then there was a great laugh [.] 1 then 2 there 2 there 3 was 3 was 6 laugh 4 a 5 great 4 a 6 laugh 5 great 6 laugh accordingly , the student snatched hold of the first theme which presented itself [.] 1 accordingly 2 , 1 accordingly 4 student 3 the 4 student 4 student 5 snatched 5 snatched 6 hold 6 hold 7 of 7 of 10 theme 8 the 10 theme 9 first 10 theme 10 theme 11 which 10 theme 12 presented 11 which 12 presented 12 presented 13 itself in my opinion it was hardly worth running so much risk for the sake of a solid golden apple [.] 1 in 3 opinion 1 in 5 was 2 my 3 opinion 4 it 5 was 5 was 6 hardly 5 was 7 worth 7 worth 8 running 8 running 11 risk 8 running 12 for 9 so 10 much 10 much 11 risk 11 risk 12 for 12 for 14 sake 13 the 14 sake 14 sake 15 of 15 of 19 apple 16 a 17 solid 16 a 19 apple 17 solid 18 golden and once the adventure was undertaken by a hero who had enjoyed very little peace or rest since he came into the world [.] 1 and 2 once 1 and 4 adventure 1 and 6 undertaken 3 the 4 adventure 4 adventure 5 was 5 was 6 undertaken 6 undertaken 16 or 6 undertaken 18 since 7 by 9 hero 7 by 16 or 8 a 9 hero 9 hero 10 who 9 hero 11 had 10 who 11 had 11 had 12 enjoyed 12 enjoyed 15 peace 13 very 14 little 14 little 15 peace 16 or 17 rest 18 since 19 he 18 since 20 came 19 he 20 came 20 came 21 into 21 into 23 world 22 the 23 world as he went on his way , he continually inquired whether that were the right road to the famous garden [.] 1 as 2 he 1 as 3 went 1 as 7 , 1 as 8 he 2 he 3 went 3 went 4 on 4 on 6 way 5 his 6 way 8 he 10 inquired 9 continually 10 inquired 10 inquired 11 whether 11 whether 12 that 11 whether 13 were 12 that 13 were 13 were 16 road 13 were 17 to 14 the 16 road 15 right 16 road 16 road 17 to 17 to 20 garden 18 the 20 garden 19 famous 20 garden but , on hearing the stranger 's question , they dropped all their flowers on the grass , and gazed at him with astonishment [.] 1 but 2 , 1 but 10 they 1 but 19 and 2 , 3 on 3 on 4 hearing 3 on 9 , 3 on 10 they 4 hearing 8 question 5 the 6 stranger 6 stranger 7 's 7 's 8 question 10 they 19 and 11 dropped 12 all 11 dropped 19 and 12 all 13 their 12 all 14 flowers 13 their 14 flowers 15 on 16 the 16 the 17 grass 17 grass 18 , 18 , 19 and 19 and 20 gazed 19 and 21 at 19 and 23 with 21 at 22 him 23 with 24 astonishment " he has often been severe and cruel to me [.] 1 " 2 he 2 he 3 has 3 has 5 been 4 often 5 been 5 been 7 and 6 severe 7 and 7 and 8 cruel 8 cruel 9 to 9 to 10 me besides all this , he took to himself great credit for having cleaned out a stable [.] 1 besides 3 this 1 besides 4 , 1 besides 5 he 2 all 3 this 5 he 6 took 6 took 7 to 6 took 11 for 7 to 10 credit 8 himself 9 great 9 great 10 credit 10 credit 11 for 11 for 12 having 12 having 13 cleaned 13 cleaned 14 out 13 cleaned 16 stable 15 a 16 stable any person , looking at his tracks in the sand or snow , would suppose that three sociable companions had been walking along together [.] 