THE L IB R A R Y OF R O MA N C E

A B O O K O F G IA N T S
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PA R T I . I
G AN TS O F TH E M O RN I NG
O F TH E W O RLD
C H AP TE R P AGE

I . H o w ZE U S FO U G H T W IT H T IT AN S AN D

G I A N TS
II . T H E GIAN T W H O S H I N E S I N T H E S KY
III . T H E O U T W I TTI N G O F PO L Y P H E M U S

IV . W H E N T H OR W E N T To J OT U N H E I M
V . TH E G I AN T P Y R AM ID B U I LD E R
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VI . T H E F A T A L P R I DE O F V U K U B

V II . O G KI N G O F BA S H AN
,

V III . A S O N O F A NA K

PA R T II I N T H E D AY S O F R O M A N C E
.

IX F E R A G U S W H O O W N E D T H E B RAZE N
. R ,

H E AD 1 19
X . TH E G I A N T O F S T MI C H A E L S MO UN T
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XI . S IR L A U N C E L OT A N D TA R Q U I N 1 46
XII . T H E A DVE N T U R E S O F Y VA I N 161
XIII . T H E TU R K E A N D GA W AI N 19 1
XI V . A M AD IS A M O N G T H E G I AN TS 2 02
XV . G O G M A GO G 216
XV I . T H E GIAN T B E H I N D T H E W A T E R F A L L 23 5
X V II . T H E O N E G OOD G I AN T : S T C HRISTO P H E R
. 2 44
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P A R T I II . N U R S E RY T A LE S OF M ANY
LA N D S
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X V III . TH E G I A N T H A N D (I RIS H )
XIX . T H E GI A N T W H O H AD N o H E A RT IN H IS
B ODY (N ORS E )
XX . T H E B IT E R BI T (S E R B I A N )
XXI . T H E P E A C H S S O N (J A P A N E S E )
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XXII . TH E M A N W H O LO ST H I S LE G S (KORE A N )
XXIII . T H E S TO N E G I A N T E SS (N ORT H A M E RI C A N
IN D I A N )

PA R T I V S O M E R EA L G I A N T S
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XXI V S O M E R E AL GIA N TS
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XX V W H A T S C I E N C E H AS LEARN ED A B OU T
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c u m s tan c e s r equi ed r th a t al l s h o ul d b e h o u se d i n o ne

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sa ef . B u t th e re s u l t was m o s t p
u nex e c te d . The
dwa rf s teas e d, i ns u l te d an d e ven ro bbe d th e gi an ts to

s u ch an ex te n t th a t th e la tter co m p ai ne d i n te a r s to
th e o ffici al s ; an d s e n ti n e l s h a d to be s tati o n e d to pro
tec t th e m f ro m th e i r ti n y c o m ade s r .
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.

tu r es o f s o m e o f th e f am o us o f al l ages an d al l l an ds .

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th e dep artu r e o f th e gian ts bef o r e th e s cep ti cal e ye o f

s ci e n ce an d th e came a, r m ay be co m o f r te d to l e ar n
th a t i n th e rugg e d c o u n t y o f N o th e n r
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f o l k are be t te r i nf o r m e d th a n w e T h e r e wh ere S u th .

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n e ,
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wi e a ci e n ts wi l l te l l y o u th at th e gian ts a e n o t r e ally
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n n n .

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o n ce ven tu r e d i n to a g r e at cave by th e s ea s h o r e It -
.

o p en e d t o a vas t an d l o f ty ap ar tm en t wh e r e th ere w e r e ,

many h u g e me n lyi ng f as t as l e e p o n th e to n e fl o o r s .

In the cen ter o f the ro o m was a tabl e, on w h i ch lay

an an ci en t h o rn . Th e man pu t th e h o r n to p h is li s an d
bl ew o ne bl as t . Th e e n o rm o us gu fi re s s ti rr e d H e .

bl ew a s e co n d ti me . O ne o f th e gian ts r u bbe d h is ey e s
an d s ai d in a vo i ce tha t ru mbl e d th r o u gh th e cave
“
If y o u bl o w o n ce mo re, w e s hal l wake .

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l u ck h e c o u l d n ever agai n fin d th e m o u th o f tha t c av e ,

i t is s o m e th i ng to kn o w th at o ur tal l f ri e n ds are th ere ,

o n ly wai ti ng f or th ree bo l d bl as ts to re tu nr to us .
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a f te r c t uri es o f bli ss ful c alm f ad e d lik e fl o w r s an d

en , e

b e cam e ki n dly spiri t guardi an s o f th e i r s ucc e sso r s

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.

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s n e n e e

f o rget th e cur se o f h is f ath e r Uran u s w h o m h e h ad

o v e r t hr o w n a d t h e pr o ph e cy th at h e him se lf s h o uld
, n

in h i s t ur n be c a t d o w n by h is o wn childr en
s .

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m ad h r pr aye r t o Ur a u s h e r an ci e n t sir e impl o ri g

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e r n e o o o os .

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n ,

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n T h e r e was b r n . o

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swi f t ly acr o ss th e se a t o C r e te h idi n g h im in a c av ,
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up n a d e se and wo o de d m o u n tai n n am e d Ida

o n .

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e , s
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o f th e m o u tai to b r ar d i e cr e t B u t Rh a
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o e a d wr app e d it i w ath e s a d
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b r child Thu s h is w if d e c iv e d him f all h is

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s h uld p y h e fr m h i t hr e
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w i th t hat h e l aid h i s righ t h an d t h e g o at s h ad on

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sh all b e t o y o u a h o r o f pl e n t y A s f o h er w h n . r ,
en

I c m i n t my ki gd o m I w ill b mi dful o f my
o e o n , e n

f o st r m o th r ; sh e sh all n o t d i b t b ch a g d i t
e -
e e u e n e n o

o n e o f th e brigh t s ig s f H e av n Thu s Z u s pr m ’
n o e . e o

i se d a d fulfill d h i w rd in th e a f t r t im e f o f ai th
, n e s o e , r

ful a d t ru e a e th e pro mi s s o f th Imm o rtal s B u t

n r e e .

wh n th e n ymph s h ad t ak en t h e H r
e f A m al t h a o n o e ,

b e h o ld t h y f u d it brimful o f al l ma r f lu ci u
e o n nne o s o s

frui t s f th fi e t wh at fl o ur a d w e t bu tt r a d
, o e n s e ,
n s e e , n

g ld n h o e yc mb Th e y Sh o k al l o u t l aughi g in
o e n o . o ,
n

d ligh t a d o cri d : H e r w e r a f ast f o th

e ,
n ne e
‘
e e e r e

go d s h ad we but w i th e r et o ! N o s e r said sh
,
ne
’
oon e

t hi s t h a th e H r n bubbl d o v er w i th ruby wi e ; f r
o n e n o

t hi was th
s m agic i it t hat it v r gr e w e mp ty
e n ,
ne e ,

an d yi ld d i t s p o ss e s so r s w h at so v e r f o o d o r d i k
e e e r n

th y d e ir d
e s e .

“
N w whe E ar th saw that Z e u s was c o m to th e
o n e

prim e o f h is mi ght y y u th sh e sen t t him o e f th o ,

o n o e

d augh t r s o f O c a u s n am e d M t i s which i s b i n g
e e n e , ,
e

i t rpr t d C u se l An d M et i s c am e an d sto o d
n e e e ,
‘
o n .
’

b f r e h im in th Id aean M o u n t a d sai d : I hav e a

e o e n
‘
n

e rra d u t o t h e e O ki g th at sh al t b e h e r a f t r
’
n n , n e e .

A d Z u s said : Is it a f o s e rra d o a fri en d s !

“ ‘ ’ ’
n e e n ,
r

Wh o s n t t h hi th e r an d wh o art t ho u !
e ee ,
’

An d sh said : M t i s i s my n am e a d augh t r f
“ ‘
e e ,
e o
 H o w Ze u s F o u g h t Wi th T i tan s 7

O c a u s th ld an d my rr a d i s fr m E r th th
e n e o , e n o a , e

A ll M th r S h bid s th tak thi s h rb I bri g a d

-
o e . e ee e e n n

g o s t r a igh t t Kr o s i h i g ld h u
o high ;
on n s o en o se on

t ll him
e t wh no wh n c th u a t b t c au e h im o o r e e o r , u s

t s w all w th h e rb u n w t i n g a d i t s h all w rk m i s
o o e ee , n o

phi t t him an d g o d to t h
e o D l ay n t f th o ee . e o , or e

h o ur i s at h a d w h en Kr o s mu st p y full m a ur
n no a e s e

f o r t h o u t r ag e h did h i s ir e a i t i s rd ai d
’
e e s , s o ne .

T ll m said Z e u s h o w k w s E ar th t hat such

‘
e e,
’

,
‘
no

an h o ur i s at h an d an d by w h o m i s th v ga c , e en e n e

o rd ai d! ’
ne
“
M e t i s a swe r e d : Th e r e are Thr e Si st e r s dau gh
n
‘
e ,

t e rs o f Prim e v al N igh t G r y V irgi s ld r t h an , e n , o e

Tim wh o s it f o r v r i th sh ad s f u de rgr u n d
e, e e n e e o n o ,

S pi i g thr ad s f div r s c o l o r s fr o m th i r g ld en
nn n e o e e o

di staffs ; a d t h e t hr ad a th liv s o f g d a d
n e s re e e o s n

m en A s t h s i s t r s t wi
. t h m s ad hu d o
e brigh t
e ne e ,
-
e r ,

s o is th e l t f ach livi g o ul m r tal o r imm r tal ;

o o e n s , o o

th r i s
e e e am g th g d s o sh all b e that m ay
no n on e o , n r ,

es cap th l t pu f him
e e o r av a il t s t ur th n or , no o n o se

s pi r s fro m t h ir t a k H a t i g t r t i g t
n ne e s . s n no , es n no ,

w ith ut k wl e dg w i th u t pi ty t h e Thr F at
o no e, o , ee es

w rk o B t a s t h y t wirl th
on . u pi n dl s t h y i g e e s e , e s n

th S e g f t h M rr w ; an d E arth s h
on o e ly u d r o o , e on , n e

s tan d s t h at s g ; h c it i h k o w s w hat i s m
on en e s s e n co

i g p Kr o s ’
n u on on .

Th Z e u s ar o s an d w t up t th h av ly
en e en o e e en

p al ac e h all ; th r h e f u d Kr s f a ti g
e ed o n o no s e s n , an

q ua fli g h n y c l r d one c t a r wi f t-
h g d
o o K e ne ,
ne o e o s . ro

a k d h im wh h w as a d Z u s w r d: I ‘
no s s e o e , n e an s e e

am Pr o m t h e u s S f I ap e tus t h y br t h r wh
e , on o o e , o
8 A B oo k of G i ants
gr e ts th ee w ell by m
e T h n Kr o o s bad h im w l e . e n e e

c m an d t h y d ran k an d c ar o u s d t o g th r B u t
o e, e e e e .

wh t h y h ad w e ll dru k Z e u s p t th h e rb f E arth
en e n , u e o

i to h is f ath r s cup u m ark e d o f h im

n e
’

, n .

A d Kr o n s n o s r s w ll w d it th an a m arv l
“
n o o o ne a o e e

p ast t ho ught be f ll ; f r h e di sgo rg d fr m h is gi ant

e o e o

m aw fi r s t th e sto n Rh e a gav e h im (wh ich s to

e wa s ne

e v e r af te r ward s pr se rv e d as a pi u s m e m o ri al at
e o

D lphi ) a d th h r t wo so n s an d daugh te rs t hre e

e n en e ,

no l ge r b ab s but full gr o wn
on e -

Fo r thwi th Ze u s m ade him se lf kn o wn t o h is br eth

“

re n an d th e y o u n g g o d s s e iz e d t h e ir f at h e r an d b o u n d
,

him i ch ai n s B t a ci en t Kr o o s cri ed f o r ai d t
n . u n n o

h i s Ti tan ki dr ed wi t h a v o ic e lik e th e t e mpe s t s r o ar ;

’
n ,

a d t h y c am e s w i f t ly in t h e i r m igh t ; an d t h e y o u n g
n e

go d s c o uld n o t stan d b e f o re t h em b t fl d o u t o f , u e

h av en to th e cl o udy t o p o f M o u n t O lympu s t h at
e ,

gr at p eak r o b e d i t r al s o w s
e
”
n e e n n .

The r e th y abo d as in a ci tad l and t h n c e it i s

e e e , e

t h at Z e u s a d t h e f amily o f Z u s are c all d th O lym

“
n e e e

pi a s t thi day
n
”
o s .

Th Ti t an s ccupi e d Mt O th ry s t th e s o u th an d
e o . o ,

th br o ad pl ai s f Th ssaly in b etw e n sho w ve

e n o e e e n

y t
e th s h attee r d r o ck s an d ren t s urf ac e fr o m th e
e

s t ruggl e w h ich e n su e d .

F o n o w t h e r e was w ar in h e av e n ; t en y e ars th e
“
r

E ld r G d s fo ught agai st th e O lympi an s an d n e i th r

e o n e

s id c o uld win th m aste ry B u t o n e am o n gst th e

e e .

Ti tan s w o uld n o t fi gh t agai n st Z u s ; f o r be i n g e ndued e

w i th wi s d o m an d f r e s ight ab o u t al l go d s h e p e r
o ,

c iv e d th at t h e day o f Kr n o s mu t sh o r t ly h av e an
e o s
 H o w Ze u s F o u g h t Wi th T i tan s 9

en d an d c p t re p a s to an o the r T h i s was P o
h is s e s . r

m e th u s wh o m A s i a d augh te r o f O c e an u s b o r e t
e , , , o

I ape tu s s o n o f E arth Fai n w o uld h e hav e di u ad d

,
. ss e

h i s f at h e r an d br o the r fr o m t aki g arm s i n a l o st n

c au e a d f o r th e sak e o f o e wh o him s l f a u surp e r

s ,
n n , e ,

mu t n o w reap as h h ad so wn ; b t th y w o uld t
s e u e no

h d t ru sti g i t h e ir o wn gi an t st r gth
ee ,
n n en .

A t l ast Z e u s so ugh t c u se l o f M o t h e r E a t h a d
“
o n r n

sh e sp ak e t hi s o r acl e u n t o h im o u t o f th e c av t h at e

i s i r o cky Py t h o — H e tha t wi l l c n q u e r i n th i s s t r if
‘
n o e,

l t h i m s e t f r ee th e c ap tive s i n Tar tar us F o r E ar t h

’
e .

h ad l n g b r e Kr oo s a grudg e
o n b c au h e w o uldno , e se

no t r e l as e t h Hu dr d h a d d an d th Cycl o pe s fr m
e e n e -
n e e o

t h at aby ss o f d ark ss ; t h r e f r e sh w illi gly ene e o e n r

v al e d to Z u s th e se cr t o f victo ry B u t augh t k e w
e e e . n n

h e f t h se gi an t s o th i r f at
o o n o r s o much a s th r e e, e

n am e o f T a r taru s w hich n n am n g th e h av , o e o e en

dw lli g go d s w ill u tt r f v ry l athi g ; so th

e n e or e o n e

s ayi g o f E ar th w as d ark t o h im an d h e w as much

n ,

di h earte n e d Th en Pr o m e th e u s k o wi n g w h at h ad
s .
,
n

be f all en cam e t o Z u s o n O lympu s a d said : S o o f

‘
, e n n

Kro o s t h ugh figh t I m ay t agai st my k in figh t

n ,
o no n ,

ag ai s t th ee I w ill n o t f o
n t h at w r e idl e f lly s e e i g , r e o , n

t h e F ate s w ill h av t h ee L rd o f al l L et th r e b
e o . e e

p e ac b tw e en m e a d th ee an d I will i te rpr et th
e e n ,
n e

o r acl e E ar t h h as giv e n th ee .
’

An d Z u s h ard him gl adly an d s aid : Fo r thi s

“ ‘
e e ,

g o d tur n c u n t m e th y de b to r an d fa t fri d e v r
o ,
o s en e

mo r e .
’

Th e st raigh tway t h y two f ar d t hr ugh th

“
n e e o e

U d rw rld t t h gat
n e o f u plumb d T r taru s
o e es o n e a ,
10 A B oo k of G i ants
W he r e by Ti tan s aid Zeu s sl e w th e sn ak e Campe
th e
’ '

t h ir gri s ly w ard r a d d e liv e re d t he c ap t iv s

”
e e ,
n e .

A n d am az d was t h l e ade r o f t h e y u n g r g o d
e e o e s

at th e s igh t f t h se m o n st r u s fir st childr e o f Ea r th
o e o n .

F o r e ach f th t hr e e Hu n dr e d h an d e d Bri ar u C o t
o e -

,
e s,

t u s an d G yg e s h ad m vi g e v r fr m h i s sh o uld r s
, o n e o e

a hu n dr ed arm s t br o ki g appr o ach whil abo v

,
no o n , e e

t hi s t hr e at n i g d i spl ay r o se fif ty h ad s
e n As f th e . or e

Cycl p Br o te S t r o p e s a d A rg t h y r s mbl d
o e s, n s, e n e s, e e e e

t h e Ti tan s sav e t h at e a h h ad a s i gl e r u d y i
, g n o n e e n

th e c n t re e f h i s f r e h ad
o Th e y h ad sh w n fr m
o e . o o

bir th such o v rb ari g spiri t a d t rrific s t r e gth

e e n n e n ,

t i g who l e hill s wi th t h e ir f r e ts ab o u t lik e b all

o ss n o s s,

t h at v Ur an u s h ad f ar d t he m a d th ru st th m
e en e e n e

i to T artaru s e th y w e r e gr o w n
n er e .

Z u s r ej ic e d at t h e s mighty alli s B u t f e ll figh t

e o e e .

er s as t h e y w e r e th e ir gr ate st aid was n t i

, t h e ir e o n

s t r n g t h b u t th e i r s kill
e F o r th e Cy c l o p s m ad e t h m .
(
e e

s e lv s a smi thy in t h e gl o wi n g h e ar t
e f M t ZE tn a o .
,

a d th e r e t h e y w r o ugh t such gi f t s f o
n t h e ir d e liv e r r r e s

a s o ly t h y c uld f a hi o n
n e To P o se id o n t h y gav e
o s . e

h i s t rid en t w i t h pr g s o f ad am an t ; a d t on H ade s n o

a gap o f d ark s w h o se w ar r was i n vi sibl e to

ne s e e

go d s an d m en ; whil e f o r Ze u s him se lf t h e y f o rge d

t h ki n gli e t w ap o
e s f al l : th e t hu d rb l t s an d th
e ns o n e o e

bl a t i g zig z agge d lightn i n g

s n ,
-
.

Th en Z e u s s t b e f r t h e m al l th e n ctar an d am
e o e e

b s ia o f th e g o d s an d addr e s s d t h m :
ro ,
e e
“
H ar m e illu t ri o u s childr n o f E ar t h an d H av e
e , s e e n,

t h at I m ay S p ak wh at my s piri t wi t hi my br ast
“

e n e

pr mpt s m t s p e ak F r a v ry l n g t im hav
o e o . o e o e e
12 A B oo k o f G i an ts
Hu n han d e d i n satiabl e in war advanced hurli n g
dre d -

, , ,

t hr e hu dr d v ast r ck s at a t im e agai n s t th e n my
e n e o e e .

B e f r t hi s c mbi n at i o n o f te r ro r s e v n th e Ti ta
o e o e ns

c o uld t sta d Th y w r e d ash d fr o m th e ir battl

no n . e e e e

m en ts an d f e ll like sh o t i g star s n i ne d ays an d n ights o n

to e ar th t h , o n d o wn f o
en n in d ay s a d n ig ht s m r e r e n o

t o Ta r t aru s H e r w r th y bo u d an d cast i n to that

. e e e e n

di m al aby ss b e hi n d a t ripl e braz e n wal l buil t by

s ,

P o s ido n ar o u n d w hich N ight i s p o ur e d i t hr e ro w s

e , n e .

A d th e H u dr d h an d e d w e r e s e t t o gu ard t h m
n n e -

e .

Kr o o s an d a f w t h r s e cap d t o th N r th a d
n e o e s e e o , n

th r m ad e h e ad f o r a t im e sh l te r e d agai n st Ze u s s ’
e e , e

t hu d rb l t s in c av e r s o f th
n e o hill s B u t the r e c ame
n e .

t o t h e O lympi an s two m igh ty t w i n Sh ape s Fo r c an d , e

M ight f ll w d by th ir s i st r b aut o u s a kl e d
, o o e e e , e e -

V ict ry (fr m w h s sh uld r s w av d gr at agl s

o o o e o e e e e e
’

w i g s ) — al l childr f S tyx ; an d t h se two illu st ri o u s

n en o o

one s a n o u c d t o Z e u s t h at h n c f o r th t h e y w e r e h is
n n e e e

se rv an ts an d t h at th e ir s i ste r V ic to ry w o uld e v e r
, , ,

f o llo w t h e m .

S o w i t h t h e s e mi n i ste r s Z e u s w en t f o rth o n c e m o re ;,

an d th e r e m ai n d e r o f th Ti tan s fl d w e stward be yo n d e e

th e u t m o st limi t s o f e ar t h B t hug e A t l as br o t he r . u ,

o f Pr m e t h eu s
o was o v e r tak en an d h im Z e u s s ta
, ,

tion e d o n th e v ry v e rg e o f t h e e ar t h b f o r e th e cl e ar e , e

v o ic e d H e sp e rid e s sen ten ci g him t o b ear f o r ev er o n

,
n

h i s s h o u ld e r s th e w e igh t o f t h e v ast sky .

H avi n g t hu s achi ev e d th victo r y Ze u s gav e to e ,

H ade s d mi n i o n o v r th e Un d e r wo rld to Po se id o n
o e ,

th e S a a d t o o k him se lf th e r e alm o f th e ZE th e r
e ,
n

an d th e E ar th re w ardi n g al l t h o s e wh o h ad ass i ste d

,
 H o w Ze u s F o u g h t Wi th T i tan s 13

him and e spe ci ally ho n o ri n g S tyx m o th r o f F o rc e

, , e ,

Migh t an d V ic to ry so th at t h n c f o r th th e m st s acr e d
, e e o

an d i n vi o l abl e o at h f o r an imm o r t al was to s w e a r by

S tyx .

M o th e r E arth was f ar fr o m pl ease d at thi s o u tc o m e .

H e r impri so n e d first b o rn childr en h ad b e e r e l e ase d

-
n

on ly to h av e h r o th e r be aut i ful Ti tan so n s an d dau gh

e

te r s t ak e th e i r pl ac e s i n T a rt aru s In reven g e s h e .

bro ught f o r th a br o o d o f G i an ts t o war w i th th e yo u n g

go d s Th e se w e r e hug e an d i n vi n cibl cr atur e s w i th
. e e

gh astly fac es and l o n g th ick m atte d h ai r han gi n g

, ,

fr o m t he ir h ead s an d chi n s ; i n ste ad o f f e et t h e y h ad

s c aly dr ag o n s t ail s Th e ir bir th pl ac e was in Phl gra
’
.
-
e

o r P al l e Th e m o st re d o u btabl e am o g t h e m w e r
en . n e

Po rphyri o n an d A lcyo n e u s Th e l at te r w as imm o r tal

.

so l n g as h e f o ugh t o n th e s am e p ar t o f t h e e ar th
o

o n w hich h e was b o r n and h e s o o n di st i n gui s h d h im

, e

s e lf by c arryi n g o ff t h e c att l e o f th e S u n and M o o n .

Wi th t he se an d th e ir br e thr e n— En c l adu s Pall a e , s,

C lyt iu s P o lyb o te s H ippo ly tu s an d o the r s — w e r

, , e

j o i ne d O tu s an d E phi al te s children o f P o s id o n wh
, e , o ,

s ay s H m e r gr e w n i n e i n c h e s e v e ry m o n t h a d wh o
o , , n

wh en t h e y w e r e o n ly n i n e y e ar s o ld h ad gap tu re d wa r

g o d M ar s h im se lf an d h e ld h im pri so n er m o r e t h an
a y e ar .

N o w th e o racl e reveal e d to t h e go d s th at th e gi an t s
c o uld be d e st r o y e d o n ly in c o mb at w i th a m o rt al .

Gaea (E ar th ) h ad l ear n e d thi s an d so ugh t by m e an s ,

o f m agic h e rb s t o m ak e h e r o ff s pri n g i n vul n e r abl e

al so t o m o r t al s .

B u t Z e u s an t i cipate d h e r : h e f o rb ad e th e D aw n ,
14 A B oo k of G i ants
th e M o o n an d th S un to sh i n e cu t ff th e m e dici al e , o n

h rb s wi th which E ar th h ad pl aste re d h o ff s pri g

e er n ,

a d n n t A t h n a t o s umm o n H e r acl s t o t ak
se e par t in e e

t h c o mb at
e .

Thi s av ag gr o up o f G i an t s th e attack e d th e
s e n

O lympi an s hurli g gr at m ass s o f r ck t r e t ru n k s

, n e e o , e -

l a h d to g eth e r an d bl azin g bra d agai ns t th e sky

s e , n s .

B t t h e d i stan c e was to o g eat f r th e m t o d muc h

u r o o

d am ag s th y t ri d to s cal e H av e n i t se lf Wh
e, o e e e . en

t h i r t r e s f ast en e d t o g e t h e r pro v d t o o s h o r t O tu s
e e e ,

and E phi al te s se t ab o u t a o th r atte mp t : up se t t i g n e n

M t O a t h y b ga t r ll i t t ward M t O lympu
. ss e e n o o o . s,

i t di g to pil e th l f ty p ak f P li o n o n th at an d
n en n e o e o e ,

t hu r ach t h ir e n mi s
s e e e e .

Th Z u s r s in h is maj sty Wi th a thu nde rb l t

en e o e e . o

h hurl d th m o u t ai n b ack t it f rm e r pl ac e t h e
e e e n o s o ,

O lympi a s al l d ash d d o w n ridi g

n t h e wi d e , n on n s,

a d a mig h ty b att l
n f o ll w d which l a t d a wh l e o e s e o e

day .

H racl s d r w e gr e d h d ali g b w a d e h is e at e at -

e n o n

s l e w A lcy o n u wi th an arr w B t as s o n a h e s o . u o s e

t ouch e d th art h h e r w i th r w d lif e a d

e e o se ene e n

s t r n gt h
e Wh r up n w i s A th n a c u s l d th e h r
. e e o e e o n e e e o

to gr a p th e m st r by th e f o o t a d drag him t
s on e n ou

f Pal l n h is bir t hpl ac e H e did s a d A lcy o u

‘

o e e, . o, n ne s

di d e .

A t t hi s P rphyri in h o t r age hurl d th e i sl an d o f

o on
°
e

D l s at Z e u s an d ru sh e d up o H e racl s a d H r a
e o n e n e .

A s th gi an t l aid h o ld f th e go dd e s s s w at hi g v il s
’
e o s n e ,

s h cri e d
e t f h lp an d th thu d rbo l t o f Z u
ou or e , e n e e s

a d H r acl e s arr o w s m o te P o rphyri o n S imul t an u sly

’
n e eo .
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A s f o r th e A p o ll o sh o t o t th l f t y f
r e st, u e e e e o

Ephi al t s a d H e racl th righ t D i o y u s kill d

e , n es e . n s e

Euryt u s wi th h i acr d w a d whil Cly tiu wa s s e n , e s s

t hru t t hr ugh by H c at
s o r H ph a tu s wi t h gl w
o e e e es o

i g ir
n t E c l adu fl d acr
o ns o ne th
. a b t n e s e o ss e se ,
u

At h a s iz d a gr at t ri a gl f r ck a d c a t it
en e e e n e o o n s

up him— a d wh e t r e s a d s il f rm d
on n thi s n e n o o e on ,

i t w a c all d th i l a d f Sicily
s e e s n o .

A V irgi l w d r i g h r i g
’
s E a s an e n e o, ne s, s n s

wh il f r m A t
’
H e re , f th e fl m o e na s u rn ac e s e a e

th E i d d th l i
’
B t f
u rs s l d ti or ,
n c e a u s, s sa ,
o e,

S c o rc h e d b y th e l i g h t n in g A s h i s we arie d f ram e .

H e sh i f t s Tri n ac riah t re m bl i n g at th e c ry
,

h h
M o an s t ro u g h e r s h o re s an d s m o ke i n o l e s t h e ,
v v s ky .

A t h a t rribl in h b attl w rath n x t kill e d a d

en ,
e e er e -

, e n

fl ay d P all as a d p u t h i ki v r h w b dy w h il
e n s s n o e er o n o e

th c mbat l a t d wh c c m s h n am f P al
e o s e ,
-
en e o e er e o

l a A th
s P lyb t s ch a d by P o id
en e . v e r th
o o e ,
se se on o e

s a c am
e , to C o s ; h e r th se a g d t r
e ff a pi e c f e e -
o o e o e o

th i sl a d an d buri d him u n d r it w h e re n w i s
e n e e , o

N i sy ro n .

H e rm e s c o c al e d by th h lm et f H ad s kill d
,
n e e e o e , e

H ippo lytu whil A r t mi s sl w G atis, S th e e e r on . o e

F at s d d A griu s a d Th o wi t h bra
e en e club n on z en s .

Th r e st Z u cru h d wi t h th u d e rb o l ts a d H r acl
e e s s e n , n e es

fi i sh d w i th h i d adly arr w s
n e s e o .

Th en i h t wr ath E ar th br o ugh t f o r th th m t
n o e os

t rrific m
e t r y t Typh o w s h c ll d t h
ons e e se en . n a e a e ,
e

gr ate t f E ar t h ch il dr h alf m a a d h al f a i
e s o
’
s en , n n n

m l ha : wa hum a t t h l i
e a d w s hug n o e o ns n as so e

th t h e to w r d
a v r th m u tai wh il h i h ad
e e o e e o n ns e s e
16 A B oo k of G i ants
kn o ck e d i th e stars
aga n st H is o u t st retched arms .

re ach e d fr o m s u n ri e t o s u n se t an d a hu n dr e d d r ago n
s ,

h e ad s s h o t fr o m h is s ho uld e r s I n stead o f l gs h . e e

m o v e d o n vast ru stli n g sn aky c o il s ; h is who l e b o dy

,

was f eath e r e d ; bri st ly h air fl o ate d in t h e w i n d fr o m

h i s h ead an d ch i n an d fire stre am e d f ro m h is e y es
, .

Such a m o ste r was Typh o n n .

H urli n g clu ste r s o f ro ck s u p at h e av en h e ran wi th ,

hi sse s an d s cr eam s w hil e a re d m ass o f fl am e bubbl e d

,

fr o m h i s m o n th .

Wh en th e go d s saw him ch arge o n h eav en t h ey ,

fle d to Egyp t w h e r e th e y wan d e r e d ab o u t in th e sh ap e s
: ,

o f an im al s pur su e d by him, .

Z e u s hurl e d thu de rb l ts as l o n g as h was a far

n o e

o ff .Wh e n h e c am e n e ar e r th e go d s ir o n s ickl e m ad ,
’
e

him fl e and Ze u s pur su e d him to t h e Cauc asu s th at

e ,

t w e r s o v e r Syr i a
o Th e r e h e c am e u p wi t h him
.
,

c o v e re d w i th w o u n d s an d j o i n e d in a h an d to h an d
,
- -

grappl e .

B u t Typ h o n h eld him o ff w rappi n g h is sn aky ,

limb s aro u n d him sn atch e d aw ay t h e s ickl an d cu t

, e,

t i n g o u t th e s i n e w s o f th e g o d s h an d s an d f e e t p u t
’

him h i s sh o uld e r s an d c arri e d him acr o ss th e s ea

on

t o C ilici a .

H r e in a cav e r n h e thr e w him do wn p u t away th e

e ,

s i n e w s w r app d in a b e ar ski n e an d s e t as a gu ard -

o v r th e h lpl ss go d D elphyn e a yo u n g sh e drag n

e e e , ,
-
o ,

half hum an half a im al ,

n .

B u t cu nn i n g H e rm e s s to l e away th e s i n e w s a d n

s ec r t ly r e pl ac d t h e m i Zeu s s w i st s an d a kl s
’
e e n , r n e .

Th en Ze u s gath r e d him se lf to g th e r an d h is f rm er
e e ,
o
 H o w Ze u s F o u g h t Wi th T i tan s 1 7
po we r s c am up him a d h r o s t o h is seat i
e on , n e e n

h eav en i a c a dr aw by wi n g d h o r s
n r n e es .

A gai n h hurl e d h is t hu d e rb o l ts up o n Typh o n an d

e n

pur u d th m n tr u gi an t t M t N y a wh e r th
s e e o s o s o . s , e e

Fates u tw i tt d th e fugi t iv : f o p r su ad e d by th m
o e e r, e e

th at h e w o uld t h r by ge t gr ate r p o we r s h e ate o f

e e e ,

th e e ph m e ral po i so n frui t s
e .

Th en th e ch ase b e cam e m o r e furi o u s T he y cam . e

to Thr ac e wh e r e Typh o n f o ugh t w i t h w h o l e p e ak s

o f th e H amu s M o u n t ai n s ; an d w h e n t h e s e w e r hurl e d e

b ack o n h im by t h e T hu n de re r h is bl o o d gu sh e d o u t ,

o v e r t h e m so t h at t h e s e are call e d t h e bl o o dy mo u n “

t ai n s t o thi s d ay .

An d at l a t as Typh o n was c o mpe ll e d to fle e acr o ss

s ,

t h e S icili an s e a Ze u s t hr e w t h e t o w ri n g m o u n tai
, e n

o f E tn a o t p o f him a d buri d him t h e r e f o r v r

n o n e e e .

H r h li s still tur n i n g and gr o an i n g at t im e s w hil e

e e e e , ,

fir s bl az e up fro m t h e hurl e d ligh tn i n gs

e .

A f te r t h at the r was n o b o dy i h e av en
e ar th n , e or

t h e u n d e r w o rld wh o d ar e d di spu te th e s upr e m e d o

m i n i o n o f Ze u s .
 C H A PT E R II
TH E G IA N T W H O S H I NES IN T H E S KY

days w h en th e O lympi an s still walk d at

I time s amo n g m en Zeu s an d Po s id o an d H e rm s
N th e e

,
e n e

o n c e f o un d t h e m se lv es b en igh te d i n a l o n e ly r e gi o n

o f th e r o ug h B oeo t i a c o u t ry n n .

A s d arkn e ss f ll th e y pas s d a li tt l e b u t by th
e , e e

ro ad s id e Th e f arm e r stoo d in th e d o o rw ay e n j o yi n g
.
,

th c oo l o f th e e v e i n g a f te r h is d ay s t o il ; an d ei g
’
e n se n

th ewayf ar e r s pl o ddi n g al o n g h i n vi te d th e m i t , e n o

pa t h igh t
ss e n .

“
My h o u s is p r o ugh said h bu t such a
e oo en , e, s

i t i s it i s y u r s
, o .

Th e thr e g d t r d eTh f arm r H y i s by

o s en e e . e e , r eu

n am e s t f o d a d dri nk b f r
, e o th m w ai t d upo
n e o e e , e n

t h e m g av up h i s wn p all e t t o m ak e th m c mf o r tabl e
, e o e o

a d e n t e r t ai e d t h e s
n am l ss wan d e r r
n lik di st i
e n e e e s e n

g u i h esd gu st a l l wi t h the u t m s
s,t s impli c i t y a d g o d e o n o

f e li g
e n .

Th O lympi a s w r t uch d by t hi s r o ugh h rd

e n e e o e e s

ma fi h o spi tali ty Th y c sul t d t g eth r in

n s
’
ne . e on e o e

whi p r s wh t h y h ad fi i sh d th ir m e al
s e en e n e e .

Th en : Is th r e a ythi n g y o u w i h f o h t !
“
e n s r, os

en quir d H e rm s as po k sm an
e e s e .

H y i u s tar t dr e W e ll said h e o f c ur se th r
s e .
“
,
”
, o e e

i s bu t t hat s p ast m e n di n g
’ ”
, .
20 A B oo k of G i ants .

r
c e e mo n es i Wi tho u t kn o w i g wh y h e t r em bl ed He
. n , .

t r embl e d st ill m o r e w h e n t h e y e t urn e d f o r th e r ,

s t r an g e r s s e e m d t o h av e b e c o m e s udd e ly m aj e st ic
e n ,

awe In s p i r i n g
-
.

Th e be ard e d o n e wh o had n o t s p o k e n h i the r to

, ,

l o o ke d so l e mn ly upo n th e h e rd sm an I sti n ct iv e ly th e . n

B oeo t i an f e ll i n to an att i tud e o f w o r ship .

Y o u s h all h av e y o ur w i sh ann o u c e d th i s o n e
“ ”
, n ,

i n to ne s t hat fi ll e d t h e l o w raf te r e d r o o m like a might y

-

w i n d N e xt s pri n g yo u shal l h ave a s o n—an d such

.
“

a so n as m o r tal n e v e r y e t h ad .

Th e t hr e e r e t ir e d f o th e n ig ht Wh en Hyrieu s
r .

w o k as u su al w i th th e dawn th y h ad di sap pe ar e d
e, , , e .

H e w e n t ab o u t h i s l ab o r s so r e ly i cr ease d by th e l o ss
, n

o f h i s o x p o n d e ri n g d e e ply o n w hat h ad o ccurr e d

, .

M a y a tim e h e l o o k d at th e li ttl e pat ch o f f e shl v

n e r

t ur n e d e ar t h bu t so m e thi n g f o rb ad e h im to i n v e st i
,

gate An d th en th e f al l rai n s c am e an d o bli te r ate d

.

t h e s p o t ; a d th e w i te r sn o w s c o v e r e d al l ; an d e v e ry
n n

t hi n g was as it h ad b e e n s av e f o th e i n s i sten t rec o l

,
r

l e ct i o n in th e farm e r s h e ar t M an y t im es h e l augh e d
’
.

at h i s f o lly ; y e t in t h e st il l e v en i n g s as h e s at b e f o r e

h is fi e h e kn e w t h at h e e xpe c t e d— so m e thi n g
r , .

Win te r passe d at l en gt h Spri n g p ai n te d th e h ill s .

wi th y e ll o w an d wh i te an d pi n k bl o sso m s A n d it s .

s o f t u n f o ldi n g pr o mi se s se em e d t o re i f o rc e th at s e cr e t n

ho p e w hich d e fie d re aso n an d wh ich p e r s i ste d in th e

, ,

h ear t o f H y rie u s A s h e s at o u t d o o r s in th e l o n g
.

t w iligh t e v en i n g s i n st e ad o f cr o uchi g cl o se t o h i s
,
n

s can t y fire e v e ry so u n d o f t h e r e aw ak e n i g e ar t h h ad
,
n

a n ew m ean i n g Eve n th e still wh i te pal m o f sno w

.
 Th e G i an t W h o Sh i n e s i n th e S ky 2 1
c app e d P ar assu s f ar to th e w e st s e m d to pr e sage
n , ,
e e

so m e gr at h app en i n g
e F r th e fir st t im e s i c e h i s
. o n

y o u th h e r eally h ard th e s hrill v o ic s o f th e fr o g s in

e e

th e n e ighb o ri g m ar s h : it was as i f ev e n t h e se t i y
n n

cr eatur e s w e r e r p at i n g th e pr o mi s m ad h im by
e e e e

h i s my st e ri o u s vi s i to r s A n d t h e h e w o uld s mil e
. n

s adly at h i s s e il e cr e duli t y a d
n r e m e mb e ri n g th e n ,

r e ali ty o f th e m o rr o w s h ard w o rk w o uld pl o d sti ffly

’

in to h is s li tary h t an d see k o h is p all e t be d t hat

o u n

d r am l an d wh e r e all t hi g s a e p o ss ibl
e n r e .

O e m o r i n g h e r o se w i t h ev
n n m r e than h is u su al en o

r luc tan c e t o e xch a ge f o th e h ard grubbi g r eal i ty

e n r n

t h e v agu e bu t d ligh t ful f an ci e s which h ad fill e d t h e

e

n ight F o rc o f habi t m ad e him sw all o w a f w m o ut h

. e e

ful s o f h is c ar se br e akf ast M e ch a ic ally h st pp e d

o . n e e

o u t s id e t o w ard s t h e d ay s w o rk t h at aw ai t e d him
’
.

Th e su n was j u st ri s i n g o v e r th e l w idg e t h at o r

t hru st i t s l f i t o t h e b e d o f t h e A s o pu s Riv e r
e n n I . n

st in c t iv l y h i s g az e w n t t o w ard s t h e S p o t wh e r
e e th e e

st r a g e t ri o h ad p e rf o rm e d t h e ir my st ri u s ri t s p as t
n e o e ,

which gurgl e d a li ttl e str eam .

H e sto pp e d sh o r t star tl e d o u t o f h i s dr amy r ev ri e

, e e .

H i s e y e s r o u n d d i n asto n i hm e n t
e s .

Th at s p o t f e ar t h h ad re m ai n d b ar e th o ugh al l
o e ,

ar u n d i t t h e lu h gr as s a d m an y c l o r e d fl o w e r s
o s n -
o

h ad w o v n an i t ric at e tape st ry
e n It was thi s s t r a g . n e

f act w hich h ad c o t i u ally r e i n f o rc d h is w o n d e r an d

n n e

h is s up e r st i t i u s b li e f
o e .

B u t o v e r n igh t a s udd n t r an s f o rm at i o h ad t ak e n
e n

pl ac Th w h l spac e was n e m ass o f a ph d l s

e . e o e o s o e

in full bl o o m Th e s u n s l v e l r ay s f e ll upo t h e ir
’
. e n
22 A B oo k Of G i ants
w hi t bl o sso m s amid which th e m a d e ri n g thr e ad s
e , e n

o f crim o n l o o k e d lik e bl a i g hi e glyphic s

s z n ro .

H y rie u s l o o k d i b w ild e rm e t mix e d w i th a ki d

e n e n , n

o f awe Sl o wly h e advan ce d to ward s thi s bed o f bl o s

.

s m s w hich h ad app e ar e d so s udd e ly

o Th e h e cri e d n . n

o ut .

Fo r th e r e cradl e d in th e as ph o d e l s l ay a bab
, , e

such a child as h i s e y s h ad n e v e r y e t b e he ld Shap ely

e .

an d b eau t i ful an d o f s u gh s iz e as m ad
, o e t hi k o f e n n

th e H e r e s o f l g d h e sl pt p e ac e fully
o e en , e .

O v rco m in g h is t imidi ty at l ast H y rie s g tly

e , u en

pick d up th sl e pi g i fan t Wh en th big blu e ye

e e e n n . e e s

Op n e d a d a sl e py smil e cam e v e r th child s f ac

e n e o e
’
e,

t h e h o n e st f arm e r s h e ar t o v flo we d wi t h jo y at t hi
’
er s

r e aliz at i o o f h is wild e st dr am s M arv e li n g agai

n e . n

at t h w ight o f h i s burd n h e to o k thi s ar th b r

e e e , e -

o n

s o n i n to h i s c o tt ag l aid h im o n h is wn b ed a d e, o , n

s at w at chi g h i s s lumb r in a s o r t
n f e c t acy Fr m e o s . o

t h at t im h e was f at he r a d m th r b o t h t th e child
e n o e o ,

c arryi g it w i t h him wh h e we t ab o u t h is c s ary

n en n ne e s

l ab o r afi ld an d w at chi g v r it wi th an a x i us
e ,
n o e n o

car i n t w hich h is w h l e e xi sten c e see m e d c o n een

e o o

t rate d .

T h e b o y waswe ll w o r th th e se p ai s a d prid H n n e . e

n e v r cri d ; a d h
e se e m e d p rf e c t ly h appy a d
e n e e n co n

t e t d wh n c o uch d i n a n e t
n e e f so f t gr as a d dry
e s o s n

l av s u d e th p e sky wh e r h i f t r fath r
e e n r e o n , e s os e -
e ,

a sh e t il d c o uld k p ao e , y n him M o r v r
ee n e e o . eo e ,

t h y o u n g st r gr w lik e so m
e e t urdy y u n g bull
e H e s o . e

h ad n t e t hi g t r o ubl e s ; pr se n tly h e w as e at i g t h e
o e n e n

sa m e f o o d t h at s e rv e d H y i s him s lf — wi th all th e r eu e
 Th e G i an t W h o Sh i n e s in th e S ky 23

ch ic t p o r t i
o es f h is h ar ; an d h f u d h i l g
ons or s e e o n s e s

alm t a quickly a a y u g p ar t ridg

os s s o n e .

I fac t by th tim wh
n , rdi n ary childr a e e en o en re

b g i i g t t ddl u c r tai ly t hi s b y wh m H y i
e nn n o o e n e n , o , o r

eu s h ad am e d O ri o nwas as t al l as h i s f o st r f at h r n, e -
e .

N did h e c a h is pr digi u s gr o wt h wh e h
or e se o o n e

r ach d th rdi ary limi ts o f m an ki n d : n t v e n

e e e o n o e

O tu an d Ephi al te s wh o r b ll d agai st th e go d s an d
s , e e e n

st r o v to s t M t O ssa up o
e P eli n th at th e y migh t
e . n o

s c al O lympu s i ts lf — o t v en t h e se gigan t ic y o u th s
e e ,
n e

c uld c mpar e wi t h O ri n An d we h av th e w rd f
o o o . e o o

O dy sseu s wh b h e ld th m am n g th e sh ad s in H ade s
o e e o e

t h at t h s p r t n t u s t w i n s w e r e at n i
o e o y e ar s f ag
e o ne o e

fi f ty f ur f ee t i n h igh t an d s o m e t hir te e n acr s s th e

-
o e o

s h uld r s
o e .

H e was as h an d s m as o n o f th e imm o r tal s t o o o e e , ,

t hi s O ri o W ll pr p r t i d a d grac e ful i s pi t
n . e o o o ne n n e

o f h is i h r am d th w o d s a d fi e ld s wi th t h
s z e, e o e e o n e

agili t y a d t ir e l s s n f o f t h e wild cr at ur es ne s o o ne e es

wh s w ay s s m d to h av a n dl s s f asci at i n f
o e ee e e n e e n o or

him .

