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Thereupon he made known, by signs, that we were ready to accompany them. Within a few minutes we were on board the ship, and half an hour later our little fishing craft had been lifted bodily out of the water by a strange sort of hook and tackle, and set on board as a curiosity. THEREUPON HE MADE KNOWN BY SIGNS THAT WE WERE READY TO ACCOMPANY THEM WITHIN A FEW MINUTES WE WERE ON BOARD THE SHIP AND HALF AN HOUR LATER OUR LITTLE FISHING CRAFT HAD BEEN LIFTED BODILY OUT OF THE WATER BY A STRANGE SORT OF HOOK AND TACKLE AND SET ON BOARD AS A CURIOSITY
at doubtless stretched far inland. The immense craft paused, and almost immediately a boat was lowered and six men of gigantic stature rowed to our little fishing-sloop. They spoke to us in a strange language. We knew from their manner, however, that they were not unfriendly. They talked a great deal among themselves, and one of them laughed immoderately, as though in finding us a queer discovery had been made. One of them spied our compass, and it seemed to interest them more than any other part of our sloop. Finally, the leader motioned as if to ask whether we were willing to leave our craft to go on board their ship. "What say you, my son?" asked my father. "They cannot do any more than kill us." "They seem to be kindly disposed," I replied, "although what terrible giants! They must be the select six of the kingdom's crack regiment. Just look at their great size." "We may as well go willingly as be taken by force," said my father, smiling, "for they are certainly able to capture us.  ON THE EDGE OF SOME PRIMEVAL FOREST THAT DOUBTLESS STRETCHED FAR INLAND THE IMMENSE CRAFT PAUSED AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY A BOAT WAS LOWERED AND SIX MEN OF GIGANTIC STATURE ROWED TO OUR LITTLE FISHING SLOOP THEY SPOKE TO US IN A STRANGE LANGUAGE WE KNEW FROM THEIR MANNER HOWEVER THAT THEY WERE NOT UNFRIENDLY THEY TALKED A GREAT DEAL AMONG THEMSELVES AND ONE OF THEM LAUGHED IMMODERATELY AS THOUGH IN FINDING US A QUEER DISCOVERY HAD BEEN MADE ONE OF THEM SPIED OUR COMPASS AND IT SEEMED TO INTEREST THEM MORE THAN ANY OTHER PART OF OUR SLOOP FINALLY THE LEADER MOTIONED AS IF TO ASK WHETHER WE WERE WILLING TO LEAVE OUR CRAFT TO GO ON BOARD THEIR SHIP WHAT SAY YOU MY SON ASKED MY FATHER THEY CANNOT DO ANY MORE THAN KILL US THEY SEEM TO BE KINDLY DISPOSED I REPLIED ALTHOUGH WHAT TERRIBLE GIANTS THEY MUST BE TO SELECT SIX OF THE KINGDOM'S CRACK REGIMENT JUST LOOK AT THEIR GREAT SIZE WE MAY AS WELL GO WILLINGLY AS BE TAKEN BY FORCE SAID MY FATHER SMILING BUT THEY ARE CERTAINLY ABLE TO CAPTURE US
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