1 any 2 person 2 person 4 looking 2 person 14 would 3 , 4 looking 4 looking 5 at 4 looking 8 in 4 looking 13 , 5 at 7 tracks 6 his 7 tracks 7 tracks 8 in 8 in 11 or 9 the 10 sand 10 sand 11 or 11 or 12 snow 14 would 15 suppose 15 suppose 16 that 16 that 19 companions 16 that 21 been 17 three 19 companions 18 sociable 19 companions 19 companions 20 had 20 had 21 been 21 been 22 walking 22 walking 23 along 22 walking 24 together when the stranger had finished the story of his adventures , he looked around at the attentive faces of the maidens [.] 1 when 5 finished 1 when 11 , 1 when 12 he 2 the 3 stranger 3 stranger 4 had 4 had 5 finished 5 finished 7 story 6 the 7 story 7 story 8 of 8 of 10 adventures 9 his 10 adventures 12 he 13 looked 13 looked 14 around 13 looked 15 at 15 at 18 faces 16 the 18 faces 17 attentive 18 faces 18 faces 19 of 19 of 20 the 20 the 21 maidens then they flung beautiful wreaths over his stately head and mighty shoulders , so that the lion 's skin was almost entirely covered with roses [.] 1 then 2 they 2 they 3 flung 3 flung 5 wreaths 3 flung 6 over 3 flung 15 that 4 beautiful 5 wreaths 5 wreaths 6 over 6 over 10 and 7 his 9 head 8 stately 9 head 9 head 10 and 10 and 12 shoulders 11 mighty 12 shoulders 13 , 15 that 14 so 15 that 15 that 19 skin 15 that 23 covered 16 the 17 lion 17 lion 18 's 18 's 19 skin 19 skin 20 was 20 was 22 entirely 21 almost 22 entirely 23 covered 24 with 24 with 25 roses it looked all like a huge bunch of flowers [.] 1 it 2 looked 2 looked 4 like 3 all 4 like 4 like 9 flowers 5 a 7 bunch 6 huge 7 bunch 7 bunch 8 of 7 bunch 9 flowers 8 of 9 flowers but , still , he was not satisfied . 1 but 2 , 1 but 5 he 1 but 9 . 3 still 4 , 3 still 5 he 5 he 6 was 6 was 7 not 7 not 8 satisfied but , before he was out of hearing , one of the maidens called after him [.] 1 but 10 one 1 but 14 called 2 , 3 before 3 before 4 he 3 before 5 was 3 before 9 , 3 before 10 one 4 he 5 was 5 was 7 of 6 out 7 of 7 of 8 hearing 10 one 11 of 10 one 14 called 11 of 13 maidens 12 the 13 maidens 14 called 15 after 15 after 16 him they talked about the hero , long after he was gone [.] 1 they 6 , 2 talked 3 about 2 talked 6 , 3 about 5 hero 4 the 5 hero 6 , 7 long 7 long 8 after 8 after 9 he 8 after 10 was 9 he 10 was 10 was 11 gone but thus it always is with persons who are destined to perform great things [.] 1 but 2 thus 1 but 5 is 3 it 5 is 4 always 5 is 5 is 6 with 5 is 11 to 6 with 7 persons 7 persons 8 who 7 persons 9 are 8 who 9 are 9 are 10 destined 11 to 12 perform 12 perform 14 things 13 great 14 things persons who happened to be passing through the forest must have been affrighted to see him smite the trees with his great club [.] 1 persons 2 who 1 persons 3 happened 1 persons 10 must 2 who 3 happened 3 happened 4 to 3 happened 5 be 4 to 5 be 5 be 6 passing 6 passing 7 through 7 through 9 forest 8 the 9 forest 10 must 11 have 11 have 12 been 12 been 13 affrighted 13 affrighted 14 to 14 to 15 see 15 see 16 him 15 see 17 smite 17 smite 19 trees 17 smite 20 with 18 the 19 trees 19 trees 20 with 20 with 23 club 21 his 23 club 22 great 23 club but still he kept fast hold [.] 1 but 2 still 1 but 3 he 3 he 4 kept 4 kept 6 hold 5 fast 6 hold but the bird could not get away [.] 1 but 3 bird 1 but 6 get 2 the 3 bird 3 bird 4 could 4 could 5 not 4 could 6 get 5 not 6 get 6 get 7 away i have sometimes argued with such people , but never fought with one [.] 