Hy ie s b gan t o f ar b tt e r th an e v r b f r e f
r u e e e e e o , or

t h e b y w uld r tur n fr m t h se
o o xp di t i wi th e o e e e ons

r abbi ts a d h ar wi th qu ail w o o d pig n s p ar tridg

n e s, , eo , es

a d duck
n which h h ad ar e d o c augh t wi th h i
s, e sn r s

h an d by m udd po u c e a f t r a l g talk
s so e s en n e on s .

Pr tly h is f t r f ath r h o w d him h w to m ak

e se n os e -
e s e o e

a b w a d arr w s ; a d
o n day th e y u g st r p r udly
o n o ne o n e o

app ar d b f r
e th
e b t wi th a r o buck
e o p hi
e e u e u on s

s h uld r
o It wa e o t l n g b f re h
s . h d l ar d t s n o e o e a e ne o

o u twi t th gr at re d stag s f th hill s t o ch ase su c

e e o e ,
24 A B oo k o f G i ants
c e s s f u l ly l g ho r d w i l d g ats an d e ven to bri n g
th e o n -
ne o .

b ack gh am o is fr m th e pr e cipi t u s f astn ss s f r o cky

o o e e o ,

fi cl ad M t C i t hae r n o r th e cr ag s
r -
. o f t wo p ak e d
, o -
e

H e lic o n By th e t im h e h ad r e ach d h is early te en s

. e e

h was alr ady a m igh ty hu n te r wh o h ad m e t an d

e e ,

van qui sh d th lyn x th e w o lf a d th br wn b e ar

e e , n e o ,

wh o c o ul d stan d up to th e c h arg e o f an i n furi at d wild e

bo ar an d w h o se chi e f d es ir e was to tak e in f air figh t

,

th e li o n ski n h e w i sh e d f o r a cl o ak .

Fi e rc e as h e was h o wev e r in attacki n g so m e sn arl

, ,

i n g w ild b east with h is gr e at club h e was al way s g en t l e ,

an d t h o ugh t ful to h i s f o ste r f at h e r a d H y ri e u s m an y

-
n

a t im e bl es se d th e day w h en h i s h o s pi t ali t y h ad f all en

upo n such f rui t ful so il To be s ur e as th e go o d .

,

f arm e r gr e w o l d h is u n b o un d e d p ride in th e f eats o f

,

t hi s st ripli n g ca st at t im e s a r fl e c t d gl o ry up o n him e e

s lf : t h r e w e r e m o m e t s w h n h e l o o k e d up o n O ri o n s
’
e e n e

gr at mu scl s an d t h e t r o phi s o f h is str en gt h an d

e e e

fl e tn e ss alm o st as i f t h e se w r e t o be gre dite d t o h is

e e

v e ry o wn fl sh a d bl o d Y t in th e b o tto m o f h is
e n o . e

h ar t th e r e was e v e r a s light f ee li n g o f awe at t hi s

e

pro digy wh o h ad co m e to c o mfo r t h is o l d age ; an d .

t hi s was d e p e n d w h e n h
e el e arn d o f o n e st ran ge e e

p o w e r w hich th e y o uth p o sse s se d .

Exul ti n g in h i s o w sw if tn ess o f f o o t O ri o was

n , n

on e day ch as in g a r o e buck e n d e av o ri n g t o ru n d o w n,

th e bo u n di n g li ttl cr e at ur e o n q u al t rm s
e Th e d e r e e . e

m ad e f o r th e riv e r an d fi n di g it se lf h ard pr e ss e d
,
n ,

s pr an g in an d s w am t h e w id e st r e am O ri o n cl o se .
,

b hin d e xci te dly plu n g d i afte r h i s qu arry ; an d

e , e n

th o ugh th e wat e r was f ar abo v e h i s h e ad h e ac tu ally ,

 Th e G i an t W h o Sh i n es in th e S ky 25
gai ne d up o n th e de e r in cr ssi g c aught it o n th e o n ,

o ppo s i t e s h o r e a d b o r e th e c arc as s h o m e in t riumph

, n .

It s e m e d p e rf e c tly n atur al to him t o b e abl e t w alk

e o

t hr o ugh th e Wat e r w i th o u t t o uchi n g b o tto m alm o st

, ,

as as ily as o n dry l an d ; bu t H y ri eu s was fill e d wi t h

e

a sto i shm e n t at h i s s to ry an d c o uld s c arc e ly cr e di t

n

i t u n t il h e saw t h e y o u t h a f e w d ay s l ate r p rf o rm e

th e sam e mir acul o u s f e at i n t h e n ighb o ri g l ak e n e,

adv an ci g w i t h gr e at st rid e s t hr ugh fif t y f e e t o f

n o

w at r o n ly h is h ead sh o w i n g ab o v th e surfac e U
e ,
e . n

k o w n to e i th e r o f the m t hi s was th e n atal gif t o f

n ,

P o ido n g d o f th e se a a d wate r s O ri o n t r o ubl d

se ,
o n . e

him s l f li ttl e e o ugh ab o u t w h e n c e it c am e o it s

e n r

s ni gul ari ty ; bu t fr o m t h at h o ur rive rs an d l ak e s w e r e

n o b stacl e to him an d w h en h r o am e d fur t h e r a d

o , e n

r ach d th gr e at sea i tse lf h e f o u d him se l f m ast r

e e e , n e

o f e v n t hi s a d abl e t o t r av e l t hr o ugh t h e s al t s urg e

e , n

an d t h e h e avi n g w av s o f P o s id o n s o wn d o m ai n
’
e e .

Th re af te r t h e f ar th e st c o n fi n e s o f G r e e c e n ay e v
e , , en

Thr ac e M ac e d o n a d r m o te Illyri a c o uld n t at i fy

, n e , o s s

t hi s p as s i o n f o r w an d e ri n g H e l ar n e d t o k o w t h . e n e

asp e c t o f i acc e ss ibl e O lympu s fr o m th e n o r t h an d

n

W st as w e ll as th e f amili ar o e fr o m th e so u th Th e
e n .

u k wn w i t h its n e w an im al s a d fr sh l a d scap
n no ,
n e n e s,

e v e r c all e d him o to w id e r an d w id e r sw i n g s fr o m
n

h is B oeo t i an h o m e .

Wh h e r e ach e d yo u g m an h o o d al l wh o b h ld
en n ,
e e

him agr e d th at h e was h an d s m e st am o n g th so s

e o e n

o f m e — if i d ee d h
n w r f hum an o rigi
n e Th e e o n . e

m aid s o f T a agra Th b s a d Pl atae a did n o t say

en n , e e n

s o much b t th ir ,
y s sp k f t h m wh t h e s w i f t
u e e e o e or e en
26 A B oo k o f G i ants
f o o te d yo un g hu
r sp d past A s f o r h im h e seem d n te e .
'

, e

to s e o e f t h e m av e Sid e w h o se tall b au t y a d
e n n o s , e n

dign i ty m ark ed h u t am n g al l th e gr ac ful girl er o o e s

o f t h at l a d ; a d h ly kn e w t hat wh n h e l k d
n n e on e oo e

upo h e h e wa fill d w i th a v agu e u r st

n r s e n e .

T h e t im c am f th f st iv al f th G r at D ae
e e or e e o e e

d al a w h o c e n S i x t y y ar s al l th e f lk c e l br at d
, en , n i e , o e e

th e r c cili at i o f Z u s a d H e ra
e on on e n .

Fr o m e v e ry c r r f B oeo t i a th p pl e gath r d o ne o e eo e e .

I s l mn pr c s i
n o e h ad d by th pri e st s th y f ar d
o es o n, e e e ,
e e

f r t h i t a a ci t f r t wh r e gi a t ak s st d
o n o n n en o es , e n o oo

s h uld r to sh o uld r s that th e ir migh ty b l s w r

o e e o o e e e

i s
n l s gl m
un e s oo .

Th e pri e st s t so m b il d m e at o th gr u d
e e o e n e o n .

B r athl sly th gr at as se mbl ag w atch d in il c

e es e e e e s en e

a s th bird s dr ppe d thr ugh th ai t o t h i r f e a t

e o o e r e s .

Pr e se tly a rav e app ar d A l o g s igh f xp

n n e e . n o e ec

t an t e xci t m t w t up fr m t h cr wd
e en Th gl sy en o e o . e os

bl ack bird l it e ar th e m eat an d w alk e d awk wardly

'
n ,

t w ard
o it c cki g a s n impud e t y t ward s th
,
o n n e e o e

m t i l s s cr atur s wh o watch e d him s i n ten tly

o on e e e o .

A ssur d f t h ir harml s s ss h s iz ed a pi c o f
e o e e ne , e e e e

t hi s h av s t di n r a d fl app e d away w i t h h i s
e en -
en n e n

pri Ev e ry gaz w as f cu s e d upo n him

z e . e o s .

A h l it o th l w r br a ch f a hug
s e n ak o me e o e n o e o s

di sta c e ff a t r m d u s h o u t fr o m hu dr d s f
n o , e en o s n e o

t hr at s r a g t hr ugh th
o gl o my f r st Ev ry
n o e o o e . e o ne

ru h d t th t r t hu s l e cte d A mid s g a d
s e o e ee s e . on s n

cl am o r m wi t h ax e c u t d w thi gi a t gr wth
,
en s o n s n o .

A d wh n i t cr a h d t en ar t h a t h e r s h u t al arm d
s e o e ,
no o e

th b i rd a d b a t f o mil s ab o u t
e s n e s s r e .
28 A B ook of G i an ts
t hi n gs n ec e ssary to h is h appi s b e s id e s c hasi n g th e ne s

re d d e r a d th e s n arli n g w o lf
e n .

H so ugh t h
e p ar en ts a d d m an d d h e r An d
er n e e .

w h t h y f u d th at Sid e s sur e o f h e r s lf a d
en e o n , o e n

s o c o r ful o f al l sui to r s h ad l o st h e r h e art to th i s

s n ,

tall imp t u o u s y o u th th e y g av e th e ir c o n s t
, e , en .

Th e w ddi g w as th o cc asi oe n Of an o th r c el e bra e n e

tio nalm o st as j y o u s as o n e Of t h e l e s se r D ae d al a
o ,

f or al l th e c u n t ry s id e was pr u d o f th
o u n m atch e d o e

b eauty o f Sid an d O ri o n s r en o w n h ad s pr ad f ar
e,
’
e

a d w id e
n .

E ach gu e st se e m e d to vie w i th al l th e o th e r s in
c mplim e t i g S id wh o h ad v e r l o k d m o r e
o n n e, ne o e

l o v e ly r m o r e u n appr o ach abl e th an i h bridal

o n er

arr ay S O l o ud a d x t r av agan t was thi s ch o ru s o f

. n e

prai s t hat i t ar o u se d th e j al o u sy f so m e o f h e r
e e o

c mrad e s
o .

A f t r al l br o k o u t a bl ack ye d m aide n s pi te
“
e , e -
e

fully sh e is t h e d augh te r o f cr o k e d —l gg d A lph u s

,
o e e e .

O ne migh t t hi k t h ar th m go n th at it was H ra
, o e e o n, e

h r se lf wh o was b i n g m arri e d to thi s wild m an

e e .

O ri b sid e h i brid h eard th e tau t an d tur n e d

on, e s e, n ,

upo th sp e ak e r
n e .

I h av e v r se e n He ra s aid h e ne e B ut I h av e , .

se en Sid — an d sh e is b e yo n d c o mp ar wi th an y m r tal
e e o

I k w U t il I b h o ld th e Go dd e ss f ac to f ac e a d
no . n e e n

fi d I am mi st ak en I sh all b li e v e t h at e v en o n O lym
n , e

p u s t h r e i s n o e t h at c a
e ch all e n g e my brid
n
”
n e .

Th gu st s gas p e d an d dr w back a sp ac e at t hi s
e e e

aud aci o u s s acril e ge Side h o w v e r s mil e d w e ll .

, e , ,

pl as d Fo r in h e r se cr e t h eart sh th o ugh t h e r 3 1
e e . e
'
 Th e G i an t W h o Sh i n e s i n th e S ky 2 9
d en t l o v r po k b t th t ru th a d th at h ad h b e
e s e u e , n s e en

i H r a s pl ac t h e r w o uld h av e b n n n d f th
’
n e e e ee o ee o e

r c n cili at i wi t h Z u s f o r which th e D aedal a was

e o on e ,

h ld
e .

Th l arge y e d Qu
e f H e av en h eard th
-
e ra h e en o e s

s pe ch a d saw th e pre sump t i o n o f thi s e ar th b o r

e n -
n

m aid H en m aj stic br o w s k i t in a g r— an d it
. er e n n e

w as a s i f a cl o u d p ass d acr ss th f ac o f th s e o e e e un .

S t r ly sh r e fu se d th e w ddi n g sacrific e to h r se lf
e n e e e ,

t h e P e rf c t e r a d F u lfill e r an d al l th e f o lk w e r agh ast

e n , e

at thi s p o r t e t n .

B u t Sid st ill s mil e d se r e n e in h e r bli n d c o n c i t

e , e .

A m I n o t p e rf e c t e n o ugh f r yo u to w o r hip !
“
o s

said s h e s o f tly to O ri o n .

H i s ard n t an sw e r was i n te rrup t d by a crash f

e e o

t hu n d e r fr o m t h cl e ar sky Swif tly a gr at d ark n ss e . e e

f ll up o n th smili n g pl ai n Th e m e rrym ak e r s w r e
e e . e

bl an ch d w i th f ar as thi s bl ack e ss n gulf d e v e ry

e e n e e

t hi g n Th e y s po k e in st rai n d w hi s pe r s D ark r a d
. e . e n

d ark r it gr w t ill o n e c o uld o t se e h is te rrifi d

e e , n e

n ighb o r s f ac
e Ev en th e murmuri g s c e ase d A ll
’
e . n .

w ai t d f o r s m dr ad h app i g th y k n w n o t w h at
e o e e en n , e e .

Th s il c e was pi e rc e d by a sudd e s cr am
e en n e .

Sid ! cri e d O ri o n Side ! Wh re a y o ! H

“
e
”
.
“
e re u
”
e

ru h d wildly ab u t up se tti g al l i h i s p ath

s e o ,
n n .

Th r e was t h e so u d f a ru hi n g wi nd n o thi n g
e n o s ,

m o r e Th e n th e gl o o m lif te d as my ste ri o u sly as it

.

h ad c m e o .

B t th brid was o wh e r e t o be f o u d
u e Th e w d
e n n . e

di g p ar ty cr e p t t o th ir h m
n N a r thly y ev r e o es . o e e e e

ag ai n b e h ld t h pr ump tu o u s Sid e Th e w i se o n e s
e e es .
30 A B oo k o f G i ants
whi sp r d that th e e r ag d H r a h ad cas t h r i n to e en e e e

H ad s f h acril g On c m r e O ri r am d
e or er s e e . e o on o e

th f r ts m r fi rc ly t h an e v r
e o es , o e e e e .

It ch c d o day as h cr a h d t hr ugh th t hick

an e ne ,
e s e o e

bu h e b ide a riv e r in h t ch a
s s es f a n bl s tag o se o o e ,

t h at h cam udd ly up a gr up f v e nn ymph

e e s en on o o se s

wh garl a d d wi th fl w r s w r e dan ci g up th
o, n e o e , e n on e

carp t o f gr e m ss e en o .

Th e y c a d t h ir s n g at igh t o f him an d huddl d

e se e o s e

t o g th r b hi d t h tall t i aff righ t

e e e Thi s o e h o w
n e es n . n ,
“

e v r l k d at him i b o ld d fi a c S h was M ai a
e ,
oo e n e n e . e ,

e ld t f th e ev daught r s o f A tl a an d s uch
es o es s en e s,

w a h r b au ty t h at it h ad alr ady t uch d th e h ar t

s e e e o e e

o f th Fath r f th G d s him s lf S t r aigh t an d

e e o e o e .

l d r h s to d ga i n g u d r l v e l br w s at th
s en e s e o ,
z n e e o e

i t rud r a i f ch all n gi g him t appr o ach n e u n d r

n e s e n o o e

th pr t c t i o
e f Z us
o e n o e .

Th r was m thi g ab o u t h r p r ud carri ag a d

e e so e n e o e n

th e p rf c t v al f h f ac th at m ad O ri t hi k f
e e o o er e e on n o

h i l t Sid
s os Th tag was f o rg tt e .Impul iv ly e s o en . s e

h e st p p d f o rw ard to s pe ak t h
e e o er .

A t hi gi a t y o u th wi t h h i s t r a d h aggy s ki n
s s n , o n n s

garm t a d al l flu sh e d wi th th e e x ci t m t o f h is
en ,
n e en

cha cam cl o s r e v M ai a s brav ry f r s o k h r

se, e e ,
en
’
e o o e .

S h e gav a cry o f al arm an d al l th s v n tur n e d an d

e , e e e

fl d t hr ugh th e f r st
e o O ri o n pur su d th m as o e . e e ,

i t i c t iv ly as h e w o uld h av dash d a f t r a s tar tl e d

ns n e e e e

ro e B t t h i surpri
. u an d ch agri o t h y p r o v d al
s se n e e

m t a fl e t f t d as him l f H w o uld h a r t h m
os s e -

oo e se . e e e

ah ad e c at ch a glimp s f t h m b tw n th t r
, or e o e e ee e ee

t ru k s a d
n plu g
n e t ,w a rd t
nh e s p o t— n l y t o b e b affle d o o
 Th e G i an t W h o Sh i n e s i n th e S ky 31

t ime g i At l e g th af te r h o ur s Of pur sui t h

an d a a n . n , , e

was c o mp e ll d to o w him se lf b at en an d giv e up f

e n e or

t h e t im e .

Th n ex t day f u d him c ast i g ab o u t lik

e a y o n n e n

d e rh u d f o r t hi s e lu s iv qu arry Y e t th e y w r e a
e o n e . e s

w ary a h a d whil e h s igh t d th e m acr ss a v al l y

s e, n e e o e

a d re
n w d h is ffo r ts t th e u t m st h
ne e v r e o o , e ne e su c

ce ed d i d r aw i g v
e n as cl o se as th e fir s t t im
n i c e en e, s n e

th frigh t d ymph s h ad a t rick f t wi ti g a d

e en e n o s n n

t ur i g wh
n n h ard pr se d th at alw ay s succ d d i
en es ee e n

c arryi g t h m t f ight a d h ari n g

n e ou o s n e .

Thi w e t n day af te r day t ill it b cam e h is m ai n

s n o e

o ccup at i a d whil hu n ti g gam th t h ugh t f th

on, n e n e e o o e

f ai r M ai a v r k p t him n th al r t M r t ha
e e e c o e e . o e n on e

h alm t u twi tt d h e an d h
e os o Si t rs a d h i d t re r er s e ,
n s e e

mi at i n b c am ly h tte r as t im p ass d
n o e e on o e e .

A t l a t h i Op p r tu i ty c am e—fiv y ar s af t r t h at
s s o n e e e

fir st m m r abl m t i g Fr o m a hill t p h spi d th

e o e ee n . o e e e

gr up i th e lu h m ad o w by th riv r p l t i g ach
o n s e e e , e n e

o th r w i t h a e m
e C au t i u sly h cr p t al g b ack
n o n es . o e e on

o f th e ridge t ill h r e ach d a p i t wh r h f l t sur e e o n e e e e e

h e c o uld c t t h m ff fr m th pr o t c t i g f o r e t Th
u e o o e e n s . en

h e l ap d t o h i f e e t a d s tar t e d d w t h ste p hill

e e s n o n e e

s id e as h e h ad v r nb f r ne e ru e o e .

Watchful fr o m m an y al arm s th y saw him al m o t ,

e s

imm di at ly Wi th hri k s f t rr r th y fl d up th
e e . s e o e o e e e

g tl e m p A h e h ad f o r
en e . i t b c am a r ac
S e se e n , e e e

t os which sh o uld fir t r ach th

ee ar st t gu f s e e ne e on e o

f r t th at thru t t w ard th riv r

o es s o s e e .

Br athl b t t riumph a t O ri f u d him l f t

e e ss u n , on o n se a

th dg f th t gl d th ick t T h gr u p f m id
e e e O e an e e . e o O a ens
 32 A B oo k of G i ants
hal te d fi f ty f e t away al l e xce pt M ai a w e pi g a d
e , e n n

cro uch i n g t th gr u d In th e o p en t h e y w e r e abso

o e o n .

l u tely at h i s m e rcy .

Sl o w ly h e adv a c d to ward s th e m w o n de ri n g m r e
n e , o

than e v e r at t h e gr ac e an d ch arm o f th e l e ad wh e r, o

f ac e d h im t hi t im e w i th l e s d fi a c e y t w i t h u t
s s e n , e o

an y o f th d pair sho w n by h e r s i ste r s S h cal l d

e es . e e

al o ud upo n Z u s f o r aid e .

C l o se a d cl o s r O ri o n appr o ach e d w i th n ev r a
r n e , e

w o rd Th wi t h t h sam e sw if t m o t i n i w hich h e
. en e o n

was w o n t to po u n c up n a t r e mbli g har h c aught

e o n e, e

a t hsi priz — a d r m ai e d i
e n t hi s p s i t i e st ari g n n o o n, n

s t upidly at se v n w hi te pig e o s t h at flu tte r d aw ay

e n e

j u st o ut o f h is gra p an d so ar d up ward t ill t h y dis

s e e

app ear e d i t o t h n blu e o f th e sky e .

Z e u s h ad li st e d t o th e pray r o f M ai a a d i h i
en e , n n s

so v e r e ign po w e r h e c augh t up al l t h e s v e i n to t h e n e

fi m am e t an d t r an sl at e d t he m i to star s th shi n i n g
r n n , e

P l i ad e s
e .

Fo r t h e se c o d t im e i h i s lif e O ri o n re aliz e d w i t h
n n

dull re s tm e t t hat th r e w e r e u n s en p o w e r s b yo n d
en n e e e

h is o wn . Lik e so m e wo un d ed w o lf h e so ugh t a c o uch

in a c av e b e n e at h a gr at o v e rh an gi g r o ck i n th e
,
e n

n earby ravi e an d l ay t h e r
n ,
n ur s i n g h i s gri e v an c e e .

W he n h e fi ally came f o r t h th fair l a d o f H ll as

n , e n e

h ad b e c o m e di staste ful t o him H e se t f o r t h to fi d . n

s o m e c o u n t ry b y o n d th e se as w h e r e h e migh t st ill
e

be m igh t i e st o f al l an d W h e r e n augh t c o uld re mi n d

,

him Of th se r e bu ff s
e .

Wid e w e r h is w an d e rin g s acr o ss th e migh ty s a

e e .

E v e n to S cyll a an d Ch arybdi s h e c am e a d th r e l e ft ,
n e
 Th e G i an t W h o Sh i n e s i n th e S ky 3 3
p rp tu al m m ri al f h i migh t F o n th e Sicili a
e e e o s o s . or n

c ast wh r f ll Charybdi s thr at d v e ry m ari n r

o , e e e e ene e e ,

h buil t a s ickl s h ape d t rip Of pr o t c t i g r o ck t h at

e e -
s e n

f rm d th s af e h arb r o f Z a cl e wh re th a k s to
o e e o n , e ,
n

t hi s s h e l t r t he gr at ci ty f M s i a was to ri s
, e e o e s n e .

A l so acr s s th e trai t fro m hid e u s s ix h ad e d Scyll a

,
o s o ,
-
e

h e hurl e d i to th e Ope n s e a a r o cky m ass th at j u ts

n

fr o m th e s ho re as th e pr o m o n to ry o f Pe l o ru s
wh e re n h e r ar e d a t mpl t h i s pr t ct r P id
o e e e o o e o o se o n,

i w hich th i n h abi tan ts r e ligi o u ly ad o r e d th e se a go d

n e s -

f o th o u san d s o f y ar s t h e r e af te r
r F r a t im e h e
e . o

dw e l t in th e m o u tai n s Of He ra wh en c fi e ry E tna
n , e

co uld be se en to th e n o rt h rumbli g and s po u ti n g , n

f r th flam e as th e c o l o ssal E n c e l adu s s t ill s truggl e d

o

b n e ath its w e igh t

e .

B u t h e c o uld n o t l o n g b e c o te t in an y o n e pl ac e
, n n

so wh n h h ad m aste re d al l th di ffi cul ti e s o f rugge d

e e e

S ic i ly h e t f r t h o n c m r
, e s o e o e .

Thi s t im e h e f ar e d astward agai t ill h e c am e i n to

e n

th e s mili g w at r s Of th
n E g an an d r e ach d th
e e e , e e

craggy i sl o f Chi s wh r fig t r palm an d vi e

e o , e e ee, n

gre w u n d r th e s o f t I o n i a s ky
e n .

Ki g CE p i rul d thi s l an d Of as an d pl n ty
n no on e e e e ,

an d h i s d augh t e r M e r o p e was f am e d thr o ugh al l I o n i a

for h r b au ty
e e .

H ardly h ad O ri o n b eh e ld thi s pri c s s wh e n h e n e

f o u d h is h ar t burn wi thi him at th e s igh t o

n e n r

th o ugh t o f h e B o ldly h d e m an d d h i m arri ag e

r . e e er n .

B t Ki n g (E o p io
u pr o ud f h i li ag a
n n, f o s ne e s so n o

D i o n y u s an d A ri ad t h o ugh t it f a fr m fi tt i g th t
s ne, r o n a

h i s d augh te r sh o uld we d thi s w an d ri g w o o d sm an e n ,

34 A B oo k of G i ants
s up rhum a as h i t r gth migh t b N o t v e nturi g
e n s s en e . n

t o x pr e h i f li g p n ly t h i f rm id bl
ess s ee n lf o e o s o a e, se

i vi t d gu st h t ill m a ag d t d l ay givi g a d c i
n e e , e s n e o e n . e

s iv e a w r ns e .

A f t r th f a hi e f l v r s f all t im s O ri
e s on o m ad o e o e , on e

o ff i g Of h i
er n pe ci al c p aci t i s Th wild cr atur s
s s a e . e e e

Of Chi h ad a h ard t im f
os t ly mu t ki s a d e, o r no on s s n n

fur a d v i s b e l aid at th f t o f th b au t iful

s n en on e ee e e

M e r pe b t h caugh t at th sugg st i
o , u e f th Ki g e e on o e n

t h at h s h uld fr e e th i s l a d fr m th li
e o s a d th re n o e on n o e

d a g r u s b a t s which th n ravag d it a d h ld al l
n e o e s e e n e

t h e i n h abi t a t s in t rr o r n e .

p io s di sappo i n t m e t h e pr v e d fi c
’
T CE o no n n o er er

t h a th be ar s an d li o s e v
n e t h a th e dr ad e d s h ark n , en n e s

Of th s a I t ad f be i g d ev o ur d a th Ki g
e e . ns e o n e s e n

h ad h p d h e br ugh t b ack
o e ,
t r phy af t e r a
o th r one o no e ,

alw ay s d m a di g wi th o u t d
e n r dire c tn e ss th e thi g
n ,
oo , n

h e h ad s t h i s h ar t o n e e .

H i s c t y p at i c wa
s an xh au st d l n g b e f o r th
en e s e e o e e

wily m arch s t ck f pr t x t s H is n atur

on
’
s o d o e e . e an

h abi t h d v r b a t s iz
e what h w an t d : i h i
e e en o e e e e n s

u ual h eadl g f a hi n h att mp t d p ly t c arry

s on s o e e e o en o

O ff M r p by f rc ; a d f ai li g i h is fir s t e ff o r t
e o e o e n n n ,

m ad e n o s cr t Of h is i t t i to t y agai n
e e n en on r .

T h w ily (E e p i c c e al d h i r
nos t m n t a
on d on e s e en e n

b ad th h ad t r g ui t r t a b qu t In fri dly
e e e s on s o o an e . en

f a hi h pli d h im w i th h ady wi e fr o m th lu ci u
s on e e e n e s o s

grap s f A i ia e o r us .

Th wh v h i s gi a t t r gth wa r l ax d t h
en . en e en n s en s e e , e

r yal sl av s t up him bli d d him an d cast him

o es e on ,
n e ,

o u t up n th e s as h r e t o p eri s h
o e o .
36 A B oo k of G i ants
w h re d we l t a d l ab r e d th e cu nn i n g st o f al l smi th s
e n o e ,

th e l am e go d H p h wst o s H e r e in a cav rn st r t chi g

e .
, e e n

do wn be n e ath th e c ean fl o o r h e h ad h ad h i w rk o , s o

sh p o v e r s in c e Z u s h ad hurl e d him fr o m O lympu

e e s,

an d h r e h e w r o ugh t s uch m arve l s as t h e arm s

e f o

A chill s th e sce p t re o f A gam e mn o n a d th e f atal

e , , n

n ckl ac e o f H a rm o n i a
e .

G uid d by th ri n gi g hamm e r st ro k e s O ri o n at
e e n ,

l e n gth re ach e d t hi s sub t rran ean f rge a d t ld h i s e o n o

s t o ry Th e imm o r tal cr af t m an wa m v d t
. s e s s o e o e

s uch b o dily p e rf e c t i o n m a e d an d h lpl e ss t hr o ugh rr e

l o ss o f s ight .

H e c all d o n e o f h is w rkm e n
e Tak C dali o e e on

w i th yo h e said H will guid y t th e s p t

u,
”
.
“
e e ou o o

w h e r e th e S n ri e s I kn o w H li s w ll : did I t
u s . e o e no

m ak e th g lde b o at w h i ch c arri him b ack ach

e o n es e

n igh t al o g th , b o rd r o f th e ar th to th E ast n c
n e e e , e o e

m r ! B f o r e h i gl e amin g y s v ry d ark e s mu t
o e e s e e e e n s s

r t r at ; f th e A ll se e r pi e rc e s thr ugh a y bl ack e s

e e or -
o n n s .

It i s fr o m him al o n t h at y o u m ay r e c o v e r yo ur e y ee

s igh t
”
.

O v e r j o ye d at an y d e fi n i te h o p e O ri o n pl ace d C ,
c

d ali o u o n h i s sh o uld e r s h ast n e d up fr m th e c av e r n , e o ,

a d o n c e m o r e plu n g e d i n to th e r o lli g br e ak r s
n n e .

Dir c te d by him h e carri e d h e j o ur e y d ast w ard

e ,
n e e ,

e ast w ard e v e r Past m an y a st ran ge l a d h sp d

. n e e ,

h o ldi g to th e m ark as a h o mi n g pige n h ld s t o w ard s

n -
o o

h i s di stan t r e m mb e e d c o te e r .

Lo n g an d w ary was th e way ; b t o thi g m att re d

e u n n e

sav e t pr ss o n to wa rd s th g d f light A d at
o e e o o . n

l ast h r ach e d that l v e ly bay in th e ul t im ate E a t

e e o s
 Th e G i an t Wh o Sh i n e s i n th e S ky 3 7
w h r He li o s m o u n ts th e sky e ach m o r n b hi d h is
e e e n

sno w whi t st e d s
-
e e .

H r e h e pl ac d C dali n o n h i s f et agai
e e Th e o e n . e

l att r pr o st rat d him lf f ac e to e ar th l s t h be s mi t

e e se , e e

ten by th t rribl brilli a c O f th e S u g d B u t

e e e n e n -

o .

O ri st d e r ct awai ti g th e co mi g o f th D ay
on oo e , n n e .

Th e br o o di g n igh t t r e mbl d a d dr w b ack n e n e .

Thr o ugh th m o r i g mi t app ar d E o s go dd s f

e n n s e e , es o

th e d aw n a d h r ald o f h r brilli a t br o t h r
n e N w e n e . e

ri s n fr o m h o c a c uch w i th ruddy h ai r st r am
e er e n -
o , e

i g ab v e h
n saffr
o c o l o r e d ma tl sh adv an c d i
er on -
n e, e e n

h er g ld ch ari t wh il h e r o sy fi g r s pri kl d
o en o , e r n e s n e

d w up
e th e ar t h fr m th e v as
on e sh c arri d Th o e e e . e

d aw br z e st ruck myste ri u s t s Of mu ic fr m
n ee o no e s o

h er t r e e s lik t h o ess f a E o li a h arp e s o n n .

O ri n c o uld o t s thi s graci u s vi si n as h e sto d

o n ee o o o

t h r s tark a d xp c t an t
e e Y t n m i flu c f th e e . e so e n en e o e

c l rful m r i g fr sh ss which f ac d h im so f t d
o o o n n e ne e en e

h i c o u t a c i t a s mil
s n en nf pl a ur
e n o e o e s e .

A d a E o s l k e d up
n s th p rf ct e ss f h ioo on e e e n o s

st r o g nb au t i ful y u th sh l v d him B di g
,
e o , e o e . en n

d w sh pr d a ki ss up h is f r h ad whi p r
o n, e e sse on o e e , s e

i g: B
n
“
f g o d h e ar t
e o H li s c m s o
”
. e o o e .

S h pa d o
e Th e h av s bl az d wi th purpl
s se n . e en e e

a n d crim a d g ld st r am r s
so n sh o t i g up t
n th o e e , o n o e

z i th fr m th c r al o f t h ri i g S g d
en o e o on e s n un -
o .

O t Of th r i ppli g blu w at r
u e f th bay li f t d h i n e e s o e e s

m aj tic vi age Th e i t l r abl gl am O f h is y

es s . n o e e e e es

f ll full up th sigh tl
e onrb s Of O ri e e ss o on .

I t tly t h bl i d d gi a t saw c m r
n s an e B t n e n on e o e . u

se e ni g h was c t rai d f th fir t t im i h is
, e ons ne or e s e n
38 A B oo k o f G i ants
li f e to h e ad b fo r e th at fi ry gl an c e Wh en
bo w h is e e .

t h e go d h ad whirl d o n upw ard h e pick e d up th e e ,

t r e mbli g C d ali o n s e t him o n h i s sh uld e r s ag ai

e n, o n,

a d t ur
n d b ack t w ard s Lem n s f h is wr ath ti l l
ne o o , or s

bur e d h tly agai t (E p io

n o Y t amid h i gr i m
ns no n . e s

t h ugh t s O f v
o g a c e e v e r an d agai th r s u d d
en e n , n e e o n e

t h o s f ai t mu s ic br at h s t h at h ad c m e t
e n -

him wh e n
e o o

E O S p as e d by ; a d e v r an d agai n h e w o uld f l h e r
s n e ee

s o f t lip s ag ai t h i br o w ns s .

Lik e s o m e drippi g se a m o st r h st pp e d up n n n e , e e o

t h e b each o f Chi s Ov rb eari g al l wh w uld stay

o . e n o o

him h dr o v, e t w a rd th pal ac CE p i h w
e on o s e e . nO o n, o

e v r h ad b w ar e d O f h i c mi g a d h ad hast ily
e , een n s o n n

hid him s lf i a l abyri thi c av r b ath th

e n n ne e n en e e

gr u d S arch a h e might O ri c uld t di sc v r

o n . e s , on o no o e

hi s e my
en a d wa r lucta tly f rc d t f r go th
, n s e n o e o o e e

r t ribu t i h e h ad pl a d
e on nn e .

H e t h ugh t t h ot o l e av t hi s ill m en d i sl B t e -
o en e e . u

th e e xt m r i g E s
n wh o h d
o n n t f o rg o tt him
o ,
a no en ,

carri e d him O ff to D l o s Si c h Ti ta hu b a d e . n e er n s n

h ad b e n s l ai by th l igh t i g
e n f Z u s h cl aim d e n n s o e , s e e

t h e righ t t m arry thi h a d o m hu te r B t th e

o s n s e n . u

c o u n cil f th e go d s r j c t d h pl a S h e d ar d o t
o e e e er e . e n

r s i st t hi s upr m de cr e o s rr o wful l y sh e l f t him

e s e e e , s o e .

N w t hi t i n y i sl
o f D l o s h ad b
s th e bir t hpl ac e
e o e een

o f A p o ll a d A r t mi s o F rm e rly c all d O ty gia it

n e . o e r ,

h ad fl at d hi th e r an d t hi th r b e f o r th w i d s ; b t
o e e e e n u

wh L eto cam e t o giv bir th t t h se twi n childr

en e o e en

o f Z u s an d f o u d
e ,
o r fug l wh r in al l th
n n e e e se e e e

w ld th might y rul r Of O lympu fi x d it firmly i

or , e e s e n

i t pl ac by f ur ch ai
s e o f ad am a t ; an d f r v r a f t r
o ns n o e e e
 Th e G i an t W h o Sh i n e s i n th e S ky 39

i t w as cr d t th thr divi i t i s th ugh m r p

sa e o e ee n e , o o e ar

ti l l y t A p ll
c u ar o o o .

L i ttl r v r c awe was t h r

e e i O ri o s mi d
e en e or e e n n
’
n ,

h w v r wh h f u d him lf al up thi r cky

o e e , en e o n se o ne on s o

i l t H r ali d t h at f a t hird t im i vi ibl p w r

s e . e e z e or e n s e o e s

h ad c o m b t w him a d th w m a h th o ugh t h i ;
e e een n e o n e s

w r t Of al l th r w
o s ag ai ,t wh m h c uld
e e as n o o ne ns o e o

dir c t th h t r t m n t th at fl e x e d e v e ry migh ty
e e o e se n e

mu cl f h i b dy
s e o s o .

Hi c umi g wrath m ade so m e ac t i o n a n e c e ssi ty

s on s n .

H s tar t d up t h cr aggy s l p e o f M t C y th o bur s t

e e e o . n s,

i g t hr ugh th e ta gl d t hick t l api g fr o m o e

n o n e e , e n n

b uld r t a th r t ridi g acr o s s d p cl f t i th

o e o no e , s n ee e s n e

r ck — w i th a v agu e id a th at fr m th c mm a di g
o ,
e o e o n n

s ummi t f th h il l h migh t sp y o e f t h e s hidd n

o e e n o e e

e n mi s w h o t hu
e e t hw ar t d him s e .

A h e squ s d thr ugh a arro w p as s at th e f o t

eez e o n o
‘

f a riv n f ac f r ck h i s hu te r s e y c augh t t h e
’
o e e o o , n e

bl ck S p t m rki g a c av e tra c ; a d th gri ly

a o a n e n n e n e z z

h air at th p i g t ld him it w a w lf s d
s e o en n H o as o
’
en . e

p au d i t i c tiv ly a d p r d i t th gl m f t h
se ns n e n ee e n o e oo o e

c av r A ch ru s f high yappi g b ark s pr cl im d

e n . o o n o a e

th pr e c f a f amily o f cub s
e se n e o .

H h itat d a m m t w d ri g i f h c uld f rc e
e es e o en , on e n e o o

h i br d h uld r s t hr ugh t h
s oa s p i g Th h
o e o e O en n . en e

s pr a g t h i f t a d f c d ab u t a h h ard b hi d
n o s ee n a e o , s e e e n

h im a arl th t t hr
sn t d i ta t d g r a ea en e ns n an e .

A f w f t aw y th h ad f a hug h w l f p
e ee a ,
e e o e s e -

o ro

tru d d fr m t h gl
e y gr l av f th d
o el ur l o ss ee n e es o e e n se a e .

Th cr tur h d ju t dr p p d a f aw it h d b
e ea e a s o e n a een

bri gi g h m a d th bl di g c arca s l ay u h d d
n n o e, n e ee n s n ee e
40 A Bo ok of G i ants
at th e dge o f th e t hick et It s gr e n e ye s bl az e d w i th
e . e

d adly i n te n t i n ; th l o g h air n it s n e ck bri stl d up

e o e n o e

t r aigh t ar u d th e bl o o d — s p o tte d j aw s i n t o a M du sa s
’
s o n e

h ad o f t e rr o r
e .

O ri n h ad bar e ly t im e to th r o w u p o n e gu ardi n g
o

a m wh e
r , t h e fi e rc e bru t e spr an g at h i s t hr o at
n Ev n . e

t h w ild b o ar at bay h as n o fury c o mp ar abl e w i th t h at

e

Of th e h u n t i n g w o lf m o the r p r o te ct in g h e yo u g -

, r n .

B u t f o r th e gi an t s i n st i c t iv e d e f e s iv e m o v e m en t it
’
n n ,

m igh t h av e g n e b adly e v n w i t h him

o A s it was th e e .
,

d rippi g t e th c augh t h o l d o f a f o ld o f h i s s ki n gar

n e

m e n t a d h stagg r e d agai n st th e ro ck w all at th e

,
n e e

imp act Of th e an im al l an di g o n h is sh o ulde r n .

Thi s d at h gr appl e qui te s ui te d th e hu n te r s o wn

e -
’

s av ag m o o d H i s e y e s bl az e d as bal e fully as th se
e . o

o f t h e w o lf Wi th a m o t i o n as s wi f t as t h at o f a
.

p an th e r h e gripp d th an im al s upp r jaw w i th h is e e

’
e

r igh t h a d He avi g it fr e fr o m h is sh o uld r h is

n . n e e ,

l f t h an d c augh t th e l o we r jaw b e f r th o s w ick e d

e o e e

f a gs h ad t im t cl se upo h is fi ge r s
n e o o n n .

Th en p u tt i g f o rth h is full migh t h e f airly to re

,
n ,

th e st ruggli n g b e a t s j aw s as un d e r an d d ash e d it
’
s ,

li f e l e ss agai st a b o ulde r n .

H e w as a s up e rb figur e as h e sto d the r e in t h e o

full vigo r O f h is ar u s d p w e r s It migh t h av e be en o e o .

o e o f th e Ti tan br o d d e fyi n g an y f o rc e o f e ar t h
n o

o r h av n se Y t i n t e ad o f b i g m o n st r o u s h e was
e . e s e n ,

b e aut i ful— m an ho d in it s p e rf e ct i o n t h ugh e nl arge d

o o

f a b y n d c o mm o n hum an i ty
r e o .

W e ll do n e ! s aid a cl ar v o ice b e hi n d h im A
“ ” “
e . .

”
fitt i n g e d f o th e f aw n kill e r
n r -
.
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O ri o n tur d— an d t o h is surpri se h is limb s
ne ,

t r mbl e d as t h e y h ad n o t d o e at s igh t o f th e att ack

e n

i g bru te
n .

A tal l m aid e ly fi gur sto o d be sid a cypr ss t r e e

n e e e

wh o se twi st d r o t s di app ar d i t a r ck cr e vic

e o s e e n o o e .

S h h ld a b o w a d h
e e right h a d till gripp e d th
,
n er n s e

l g arr w w hich sh h ad cl e arly b n h o ldi g igh t d

on o e ee n s e

ag ai st t h e w lf
n ady t di charg th i sta t th
o , re o s e e n n e

m an s e m d t be g tt i g th e w o r s t Of th e st ruggl e
e e o e n .

H e mbr id r d chi t
er w as gir t t th k n e s ; h
o e e on o e e er

l g h air i t ricat ly w v ab o u t h r h ad was b o u d

on ,
n e o en e e n

by a fill t o which sh o e a s ilv r cr e c e n t ; u p o n h e

e n n e s r

f t w r Cr ta san d al w h o se cr o ssi g tho g s w e r e

ee e e e n s, n n

h ld by mb o e d s ilv r cl a p s Sl d e r y u t hfu l
e e ss e s . en , o ,

al iv wi t h vi tali ty w i t h s parkli g gr at y s a d smil

e , n e e e n

i g lip s sh e se e m d as sh r pl ac d th e arr o w i h
n ,
e ,
e e e n er

quiv e r to br ath e f o r t h that v ry spiri t Of th f r t

,
e e e o es

which h ad v e r draw O ri o n i t o th e m o st i n t im at
e n n e

d p th s o f n ature s w ild e sse s I n d e d as h e gaz d

e
’
n . e , e

s t upidly at t hi s r adi a t cr at ur e sh e app e ar d lik th n e , e e e

v ry mb o dim n t o f al l h is d e e p e st l o gi g s u n e x
e e e n n ,

pr ss d a d e v u r e alize d by him se lf
e e n en n .

“
A i ! sh e e xcl aim d N ev e r h av I s n such a
”
e .
“
e ee

o ne am g th so s f m e I am A r t mi s H en c e
on e n o n . e .

f r th we sh al l hu t t g th r y o u a d I
o n o e e ,
n .
”

F o t h fir t t im i h i s lif O ri
r e s f l t humbl It e n e on e e .

was o t t h at sh n am d h r se l f d augh t r Of Z u s : b t
n e e e e e u

t h av t h c mp a i
o e hip f thi Shi i g O i th
e o n o ns o s n n ne n e

lif h l v d w a a b o which
e e o e t r e gt h o f h i c uld
s on no s n s o

w i ; a d h i s h ar t b at wi t h l wly gr at i tud
n n e e o e .

Th n th s l f s ffic i t m a r a s r t d him s lf
e e e -
u en n e s e e e .
42 A B oo k of G i ants
Le t us Th e r i s o cr atur e Of th e
go , sa id he . e n e

w o o d s th at can e scap e o r d e fy m e .
”

T h e g o dd e s mil d as i f pl as d wi t h h i s b o a t ful
ss e , e e s

ne ss Thi s i sl will hardly c tai n uch hu t r s a

.
“
e on s n e s

we L t
.
g t Cr e t e Th e r a e m u tai s t h at
us o o e . e r o n n

dw arf O a a d P li n Th r w m ay ra ge fr m
ss n e o . e e e n o

th p rp t u al s w o f Ida to th Oliv e —fil l d v al e s f

e e e no e e o
”
Iardan o s .

J yfully O ri o n str o d e b sid e h r d o w th e rugg d

o e e n e

s id of eC y th H h p d t h y migh t
n c u te ros . e o e e en o n

so m e m st r th at h e migh t at c pr te c t h is c m
on e , on e o o

p i o a d h w h is p w e r A d A rt mi s p e rc ivi g
an n n s o o . n e ,
e n

h i t h ugh t s mil d ag ai i pl asur

s o , e n n e e .

