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XXIV.--How Gargantua spent his time in rainy weather

Chapter 1.XXV.--How there was great strife and debate raised betwixt the
cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua's country, whereupon were
waged great wars

Chapter 1.XXVI.--How the inhabitants of Lerne, by the commandment of
Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly
and on a sudden

Chapter 1.XXVII.--How a monk of Seville saved the close of the abbey from
being ransacked by the enemy

Chapter 1.XXVIII.--How Picrochole stormed and took by assault the rock
Clermond, and of Grangousier's unwillingness and aversion from the
undertaking of war

Chapter 1.XXIX.--The tenour of the letter which Grangousier wrote to his
son Gargantua

Chapter 1.XXX.--How Ulric Gallet was sent unto Picrochole

Chapter 1.XXXI.--The speech made by Gallet to Picrochole

Chapter 1.XXXII.--How Grangousier, to buy peace, caused the cakes to be
restored

Chapter 1.XXXIII.--How some statesmen of Picrochole, by hairbrained
counsel, put him in extreme danger

Chapter 1.XXXIV.--How Gargantua left the city of Paris to succour his
country, and how Gymnast encountered with the enemy

Chapter 1.XXXV.--How Gymnast very souply and cunningly killed Captain
Tripet and others of Picrochole's men

Chapter 1.XXXVI.--How Gargantua demolished the castle at the ford of Vede,
and how they passed the ford

Chapter 1.XXXVII.--How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great
cannon-balls fall out of his hair

Chapter 1.XXXVIII.--How Gargantua did eat up six pilgrims in a salad

Chapter 1.XXXIX.--How the Monk was feasted by Gargantua, and of the jovial
discourse they had at supper

Chapter 1.XL.--Why monks are the outcasts of the world; and wherefore some
have bigger noses than others

Chapter 1.XLI.--How the Monk made Gargantua sleep, and of his hours and
breviaries

Chapter 1.XLII.--How the Monk encouraged his fellow-champions, and how he
hanged upon a tree

Chapter 1.XLIII.--How the scouts and fore-party of Picrochole were met with
by Gargantua, and how the Monk slew Captain Drawforth, and then was taken
prisoner by his enemies

Chapter 1.XLIV.--How the Monk rid himself of his keepers, and how
Picrochole's forlorn hope was defeated

Chapter 1.XLV.--How the Monk carried along with him the Pilgrims, and of
the good words that Grangousier gave them

Chapter 1.XLVI.--How Grangousier did very kindly entertain Touchfaucet his
prisoner

Chapter 1.XLVII.--How Grangousier sent for his legions, and how Touchfaucet
slew Rashcalf, and was afterwards executed by the command of Picrochole

Chapter 1.XLVIII.--How Gargantua set upon Picrochole within the rock
Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole

Chapter 1.XLIX.--How Picrochole in his flight fell into great misfortunes,
and what Gargantua did after the battle

Chapter 1.L.--Gargantua's speech to the vanquished

Chapter 1.LI.--How the victorious Gargantuists were recompensed after the

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