1 i 9 but 2 have 4 argued 2 have 9 but 3 sometimes 4 argued 4 argued 5 with 5 with 7 people 6 such 7 people 8 , 9 but 9 but 11 fought 10 never 11 fought 11 fought 12 with 12 with 13 one he had scarcely rested , until now , since he bade farewell to the damsels on the margin of the river [.] 1 he 2 had 2 had 4 rested 3 scarcely 4 rested 4 rested 6 until 4 rested 9 since 5 , 6 until 6 until 7 now 6 until 8 , 9 since 10 he 9 since 11 bade 10 he 11 bade 11 bade 12 farewell 11 bade 13 to 11 bade 16 on 12 farewell 13 to 13 to 15 damsels 14 the 15 damsels 16 on 18 margin 17 the 18 margin 18 margin 19 of 19 of 21 river 20 the 21 river this does really seem almost too much to believe [.] 1 this 2 does 2 does 4 seem 3 really 4 seem 4 seem 5 almost 4 seem 8 to 4 seem 9 believe 5 almost 7 much 6 too 7 much 8 to 9 believe meanwhile , the bright cup continued to float onward , and finally touched the strand [.] 1 meanwhile 2 , 1 meanwhile 5 cup 3 the 5 cup 4 bright 5 cup 5 cup 6 continued 6 continued 7 to 6 continued 11 and 7 to 11 and 8 float 9 onward 8 float 11 and 10 , 11 and 11 and 13 touched 11 and 15 strand 12 finally 13 touched 14 the 15 strand and whence do you come , in that little cup ? " 1 and 2 whence 1 and 5 come 2 whence 3 do 3 do 4 you 5 come 7 in 6 , 7 in 7 in 10 cup 7 in 11 ? 8 that 10 cup 9 little 10 cup 11 ? 12 " at last , the storm swept over , as suddenly as it had come [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 3 , 1 at 5 storm 4 the 5 storm 5 storm 6 swept 5 storm 13 had 6 swept 7 over 6 swept 10 suddenly 6 swept 11 as 7 over 8 , 9 as 10 suddenly 11 as 12 it 13 had 14 come you seem to be a fellow of some strength [.] 1 you 2 seem 2 seem 3 to 2 seem 4 be 3 to 4 be 4 be 6 fellow 5 a 6 fellow 6 fellow 7 of 7 of 9 strength 8 some 9 strength this was the greatest depth of the sea [.] 1 this 2 was 2 was 5 depth 3 the 4 greatest 3 the 5 depth 5 depth 6 of 6 of 8 sea 7 the 8 sea at last the gigantic shape faded entirely out of view [.] 1 at 2 last 1 at 5 shape 3 the 5 shape 4 gigantic 5 shape 5 shape 6 faded 6 faded 7 entirely 6 faded 9 of 8 out 9 of 9 of 10 view he began to be afraid that the giant would never come back [.] 1 he 2 began 2 began 3 to 3 to 4 be 4 be 5 afraid 5 afraid 6 that 6 that 8 giant 6 that 11 come 7 the 8 giant 8 giant 9 would 9 would 11 come 10 never 11 come 11 come 12 back i heartily thank you for your trouble [.] 1 i 3 thank 2 heartily 3 thank 3 thank 4 you 3 thank 5 for 5 for 7 trouble 6 your 7 trouble you are certainly a very strong man , and can never have a better opportunity to prove it [.] 1 you 2 are 2 are 9 and 3 certainly 7 man 4 a 5 very 5 very 6 strong 6 strong 7 man 7 man 9 and 8 , 9 and 9 and 10 can 10 can 12 have 11 never 12 have 12 have 15 opportunity 13 a 15 opportunity 14 better 15 opportunity 15 opportunity 16 to 15 opportunity 17 prove 16 to 17 prove 17 prove 18 it i want to make a cushion of my lion 's skin , for the weight to rest upon [.] 1 i 2 want 2 want 3 to 3 to 4 make 4 make 6 cushion 5 a 6 cushion 6 cushion 7 of 7 of 11 skin 8 my 9 lion 9 lion 10 's 10 's 11 skin 11 skin 13 for 12 , 13 for 13 for 15 weight 14 the 15 weight 15 weight 16 to 15 weight 18 upon 16 to 17 rest 17 rest 18 upon