Once upon a time, on a sunny morning, a little tailor sat by his window, sewing merrily. A woman passed by and called out: 'Lovely jam for sale!' The tailor bought a small jar, spread it on some bread, and set it beside his work. Soon, buzzing flies arrived. 'Shoo!' he laughed, gently waving them away. 'Seven in one blow,' he counted, and crafted a neat belt that read, 'Seven in one blow.' Feeling brave and curious, he packed a piece of cheese for a snack, tucked a little bird he found in a bush into his pocket to release later, and set off down the road. Soon he met a giant on a hill. 'Good day, friend,' said the tailor. The giant wanted to test him.
The giant squeezed a stone until a drop of water appeared. 'I can do that too,' said the tailor, and he squeezed his cheese until whey dripped out. Then the giant threw a stone high into the air. 'I can throw one that won't come back,' said the tailor, and released the bird. It flew away happily. The giant blinked. 'You're quick and clever,' he said. They walked together and came upon a fallen tree. 'Let's carry it,' said the giant. 'You take the heavy trunk, I'll hold the branches,' said the tailor. He sat among the branches while the giant lifted the trunk and walked slowly. 'You're strong,' said the tailor kindly, hopping down when the giant rested.
Later, they reached a cherry tree. The giant pulled down a branch and asked the tailor to hold it. The branch sprang up, lifting the tailor for a moment. 'I jumped to be safe!' he said cheerfully. The giant laughed. 'You're brave in your own way,' he said. That night, the giant invited the tailor to his cave, where other giants were dining. The tailor found a quiet corner and went to sleep. In the night, a loud thud shook the bed, but the tailor was safe on the ground, and in the morning the giants saw him smiling and thought: He must be very confident. They bid him farewell and let him continue on his way.
The tailor walked towards a grand city and rested by the palace gate. People read his belt and whispered, 'Seven in one blow.' The king thought, 'He is brave and calm.' He asked the tailor to help the kingdom with three difficult tasks. First, in the deep forest, a unicorn kept running and crashing into trees. The tailor took a soft rope and waited by a sturdy trunk. When the unicorn charged, the tailor stepped aside. The horn slid into the bark and got stuck. 'Now it's easy,' said the tailor. Carefully, he made a loop with the rope, freed the horn, patted the unicorn, and led it to a peaceful meadow. 'Off you go, friend!' he said, and the unicorn trotted happily.
Secondly, a wild boar kept rooting in the gardens and lifting roots. The tailor stood by a small chapel with two open doors. 'Hello, boar,' he said kindly. The boar followed him inside. The tailor slipped out through the other door and closed the first. The animal snuffled in a quiet corner until the foresters guided it back to the woods. Lastly, two grumpy giants were breaking branches and shouting. The tailor climbed a tree and dropped small stones, one after another, so that each giant thought the other had touched him. Soon they grumbled, then laughed at the confusion, shook hands, and went their separate ways. Each task was completed carefully and without harm.
The king smiled. 'You have helped with steady hands and a clever mind,' he said. The people cheered. The tailor was given a tidy little cottage, a garden, and a bright workshop. He sewed warm clothes for the poor, baked jelly bread for the children, and told stories about thinking first, being kind, and using quick ideas. His belt still said 'Seven in one blow,' and everyone knew it meant seven flies and a merry heart. The brave tailor lived happily, kindly, and wisely, and the whole town felt safe and content.
