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He asked the boss to give him the route that led past Giant Blubb's castle, over the old King's Highway. The master of the brewery saw through Tom's purpose. He winked, and only said: "Go ahead, my boy. I'll pay you double wages, if you will open that road again; but see that Giant Blubb does not get my load of kegs, or that your carcass doesn't count with those of the twenty wives in his vaults and make twenty one." HE ASKED THE BOSS TO GIVE HIM THE ROUTE THAT LED PAST GIANT BLUB'S CASTLE OVER THE OLD KING'S HIGHWAY THE MASTER OF THE BREWERY SAW THROUGH TOM'S PURPOSE HE WINKED AND ONLY SAID GO AHEAD MY BOY I'LL PAY YOU DOUBLE WAGES IF YOU WILL OPEN THAT ROAD AGAIN BUT SEE THAT GIANT BLUB DOES NOT GET A LOAD OF MY KEGS OR THAT YOUR CARCASS DOESN'T COUNT WITH THOSE OF THE TWENTY WIVES IN HIS VAULTS AND MAKE TWENTY ONE
 to lift a big long log on a cart, and were unable to do it, Tom came along and told them to stand back. Then he hoisted the tree on to the wain, roped it into place, and told the cartman to drive on. Then they all cheered him, and one of them lifted his Monmouth cap and cried out, "Hurrah for Giant Tom. He's the fellow to whip Giant Blubb." "He is! He is!" they all cried in chorus. "Who is this Giant Blubb? Where does he live?" asked Tom, rolling up his sleeves, for he was just spoiling for a row with a fellow of his size. Then they told the story of how the big bully had ruined the King's Highway, by building a great wall and tower across the road, to shut it up, to the grief of many honest men. "Never mind, boys. I'll attend to his bacon," said Tom. "Leave the matter with me, and don't bother to tell the King about it." Tom went the next day into town and hired himself out to a beer brewer to drive the wagon. Perhaps he hoped, also, while in this occupation, to keep down his thirst. OMMON FELLOWS WERE TRYING THEIR UTMOST TO LIFT A BIG LONG LOG ON A CART THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO IT TOM CAME ALONG AND TOLD HIM TO STAND BACK THEN HE HOISTED THE TREE UP ON TO THE WAIN AND ROPED IT INTO PLACE AND TOLD THE CARTMAN TO DRIVE ON THEN THEY ALL CHEERED HIM AND ONE OF THEM LIFTED HIS MONMOUTH CAP AND CRIED OUT HURRAH FOR GIANT TOM HE IS THE FELLOW TO WHIP GIANT BLUB HE IS HE IS THEY ALL CRIED IN CHORUS WHO IS THIS GIANT BLUB WHERE DOES HE LIVE ASKED TOM ROLLING UP HIS SLEEVES FOR HE WAS JUST SPOILING FOR A ROW WITH A FELLOW OF HIS SIZE THEN THEY TOLD THE STORY OF HOW THE BIG BULLY HAD RUINED THE KING'S HIGHWAY BY BUILDING A GREAT WALL AND TOWER ACROSS THE ROAD TO SHUT IT UP TO THE GRIEF OF MANY HONEST MEN NEVER MIND BOYS I'LL ATTEND TO HIS BACON SAID TOM LEAVE THE MATTER WITH ME AND DON'T BOTHER TO TELL THE KING ABOUT IT TOM WENT THE NEXT DAY INTO TOWN AND HIRED HIMSELF OUT AS A BEER BREWER TO DRIVE THE WAGON PERHAPS HE HOPED ALSO WELL IN THIS OCCUPATION TO KEEP DOWN HIS THIRST
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