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So they went indoors together and sat down, and the man brought

out the bread, meat, and wine, which although he had eaten and

drunk of them, were still unconsumed. The giant was pleased with

the good cheer, and ate and drank to his heart's content. When he

had finished his supper the man asked him if he could direct him

to the castle of Stromberg. The giant said, 'I will look on my

map; on it are marked all the towns, villages, and houses.' So he

fetched his map, and looked for the castle, but could not find

it. 'Never mind,' he said, 'I have larger maps upstairs in the

cupboard, we will look on those,' but they searched in vain, for

the castle was not marked even on these. The man now thought he

should like to continue his journey, but the giant begged him to

remain for a day or two longer until the return of his brother,

who was away in search of provisions.