S u thward ac r o ss t h e s a t h y j o ur y d t th e l a d
o , e e ne e o n

o f Mi o s A d h e r e t h e y s p t l g g ld
n . d ay i
n en on o en s n

r ami g o v e r th e l gt h an d br e ad th f thi s i l e f
o n en o s o

m o u ntai s a d c av e s an d upl an d p astur e pl at au a d

n n e s n

f r t il e s a l v e l v all e ys Th y w ag d r l t l e wa
e e -
e . e e e en ss r

ag ai st th e kill e r s t h at pr y e d up n t h
n wild h rd e o e e s

w ho m A r te mi s h ld u d e r h e pr te ct i o : t ill t th i s e n r o n o

d ay it i s r e c rd ed t h at n o t a w lf a b e f o un d i
o o c n n

Cr t e pl en t iful as t he y st ill a e in e ighb ri g l and s

e ,
r n o n .

O ri o was w ll co n t t Li f h ad b e c m a i fi
n e en . e o e n n

n it l y rich r thi g t h an h e h ad e v r im agi d

e e v n e ne , e en

wh e h h ad t h ugh t it at th e full
n e F c h o . or on e e

was w illi g t o w ai t p at i e tly f r t h at which h e m t

n n o os

d e sir e d .

F r t hi s C o mr ad e was th t ru w m a h h ad v r
o e e o n e e e

s ugh t
o D augh t r O f Z u th ugh h was t rrib l
. e e s o s e , e e

a s w as h w rath pr o ud as sh might b Of h t i t l
er ,
e e er e

o f P ar th e no h f l t sur sh b l g d t him a d
s, e e e e e on e o , n
44 A B oo k o f G i an ts
to b e at agai t t h e san d i l am tat i
“

ns gr wi n g s n en o n, o

l ud r an d y e t l o ud r
o e e .

The urg d o n by P s id n th wav e s pa s d fr m

n e o e o , e s e o

o ne to a t h r an d pr e n t ly l aid at h
no e f t— th e
, es er ee

d ad b o dy o f h Co mrad e wh m h h ad thu s u
e er , o s e n

wi tt i n gly sl ai n .

A t t hat th H u n t r s k e w what it was to w e p

e es n e ,

e v as th e d aught r f m
en Bi tt rly sh r e pr ach d e s o en . e e o e

A p ll wildly h r pr ach d h r s lf
o o, s e e o e e e .

H p e S pran g up agai w i t hi n h as h e th o ugh t Of

o n er s

A cl p i u s W ll sh k e w th e skill o f t hi s child o f
s e . e e n

A p ll o wh o h ad add d t h i i h ri tan c e al l th e w is
o , e o s n e

do m o f Chir n t h ce taur H is f e ats o f h ali g

o e n . e n

h ad appr o ach d mir acl s a d it was whi pe r e d t hat

e e , n s

h h ad v en s say d wi th s ucc s t h fi al mir acl Of

e e e e e s e n e

r e sto ri g th d ad to li f H c o uld n t r e fu se h is
n e e e . e o

a id to h e r .

Swif tly sh e b r aw ay th e b o dy acr o ss th e s a t o e e o

A rgo li s w h r th t mpl f A scl piu s s t o d n ar

,
e e e e e o e o e

Epid auru s .

Un willi n gly th sag f h e ali n g h ark en e d to h e r e e o e

pl a f o h f ar d t x e rci s h is art u p o n o n e wh o
e , r e e e o e e

h ad pr e sum d t alli a c wi t h divi n i t y

e Y e t t o h is
o n e .

f at h r s tw i h e c uld r e fu se n o thi g
e
’
n o n .

H se t ab o u t h i s w o rk
e Skilfully h e co mpo u d d . n e

e lixir s ; so l e mn ly h e pe rf o rm e d th e my stic ri t s o f h i s e

craf t .

B t at th e m o m en t o f c o n summ at i o n h is f o rebo d
u ,

i g s pr o v e d bu t t w e ll f o un d e d A ll see i n g Z e u
n oo .
-
s

p e rce iv ed th c o fu i o t hat mu st r e sul t o n e ar th i f

e n s n

s uch r e surr c t i o w r e p e rmi tt d ; so h e he ark e n e d to

e n e e
 Th e G i an t W h o Sh i n e s i n th e S ky 45
th e pro t ts f H ad s a d sudd ly l w th t o wi se
es o e ,
n en s e e o -

phy ici an wi th
s Of h is t hu d rb l t s
o ne n e o .

S O f a t h e Thu d r r did l i t
r t th n pr ay e r s f
e e s en o e o

A r t mi : h e pl ac e d th b e aut iful gi a t
e s high s a
e n on a

c t l l at i o n in th sky
o ns e e .

Th r e y o u m ay s h im st ill i f y o u a e o f th e hu nt
e ee r

i g cr a f t an d ally f r t h a f t r W ildf wl b f o r e E o s
n s o e o e

flu h s th e e a t r sky Th thr e tar s i a st raigh t

s e s e n . e e s n

li i h is j w e l d b l t gl am
ne n e th m t
e e p icu e as e os co n s

o s o r n am e n t o f t h
u S p a gl d sky ; b l w a e v e n e n e e o n

l arg r whi t tar Rig l m ark s th e gi a t s l f t f o t ;

e e s , e , n
’
e o

whil e t paz B t lge u se bl az s o n h i s sh uld r at an

o e e e o e

e qu al di tan c ab ve A t h is h e l s f ll w s h is fai th
s e o . e o o

ful d g wh r Siriu s n o w gl eam s whi te bu t l o o k e d

o , e e ,

r dly d w so m t h u sa d s o f y ar s ago B f o r him

e o n e o n e . e e ,

wi th f air M ai a chi e f am o n g th m st ill fly th e Pl e i ad e s e , ,

t h ugh h e h d s t h m n o t
o ee e .

Thu s glidi n g thr ugh th s il t s ph e r

,
“
o a d e en e n

gir t w i th go ld th e gi an t h un te r s e ek s h is l o st A r te mi s
,
”

st ill .
 C H A PT E R III
TH E O U T W I TT I N G OF P O LY P H E M U S
R O Y h ad f all e A f t r te y ar s i ge by a n . e n e
’
s e

hu n dr d t ho u san d o f G r e c s mighti st wa
e e e
’
e r

r i o r s th r ampar ts buil t by P o s id o n h ad st ill pr o v d

,
e e e

impr g abl e t a saul t ; t h f ll arr o w s f H racl s

e n o s e e o e e

add d t o e t hi s h t h ad f ail e d t o acc o mpli sh wh at

os

H racl s him lf h ad d
e e S i gl h a de d B u t fi n ally
se one n e -
n .
,

at t h app i t d t im
e t r at ag e m h ad s ucc e d e d w h r
o n e e, s e e e

f o rc e h ad pr o v d f n av ail : th m st r u s w o o d n
e O o e on o e

h r wi thi n which cro uch d wily O dy ss u s an d h is

o se , e e

ch ba d h ad wr o ugh t Ilium s d w f all — l avi g

o sen n ,
’
o n , e n

th w o rld v t ill thi day a pr g a t pr o v rb : t

e e en s e n n e o

b w a r th
e e e my b ari g gif t s
e en e n .

A m g th G r k s summ e d by Ki g M l au s t
on e ee on n en e o

r e c aptur H l e th i c mpar abl th r was

e e n e n e t o e, e e non o

e qu al O dy ss u s as a c mbi e d w arri r l ad r a d
e o n o , e e n

c u s ll r T O him h ad b
o n e o . aw ard d th c l ti l een e e e es a

a rm s Of A chill s ; i t w as h wh o s cr t ly s t l aw ay
e e e e o e

th eP all adium th gu ardi an im age wh o s pr s ce

, e e e en

m ad Tr y i n vul r abl e ; thr o ugh h is c u l a d u d r

e o ne
‘
o n se n n e

h i s l ad r hip th f at e ful w d e h o r s e h ad br o ught

e e s , e oo n

th fi al vic t o ry
e n .

H h ad d o e h i s u t m st t e v ad e th e c all t o Tr y
ne o o o

in th fir st pl ac e f o r th racl e h ad f o r to ld that i f
e, e o e

46
 Th e O u tw i t tin g Of P o ly p h e m u s 47
he w en t w uld b t w ty y ar b f r h h o uld
, it o e en e s e o e e s

ag ai s n h is b l o v d i l
ee f I th ac a e e s e o .

It h ad alr ady t ak h alf f thi dau t i g t rm t

e en o s n n e o

c mpl t t h bj c t f th exp di t i
o e e e o B t n o w th
e o e e on . u e

Tr j an st r gh ld wa a fi ry m m ry H l w as
o on o s e e o . e en

r to r d t h righ t ful hu sba d Th r r m ai d

es e o er n . e e e ne

m r ly th v y g f a f w hu dr d mil b ack
e e e o a e o e n e es ,

t hr ugh t ho i l a d t udd d E g a a d ar u d th
e s n -

s e e n n o n e

Pl p
e o u t bri g h im c m r t h i w k i g
o nnes s, o n on e o e o s o n n

d m t t h at p at i t P
o , o l p w h aw ait d h i r tur
en en e o e o e s e n,

a d th
n b aby e ( w a b by l g r b t th di
so n , no a no on e u e
“
s

cr t T l m achu ) t wh m h i s sir was b t a am

ec
”
e e s , o o e u n e .

Sur ly th e t h ay r mu st h av
e so o e rr d : i t c u l d
s t e e e o no

t ak y ar f h i gal l y s to c v r th d i ta c v r
or n e o e
:

e e s s e o e e s

which h i h ar t a d t h ugh t p d so wif tly

s e n o s s e s .

Y t i t w a wi t h a
e l m c u t a c th at t h h r
s so e n o n en n e e e o

m ad ff ri g s t th G o d a d b ad e h i f ll w r s
e o e n o e s, n s o o e

lo o se th s ail e f h i t w lv e t u t hip b f r th
s o s e s o s s e o e e

so u t hw st br e e F n k ew b tt r th h h w
e z e . or o ne n e e an e o

l ittl migh t th u t m o t hum a skill a d wi d m av ail

e e s n n s o

a gai st t h e d cr
n s f O lympu s e ee o .

N such f r b di g s cl ud e d th e mi d s O f i h is i l a d
0 o e o n o n s n

er s . Th t h o ugh t Of h o m e af t r t h s y ar s f t il
e , e e e e o o

a d p ril
n a
e t hr ugh t h ir v e i
,
r n lik a lixi r Wi tho e ns e n e .

s h o u t Of jo y as d aw br k fr h a d cl ar e ach
s ,
n o e es n e ,

cr e w r ac d it l o g k l d high pr w d gall y d o w
e s n -

ee e ,
-
o e e n

th e l pi g b ach Drippi g th y scr am bl d ab ard

s o n e . n , e e o ,

e v ry m a t h i thw ar t I u i
e n o th sr s h it th . n n so n e oa e

w at r wi t h p w rful t r k t th m ur O f a
e o e s o e s, o e e as e n

e x u l t a t ch a t
n Th yard w r h i t d il
n . e s e e o s e , sa s nu

cl w d l w r d a d m ad f t U d r th f l l wi g
e e ,
o e e n e as . n e e o o n
48 A B ook of G i ants
w i d and th e r o w e r s vigo r th v rmilli o n ch eek e d
n
’

, e e -

gall ey s l eap e d lik liv e t hin g s acr o ss th e qui e t wat r s

e e

t h at curl e d ab o u t t h e ir pr o w s .

It was n o t s qui e t as th y passe d o t o f th e p o

o e u r

t e ct e d h arb o r f th st i ff br
, z was b egi i g t
or e ee e nn n o

m ak e th e l api n g wav e s bl o m i to whi t ; b t wi th

e s so n e u

yard s brac d a d o ar s b e di g th y st o d aw ay
e n n n , e o

s to u t ly i n t o th e n r t hw e st B tw e en L e m s an d Im
o . e no

br o s t he y p ass d f o rc e d e v r m re t o rt hw ard by
e , e o o n

t h e gr wi g w i d t ill t h y c o uld se
o n n , th e w o o d e d e e

h e igh t Of S am o thrace to l e w ard ; a d w hil e m o st f

s e n o

th e u thi ki n g e j o ic e d t o f e l th e plu gi n g v s se l s
n n r e n e

s p e e d s o f ast t hr o ugh t h wav s O dy u was f a e e , s se s r

f ro m sat i sfi e d r ealizi g th at th y w e r e n o w h ead d

, n e e

alm st dir e c t ly aw ay fr o m t h ir pr p e r c ur s e
o e o o .

H e was gl ad en ugh as d ark n e b ga t f al l t

o ss e n o , o

s ee ah ad t h e m o un tai n o u s
e h r e Of Thr ac a d to s o e, n

b e ach h is v ss l s b e e ath th e s tar s o th e a dy st rip

e e n n s n ,

n e ar t h m o u th O f a c o v e w hich h is c ar e fu l y h ad
e , e e

n o te d .

M r n i n g sh o we d th m h ard by th e ch i e f to wn o f th e
o e

C ic o n i a wh o i n h abi te d th o se sh o r e s Th e y w e r
n s, . e

barb ari a s th e se Thraci a s an d pr o pe r s po il f o r war

n ,
n ,

lik G r k s Lau chi g h i s gall e y s a d l avi g guard s

e ee . n n n e n

ab o ard O dy sse u s l d h i s I t h ac a s agai n t t hi s ci ty

,
e f n s o

Ism a u s sur o f an asy vic t ry as h ad b e en t h e ir s

ur , e e o

s o Of t n b e f o r e
e .

In o e s wi f t a aul t t h e y v rwh e lm d t h e pl ac e
n ss o e e ,

sack d it
e a d divid d th
,
n b o ty Th e th prud n t
e e o . n e e

l e ad r o rd r d a i tan t r e tr at to th e w ai t i g v ss l
e e e n ns e n e e s .

B u t h is i n fl am e d so ldi e r s wh o h ad d ru k d ee p o f ,
n
 Th e O u tw i tt i n g o f P o ly p h e m u s 49

Thraci an wi co uld n o l ge r be c n t r ll d T h e y
n e, on o o e .

b ga t s l aught r th cr o k h o rn d x n an d th e
e n o e e o -
e o e

sh p pr p ari g by th s ho r e f r a t riumph an t c aro u se

ee , e n e o .

A ll ight th wild f east l ast d

n e e .

Th wh n di scipli n was rel axe d w h at h ad b en

en , e e , e

f r n by th i r l ad e r cam e to p ass Th C ic o n i a s
o e se e e e . e n

wh h ad e s c ap e d h ad c all e d upo n t h e i r n e igh bo r s f o r

o

aid A t d aw n t h e se b e gan to gat h e r o n h o r s b ack

.
, e ,

i n war ch ari o t s o n f o o t t hick as l av e s an d fl o w e r s

, , e

in S pri n g .

T h e G r e e k s n o w li sten e d t o th e ir l ead e r It was .

t o o l at e to tak e t o th e sw if t s hip s bu t t h e y se t t h e m ,

s e lv s in b attl e arr ay as th e e n e my bur st up o n t h e m

e .

S to u tly th e y f o ugh t w hil e th e brass t ipp e d sp ear s car ,

-

ri e d d e ath to b o th sid s Fo r n early th e w h o l e day e .

t h e y m a ag d t h o ld th e ir gr o u n d ag ai st th e pr e ss
n e o n

i g mul t i t ud e ; bu t to w ard s s u n s t th e n umb e r s o f th e

n e

f e be gan t o t ll
o Th G r ci an li n e was t urn e d ; m an
e . e e

aft r m a e w n t d o w ; an d w h en t h y fi nally fle d
n e n e

ab ard th e gall y s i
o r o u t s ev e n ty two f th e ir co m
e n ,
-
o

p an y w e r e mi ss i g n .

G lad t h av sc ap e d aliv e th e surviv o r s did n o t

o e e ,

l av e t ill t h y h ad p rfo rm d t h e l ast acr e d ri t s c all

e e e e s e ,

i g al ud t hr
n t im e s t
o ach f t h i r s l ai n c o mr ad s
ee o e o e e

by am th at t h ir piri ts migh t b guid e d back to

n e e s e

H ll as Th e n wi th achi g h arts th y sp e d fr m th at
e .
,
n e , e o

ill m n e d sh o r whil O dys u s pr ay d t Z u s f o r

-
o e e, e se e o e

a f av o ri g r th wi n dn no .

Th Cl o ud g ath r r h e ard bu t a sw r d in an g e r
e -
e e , n e e .

Th ky t o
e r thw ard gr w bl ack a d l w ri g S O
s no e n o e n .

s udd n ly did th to rm cl o ud s v r spr ad th h av n s

e e s -
o e e e e e
50 A B oo k o f G i an ts
t hat it m e d as i f igh t h ad tumbl d h adl o n g up o n
s ee n e e

th e qu aki g fl t Sudd ly th w i d l ap e d upo

n ee . en e n e n

th m hurli g th
e , gal l ey s ap ar t as by a gi a t h a d
n e n n .

Th sai l s w r t r n t tatt r s by th t mp st ; th f ry
e e e o o e e e e e u

o f t h e g al a d th v rwh lmi g r ai f rc d th cr w s
e n e o e e n n o e e e

b l w whil th ship s pi t ch d a d w all w d as th y

e o , e e e n o e e

dr v b f r e th e wi d S i g that t h e ir o nly ch a c
o e e o n . ee n n e

f or lif e was t ge t u n d e r th e l Of s m e pr t ct i g
o ee o o e n

s h o r e th e cr e w s c am up o c m r e ach r o w e r stag
, e n e o , e

g e d
re t h i s s at an d th e y s t t o w o rk t o f o rc
o e , t h e ir e e

l ab o ri n g cr af t t wa ds l a d o r n .

Two d ay s an d ight th e y to il e d t ill e ve n th e ir

n s ,

t ugh h a d s w e r e bli t e r d a d raw a d t h e ir e x

o n s e n ,
n

ha st d mu scl e s c o uld s carc e ly grip th e o ar s Th y

n e . e

r ach d t h e s h e l t r f a pr m o to ry at l n gth and

e e e o o n e

r e st d t h e r e ama d to fi d th e m s lv s st ill afl o at
e ,
z e n e e .

B y th e xt m o r i g th e gal e se m d to h av e bl wn
ne n n e e o

i t se l f o t s t h y h o i st d th ir yard s s t sail a d
u , o e e e , e , n

s to o d s u t h b f r o a f ll o wi g wi d a d s e a
e o e o n n n

A gai th h p s o f al l a high as th y c a t d
n e o e r n , e o s e

al o g t h e m u n t ai o u s
n h o r s f Eub oea a d t ur d
o n s e o , n ne

so u thw t t w ard s th l g p o i t f th P e l p o
es o eus on n o e o nn es .

S till t h e f av o ri g br e z sw e pt t h m o n Th y e e e n . e

d ubl d th e dr ad d c ap f M al i a a d h ld w t
o e e e e o e ,
n e es ,

n o w d ub t i g o o t at all t h at i
n n tw d ays at th e m st n o o

t h ir e t r ai i g e y s w uld b h ld th
s n n r ck cli ffs f
e o e o e o o

I t haca O ly th f ac e Of O dy u s was s t m a d s t
. n e s se e n e ,

a h s p d r d i h is mi d th d l ful pr e dic t i o w hich

e on e e n n e o e n

h ad cl ud d h i t h ugh t
o e m a y y ar s
s o s so n e .

I d d h was h ardly urpri s d wh a th e y sw p t

n ee , e s e en , s e

ar o u n d th n x t j u tt i n g p o i n t
e e th y w e r udd ly , e e s en
52 A B ook Of G i ants
in sidi o u s f o d ; an d th e m o m en t th e y w e r e saf e ly
o

ab o ard th e o ar s b e at t h e w at e r i n t o f o am
, as t h e y ,

s w e p t ah e ad t o wh at v e r migh t n e x t awai t t h e m e .

O n t h y crui s d acr o s s st r a ge se as w i t h n o kn o wl
e e , n ,

e dg e o f h o w t o st e r bu t imp e ll e d e v e r f o rw ard o n a
e ,

ch an ce c o ur se It did o t see m to m atte r p art icul arly

. n

w h n t h e y ra i to a f g so thick t h at t h y c o ul d
e n n o e

s c arc e ly s e e f ar e n o ug h ab o u t t o k e e p to g t h e r e .

Murky n ight s e ttl d d o wn upo n t h e m Th e bl o r e e .

o f w i n d an d s e a s ee m e d t o i n cr e ase a d fill al l s p ac e ; n

y t t h r e was n o s ig o f r o ck s o r br eak e r s ah e ad n o r
e e n ,

c o uld st rai i g ye s m ak e o u t an ythi g to ste e r by

n n e n .

Th ey c o uld b t h o ld o n th e ir c o ur se in d r ead o f w h at
u ,

a y m o m e t migh t bri g w hil e th e al l pe rvadi n g r ar

n n n ,
-
o

gr w v e r m o r e thr e ate i n g
e e n .

Th en as i f by m agic th e t ss i g gall y s sudd ly

, ,
o n e en

r o de p ac e fully o n cal m wate r Th e thu de r u s r ar

e . n o o

was st ill e d so t h at o n e migh t h e ar th e rippl e o f th

, e

curli g w av e l et s ab o u t th e b o w s A d pr e sen tly th e

n . n

s tau n ch gall y s s lid ge n t ly up o n a sl o pi g b ach

e n e .

S till t h e y c o uld s n aught abo u t th m B u t it was

ee e .

e n o ugh f o r t h o se h ard en e d w an d e r e r s t h at th e y w e r e

o n c e m o r e s af e f r th e m o m n t L o we ri n g al l th e
o e .

s ail s t h y s tumbl e d as h o r e l ay d o wn o n th e san d

, e , ,

a d f e ll i n to th e h avy sl e e p o f p asse d f at igu e an d

n e

dan ge r .

R o sy fin ge e d d awn Op en e d t h e ir e ye s u po n a s c e n e
-
r

o f b au t y
e Th e y l ay at th h ad o f a l a dl ck e d ba i
. e e n o s n,

t hr o ugh w h o se arr o w e n t r a c e b et we e tall cli ff s

n n , n ,

t h e y h ad u w i tt i n gly s t e r d saf e ly i
n th e bl ackn e s s
e e n

o f th i gh t
e n Cl o se b e s ide th e m a s ilv ry s t r e am rip
. e
 Th e O u tw i tti n g of P o l yp he m u s 53

pl e d i ts way to th e bay fr o m a cl e f t i th r ck se t , n e o

ab u t w i t h d a rk p o pl ar
o Lu sh m ad o w s sui tabl e s . e ,

f r pl o ugh l a d a d vi n y ard s st r t ch e d fr m th
o n n e , e o e

s h o r e b ack t o th e w o o d e d hill s t h at h mm d in t h ir e e e

r e f u ge E v e ryt hi n g that n atur u n aid e d c o uld pr vid e

. e o

was t h e r e awai t i n g o ly t h l ab r f m n t o tur n it

, n e o o e

al l i to frui t ful n
n s a d h m s ; an d th e h ar t s O f t h se
es n o e e e

st rm t o sse d m ari
o -
r r e l ax e d i pl e asur e as th e y gaz e d
ne s n

up o th e ch armi n g pr sp e ct
n o .

O n m aki n g a circui t o f t h e i sl an d t h e y f o u n d it , s

f r e st c o v r e d r o ck s e v en m o r e imm di at ly i n te r e st
o -
e e e

i g than t h e m ad w ab u t t h e h arb r
n e o F i us o o . or nn

m abl w ild g o at m ad e it t h i r h m e a d t h e S igh t

er e s e o , n

o f t h e e b u di g figur s tur n d t h ir t h o ugh t s t

s o n n e e e o

hu ti g a d f o o d
n n n .

B w a d hu n t i g sp ear s w e r e quickly bro ugh t fr o m

o s n n

t h e s hip s ; an d s p ar at i g i n to t hr e e b a d s t h y e
e n n , e n

te re d ard e tly up o n th e ch ase N o r was it l n g b f r

n . o e o e

t h e y r e t ur e d t o t h e be ac h h e avily l ad e n w i t h t o t h
n o

s m e g am e
o N i n e go ats th e r e w e r e f r ach Of th
. o e e

t w e lv e g all e y s a d t t h e l ad e r w e r e all o tte d t e m r

,
n o e n o e .

Th e n u n t il th e sett i g O f th e sun th y sat a d f ast d

, n , e n e e

o n t hi s w e lc o m e m at w i t h ruddy w i n e fr m t h e ampl
e ,
o e

s t r e w hich t h e y h ad br o ugh t aw ay in j ar s a s p ar t
o

Of th e sp il fr o m th ci tad e l o f th e Cic o i a s
o e n n .

Th r e was n o sign o f hum an b e i n g s o n t h i r i sl an d

e e .

B u t fr m t h e idg e th ey h ad m ark d a much l arg e r

o r e

o e j u st b hi n d it
n w i th a wid harb o r acr s t h
e ,
e ,
o s e

m u th f which th ir r e st i g pl ac e l ay Th se rugg d
o o e n -
. e e

sh r s r o s
o e cli ff lik e fro m th w at r c arryi g th y
e -
e e , n e e e

b ack to high e r an d high r m o u n tai s t ill it r e ste d i e n ,

n
S4 A B oo k Of G i an ts
w o n d e r up o a giga t ic p ak t h at se m e d to pi e rc e
n n e e

t h e v ry sky e Fr o m th s w s ab u t it s cr st r o a
. e no o e se

t hr at n i n g c l m
e e Of sm k — f t hi was t hat v ri
o u n o e or s e

t abl E t a w i t h wh i ch al l p w e rful Z u s h ad at l a t
e n -
o e s

o v rwh lm d t h fl i g Typh wh h ad c d riv n

e e e e ee n on o on e e

t h g o d s fr m O lympu s
1
e o .

In th e c alm o f t h e v i g th e G r k s c o uld h ar e en n ee e

ac r o ss t h e arr o w ch a nel th bl e at f h p a d g at nn e o s ee n o s,

a d s u d s l ik e t h se fr o m th e dw lli g
n o n Of m b t
o e n s en , u

t r e m e d u s a d aw i
n o pir i g W d ri g wh at m a
n e -
ns n . on e n n

n er o f f lk t h migh t b th y l aid t h m d o w up n
o e se e, e e n o

th b ach a d s l pt
e e n e .

A t d aw O dy u s h ld a c u cil
n s se e o n .

Y u my fri d said h st ay h e r whil e I

“ “
o , en s, e, e,

wi t h my o w cr w xpl r thi s ighb ri g i l I

n e e o e ne o n s e .

mu t fir t di sc v r wh th r it p pl b churl i h a d
s s o e -

e e s eo e e s n

s av ag e,i f t h y Ob rv e th sacr d ri t Of h pi
or e se e e es os

t ali t y t st r a g r s
”
o n e .

Quickly th c abl s w e r e l o s d th r w e r t k t h ir
e e o e ,
e o s oo e

pl ac s at t h pi a d th gall y l ap d f rw ard t
e e n s, n e e e e o
'

Ou

Of th e bay a d ar u d th p i t f th i l d ; I a
n o n e o n o e s an n

s h r t t im t h y w e r e te ri n g th e h arb o n th pp
o e e en or e o o

s it h re
e s o .

H ardly h ad t h y p ass d th e u t r p i n t w h th y e e o e o en e

s to pp d r wi g in w
e o d e r High up ab v t h m wa
n on . o e e s

a gr at c av e i n th fac f th m u tai
e D e e o e o n n . en se

m ass s f l aur l gr ew al l ab u t it s n t ra c In fro t

e o e o e n e . n

wa a s n cl sur
n e w all e d i by huge b uld r s an d by
o e, n o e

m a iv t run k s o f tall pi e a d o ak t r e
ss e Cl early n n es .

t hi was th
s ab d e o f s m e cr ature wh o k e p t fl o ck s
o o e e

S Ch pt I 1 ee a er .
 Th e O u tw i tt i n g o f P o ly p h e m u s 55

an d h rd : b t wh at s r t Of b i g mu st it be wh c uld
e s u o e n o o

bui l d uc h a c l al w all
s d such q u r t r
a !
o o ss o r nee e s

O dy u b ad h i cr w s tay th gall y a d gu ard

sse s e s e on e e n

i t wi t h t h i r liv Tw lv m e up wh m h c o uld
e es . e e n, on o e

r ly h p ick d t acc mp a y him I a g at k i

e , e e o o n . n o s n

b tt l h ca rri d h is ch o ic t O ffe ri n g— so m e f th e
o e e e es o

d rk sw t wi giv him by th pri t f A p ll at

a ee ne en e es o o o

I mas i gr at i t ud f
u ru s , h i pr t c t i
n wh e th y e or s o e on n e

h d d p il d t h Cic
a es i a ; i t h ad b e r s rv d f
o e e on ns e n e e e or

th pri e t him se lf an d tw o th r s n ly o f h is h u
e s o e o o se

h ld a d
o , p tt was it t hat w h n a cupful was
n so o , e

mix d wi th t w ty t im e s as much w ate r its ar m a

e en , o

s t ill fill d th o t ril s

e e n s .

C au t i u ly th adv tur r clim be d up t h e a cen t

o s e en e s ,

f ll w d by h i t w lv e c mpa i o s N 0 hum a b i g
o o e s e o n n . n e n

wa i s igh t a t h y p a
s n d t hr ugh th cl ur ; b t
s e sse o e en os e u

wh th y t r d th c av t h r w r pl t iful ig
en e en e e e e, e e e e en s ns

Of r c t h b itati
e en O i d e w r p n fill d
a on . n one s e e e s e

wi t h l amb a d kid th w b rn i
s n ach ld r s, e ne -
o n o ne, e o e

gr up t i t lf M il k i g p ail s hug b wl Of milk

o o se . n , e o s

se t f cr am th r f curd a d o f wh y a d crat s
or e , o e s o n e , n e

fill d wi t h ch
e t d al l b u t i v a t s i z a d
e e se s s oo a o , n s e n

pr fu i lik v rythi g l e
o s on e e e n e s .

A ll th y aw w a ugg tiv f a w n r f a
e s s so s es e o n o e r

o u t id t h limi t Of rdi ry m that h i f o ll w r

s e e s o na en , s o e s

at c b ugh t him t m k ff wi t h a m a y ch
on e e so o a e o s n e e se s ,

l mb a d kid a th y c uld c rry ab ard a d t

a s n s s e o a o , n o

h t quickly fr m th at t rri fyi g ab d B t O dy

as e n o e n o e . u s

se u r fu s d C fid t i th p w r Of h is t gu
s e e . on en n e o e s on e

a d n w rd b r lv d t aw i t th r tur f thi
s o , e e so e o a e e n o s

m igh t y c av dw e ll r b th t at i fy h i s
e -

w curi i ty e , o o s s o n os
 A B oo k of G i ants
an d in th e h o p e o fc ivi n g th e cu sto m ary gif ts B it
re e .

t e rl y was h e to r gr t h is de ci s i o n b f o r e m an y ho ur s
e e e

h ad p asse d .

M ean whil e u n d r h i s biddin g th e G r e k s ki n dl e d

, e , e

a fi e m ad
r , burn t O ffe ri n g to t h go d s an d sat i sfi d
e e , e

t h e ir hu n g e r w i th so m e Of th e ch e se Th e t h y sat e . n e

ab o u t in t h gl o o my cav awai ti n g its mast r s h o m ’

e e, e e

c o mi n g .

E v e ryth i g c o mbi n e d to m ak e th e m appr ehen s iv e

n ,

an d th e n rv e s o f al l sav e O dy ss e u s so o n b c am e t au t
e e

e n o ugh .Hard en e d as t h e y h ad b e c o m e to dan ge r and

th e u n k o w n th e y s tar t e d i n spi t e o f t he m s lv e s at
n, e

e v e ry s o u n d fr o m th e f o r e st an d thick e t o u ts ide An d .

e ac h t im e t h y w o uld c ast s id e l
e g gla c e s at o n e on n

a o th e r an d at t h e ir u n m o v e d l e ad e r s t rivi n g t o appear
n ,

as u n c o n c e rn d as h e e .

Th e su n in th e w e st h ad b e gu n t o th r o w a l o n g
s l an t i n g to n gu e Of light thro ugh th e ro ck p O tal when r

u n mi stakabl e e vid n c e c am e to th e ir e ar s A mid th

e . e

bl eat i n g o f r e turn i n g fl o ck s th e r e s o un d e d th e re gul ar

,

b e at o f wh at c o ul d o n ly be migh ty f o o tst p s— f o t e o

ste p s wh i ch ma d e e v e n t h e s o lid r o ck q uiv e r an d f o r ,

w hich o n ly th e s ights abo u t th m c o ul d h av pre p ar e d e e

t h e ir mi n d s N e ar e r an d n e ar e r th e y cam e an d e v e
. .
, n

t h o se br o n z e d f ac e s gr ew p al e .

Sudd en ly th e sun light st r eamin g i n to th e c av e was

dark en d by a v ast sh ap e It did n o t en te r bu t to sse d
e .
,

in t h e wh o l e b o l e o f a bl aste d pi n e wh o se dry limb s ,

cr ash e d a d s pli n te r d as it f e ll Th tumbli ng G r e k s

n e . e e

S pran g b ack to a d ark c r n e r : e v n t h e ir aw e d imagi

o e

n at i o n s h ad n o t c o n c e iv d f s uch gigan t ic s t re n gth

e o .
 Th e O u tw i tt i n g of P o ly p h e m u s 5 7
Pr se tly a m ass o f e w e s b e gan to j o stl i t hr ugh
e n e n o

t h e d o o rw ay ; cl arly th r am s an d h go ats w e r e t e e e -
o

b l ft
e eu t id e a d th e s w r e th milk r s f t h
o s , n e e e e o e

h rd
e .

B ehin d t h m c am th e m o n st r o u s cr eatur e an d to
e e ,

th ecr o uchi g w atch r s it app ar e d as i f so m e m u n

n e e o

tai n p eak fr o m t h e r a ge t h y h ad s w r w alki g n e e en e e n

i u po t h m
n Y t t h i s pr digy which s m e d t o fill
n e . e o , ee

th e w h l e c av e was buil t l i k
o a m an i n al l r e s p e c t s
, e

sav e o ne : o gr at y ly h b o r in th c n tr e
ne e e e on e e, e e

o f h i s f r h e ad S av age a d u n co u t h h e was wi th
o e . n ,

m atte d ha ir a d y e l l o w t u sk s at th c o r e r o f h i
,
n e n s

m o u th lik o m an ci t wild b o ar An d w i s O dy s
e s e en
.
e

s u s kn w t h at t hi s was o e o f th e f am d Cycl o p e s
e e n e

wh o ack o w l e dg d o t v en t h e s v e r e ig n ty o f O lym
n e n e o

pus .

That b al ful e ye app aren tly did n o t p e rc e iv e th

e e

t e rrifi d gr up huddl e d i t
e th e sh ad o w
o Th e m o n o . n

st e r t ur n d as h e e n t r e d
e an d l aid h o ld o f a hug e e ,

sto ne which sto o d b sid e th e p o rtal Such was its e .

s iz e th at a s c o r e o f o x t e am s c o uld n o t h av e sta rt d -
e

it fr o m it s pl ac ; bu t t h e i t rud e r s saw him w r ap h i s

e n

gr eat arm s ab o u t th m ass : th e mu scl s sto o d t lik e e ou e

c abl e s as li f t i g th e bo uld r cl ar fr m th fl o r h e
, n e e o e o ,

pl ac e d it i fr n t o f th e n tra c f o r a d o o r s to n
n o e n e e,

c mpl e t ly bl o cki n g th xi t
o e e e .

D ark as it w was wi thi h e at o c e se t to w o rk

no n, n

at milki g pl aci g h alf th milk in v se l s f r cur

n , n e es o

dl i g a d filli n g w i t h th r s t a b o wl i w hich t wo
n , n e e n

o rdi ary m n co uld h av sto d uprigh t a d w hich

en e o n

w uld h av e h e ld te amph o rae o f w i n e o f t n gall o n s

o n e
58 A B oo k of G i ants
ea ch Thi s d o h e p t th l amb s a d kid s b e e ath
. n e, u e n n

t h ir m o t h e r s
e .

Br eaki g o ff gr at limb s o f th e t r e e h e h ad br o ught

n ,

e .

i as i f t h e y w r tw ig s h ki dl e d a r o ari g fi
n e e , e n n re .

T h l e api g fl am e s l it up t h gl o o my gav e n
e n A s th e e r .

gi an t tur e d th e b al f u l glan c e o f h is si n gl e e y e f ll
n ,
e e

up o th c o w e ri g I th ac ans
n e n .

H a l h e r ar d i a v ic t h at b at upo n th m
“ ”
o e ,
n o e e e

lik a gal o f wi n d Wh o a e yo u ! Wh r e h av e
e e .
“
r e

y o u c m o
e fr o m a cr o s s th e s as ! Y o u l o o k t o m e e

lik e so m e o f th s s a r v e r s wh o bri g n g d t o e e -
o n o oo o

t h o s t h e y vi s i t
”
e .

Tho ugh h is c o mpa i n s sto u t m e al l s m d t n o , n , ee e u

t ly
er v rwh lm d by th sav ag s v ic an d a p ct
o e e e e e
’
o e s e ,

O dy ss u s m ad an w e r b ldly :
e e s o
“
We a e A ch ma s h m e w ard b o u d fr o m Tr y
r n , o n o ,

b t driv e by adv r s wi d acr s th s a Thr o ugh

u n e e n s os e e .

m a y w a d ri gs Z e u s h as br ugh t u s hi t h r Sub
n n e n o e .

je c t s o f A g a m e m o a re w e m o t f am un n f m , s o s o en ,

so gre at a ci ty h to o k H e r e by ch a c w ask o f e . n e, e

y o u f dooa d s h l t e r an d th
n gif tew hich i s t h e ,s t r an e

g r s d e Ev yo O migh ty o n e mu st r sp ct th
e
’
u . en u, , e e e

g o d s A d Ze u s i s th e pr te cto r o f th e st r a g e r an d
. n o n

s uppli a t
”
n .

R o ugh was th m o n st r s r e ply e e

’

“
S tupid r ign ra t y o u mu t be to t hre aten m
o o n s e

wi th th g d T h Cycl p s car
e o s . t f Z u s h is
e o e e no or e or

ae g i s : w e a migh t i r th a h a d i t hi s w rld th
re e n e, n n o e

st r o g i s th
n m a t r N o t f t h wrath f Z u
e s e . or e o e s

w uld I par y u B t wh r e i yo ur ship ! O n thi s

o s e o . u e s

sh r o oe th e f a
r ne ! A sw r r o n e .
”
60 A B oo k of G i ants
M o vi n g aside th e b o ulde r h e dr o v e o u t go ats an d ,

sh e ep an d r pl ac e d t h e d o o r s to n
, e as o n might p u t e e

th e lid n a q uiv e r
o Th e y h ear d h is v a t f o o t f all s
. s

dyi g away an d h is h o ar se c all s to h is fl o ck a s h e

n , ,

dro v e th em o v e r th e hi ll s to p asturag e P nn e d up . e

i e xo rably th y mu st awai t h is r tur n an d it s fr e sh

n , e e

h o rr o r s .

Sick at h e art as h e was O dys se u s t h o ught o n ly o f ,

r e v ge E arn e st ly h b e so ugh t Ath en e f o wi sd o m

en .
’

e r .

S tudyin g ev e ry o bj e ct in th e place h is e y e r e turn d , e

ag ai n an d agai n t o t h e b o l e o f a gr ee n o liv e t r e w hich e

l ay b s id t h e p en
e e In s iz i t was fit f o r t h e m ast o f
. e

a m er
g h an t s hip o f t w n t y o ar s br e as t i n g t hee o p en ,

s e a ; y t cl e arly t h e Cycl o p s was dryi n g it o u t to u s e

e

f or a club like s taff -

.

L o n g did th e h e ro p o n d e r An d at l ast h i s J aw s et .

an d a gri m smil e pl ay d upo n h i s f ac e H i s pl an was

e .

m ade .

Whil h is f o ll o w r s b e m o an e d th ir fate h e ste pp ed

e e e ,

acr o ss th cav e r n dr e w h is sh o r t s w o r d a d hacke d

e , n

o ff a s ix f o o t s e c t i o n o f t hi s t r e e t ru n k
-
Ro lli g it -
. n

acr o s s t o h i s m en h e b ad e t h e m sh ap e it d o w n
, When .

i t was s m o o t h h e po i n t e d t h e t ip an d ch arr d it in
, e

th e b l azi g fi e t ill t h e p i n t was h ard

n r Thi s w eap o n
o .

h e h i d c ar e fully b e n at h th dry du g w i t h w hich t h ee e n

c av was li tt e r e d
e .

H e e xpl ai n e d t o h is w o n d e ri g c o mrad e s t hat h is n

id ea was to thru st thi s gr at stak e i n to th e gi an t s e ye e

’

whil e h sl e pt ; a d h sugge ste d that t h e y cho o se by

e n e

l o t f o ur f t h e ir n umb e r wh o s h o uld h e lp h im in t h is
o

dari n g attack The y did so and O dy sseu s n o te d w i th

.
,
 Th e O u tw i tti n g of P o l yp h e m u s 6 1
i f c ti o n th at ch an c e h ad giv en him th e v e ry r o
sat s a es

lu te h lpe r s h e w uld h av e se l ct d H ar te n i g th m
e o e e . e n e

as b e t h c uld thr ugh t h l g t ryi g h ur of

s e o , o e on n o s

i ac ti th e l ad r aw ai t d t h ir j ail e r s r tur n
n o n, e e e e
’
e .

T w ard s e v n i g th y h ard th o s s am p r t n to u s
o e n e e e e o e

so u d f th e m o t r c o mi n g Th d o r st n was
n s o ns e
’
s . e o -
o e

lif t d asid e In p ur d th j o st li g fl o ck s T o th e
e . o e e n .

d ligh t o f O dy se u s t a s h ee p was l e f t o u ts id e : th at
e s no

fi tte d in x actly w i th h is cr af ty s ch e m e H e c o n tai e d

e . n

him s lf w hil th gi an t p e rf o rm d h is e v en i g task s ;

e e e e n

e v en wh e tw m o r e f th G r e k s w e r e s l ai n an d
n o o e e

d e v o ur e d h m ad o s ign , e e n .

Wh thi s gh a tly m al was d sp at ch d h o w e ve r

en s e e e , ,

h st ep p d f rw ard h ldi g in h i s han d s a b o wl fill d

e e o , o n e

w i th th d ark Cic o i an w i n e
e n .

H r Cycl p s s aid h
“
e e, D ri n k a f te r yo ur m e al
o ,
”
e .

an d e w h at w
se h ad ab o ard o u s hip I br o ugh t it as
e r .

an o ff e ri g t hi ki g i t migh t m o v
n , yo n t d men e u o se n

h m B t yo u d e fy th l aw s H o w s h all a st r ang r
o e . u e . e

e v e r c o m to y o u again fr o m any pe o pl e a f te r such a

e

w ick e d d e d ! e

Th gi a t drai n d t h b o wl at o n e dr augh t an d a
e n e e ,

l o o k o f pl asure pre ad o v e r th h o rribl f atur s

e s e e e e .

G iv e m m r fri d h s aid
“
e A d t ll me
o e, en ,
”
e .
“
n e

yo u r am e t hat I m ay p l as y u wi th a t ra g e r s
n e e o s n
’

gi f t T h e Cycl o p s fru it ful fi ld s b a r grap wi th

.
’
e e es

d lici o u s w i i t h ir h e avy clu ste r s ; bu t th i s S t ruly

e ne n e I

ne c tar an d ambr si a o .
”

O dy s s u s r fill d th e b w l wi th th e s parkli n g wi ne
e e e o ,

an d ag ai t h e gi an t gulp e d i t d w
n A t hird t im e it o n .

was r pl e n i sh e d a d quickly mp t i d
e N tici g th at
,
n e e . o n
62 A B oo k of G i an ts
th e p t n t dri k was b gi i g t aff c t v en that hug
o e n e nn n o e e e

b dy Uly
o , s a sw r e d h i s q u
sse ti : n e es on

Y u ask my n am : I will t ll it an d do y u fulfil

o e e , o

yo ur pr o mi s o f a t ra ge r s gif t My n am e N
e s n
’
. 18 o

ma n . N m an am I c all d by m o th e r f ath e r an d al l
o e ,

my c o mrad e s .
”

Wi th a dru k n chuckl e th Cycl p s a w e r d n e e o ns e

“
N m an I will e at l ast a f te r al l h i c mrad e s : th at
o , s o

i s th s t r a g e r s gif t
’
e n .

Wi t h t hat h s a k b ack v rc o m by th e wi e In
, e n , o e e n .

a f e w m m n t s h e was s l o pi g g rg d a d i to xi
e ee n , o e n n

c at e d h rribl e t
, os e a d h ar o e n e .

Th m m e t h ad c m
e o O dy u s s iz e d th clum sy
n o e . s se e e

s tak an d t hru s t t h
e, p o i t i n to th mb e r s f th fi e n e e o e re ,

urgi g h is m n t o be o f sto u t h ar t a d t ak t h ir
n e e n e e

o ne ch a c n e .

Wh th e p o in t f th gr e n liv e t ru n k was agl w

en o e e o o

a d r ady t
n e bur t i t fl am e h s at ch d it fr m th
o s n o , e n e o e

fi e
r . H i s f o ur h lpe r s t k it lik a b att ri n g am e oo e e -
r .

O dy s u s him s lf stan di n g o a pr j ct i n g po i n t o f
se e ,
n o e

r o ck grasp e d th e bu tt firmly
, .

A t th e w o rd o f c mm a d as i f th e y w r b o ri n g o n , e e

a s hip b e am wi t h a drill th
-
f ur plu ge d th e sm o l , e o n u

d e ri g p o in t i t th g i an t s y wi th al l th e i r st r e gt h
n n o e
’
e e n ,

whil e t h e ir l ad r t wi t d t h w e ap vi l e tly
e e s e e on o n .

