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laughed the giant , `` on one condition will I let off the little hen , and that is that you spend the night in my house and tell me some of your adventures . '' Puss , Jr. , bowed low and graciously . He was able now to reward the little hen for showing him the way , and as the guest of the giant , it would be much easier to find Jack . Puss made up his mind toward midnight to hunt over the entire house for him . Puss , Jr. , found the giant a very agreeable host . Perhaps it was because Puss told so many interesting stories of what he had seen and done since leaving the garret . `` By the time you find your father , '' roared the giant , for even when he whispered it sounded like thunder , `` you will have traveled far and wide , my dear friend . ''