then the big man occurred to him , and he called out : " old hopgiant ! " but no one came , and the mowers all laughed at him and mocked him , thinking he had gone out of his mind . then he called again : " old hopgiant ! " and , just as before , there was no hopgiant to be seen . and the mowers could scarcely swing their scythes ; for they were laughing fit to split .
what did the mowers do when the poor neighbor called out ?
laughed at him .
laughed .