Pip lied about having helped Magwitch because the convict threatened him and his family.
Pip the convict asked Pip to bring him a file and some wittles (food).
convict asked pip to bring file and some food pip obeyed because convict said that if he will not obey his order he will cut his throat and roast it
Pip encountered the convict in a windswept graveyard near the marshes in Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations." The convict accosted Pip and demanded food and a file to remove his leg iron. Pip, feeling both fear and compassion, fulfilled the convict's requests.
Pip felt grateful and touched by the convict protecting him, as it showed a sense of humanity and kindness despite the convict's rough exterior. It also made Pip question his previous assumptions about the convict's character.
In the novel Great Expectations, Pip's convict told the soldiers that he stole the brandy and pie to provide for his sick wife and young children, making up a story about them being a misunderstanding. This lie helped protect Pip from getting into trouble for stealing from his sister.
that is because when the sergeant asks, the first convict says that he stole the food from Pip, so that Pip wont get into trouble.
Pip first encounters the convict when he is visiting the churchyard at his parents grave. The convict had escaped from the prison ship and needed food. He saw pip and threatened to cut his heart and liver out, so pip followed his orders and stole a pie from the pantry, and a file from joe's shop and gave them to the convict the next morning.
Pip was overwhelmed and had a funny feeling
Pip's benefactor in "Great Expectations" is revealed to be Abel Magwitch, the convict whom Pip helped as a young boy. Magwitch accumulated his wealth in Australia and wanted to use it to repay Pip's kindness toward him.
The first convict tells the sergeant he stole the food Pip brought him because he doesn't want Pip to get into trouble for giving him gifts. The convict wants to protect Pip and prevent him from facing any consequences for showing him kindness.
The convict tells Pip that his companion is his younger brother who he is trying to protect. He does this to appeal to Pip's sympathy and kindness, hoping Pip will help them both by bringing them food and a file to break the chains.
The convict asks the soldiers to forgive Pip by telling them that he stole food for him. He takes the blame for the stolen food in order to protect Pip and hopes to prevent Pip from being punished.