Th e ff c t w a star t li g
e e Bl o d bubbl d ar u n d th
s n . o e o e

p i n t T h gr e at y b all hi s d lik wate r i n t which

o . e e e -
s e e o

a s mi t h h a plun g d h o t ir o to t em pe r it Wi th a
s e n .

r o ar t hat alm o st d a f d th m th gi an t c am t li f e e en e e , e e o ,

an d h i s migh t y uph e av al hurl e d t h e m n hi t h e r a d e n

t hi t h e r H e wr n ch d th e stak e fr o m h i s e y e an d
. e e
 Th e O u tw i tt i n g of P o ly p h e m u s 6 3
hurl d it fr o m h im i a fr e zy B t th br athl s
e n n . u e e e s

a d t rrifi d sa il o r p rc e iv e d wi t h r li e f t h at t h
n e e s w rk e e e o

h ad b w ll d : th m o st r was bli d
ee n e o ne e n e n .

B id e h im lf wi th p ai an d a g r h sh u te d at
es se n n e e o

th t p o f h is v c e t
e o h is f ll w Cycl p or wh l iv d o e o o es o e

i t h o th r c av s al
n e g th wi dy h igh t T h h e ar t
e e on e n e s . e s

o f th G r k s st d st ill wi t h f e a r as t h y f l t th
e ee oo e e e

e ar t h q v b e ath ru i g f e e t a d h ard t h cri

u1 er en nn n ,
n e e es

o f th g at h ri g gi a t s
e e n n .

Pr e tly a mighty v ic fr o m wi tho u t d m a d d :

se n o e e n e

Wh at h a happ d t y u P o lyph mu s th at y
“
s en e o o , e , ou

r d th igh t w i th y ur s cr am s a d k e p s al l fr m
en e n o e n e u o

l p ! Is s m e e c arryi g o ff y ur fl ck ! A
s ee o on n o o s re

y ou b i g murd r e
e nd by cr a f t o f rc ! e r o e
”

Fri d f airly blubb r d th gi a t N o m a i

“
en s,
”
e e e n . n s

murd ri n g m e by craf t F o rc th e r e i n o e
e . e s n .
”

If o m a h arm s y u c am e th e r e ply th ill

“
n n o ,
”
, e

mu t c o m fr o m Z e u s a d th at yo u c a t fly Pray
s e n nn o .

to yo ur f ath e r P e id os on .
”

D pi t th c all a d cur s e s o f t h e w u d e d
es e e s n o n o ne,

th t e rrific c mp a y s t r d
e ff o v e r s u sp e c t i g t h
n o e o , ne n e

t ru t h ; a d O dy s s u l augh e d i
n h i s h e ar t at t h s c
e s n e u

c e ss of hi impl st r atag m s s e e .

G r o a i g i ag y P lyph mu s gr p e d ab u t wi t h
n n n on ,
o e o o

h i h a d s t ill h f u d th d r st o
s n e m v d it a id
o n e oo -
n e, o e s e

a d n at d h i m
se l f wi t h h d u t t r tch d t l ay h o ld
e se an s o s e e , o

o f hi mi i c a t h y t ri d t o c ap wi th th
s en e es n se e e es e e

s h p ee .

B t O dyu u h d f r thi
s se c t i g cy
s a d o e s e en s on n en , an

no w t qu ic k ly
se b u t th fi al m v f h i c ar ful a o e n o e o s e

p l a H h ad b rv d th at o m f th r am w r
n . e o se e s e o e s e e
64 A B ook of G i ants
o f p ci ally fin e br e d v e ry l arge an d co v e re d w i th
a s e e , ,

a l o g h e avy blu e fl e e c e
n , S e par atin g t h e se fro m th e
.

r st h e qui e tly bo u n d th e m t o geth e r in gr o up s o f thr e

e , e

w i th will o w w i th s fr o m th e Cycl o p s b d Th e middl e

e
’
e .

o n e o f e ach o f t h e se t hr ee c arri d a m an b en e at h him e ,

guard e d o n e ach s ide by an u n ridd en an im al Th e .

l arge st o f th e fl o ck h e se l e c ted t o c arry him se lf h a g , n

i g b e at h h i s s h aggy b e lly an d gripp i g h i s back

n ne n

fr o m e ach s ide w i th arm s an d han d s c o mpl ete ly buri e d

i n th e e n rm o u s fl e e c e
o Havi n g m ad e t h e ir pre p ara
.

t i o s in ab so lu te s il e n c e t h e y an xi o u sly aw ai te d th e
n ,

c o mi n g o f th e day .

A s th e fi r st ruddy st r e ak s o f d aw n be c am e vi s ibl e
t hr o ugh th e cav e m o u th th e ram s haste n e d o u t e ag r , ,
e

f o p ast ur e w hil e th e un milk e d e w e s bl e ate d i n di s

r ,

t r e ss ab o u t th e e cl o sur e n .

P o lyphe mu s m o an i n g an d mu tte ri n g thr e at s an

, , r

h is h an d s o v e r th e b ack o f e v e ry sh ee p b e f o r e h e w o uld
p e rmi t it to go o u t S tupidly h e n ev e r t ho ught o f
.
,

f eelin g b e n eat h w h e re th e t re mblin g seam en h un g in

,

d r e ad o f b e i n g d e te c te d .

O ne a f te r an o th e r p asse d saf e ly o u t o f t h at gl o o my
c av e r n i n t o th e fr e h fr ee d o m o f th e m o rn i g
s Last n .

o f all c am e th e gr e at l e ad e r ram w i th it s hum an fr e igh t .

Wh at my p e t ! e xcl aim e d th e Cycl o p s as h e f el t

“
,
”

th e cr e at ure s b ack Why are y o u th e hi dm o st f

’ “
. n o

th e fl o ck ! Y o u w e r e n ev e r a l aggard bu t alw ay s ,

fir st t o cro p th e t n der grass fir st to dri n k at t h

e ,
e

st r e am fi r st to turn h o m e ward at n igh t A h yo u

, .
,

m i ss y o ur m ast e r s ye w hich th at vill ai a d h i s vil e

’
e ,
n n

c r e w h ave p u t o u t N o m an it was— bu t I w ill h av e

.
 Th e O u tw i tt i n g o f P o lyp h e m u s 6 5
him If ly y c uld sp ak a d t ll m wh r
yet . on ou o e n e e e e

h e i kulki n g h w q uickly w o uld I d ash t h is

s s ,
o ou

brai That w uld h lp s m i th e mi s ry t h at

ns . o e o e n e

c u dr e l h as br ugh t up o m e
s o n o n .
”

H e fr e d t h am an d i t t r o tt d q uickly o t
e e r Th e u . e

m m t th e y w e r saf ly aw ay fr m th n cl o sur
o en e e o e e e,

O dy e u s d r o pp d to ar th a d h e lp e d h i s c mr ad s
ss e e n o e

t o fr e e t h e m e lv s Th n th y h ast ily dr v e o ff th
s e . e e o e

f at ram s t o w ard s th e s h r c ast i n g m a y a a xi u s o e, n n n o

gl a c b hi d t h e m f r th y f e ar d t hat at a y m o
n e e n , o e e n

m t th e Cycl o p s might di s co v e r th e t rick a d c o m e

en n

d wn upo n th e m
o .

Th y r each d th e ship whe r e th e ir stau n ch c o m

e e

r ad s w e lc o m d t h m as m e n r etur e d fr o m th e d e ad
e e e n .

Ch cki g th e ir l am e n t s f o r th e luckl ss o e s wh o h ad
e n e n

p ri sh e d O dy u s o rd r d t h e m to to ss th am s
e , s se e e e r

ab ard as q uickly as t h e y migh t

o T h e r o w r s l eap e d . e

t o t h e ir pl ac e s ; t h e o ar s h i t t h w ate r in u n i so ; th e e n

gall e y p e d aw ay fr m th at accur se d sho r e

s o .

Wh n t h y h ad r ache d t h limi t o f h aili g di stan c e

e e e e n ,

O dysse u s s to o d up o n th e p o o p an d sh o u t d to th e e

c av ab v e :
e o

Cycl p s t h o w r e n o t a w akli n g s c o mrad s up o

“
o , se e e
’
e n

wh m y u wr ugh t y o ur bru tali ty It was d e t i n d

o o o . s e

t h at y o ur crim e h uld fi d y u o u t wr tch w h s o d ar e d n o , e o

to de v o ur a gu st wi thi n y ur h o u se F thi h ae o . or s s

Z u s ch ast i e d y u Z e u s an d al l th g d o f O lympu s
e s o , e o s .
”

Th gi a t h ard an d k n w him el f u twi t t d

e n e , e s o e .

Fr a t ic wi th r age h e pran g f r th fr m t h e c abi n

n ,
s o o ,

t r up a b o uld r th at l o k d lik e a wh l hill t p an d

o e e o e o e o ,

hurl e d it t w ard s th u d o f th tau n t i g v o ic e

o e so n e n .
66 A B oo k o f Gi ants
Th e m ass f r ck f ll i fr t f th g all y ; a d
o o e n on o e e n

it e t uch a w av su gm g b ackw ard t h at th v

s n s e l r e e s se

was w a h d cl a b ack t
s e h r e n o s o e .

It w uld h av e f ar e d b ad l y t h n w i t h th
o adv e e en

tur re s h ad t h gi a t b e abl t e e th ir pligh t f

e n e n e o s e , or

they w e r a ily wi thi n h i gr a p

e e s B t O dy se u s s iz d s s . u s e e

a s e tt i g p l a d h v d ff agai n m aki g ign wi th

'

n o e n s o e o , n s s

h is h ad t t h r o w r s t o pull t h e ir h ard t
e o e e es .

Th y p t twic as wid e a p ac e as b f r b tw e n
e u e s e o e e e

t h m a d th
e n my; Th O dy ss u s r
e en e ag ai t en e o se n o

s p a
e k t h
,
i m o B n a t h t h e ir br
. e at h h i s m impl
e o r
e d en e

him t o d i t es s
“
O f lh ardy e wh y r o u se thi s savage wh o e v en
oo on ,

no w dr v o b ack t s h r wi t h h i mi s il ! We
e us o o e s s e

t h ugh t al l w a o v r t h
o H ad h h ard b t a wh i s
s e en . e e u

p er h w uld
e h av o cru h ed u s b e at h s m e j a
egg e d s en o

m ass f gr a i t
o n e .
”

Th ir l ad r was n t to be m o v d
e e e o e .

“
Cycl p h cr i d pr udly i f v r m an a k s y o u
o s, e e o ,
“
e e s

o f y o ur bli d d y ay i t w as th e d e d o f O dy ss u s
n e e e, s e e ,

s p il r
o f ci t i
e o L rt s s wh s h m i I th c a
es, ae e
’
o n, o e o e s a .
”

A t t h at P lyph e mu s gr o a e d d o l fully
o n e .

“
Sur ly th e a ci nt o r acl es are c o m up n m e ! A
e n e e o

s o o t h ay r
s c e dw l t h e r T l e mu s t h e r n wn ed
e on e e, e e o .

H t o ld m I h uld l o se my s igh t t hr ugh

e e s o O dy s o o ne

se u ; b t I w atch d f s m migh ty
s u —a d o w e or o e one n n

t hi s mi r abl pigmy h a bli d d m e a f t r v rc mi n g

se e s n e e o e o

m w i t h wi
e N v rth l ne c m hi t h r O dy eu
. e e e e s s, o e e ss s,

t h at I m ay b st o w tra g r
’
n y o u th e g f t a d be g
o e s n e s 1 n

th e La d h ak r t p e d y u
n -
s y ur j o ur e y H is
e o s e o on o n .

so n am I ; h h al m e i f h e will ”
ca e n e .
 CHA P T E R I V
WH E N H OR W E N T O T U N H E IM
-

'

T TO J

DI N h e o f th e n i n e an d fo r ty n am e s d wel t in
,
- -

bright A sgard w i th h i s f e ll o w E i a d A syn ja s r n r

.

Fat h e r o f g d s an d m e t h o ugh h e wa b o r n t ho ugh

o n s,

h e was o f a gi an t m o t h e r t he r e was bi tt e r st rif e b e ,

t w e en h im a d th e v ast Fr o st an d M o u n tai n G i an t s
n ,

th e s e e d o f Ymir s f e t Th e y al o n e v en ture d o p en ly
’
e .

t o di s pu te h i s so v e r e ign t y .

M igh t i e st o f th t he r t we lv e ZE si was th e A ll
e o r

fathe r s e ld st E ar th b r n so n Tho r T wo go ats o f

’
e -
o , .

m agic al po w e r s dr e w h i s ch ari o t ; ir o n gau n t l e t s h e

h ad w i t h w hich t o gr as p Mi o l ir th e h amm e r t h at n ,

n o n e migh t w i t h st an d ; w h e n h e gird e d ab o u t h i s l i n s o

th e b e l t o f st r n gth e v n h i s go d lik e migh t was

e , e -

d o u bl e d H e al o n e o f al l th e g d s mu st wad e th e
. o

mi st riv e r s an d a c en d i n to A gard o n f o o t l e st h is
-
s s ,

fl ami n g t hu d e ri g chari o t d e st ro y Bi fr o st th t r em
, n n , e

bli n g r ai n bo w bridge o v e r w hich all th e r st o f th e e

c l e st i al c o mpan y r de d aily to an d fr o m th e j udgm en t

e o

se at b l o w
e .

M an y a Fr o st gi an t h ad b een d ashe d d o wn in to th e
-

gl o o m o f N if e l h el by th i s Mi o l n ir h amm e w hich th e -
r,

dwarf ar t i st S in d e h ad f o rg e d f o r th e A sa go d ; bu t
r

t hi s m o st e r ac
n h e ld th e se cret s o f bl ack so rc e ry
r e ,

an d i n t hi s way the y w e re at t im es a m atc h f o r th e

p o we r s o f A sgar d .
 W h e n Th o r W e n t to J o tu n h e i m 6 9
SoTh r di c v r d o n a c r tai n e xp e di t i n
o s o e e e o .

O day h e l f t h i s v a t m an si o
ne Bil kirn ir w i th
e s n s ,

it s fiv hu dr e d a d f r ty h al l s a d acc mp a i d by
e n n o , n o n e

L ki s t o t t w ard J o tu h im N o r th w ard th y
o , e u o s n e . e

j ur y d a wh l e day i th go at draw c a t ill

o ne e o , n e -
n r,

t h y c am e t
e A lfh im wh e re t h s n s f Ival d
o e , e o o e

gu ard e d th o u th rn h o r o f th e gre at s a agai st

e s e s es e n

th gi a t wh dw l t b y d it l st th s at te mpt to
e n s o e e on , e e e

at tack A g ard fr o m h is s ids e .

A s was h i cu t m Th r s to pp e d f o r th e n igh t at
s s o , o

t h e h o u e o f Egil t h e m ast e r a rch r abl e t o t r av e l

s , e ,

o n hi ki i s v e r b o th
s s w a d w at r : br th e r t o o
o sn o n e o , ,

h e was t o V o lu d cr af t i st o f s mi t h wh o was l at r
n ,
e s, e

to f o rg e th e w rd o f vic t o ry f at al v e t th go d
s o , e n o e s .

Th r e d w l t wi t h Egil h is f ste r s Th ial fi wh o h ad

e e o -
on ,

b e n f o u d as an i n f a t o n a t id wash e d san db ar o f
e n n e -

th sea : h e w a
e s wif t t o f f ot f al l wh
s liv e d in es o o o

Midgard th e h o m e f m en ; f o in t ru t h h was th at
, o r e

s am e Fr y wh o a f t e rw ard
e at in A s g ard H e a d h is s s . n

s i st r R sk a w e r e v e ry d ar t o Egil
e o e .

Righ t w lc o m e was Th o r t Egil Y e t w h en m e al

e o .

t im e c am e t h r e w as a s c arci ty o f f o o d f o
e th e c o m r

pa y n .

L i ttl e sh all th at t r o ubl s cri e d Th o r w i th h is

“
e u , ,

rumbli g l augh th at sh o k th e h all Th m at I lik

n o . e e e

b st i t h at w hich c arri m w h I do o t c arry it

e s es e en n .
”

Fo ll w d by Lo ki a d th e w o n de ri g T h ial fi h
o e n n ,
e

st r o d e u t i t o t h e d ark
o s s t o wh e r e h i s s t r o g h rn e d
n ne n -
o

go at s w e r e stall d e .

Smili g at th e b o y s am az m t h e kill e d th b au
n
’
e en , e e

t i ful cr atur s ski n n d t h m

e e c t up th e ga cas se
, e e , u r s
70 A B oo k of G i an ts
wi th gr e at car an d p u t th e fl sh i to th e k ettl e s to
e, e n

s te w Wh e th e m e al was r ady h e i n vi te d al l to
. n e ,

j i an d w hil e Th ial fi f o u n d it h ard t f o rget th

o n, o e

t rim an d gr ac ful a im al s s full o f lif a d piri t

e n , o e n s ,

h e h ad t o admi t th at h e h ad v r b f r e tast d uch ne e e o e s

d lici o u s far e
e .

E at y ur fill e v ryb o dy
“
o aid Th o r No, d e , s . n e nee

go hu gry w h en T a g iast a d T a g i i r a e o
n nn n n nn r sn r n

t h e b o ard But e c au t i. I mu t giv : t a b o n e on on s e no

mu st be br k Wh e n we are thr ugh l t th bo y

o en . o , e e

gath r e v ry b n e so r t u t th e tw s t a d p t n e
e e o , o o e s, n u o

pil e i ach f th e ski s by th h earth yo d r

n e o n e n e .

Wh e al l w e r sat i sfi d Tho r a d Egil f ll t talk

n e e , n e o ,

re c o u t i g t h i r e xp di t i o s ag ai
n n t th e f s o f th e e n ns e oe

go d s i J t u h im whil e Th iafi b di tly gath r e d

n o n e , o e en e

t g t h e r th
o e b n s an d arr a g d t he m i th hid s
e o e , n e n e e .

A e vil smil e flitt d o v r t h t hi

n fac o f cr af ty e e e n e

L k a h p rc e iv d t h at t h e t w w arri r h ad b e c o m
o 1 s e e e o o s e

c o mpl t ly ab rb d i t h ir t al s o f p a t xpl i t s
e e so e n e e s e o .

Th o r wa o w r mi di n g Egil f th at fam u s adve n

s n e n o o

t ur wh en h e him se lf w o u n d e d i th e f r h e ad h ad
e ,
n o e ,

bo rn e h is co mp a i n w i t h a fr o z en f o o t acr o ss th en o

f o ggy E livaga w at e r a d its m agic t rr o r H e wasr n e s .

l o t to e v rythi g t hat w en t o n ar u d him l aughi g

s e n o n ,
n

al ud an d mi t i g h i s gr at t high as h
o s liv e d o v r th s
n e e e o e

m m t s f te se xci te m e t
o en o n e n .

A s T h ial fi k e l t at th e th r n d o f th e wid e h ar th
n o e e e ,

p ai taki gly st rivi n g t o c mpl t h i task h star t d

ns n o e e s , e e

at a l w whi sp r fr o m th e s h ad o w b y o n d
o e e .

Did y u lik th e m at !
“
o e e
”

Y s a s w r e d th e b y i
e ,
s urpri
n l o kin g up
e o n se , o .
 W h e n Th o r W e n t to J o tu n h e i m 71

He c uld h ardlyo th f tur f h i qu t i o

see r e ea es o s es ne ,

b t th
u y s gl am d alm t l ik t h bl a fr m t h
e e e e e , os e e z e o e

b ur i g l g i t h fi
n n opl ac s n e re -
e .

Y
“
h v ou t ta t d th b t y t
a e no id t h m th
s e e es e , sa e s oo

v ico e Th. r al s tr g th a d sw t
“
e e is i th en n e e n ess n e

m arr w o .

Th ial fi st ar d at him e .

Y s t h at i s lik h e y an d h e wh o e at s o f it c a
“
e , e on , n

g of o d ay s wi
r t h u t a y t h r uri hm o t N c a n o e no s en . or n

I im agi n wh y h e was s o sti gy as to wi thh ld th

e n o e

b ste .
”

S till th e yo u t h did o t k w w h at to say n no .

B t te r t y it c o t i u d L o ki
“
e r That l o n g l e g
,
”
n n e .

b o n th r i ju t full f w e t e ss
e e e s s o s e n .

Oh
“
o s aid Th ial fi
n ,
i v o lu tarily l o w ri g h i
”
n n e n s

v ic t th sam e pi tch H f rb ad u s t br ak a y
o e o e . e o e o e n

o f th m e .

Wh t
“
a s Why sho uld y b so c ar ful f
n o n se n e . ou e e o

t h at rubbi h ! Y aw y ur
s lf w h at h did t th
ou s o se e o e

livi g a im al s : h w c uld h r ally mi d af te r t h at

n n o o e e n

i f j u t e pick d b
s on w r a l ittl Chipp e d ! Y u ll
e o ne e e e o
’

n v r h av
e e a o t h r ch a c e t n tast e s uch f a r e a s
e n ly n e o o

th i A s gard k w ”
o se n no .

I d t lik t whi p r d th b y
“
on
” ’
e H migh t
o, s e e e o . e

b a gry
e n .

A gry ! H ll v r k o w Why h uld h p o k

“
n e
’
ne e n . s o e e

ab u t a d fi d a pi c
o n at t h n b tt m f th pil ! A d e e e o o o e e n

i f h h uld t ic it it w uld imply b a accid n t

e s o no e , o s e n e

t h at migh t h av h app d a d t im alr dy ”

e en e o z en es ea .

T h ial fi h e s i tate d .

It m ak s o di ff r c t m f c o ur s w nt
“
e n e en e o e, o e, e on
72 A B oo k o f G i an ts
th e t e m t e p r I d n t s wh y y o u sho uld be de
. B ut o
’
ee

p ive d
r f th ob st p ar t wh n it c a t po s sibly hur t
e e e n
’

a ybo dy t o tak e it B e s id s I ve h ard y u w e r a ’

n . e , e o e

w n d rful ru r an d I h av a id a t hat th e ne
o e nn e , e n e o

wh o tast s o f t h at m arr o w will fi d h is p w r s m ar

e n o e

v l l u s l y i n cr as d
”
e o e e .

T h y o u th ye s h o n : h was pr o ud f h i s abili ty
’
e s e s e e o

t o o u t st rip al l wi th wh o m h e h ad r ac d an d h c uld e , e o

n o t r e s i st t hi s id e a .

G l an ci g v r h is s h o uld e r h e saw th p air s t ill

n o e , e

d ee p in t h ir r mi i scen c s Wi th a sudd n impul se

e e n e . e

h e t h ru st t h e l g b o n b e n eath h is s ki n c o at an d w t
e e , en

q ui etly o u t i n to th e d arkn e ss Ge n tly h chippe d o ff . e

a pi c e o f th
e b o e an d s uck e d o u t th e m arr o w It
e n .

w as d e lici o u as L o ki h ad aid an d h is xci t e d im agi

s, s , e

n at i o m ad e him f ancy h e c uld alr e ady f e l a waxi g

n o e n

of V g l i h i mu s cl e s Y e t it was w i t h a guil t y f e l
OI
‘

n s . e

i g t h at h e st l back a d hid t h e fr ac tur e d pi ce at

n o e n e

t h e b o tto m o f o n e o f t h e pil s W ll pl ase d was e . e e

L ki f r h b li ev e d h h ad wi th o u t dan ge r t him
o , o e e e o

se l f so w n n mi ty b tw een t h e se two d e f e n d r s o f
e e e

A sgard .

Pr se tly all w e t to b d Sil en c e f ll u po n th e

e n n e . e

gr e at h al l an d t h l pi g r o o m s ; bu t Th ialfi t r e mbl e d
'

e s ee n -

an d s tar t d a d t o s s e d a pr y t
e t rri fyi n g dr am s
n , e o e e .

It w as st ill d ark wi t hi n th h all wh en Th o r o se e r ,

th o ugh o u t s id th e d aw light b e gan t o sh o w in th e

e n

e ast . H e ki dl d th fi e o t h e spr e adi n g h ar th a d

n e e r n e , n

t h e l api g fl am s so n brigh t e n e d t h e p l ac e
e n e Th ial fi o .

aw o k e Fr o m h is c uch h c o uld se p ast th e draw n

. o e e

ski n cur t ai n i n t t h e l arg e ap ar t m e n t A f e e li n g o f

o .
 W h e n Th o r W e n t to J o tu n h e i m 7 3
p an ic cr e p t o v e r him as h e saw th e huge di sto r te d
s h ad o w which t h e fi e t hr w ag ai st th e w all n w r e n , o

s hri ki g
n no w sh n t i n g up t o m o s t r u s
, s oo Fo n o ne s . r

th e s h ad o w was bu sy wi t h s m e t hi g t h at l ay b id o n es e

t h e h ar t h— a d th
e y u th r m mb r d o ly t o w ll
n e o e e e e n o e

t h at al l wa o t righ t wi t h t h
s n c ten ts o f t h o se e on

s ki s n .

Th r pl ac d th e tw go at pe l ts b e f r e him H
o e o s
’
o . e

t o k o u t h i s gr e at h amm r M i l ir a d w av e d it
o e , o n , n

s l m ly o v r t h
o e n pil e mu t t ri g p t t w o rd s Thi
e e s, e n o en .

al fi st r t ch e d f rw ard br at hl e s sly to s e e
e o e .

What was h is am az m en t wh n th e bu n dl e s o f d e ad e e

b o s b ga t o sti r Th e hid s m o v d a d st r e tch e d

ne e n . e e n

an d r o u d d B e f o r e h is u b li vi g y s th tw
n e . n e e n e e e o

t rim g at s st o d up aliv
o vig r o u s a d h an d s m e a
o e, o n o s

e ve r .

B ut ! O was n o t as h h ad b e en
no ne Th p o r e . e o

cr atur was l am ; it limp e d dr aggi g o n e hi n d l g

e e e , n e ,

as it m o v d e .

Th ial fi cr o uch e d d o w agai t r e mbli n g as h e saw n n, ,

th e big m a b d swi f tly to x ami n t h i j ur e d l g

n en e e e n e .

Th n t h e r e wa a r o ar f a g r which sh o o k th
e s o n e e

b am s E v e ryb dy was ru i g in Mi o l i r wa t
e . o nn n . n s ou

on c e m o r n o t t o r st r li f thi t im — f a fr m it :
e, e o e e s e r o

Th o r w as v wi g v e g a c e a d thr e at i g t d e st r y
o n n e n n en n o o

h i s fri d Egil an d t h w h l h o u h ld f
en t h i j ury e o e se o or e n

d e t t hi s ch ri sh d po ss s i
on o ; hi e d h ai r st o d
e es on s re o

ou t lik fl am s ab u t h i s m ass iv h ad ; h
e e gripp d th
o e e e e e

t rribl e h amm r s h ard t h at t h

e j o i t s f h is fi g r s
e o e n o n e

sh w d whi t
o e i th fi l igh t e n e re .

A t t h at T h ial fi dr agg d him s l f f r w ard H al f e e o .

74 A B oo k o f G i ants
d ad w i th f ar h e c o f e sse d wh at h h ad d
e e , s ayi n gn e o n e,

t a w rd o f L ki t mp t i g
’
no o o s e n .

Egil a much di sturb d as h is gu st pr o t ste d h i s

, s e e , e

d s ir e t o m ak am d s
e e en .

“
Paym en t i s d s aid h e It i s f y u t
u e, st
”
at . or o o e

th e pric e
”
.

Th eigh t f th frigh t n d y u t h h ad so m wh at
s o e e e o e

c alm e d Th r an g r Thi gr ace ful sl d r b o dy

o
’
s e . s , en e

wa fit bj c t f Mi l ir s w ight Sl wly h i ’
s no o e or o n e . o s

v ast mu scl r e l ax d es e .

aid h e L t him p ay wh
“ ”
It i s t h l aw e , s m . e o co

m i tt d t h f aul t : h a d h i s s i st r sh all b e my b n d
e e e n e o

s rv a t s fr m t hi s d ay f o r t h
”
e n o .

Th i s pu i hm t m d mild e n ugh t Th ial fi ;

n s en see e o o

for h wa e cr t ly dr aw t t hi p f ac d mi ght y
s se e n o s o en -
e

on e wh s blu e y h arb r d
o e mea
e a d wh
es o e no n n e s s, n o

w a cl arly g o d at ur d d pi t h i sudd
s e o -
b ur t
n f e es e s en s s o

fi e rc ne e ss M o r v r th pr p c t f r o am i g abr ad
. eo e ,
e os e o n o

wi th h im was f a fr m di spl asi g A s f th b au r o e n . or e e

t i ful R o sk a— h h ad o t hi n g to say ab u t it
s e A y n o . n

h w wh e r e T h ial fi w n t was th e pl ac
o ,
sh w o uld e e e

ch o o s t o be
e .

S o p e ac w as r e to r d a d al l sat d wn t th e
e s e , n o o

m o r i n g m al c te t sav cr af ty L ki
n e on n , e o .

L av m g th e g at s wi t h Egil Th r a d h i
e o m ,
o n s co

p a i o s s t f r th
n n e f o o t Th e chill mi st s a d m
o on . n u

fat h m d d p th s f th e E livaga s a h ad
o e e o t rr r s r e no e o

for him ; bu t wh t h e y h ad p ass d v it s x p a en e o er e n se ,

t h y c am e t a st r a g an d gl o o my c o u t ry s urr o u d
e o n e n n

i g th st r gh ld f th gi a t s
n e on o o e n .

E dl e sly th e f r st stret ch d away ; a d all day

n s o e e n
76 A B oo k of G i ants
As s o o n as ligh t h e st pp d u t f th e build
it w as , e e o o

i g t i v e st ig at e t hi s r o ari n g s o u d
‘

n o n n .

Th r s tr t ch d o u t o n t h e gr o un d was a m n
e e, e e , o

s t r o u cr at ur
s s huge t h at h e l k d lik th e fall
e e, o oo e e en

t ru k o f o m e prim v al fir t r
n s H was f ast asl e p e ee . e e ,

a d it w as h i s s n ri n g w hich h ad so u n d e d lik e a h w l
n o o

i g wi te r g al
n n e .

M an y a gi a t as Th o r h ad se en an d e co u n t r e d
n n e ,

t h e bulk o f t hi m a m o u n tai n m ad him p au se i n

s n -
e

as t i hm t Th h qui e tly gird d ab o u t him th e

on s en . en e e

b l t f st r gth f i f e v e r h e n e d d to d o ubl e h is
e o en , or e e

p o w e r s it was n o w .

J u t th th gi an t p n e d h is y s w hich l o o k e d
s en e o e e e ,

lik muddy l ak
e H yaw n e d s t r t ch e d him se lf an d
es . e , e

t
s oo d u p — a d h i h ad was alm st l o st in th e top s
n s e o

o f th t r se ee .

F th
or n ly t im e i n h is hi sto ry Th o r h e s i tat e d t o
e o

j o i i Op battl
n n en . e .

Wh o a y u ! h a k e d
“
re o
”
e s .

My n am e is Skrymir said th e o the r H is v o ic e ,

”
.

was lik th be ll w o f th e t hu n d r an d L o ki Th ial fi

e e o e , ,

a d R o k a an t
n sth e t r an c
r a d l o k e d o u t at t h
o e n e n o e

r e v rb rat i g s o u n d
e e n .

“
As f y u c ort i n u d toh e gi a t I
, k ”
n o w o
y u on e n ,

w ll : y o u a A sa Th o r B u t wh at h av y o u d o n
e re -
. e e

wi th my gl v ! o e
”

Wi th t h at h st r tch e d do wn h is big h an d to ward s

e e

th aw d gr o up o f t hr e e which s c att er d b e f o r e him ;

e e ,
e

a d t h e y r ali e d t h at th e buildi n g in whic h t h y h ad

n e z e

l o dg d was th cr e atur s gl o v e t h sm all e r r o o m to

e e e
’
, e

w hich th y h ad fle d b e i g th e thumb
e n .
 Wh e n Th o r W e n t to J o tu n h e i m 7 7
S hall rav l t ge th e r ! a k d Skrymir s mili n g
we t e o
”
s e ,

i n a way t hat m ad e Th r s ch e k s bur n

’
o e .

A s y o will r pli d th l atte r

“ ”
u , e e e .

Th re up th e gi an t sat d o w Op n e d a pr o digi o u
e on n, e s.

wall et a d f e ll to h i s br e akfast ; b t Th r a d h is
, n u o n

c o mr ad s dr e w ap ar t by t h e m selv e s an d sh ar e d th e ir
e

s c an t y s to ck o f pr o vi s i o n s .

Wh en t h e y h ad fin ish d e
“
H e r e said S k ym e l e t m e c arry yo ur f o o d
, r r, .

It w ill n o t w e igh m e d o w n .

S o s ayi g h e t hru st Th o r s w all et i n t h i

’
n , wn o s o

an d st ar t d o ff t hr o ugh t h e f o r
e t w i t h s uch t m es re en

d o u s st rid e s t hat th e y c o uld h ardly k e p in s igh t o f e

him .

A ll day l o n g h e l ed the m at t hi s p ace amid th e

e n dl e s s w o o d s ; an d R o sk a f o was m o r e t han or ne

gl ad d spi t h er br o the r s aid w h en du sk br o ugh t him

, e e
’

to a h al t b s id e an an ci n t o ak
e e .

“
We hav e l o i te r e d al n g s l o w ly e n o ugh h e said o , ,

“
y e t I s upp o se i t i s t im e t o l p I a m n t hu n gry ;s ee . o

y o u c a n t ak e t h e w a ll e t an d g t y o ur o w m e al If e n .

y o u n d
ee a r o o f o v e r y o ur h e ad s my gl o v e i s t h e r , e .
”

H e s t r t ch d him s lf o t an d pr s t ly w as s n o ri g
e e e u e en n

s o t h at o c o uld h av h ard him a mil away

ne e e e .

D ark and s il n t Th o r fi ally to k th e l ath e r bag

e , n o e ,

to ge t o u t t h e ir f o d H i s f e li g s w r n o t s m o o t h d
o . e n e e e

w h en h e f o u d h c uld o t u t i e th k o ts In gro w
n e o n n e n .

in g an g e r h w o rk d aw ay at th e stubb o r n t h g s
e e on ,

b ut h e c o uld m ak e n o impr e s s i o n o th e h ard k n o t s n .

Th e h is p at i c e xh au t e d h e t ri d to br eak th e
n, en e s ,
e

faste n i n g s S t ill th ey d e fi e d h is e ff o r ts
. .
78 A B ook o f G i ants
E n r age d at b e i g thu t ifl d wi th h gr a p d n s r e , e s e

Mi l i r t pp d f rw ard a d da h d it at th e gi a t
o n , s e e o , n s e n
’
s

h ade .

Skrymi r t irr d him lf s ligh tly s e se .

What w a t h at— a l af ! h a k e d sl pily H av

“
s e
”
e s ee . e

y ou li tt l s upp d yee t ! H av y
o ne g t s e e ou o ne o

l p!
s ee
”

W a e ju st lyi n g d w
“
e r mu tt r e d Th r P o n, e o . uz

z l d an d up se t h s t r d
e ff a d l ay d w u d r a ,
e o e o n o n n e n

o th r ak
e o .

B u t h c o uld t sl e p e Th s t r t r u s o r s f no e . e e o o s n e o

t h gi e t m d t m ck him
an se e e o o .

Fi ally h pra g up agai a d walk d c au t i o u ly

n e s n n n e s

b ack T h m ligh t sho e full

. e th gi a t s bulky
oon n on e n
’

f rm H avi g h i h amm r al f t h e l au ch d it wi th
o . e n s e o , n e

s uch vi l c t hat th h ad buri e d i t lf i Skrymir s

o en e e e se n
’

s kull .

What s h app i g ! call d t th gi a t r lli g

“ ’
en n
”
e ou e n , o n

o v r A ac r dr pp d righ t n my h ad H w
e .
“
n o n o e o e . o

d y u f ar Th r ”
o o ! e, o

A ll right call d b ack th th r t ali g aw ay b

“
,
”
e e o e , s e n e

hi d th t r t ru k
n eI w k wh y u call d u t
ee n s .
“
o e en o e o .

Th r i pl t y f t im t l p y t
e e s en o e o s ee e .
”

A gai al l wa qui t x c p t i Th r br ast wh r

n s e , e e n o
’
s e , e e

r ag a d humili at i c t d d i a turm il H
e n on o n en e n o . e

f rc d him lf t l i st ill c almi g h i bur i g wr ath

o e se o e ,
n s n n

wi t h th as ur a c t h at wh t h m m t c am e f a
e s n e en e o en or

t hird bl o w h w uld tak ampl r v g f thi d is

, e o e e e en e or s

gr c T h e cr atur did n o t xi st wh c uld t r at

a e . e e e o o e

A a Th r i t hi s m an r
s -
o n ne .

A l o g t im e h e w ai te d b t h to r e c o v r h is po i se
n o e
 W h e n Th o r W e n t to J o tu n h e i m 7 9
an d t o ur e th th r was r ally a l p agai At
be s e o e e s ee n .

l gth a li t tl b f r d aybr e ak h r s s f tly a d

en , e e o e ,
e o e o ,
n

ag ai appr o ach d t h
n lumb e ri g gi a t e e s n n .

H i ha d s a s v r th m agic b l t as i f t dr aw
n r n o e e e o

fr m it th l ast b it f aid G rippi g Mi o l ir wi th b t h

o e o . n n o

h a d h summ d up v ry p o w r f h i h avi g
n s, e one e e e o s e n

mu scl s Th r e m mbra c e f h is f ailur bur d i

e . e e n o es ne n

hi v i
s a d e ns m d to d o bl h i s st r g th a d d
n see e u e en n e

t rm i at i
e n on .

H whirl d t h irr i t ibl Mi l ir ab o u t h i h ad

e e e es s e o n s e ,

a d br
n gh t it d w wi t h h i s u tm t f rc up t h
ou o n os o e on e

l p r T h i grim sat i f c t i
s ee e . oh aw i t s ma h s a o n, e s s s

i t t h g ia t s ch k up t th v ry h a dl
n o e n
’
ee o e e n e .

To h i c t r at i Skrymir sat up a d app r d

s ons e n o n, n ea e

t bru h
o m thi g fr m h i fac
s so e n o s e .

Th r mu t b bird r o o st i g i t hi t r
“
e e s s aid h
e s n n s ee, e

di gu t dly
s s e H w ca o e l p wh e t h y a e o n n s ee n e r

s cr at chi g m a d b ark l o se so th at i t f all s o v r

n o ss n o e

o ne s h ad !
’
e
”

H l k d ab o u t
e oo e .

Wh at ! A e y u aw ak t o Th r ! I supp o s it
“
r o e, o ,
o e

i s t i m e t ge t up a yh w ; f o y u ay y o w a t t g t
o n o r o s u n o e

to U tgard T h ci ty i s t f a . w I mu t w ar
e no r no . s n

y o t
u, h ugh o f o tohi g I h av h , a rd y w h i
nes n . e e ou

p ri g t g th r a i f y th ught my s i w a s m
e n o e e s ou o z e s o e

t hi g r m ark ab l ; b t i f yo
n e go t U t g a rd ye will u u o ,
ou

s ee m a y f a tall r th a I S I c u l y agai n t
n r e n . o o n se ou s

m aki g much f y ur s lv s f o U tgard L ki m

n o o e e , r -
o
’
s en

will h v li ttl p at i c wi th th b a t i g f uch

a e e en e e o s n o s

m a ik i nn I d d i f y a wi y will tur
ns . n ee , ou re se , ou n

b ack at c H o w v r i f y p r i t i y ur f lly
on e . e e , ou e s s n o o ,
80 A B oo k of G i an ts
yo ur r o ad li e s e ast I go n o r t hward to t ho se cli ff s .
,

i n th e di stan c e y o d e r n .

H e t hr e w h i s w all e t o v e r h i s sh o uld e r a d W en t o ff n ,

u n h e e di n g Th o r s r s t ful gl ar e ’
e en .

F o ll o wi g h i s dir e c t i o n s th e p art y pr e se n t ly p as s d
n , e

o t o f th e f o r e st an d t r av e ll e d o v e r a w id e pl ai
u , n .

To ward s n o n t h y cam e upo th e ci t y o f Utgard

o e n .

S l o f ty w e r e it s w all s a d buildi g s th at the ir h e ad s

o n n

b n t back o n th ir n e ck s a s t h y gaze d u p to th e p i
e e e n

n acl e s o f t h t w er s e o .

Wh n t h y c am e cl o se th e y saw o bo dy ; bu t a v ast
e e , n

gate o f p o n de r o u s b ar s cl o se d th e way It was l o ck e d .

a d bo lt d
n A f t e r t ryi n g f o r so m e t im t o call a
e . e

k e ep e r a d th e t o u f asten th gat e Th o r a d h is
,
n n n e , n

co mr ad e s s q u e e z e d be tw e n t h e b ar s an d e t e r d t h e n e e

s il en t ci t y .

The y w e t t hr o ugh o n e d e se r te d str e et a f t r a o th e r

n e n ,

t il l t h y saw b e f o r t h e m a m agn ific e t p al ac e w h o s e

e e n ,

do o r sto o d w id e Walki n g b o ldly in t h y f u n d th e m

.
, e o

s lv s i
e e a h all t h at dw arf e d an y thi g t h e y h ad e v e r
n n

b e h eld S i tt i g o be n ch s w e r e r an g d t wo li n e s o f
. n n e e

m en , th fi r st gl a c e at wh o m c o n vi n c e d th e t r av e ll e r s
e n

t h at Skrymir h ad s po k e n t ruly .

A dv a ci g t o th e rai s d s at t h ey salu ted th e rul e r

n n e e , ,

Ut gard L ki B t th e ki g gaz e d at th m wi th a
-
o . u n e

s mil e Tho r was by n o m e a s accu to m e d t such

. n s o

s c o r n ful t r at m en t an d h i s c o mp an i n s c uld p e rc e iv e
e ,
o o

h is h e at gr wi g as thi s c o n temp tu o u s s il en c e c o n
o n

t inu e d .

At l e gth th e ki n g sp o k
n e

It i s t e di o u s to ask f o t idi g s l o g j urn y ;

“
r n o f a n o e
 W h e n Th o r W e n t to J o tu n h e i m 8 1
y t
e i f I mi tak n t that li ttl e n e t h r mu t b A sa
s e o , o e e s e

Th o r .

P s ibly h w t
“
o s addr i g Th r dir c tly
, e en on, ess n o e ,

y u m ay b m r t h an y
o app a r e Wh at c a y o e ou e . n ou

d o,y u a dot h e wi t h y
! nN tay i Utgard
es ou o o ne s s n

u l s s h c a in so m f at f kill
n e e tr
n gt h xc l e e o s or s en e e

all o t h
”
s er .

I h av a f at p o k up L ki I c a at q uick r
e e , s e o . n e e

tha a y h r I am r ady t pr v e i t agai st al l ”

n n e e . e o o n .

That w il l be w r th se i n g i f y can m ak y ur
“
o e , ou e o

b a t g d said th gi a t ki g It s h all be p u t to
o s oo ,
”
e n n .
“

”
th e t e s t .

He c all d to o n e n am e d L gi s i tti g o a furth r

e o , n n e

b ch A t r ugh fill e d wi th fr sh m e at was br ugh t

en . o e o

in, a d pl ac d b et w
n t h e t wo
e At t h e s ig al b o theen . n ,

b ga t at o fr m e ach e d
e n o e , ne o n .

L ki str v h is u tm o st a d y e t wh n h e r e ach e d
o o e ,
n e

th emiddl e o f th t r o ugh h e m e t h is antago n i st t h e r

e e .

M o r e v e r it was e n t h at whil h h ad d v o ur e d al l
o , s e e e e

th e fl sh e h is s id L o gi h ad c o sum d fl e sh bo e
on e, n e , n

a d th
n t r o ugh to b o o t
e Th r c uld b e n gai sayi g . e e o o n n

t h at th vi i t r w as v a qui h e d
e s o n s .

A n d wh at c a y o u d ! a k e d U tgard Lo ki l o o k
“ ”
n o s -

in g at Th ial fi .

I c an ru n , sa id th e y o u th .

We sh all so o n se e ab u t t h at
o . L et us go o u ts id e
to c o ur s e
th e .
”

T h e wh l c o mp an y w en t f r t h t o a l e v l st r e t ch f
o e o e o

pl ai n A li m y u th wh o m the y c all d Hugi t o k h i

a s o e o s

pl ac b id T h ial fi Th l att e r w h h ad v e r b e en
e es e . e , o ne

b at i wif t
e en s mil d c o fid e tly
n s n e s s, e n n .
82 A B oo k o f G i ants
Th e w rd was giv o Th two ru n r s w e r e o ff en . e ne

like arr w s fr o m th e bo w B u t T h ial fi c uld h ardly

o . o

cr di t h i e y w h n b f r h e h ad c o v r d h alf th e
e s es e , e o e e e

di ta c to th e t ur i g p i t h m t H ugi c o mi g
s n e n n -

o n , e e n

back alre ady .

Y o u will h av t o ply y o ur l e g s b tt r t h a that

“
e e e n ,

s aid U t gard L o ki i f y u xpe c t to win in t hi s c m “

-

,
o e o

pa y n .

A se c o d c o ur se was run Th ialfi st r ai e d v ry

n . n e e

n e rv e an d mu s cl e t o th e u tm o st H i s h ar t b e at as . e

i f i t wo uld bur st thr o ugh h is rib s Y et Hugi r e ach e d .

th e g al wh n h e was st ill a b o w s h o t o ff
o e .

Y o u u br av ly r e m ark e d th ki g S till it
“ ”
r n e , e n .
,

s eem s to m t hi s m at ch w ill n o t b yo ur s Th third

e e . e

t ri al mu t d cid e
”
s e .

