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“Oh!” they cried, “let us fill our pockets. What fun!” and they began to climb over the fence.

They all got safely down on the other side, and seeing no one about they began to fill their pockets with the shining money, singing, “We are on Tom Tiddler's ground, picking up gold and silver.”

Suddenly they heard a big rough voice say, “Yes, you are on Tom Tiddler's ground, and Tom Tiddler will lock you all up, you little thieves.”

The goblins dropped their handfuls of gold and silver, and found themselves caught up by a great big giant who carried them off, with great long strides, to his house.

Tom Tiddler took them into a large kitchen where Mrs. Tiddler was busy making the tea.

“Wife,” said he, “But these goblins in the pantry, and we will have them fried on toast for breakfast.”

The poor little brothers were locked up in the pantry, and they sat down on the floor holding each others hands very tight and shaking with fear.

At last they grew bolder, and began to think how they could get away. They tried to open the window, and found to their joy that Tom Tiddler had forgotten to lock it. They crept out very quietly and climbed down by the thick ivy which grew up the wall.

The goblins ran as fast as they could, only stopping to fill a sack which they had found with gold and silver. They knew that Tom Tiddler and his wife were at tea, and would not think of coming out for some time.

The brothers managed, after a great deal of hard work, to get the sack over the fence, and as it was too heavy to drag with them they agreed to bury it in the forest and dig it up as they came back.

Just when they were ready a rabbit came up to them. “Hullo, little chaps,” said the rabbit, “where are you off to?”

“We are on our way to the fairies' cave,” they replied.

“You have a long way to go yet,” said the rabbit; “the cave is on an island in the sea; but I am going that way, and if you jump on my back I will give you a lift.”

The little brothers thanked the rabbit very much, as they were feeling tired after their hard work. As soon as they were safely seated the rabbit started off.

On and on they went until they had left the dark forest far behind, and were on the