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This shoe stood near a great forest, and was so large that it served as a house for the old lady and all her children, of which she had so many that she did not know what to do with them.  \nBut the little old woman was very fond of her children, and they only thought of the best way to please her. Strong-arm, the eldest, cut down trees for firewood. Peter made baskets of wicker-work. Mark was chief gardener.  \nLizzie milked the cow, and Jenny taught the younger children to read.  \nNow this little old woman had not always lived in a shoe. She and her family had once dwelt in a nice house covered with ivy, and her husband was a wood-cutter, like Strong-arm. But there lived in a huge castle beyond the forest, a fierce giant, who one day came and laid their house in ruins with his club; after which he carried off the poor wood-cutter to his castle beyond the forest. When the little old woman came home, her house was in ruins, and her husband was nowhere to be seen.  \nFree Printables for K-12 Education [www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com](www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com)  \nPage 1  \nNight came on, and as the father did not return, the old lady and her family went to search for him. When they came to that part of the wood where the giant had met their father, they saw an immense shoe. They spent along time weeping and calling out for their father, but met with no reply. Then the old lady thought that they had better take shelter in the shoe until they could build a new house. So Peter and Strongarm put a roof to it, and cut a door, and turned it into a dwelling. Here they all lived happily for many years, but the little old lady never forgot her husband and his sad fate.  \nStrong-arm, who saw how wretched his mother often was about it, proposed to the next eleven brothers that they should go with him and set their father free from the giant. Their mother knew the giant's strength, and would not hear of the attempt, as she feared they would be killed. But Strongarm was not afraid. He bought a dozen sharp swords, and Peter made as many strong shields and helmets, as well as cross-bows and iron-headed arrows. They were now quite ready; Strong-arm gave the order to march, and they started for the forest.  \nThe next day they came in sight of the giant's castle. Strong-arm, leaving his brothers in a wood close by, strode  \nboldly up to the entrance, and seized the knocker. The door was opened by a funny little boy with a large head, who kept grinning and laughing.  \nStrong-arm then walked boldly across the courtyard, and presently meta page, who took off his hat and asked him what he wanted. Strong-arm said he had come to liberate his father, who was kept a prisoner by the giant. On this, the little man said he was sorry for him, because the part of the castle in which his father was kept was guarded by a large dragon. Strong-arm, nothing daunted, soon found the monster, who was fast asleep. So Strong-arm made short work of him by sending his sword right through his heart; at which he jumped up, uttering a loud scream, and  \nFree Printables for K-12 Education [www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com](www.STUDENTHANDOUTS.com)  \nPage 2  \nmade as if he would spring forward and seize Strong-arm. But the good sword had done its work, and the monster fell heavily on the ground, dead.  \nNow the giant, who had been drinking much wine, was fast asleep in a remote part of the castle. Strong-arm had no sooner finished the dragon, than up started the funny little boy who had opened the door. He led Strong-arm round to another part of the court-yard, where he saw his poor father, who at once sprung to his feet, and embraced him. Then Strong-arm called up his brothers, and when they had embraced their father, they soon broke his chain and set him free.  \nWe must now return to the little  \nold woman. After her sons had started,  \nshe gave way to the most bitter grief. While sh","cbCaipj8kTf4O413","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipj8kTf4O413","pdf",405133,"English","# Story Overview\n## The Shoe as a Home\n## The Giant’s Attack and the Search\n## The Rescue Mission and Dragon Defeat\n## Witch’s Help and the Giant’s Defeat\n## Rebuilding and Happy Ending","[{\"question\":\"Why does the old woman and her children live in a shoe?\",\"answer\":\"Their home is destroyed when a fierce giant carries off the wood-cutter husband. The family takes shelter in an immense shoe until they can build a new house.\"},{\"question\":\"How do the eldest brothers try to free the wood-cutter from the giant?\",\"answer\":\"Strong-arm proposes the rescue, buys swords, and makes shields, helmets, cross-bows, and iron-headed arrows. 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