On c e m o r e t h y to e d th m ark a d s pe d away e e n .

Th ial fi did h is b t b t h was w ari d wi t h h i s l ast es , u e e e

e ff o r t ; h is s w i f t adv r sary cr o s s d th fi i h li e re e e e n s ne

h h ad qui t g
e halfway e o ne .

Th e wh o l ass mbl ag d cl ar d t h e r wa n n e ed
e e e e e e s o

o f fur t h r t ri al Utgard L ki t ur d t Tho r

e .
-
o ne o .

We h av h ard much o f y o ur pr w
“
e e A sa W h at o e s s, .

i y ur ch o ic e t pr o v t s t h at rum o r t al s a e
’
s o o e o u s e r

t ru e !
”
,
1

I will dri k a draugh t wi th a y o f yo u gro wi d

“
n n , c

Th o r b tw en h is t e th
e e e .

Exc ll t r etur d th ki n g H e l d th w ay
“
e en ,
”
ne e . e e

b ack i to th e h all an d b ad e h is cup be ar e r bri n g th e

n ,
-

dri ki g h o r It was b o r n f o r th
n n -
n . e .

A g o d dri nk e r r e m ark e d Utgard Lo k i mpt i e s

“
o ,
” -

,
‘
“
e
84 A B oo k of G i ants
I seepl ai n ly said Utgard Lo ki th at what we
,
-

h av e h eard o f yo u was a t rav e ll r s tal e S t ill do yo u e

’
.
,

w i sh to t y so m e thi n g e l se ! I c n f ss it d o e s n o t
r o e

s e m lik ly t h at y u w ill b a r aw ay m a y pri e s h r e

”
e e o e n z e .

“
I k no w Tho r r e pli e d d gge dly that such
,
”
o ,
“

draugh ts wo ul d n o t be acc o un t d sm al l am g th e e on

ZE s ir— bu t I w ill att e mp t an o t he r f e at What h ave .

y o u t o pr o p o se !
”

“
We hav e a gam e h e r e a s o rt o f ch ildi sh e x e rci se , .

B f o r e w i t e ssi g thi s l ast pe rf o rm an c I w uld scarc e

e n n e, o

h av e d ar e d m en t i n i t to A sa Th o r It i s m e r ly li f t
o -
. e

in g my c at fr o m t h e fl o o r
”
.

A l arg gr ay c at walk e d o u t it s tai l h ld high

e , e .

Tho r l o o k e d at it u c e r tain ,
n .

H e i s l arg e— f o a cat sai d th e ki n g

“ ”
r , .

S trin g to th quick Th o r s te pp d f o rward p u t a

e , e ,

han d u d r th e b ast s be lly an d lif t d h ard

n e e
’
e .

Th e c at arch e d h i s back n o t r e s i st i g at all H e av , n . e

a d st r ai
n as h e migh t Th o r c o uld
n ly get n p aw
,
on o e

o ff th e fl o r o .

I imagin e d as much said Utgard L ki E v e n ,

-
o .

my c at i s to o l arge f o r suc h a li ttl e o n e .

Li ttl e I m ay be cri e d T ho r Y et l et m e se e th e
”
, .
“

m an h e r e wh o w ill w r e st l e w i t h m e at t hi s m o m e t
”
n .

U tgard L ki l o o k e d at th e m assiv e figur es ran ge d

-
o

al o n g th b en ch e s
e .

“
I see n o o n e sm all e n o ugh f o r that If yo u mu st .

w r e stl e h o w e v e r— c all o l d Elli th e n ur se S h e h as

, , .

t hr o w n m an y a b e tte r m an t h an y o u h av e y e t pr o v ed

y o ur se l f ”
.

In cam e a b en t wi th e re d t o o t hl e ss o l d c r n e
,
At ,
o .
 W h e n Th o r W e n t to J o tu n h e i m 8 5
th e ki g biddi g sh gr appl e d w i t h th e ar o u se d
n
’
s n , e

Tho r .

V i l tly h t r o v t il l th e mu scl s n h i arm s a d

o en e s e, e o s n

l g s st d t lik r p e L o cki g h i migh ty arm

e oo ou e o s . n s s,

h e st r ai d t hi w ay a d t h at
ne Th m r h p t f o r t h
s n . e o e e u

h i s p w r t h firm r did th e fr ail l d w m a

o e , e em e o o n se

to sta d n .

Th Th r b ga t o f e l a i x o r abl grip t igh t

en o e n e n ne e

en ni g up him lf H truggl d a i f h i v ry lif

on se . e s e s s e e

hu g o th i u e Y e t h i l g b ga t o b d Pr e s
n n e ss . s e s e n en .

en t ly h wa f rc d d w up
e s k o e o n on one n ee .

O ld E l l i r l a d h im a d h bbl d o ff Wi t h h av
“

e e se n o e . e

i g br e a t dr i ppi g s w at a d v a t ly a h am d Th r
n s ,
n e ,
n s s e , o

s t o d up b f r
o th m e o e e .

We
“
d h ardly fur t h e r t ri al said U tgard L ki
n ee ,
-
o .

B e sid s it gr o w s l at
e , Sh o w t h m t th e gu t e . e o es

s e at s .

Th y w r e m ad w e lco m an d f a te d t h at igh t
e e e e, e s n

w i th g d ch r oo ee .

N xt m r i g th y pr p ar e d t o d p ar t U tgard
e o n n e e e .

L o ki saw th at t h y w r b o u t ifully pr o vid d wi t h e e e n e

f d an d dri k H him se lf c duc t d th m t o th e

oo n . e on e e

gate o f th ci ty e .

W ll A a Th o r said h e as t h y w e r e ab o u t to
“
e , s -

, ,
e

s p ar at e i fi d wi h y ur vi i U g rd
“
e a y o u at s
,
e t re s t t t a ! s o o

H av e y o u s m r e p w rful rul r s e l e wh e r o n
e en o o e e s e

y o ur j urn y s ! o e
”

Truly r pli d h e t Th o r I h av e br ugh t gr at

“
,
”
e e on s , o e

sh am e up o th ZB ir J u tly w ill y say th at I am

n e s . s e

f li ttl w r th
”
on e o e o .

Hardly th at aid th gi a t k i g N w t h at yo u
“
,
”
s e n n . o
 86 A B oo k o f Gi ants
are o u tsid e o f my ci ty— which wi t h my c n s n t y u o e o

will n v r e te r ag ai — I mu t t ll y o u t h t ru th H ad
e e n n s e e .

I im agi d y ur p o w r s a d h o w ar th y w uld hav

ne o e n ne e o e

br o ught m e to di sa t r y u w uld by m e an s h av e
s e , o o no

s ee t h i s id e o f i t t hi s t im e
n e n .

K o w th en th at I hav e d ec iv e d yo u al l al o g
“
n , , e n

wi th illu i o n s s .

Th e w all t yo u c o uld o t Op i th e f o r e st was

“
e n en n

b u d wi t h i vi ibl ir wir e Th e l e a t f th e t hr e
o n n s e on . s o e

s tr k so f y ur h amm r w uld h av e n d d my d ay s
e o o e o e e

I bro ugh t b f o r e m e a r cky m o u tai wh ich yo u

e o n n

c uld t s e ; i t hi s yo u w ill fi d th r d e p ravi n e s

o no e n n ee e ,

m ad by t h o se bl w s
e o .

T h c o te s t s h r e w r e illu i n s lik e wi se
“
e n e e s o .

Th ugh L ki at lik hu ge r L gi wh u tm atch d

o o e e n ,
o o o e

him wa ard e t fi i t lf s n re se .

Hugi wa t h ugh t : h o w c uld v n sw i f t Th ial fi

“
s o o e e

k p p ac e wi t h him !
ee

Th e h o rn y o t ri d t o e mp ty r ach d t
“
u th e s a; e e o e e

wh n y u c m to th sh o r y u will s y ur draugh t s
e o o e e e o ee o

h av c au s d th e c e a i t se lf to bb When we saw
e e o n e .

y o u lif t o f t h c at
o nes p aw s fr o m t h e fl o o r w
e w e r ’
, e e

al l t e rr o r st rick e n : f o
-
th e c at wa in r ali t y th e gr at r s e e

Midgard s rp t which e c o mp as e s th wh l ar t h
e en n s e o e e .

N ur s Elli was i f act o l d ag — an d v e r y t h as

e n e ne e

m a wr st l d wi t h h
n e as h av y o u
e er e .

Th r f r e l e t u s n ev r m e t agai F in s pi te
“
e e o ,
e e n . or

o f al l th e m arv l s o f y ur t r e n g th y u
e a n ev r o s , o c n e

pr ev ail agai t m b c au e o f my illu i o s

ns e e s s n .
”

Wild wi th a g r Th o r l aid ho ld f Mi l ir B u t
n e ,
o o n .

Utgard L ki h ad v a i sh e d H e w o uld h av d t ro y e d
-
o n . e es
88 A B oo k of G i ants
Ge t b ai t f o r yo ur self r e turn e d th e surly fe ll o w
a , .

Th o r w alk e d o ff to wh r e th e h e rd f o x n gr az d e o e e .

Th e l ad r was a hug e c o al bl ack bull

e e S izi g th -
. e n e

b ast by its h o rn s t h e A sa w run g o ff it s h ead c arri e d

e , ,

i t b ack t o t h e b o at an d t hr e w i t i n .

“
B e tte r i f yo u h ad s at st ill grumbl d H ymir ,
”
e .

Th y pu she d th e bo at thr o ugh th e br ak r s an d p u t

e e e

o u t to se a e ac h ro w i n g w i t h a p air o f o ar s
, Th o r .

was af t an d Hymir was am az e d t o s e e h o w t h b at

, e o

s h t thr o ugh t h e w av e s e v n ag ai n st th e st r o n g w i n d
o ,
e .

B e f o r e l n g th e gi an t p ull e d in h is o ar s
o .

“
H e r is wh e r e I patch flat fish said h e
e ,
”
.

N o n o ; f ur the r o u t s aid Th o r pulli n g h ard e r

”
, , ,

t h an v e r e .

“
S tO p ! cri e d H ymir a f t e r a wh il e
”
We are ge t .

t i n g n ar th e dw lli n g o f th e M idgard s e rp en t
”
e e .

“
Fur th e r o u t is b tt e r fi shi g d e cl are d Tho r ; an d
e n ,
”

h e r o w e d o n i spi t e o f h i s c o mpan i o n s pr o t e st s
’
n .

H e s to ppe d at l ast Mut te ri n g H ymir th r e w o u t

.
,

h i s li n ePr e se n tly h e dr e w up a w h al e Th e n an
. .

o th e r t o k h o ld o .

M ean whil e Tho r h ad tak e n u t a lin e an d ho o k o ,

th e s iz e o f w hich c au s d th e gi an t t s tar Fast i g

e o e . en n

th e g o ry bull s h ad o th e ho o k h dro pp e d it f ar
’
e n , e

d o w n i n to th e d e pth s t ill it actu ally r e ach d t h e b tt m

, e o o .

H e did n o t h av e t w ai t l g S o m t hi n g f a d o w n
o on . e r

t h e r se iz e d t h e b ai t
e Th li n tau t en e d. Th r j e rk d e e . o e

vi o l e tly Wh en th e m n st r f e l t th h o o k it pull d
n . o e e , e

s o h ard t h at Th o r w as f rc e d to h o ld o n t o th e r o w i n g
o

pi s t a v o id b e i n g dr agge d o v e rb o ard
n o .

Th en th e A sa s spiri t wax ed h igh H e haul e d at

’
.
 Wh e n Th o r W e n t to J o tu n h e i m 89
th e li n e so th at h is f e t w n t t hr o ugh th b o tto m o f e e e

th e b o at a d d w n t th e n c ea fl o r Y e t e v r h
o o o n o . e e

pull e d so s t u tly t hat pr e n tly th hid eo u s h ad o f

, o se e e

t h e M idg ard s ak e app ar d ab o v e th n s urf ac e e e e .

N o th i g d au te d b y th e fl o d s o f v o m w hich t h
n n o en e

b ast sp o u t d o t at him Th o r d art d fi ry gl a c e at

e e u , e e n s

h i s e my st ill st rivi g t o lif t t h h e ad i t th e b at

ne , n . e n o o .

Hymir h o w ev e r t rrifi e d b y n d m e asur a d f e l

, , e e o e n e

i g th cr af t s i k b e ath him t o k h i k i f o t o f
n e n en , o s n e u

th e s h at h an d cu t t h e li n e j u st a s Th o r l au n ch e d h is
e

h amm e r .

Th m o ste r f e ll b ack and s ank agai n to h i s imm e

e n

m ri al ab d e
o o .

We k w t w h eth r t h o se sp e ak t ruly wh o d
no no e e

cl ar e th at Mi l ir st ruck o ff it h ad at th b tto m f
o n s e e o o

th e ea o
s wh t h r it still li
, r circli g t h e art h
e e es en n e .

B t it i s r l at d am n g th e xpl i t s o f A l x a d e r t h e
u e e o e o e n

G r at th at b e i g l w e r d in a gl a s cag t o th e d p th
e n o e s e e s

o f t h e o c e an h b e h e ld a p r o digi u m o ste r go i g
e o s n n

p a t a d sat f o two d ay w at chi g it s b o dy o z e

s , n r s, n o

al n g all th e t i m b e f o r e i t s t ail an d hi d r p ar t s “ ”
o e ,
n e

app e ar e d Which so u d s as i f Th o r h ad n o t m ad e a
. n

t h r ugh jo b o f it
o o .

Ce r tai n it i s h o w v e r t hat Hymir said n o w o rd t ill

, e ,

t h e y w r ag ai at th
e e sh o r e Th n h mu tt r d :
n e . e e e e

D o y o ur s h ar e : c arry t h e w h al e s in o m ak e th
“
r e

b at f ast
o .
”

Wh r up n Th r p ick d up b at o ar s w h al e s an d
e e o o e o , ,

all a d b o r e th
, n wh l e thi n g up th w o o d e d hill sid e t o
e o e

th e J o tu n s d w e lli g
’
n .
 CHA PT E R V

TH E G IA N T PY R A M ID B U ILD ER -

F y or v l thr ugh t h at b eau t iful l an d f l ak e s

u t a e o o

a d m o u n tai
n r t h f th e Ci ty f M xic yo u
ns no o o e o ,

w ill h ardly f ail to vi s i t t h a ci e t sacr d ci ty f e n n e o

Ch lul a N o c a yo u fail to m arv l at th r m ai s

o . r n e e e n

o f t h at i cr dibl Pyr amid f o ur t im s as l arg as th e

n e e , e e

fa m u Pyramid f Ch p s i Egyp t
o s o eo n .

C r t s an d h i s f o ll w r s w d r e d at th fif ty acr e
o e o e on e e -

st ruc t ur arly f our c e t uri

e ne b ack Humb o ldt m as n es . e

ur e d it s t udi d i t an d s p e cul at d ab u t it a hu dr d
, e e o n e

ye ar s ago Th g e r al b e li f was t h at it h ad alw ay

. e en e s

b d v t d t th e w o r hip o f Qu e tz al t h at Fair G d
een e o e o s ,
o

o f l d M xic o
o B t t h e r w e r e o c w i s a ci en t s
e . u e n e e n

am on g t h e A c lhu an I di a s wh r m mb r d th o n n o e e e e e

t ru t h p as d d w by t radi t i o n fr o m t im e s imm e mo
se o n

ri al .

Thi s i s th tal e o f th e Pyramid builde r

e -
.

A v ryo e k o w f o 4 800 y ar s afte r th e cr e a

s e e n n s, r e

ti on f t h w rld th l a d f A ahu ac was i n h abi t d

o e o e n o n e

by a ac e f v a t gi a t s (H av e n o t th ir migh ty
r o s n . e

b o es dwa fi g t h o o f m o d r m b e dug up
n ,
r n se e n en , e n

t im e an d ag ai t hr o ugh th c e turi s ! )
n e n e

Th se m t r w e r e n mi s b t h f g d s an d
e ons e s e e e o o o

m en Fi rc w r th w ar s w ag d agai st t h m by
. e e e e e e n e

th e p pl f T l a al a a d m an y a gi a t wa v r
eo e o sc ,
n n s o e

90
92 A B ook of G i ants
‘

'

Wh en th e app i t d t im e c am th e d e st r o yi n g o n e e,

w at r s wi t hdr w t th ir stat i s ab v th e clo ud s

e e o e on o e ,

b n e at h t h e ar th a d i th e c e an Xe l h a an d h is
e e , n n o . u

br o th e r cam f rt h f o m th ir cav o f r e fug th e

s e o r ~
e es e,

o n ly livi g cr at ur e s a d by t h e ir ar t s p o pl d t h
n e ,
n e e e

e ar t h w i t h a e w r ac e wh o w e rn t o be t h e ir s rv an t , e e s .

Th e y w e r e n o w m o r e arr ga t t h an b f o r —f o n e e, or

h ad t h e y n o t s ucc d d in v adi g th e u t m t wr at hee e e n os

o f th e g d s ! S o X l h u a wh o w as kill ed i build
o e , s n

i g d te rmi n e d t o r e c t a s t ruc tur

n , e uch as th e w o rld
e e s

h ad n o t y t s e — t o e rv e n o t o n ly as a p e rp t u al
e e n s e

m e m ri al o f h i s t riumph bu t al so as an e asi r m e an s
o , e

o f e c ap s fr o m any fu ture att mp t m ad e agai n st him

e e

by th e l o rd s o f th e wi n d s an d w ate r s .

O th e pl ai n o f C h o lul a t hi s e dific was s tak e d o t

n e u ,

f o ur s id d in girth lik e s m e gr at hill in h igh t

e ,
o e , e

pl an n e d t pi e rc e th e v e ry cl o ud s al o f t
o .

In f a aw ay T l am a al co at t h e f o t o f th e Si e rra
r -
n , o ,

a mul t i t ud e o f m e n w r e s e t t o w o rk at diggi n g cl ay e ,

s h api n g it i n m o uld s a d bur i g it i to brick ,

In n n n n s .

s t ad o f h avin g t h e s e h e avy l ad s c arri d acr o s s th

e o e e

hill s Xe lh u a tat i o n e d a li n o f w o rkm al l th e way

,
s e en

fr o m th brickyard to Ch lul a : th p a s d th e brick s

e o e se s e

fr o m h a d to h an d c o n t in u ally so t h at th e build e r s
n ,

ne v e r l ack d a su pply Bi tum n t o was s imil arly

e . e o

br o ugh t fr o m a gr eat di stan c e to p l aste r th e brick s

firmly in pl ac e .

Un d e r th h a d s o f th e e myri ad s f w o rk e r s th e
e n s o

f o u n dat i o n f th i n cr e dibl e Pyramid gr w as if it

o e e

w r a livi g thi g D ay by day it m o u n te d u p ward s

e e n n . ,

a d th e h e ar t o f Xe lh u a w ax e d high w i th p rid e wh en
n
 Th e G i an t Py ram i d B u il de r -

93
e v en h e h ad t climb l ab ri o u ly to r each th e dizzy l ev el
o o s

wh e r e th e sw armi n g an t lik l ab r r s still buil t th e m -

e o e

se lv s al f t b dily
e oL o o ki n g upw ard s h e r gr tte d
o .
, e e

t h at h h ad t pl ann d an e v n l arg r b a : f o s ur ly
e no e e e se r e

t h at was th e ly t hi g w hich in a y way limi te d t hi s

on n n

m um n t t o h is p w r a d gu aran t e o f fu tur e s cu
on e o e n e e

ri t y Th r e wa o e c o n o l at i o n : w h en t hi s r ach e d
. e s n s e

t h e ap x f it s l o pi n g s id s h c o uld build an t h r
e o s e , e o e ,

i fin i te ly l arg r an d l o f t i e r M a whil a fu tur

n e . e n e, e

d luge mu st b w o r se th an t h e f rm r e to r ach
e e o e on e

him up o n th summi t o f thi s alm o st c o mpl t e d st c

e e ru

t ur e .

B t th e g o d s do n o t s l e e p th o ugh t h e y be l o n g s il n t
u , e .

Wi th ri si n g wr ath t he y b h e ld th e gr o w th f t hi s e o

pr sumptu o u s e di fi c e a d th e i cr as i n g audaci ty f
e n n e o

it s build r S t ill t h e y bide d th e ir t im e a d th pyra

e .
,
n e

mid o f X lh u a cr e pt up ward s t ill th e l o w han gi g

e -
n

cl o ud s o f ten l ay f ar b en ath its upp e r c o ur se s e .

Th e day c am e wh e n a m an might e a ily c u n t th s o e

s p ac e o f t im e s t ill n e d d t c o mpl ete th e s t ruct ur e e o e .

Xe l h u a urg d o n h i h o t o f w o rke r s
e s s .

Th n sudd ly th h eav en s p e d A huge m as s

e en e o ne .

o f fl ami g r o ck f ll wi th irr
n i stibl e f o rc e up n t h e
e es o

pr o ud pyramid an d th o t h at buil t it Th upp r se . e e

p r t i o n cr a h d d w n i rui s c arryi n g t d t ru ct i n
o s e o n n , o es o

t h o u sa d s o f th e l ab o r e r s a d t h e m ast e r build r
n n -
e

X lh u a him s lf
e e .

Wh r f o r m en d ubt d o l o ng e r th at th r e w r
e e e o e n e e e

t r al p w r s o
e e n high T h e fr agm n t f t h build
o e n . e o e

i g which r m ai e d was d dic at d t h c f o r t h t o th e

n e n e e en e

F ai r Go d Qu e t al A d d o w n to th e t im e o f th at
,
z . n
94 A B oo k o f G i an ts
w r thy D o mi ican P dro d l s Ri s th e pri e sts
o n , e e o o ,

sh w d t u b li v e r s a p o r t i o o f th e v e ry t hu n de r
o e o n e e n

b lt a t
o , hap d lik e a t ad which h ad c n f un d e d
s o ne s e o , o o

th m ad pr ump t i o
e f Xe l h u a ; whil e th
es d an ci n g
n o e

c l br n t a g i th ir f st ival hym th e t al e o f t he s
e e a s s n n e e n e

h app i g th at r v r e n c e migh t n o m o r e p e ri sh
en n s, e e

am g m en
on .

M r v r i c th at day th t rib e s h av e n o l o ge r
o eo e , s n e e n

spo k e th sam t gu bu t ach h as a l an gu age o f its

n e e on e, e

ow u i n t e lligibl e t o th e o th e r s
n, n .
96 A B ook of G i ants
e m e rald o r th e ligh t fill e d f ac e o f th e sky Th e r e was
,
-

n o t hi n g i al l t h e w rld t h at gav e f o r t h ligh t lik

n o th e e

e y s an d te e th o f Vu ku b
e .

G r at as wa h is r adi a t b au ty h is p rid e wa
e s n e , s

gr e ate r st ill O rgul o u s was h e an d pu ffe d u p A d

.
-
. n

h e said
O f a t ru th o ly t h o se h av e bee n sav d fro m th
“
,
n e e

fl o o d wh w r e ab o v th e ir f e ll o w m en A d f all
o e e . n o

t h o se l e f t aliv e t h e r e i n o t o n e lik u n t o m e I am s e .

t h e i r su n t h ir d aw n an d t h e ir m o o
, e It i s my S pl en
, n .

do r by which m e c o m e an d go I c an see t o th e limi t

n . s

o f cr e at i o n a d i t i s so
”
,
n .

Thu s h e sp k e in h i s arr o gan c e N o r was h is p rid e

o .

l e sse e d w h n h e l o o k e d upo n h is t wo gi a t so n s
n e n

Zip ac a wh o rul e d th e cl o ud pi rci g p ak s a d C a

n ,
-
e n e ,
n

b akan at w h o se w o rd t h e m u n tai
r , be lch e d f r th o ns o

fi e an d t h e ar t h t r e mbl e d in s udd n c n vul s i o n s

r , e e o .

M o r e o v r t h e r e was n o n e wh o dar e d d e y t hat o n ly

e , n

w h e n h e adv an c e d fr m h is t hr o n e did th e w o rld c o m e o

to lif e .

B u t th e g o d s o n high w e r e n o t d e af t o t hi s b o ast
in g Th y h ard an d smil e d wh en Vu ku b s aid : I am
. e e

th e S u n ; t h e y s mil ed w h Zip ac a said : I heap e d

” “
en n

up an d rul e th e m o un tai n s ; an d agai n th e y s mil d ”

e

w h en C ab akan said : I shak e t h e sky an d e ar th

r
“
.
”

N e v e r th l s s wh en t h e y p rc iv d t h at al l o n e ar th
e e ,
e e e

b o w e d in assen t b e f o re th e se v ai b aste r s th e y st irr e d n o ,

up agai n st t h m th h art s o f th m arv e ll o u s twi

e e e e n

br o th e r s H u n Ap u an d Xbal an q u e Miracul o u ly
-
. s

b o rn o f an e art hly pri n c t h e se br ethr e n h ad b e co m e e ss ,

h e r o e s o f m any surpri sin g adv en tur e s ; n o n e might

 Th e F atal P ri de of Vu ku b 97
c o mp ete wi th th m at tlach tl i th at u iv r sal f o rm f
e , n e o

h o ck y by which a m an s pr o w ss was m easur e d ;

e
’
e

d adly w e r e t h l o n g bl o w pip e s th y c arri d v r

e e -

e e o e

t h ir s h o uld e r s ; an d w i th al t h y w r v e ry cr af t y
e e e e .

It i s n o t g o o d t h at thi sh uld b said t h br e th

“ ”
s o e, e

r n w h e n th e y h ard t h e v au t s o f V u k u b
“
e , e Let u s n .

p u t a n e n d t o t h e j e w e l s by r e aso n f w hich h e i s so o

puff ed u p -
.

N o w n x t t o h i ligh t givi n g f e atur e s th e t h i n g

, e s -

d ear e st to V ku b was a huge h auz e t r e a tap al l ad d

u e , , o e

w i th its r o u n d y ll o w ar m atic frui t ; an d e ach m o rn

, e , o

i g h e was w o n t t br e akf ast o n thi s d lici u s f ar e

n o e o .

C o mi n g o n day as u su al h e climb d up t o th e
e , e

s ummi t o f th l o f ty t r e e that h e might tak e h is cho ic e

e

o f t h e m o st lu s ci o u s frui t V ry w r at hful was h . e e

t hi s m o r n i n g wh h e p rc e iv e d t hat th e s pr e adi g
, en e n

bra ch e s w e r e alm st c o mpl et ly st ripp e d o f th e b o u n

n o e

t i ful supply which h ad hu n g t h e r e t h e d ay b e f o r e .

H e gl ar e d ab o u t t o s ee wh o h ad d ar e d to do thi s
thi g an d h i s a g e r gr e w t e n t im e s gr e at r w h en h e
n ,
n e

p rc e iv d th e twi s alm st hidd n in t h e thick f li age

e e n , o e o .

B e f o r e h e c o uld attack th m H u n A pu r ai se d th e e ,
-

bl w pip e to h is m o u th an d sp d a d ar t whic h buri e d

o -
e

i tsel f in th e gi a t s ch k Wi th a fright ful s cr e e ch

n
’
ee .

h f e ll fr m t h t r e e t p t o t h e gr u n d
e o e -
o o .

Quickly t h br o th r s d c en d d a d ra to s e iz e
e e es e , n n

th e gr o a i g gi a t ; b t h e gr asp e d t h
n n n a m f Hu u e r o n

A pu wi th so f ll a grip th at h e t r it c o mpl t ly aw ay
e o e e e

fr m th e sh o uld r ; wh r up th y fl d fr m him in
o e e e on e e o

ha t s e .

S till h o ldi n g h is e n my a m an d pr i n g h i h an d e
’
s r , e ss s
98 A B oo k of G i ants
a gai n st th e w o u d d jaw Vuku b m ade h is way h o m e n e , ,

gr a i g al o ud
o n n .

What h a h app d to my l rd ! a k d h i wi f
“
s en e o
”
s e s e .

Tho s e wick d e s hav h t a d ar t i t my ch ek e on e s o n o e

which t r tur s m b y n d dur a c B t I h av e t r

o e e e o en n e . u o n

o ff t h e arm o f e f t h e m ; an d I h all r v g e my s lf
on o s e en e

by r asti g it o v r th e fire t ill th p ai n driv s that

o n e e e

d e m o to c o m e f o r i t
n .
”

S o h e s u s p d d t h e a m b e f o r e th e fire biddi g
en e r , n

h is wif e ve r c e ase t ur n i n g it o v r t h e bl a s a d l ay
ne e z e , n

d o wn gr o an i g m o r t han e v e r : f r th e te eth o f which

n e o

h was so p r ud n w c au s d him an an gui s h h e c o uld

e o o e

n o t b ar e M r v r th e p ai n h ad e xt n d d ev e t o
. o eo e , e e n

h i s shi n i n g e y b all s e -
.

M ean whil e th br o th e r s i o rd e r t o co mb at thi e , n s

m agic to r tur h ad c o sul te d a p ai r o f migh ty s

e, n o r~

e
c re r s M a a d wi f w e r e t hi s a ci n t c upl ; t h e ir
. n n e n e o e

h air was whi t as th s w up o n th m u tai n p ak e e no s e o n e s,

an d t h w m an wa b n t d ubl e wh sh at
e o ts d e o en e s or s oo

o r w alk d B e tw e t h m t h y f a hi n d a s ub t l
. e en e e s o e e

pl an .

Vu kub l ay b f o r h i s g o ld en thr n e m o an i n g and

e o e,

h wli g w i th th p ai n t hat aff ct d him

o n e t h at h i s e e , so

c ri e c uld
s b h e
o a rd a f a r ff wi eth o u t t h e p al ac e o .

Th r e cam o n w h o t ld him t hat tw d c t r w r e

e e e o o o o s e

at th e d o r e n quiri g w h o it migh t b e th at
o , u ffe r dn s e

s o gr at ly e H rd r e d th at th y sh uld be admi tt d
. e o e e o e .

I h o bbl d a v e ry an ci n t whi t h air d m an a d

n e e e -
e n

w m an
o Ev i h is ago y th h e ar t f Vuk b was
. en n n e o u

pl ea e d t n t ice t hat t h w o m an b o w e d alm st do ubl e

s o o e o

as h e c am e b e f r e him
s o .
1 00 A B oo k of G i ants
A re th e yl o o se in th e jaw an yh o w !
no t
”

Y s y e s t h e y m o v e in t h e i s ck e t s— an d wh en
e , , r o

t h e y do so d e adly p ai s u n t hr o ugh u t my b o dy
”
,
n r o .

Y o u se e t h e y mu st c o m e o u t B t h av e o f ar :
“
. u n e

s uch i s o u skill t h at w e w il l r e pl ac
r th e m wi t h o t h r s e e

m o r e b e au t iful by f ar M o r we w ill r e m o v e t h m. e, e

al l s o t h at th
, e w s t will b
e n alik e Ev n th e e y e
e e . e

b all s we will m atch as b f r e e o .

”

I f yo u a e sur e r b e ga V k b Then as th n u u .
, e

p ai n gripp d him — Quick ! D o a y say I c a

e ,
~
“
s ou . n

n o t e at ; o t o n c e h av e I sl p t s i c e t h se e vil o n e s
n e n o

s h o t m ; s ur e ly I sh all d i e if I b
e o t h al e d s p e dily e n e e .

B u t u se all y ur a r t s : f r it i s b e c au s e f th e b au t y
o o o e

o f my t e e t h a d my e y s t h at I am ki g
”
n e n .

“
R st as sur e d Pur an d st r g a d p o li h d will
e . e on n s e

b th e n e w t t h t h at w sh all p u t in t h ir pl ac
”
e ee e e e .

“
H urry said Vu kub
,
”
.

Th n th e t wo cun n i n g so rc e r r s aid d by t h dis

e e , e e

gui s d t wi
e r e m o v d t h e s hi n i g t th whil th e
n s, e n ee , e

gi a t h o w l e d an d w p t A d i pl ac e o f the m the y
n e . n n

i s rt e d o n ly gr ai s f whi t m aize
n e n o e .

Imm e di ate ly h is spl d o r f ll H e kn e w w i thi n en e .

him lf that h e Was n o l o g r th e d aw an d th e m o

se n e n o n .

N r was h e abl to r e s i st w h e th e y pr o c e d e d t o re
o e n e

m o v e th e gl ami g e y b all s w hich st ill gav e lu st r to

e n e -
e

h i s c o un t en a c n e .

B u t w h e n th e se al so w e r e go n e Vu kub — C ak ix c e as e d ,

to be F o w i t h o u t h is c o l o ssal prid e h was n o t

. r e :

A ll thi s t im e h i s w i f h ad b e e bu s ily turn i g th e n n e

s e v e r d a m o v e r t h e fi e t o i cr e as
e r th t o rm en t s o f
r ,
n e e

i ts ab sen t o w ne r H u n A pu n o w snat ch e d t h e arm

.
-

,
 Th e F at al P ri de of Vu ku b 1 01

an d w i t h th e aid o f p o w e rful i ca tat i o by th e so

n n ns r

c e re rs , r e pl ac e d it fi rmly in it s s ck t Wh r up
o e . e e on

t h e br t h e r s w n t aw ay w e ll c o t e t i
o e , n t h at th y h ad
n n e

humbl d th e prid e o f V kub

e u .

A n d it i s d o wn in th e Wri tte n L eav e s h o w l ate r

set

on t h e y o v rc am e t hr ugh cr a f t b t h
e o o f t h o s gig an t i c
o e

so sn of th Pr o ud O e s o t h at th e s d f th e ar t h
e n ,
ee o e

gi an ts p e ri sh e d u tte rly fr o m am o n g t h M ayas e .

 CH A PTER V II
0 0 , KIN G OF B AS H A N
H E H e br w ch r o icl r s t ll s that th e gi an ts o f
‘

I th ir la d w e r th chi l dre f th f all a g l

e n
e

e
n

e
e e

n
u

o e en n e s

wh to k to t h m s lv s wiv e s fr o m th b au t iful
oo e e e e e

daugh te r s o f m en Wh n t h e s hug b e i n g s h ad c
. e e e on

s um e d th e p o sse ssi o n o f th e ir n e ighb o r s th e y b e gan

s ,

to d ev ur e v e th e hum a b i g s t h e m se lv s ; an d
o n n e n e

fr m t hi s h rribl x ampl e me cam e to kill an d at

o o e e n e

bird a im al s a d fi h e s
s, n n s .

O f t he se t rrific a d wick d o s m r ly t o gl a c
e n e ne , e e n e

at w h o m m ad s h ar t gr o w w e ak th m o st c l
’
e o ne e , e e e

b at d was O g
r e H i s m o th e r E ac was a d augh te r o f
. n

A dam Like all f h is r ac h was by ature h alf

. o e e n

m o rtal : f o r b i g p art a g l p ar t hum a th e s m o

e n n e ,
n, e n

st e s a f t r a v e ry l o g li f e
r , e f o u d th e m se lv s wi th
n ,
n e

b t h alf a b o dy th e r s t h avi n g wi t h r e d aw ay ; a d
u , e e n

wi th th e pr o sp c t o f re m ai i g f o r v r i thi s n c m
e n n e e n u o

f t abl e st at t h y w r e w o t i t h e r t o plu g i t o th e
or e, e e n e n e n

s a
e to e d t hi s mi se r abl e h alf x i t e c by m a s
or n e s n e e n

o f a m agic h rb t h e s e cr e t o f w hich h ad b e e n t r a s
e ,
n

m it t d by t h e ir c l st i al a c sto r s
e O g h o w e v r wa
e e n e .
, e , s

d st i e d in t hi s as in th e r m atte r s f o a di ffe r t
e n ,
o , r en

f at fr o m th at o f h i s br thr n
e e e .

Wh e t h e w ick d s a d arr o ga c o f th e Cai n i t s

n e ne s n n e e

br ugh t th e Fl o o d up th art h N o ah as c m
o on e e , ,
o

m a d d gath r e d h i s f amily a d th e an im al s i n t t h
n e ,
e n o e

1 02
1 04 A B oo k o f G i ants
in g th e v e s se l h wo n t hr o ugh ; f o r we find h im again
, e

s o m h un dr e d s o f y e ar s l at r as th
e sl av e o f Ab rah am e e ,

t o wh o m h h ad b e n pr e sen te d by N imr o d
e
(H e was
e .
,

say th e r abbi n s t h at v e ry s t w ard c all e d Eli e z e r i n th e

, e

Bibl acco u n t ) Fi n ally a f t r t h e se c en turi e s o f se rvi

e .
, e

t ud e h i s m ast e r fr e e d him as a r e ward f o r bri n gi n g

,

back R e b k ah as a bride f r h is so n I saac

e o .

G o d al so re w ard d h im in t hi s w o rld t h at th i s
“
e ,

wick e d W ight migh t n o t l ay cl aim to a re war d in th e

w o rld to c o m e H e th r e f o r e m ad e a kin g o f h im
.
”
e .

H h ad al so re c iv e d an o th e r d ub t ful re w ar d f o r a
e e o

di fficul t s rvic e H e arin g t hat A brah am s n eph e w Lo t

e .
’

h ad b e en c arri d aw ay i t o c apt ivi t y h e spe d w i th th e

e n ,

ne w s a d st o o d by w h e al l o th e r s w e r e f earful
,
n n ,

t hi ki g i
n h i s h e ar t t h at h is m ast e r w o uld h ast en t o
n n

h i ki s m an s h e lp an d w o uld b e kill e d by th e m ar au d
’
s n ,

i g ki g s— w hich w o uld l e av e th e b eau t i ful S ar ah as

n n

h i s o w priz e n C o n seq u tly h e was gr an ted an o th er

. en

fiv e hu n dr e d y e ar s o f li f e b u t o n th e c o n clu si o n o f ,

t h at t rm h e w as t o be c mpl e t ly m o r tal
e o e .

L o n g did thi s gigan t ic m o n arch o f gigan t ig adve n

t ur e s e ig in B a h an e ast o f th e J o rd an Riv e r
r n s Sixty
, .

w all e d ci t i e s did h f o u n d an d gr at was h is p o we r e , e

an d f am e i n al l t h at l an d O f h i s o wn r ac e to th e .

so u t h w as S ih o n Kin g o f th A m o ri te s ; an d acr o ss
, e

t h e D e ad S a was an t h r f amily o f h i s bl o o d A ak
e o e , n

a d h i s s n s an d d augh t r s
n o A ll th e ki gs o f Canaan e . n

p aid t ribut t o O g o f B ash a in r t ur f o r th e de

e n e n

f n c f th e ir b rd r s by h i s migh t E v e h ad h e
e e o o e . n

k n w n o f it h e w o uld h av e b een li ttl e t r o ubl e d to h e ar

o ,

t hat th e I s r ae li t i sh sl av e s o f P h ar ao h h ad e sc ap e d fr o m
 Og , Ki n g o f B ash an 1 05

b o n d age i Egyp t a d w e r l o wly m o vi n g o r thw ard

n , n e s n

t h r o ugh th d e s r t t w ard C a aan

e e o s n .

G r e at i d e e d w o uld h av b
n h i amu se m t h ad e e en s en

h e s n thee li nk i g spi se t o t by M o s s wh
e s n es n u e , en

t h e y r e ach d t h e Ci ty o f F o ur (Ki iath A rb a

e
“ ”
r -

, or

H br o ) wh re dw l t A ak a d h is migh ty br o d
e n , e e n n o .

A t t h m e r s h o u t o f o e o f t h so n s t h s pi s f ll
e e n e e e e

d w as d ad m e ; an d o day th I ra li t e s h ard
o n e n ne e s e e

th e A akim r o ar t ach o t h r as th e y l o o k d to ward

n o e e e

t h e t r mbli g s t r an g e r s : Th e r a grassh o pp e r s by “
e n e re

t h e t r ee s t h at h av e t h e s mbl a c e o f m en
”
e n .

B u t i s pi t o f t h e t im r u s r e p o r t f m o s t o f t h e s
n e o o o e

s c o u t s— we b e n o t abl t o go up ag ai n st t h e p e o pl ;
“
e es e

t h e y a e st r o g e r t h an w e —th e d ay arriv e d w h
”
for r n en

w rd c am e t O g t h at t hi s b an d o f w a d r e r s h ad
o o n e

s mi t t e nt h e A m ri t e s an d kill e d S ih o n an d h i s s n
o , o ,

a d c ap tur e d th e impr g abl

n ci ty o f H shb o n a d e n e e , n

t ak en p o ss ssi n o f all th at r e gi o n
e o .

Thi s br o ugh t th e i n v ad r s to th e v ry dge f O g e e e o

’
s

d o mi i o n s a d wh n th y h ad r e ste d th y p r e ss d
n ,
n e e , e e

on ag ai t th
ns st r o gh o ld o f E dr e i
e n .

To ward n igh t th y r each d th o u tskir t s a d M o se s

e e e ,
n

pr e p ar e d t attack th f o ll o wi g day A t d aw n h
o e n . e

r e an d w e t f rw ard t o r c o i t r e ; bu t as h e l o o k e d
os n o e onn

ah e ad thr o ugh t h gr ay ss h e cri d t e ne e ou

“
B e h ld i th e n igh t t h y h av e buil t up a w wall
o ,
n e ne

ab o u t th e ci ty l
”

Th e th e ligh t gr w gr adu ally st r o g r a d h p

n e n e , n e er

ce iv e d t h at w h at h h ad t ak e f o r a ew f r t ific at i o n ne o n

was th e gi a t ki g him s lf wh o s at up o
n n t h e w all e ,
n

wi th h is f et t uchi g th ar th
e o n e e .
1 06 A B ook of G i an ts
S o re di smay e d was th e I sraeli ti sh ho st at sight o f
t hi s i n cr dibl e b e i g wh o g az d upo n t h e m w i t h s c rn
e n , e o

ful c o fid n c e E v en M o se s him se lf h e s i tat d a d

n e . e n

b e gan to f e l d o ubt ful N o t o n ly did o rdi n ary w ap

e . e

o n s se e m u n av aili g agai st s uch a pr digy n bu t h e n o ,

r fl e cte d th at thi s gi an t was r pu t d to h av liv e d f o

e e e e r

hu dr d s f year s : Sur e ly h e c o uld n v e r h av e at

n e o
“
e

tai d s o gr e at a
ne ag h ad h e n o t p rf o rm e d m e ri
n e e

i u s d ds H e r e fl c te d t t h at O g was th e
”
t or o ee . e oo

on ly o e o f th e o rigi al gi an t br o o d wh o h ad e sc ap e d
n n

t h e s w o rd f th e a g e l A mr aph e l a d it s e m e d t h r e
o n , n e e

f r e as i f h e mu st be u n d e r so m e s o r t o f divi n e p o
o r

t e ct i o n .

Whil e h e t hu s c o mmu n e d w i th him s lf and s ugh t e o

f r guid an c e i pr ay r h e s e e m e d t o h e ar fr m o
o n e ,
o n

high a dir e c t an swe r to h is qu e t i i g s : s on n

Wh at m atte r s to th ee O g s giga tic statur ! H

“ ’
n e e

i s as a gr e e l af in th y h an d
”
n e .

A t t hi s h e t o o k c o ur ag e Y t h c uld n o t u n de r . e e o

st an d in w h at m a n e r h e migh t c o m e at th n m o n ste r e ,

s i c e app ar en t ly
n o w e ap o n h e c o uld h a dl
n w o uld n e

c o m e an ywh e re n ear r eachi n g to h i s kn ee s .

S h e w ai t e d c o n id e ri n g thi s m at te r
o ,
An d pr s
s . e

e n t ly t h e gi an t b e t irr e d him s e lf a d s t ab o u t bri gi n g

s n e n

th i ssu e t o a cl o se in ch ar act ri st ic fa hi o
e Fo e s n . r,

n o t i g cl
n e ly th s iz e
os f th e en c ampm e t o f th e
e o n

I r ae li te s h e he av e d up a huge r ck lik e a v ri tabl e

s ,
o ,
e

m o u n tain v ast e ugh t o c o v e r t h e t ir c amp

,
no e n e .

B ari g t hi s up o n h i he ad h st ro d f o rw ard cl arly

e n s , e e , e

i t di n g to Cru sh th e en t ir e f o rc o f h is n emi e s at
n en e e

on bl o w
e .
 C H A PT E R V III
A S ON OF A N AK
HE R E was wa m an y ye ar be tw e e n th e ch ildr en
‘

I o f I ra l a d th e Phili t i n e
r s

s e n s s .

A n d i t c am e t o p as s whil e S aul w a Ki g that th e s n

Phili st i e s gath r e d to g the r a gr at army an d

n e e e ,

m arch e d i n to th l a d o f J udah agai st th e I s rae li t s

e n n e ,

a d en c amp e d in a pl ai n n e ar Sh o ch h
n S o S aul al o o . s

dr e w o u t h is army an d hurri e d f o rw ard a d ccupi d , n o e

a hill o v e rl o ki g t hi s pl ai n ; w h e r u p o n t h e Phili s t i n e s
o n e

w e r e f o rc d t o l eav t h i r p o si t i o n an d to e stabli sh
e e e

t h m se lv e s o
e a t h r hill acr o ss th
n no v all ey o f E l ah
e e

fr o m S aul s c amp ’
.

Whil e th e armi e s t hu s f ac d e ach o the r the r e c ame e ,

o n e day o u t o f th r an k s o f th e Phili st i n e s a c hampi o n

e

nam e d G o li ath V ry te rribl e h e was to b e h o ld f o h e

. e , r

was o f th e r ac e o f t h o s e s s o f A ak f o f e ar o f on n r

w ho m th e I s ra li te s u n d e r M o se s h ad murmur e d an d
e

h ad b e en t h e r f o r e c o d e m e d to w a d e r f r t y y ar s
e n n n o e

in th w ild r ss
e e neA n d whil J o shu a h ad fi n ally l d
. e e

the m acr o ss th e J o rd an a f t er th e d at h o f M o s e s an d e ,

h ad s mi tt n t h e A akim a d o v e rc o m e t he m th e r e h ad
e n n ,

r e m ai n e d t hr ci t i e s w h e r e th e ir see d st ill d wel t

ee ,

G aza an d Gath an d A shd o d ; an d it wa fr o m Gath

, s

t hat t h i s G o li ath h ad c o m e w i t h th e i n v adi n g ar my .

