But now the old witch had through her caused the Hunter 's eyes to become heavy . He said to the maiden , ` We will sit down for a little while and rest ; I am so tired that I can hardly stand on my feet . ' So they sat down , and he laid his head on her lap and fell asleep . As soon as he was sound asleep she unfastened the cloak from his shoulders , threw it on her own , left the granite and stones , and wished herself home again . But when the Hunter had finished his sleep and awoke , he found that his love had betrayed him and left him alone on the wild mountain . ` Oh , ' said he , ` why is faithlessness so great in the world ? ' and he sat down in sorrow and trouble , not knowing what to do . But the mountain belonged to fierce and huge giants , who lived on it and traded there , and he had not sat long before he saw three of them striding towards him . So he lay down as if he had fallen into a deep sleep . The giants came up , and the first pushed him with his foot , and said , ` What sort of an earthworm is that ? ' The second said , ` Crush him dead . ' But the third said contemptuously , ` It is not worth the trouble ! Let him live ; he can not remain here , and if he goes higher up the mountain the clouds will take him and carry him off . ' Talking thus they went away . But the Hunter had listened to their talk , and as soon as they had gone he rose and climbed to the summit . When he had sat there a little while a cloud swept by , and , seizing him , carried him away . It travelled for a time in the sky , and then it sank down and hovered over a large vegetable garden surrounded by walls , so that he came safely to the ground amidst cabbages and vegetables . The Hunter then looked about him , saying , ` If only I had something to eat ! I am so hungry , and it will go badly with me in the future , for I see here not an apple or pear or fruit of any kind -- nothing but vegetables everywhere . ' At last he thought , ` At a pinch I can eat a salad ; it does not taste particularly nice , but it will refresh me . '
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