为他助阵。
"对你这样一个人来说，这是多么大的鼓舞呀，"小裁缝心里想道，"一位漂亮的公主，还有半个王国，真是千载难逢的好机会啊。"
于是，他回答说："当然可以啦，我去制服那两个巨人。那一百名骑士嘛，我并不需要他们。我这样一个英雄，一下子能打死七个，那两个怎么会是我的对手呢。"
小裁缝出发了，后面跟着一百名骑士。 他们来到森林前，他对这些骑士说："你们就呆在这儿，我一个人去收拾那两个家伙。"说罢，他独自跑进了林中，一边走着，一边环顾左右。 没多大一会儿，就发现了那两个巨人。 他们俩躺在一棵大树下正睡觉呢，鼾声如雷，树枝都快被震掉了。 小裁缝忙着把两个口袋装满石头，然后爬到树上。 爬到一半时，他悄悄地攀上一根树枝，树枝下边就是那两个熟睡中的巨人的脑袋。 接着，他把石头接二连三地朝一个巨人的胸口使劲砸下去。 这位大家伙有好一会动也不动一下，后来终于醒了，用力推了推身边的同伴，问道："你干嘛打我？"
"你在做梦吧，"另一个回答说，"谁打你来着？"
说完，他们俩又躺下睡了。 这回，小裁缝把一块石头朝第二个巨人砸了下去。
"干什么？"第二个嚷嚷起来，"干嘛拿石头打我呀？"