1 08
 A S on o f An ak 1 09

H e wash alf as tall agai n as an rdi n ary m an so m e o ,

thi n g o v e r n i e f e e t H i s br az e br astpl ate al

n . n e o ne

w igh d as much as a m an ; o n h is h ad was a h e lm t

e e e e

o f br ass ; a d h c arri d o v e r h is s h uld r a migh ty

n e e o e

s p e ar w hich l o k e d lik a w e av e r s b am a d th h ead ’

o e e n e

o f w h ich al o n w e igh d tw ty fiv po u d Braz e

e e en -
e n s . n

gr e av e s w e re up o n h is l e g s an d h b o r e a sh i ld o f , e e

gl eami g bras s n .

Th i s dau t i g fi gure adv an c d b o ldly i to th e pl ai

n n e n n,

b etw e e n th e two armi s dr aw n up i battl arr ay an d e n e ,

i n a gr at v o ic e cri d o u t :
e e

Why a e y c o m e o u t to s et yo ur b attl e in arr ay !

“
r e

A m n o t I a Phili st i e an d y se rv a t s o f S aul ! C h o s e
n e n o

y o
u a m an f o y o u a d l t himr c o m e d w t o m n e o n e .

If h b abl e t o figh t w i th m e an d to kill m th n

“
e e , e, e

w ill w b y o ur s e rv an ts : bu t i f I pr e v ail ag ai n st him

e e

a d kill him t h en sh all y

n ,b e u r s e rv an ts an d se rv e o ,
e

us .

I d e fy th e
rmi s o f I s ra l thi s day ; giv m a
a e e e e

m an th at w e m ay figh t t o g th e r
, e .

N w t hi s wa qui te cu to m ary in th e o ld e n t im
o s s es

m an y a gr eat i ssu e h ad b e n d e cid d by th c o mb at e e e

o f t w o ch ampi n s M o r o v r t h r e w e r br av m
o . e e , e e e en

en o ugh i th a rmy o f t h e I s r a li t
n e fo S aul h a d e e s, r

h ad wa al l h i s d ay s agai st t h childr n o f M ab
r , n e e o

a d th
n A m al ki t s agai st A mm o n Ed o m a d Zo ab
e e e , n , n

and w h e n h h ad s e en an y s t r o n g
e vali an t figh t r or e

am o g h i s p e o pl e h
n h ad s t r aigh t w ay t ak
, him t e en un o

him B t at th e s igh t o f t hi s hug braz e w arri o r

. u e, n ,

h i s h ardi e st v e t r an s t ur n e d p al a d t r e mbl d— f o
e e n e r

w as it n o t a sayi n g p asse d o n fr o m f ath e r t o s o n f o r

 1 10 A B oo k o f G i ants
m y g e rat i : Wh hall sta d b f r th e s s
an en ons o s n e o e on

of A k ”
a ! n

S am o, g al l tho se tho u san d s t h r e was t f o u n d

on e no

s o much as t w r to th e gi a t ch all g ’
o ne a o ns e n s en e .

Which w h en h e p e rc iv d h r e vil d th e m a d
, e e , e e n re

t ur d to h is o w pe o pl e
ne n .

Th e n x t day h c am e f o r t h ag ai n m o r i n g an d
e e , n

e v n i n g an d th day af te r th at an d ach day f o l l w

e , e , e o

i g alway s r p e at i g h i s ch all e g e i n t h f ac e o f al l
n ,
e n n e

th e f o rc e a d t au n t i g t h e m bi t te rly
, n Wh e r f o r n . e e

S aul was gr atly t ro ubl d f o r h k n w w e ll th at thi s

e e , e e

o p n f ar f th gi a t w o uld fight m o r o v e rwh lm

e e o e n e e

in gl y agai n t h i s o ldi e r s wh n b att l was j o i d t h an

s s , e e ne ,

th emighty Phili st i n him se lf a d all h is h o st H e e n .

o ff r e d t h r f o r e gr at rich s t o an y m an wh w o uld
e , e e ,
e e o

g o f r t h a
o g ai t t h ch all g e r ; wh s o v r s h uld
ns el ay en o e e o s

him sh o uld hav e th k in g s daught e r to wi f e a d h is e

’

, n

f ath r s h o u se sh o uld b fr in I s rae l Y e t ev e n th i s

e
’
e ee .

c uld t pr v ail up n an y t s tan d b f o r th Phili s

o no e o o e e e

t i e s o t h at f o r f o r ty d ay h
n , brav e d a d i sul te d s e n n

t h e wh l a rmy wi t h o u t r sp o n se
o e e .

N o w th r e w r e th r e e br t h e r s am o n g t h se wh o
e e o o

f o ll o w d S aul Eli ab A bi n adab a d Shamm ah T he y

e , ,
n .

w re so s f J e sse wh o d w l t bu t te o r tw lv e mil e s
e n o , e n e

fr m th b attl fi e ld in th e hill s e ar B e th l h e m Thi s

o e e n e .

J ss h ad a f urt h s o D avid wh o was bu t a stripli n g

e e o n, ,

a d t
n d d h is fath e r s sh e e p
en e
’
.

H was a ruddy y o u th
e f f air g az e an d b eau t iful , o ,

to l o k up n S cu i n g a mu s ici a was h e th at
o o . o nn n

wh a e vil S piri t o f m l an ch o ly h ad d e sc en d d up o n
en n e e

th e ki g o n e o f h is se rv an t s h ad br o ugh t th e bo y t
n , o
1 12 A B oo k of G i ants
w hil e th e m en o f I s rae l d r ew b ack so r e afraid as ,

b e fo re .

David h eard h is i n sul ts an d h ard al so th e talk o f , e

t ho wh o t o o d by : wh at gr eat t hi g s Ki n g S aul h ad
se s n

pr o mi s d t an y wh o might o v e r thr o w him a d h o w

e o ,
n

l o g h i s b o a t an d de fian c e h ad go n e u n qu e t i o n e d
n s s .

What sh all b do n h e i n quir ed o f h i s n e ighb r

“
e e,
”
o s,

to th m an t h at kill t h t hi s P hili st i e an d tak e th aw ay

e e n
-

th e r e pr o ach fr o m I s r ae l ! F o wh o i s t hi s u n c i cu m r r

c i s d Phili st i e t hat h e sho uld d e fy th e armi e s o f th e

e n

livi g Go d !
n
”

T h y a sw r ed an d to ld h im w h at th e ki n g h ad
e n e

pr mi se d : S sh all it b do n to th m an t hat kill e th

o
“
o e e e

him .
”

H i s e ld e st br t h e r E li ab h e ar d t h se q u e st i o n i g s
o e n ,

a d h i s a g r was ki n dl e d ag ai n st D avid
n n e H e t ur d . ne

up o him s ayi g
n ,
n

Why c o m e st th o u d o w n hi the r ! An d w i th w h o m
“

hast th o u l e f t t h o se f ew shee p in th e wild e r n e ss ! I

k n o w th y prid e an d f o rw ard e ss : th o u a t c o me d o wn n r

th at th o migh t st se e th e b attl
u e e .

What h av e I n o w do n e r e pli e d th e y o uth Was

“
.

t h r e o t a c au se f o r my c o mi n g !
”
e n

H t ur n e d aw ay a d agai n a k e d th
e e ar e st s o ldi e r
n s e n

o f th e aff air re c ivi n g th sam e an sw e r

, A d so m e
e e . n

o e c am e t o S aul r e l at i g t h e w o rd s th e st ripli n g h ad
n ,
n

s po k e S aul se t f o him
n . n r .

A s so o n as h e sto o d i th e ki g s pr e sen c e D avid

’
n n ,

br k e o t p o i t i g to t h di sta t figur o f th e gi an t :
o u , n n e n e

L e t n o m an s h ear t f ail b e c au se o f him ; th y servan t

“ ’

w ill go an d figh t w i t h thi s Ph ili st in e .

 A S on o f An ak 1 13

Th o u art n o t abl e to go agai st t hi s Phili t i t n s ne o

figh t wi th him an sw e r e d S aul ; f o th u a t bu t a

,
” “
r o r

y u th an d h e i a m an Of wa fr o m h is childho d
o , s r o
7 ,

P
Thy s rv an t k ep t hi s fathe r s sh e p urg d th e
e
’
e , e

yo u g m an an d t h e r c am a li o n a d a b ar a d
n ,
“
e e n e n

t o o k a l amb o u t f t h e fl o ck o .

An d I w en t o u t a f te r th e li o n an d sm o t him an d
“
e

d liv e r d th e l amb o u t o f h i s m o u th : a d wh n h e
e e n e

a r o se ag ai n st m e I c augh t him by t h h ai r an d s m o te
,
e

h im an d sl e w him
, .

“
Thy se rv an t sl e w b o th th e li o n an d th e b e ar : an d
t hi s u n circumci s d Phili s t i e sh all b as o n e o f t h e m
e n e ,

se e i g h e h at h d e fi e d th armi s o f th livi n g G d ”
n e e e o .

W hen S aul saw th e eage r e ss an d c o fid e c e f thi s n n n o

han d so m e yo u g sh eph e rd h e was r mi n d e d o f th e

n ,
e

d e e d o f h is so J o n ath an w h e acc o mpan i d l y by

n n, e on

h is arm o r b ear r h e h ad climb e d up i n t o t h e n e my s

’
-
e , e

garri so n at M ichm ash an d s l ai n tw en ty m n w i thi th e , e n

s p ac e o f h alf an acr e an d s tar te d t h e r o u t o f th wh o l e

, e

army o f th e Phili st i n e s w h ic h h ad b e e n ab o u t to o ve r

run t h lan d e .

s aid h an d th e L o rd be w i th t h e e
“ ” “
G O, e, .

S o h e arm e d D avid wi th h is o wn arm o r an d p ut a

h elm et n h is h e ad A d D avid gird d n th ki g s
o . n e o e n
’

s w o rd an d t ri e d t o w alk ; bu t h e f u d him s lf s o o n e

u accu st m d t o th arm r th at h e said to th ki g

n o e e o e n
“
I c ann o t go wi th th se ; f r I h av e n o t pr o v e d e o

the m
”
.

S o h r e m o v d th e arm o r an d s e t o t in h is sh p
e e , u e

h e rd s cl o th e s w i th h is staff in h is h an d an d h is s li n g
’

,
1 14 A B oo k o f G i ants
h an gi g fr o m h is g i rdl Thi l att r was th e w e ap o n
n e . s e

h k w a d it w as by
e ne , m an s t b d pi d Th
n no e o e es se . e

pl ai pi c e f l at h r wi th t h o g attach d t ach
n e o e e n s e o e

en d by m a s f which a st e c o uld b hurl e d was

, e n o on e ,

p erh a p s t h v ry arli e st m
e e a s o fe figh t i n g a tea di s n

t a c e ; an d it was th e t r adi t i
n al a m o f m r tha on r o e n

o n e at i n o f th Syri an e gi
on A m n g th e B e r on . o en

j ami i t wh t h y f o ught wi th I s ra l th e re w r 7 00
n e s, en e e , e e

ch o s n m e l f t han d e d e v e ry o n o f wh o m c o uld
en , e -

, e

s li g s t o e s at a h a ir s br ad t h an d n t mi s s ; a d an
’
n n -
e o n

e xp rt li n g r h ad th adv a tage agai n st a w arri o r

e s e e n ,

a rm e d wi t h s w o rd a d s p ar o f b e i g abl t o d liv e r n e , n e e

an attack l g b f o r e h e him e lf was thr e ate e d

on e s n .

T h y o u t h w alk d t o th br o o k a d c ar e fully se
e e e n

l e cte d fiv r o u d d st o n e s f th righ t s iz e which h e

-

e n e o e ,

p ut i n t t h w all t s lu g o v r h i s
o e h o uld r e Th e in n e s e . n,

t h e full igh t f b th a m
s h e adv an c d agai st th
o o r l e s, e n e

gi an t w arri o r in h is gl eami g har n ss wh to o d n e , o s

br an di hi g h is gr at sp ar a d h u t i g h i sc r
s n e e n s o n s o n .

S e i g D avid appr o ach h e c am f rw ard pr ce d e d

e n , e o , e

by h i s hi ld b ar r B t p rc ivi n g o ly t hi s fr e sh
s e -
e e . u e e n

f ace d st ripli g i h is ski garm e t h was fill d wi th

n n n n , e e

c te mpt at such an an tago i t

on n s .

A m I a do g h cri d th at t h u c me st t m e
“
,
”
e e ,
“
o o o

wi th stav es !
C ur i n g th y u th by h is h ath e g d s h e sh o ute d
s e o e n o ,

C o m e to m a d I w ill giv th y fl sh t th e f o wl s
e, n e e o

o f t h e ai a d t o th e b e a t
r, o f th
n fi ld s s e e .

Calmly D avid an w r d s e e

Th u c o m t to m wi th a s w rd an d wi th a sp ar
“
o es e o e ,

and w i th a shi e ld : b t I c o m t o t h e i t h e n am o f u e e n e
 PART II
IN T H E D AY S O F R O M A N C E
 r
T h ough i t be h a d at tim es to s e e o f wh at us ef ul n ess we e r
th o s e tro u bl es o m e m o n s ters o f th e world s y o u n g er day s
’

r
t h e e i s n o s u c h di fli c u l ty wi th th e th r o n gi n g g i an ts o f th e
ag e o f c h i val ry F or s o m e s e ve n c e n turi es (th at i s f r o m th e
.

i n s ti tu ti o n o f th i s o de by r r C r
h a l em ag n e til l i t was s h o t to
'

d e ath by fire arm s an d g u np o wde ) th e g i an t s r ,

e as o n f o r
’
r
e x i s t e n c e w as t o
f ur n i s h a l arg e e n o u g h m eas ure o f th e
k n i g h t s p r o wess
’
.

“
Th e bi g g e r t h ey are th e h a de th ey f al l
,
r r s ay s th e m o dern
,
”
bru i s e r ; th e o l d ro m an c e rs w o u l d h ave ad de d —“
an d th e

r
m o e r es o u n di n g l o s t o h i m w h o f el l s th e m .

L i ttl e di d th e i r vas t s i z e an d m u s cl e s avail th e m agai n s t

t h e s e h o t th i rs ters af te f am e r Th e m agi c n e t o f C al i g o ran t
.
,
’
r
F erragu s s p o p h e ti c braz e n h ead Gal af er s m ag i c arm o
,
’
r
r r
r e n d e i n g th e s i n l es s w ea er i n vu l n erabl e M u g i l l o s p r o di g
,
’

i o u s m ac e wi th i ts w h i rl i n g ball s — we ap o n s s tre n g th c raf t , ,

r
a n d m ag i c w er e al i k e i m p o t e n t be f o e a R o l an d an A r th ur , ,

a n A m adi s or a G u y o f Warwi c k
,
O f a l i s t o f tw o h u n d e d
. r
r
g i an ts c o l l e c t e d by a c u ri o u s bi o g ap h er we ll n i gh h al f c am e
,
-

t o an u n ti m e l y e n d th r o u g h t h e s w o rd o f s o m e k n i g h t— erran t .

r r r
S m al l w o n de th a t af te s ev e al h u n dr e d y e ars o f s u c h e ag e r
r e ap i n g th e s e h e r o e s s h o u ld h ave l ef t n o t o n e l i ve s p e c i m en
,

f o r u s o f l ater ti m es to g ap e at .

R e ad bu t th e f o l l o wi n g f ew tal es o f s u c h adve n tu r es as
r
c o m p i s e d al m o s t t h e r
e gu l a
“
r ” ’
r
day s w o k o f k n i g h th o o d ;
an d h o we ver m u c h y o u m ay be wai l th e l o s s y o u m u s t s p e e d
, ,

il y c o mpr e h e nd wh y th es e Tall O n es, o n c e s o pl en tif ul , are

t o day e xti nc t .
1 20 A B oo k of G i ants
l arg e p o r t i o n o f po rk ; a pe ac o ck cr ane o r a who l e ,

hare H dran k mo d r ate ly o f w i n e an d w at r H e

. e e e .

was s o s t r o n g th at h e c o uld at a s i n gl e bl w cl e av e
, o

as un d e r an arm e d s ldi r h o r se back fr m th h ad

o e on ,
o e e

t o th e w ai s t a d t h e h o r se lik e wi se
, n H e as ily v aul t d . e e

o v e r f o ur h o r s e s h arn e sse d t o g e th r ; an d c uld r ai se e o

an arm e d m an fr o m th e gr o u n d to h i s h e ad as h e ,

s to o d e r e c t up o n h i s h an d .

H was li be r al j u st in h i s d e cr e es an d flu en t o f
“
e , ,

s p ee ch . F o ur d ay s in th e year e sp eci ally duri n g h i s ,

r e s id en c e i Spai h e h e ld a so l e mn asse mbly at c o urt

n n, ,

ad o r n i n g him s lf w i t h h is ro yal cr o wn an d sc e p t r e :
e

n am e ly o n C hri tm as day at E ast e r Whi tsun t id e

s -

, , ,

a d o
n n th e f st iv al o f S t J am e s
e A n ak e d sw o rd . .
,

a f te r t h e imp ri al f a hi o n was t h e n b o r e be f o r e him

e s , n .

A hu n dr e d an d t w e ty d ev o u t k igh ts watche d n ightly

n n

ar o u n d h i s c o uch i n t hr e e c o ur se s o f f o r t y e ach
, A .

dr awn sw o rd was l aid at h is righ t h an d an d a ligh t d , e

c an dl e at h is l f t e .

Y t th e chi f gl ry o f t hi s r e g al c o ur t was th e b an d
e e o

O f Pal adi s (Palac e k n igh t s ) s w o rn to th E mp e ro r

n , , e

a d
n t o e a ch o t h e r— R o l an d o f B ri ttan y O liv e r Of ,

G e n o a O gi e r th e D an e Rich ard o f N o rm an dy G uy
, , ,

Of Burgu dy Ri ald o o f th e Whi te Tho rn T e rry o f

n , n ,

A rden n e s Old N ym e s o f B av ari a and th e r e st S av e

, e , .

rh a p s a t t h at R o u n d T abl e o f Ki g A r thur n e v e r n
p e ,

was t h e r e g at h e r e d to g e t h e r such a c o mp an y o f h r o e s e

as t h ese D o u e p e z s A ll th e w o rld Of ch ri sten d o m

er .

an d p ay n imry r so u n d d wi t h th e ir f am e
e e .

A mid o n o f t he se high f e st ival s t he re arriv e d m e s

e

s en ge rs s purri n g h o t ly fr o m N ag e r Wh i te face d .
-

,
 F e rragu s 121

h y to ld o f th e c o mi n g o f a M o ri sh gi an t h igh t F e
t e o r

r agu s H e se t d e fi an c e to Charl e a d all h is k ight s

. n s n n .

M en s aid n o w ap migh t h arm him whil e h him

e on , e

s e lf was p o sse sse d o f t w en t y m n s st r g th ’

e en .

A l o h e was surr o u d d by a r e pu tat i o o f m agic

s n e n

a t ; f o r as V al
r t i e an d O r s l at r di sc o v e r e d h is
en n on e ,

h m e was o n a i sl a d f ar t o th
o u th H e r e gli t
n n e so .

t e e d a st r o g c a t l o f hi n i g m tal ; a d i a ch am
r n s e s n e n n

b r th r i st d o a pi l l ar a m arv e ll o u s br a n h e ad
e e e n oo n z e ,

c o mp o se d a l g t im e ago by th e cr o m a cy o f a
on ne n

m agici a which H e ad wa o f such a xc ll t c o m

n, s n e e en

p si t i
o t h at it g av e A s w e r t o a y t hi g t h at was
o n, n n n

d e m a d d I add it i h h ad f o r s rvi t r o P ac
n e . n on e e o ne o

l e t a d w arf a v ry cu
, ,i g w izard wh o h ad m ad a
e nn n , e

w o o d h r se th at w o uld c arry him thr o ug h t h ai

en o e r

w hi t h r so ev e r h w uld N ath e l e ss b wh at h migh t

e e o .
, e e ,

th e S ar ac ch all g r mu st be m t f r th e h n r
en en e e , o o o

o f k igh th o o d
n T h Emp e r r th e r f o r e m arch d t o
. e o e e

N ag r an d pi tch d h is c amp th r
e e e e .

Wh th gi a t app ear d fr o m th e ci ty n ex t m o r n
en e n e

i g al l w e r e agh a t at t h
n , igh t H e was t w e lv cubi ts
s e s . e

high a d th fi g r s which gripp d h i s hug e bran d

,
n e n e e

w r thr ee p alm s in l en gth Fr o m h i s l o at hly d ark

e e .

f ac h is y br o w s stuck o t lik st i ff p ig bri stl e s

e e e u e
’
s .

A hid eo u s an d f e ll cr e atur h e l o k e d an d wh th e e o , en

Fr e ch k n igh ts b h e ld h is m o st r o u s th e w s t h y h ad
n e n e

li ttl e d ir t s k 10 5 i t h at c o u te r
es e o ee
“
n en n .

B ld O gi r th D an h o w ev e r d m an d e d t h h o n r
o e e e, , e e o

o f th figh t Car fully h arm d him s lf ch s th e

e . e e e e , o e

h avi e t l an c h c o uld fi d a d m u t e d h i to u t t
e s e e n , n o n s s es

ch arg e r Th en h e sp e d f o r th o v e r th pl ai b e f o r e
. e n
1 22 A B oo k of G i ants
th e w atchi g army Wh e n h appr ach e d th e gi an t
n . e o ,

h s t spur s t h i h r s a d t hu d r d d o wn up
e e o s o e n n e e on

him wi t h a p d a d f rc t h at e m d irr e i st ibl e

s ee n o e s e e s .

Wi t h u tt r i di ff r c e th e m t r r c iv e d th
e n e en ons e e e e

S p ar p i t
e h i shi ld a d th t ugh w d fl w t
o n on s e ,
n e o oo e o

pi e c e F e rragu wa t e v stagg r d by th n s t
s . s s no en e e e o e .

H st pp d f rw ard t hru st a gr at a m abo u t O gi e r

e e e o , e r ,

lif t d him bo dily fr m h i h r a d d pi t al l th

e o s o se , n , es e e

s t ruggl s f t hi re w d w arri r c arri d him ff

o s en o ne o , e O

b e ath h i a m t th c a tl e
ne s m r d i turb d th a
r o e s ,
no o e s e n

a f alc i by th flu tt ri g f th pr y i h i s t al o
on s e e n o e e n ns .

N x t t h r c am agai t him Ri ald

e e e f t h e Whi t e ns n o o e

Th r b t h f ar d b tt r b i g iz d a d b r e
o n, u e e no e e , e n se e n o n

aw ay i th am nma r e s e nne .

Sc r fully th gi a t tau t d th Fr ch ki g
o n e n n e e en n

A h it wa y wh wo n Sp ai ! A d thi i th e
“
, s ou o n n s s

b e st y h av ! By th Pr ph t t uch at a t im
ou e e o e , en s e

w e r o m atch f F rragu s al
e n or e o ne .
”

C h afi g u d r t hi s di sgr ac Ch arl m ag d
n n e e, e ne es

p at ch d tw k ight t g th e r Sir C o sta ti e f

e o n s o e , n n n o

R m e a d Earl H w l f N a te s— ly t suff r th
o ,
n o e o n on o e e

humili at i o f e i g th hug S ar ac tuck o e u d r

n o s e n e e en n n e

e ach a m a d w alk aw ay wi t h t h e m as i f t h y w re
r n e e

childr e n .

A b a d i g al l t h ugh t f qu al c mbat h b ad
n on n o o e o , e e

t en kn igh t ally t a d d t r y thi s pr digy w h o s

s s ou n es o o , e

b o ast i g gr e w v r m r di fficul t t
n dur T h i e e o e o en e . o s

am a m e t th i u was th sam : F rragu s wa

z e n ,
e ss e e e e s

no t much a w u d d whil th s d ught y k igh t

so s o n e , e e e o n s

w e r b r o ff i t riumph to th castl du g n
e o ne n e e n eo .

Rui i t ad f r n w se e m d to l ie at th e e n d f
n ns e o e o n e o
1 24 A B oo k of G i ants
charg r d eal t h im a sudde n str o k e o n th e sw o r d a m
e , r .

Tho ugh D u ran dal was t mpe r e d so th at th e k n ight e

c uld cu t thro ugh a bl ck o f m arbl e w i t h it y e t c o uld

o o ,

th e bl ad m ak e n o impr e ss i o n up o n thi s c r atur e s ’

e e

s ki n . S t ill th e sh e e r f o rc e o f th e bl o w s t ruck th e
,

bran d fr o m th e g an t s grasp 1
’
.

G r e atly e n r ag d at th i s mi schan c e F e rr agu s aim e d

e ,

a bl o w at R o l an d w i th h is fist bu t mi ss i n g him h i t , , ,

h i s h o r se o n t h e f o r e h ad an d l aid it d e ad o n th e sp o t
e .

A v o idi n g th e m o n ste r s gra p R l a d l aid o n him ’

s o n

lu st ily wi th D u a dal but th u n faili n g we ap o n c o uld

r n , e

fi d n o s p o t wh r e th e gi an t s hid e might be pi e rc ed
’
n e .

F o r th e r e t o f t h at day t h e y b attl e d w i t h fi st s a d
s n

s to n e s Th e gi an t th en d e m an d e d a t ruc e t ill n x t
. e

d ay agr e e i g to m ee t R l a d wi tho u t h o r se o r s p ea r
,
n o n .

E ach w arri o r th n r t ir e d to h is p o t e e s .

N x t m o r n i g t h e y acc o rdi gly m e t o n c e m r

e n n o e .

F rr agu s br ugh t h is swo rd b t R l a d a rm e d him

e o , u o n

se l f o ly wi th a sturdy club to ward o ff th e blo w s o f

n

t h e gi an t wh o w e ari e d h im s lf t o n o purp o se
, e .

T he y n o w be gan agai n to b att r e ac h o th e r w i th e

s t o n e s t h at l ay s c atte r d ab o u t t h fi ld t il l at l a t
e e e , s

t h e gi a t b gg e d a se c o n d t ruc e
n e Thi s b i g gran te d . e n ,

h pr s n t ly f e ll f ast as l e e p up o n th gr u n d
e e e R l an d e o . o ,

t aki n g a st o e f o r a pill o w q ui t ly l aid him s lf d o w n

n , e e

al so . F o r such was t h e l aw o f h o o r b t w e e n t h e n e

C hri sti a s an d th e S ar ac en s at th at t im e t hat n o o e

n ,
n

o n an y p r t e n c e d ar d t o t ak e adv a tag e o f h is adv

e e n er

s ary b e f o r e th t ruc was e xpir e d as in th at c ase h i s

e e ,

o wn par t y w uld hav e s l ai n h im o .

Whe n F e rragu s aw o ke h e f o u d Ro l an d awak e , n

 F e rragu s 1 25

l m arv e lli n g at th e pr digi u s sn o ri g w h ich c am

a so , o o n e

fr m h is huge adv e r sary H di c o v r d to o that

o . e s e e , ,

t h k igh t h ad pl ac e d a bl ck f t o
e n b ath h is h ad o o s ne en e e

for a pill o w an d thi s c o ur t s y c au s d him t

,
i n quir e e e o

the Fr chm a s n am en n
’
e .

R o l a d to ld him an d i quir d in h is turn o f t h at

n ,
n e

m tt r which m o st be wilde r e d him : h o w it was th at

a e

no w u d s h ad r sul te d fr o m al l h is sw o rdpl ay w i th
o n e

h i t ru st d D a dal
s e ur n .

B c au
“
e s id F e rr agu s pr udly
se,
”
aI am in vu ln e r o ,

abl e xc e p t in o e p i t
”
e n o n .

An d wh r i s t hat !
“
e e

I t h n av e l
”
n e .

F rragu sp o k e in th e Sp a i h l an gu ag e which
e s n s ,

R l a d u d r stan di g t l e r ably w e ll a c n v r sat i o n

o n n e n o , o e

no w f ll w e d b t w e
o o th m e en e .

O f wh at r ac a e yo ! ask d th gi a t
“
e r u
”
e e n .

O f th e r ac o f th e Fr an k s e .

Wh at l aw do y o u f ll o w ! o
”

Th e l aw O f C hri st so f a a h i s gr ac p e rmi ts m , r s e e .

Wh i s t hi s Chri st in w h m y u pr f ss t o b
o o o o e e

li v e !
e
”

T h e S o n o f G o d b o r n o f a V irgi wh o t k up o
“
, n, oo n

him at ur
o ur n wa crucifi e d f o r agai fro m
e, s r u s, o se n

th ed ad a d asc d e d i to h e av w h e r h e s i t t th
e , n en n en, e e

on th righ t h a d f t h Fath e r
e n o e .
”

W b li v
“
e aid F e rr agu
e e th at th e Cr e ato r o f
e,
”
s s,

h av n a d ar th i s n G o d a d t h at as h e was n o t
e e n e o e , n ,

m ad him se lf so c an n o t a th r G d pri n g fr o m h im
e , no e o s .

Th r e is th e r e f o r e o ly
e , G o d a d n o t th r e e as
, n one n ,

I u n d rsta d y u Chri sti a pr o f e ss

e n o ns .
”
1 26 A B oo k of G i ants
Yo u sayw ll ; th r i b t n Go d ; bu t y ur
e e e s u o e o

f ai t h i s imp e rf c t ; f o as th F at h r i G d
e lik r e e s o , so e

wi se i s th S n an d so i s t h H ly G h o st
e o , Th e o . re e

p r
e s o n s , bu t one Go d .

“
i f ach o f th e s t hr e p r so s b G d th r
N ay , e e e e n e o , e e

m u t b e t hr e e G d s
s o .

By n o m an s
“ ”
pli d Ro l an d H is b th thre
e ,
re e . e o e

a d
n e A brah am saw thr e e b t w o r shipp e d o
on . u ne .

L t u s r e cur t
e at ur al t hi g s Wh en th h arp so u d s
o n n . e n ,

t h r e i s t h a t th
e t ri g s a d t h e h a d y t bu t o n
e r , e s n n n , e e

h arp In th e alm d th r e i th sh ll t h c at a d
. on e s e e , e o n

th ek r e l In th e n th. b o dy th e b e am s an d the su n , e , e

h at In th wh l th hub th sp k s a d th av
e . e ee , e , e o e , n e n e .

I yo
n lik wi t h r i t h b dy th e m mb e r s a d
u e se, e e s e o , e n

th es ul I lik m an n r m ay Tri i t y in U n i ty b
o . n e e n e

a crib d t o G o d
s e .

Th y di c ur s d at l e gth up o th e e my st ri e s th
e s o e n n s e ,
e

gi a t li st n i g wi th gr at i t r t t th k ight
n e n e n e es o e n
’
s

e xpl an at i o f th e r urr c t i o fr m th d ad T
on es e n o e e . o

R l a d s s urpri e h o w ev r F rragu s pr se tly

o n
’
s , e , e e n re

m ark d e

W ll to n d u argum e ts I will figh t y

“
e , e o r n , ou on

th t rm : i f t h
e se e f ai th yo u p r o f s b th t ru f ai th
s e es e e e ,

y ou s h all c qu r ; o t h rwi t
onh vic t ry heall b mi e se e o s e ne .

A d l t th i u b e e t r n al h n o r to th e go n q u
n e e ss e e o e ro r,

b u t di h o o r t t h v anqui s h ed
”
s n o e .

B e it so l s aid R l an d
”
o .

Wh e r e up n th y imm di at ly f ll t bl o w s Th e
o e e e e o .

v ry fir t which th gi a t aim d at h i m w o uld h av

e s e n e e

c r tai ly b
e f atal if R l a d h ad t n imbly l ap d
n ee n , o n no e e

a s id e an d c augh t it
,
h i s club which was h o w e v e r on , ,
,
 C HA PTER X

T H E G IA N T O F S T . M IC H A EL S M O U N T ’

M N Y a e th e tal e s o f Ki g A r t hur s v al i an t ’
A r n

Ro u d Tabl e o f k igh t s —w h o se de e d s hav e b e

n n e n

s u n g alm o st m o r e th an tho s o f th Ki g him e lf e e n s .

B t fr o m th e day w h en as a d am o i seau o f so m
“
u e

fif t n y ear s (m en say i th e s ixth c e tury a ft r

ee ,
”
n n e

Chri st ) A rthur was cro wn d as succ e sso r to U th r

, e e

P e drag n h e was an e x ampl e o f chivalry to h is

n o ,

wh l c ur t
o e o .

H was a v e ry vir t u o u s k n igh t righ t w o r thy o f

“
e ,

prai s w h o se f am e was much i th e m o u th s o f m n

e, n e .

T th e h aughty h e w as pr o ud ; b t t e d e r an d pi t iful
o u n

to th e s impl e H e was a s to u t k igh t an d a h o l d : a

. n

p as i g craf ty c ap tai as i d e ed was bu t j u st f o r

s n n, n ,

skill a d c o ur ag e w e r e h i s se rv an t s at n e e d : an d l arg e
n

o f h i s givi g H e was o n e o f L o v s l o v e r s ; a l o v e r
’
n . e

al s o f gl o ry ; a d h i s f am o u s d ee d s are right fit t
o n o

b k e pt in r e m e mbr an c e
e H e o rd ai n e d th e c o ur t e s i s
. e

o f c o ur t s an d Ob s rv e d high stat e in v e ry spl en did

,
e

f ashi o n S o l o g as h e liv e d an d r ign e d h e sto d

. n e o

h e ad a d sh o uld e r s ab o v e al l pri n c s f th e e ar th
n e o ,

bo th f o r c o ur te sy a d pr o we ss as f o r val o r an d libe r
n ,

ali t y .

H avi n g s ttl e d h is o wn r e alm in p ac e an d r e sto r e d

e e

t h e ki n gd o m t o it s an ci en t b o rd e r s h e c o n q u e r e d Ire ,

1 28
 Mi c h ae l 1 29
’
G i an t o f St . s M ou nt
la dn rw ay D mark a d Fl a d r s ; a d af t r a
,
No , en n n e n ,
e

i
n ne y ar wa add d Fra c to h is d mi i s
-
e s
’
r, e n e o n on .

T him t hu s flu h d wi t h vic t ry c am amb a s a

o , s e o , e s

d r s fr o m t h Emp ro r o f R m biddi g him t

o e e o e, n o

app e ar at t h at ci t y an d m ak e r s t i tu t i f h is wr n g e on or o

ful attack s t h e e mpir s pr o vi c s o

on t o e xp c t t e
’
n e , r e o

b e h al d thi th e r i b o d s f o r judgm n t by th e s n at
e n n e e e .

Th e ki n g s an s w e r was t o s umm o n a v ast a rmy

’

c o mmi t t h e r alm to th c ar e o f h is n ph w M o rdr d

e e e e e ,

( w h o a f t e rw ard w r o ugh t s uch b al e t o t h at n o bl e c o m

p a y ) a d s t o t v e r se a f o r R o m e— n o t to c arry
n n e u o
“

t ribu t e bu t t k it ”
s , o ee .

A pui w ll arm d h o st it was that se t f o r th

s san t an d e -
e

a d th
n warri r m arch wh l d th e m was array e d
e o -
on o e

i h ar s t h at urp a
n ne s d all h is f o ll o w e r H i t high
s sse s . s

pi e c s w e r e o f t e l w r o ugh t str o g a d f airly by

e s e , n n

s o m e gu i g s mi th H is haub e rk was t u t a d
nn n . s o n

richly ch as d v su ch a v e stur e a b c am e p ui
e , e en s e so s

s a t a ki g
n Up o him w as gir t h is swo d Exc al ibu
n . n . r , r .

Migh ty was th e gl aiv a d l n g i th e bl ad It was e, n o n . e .

f rg d in t h I l e o f A v al o a d h wh o bran di h e d
o e e s n, n e s

it ak d i h i h a d d m d him lf a h appy m a
n e n s n ee e se n .

H i s h lm t gl am e d up n h i h ad
e e T h n asal w as
e o s e . e

o f g ld ; circl t s o f g ld ad r n d th h ad pi e c e wi t h
o e o o e e e -

m a y a cl ar st e ; a d a dr ago was f a hi o d f
n e on n n s ne or

i t s cr t Thi s h lm h ad o c b
es . w r by U th e r e n e een o n

h is ir Th e ki g w as m o u t d up
s e . a d st ri r n n e on e e

( ch a rg r ) p as s i g ef a ir stro g
,
a d s p e dy l vi g
n , n , n e , o n

w ll t h b attl A b o u t h is ck was s t h i shi ld al l

e e e . ne e s e ,

cl a f e l eph a t s b o (iv o ry ) o n which w as p ai te d

e n o n
’
ne ,
n
130 A B oo k o f G i an ts
in v e ral c l r s th im ag f O ur Lady f S t M ary
se o o e e o o . .

Th l a c e h c arri d wa
e n am ed R e : i t was a s t r o n g
e s n on

sh af t t o u gh a d gr at s h arp at th
, h ad an d v ry
n e , e e , e

w lc o m at n d i th pr s f battl It h ad b e en
e e ee n e es o e .

m ad e i C a rm ar th en by a smi t h th at high t G riffi

n e n,

an d Ki g U t h r h ad c arri d i t b f r e t im e
n e e e o .

S e tti g o u t fr m S o u th amp t n wi th h is gr e at h o t
n o o s ,

th e ki g s ail d f n Fra c ; a d th ugh th m ari r

e or n e n o e n e s,

s t e ri g by th e s tar
e n w r v ry f arful o f th e d ark s,
“
e e e e ,
”

th e ship c am s af e ly t o h av
s v e ry arly i th e m o rn
e en e n

i g at B a fl r in N o rm an dy
n r eu .

Th ey h ad b bu t a li ttl whil in th e l an d wh eneen e e

t idi g s w e r br o ugh t to th e ki g th at a m arv ll u s ly

n e n e o

s tr g gi a t n wly c o m e t o t h at l a d h ad c arri e d o ff
on n , e n ,

H l th i c o f h is ki n sm an H o e l
e en e n e e , .

Thi s d l ful l ady th gi a t am e d D i ab c h ad

o e e n , n n u ,

t ak t a high pl ac k n w as S t M ich a l M unt ’

en o e o n . e s o ,

t h o ugh i t h at day t h r w as
n i th r church m n e e ne e no r o

t y
as e r th cli ff b t all was s hu t cl
on e by t h w av s
, u o se e e

o f th e se a .

Th e a dv
ur which f o ll w e d wa t ld m a y t im
e nt e o s o n es

i n th l d d ay
e o by W ac e Layam a d o th r L t
s, , on n e s . e

u s li s t e t th n u k w r m a c r o f th 1 4 th C n
o e n no n o n e e e

t ury w h l f t u s M r te A th e
o e o r ur

Wh h e y h ad r e ach d th e sh r e a d rai s d th e ir
en t e o n e

t t s a t mpl ar c am an d i f o rm d t h e ki g :
en , e H re e n e n e ,

t o i a t yr a t t h at t o rm
o ,
s t th y p pl a gr at gi an t
n en s eo e, e

o f G a ge d r d by fi d ; h h ath d v ur d
en o en n e e en s e e o e

m r than fiv hu n dr d p o pl an d al o m a y i f a t
o e e e e e s n n n s

a d fr
n b o rn childr n Thi s h at h b e n h i s su ste
ee -
e . e
 1 32 A B oo k of G i ants
Sir e se e ye yo n f o r e l and w i th yo n d er two fi r e s !
,

t h r e lurk s t h at h e n d— ask wh e n t h o u m ay e st u p o n
e ,

the cr e st o f th e crag by a c o ld w e ll th at e n cl se s th e o

cli ff wi thi n it s cl ar st r eam : t h e r e w il t t ho u fin d d ad

e e

f o lk w i th o u t n umb e r m o r e flo in s i f ai th than in al l
, r
’

t h e re st o f Fr an c e a d m o r e t r e asur h at h t h at t r ai t o r
, n e

u n l awfully go t t h an t h r e was i Tr o y I t r o w w h at
e n , ,

t im e it was c qu e re d ”
on .

Th en t h e o bl e ki n g s igh e d f o r pi t y o f th se p e o pl e
n o ,

w en t right to a ten t an d r e ste d o l o ge r h w e l te r s n n , e

an d wr stl e th w i t h him s lf a d w i ge t h h i s h an d s
e e n r n

t h e r e was n o w igh t in th w o rld t hat kn w w h at h e

e e

w a t d H e call d S ir C ayo u s that se rv e d w i th th e

n e . e

cup a d S ir B e div e r e th e h o l d that b o r e h i s gr e at

n

bran d .

“
L o k to it th at af te r e v e n so g ye be arm d ful l
o n e

w ll an d m o un te d o n h r ses by yo d e r thick e t—by

e o n

y o n bli t h e st r e am f o I
, will prass priv a t e ly i pilgrim n

age t h at way at supp r t im e w h en t h e l o rd s a e s e rv d

e -
r e

t o s e k a sai n t by y o u s al t st r e am s o n S t Mich a l s
’
e . e

M o u n t w h e r e miracl s a e se n e
”
r e .

A fte r e v e so g Ki g A r thur him se lf w en t to h is

n n n

w ardr o b e an d t k o u t h is cl o th e s— h arm e d him in

oo e

a j rki n w i t h a ich g o ld n fri g

e r a d ab o v e t h at l aid
e n e, n

a je ryn o f A c re righ t o v e r a d ab o v e th at a co at ,
n f o

g en tl e m ail—a tu n ic o f J e ro dy wi th e dge s fraye d n .

H e dr e w o n a bace n e tt o f burn i sh e d s ilv r—t h e b e t e s

t h at was in B as ill wifh ric h b o rd e r s : th e cr e st a d n

t h e cr o w n e n cl o se d so f ai r w i t h cl as p s o f brigh t g o ld
ad o r e d n wi t h sto e s — th e vi s r an d th av n tail
n o e e

e q uippe d s o f ai r wi t h u t a flaw w i t h
o y l e t s p f s ilv e r ;
, e e
 G i an t f S t Mi c h ae l M o u n t 1 33
’
o . s

h is gau n tl t s gaily gild d a d e grav at th e b o rd r s

e e n n en e

w i t h gr ai a d b all s o f m s t gl ri o u s h u e ; h e b r
ns n o o o e

a br ad o hi ld a d c all s f h is sw rd h e jump d o
s e n or o , e n

a br o w n st d an d w ai t s o n th e h ath H e ri s s i
ee e . e n

h i s s t irrup s an d s ta d s al f t h e s t r ai s him se lf to u tly

n o , n s

a d lo ok
n f o r th th h e pur s th e b ay st d an d rid s
s , en s ee e

t t h t hick e t a d t h r h i s k i gh t aw ai t him g all a t ly

o e n e e n s n

arr ay d e .

Th y r d e by th at riv e r that ru th s swi f t w h e r e

e o nne o

t h e t r s o v r t r t ch wi t h f air b o ugh
ee e s the o a d th e s, e r e n

r i d e r ru
e n e ckl ly th r e i thick t s a d r o se
n re e ss e n e n

gard s t f e a t t h e m lv s Th t hick ts w e r e i
en o s se e . e e n

b l o o m w i th m ay fl we s wi t h f alc s a d p h asa t s
ss -
o r , on n e n

o f f ai r hu s— all th bird s liv e d t h r e which fly wi t h

e e e

w i g s f o r t h r e a g t h e cuck o o full l ud o n t h
n , e s n o e

bu sh s wi t h al l bird f m rrim n t th y gl add e n th m

e , s o e e e e

s lv e s : t h e v ic
e o f th e igh t i gal s t s was sw e t
o e n n e
’
no e e ,

th y t r o v
e s wi th th t hr o stl s t hr e hu dr d at o ce
e e e e n e n ,

t h at t hi s murmur f w at r an d s i gi g f bird s migh t

o e n n o

cur e him o f il l wh v r was w h o l e o ne e .

Th m o v th e f lk quickly a d aligh te d o n f o o t
en e es o n

a d f ast
n d th ir f air ste e d s a f ar o ff ; th th e ki g
en e e en n

s t r ly t o ld h i s k igh t s t o abid
e n w i th t h ir h o r s s a d
n e e e n

c o m n o fur th e r Fo I w ill se k thi s sai t by m y s lf

e ,
“
r e n e

a d S p ak wi t h thi s m ast r m an t h at gu ard s t hi s m u

n e e o n

t ai a d t h en sh all y e p ar t ak
n, n o f th S acr am e t o e e e n n

af t r t h th r h o o urably at S t Mich a l s full migh t y

’
e e o e n . e

w i t h C hri st ! ”

Th ki g climb s th e cr ag w i th cli ff s full high t o th e

e n ,

t p Of t h cr ag h climb s al f t ; li f t up h i s umbr e r a d
o e e o s n

l o k abo u t h im k ly r c ivi g th c ld wi d o
o s e en ,
e e n e o n n
 '

134 A B ook of G i ants

h is fac e t o c o mf r t him ; t wo fir s h fi d s fl ami g o e e n n

full h igh— f r a qu ar t r o f a furl g h t hu w al k

o e on e s s

b t w en th e m : al o g th e way by th e w ll h w an d r s
e e n e e e

on t o ge t t o k o w o f t h e w arl ck an d w h e r e h e abid s
n o . e .

H e m o v e s t o th e p o r t fi e a d e v th r e h e fi d s a r n en e n

v ry W e ful w id o w w ri gi g h h an d s a d w e pi g
e o n n er n e n

w ith p ai ful t ar s o n a grav e wly m ark e d i th

n e ne n e

s il s i c
o midd ay i t se m d H e salu t d h so rr w
n e e e . e er o

fully wi th b c mi g w o rd a d t r aigh t w ay ask d af te r

e o n s n s e

th e fi d Th e t hi s w ful wid w j yl ly gr et s
en . n oe o o e ss e

him r s u p n h e k e e a d cl a p e d h h a d s say
, o e o r n s n s er n ,

i g : U h appy m a t h u sp eak e t t l udly ; i f y

“
n n n, o s oo o ou

w arl o ck h ar e th h will d v ur u s b th C ur ed b
e e e o o . s e

th e W igh t t h at dir c t e d t h e hi t h r t h at m ad t h e to e e , e ee

t r av l h r i
e t h e wild p ar t s
e e n I w ar th f t h y
es . n ee or

h ur t h u s k t so rr w Wh it h r h a t st t h u
o no o ee es o . e s ene o ,

m a ! th u s m st u h appy g st th o u t o s l ay him
’
n o ee n , oe

w i t h th y brigh t sw o rd ! W t th o wigh t i th a er u er n

W ad e o Gaway t h u s h uld t wi n o h ur I
r n o o es n o no .

w ar t h e b f r h an d : t h u c s se d t t hy lf u n saf ly
n e e o e o ro s se e

to e k t h e se m u t ai s ; s ix such as th o u w e r e n o t
se o n n

s u ffi ci t t c p wi th him al
en o o F e a th o u s e st o ne . or n e

him al e th y h ar t will f ail th to cr o ss t hy s lf

on ,
e ee e

s a f ly s o hug
e ,
h s e m e th e e e .

Tho u a t bl a d fair an d in th e fl w e r o f th y
“
r no e n o

m a h d b t t h u art d m d alr ady by my f ay

n oo ,
u o oo e e , ,

an d t h at I f o r e t ll t h W r e th r e fi f ty such a th
e ee . e e s ee

i n th e fi ld o on t
eh f a ir a r t h
r— t h e m o ste r wi th h ie e n s

fist w o uld f e ll y o u al l L ! h er e th e d e ar duch . o e ss

t o day wa
-
k
h ta e — d p
s s buri de i th e gr o u d — he
n ee e n n

m u rd e r e d thi s mil d l ady e r midd ya w a s n —

ru g w i th ’
e
136 A B ook )

o f G i an ts
h ree to u t r age h is p o pl e u n t il th Ki n g o f Bri tain
o e e

h as f d h i s lip s an d s n t h is h a d t t h at b o ld m
e e st e r e r o on

w i th h is b st k igh ts ; u n l e ss t h o u h a t br o ught t h at
e n s

b ard go th u n o furt h e r f o r it i s b o o tl e ss th at th o u
e o ,

s h uld st s tay f o
o augh t e l se : f r h e h as m o r e t r e as ur e
r o

t o t ak e w h n h lik e s t h an e v e r h ad A r t hu
e e an y f r or o

h i s f o r e f ath e r s I f th o u h ast br o ugh t th e h e a d h

. r , e

w ill be m o r e pl as d th an i f t h u gav e st him Bur

e e o

gun dy o r B ri tai n : but tak e c ar e f o r l o v e s sak t hat ’

e

t h o u k e p th y lip s s il e n t so t h at n o w o rd e sc ap e fr o m
‘

t h m wh at e v r b e t id e s ; se e t h at th y pr e s e n t b e r e ady
e e

an d t r o ubl him b t li ttl e f o h e is at h is supp e r a d

e u , r n

will be e asily a g e r e d A d n o w tak e my advic e a d

n . n n

r e m o v e th y cl o the s an d kn e l i th y m a tl a d call e n n e n

him th y l o rd H e sup s al l thi s seaso n o n sev e n childr n

. e

o f t h e c o mm o cho pp d up n a ch arge r o f pur

n s, e o e

whi te s ilv r wi t h pickl s an d fi n e ly gr o u n d spic e s a d

e e n

w i n e s o f P o rtugal mix e d wi th h o e y T h re e luckl s s . n . e

d am se l s t ur n h i s spi ts .
”

H a ! I hav br o ugh t th b ea rd q u o th h e f r
“
e e , , o

t hu s it pl e as e t h m e f r th t h en will I go and b e ar it
, o

m y s e lf .B u t pr ay i f t h u wil t t e ll m e w h r t hi s
, , o e e

m o n ste r abid eth I shall co mm e n d t hee an I liv e s

, , o

h e lp m e o u r Lo rd ! ”

Go st r aigh t t o th e fi e qu o th sh e th at fl am e s so
“ “
r , ,

h igh : th e r e lurk s th at fi e n d as t h u wil t di s c o v e r : bu t o

t h o u mu st go s o m e what to th s o u th s idlin g a li tt l e , e,

f o h is po w e r o f s m e lli n g e x t n d o v e s ix mil e s
r e s r .

Th e so urc e o f th e s m o k e h e so ught s p e e dily cr o sse d ,

him se lf saf e ly w i th c e r tai n w o rd s an d go i n g to th , e

s id e h e c augh t s igh t o f th e fi e n d as sh e s aid u n see mly ,

 G i an t f St Mi c h ae l M ou nt 137
’
o . s

s uppi n g al o n e H e l ay at full l gt h r p o s i n g f o ully

. en e ,

t high o f a m a s limb h e lif t d up by th e h au ch

’
th e n e n ,

h i b ack a d th l w r p ar t s an d h is br o ad l i
s n e oh e o ns e

b ak d at th e dr adful fi e an d h e was br chl ss

e e r , ee e

th re wer
e r o a t i g full rud ly dr adful m at f
e s n e e e s o

m an d c at t l
en b u d to ge th r a l arg p t cramm d
e o n e ,
e o e

w i th a o i t d childr n so m e spi tt d lik e bird a d

n n e e ,
e s, n

w m tur d t h m
o en ne e .

And th t hi s c m ly ki g s h ar t was s r ly
’
en o e n e o e

gri v d b c au o f h i p e pl at th pl ac wh e r e h
e e e se s o e e e e

st o d
o Th h e gird e d o h i shi ld a d h e s i tate s
. en n s e n no

l g r h br a di h s h i s brigh t sw rd by it s bright
on e ,
e n s e o

hil t g , f r th t th e fi d wi th a r o ugh d et rmi a

o es o o en e n

ti a d l udl y h ail t h at gi a t w i t h fi rc e w rd :
‘

o n, n o s n e o s

N o w m ay A lmigh ty G o d t h at rul e t h u s al l giv

“
e

t h e so rr o w an d t r o ubl
e th u glu tt o t h at li st t h r e, o n, e e e

f o th e f o ul t m n st r th at w as v r f o rm e d — f ully
r es o e e e o

tho u f d st thy s lf— th e d vil tak e th y so ul ! H e r e i

ee e e e s

u cl an qu arry f ll w by my t r o th— r e fu se o f all

n e , e o ,

cr e atur e s— th u cur s d w r e t ch b cau se th o u hast kill d

o e , e e

a o i t e d childr n t h o u h a t m ad
n n m ar tyr s an d tak e
e s e n

aw ay t h liv s f t h o s wh o a e br o ach d h r e o
e e o e r e e n

S pi t s i n t hi s p l ac a d l augh t r d by th y h an d e I S h all
n s e e .

w rk t h e th y pu i hm t as th u gre atly de se v st
o e n s en o r e ,

by th e migh t o f S t Mich a l wh o g a de th thi s m u . e u r o n

t ai n : a d f o r t hi n f air l ady th at th u h ast l f t d ad ;

s o e e

gird thy se l f th u s n o f a do g t h d vil tak th y

,
o o , e e e

s ul f o
o th o u sh al t die to day t hr o ugh th e f o rc e o f my
, r -

a rm .

Th e n was th glu tt di m ay d an d gl ar d m e on s e e u n se e

l y ; h gri n d lik e gr yh u d w i th gr i l y t th ; h
n e e a e o n s ee e
 138 A B oo k o f G i ants
gap e d an d gr o a e d al o ud w i th gri e v o u s ge sture s f o r
n

w rath wi t h th g o d ki g wh o sp ak e to h i m a ge r
e o n in n .

H i s h air a d h i f o r e l o ck w e r m at te d t o g t h r a d
n s e e e n

hu n g b f o r h i s f ac e f o abo u t h alf a f o o t H i s br w
e e r . o

a d f o r h ad w r
n e al l lik e th
e ki o f a fr g a d
e e e s n o n

se m e d fr e ckl d
e h o k n o s d lik e a h awk an d a fi e rc
e , o e e

bird an d h airy r o u d h is h o ll o w e ye s wi th v rh a g
, n o e n

in g br o w s : r ugh as a do g fi h — h ardly c o uld h e b

o -
s e

s ee n, so w as h hid i th at m ass o f h air : ar s h e h ad

e n e

full hug a d ugly to s e w i th h o rribl e ye s a d bur

e n e ,
e n n

i g w i t h al : flat m o u t h d lik e a fl u d r wi th gri

n -
i g e o n e nn n

lip s an d th e fl e sh in h is fr o t t e th as f o ul as a b ar
, n e e .

H i b ard w as r ugh a d bl ack a d r e ach d t h i s

s e o n n e o

br ast f at lik a p o rp o i s wi th a hug c rcas s a d

e , e e e a , n

fl h st ill hu g i shr e d fr m h i f ul lip s Bull e ck d

es n n s o s o . n e

w a t h at gi a t a d br o ad f s h uld e r wi t h a t r ak d
s n n o o s, s e e

br ast lik a b ar wi th l g bri tl s Ro ugh ar ms lik

e e o on s e . e

o ak br a
-
n ch s wi t h g n a
e rl e d s id e — limb a d l o i righ t s s n ns

h ate ful to s e b li v y e in t ru th ; sh v e l f o o te d was

e , e e e o -

th at m an an d h s m e d to st r addl wi th u sh ap ly
e ee e, n e

sh a k ns hu ffli g t g t h e r : t hick t high s lik

s n o a gi a t a d
e e n n

t hick e r in th e h a u n ch — f at as a h g full t e rribl h e o , e

l o o k e d Wh o ev r migh t r e ck f ai thfully th full

. e on e

l en gth o f t hi s m an fr o m th e fac e to th e f o o t h e , ,

was five f at h m s l o n g o .

Th e n h e start e d up sturdily o n t wo st i ff sh a k s a d n n

so o n c augh t up a club o f brigh t ir o n H e w o uld h av . e

kill e d th e ki g w i th h is k e w eap o b t thr o ugh th

n en n, u e

w i sdo m o f C hri st th c arl e fail ed Th cr t an d th , e . e es e

c r o n al a d th e s ilv er cl asp s cl e an ly w i th h is cl u b h e
o n

cr ash e d d o w to th eart h n e .
1 40 A B ook of G i an ts
an d t u rn ab o u t an d t ar th e ir gl o th s— ro ughly f r o m e e

t h e t o p th e y t umbl e d o w n to g t h e r A r thur s o m t im e s e , e

o n to p an d so m e t im s b e n e at h — fr o m th e cr e st o f th e
e

hill righ t d o wn to th e h ard r o ck— th y c e ase n t u n til e o

t h e y r e ach th bri k o f t h e s e a eB u t A r t hu r w i th h i s
n .

d agge r smi te th e gi a t u n t il it s i n k s r ight up to th e

s n

hil t in him Th e thi e f i h is d ath struggl e grasp e d

. n e -

him so fi e rc e ly t hat t hr rib s in t h e ki n g s s id e w e re ee

’

t hru st asu d e r n .

Th n Sir C ayo u s th e K e en m o v e d in so r ro w f o r th e
e ,

ki g said A l as we are un do n e my l rd i s o v er
n , ,
“
, , o

t hr w — f all
o n d w n wi th a fie d— it is al l o v e r ! We
en o n

mu st b f rf i t a d b an i h d f e v e r Th e y lif t up
e o e n s e or

h i s h aub rk a d f e l b e at h h i s s te r n a d h is
n e en e -
n

h au ch e s to righ t up t o h is sh o ulde r s h i s fl an k s
n , o , ,

a d h i s l o i n s a d h i s f air s id s b o t h h i s b ack a d h i s
n n e ,
n

br ast an d h is brigh t a rm s Th e y w e r e gl ad whe n

e .

t h e y f o u n d n o fl e sh w o u d s an d f o r that t he y w e r e n ,

j o y e d th se g n t l kn ights
,
e e e .

N w ce rt say s Sir B e div e r it s ee m e t h by

“ ”
o e s, e,

m y L o rd ! H se ek e th sai nt s bu t s ld o m wh e r e f o re
e e ,

h e grip s th t igh t r t h at t hu s se iz e s t hi s sai t s b o dy

’
e e n

o t o f th
u e high cliff s t o c arry f o r th s uch a m an t o
es ,

cl o th him i ilv e r B y M ich ae l o f s uch a f e ll o w I

e n s .
,

h av e gr at w o der t h an e v r o S o v e r e ign Lo rd
e n e ur

s h o uld su ff e r h im in H e av e : if al l sai n t s be s uc h n

wh o se rv L o rd I Sh all n o sain t be e ver by my

e o ur , ,

f ath e r s o ul 1
’
s
”

Th l augh s th e b o ld ki n g at B dive re s w o rd s
en e
’

Thi s sai n t h ave I s o ught so h e lp m e o ur L o rd ! ,

 G i an t o f S t Mi c h ae l
.
’
s M ou nt 1 4 1
Wh e r f r e d r aw o t th y swo rd an d pi e rc e him t
e o u o

th e h e ar t ; m ak e c r tai n o f thi s f ll o w h e h at h an g e r e d
e e ,

m so r e ly
e I h av e o t f o ugh t wi t h such a wigh t th s
. n e e

fi f te en w i te r s b t in th e m o u n tai n s n W al e s I m et
n , u i

s uch an o t h e r H was th e st r o ge t by f ar t h at I e v e r
. e n s

m e t an d h ad n o t my f o r t u n e b e en f av o ur abl
, d ad e, e

w o uld I be n o w ”
.

Th e h e r who m th e ki n g h ad in min d was R yen ce

ot

( o r Ri t o ) a Wne l s h gi a t w h in h i s day m ad e war

n o

o n div e r s ki n g s O f the se so m e w r sl ai n in b attl e

. e e ,

an d o t h e r s r m ai d c ap t iv e in h is h an d A liv e o r
e ne .

d ad R y en ce u se d t h m de spi te fully ; f o r it was h is

e ,
e

w o n t to shav e th e b eard s o f th e s ki n g s an d p u rfl e , e

t h e r e w i t h a cl ak o f fur s th at h e w r e v e ry rich
o o , .

Vai n gl ri o u s b eyo n d m easur e was R ye ce o f h is e m

o n

bro id e r e d cl o ak N o w by r aso n o f f o lly an d ligh t

. e

n e ss , R y e ce s e t m essage s t o A r thur biddi n g him

n n ,

s h av e h is b e ard an d se d it f r t hwi t h t
, th e gi an t
n o o ,

in al l go o d w ill Si n c e A r thur was a might i r

. e

l o rd an d a m o r e vir tu o u s pri c e th an h is f ell o w s n ,

R y e n ce m ad e c o v en an t t o pr e f e r h i s b e ard b e f o r e
t h ir s an d h o ld it in h o n o ur as th m o s t s ilk e n fri n g
e , e e

o f h i s m an t l e Sh o uld A r thur r e fu se to gran t R ye ce

. n

th e t r o phy t h e n o ugh t w as t h e r e t o do
, n bu t th at ,

b o dy to b o dy th e y mu st fi gh t o t th e i r q uarr l in u e ,

s i gl e c o mb at al o e
n H e wh migh t sl ay h is adve
, n . o r

s ary o r f o rc e him t o o wn him se l f v an qui s h e d S h o uld

, ,

h av e th e b e ard f o r h is gu e rd o n to ge th e r w i th th , e

m an tl e o f fur s fri g s a d garn i tur e an d all

, n e Ann .
 1 42 A B oo k o f G i ants
o b all ad d crib s th s c e
ld es e e ne at Cam l e ot wh en thi s

impud t m ag arriv e d :
en e ss e

A s i t f e l l o u t o n a P e n t e c o st day ,
r
Ki n g A t h u r at C am el o t k e t h i s c o u rt ro y al l , p
W i th h i s f ai re q u e e n e D am e Gu e n e ver t h e gay ;
A n d m an y b o l d baro n s s i tt i n g i n h al l ;
h r
W i t l adie s atti e d i n u r l e an d al l ; p p p
A n d h e rau l ts i n h ew ke s , o o t i n g o n h igh , h
C ry e d, Larg es s e, L arg e s s e, h e val i e rs tr e s — C
h ardi e .

A do u gh ty dwarf e t o th e u e rm o st de as pp
p
R igh t p e rtl y e g an ri c ke , k n e e l i n g o n kn ee ;
h v
W it S te e n f ul l e st o u t e am i ds al l t h e re as, p
S ay d N o we s i r Ki n g A rth u , Go d sa e th e e an d
,
r v see !
S i r R y e n c e o f N o rt h Gal e s g re e t e t h we ll th e e ,
-

A n d b i ds th e e th y b e ard an o n t o h im s e n d,
r
O r e l s e f o m t h y jaws h e w il l i t o ff re n d .

r
Fo r h i s o be o f s t ate i s a ri c s c arl et m an tl e , h
v
W ith e l e e n k in g s be ards b o rdere d abo ut ,
r r
A n d th e e i s o o m l e f t e y e t i n a k an tl e ,
Fo r t h i n e t o s tan de , t o m ak e th e tw el f th o u t
Th i s m u s t b e do n e , h e t h o u n e e so s to ut ; vr
Th i s m u st b e do n e , I t e l l th e e n o f abl e ,
M au g re t h e t ee th e o f al l th y ro u n d tabl e .

Wh e n th i s m ortal m e s s age f ro m h i s m o u th e p as t,

G r was t h e n o y se b o th e i n h all an d i n b o w e
e at r
Th e kin g f u m d ; th e q u e e n e s c re e c h t ; l adi e s w e re agh ast ;
’

r
P rin c e s p u ff d ; ba o n s bl u stre d ; l o rds b egan l o w e r
Kn i gh t s s t o rm e d : s q u i re s s tart l e d, l ik e s t e e d i n a st o w e ; r
Page s an d y e o m e n y el l d o u t in th e h all ,
’

Th en i n c am e S ir Kay , th e k i n g s s e n e s ch al
’
.

S il e n c e m y , s o ve rai gn e s , q uo t h th i s cou rt eo u s k n i gh t ,
A n d i n t h at s to u n d th e s t o wre b e gan st il l :
Th e n t h e dw arf e s din n e f u ll de e re l y was digh t ;
’
r
O f w i n e an d w as s e l h e h ad h i s w il l e :
A n d w h e n h e h ad e at e n an d dru n ke n h i s fil l ,
,

p
A n h u n dre d i e c e s o f fin e c o y n e d g o l d
r v
W e e g i e n th i s dwarf f o r h i s m e ssage b o l d .
1 44 A B oo k of G i ants
w h ate v e r th o u lik e st : I w ill hav e th e m an tl e an d th e

club I c o v e t n augh t e l se
,
”
.

N w t h e y go t o th e cr ag t h e se c o m e ly k n igh t s a d
o , ,
n

bro ught him th e br o ad shi e ld an d h is bright w eap o n,

t h e club an d th e cl o ak to o Sir Cayo u s h im se lf go s . e

w i th th e c o n qu e r o r to S h o w th e ki n g s w h o m th e ki n g
h ad w i th him in se cret w hil e brigh t day climb e d up
,

ab o v e t h r o ugh th e cl o ud s .

B y t h at t im e a gr e at o i se was th e re at th e co urt
n ,

an d i n fr o n t o f t h e c o m ly ki g th e y k n e e l e d al l e n

t o g th e r We lc o m e o u r li eg e l o rd t o l o g has t
“
e , , , o n

t h o u f o ugh t go v e rn r u n de r Go d abl e st a d
, o ur o , n

m o st o bl e t w h o m grac e i s gr an t d an d giv e n at
n , o e

h i s w ill N o w t h y h appy arriv al hat h c o m f o r t d u s

. e

al l , t h o u h ast in t h y r o y al ty r e v e n g d t h e y p e o pl e e .

Thr o ugh h e lp o f th y h a d thi n e e e my i s d e t r o y dn n s e

t h at o v e rc am e th y p e o pl e an d r f t t h e m o f th e ir chil e

dre n : n e v e r was the r e ki n gd m so r e adily r e li ev e d o f o

i t s t r o ubl e s
”
.

Th en th e c o n qu e r o r s pe ak s C hri st i an lik e to h i s

p e o pl e Th an k y e Go d qu t h h e f o h is grac e
, ,
”
o ,
“
r

f o r m an s d e d it n e v e r was bu t H i
’
an d n o m an , e s

o wn migh t o a mir acl o f H i s M o th e r s wh o i s so

’

, r e ,

mild to al l H e call e d the n th e b o atm n sharply at

. e

o c
n t o h aste n w i t h t h e sh o r e m n t o sh if t th e g o o d
e e s .

“
A ll that gr at t r e asur e which th e t rai to r wo n s
e , ee

it be giv e n t o th e c o mm o n s cl rgy an d th e r s o f th , e , o e

c o un t ry ; se e it be d eal t o u t to my d e ar p o pl e so t hat e

n o n e m ay c o mpl ai n u n d r p n al t y o f y o ur liv e s
”
, e e .

H e o rd e r e d h i s c o u s i n w i th k n igh tly w o rd s to build

a churc h o n th e ro ck wh e r e t h e b o dy l ay an d a ,
 f St Mi c h ae l M o u n t 1 45
’
G i an t o . s

c o n v e n t th r i f
e e n rvic e to Chri st in m m ry O f
o r se ,
e o

t h t m ar tyr w h
a r e st in th m o u n tai n
o s e .

A d t h at b au t iful pi
n e acl d church
nn et hru s t i g u p , n

fr o m th e i l a d s r o cky cli ffs t w ard th e sky yo u

s n
’
o ,

m ay s e at t hi s v e ry day
e .
 C H A PTER XI
S IR L A U N C ELO T AN D T A R Q U IN
HE R E i s a m o u n d in Pe n ri th church yard in th e
‘

I Cu mbe rl a d c o unty o f E ngl an d which i t ill

n ,
,

s s

c all e d Th e G i an t s G r av e A p air o f tw lv e f o o t
“ ” ’
. e -

r o u d sto n e pill ar s stan d f o h e ad an d f o t sto

n r o ne,

fif te f e t ap ar t— a pro digi u s sugge st i o n as to th

en e o e

s iz e o f him wh o li e s th r e e .

L e g d h as it th at th r e was buri e d h r e a f ll
en e e e

gi a t am d T ar q ui wh av age d th c u try f a
n n e n, o r e o n r

a d wid
n i d fi c e, f Ki g A r t hur u t il
n e a day
an e o n , n on

h m t wi th Sir L au c l o t d Lak e
e e Which tak s u s
n e u . e

b ack at o l ap m e fif t n hu dr d y ar s
ne e so ee n e e .

In ur am en ts an d j u st s Si r L au n c l o t was
al l to n o e

n v r o v e rc m
e e b t it w r e by t r as
o e, u r ch a te e on o e n n .

m nt O a ti m e h avi n g l o g di v r t d him at th
e . n ,
n e e e

c o urt h e r o d f o r th wi th h is br th e r Sir L i o l t se ek
e o ne o

a dv n tur
e es .

S t h y m o u n t e d u p o n t h e ir h o r s e s arm e d a t al l
o e

po i t s a d r d i t a d e p fo r e st ; an d aft e r th y
n , n o e n o e e

c am e i to a gr at p l ai n an d th en th e w ath e r was
n e , e

h o t ab o u t n o o n a d Sir Lau n c l o t h ad gr e at li st t
,
n e o

S le e p .

Then Sir Li o n e l e spi e d a great apple t ree that sto o d

1 46
1 48 A B oo k o f G i an ts
an d th e o t h er sm o te S ir Li o n e l so h ard that h o r se
an d m an h e b ar e t o t h e e ar t h a d so h e aligh t e d an d,
n

b o u n d him f ast an d t hr e w h im o v r thw ar t h i s o wn

,
e

ho r se an d so h e se rv e d t h e m all fo ur an d ro d e wi th
, ,

t h e m away t o h i s o wn c ast l e A d w h e n h e c am e. n

t h e r e h e m ad e u n ar m t h e m an d be at t h e m wi th t h o r n s
,

all n ak e d an d a f te r p u t t h e m in a d ee p pri so n w h r e
, e

t h e r e w e r e m an y m o re k igh t s t h at m ad e gr e at d o l o r
n .

Wh en Sir E cto r de M ari s w i st that Sir Lau c e l o t n

was p ast o u t o f th e c o ur t t o se e k adv en t ur e s h e was

wr o th w i th him s lf an d m ad e h im r ady to see k Sir
e , e

Lau n c e l o t an d as h e h ad ridd n l o g i a gr eat f r e st

, e n n o ,

h e m e t w i t h a m an t h at was lik e a f o r st e r Fai r “

e .

f e ll o w said Sir E c to r kn o w e st th o u in t hi s co un try

, ,

an y adv e n t ur e s t h at be h e r e n igh h an d !
”

S ir sai d th e f o r e ste r thi s c o un t ry kn o w I w ll

,
”
,
“
e ,

an d h e r e by w i t hi n t hi s mil e i s a st r o n g m an o r an d ,

w e ll dik e d an d by that m an o r o n t h l f t h an d th r
, , e e , e e

i s a f air f o r d f o r h o r s s t o dri n k f a d o v e r t h at
e o , n

f o rd th r e gr o w eth a fai r t ree an d th e r e o n h an ge th

e ,

m an y f air s hi e ld s t h at w i e ld e d so m e t im e g o o d k n ight s :
an d at th e b o l e o f th e t r e e h an g e t h a b asi n o f c o pp e r

a d br ass
n S trik e up o n t hat basi n w i th th e bu tt o f
.

th y s p e ar th ric e an d so o n a f t er t h o u s h all h e ar n e w
,

t idi g s an d e l se h as t t h o u th e f air e st gr ac e t h at m an y
n ,

a y e ar h ad e v e r kn ig ht t hat p as s d th r o ugh t hi s e

f o r e st.
”

“
G ram e rcy said S ir Ec to r an d d e par ted an d c am e
, ,

t o t h e t r e a d saw m a y f air s hi e ld s an d am o n g
e , n n ,

t h e m h e saw h i s br o th e r s sh i e ld S i Li o e l an d m a y
’
, r n ,
n

m o re th at h e kn e w th at w e r e h i s f ell o ws o f th e
 S i r L au n c e l o t an d T arq u i n 1 49

R o un d Tabl th e w hich gri ev e d h is h ear t an d h e

e, ,

p r o mi se d t o v g e h i s br o
ret h r Th
en n a on S i r e . e n

E cto r b eat up o th b a i as h w e r e w o o d a d t h en
n e s n e , n

h e g av e h i h o r se dri k at t h e f o rd : an d th r e c am e
s n e

a v e ry t all k igh t b hi d him an d b ad e him c o m e

n e n

o t o f th
u w at r a d m ak e him r eady ; a d Sir Ecto r
e e n n

a o n tur
n d h im sh r tly an d in r t pl ac e d h is S p ar
ne o es e ,

a d sm o t
n th k igh t a gr e at bu ff t that h is h r se
e e n e o

tur e d t wic ab o u t
n e .

“
Thi s was w e ll d o e said th h ug e kn ight an d n , e ,
“

k igh tly th o u hast st rick en m e

n .
”

Th r wi t h h ru sh e d h i s h o r se o n Si r E ct o r a d
e e e n

c augh t him u d e r h is right a m a d b ar e him cl a

n r ,
n e n

o t o f th e
u addl e an d r o ds wi th him aw ay i to h i
, e n s

ow n h all an d thr w him d o wn i th e mid t f th e

, e n s o

fl o o r Th e n am e o f thi s s t r o g k igh t was S ir

. n n

Tarqui n .

Th e h e said t o Sir Ec to r
n F o r t h o u h ast d :
one

t hi s day m o r u n t m th an an y k n ight did th s

e o e e e

t w e lv e y ar n w I will gr an t t h ee t h y lif e
e s, o so t h u , o

w il t be sw rn t be my pri s r al l th y li f e d ay s
o o o ne .
”

said Sir E c t o r th at w ill I n e v e r pr o mi se

” “
N ay , ,

t h e e bu t t h at I will do mi e adv an tag e

”
, n .

“
T hat m r p n teth said S ir Tarqui n
e e e ,
”
.

A n d th e h m ad e t u n arm him a d b e at h im
n e o , n

w i th th o r s al l n ak d a d a f te r p u t h im d o wn i
n e , n n

t hat s am e d ee p du g e o n w h r h e k ne w m a y o f h i n , e e n s

f e ll o w s B t wh e S ir E c to r saw Sir Li el th n
. u n on ,
e

m ad h e gr at so rr o w
e e .

“
A l a bro th r said Si r E c to r w h e r is my
s, e ,
”
,
“
e

br o th e r S ir L au c e l t ! n o
 '
150 A B oo k o f G i ants
Fair br o th e r I l f t him , s l e p whe t h at I on e en

fr o m him w t u d r a appl t r ; a d wh at i s b e
en , n e n e ee n

c o m e o f him I c an n o t tell y o u .
”

“
A l as said th e kn igh t s bu t Sir Lau n c l o t h e lp
, ,
“
e

u s we m a
y n e v e r be d e liv r d f we k o w n o w n o e e , or n

k igh t t hat i abl to m at ch o u m aste r Ta rqui

n s e r n .

Whil e th e s k igh ts w r e thu s pri so r s Sir Laun ce

e n e ne

l t du L ak l ay u d e r th appl t r e sl pi g
o e n e e e ee n .

E v en ab o u t t h e n o o n t h r e c am e by h im f o u r , e

qu s o f gr at stat ; a d f o th e h e at f th e sun
e en e e e n , r o

s h o uld o t an
n y t he m th e re r o d f o ur k igh ts ab o u t
no , e n

t h m an d b ar a cl o t h
e e f gr e s ilk o n f ur s p ar s o e n o e ,

b t wix t th m a d th e su n a d th e qu e n s d e n
e e n , n e ro o

f ur w h i te mul e s
o .

Thu s as th y r o de th y h e ard by the m a gr e at h r se

e e o

grimly igh a d th n t h y w r e w ar o f a S l pin g

ne ,
n e e e e ee

k igh t t h at l ay al l arm d u d e r an appl e t r e ; a o n

n e n e n

a s t he se qu e s l e n k d o h is f ac th y k w t h at it
oo e n e e ne

w as Sir Lau c l o t n Th e t h e y b gan to st riv f o

e . n e e r

t h at k igh t ; e v ry o n e said sh e w uld h av e him t o

n e o

h er l o ve .

“
W s hall t st riv
e no said M o rg a l Fay t h at was
e, n e

Ki n g A r thur s s i st r ; I sh all p t an e n ch a tm t
’
e u n en

up o him t hat h e S hall o t aw ak e in six h o ur and

n n s,

t h e n I w ill l ad him aw ay u n t my c a t l
e an d wh n o s e, e

h e is s ur ly wi t hi n my h o ld I s h all t ak t h e
e cha t e en n

m n t fr o m him an d t h en l et him ch o se w hich o f

e , o

us h e w ill h av f o h i s l o v ee r

S o thi s chan tm e t was c ast up Si r Lau c l t

en n on n e o ,

a d th
n en t h y l aid him up o
e h i s s hi e ld a d b ar him n , n e

so o n h o r seback b tw ixt two kn ights a d br ugh t

e , n o
1 52 A B oo k o f G i an ts
e i th r I mu st di o r l se ch o o se o n e o f yo u yet h ad
e e e ,

I li v e r t di in thi s pri s n w i th w r hip th an t o

e o e o o s ,

h av o n e f y o u to my l o v m augr e my h ead An d
e o e .

t h e r f o r e y e b e an swe r e d f o r I w ill h av n n
e f yo u ,
e o e o ,

f o r y be f al se e ch an t r e s se s
”
e n .

“
W ll said th e qu ee n s is thi s y ur an swe r th at
e , ,
“
o ,

y o u w ill r e fu se u s !
Y e a u po n my life s aid S ir L au n c l o t r fu se d
“
, , e , e
”
ye be o f me .

So h e y d e par te d an d l e f t h im th e r e al o n e that m ad
t e

great so rr o w !
Right so at n o o n c am e th e d am se l t o h im an d ,

br o ugh t him h i s di nn e r an d ask e d h im wh at c he e r , .

“
Tr ul y f ai r d am se l said Sir Lau n c e l o t in al l
, ,
”
,
“

my li f e d ay s n ev r so ill
-
e .
”

Sir said sh e that m r e p n te th ; bu t an ye w ill

,
”
,
“
e e

b e rul d by m e I sh all k p y o u o ut o f th i s di st r e ss
e, ee ,

an d y s h all h av e
e o s h am e n o r vill ai n y so th at y e
n ,

h o ld m e a pr o mi se ”
.

“
F air dam s l that I w ill gra t y u an d so r I am
e , n o , e

a f e ar d o f t h se q u e e n s w i t ch s f o r t h e y h ave d e
’
e e e ,

s t r o y d m an y a g o o d k igh t
”
e n .

“
Sir s aid sh th at i s s o o th a d f o r th ren u n
”
, e,
“
, n e o

an d b o u n ty t h y h ar f y o u t h e y w o uld h av e y o u r
e e o

l o v e an d sir th y s ay that yo ur n am e i s Sir Lau n c e

, , , e

l o t du L ak e th fl o w e r o f al l th e kn igh t s t h at b e en
, e

livi g a d t h e y b ee n p a si n g w ro th w i th yo u that y e
n , n s

h av e r e fu e d t h e m ; bu t i an y e w o uld pr o mi s m e
s , s r, e

f o to h lp my f ath r o n Tu e s d ay n x t c o mi n g t hat
r e e e ,

h at h m ad e a t o ur am t b t w e en him an d th e ki g o fn en e n

N o rt h galis ; f o th Tu e s d ay l ast p ast my f at h r l o st

r e e
 S i r L au n c e l o t an d T arq u i n 1 53

th e fi e ld thr o ugh thr ee k n igh ts o f Ki g A r thur s c o urt n

’
,

a d i f y e w ill be th r e u p
n Tu esday n ext c o mi g e on n

an d h e lp my f at h r t o m o rr w o r prim e by th e gr ac e e , o ,

o f G o d I s h all d liv e r y o u cl e an
”
,
e .

F ai r m aiden said Si r Lau c e l t t ll m w h at

“
,
”
n o ,
e e

i s y o ur f ath e r s n am an d t h e n I s h all giv e y u an

’
e, o

an s w r e .

Sir K igh t s aid th e dam s el my fath r i s Ki g

“
n ,
‘

,
e n

B agde m agu s th at was f ully r e buk d at th l ast t ur

, o e e o
”
n am e n t .

I k n o w y o ur fath er w ell s aid Sir Lau n ce l o t f o r

“
, ,

a n bl ki n g an d a g o o d k igh t a d by t h e f ai t h o f my
o e n , n

b dy y S h all h av e my b o dy r eady to do yo ur f ath r

o , e e

a d y o u s e rvic
n t h at day e .

Sir said th e d am se l gr am rcy ; to m o rr o w awai t

”
, , e

t h at y be r e ady b e t im e s an d I sh all d e liv e r yo u ; a d

e , n

t ak y u y o ur arm o r an d y o ur h o r s
e o s hi e ld an d s p e ar ; e,

a d h e r by w i t hi n t h e se t e n mil e s i s an abb y
n e f e o

w hi t e m o k s an d t h e r e I pr ay y o u t o abid e an d
n , ,

t hi t h e r S h all I bri n g my f at h e r u t o y o u
”
n .

A ll t hi s sh all be d o n e s aid Laun c e l o t as I am

“ “
, ,

a t ru k n igh t ”
e .

An d so sh e d p ar t d an d c am e o n th e m o rr o w e arly
e e ,

an d f o u d him r e ady n Th en sh e br o ugh t him o t o f . u

t w e lv l o ck s a d br o ugh t him u n to h i s arm o r

e , n An d .

w h e n h was al l arm d an d arr ay d sh e br o ugh t him

e e e ,

u n to h is o w h o r se an d lightly h e saddl d him an d

n , e ,

t o k a gr at s p e ar i h i s h a d a d so r o d e f o r t h a d
o e n n ,
n ,
n

s aid Fair d am s l I sh all n t f ail yo u by th e gr ac

“
, e , o , e
”
o f Go d .

S O th e k igh t r o d f r th a
n e o nd p rf rm e d t hat adven
e o
154 A B oo k of G i ants
t ur e acc o rdi g as h e h ad pr o mi se d ; an d S ir Lau n ce
,
n

l t o v e r thr w th e t hr e k igh t s O f Ki g A r thur s c o ur t

’
o e e n n ,

o e a ft r th e
n t h e r ; an d w i th o n e gr e at s p e ar h e b ar e
e o

d o wn s ixt n k igh t s o f th e ki n g o f N o th gal is party

ee n r
’
,

a d w ith a
n t h r s p e ar h e s m o t e d o w t w e lv e k n igh t s
no e n .

Th n th k ight s o f N o th gal i s w uld j u st o m o r e

e e n r o o n ,

an d th priz was giv e n u to Ki g B agd m agu s

e e n n e .

A n d s Sir L au n c l t d p ar te d an d by adv n t ur e s
o e o e ,
e

h e c am e i t th sam f r e st w h r e h e was t ak
n o e e o e en

l pi n g A d i th mid st o f an highway h e m et a
s ee . n n e

d am s l ridi g e a whi t p alfr e y a d t h r i th e r

n on e ,
n e e e

s alu te d the r o .

F air dam se l said L au c l o t k o w ye in t hi s

“
, n e , n

c u n t ry a y adv tur s !
o n en e
”

Sir kn igh t said th d am s l h r e a adv n tur

“
,
”
e e , e re e es

ar h a d a t h u dur t pr v e t h m
”
ne n ,
n o s o e .

Why sh uld I t pr v adv e tur ! said S ir

“
o no o e n es
”

L au c l t ; t f th at c au se c am e I hi th e r
n e o
“
o .

W ll said h th u s m t w ll t be a go o d
“
e , s e, o ee es e o

k ight a d i f t h u d ar e m e t wi th a go d kn ight I
n ,
n o e o ,

sh all bri g t h wh r i th b e st k i gh t a d th e
n ee e e s e n n

might i e t t h at e v e r th o f o un d e st so tho u wil t te ll

s u ,

m e wh at i t h y am a d wh at k igh t t h o u a t
s n e, n n r .

D am l a f t t ll t h e my am I tak e o gr at
“
se , s or o e e n e, n e

f rc e : t ruly my am i s Sir Lau c l t du L ak e

o n e n e o .
”

Sir t h u b s e m e st w ll he r e h e adv en tur s by

“
, o e e e , e

t h at f all f t h e f o r h r by dw e ll t h a k igh t t h at
or e , e e e n

w ill o t b v e rm atch d f o o m a t h at I k o w
n e o e r n n n ,

u l y v rm tch him an d h i am is Sir T arq ui n

n e ss e o e a , s n e .

A d a I u d r t a d h h at h i h i s pri s o f A r t hur s
’
n , s n e s n , e n on

c o urt g d kn igh ts t hr sc r e a d f o ur t hat h e h ath

oo ee -
o n
156 A B oo k of G i ants
w u d e d kn ight o ff th e h o r se a d l t him r e st aw hil e
o n , n e ,

a d l t u
n tw
e pr o v o u st r n gth s Fo r as it i
s o e r e . s

i f rm d m th o u d o e st an d h ast d o n gr eat d e spi t

n o e e, e e

a d n h am e un to k n igh ts o f th e Ro u n d Tabl e an d
s
,
,

t h r e f o r e n o w d f en d t h e e
e e .

An d t h o u b e o f th e T abl e R o u d s aid T ar q ui n
“
n ,

I d fy t h e an d al l th y f e ll o w ship
e e .

Th at i s o v e rmuch said said Sir L au n c l o t

“ ”
,
e .

Th e n th e y p u t th i r s p ear s in th e r e st s a d c am e
e , n

to g e t h e r w i th t h e ir h o r se s as f ast as t h e y migh t ru n ,

a d e i th e r s m o t
n o t h e r i n t h e mid st o f t h e ir s hi e ld s
e ,

t h at b o t h t h e ir h o r s s b ack s br ast u d e r t h e m ; a d
’
e n n

th ekn igh ts w e r b o th asto n i e d an d as so o n as th y

e , e

migh t av o id th e ir h o r se s th e y t o o k the ir shi e ld s a f o r e

t h m an d dr e w o u t t h ir s w o rd s an d c am
e , t g th e re e o e

e ag e rly a d i th e r g av e o th e r m an y s tr o g tr ok s
, n e n s e ,

f o th e r e migh t
r i th r s hi ld s n o r h arn e s h o ld the i r
ne e e s

str o ke s A n d so t h e y h ad b o t h grimly w o u n d s an d
.
.
,

bl d p ass i g gri ev u sly

e n o .

Thu s th y f ar e d t wo h o ur s o m o r t rasing an d
e r e,

ras i g e ach o t h r wh r th y migh t h it a y bar e pl ac

n e e e e n e .

The at th l ast th y w e r br e athl ss b th an d st o d

n e e e e o , o

l a i g o th ir s w o rd s
e n n n e .

N o w f e ll o w said Sir Tar quin h o ld th y han d

“
, ,
”
,
“

awhil e a d te ll m e w h at I sh all ask t h e

”
,
n e .

“ ”
S ay on .

Th e n T ar qui n said : Th o u art th e sto u t st m an th at e

e v r I m e t wi t h al a d th
e b e st br ath d a d lik e o e
,
n e e e ,
n n

k ight t h at I h ate ab o v e all o t h e r k ight s ; so be it

n n

t h at t h o u be n t h e I will ligh t ly acc o rd wi t h t h e e a d

o , n

f o r th y l o v e I w ill d e liv e r al l t h e pri so n e r s t h at I h av e ,

 S i r L au n c e l o t an d T arq u i n 157

h
t at i s thr e e
c r e an d f ur S O th o u wil t te ll m e th y
-
s o o ,

n am A n d t h o u an d I will b e f e ll o w s t o g th e r a d
e . e , n

ne v r to fail th e whil that I liv

e e e .
”

It i s w ll aid s aid Sir L au n c e l t ; bu t s i n c e it

“ ”
e s , o

i s s o t h at I m ay h av th y fri n d hip w h at kn igh t i s e e s ,

h th at th o u s h ate t ab o v e all o t h r !
”
e o s e

Truly said S i Tar qui n h i s n am e i Laun c e l t

“
,
”
r ,
“
s o

d u Lak e f h s l e w my br o t h e r S ir C arado s at th
, or e e

D o l o r u s T w r which was o n e o f th e b e st k ights

o o e , n

th en livi g ; an d th e r e f o r him I e xc e p t o f all k n igh ts

n e ,

fo a r I m ay o n c e m ee t w i th h im that o n e o f u s
n ,

s h all m ak e an e n d o f an o th e r an d t o t h at I m ak e a ,

A d f o r Sir L au n c e l o t s sak I h av e s l ai n a
’
v w
o . n e n

hu dr d g o d k igh ts an d as m an y I h av e u tte rly

n e o n ,

m aim e d th at n e v r af te r th e y might h lp th e m se lv s
, e e e ,

a d ma y h av e di d in my pri so n ; a d y t I h av
n n e t hr e n e e e

s c o r e an d f o ur an d al l s h all be d e liv e r e d so t h o u wil t

,

t ll m e t h y n am
e an d s o i t be t h at t h o u b e n o t Sir
e,

L au n c l o t e .

N w s e I w e ll said S ir L au n c l o t th at s uch
“
o e , e ,

a m an I migh t b e I migh t h av p ac e an d s uc h a m an e e ,

I migh t be th e r Sh o uld b e b t w u s t wo m o rt al
e e e en

wa ; a d n w S ir k igh t at th y r e qu st I will t h at
r n o , n , e ,

t h o u wi t an d k n o w t h at I am Sir L au n c e l o t du L ak e,

Ki g B an
n n o f B e rwick a d k n igh t o f t h
’
s so Ro u d ,
n e n

Tabl A d o w I d fy th e do th y b e st
e . n n e e .

A h ! sai d Si r T arqui n Lau n c l o t th o u a t u to

“ ”
.
“
e , r n

m e m o st w e lc o m as v e r was an y k igh t f r w s h all

e, e n , o e

ne v r d par t t ill th e o e o f u s b e d ad
e e n e .
”

Th n hur tl d th y t g th r as t wo wild bull s r a h

e e e o e e , s

in g an d l ashi n g w i t h t h e ir s hi ld s a d s w o rd s th at e n ,
158 A B oo k o f G i ants
so m tim e th y f ll b o t h n t h ir f c s Thu s th y
e e e o e a e . e

f ugh t till t w h ur s an d m r a d n v r w o uld

o s o o o e, n e e

r t a d S ir T arqui gav Sir Lau c l o t m a y w u d

es , n n e n e n o n s

t h at al l th gr u d t h e r e as th y f o ugh t was al l b e
e o n e

S pri kl e d wi th bl d
n oo .

Th n at l t Sir Tar qui n w ax e d v ry fain t a d

e as e , n

gav e m wh at b ack an d b are h is shi e ld full l o w f o

so e , r

w ari e ss
e n .

Th at o n e spi d Sir Lau c l t an d the l e ap e d

s o e n e o , n

up o him fi rc ly a a li a d g t him by t h e b a r
n e e s on, n o nn e

O f h i h lm t a d a s h
s e p luck d him d w n o
e ,
n hi e e o n s

k n ee s,a d a nh e r ai s d h i h e lm a d th en h e s m o t
n no e s , n e

hi ck a u de r
s ne s n .

S i L au c l t fr d al l th
r n e o pri n r s fr m that ee e so e o

l ath s m pri ; a d d spi t h is gri v u s w u d

o o e so n n e e e o o n s

on t h t hird d ay a f t r h r o d e f r th i n q u e t f fur t h r
e e e o s o e

a dv e n t ur s e .

As h r d v r a l o g bridg th r e s tarte d up n
e o e o e n e, e o

him udd ly a p assi g f ul churl a d h s m te h is

s en n o , n e o

h r s o th
o e s t hat h e t ur n e d ab u t an d ask d him
n e no e o , e

wh y h r o d v r that bridge w i th o u t h i lic en se

e e o e s .

Why sh uld I o t rid e thi s way ! s aid Sir Lau n c

“
o n
”
e

l t
o I m ay o t ide b e s id e
“
n r .
”

Th u shal t n o t ch o o s
o aid t h e churl an d l as h d e,
”
s , e

at him wi t h a gr at club sh o d wi t h ir o n Th en Sir

e .

Lau c l t dr e w a sw o rd an d p t th st r o k ab ack
n e o , u e e ,

a d cl av
n h i s h e ad u t o t h br e ast
e n e .

A t th e d f th bridg wa a f ai r vill age an d al l

en o e e s ,

th p o pl m a d w o m cri d o n Sir Lau c l o t

e e e, en n en, e n e ,

a d aid :
n A w r se d e e d did st t h o u v e r f r t hyse lf
s
“
o ne o ,

t h u h ast s l ai n t h e chi e f p o r te r o f u r c ast l e

”
f or o o .
1 60 A B oo k o f G i ants
Fair d am se l s h e said my n am e 8 Sir Lau n c e
, ,
“
1

l o t du L ak e
”
.

“
A h si said th ey al l w e l l m ay st th o u be h f o
,
r,
”
, e, r

e l se sav yo ur self as we d e m ed t h e r e might v e r

e , e ,
ne

k n igh t h av th e b tte r o f t h e se two gi an ts f r m an y

e e , o

f air k igh t s h av e a say d it an d h e re h av e e n d d ;

n s e ,
e

an d m a y t im n h av w wi sh e d af te r y o u an d th e se
es e e ,

t wo gi a t s dr ad e v e r k igh t b u t y o u
n e n n .

said Sir L au n c e l o t
“ ”
N o w m ay yo u s ay , un t o ,

yo u r fri en d s h o w an d wh h at h d liv e r e d y o u an d o e ,

gr e t t h e m all f o m e ; an d i f t h at I c o m e i n an y Of
e r

yo ur m arch e s S h o w m such ch r as y e h av e c au e ;
e ee s

an d wh at t r asur e th at t h e r e i s i
e t hi s c astl e I giv it n e

yo fu or a r w ard f r y o ur gri e v a c e s
e o A n d th l o d n . e r

t h at i th e o w n e r o f t hi s c ast l I w o uld th at h e r e c e iv e d
s e

i t as i s righ t
”
.

“
Fair s ir said th e y th e n am e o f thi s castl e is
,
”
, ,

Ti tagil an d a d uk e o w n e d it t h at so m e t im e w e dd e d
n ,

f air Igrai n an d af te r w e dd e d h e r Uth e r P n drago n

e, e .

“
W ell said S ir Lau n c e l o t I u n d e r stan d to who m
”
, ,
“

t hi s c astl e b l o n g e th
”
e .

An d so h e d e p ar te d an d b etau gh t t h e m u n to Go d .

A n d th en h e m o u n t e d up o h is h o r se an d o d e i n to n r

m a y st r an ge an d w il d co untri e s and th ro u gh man y

n

w ate rs an d val ley s .

 CH A PTER XII
TH E A DVE N T U R E S O F Y VAI N

Ki g A rth ur s k n igh ts an d ’

Y stran ge we re h is adv en ture s A f te r d e f ati n g a

VAIN was o ne o f n ,

. e

m y st ri o u s k n igh t in th f o r e st an d ch as i n g h is dyi g
e e n

a dv e r sary i t o h i s t o w nn h e f o u d him s e lf in s ad ,
n

e o ugh c ase— t hr o ugh th e f ac t th at n o so o n e r h ad h e

n

l o k d o n th e f ac o f th e l ady o f th e sl ai n m an than
o e e

h e f o u d him l f smi tten w i th a m o r tal w o u n d o f

n se

lo ve .

Thr o ugh th e aid o f th e l ady s d am sel h e wo n th e ’

,

han d o f thi s b au t iful cr e atur e Th e p e r su ade d by

e . n,

Gaw ai n a d h is Old c o mrad s h e l e f t h is w i f an d

n e , e

t o w n f r m o r e d e d s o f k n igh t rr an t ry pr o mi s i n g to
o e -
e ,

re t ur n o n a c e r ta i n d ay .

B u t s ucc ss s h o w r e d h er f av o r s so th ick up o n h im
e e

t h at h e f o rg o t h i pr o mi se an d o v e r s tay e d t h e all o t t d
s -
e

t im e ; a d h i brid e s en t t o him a s c o r ful m e ssag

n s n e,

re tur i g h i s ri g a d biddi g him

n n n , e d b ack h r
n n s n e

ow n Wh e r eup o th e t riumph an t Y vai u tte rly c ast

. n n,

d o wn w an d r d f o r th h k w n o t wh e r e
,
e e e ne .

S en l e ss an d d e priv e d o f sp e e ch Y vai
se , n is u n abl e
t o r ply e A n d th e d am s l s t e p s f o r th an d
. e tak s th
e e

r m g fr o m h i s fi g e r c mm n di g t o G dn , o e n o th e Ki n g
1 61
1 62 A B oo k o f G i ants
an d al l h r xc p t him wh m S h l av i d p
th e ot e s e e , o e e es n ee

d i t r ss
s e A d h is. rr o w gro w o n him : h e f l
n so s ee s

o ppr s d by wh at h h ar a d i s t rm t d by wh at
e se e e s, n o en e

h e se e s H w uld r ath r b b a i h d al
. e o i s m e e n s e one n o e

wild l a d w h r n ma , w m an w ul d k w O f
e e no n or o o no

h i s wh r ab o u t s a y m r t h
e e if h w r in m n o e an e e e so e

d e p abys s H h ate s n o thi g so much as h e hate s

e . e n

him e lf n o r d o s h kn o w t o wh o m t g f o r c mf r t
s , e e o o o o

i n th e d e ath h e h as br o ught up him s lf B t h on e . u e

w o uld r at h r go i sa e th an n t take v e g a c up
e n n o n e n e on

him s lf d priv d as h e i s o f jo y thro ugh h is o w

e ,
e e , ,
n

f aul t .

H ri s s fr o m h i s pl ac am o n g t h e k igh ts f ari g
e e e n , e n

h will l o
e h is mi d i f h st ay s l g e r in t h e ir mid st
se n e on .

O t h e ir p a r t t h y p ay n h e d to him b t l e t him
n ,
e o e , u

t ak e h i s d p ar tur al o Th y k o w w ll e ugh
e e ne . e n e no

t h at h c are s n thi g f t h ir talk

e t h ir so ci e t y
o n or e or e .

A d he g
n aw ay u t il h
o esi s f ar fr m th t t s a d n e o e en n

p avili son Th uch a t rm br k l

. en in h i s
s s o o e o o se

brai th at h l
n hi ; h et ar s h i s fl h a d
o se s s s en se s e e es n ,

s t rippi g f f h i cl t h s h
n o fl acr ss th m e ado w s
s o e , e ees o e

an d fi ld s l avi g h i s m
e , qui t at a l o ss an d wo
e n en e , n

d e ri g wh at h as b c m o f him
n Th y go i s arch e o e . e n e

o f him t hr ugh al l t h c u t ry a r u d— i t h l dg
o e o n o n n e o

in g s f th kn ight by th h e dge r w a d i th
o e s, e -
o s, n n e

gard en s— b t th y s k him wh r h is t t b u e ee e e e no o e

fo un d .

S t il l fl e in g h r pidly pur u d h i way u n t il h

e , e a s e s e

m t cl
e by a p ark a l ad wh h d i h i h an d a b w
o se o a n s o

a d fiv
n b arb d rr w s which w r v ry h arp a d
e e a o , e e e s n

br ad H h ad s
o . ugh t go a d tak th e bo w
e en se e n o o n e
1 64 A B ook of G i ant s
to a p a l c wh e r e h e i s ki dly t r eate d S o n o t a day
e n .
,

p as se d w hil e h e was in t hi s m ad fit that h did o t e n

bri g t o h is d o o r so m e w ild gam e S u ch was th e lif e

n .

h e l e d ; an d th e g o d m an t o o k it upo n him se lf t o
o

r em o v e th e ski n an d set a go o d qu an t i ty o f th e v en i so n
to c o o k ; an d t h e br e ad a d t h e wat e r in th e j g was n u

al w ay s st an di g o n th e w i n d o w l e dg e f o r th e m adm an
n -

t o m ak e a m al Thu s h e h ad so m e thi g t o e at a d
e . n n

d ri k : v i so n w i t h o u t sal t o r p e pp e r a d g o o d co o l
n en ,
n

Wat e r fr o m th e S prin g .

An d th e g o d m an e x e r t d him lf t o s ll th e hid e
o e se e

an d buy br ad m ad e o f b arl y o o at s
e o r o f so m e e , r ,

o t h r gr ai
e ; so af te r t h at Y vai h ad a pl e t iful su p
n , , n n

ply f br e ad a d v i o n which su ffic e d him f r a

o n en s ,
o

l o n g t im e u n t il n e day h e was f o u d asl e e p i th e

,
o n n

f o r e t by t wo dam s l s a d th e ir mi st r ss in w h o s
s e n e , e

se rvic e t h e y w e r e .

Wh en t he y saw th e n ak e d m a o n e o f th e t hr e e an n, r

an d di sm o u n t d a d x ami n e d him cl o se ly b e f o r e sh e
e n e ,

saw an yt hi n g ab o u t him w hich w o uld se rv e t o id e n t ify

h im . If h e h ad o n ly b ee n richly att ir d as h e h ad e ,

b een m a y a t im an d if sh co uld h av e se en him

n e, e

t h n sh e w o uld h av e kn o w n him q uickly e o ugh

e , B ut n .

sh e was sl o w to r e c o gn iz e him a d c o n t i n u d to l o o k , n e

at h im u n t il at l ast sh e n t ic e d a s c ar w hic h h e h ad o

h i s f ac e an d sh e r e c o ll e c t d t h at my l o rd Y vain s
’
on , e

f ac was s carr e d in thi s sam e way ; sh e was sure f it

e o ,

f o r sh e h ad o f t n se e n i t e B cau se o f th e s car sh e . e

s aw t h at it was h e be y o n d an y d o ub t ; bu t
'

h e ma s r

v el l e d gr e at ly h o w i t c am e ab o u t t hat sh e f o u n d h im

t hu s p r an d s t ripp e d
oo .
 Th e Adve n tu re s o f Y vai n 1 65

O f te n cro sse s h e r se lf in am az m n t b t sh
sh e e e , u e

d o s n o t t uch him o r w ak e him up ; r ath r d e sh

e o e o s e

m u t h e h r se agai a d go i g b ack t th o th r
o n r o n, n n o e e s,

t ll s t h e m t e arfully o f h e adv e t ur e
e Id n tk w r n . o o no

i f I o ugh t t d l ay t t ll y o f th gri f sh h o w d ;
o e o e ou e e e s e

b t thu s sh e sp k e w e pi g t o h mi t r s : My l ady “
u o e n er s es ,

I h av e f o u d Y vai wh o h a pr v d him l f t b
n n, s o e se o e

th e b st k igh t i n th e w rld an d t h e m t vir tu o u s

e n o ,
os .

I c a o t im agi e w hat in h as r e duc e d th g tl m a

nn n s e en e n

t o such a pligh t I thi k h e mu st h av e h ad s m e

. n o

mi s f r tu which c au s him thu s t o d e m e a him

o n e, es n

se lf f
, n e m ay l o e h i s w i t s t hr o ugh gri e f
or o s An d .

a y o e
n an se
n c t h at h i t in h i righ t mi d f
e e s no s n , or

i t w o uld sur ly n v e r b lik e him t o c o duc t him e l f

e e e n s

t hu s i d e c e t ly u l e
n n h e h ad l st h i s mi n d
n ss W ul d o . o

t h at G o d h ad r e st r d t him th b st s se h e v e r
o e o e e en e

h ad a d w o uld t h at h migh t t h n c o s t t o r d r
, n e e n en en e

ass si ta c e t y ur c au ! Fo r C u n t A li r wh i s
n o o se o e , o

at w a w i t h y u h as m ad e up o n y u a fi e rc e at tack
r o , o .

I h o uld se e th e st rif e b tw e y o u t wo quickly s t

s e en e

tl d i
e y ur f av o r i f Go d f av o r d y o ur f rt u e s so
n o e o n

t h at Y vai h o uld r e tur n to h i s sen s s an d u n d e r tak

n s e e

in t hi st r e s s
”
t ai d y o
o u s .

T o t hi s th e l ady m ad e r e ply : Tak e c ar n o w ! F e or

sur e ly i f h e d e s n o t
, s c ap o w i th G o d s h lp I thi n k
e e,
’
e

w c a cl ar h i h e ad o f al l th e m ad e ss an d i sa i ty
e n e s n n n .

B t w mu st b o n o u way at o n c e ! F o I r c all a
u e e r r e

c r tai o i tm t wi th which M rga t h Wi p

e n n en o n e se re

s en t e d m e sayi g t h r e was
, o d lirium o f t h e h ad
n e n e e

which it w uld o t cur e o n .

”

Th r up e e th y g on, ff at c t w ard th t w
e o o on e o e o n,
1 66 A B oo k of G i ants
which was h ard by f o r it was n o t any m o r th a , e n

h alf a l eagu e o f th e ki d th e y hav e i th at c o u n t ry ; n n

a d a c mp ar d wi t h o ur s two o f t h e ir l e agu s m ak
n , s o e ,
e e

o ne a d f ur m ak
n tw oA d h e r e m ai s s l pi ge o . n n ee n

al l al whil e th lady go e s t o f etch th e o i n tm en t

o n e, e .

Th l ady p n s a c ase o f h e r s an d t aki g o u t a

e o e , ,
n .

b x giv
o , t o th d am l an d ch arge s h r n t t b
es e se , e o o e

t o pr o d i g al i i t s
o : he ho uld rub ly h i s t mpl s
n u se s s on e e

wi t h it f t h r e i s o u
, or f applyi g it l wh e r ;
e n se o n e se e

Sh s h o uld an i n t o ly h i s t mpl s wi t h i t
e o a d th n e e , n e

re m ai d r S h e S h uld c ar f ul l y k p f th r e i s
n e o e
‘

ee , or e

n thi n g th
o m atte r wi th him xc pt i h is brai S h
e e e n n . e

s nde him al a r b e f sp tt d fur a c at a d a

s so o o o e ,
o , n

m a tl f scarl t s ilk
n e o e .

Th d am se l t ak s t h m a d l ad s i h
e right h a d
e e ,
n e n er n

an e x c ll t p alfr y
e en A d sh e add d t t h eof h . n e o e se , er

o wn st r e a hir t o om
, so ft ho e a d s m
s , w s e s ,
n o e ne

draw r s f pr p r c t W ith al l t h
e o o t hi g s sh
e u . e se n e

quickly s t u t a d f u d him st ill asl e e p w h re sh

e o ,
n o n e e

h ad l f t him e .

A f te r pu tt i g h h r s in an cl sur w h e r e sh
n er o e en o e e

t i e d him f ast sh c am wi th th cl o th s a d th Oi nt
, e e e e n e

m e nt t th e pl ac e whe r e h e wa asl p Th en sh
o s ee . e

m ade so b o ld as t appr o ach th e m adm a s t hat sh o n, o e

c uld to uch an d h an dl e him ; taki g th e i tm en t sh e

o n o n

rubb d him wi th it u t il n o e r e m ai n d i th e b x
e n n e n o ,

b i g so so lici t u s f o h i s r c v ry th at sh p r c e d e d
e n o r e o e e o e

t a o i t him al l v r wi th it ; a d h u d it s fr ly
no n o e n s e se o ee

t h at sh h ee d d n o t th w ar n i g o f h r mi st r e ss n o
e e e n e ,
r

i d d did sh r m mb r i t S h p t m r
n ee e e th a e e . e u o e on n

was n d e d b t i h e r o pi i n it was w ll e mpl y d

ee , u n n o e o e .
1 68 A B oo k o f G i ants
o f h is pr e sen c e Qui t i di ff r n t as to wh en c e migh t
. e n e e

c m th h e lp which h e n d e d o much to l e ad him

o e e , ee s

aw ay t o s m e l o dgi n g pl ac o w he r h e migh t r crui t -

e, e e

h i s st r en g th h c all s o u t t o h e r wi t h al l h i s migh t
, e .

An d th e d am s l f o r h e r p ar t l o o k s ab u t h r as
e , , o e

i f n o t kn o wi g wh at th e t r ubl e is C o n fu s d sh
n o . e , e

go e s h i th e r an d th ith n o t w i shi n g t o go st raigh t e r,

:

up to him .

Th e h e b e gi n s to call agai n : D am sel c o m e th i s

n ,

way h r e ! A n d th d am se l guid d t o ward him h e r

”
, e e e

so f t s t e ppi g p alfr y
-
B y t hi s u se sh e m ade h im
n e . r

t hi n k t h at sh e kn e w n t hi n g o f h im an d h ad n e v er o

s e enhim b e f o r e ; in so d o i n g sh e was w i se a d c o ur te n

o us .

Wh n sh e e h ad c m e b e f o r e him sh e s aid i Sir

o ,
’ “

k igh t wh at
n , so y o u d e s ir e t h at y o u c all m e s o i n s i s

te n tl y
A h aid h prud ent dam e l I h av f o un d my self
“
, s e, s , e

in t h is w o d by so m e mi s hap— I kn o w n t w h at Fo
o o . r

Go d s sak e a d y ur b e li f in Him I pray y u t o l en d

’
n o e , o

m e tak i n g my w o rd as a pl e dg e o r e l s t giv m
, , e o e e

o u t righ t t h at p alfr e y y a l adi g i yo ur ha d

, ou re e n n n .
”

Gl adly s ir e ; bu t y o u mu st acc o mpan y m e w hi th e r

“
,

I am g o i g
”
n .

Whic h y say s h e
“
w a ! ”
.

To a t o w th at s tan d s n ar by b e y n d t h e f o r e s t
n e , o .

Te ll m e dam s l if y o u stan d in, d of m e , n ee e .

”

h e s ay s I d ; bu t I t hi k yo u ar n o t
“ ” “
Y e s, s , o n e

v e ry w e ll F o r th n ext two w e k s at l e a t y u o ught

. e e s o

t o r e st Tak t hi s h o r se which I h o ld in my right

. e ,

h a d a d we sh all go to o u r l o dgi n g pl ac e
n , n -
.
 Th e A dve n tu re s o f Y vai n 1 69

A n d h e , wh o h ad h e r d s ir e t ak e it a d no ot e ,
s n

m u t s a d t h y pr o c e e d u n t il th y c o m e t a bridg
o n , n e e o e

o v e r a swif t an d turbul e t s tr e am An d th dam s l n . e e

t hr o w s i t th w at r th e e mp ty b x sh e i c arryi g
n o e e o s n

t hi ki g t o e xcu se h e r s lf t o h r mi st r s s f
n n h Oi t e e e or er n

m t by sayi g t h t h w a s u lucky as t o l t th
en n a s e s o n e e

b x f all i t th w at r ; f
o n o wh h palfr ey stumbl d
e e o r, en er e

u d r h th b x lipp d fr m h gr a p a d h
n e e r, e o s e o er s ,
n s e

c am ar f alli g i
e ne t o o which w uld h av b en t ill
n ,
o e e n s

w o r se luck It i s h e r i n t en t i o n t o i v e t thi s st ry
. n n o

wh sh co m i to h mi t r ss pr e s c e
en e es n er s e
’
s en .

T g th r th y h ld t h ir way u t il t h ey c am t o th
o e e e e e n e e

t w
o w h r e th e l ady d tai e d my l o rd Y vain an d
n, e e n

a k d th
s e d am s l i private f h e b x a d i tm t ;
e e n or r o n o n en

a d t h e d am
n l r p at e d t h e th l i a h e h ad i
se e e o r e e s s n

v t d it t d ari g to t ll h r th e t rut h
en e , no n e e .

Th n th e l ady was gr atly r ag d a d aid : Thi s

e e en e ,
n s

i s c r tai ly a v ry s ri u s l o s a d I am sur e a d
e n e e o s , n n

c r tai n t h at th e bo x will n v r be f u d agai

e B t e e o n n . u

s i c e i t h as h app e e d s o
n th e r i o t hi g m o r e t o b e
n , e s n n

d o e ab o u t it O Of t d s ir s a bl i g which
n . ne en e e e ss n

t ur n s o t to b a cur se ; t hu s I wh l o k d f
u e a bl ss , o o e or e

i g a d j y fr m t hi s k igh t h av l o st th
n n o o d ar st n , e e e e

a d m o t pr ci o u s
n f my p
s ssi o n s
e H wv r I o o s se . o e e ,

b g yo u to
e rv him i al l r p c ts se e n es e .
”

A h l ady h w wi se ly o w y o S p ak ! F it
, , o n u e or

w o uld b e to bad to co n v r t n mi f r tu i t t wo
o e o e s o ne n o .
”

Th th y ay o m r ab u t th e bo x b t mi i t r
en e s n o e o , u n s e

in v ry way t h y a t th c mf r t
e e f my l rd
e c n o e o o o o

Y vai b athi g him a d w a hi g h i h air h avi g him

n, n n s n s , n

s h av d a d clipp d
e fo on c uld h av tak up a e , r ne o e en
170 A B ook of G i ants
fis t full o f h air up n h is f ac e H i s e v e ry w an t is
o .

s at i fi d : i f h
s e ask s f o r arm s t h y a
e fur i sh e d him ; , e re n

if h w an t s a h o r s t h y p ro vide him wi t h o n e t h at
e e, e

i s l arg e a d h a d s m e st r o n g a d piri t d
n n o ,
n s e .

H e st ay d t h r e u t il up o n a Tu d ay C o un t A li r
e e n ,
es ,
e

cam e t o th e to w w i th h is m n a d kn igh t s wh o
n e n ,

star t e d fir e s a d t o o k plu n d e r Th o se in th e t o wn at
n .

o c e r se up an d e q uipp d t h m s lv s w i th a rm s
n o e e e e .

S m arm e d an d so m u arm d th y i ssu e d f r th

o e e n e , e o

t o m e t th e plu d r r s wh o did o t d e ign to ret r at

e n e e ,
n e

b f r t h e m bu t awai t d th e m in a n arr o w p ass My

e o e , e .

l rd Y vai s truck at th e cr o wd ; h e h ad h ad so l g
o n on

a r st th a t h i s st r e g th was qui te
e st r e d na d h re o ,
n e

st ruck a k igh t u p o h is s hi ld w i th such f o rc e t h at

n n e

h e s n t d o wn in a h ap I t hi n k th k igh t t g t h r
e e , , e n o e e

wi th h i s h r s Th e k n igh t v e r r agai f h i s
o e . ne o se n or

b ackbo n e was br k en and h is h e ar t bur st W i t hi h is

o n

br e ast My l o rd Y vain dre w b ack a li ttl t r e c o v e r

. e o ,

th en pr o te ct in g him s lf c o mpl e te ly w i t h h i s shi ld h e

e e ,

s purr d f o rw ard t o cl e ar th e p ass

e O n e c o ul d o t . n

h av e c u n te d up t o f o ur b e f o r e o n e w o uld h av e s n
o ee

h im c ast d w n s p e e dily f ur k n igh t s

o Whe r e up o o . n,

t h o s wh o w e r e w i t h him w ax e d m o r e br av
e f o m an y e, r

a ma o f p o r a d t imid h e ar t at th e s igh t o f s m
n o n , o e

br av e m an wh o attack s a d a g e r u s t a k b f r h i n o s e o e s

ey s e w ill be o v e rwh e lm e d by co n fu s i o a d sh am
, n n e,

w hich w ill driv e o t th e p o r h ar t i h i s b o dy a d

u o e n n

give h im an th e r like to a h r o s f o r c urag S

o e
’
o e . o

th e m
es gr e w br ave a d ach st d h i gr u d i
en n e oo s o n n

t h figh t an d attack
e .

A n d th l ady wa up i th t o w r wh c sh saw
e s n e e ,
en e e
172 A B oo k o f G i ants
wr ugh t uch hav c wi t h D a dal again t th e Turk s
o s o ur n s

at R v al
o n cei Sp ai ! If h h d i h i c o mp a y
or n n e a n s n

so m go o d c mpa i s lik him lf th e t rai t r wh s

e o n on e se , o , o e

a tt ack w a u ff ri g w uld r t r at t day di c m

e re s e n , o e e o -
s o

fit d o w uld s ta d h i s gr u d ly t fin d d f e at ”
e , r o n o n on o e .

Th n t h e y s ay th at th e w m a w o uld be bl sse d
e o n e

wh o h o uld b e l o v d by o n wh
s i s s p o w rful i n e e o o e

a rm s a d wh , ab v
n al l t h r s m ay b r e c o g iz d as
o o e o e e n e

a t ap r am O en g c an dl a a m o n am o n g th e s t ar s e s, s o ,

a d as th e s n ab v
n th m o u H s w o th e h ar t s
o e e on . e o n e

o f al l t h at th e pr w which th y s e i him m ad o ess e e n e

th m w i h t h at h
e h ad t ak
s t h i r l ady t o w i f
e an d en e e,

t h at h w e r m a t r f th l an d
e e s e o e .

Thu s m a d w m an alik pr ai d him an d in

n an o e se ,

d i g so t h y b t t ld th e t ru th F r h is attack o n
o n e u o . o

h i adv r sari s was such t h at t h y v i wi t h o

s e e an t h r e e ne o e

in fligh t B t h e pr s s e s h ard up
. u t h ir h l a d e on e e e s, n

al l h i s c o mp an i n s f o ll o w h im f by h is s id e t he y
o , or

f e l as sa f e as i f t h y w e r e n cl se d in a h igh an d
e e e o

t hick sto n e w all Th p ur sui t c t i u e s u t il t h o e

. e on n n s

wh o fl b c o m xh au st d a d th e pur su e r s l ash at
ee e e e e , n s

t h m a d di mb o w l t h e ir s te d
e n se Th e livi g r o ll e e s . n

o v r up o n th e d ad as th e y w u d an d kill ach o th e r
e e o n e .

Th e y w rk dr adful d st ruc ti o n up
o e ach o t h e r ; an d e on e

m an whil th C u t fl wi th my l rd Y vain a f te r
e e e o n ee s o

him u t il h c m s up wi t h h im at th e f o o t f a st p
,
n e o e o ee

as c t n e ar t h e
en ,
t r an c e o f a st r o g pl ac enwhich n e

b l g d t th C u t
e on e o e o n .

The r e th C u t was sto pp e d w i th n o o n e ear to

e o n , n

l e d him aid ; a d w i th o u t an y exc ss iv e p arl e y my

n n e

l o rd Y vai r e c i v d h is surr e d r F o r as so o n as
n e e n e .
 Th e Adve n tu re s o f Y vain 173

he h eld him in h is h a d an d th y w r e l e f t j u st m an n s, e e

t mao th e r w a
n, fur th r p s ibili ty f c ap o r
e s no e os o es e,

o f yi ldi g o r o f s lf d e f c ; so t h e C o u t pl e dg d
e n , e -
en e n e

h i s w o rd to go t o s urr e d r t o t h e l ady f N o o i o n e o r s n

as h er pri so n r an d t o m ak e s uch p ac e as h e migh t

e , e s

dic tate An d w h h e h ad acc p t d h i w rd h e m ad

. en e e s o e

him di arm h i s h ad an d r m v e th shi ld fr m ab o u t

s e e o e e o

h is ck a d th C u t surr e d r e d t him h i s w o rd
ne , n e o n n e o s .

Thu s h wo n th h n o r f l e adi g ff t h C u nt as
e e o o n o e o

h i s pri so e r an d f givi g him o v r t h is

n , mi e s o n e o en e ,

wh m ak o o s e cr t f t h ir jo y
e n e o e .

B u t th n w s w as c arri d t t h to w n b f o r t h e y
e e e o e e e

t h e m s lv s arriv d
e Whil all c m e f rth t o m e e t
e e . e o o

him th l ady h r lf l ead s th e w ay My l o rd Y vain

, e e se .

h ld s h i pri s r by t h h an d an d pr e ts him to
o s o ne e , se n

h er Th. C u n t gl adly acc d d t h wi sh s an d

e o e e o er e

d m an d s an d s cur d h r by h is w o rd o ath an d
e , e e e , ,

pl dge s G ivi g h e pl dg s h e s w e ar to h th at
e . n r e e , s er

h will alw ay s liv e o n p ac e ful t rm s wi t h h e

e an d e e r,

will m ak g d to h e all th e l o s which h c an

e oo r s s e

p r v o a d will
e, build up na g ai n th e h o u s s which h e e

h ad d t r y e d es Wh th thi n g s w e r agr d up
o . en e se e ee on

i acc rd a c w i t h t h l ady wi sh my l rd Y vain ’

n o n e e s , o

a sk d l av t o d p ar t
e e B t sh w o uld
e t h av gr a te d
e . u e no e n

him t hi p rmi i h ad h b en willi g t tak e h as

s e ss o n e e n o er

h i mi t r ss o t m arry h
s s e B t h w uld n t all w
,
r o er . u e o o o

him e lf t b f o ll o w d o sc r t d a S i gl t p bu t
s o e e r e o e n e s e ,

r ath r d p ar te d h ast ily : i thi s c as

e e t r e aty was o f n e en

n o av ail .

S h tar t d
o t t o r e t r ac
e s h is p ath l avi g th
e ou e , e n e

l ady much ch agri d wh j y h h ad c au d a whil e ne , o se o e se

174 A B oo k o f G i ants
b f o r e Wh n h e will n o t tarry l ge r sh e is th
e . e on e

m o r e di st r sse d a d ill at as in pro p r t i n t th

e n e e o o o e

happi ss h h ad br ugh t t h f o h w o uld h av

ne e o o e r, r s e e

wi h ed t h n o r him a d w uld h av m ad him wi th

s o o , n o e e ,

hi c s s t l rd Of al l h
o n en , p o i l h er o s s e ss o n s , or e se s e

w uld h av p aid him f o h i s se rvic e s wh at v r s m

o e r e e u

h migh t h av e n am d
e B t h w uld t h d a y e . u e o no ee n

w rd o f m an o w o m a D pi t t h e ir gri f h e l e f t
o r n . es e e

th ekn igh ts an d th l ady wh vai ly t ri d t d t i e o n e o e a n

him l o ge r n .

P s iv e ly my l o rd Y vain pr c ed e d thr ugh a d p

en o e o ee

w d u til h h ard am g th t r a v ry l ud an d
oo n e e on e ees e o

di m al cry a d h tur d i th dir ct i wh c it

s ,
n e ne n e e on en e

se em d t o c m A d wh h h ad arriv d up n th
e o e . n en e e o e

S p t h aw in a cl ar d sp ace a li o an d a rp t
o e s e e n,
'

se en

which h ld him by th tail bur i g h is hi n d qua rt r

e e , n n -
e s

wi th fl am f fi e es o r .

My l rd Y vai did o t gap at t hi s s tr an ge s p c

o n n e e

t cl e b t to k c o u s l wi t h him s lf as t
a , u o which fn e e o o

th etw h s h o uld a i d
o e Th h say s th at h will . en e e

s ucc ur t h o li n f a t r ach r u a d v e m o u cr
e o , or e e o s n no s ea

t ur d s e rv s t b h arm d
e e e N o w th o rp t i p i
e e . e se en s o

s ou
on a d fi s, bur ts f o r th fr m it s m o u th— full
n re s o so

o f wick dn i s th
e cr aturess S o my l o rd Y vain e e e .

d cid th at h e w ill kill th e se rp n t fir st

e es e .

Dr awi g h is s w o rd h e st p s f r ward h o ldi g th

n e o , n e

s hi ld b e f o r e h is f ac
e i rd r n o t to b h arm ed by e n o e e

th efl am e e m e rgi g fr o m th cr ature s thr o at which n e e

’

was l arg e r t h an a p t If t h li n attack s h im n x t o . e o e ,

h t e s h all h av e al l th
oo fight h e w i h e s ; bu t w h at v r e s e e

m ay h app n a f te rw ard s h m ak s up h is mi n d to he lp
e e e
176 A B oo k of G i ants
n at ur e p r o mp t him to se e k h is pr y an d to secur e h is e

s u t e an c e
s n It i s h is n at ur e so t o do
.
H e s ta r t d . e

ah ad a li t t l
e n t h e t r ail t hu s s h o wi n g h i s m ast e r t h at
e o ,

h e h ad c o m e u p o an d d t c t e d t h e Od o r an d sc e t f
n e e n o

s o m e w ild g am e Th h l o k s at him an d h al t
. en e o s,

wi hin g to s rv e v ry wi sh an d u willi g t o p r c d
s e e e , n n o ee

agai st h i s will
n Y vain u d e r s tan d by h i s att i t ud
. n s e

t h at h e i s s h o wi g t h at h aw ai t n h i s p l easur e H e s . e

pe rc iv e s t hi s a d u d r stan d s t h at i f h e h o ld s b ack
e n n e

h w il l h o ld b ack t o an d t h at i f h e f ll o w s h im h e
e o ,
o

w ill se iz e th e gam w hich h e h as sc n t d e e e .

Th n h e i ci te s an d cri e s to him as h e w o uld do

e n ,

t hu n t i g d o g s
o n At
-
c th li dir ct d h is n o se to
. on e e on e e

t h s c n t which h e h ad d t c t d a d by which h e was

e e e e e ,
n

n o t d c iv d e e f eh e h ad n o t g
,
or a b o w sh o t w h en o ne -

h s aw i a v all y a d r gr a i g all al
e n e Thi s d e r
ee z n one . e

h will se iz e i f h e h as h i s way
e ,
A d s h e did at . n o ,

th e fir st s pri g a d t h n dr a k it s bl o d s t ill w arm

n , n e n o .

Wh en h e h ad kill e d it h e l aid it up o n h is b ack a d n

c arri e d it back to h is m aste r wh o th e r up o n c o n c e iv d , e e

a gr e at e r aff e c t i f o him an d ch o s e him as a c o m

on r ,

p a i o f o r al l h is lif e b e c au se o f th e gr e at d v t i
n n , e o on

h f o u n d in him
e .

It was n ar igh t f all n w an d it se e m e d g o d t o

e n -
o , o

him t o sp en d th e igh t t h e r e an d st rip fr o m th e d e r

n , e

as m uch as h c ar d to e at B gi n i n g to c arv e it h
e e . e n e

s pli ts th e ski n al g th e rib an d t aki n g a steak fr o m

on ,

th e l o i h e s t rik e s fr o m a fli t a p ark which h e c at ch s

n n s , e

in s o me d y bru sh w o d ; t h n h e q uickly p u t s h i s
r -
o e

s te ak up o n a r ast i n g spi t t o c o k b f o r e t h
o fi -

an d o e e re ,

ro ast s it un t il i t i s q ui t e c o o k e d t hr o ugh B t t h ere . u

 Th e Adve n tu re s o f Y vai n 17 7

was no p l
ur e in t h e m al f o th r w
e as br e ad e , r e e as n o ,

o r wi al t o k if
ne, o r s a y t hi g , ls r n e, o r n n e e .

Whil h was e at i g th e li o n l ay at h is f t ; o t
e e n , ee n

a mo v m t did h e m ak
e en b t w at ch d him s te adily e, u e

u t il h e h ad e ate al l that h c uld e at o f t h st ak

n n e o e e .

Wh at r m ai n d o f th d r th e li o d v ur e d v n
e e e ee n e o , e e

t tho b o e s A n d whil e all igh t h i m ast r l aid h is

e n . n s e

h ad up o h i sh i ld to gai such r st as t h at aff rd e d

e n s e n e o ,

th li sh o w e d such i te llig en c e t h at h e k e p t awak e

e on n ,

a d was c ar e ful t o gu ard th

n h o r s as it f e d up th e e e on

grass w hich yi ld e d so m e s ligh t n o uri s hm e t

, e n .

I th e m o r i n g t h e y go o ff to g e th e r a d th e sam e
n n ,
n

s r t o f e xi st n c
o it s e e m s as t h e y h ad l d th at n igh t
e e, , e ,

t h e y t wo c o n t i n u e d t o l ad al l th e e n s ui g we k u t il e n e , n

cha c br o ught t h e m to th e spri g b e e at h t h e pi e

n e n n n

tre e Th e r e my l o rd Y vain alm o st l o st h is w i ts a

.

s c e on d t im as h appr o ach d th s pri g wi th its

e, e e e n ,

t n e an d t h e ch ap l t h at st o o d cl o s by
s o e e .

S gr at w as h i s di st r e s t h at a th o u sa d t im e s h e
O e s n

s igh d al as ! a d gri vi g f ll i a s w o n ; an d th
e
“ ”
n e n e n o e

p i t o f h is harp sw o rd f alli g fr o m its c abb ard

o n s , n s ,

pi rc d th e m sh s f h is h aub rk right i th
e e e e cko e n e ne

b id th ch ee k Th r e i s n t a m sh that d s n o t
es e e . e o e oe

s pr ad a d t h s w o rd cu t s th e fl s h f h is e ck be
e ,
n e e o n

ne at h th s hi i g m ail e s t h at i t c au s t h bl o d t
n n , o se e o o

s tar t .

Th n th li o t hi k s th at h e s e h i m aste r a d
e e n n e s s n

c o mp a i o d ad Y o u n v r h ard gr at r gri f n a
n n e . e e e e e e r

r at d o r to ld ab o u t a y thi g t h an h e n o w b gan t o
e n n e

s h w H c asts him lf ab u t a d cratch a d

o . e se o ,
n s es n

cri s an d h as th wi h to kill him se lf wi th th e s wo rd

e ,
e s
178 A B oo k o f G i an ts
wi th which h thi k s h is m ast r h kill d him s lf e n e as e e .

T aki g th s w rd fr m h i wi th h is t t h h l ay it
n e o o s ee e s

on a f ll tr aa d t adi s i t
en ee, a t ru n k b hi n d
n s e e on e ,

s o t h at i t will t S lip giv way wh h e hurl

no or e , en s

h i s br t ag ai
e as t it H is i t t i ns w as arly ae c o m
. n en on ne

p l i sh d wh e h i s m a t r r c
eno v r d fr m h i s sw a
s ed e e e o oon n

th e li o n r t r ai e d him s lf as h e was bli n dly ru shi g

es n e n

up d ath lik a wild bo ar h e dl s o f w h r h

on e ,
e e es e e e

w u d s him se lf
o n .

Thu s m y l o rd Y vai li e s i a swo o b e sid e th e sto n e n n n ,

b t o r c o v ri g h vi o l t ly r pr o ach e d h im se l f f o r
u ,
n e e n , e en e

t h e y e ar duri g which h h ad o v e r st ay e d h i s l av e
n e e ,

a d fo
n which h h ad i curr e d h i l ady s h at an d
r e n s
’
e,

h e s aid : Why d o e s t hi s wr t ch o t kill him se lf wh o

“
e n

h a t hu s d priv e d him e l f f j o y !
s e A l a ! why d I s o s o

no t t ak my lif ! H w can I stay h re an d l o o k

e e o e

upo wh at b l g s t my l ady ! Why d s th s ul

n e on o oe e o

s t ill t arry i my b dy ! Wh t i th e ul d i g i s
n o a s so o n n o

mi rabl a fram e ! I f it h ad alr ady c ap d away

se e e es e

i t w uld o t b i n s uch t rm no t e It i s fi tt i g t h at e o en . n o

a d bl am
n a d d pi my lf v n as i fac t I d
e n es se se , e e n o .

Wh ev r l o s h is bli s a d c o t t m t thr ugh f ault

o e se s n n en en o

or e rr r o f h is wn ugh t t h at him lf m r tally

o o o o e se o .

H e ugh t to h ate a d kill him lf A d n o w wh

o n se . n , en

no o i l ki g
ne s w h y do I thu s s p ar my se lf !
oo n on, e

Why d I t tak my lif ! Hav e I o t se n t hi

o no e e n e s

li o a pr y t s uch gri f n my b h alf th at h e wa o

n e o e o e s n

th e p o i t ju t o w Of thru t i g my w rd thr ugh

n s n s n s o o

h i br ast !
s A d ugh t I t
e f e ar d at h wh o h av
n o o e e

ch a g d h appi
n e i to gri f ! J y is w a t ra g r
n e ss n e o no s n e

to m e J y Wh at j y i t h at ! I sh all ay n o m o r
o ! . o s s e
1 80 A B oo k of G i ants
c o mi n g d o wn th e st r e t wh o salu te him and w ai t to e ,

re m o v e h i s arm o r as t h e y sa : We lc o m e to u r mid st “
y o ,

fai r s ire ! An d m ay Go d gran t th at yo u tarry h r e e

u n t il yo u m ay l eav e w i t h gr eat h o o r an d sati sf ac n

tio n !

H igh a d l w alik e xte n d to h im a gl ad w lco m

n o e e e,

an d do al l t h e y c an f o him as t h e y j o yfully e sc o rt
r ,

him i to th to w B t af t r t h y h ad xpr ss d t h ir
n e n . u e e e e e e

gl ad e ss t h y a e o v e rwh e lm e d by gri e f w hich m ak s

n e r ,
e

t h e m quickly f o rg e t t h e ir jo y as t h e y b e gi n t o l am e t ,
n

an d w e e p a d b e at t h m s lv e s
n Thu s f o r a l o g s pac
e e .
,
n e

o f t im t h y c e ase
e, e o t t o r e j o ic e o m ak e l am e t : it
n r n

i s t o h o n o r t h e ir gu e st th at t h y r j o ic e b t t h e ir h ea rt e e , u

i s o t i w h at t h y do f
n n th e y a e gr at ly w rri e d
e , or r e o

o v e r an e v e t w hich t h e y
n xp e ct to tak e pl ac o th e e n e

f ll ow i g day a d t h y f l v e ry sur a d c e rtai n

o n , n e ee e n

t h at it will c m e to p ass b f o r e midd ay

o e .

My l o rd Y vain was so surpri e d t hat t h e y so Oft e s n

ch a g d t h ir m o d a d mi gl d gri f w i th t h e ir
n e e o ,
n n e e

h appi e ss th at h e addr e sse d th l rd o f th e pl ac e o n

n ,
e o

th e sub j e c t Go d s sak e h said f air g tl

“ ’ ” “
F. or , e , en e

sir, w ill y o u ki dly i n f o rm m e wh y y o u h av e t hu s

n

h o n o r e d m e an d sho wn at o n c e such jo y an d such

,

h avin e s s !
e
”

Y e s i f y o u d e s ir t o kn o w bu t it w o uld b b e tte r
“
, e , e

for
y o u t o d s ir e ign o ran c e an d s il en c e
e I w ill ev r . n e

t e ll y o u willi n gly a y t hi g t o c au s y o u gri e f

n nA ll o w e .

u s to c o n t i u e t n l am en t an d d y u p ay o att t i
o , o o n en on

t o wh at w d o !
”
e

It w uld b e qui t im p o s sibl e f

“
o m e t o s e y u sad
e or e o
 Th e Adve n tu re s O f Y vai n 181

an d n o t k it up my h ar t so I d s ir e t k n w
ta e on e , e o o

t ru t h what v e r ch agri m ay r sul t t m

”
th e , e n e o e .

W ll th
“
e h , aid I will t ll y u all I h av e
en,
”
e s ,
“
e o .

s u ff r d much fr o m a gi a t wh
e e h a i s i st d t h t I n ,
o s n e a

s h uld giv e him my d augh t r wh surp a

o i b au t y e , o ss e s n e

all th m aid i th e w o rld Thi s vil gi a t wh m

e en s n . e n ,
o

m ay G o d c f u d i am e d H arpi o f th M u
on o n , s n n e o n

t ai nN t a day p asse s w i t h u t h i s taki g all o f my

. o o n

p si
o s se s up n which h e c a l ay h i h a d s N
o ns o n s n . o

one h a a b t t r righ t th a I t o c mpl ai

s e e a d t b n o n, n o e

so rr wful a d to m ak l am t I migh t w ll l s
o ,
n e en . e o e

my s fr o m v ry gri e f f o I h ad ix s n s wh
e n se s e , r s o o

w r k igh t f ai r r t han a y I k w i th w rl d a d
e e n s, e n ne n e o ,
n

th gi t h as tak al l ix f th m B f r my y
e an en s o e . e o e e es

h k ill d t w
e e f t h m a d t m rr o w h will k ill th
o o e ,
n o -
o e e

o th r f ur u l ss I fi d s m o
e o , n e wh w ill d ar t n o e ne o e o

figh t him f o th d liv ra c f my s r e un l s I

e e n e o o n s, o r es

c t t
o n se n s urr d e r my daugh t r t o him That i
o en e . s

th di a t r which aw ai t m t —m o rr w u l ss t h
e s s e s e o o , n e e

L rd G d gr a t m H i s aid S it is w d r f air
o o n e . O no on e ,

i if w a
s r, all i
e t e ar s reB ut f yo ur sak we triv
n . or e s e

f orth m m t t assum as ch rful a c u te a c

e o en o e ee o n n n e

a wes a F c h i a f l wh at t r ac t a g t l m an
n . or e s oo o s en e

t h is pr
o nc a d th
e se d o s n t h o r him ; a d y
e n en e o no n ou

se e m t be a v ry p e rf ct g tl m an N w I h av
o e e en e . o e

t ld y
o th ou t ir t ry f e en gr at di t r s N i th e r
e s o o our e s es . e

i t w
n o i f r t r s s h as th e gi a t l f t s a y t hi g
n no r n o e n e u n n ,

e x c p t wh at w
e h av h e r If y u h ad n o t ic d y
e e e . o e , ou

mu t h av s thi v i n g t h at h h as t l f t s
s e een s e en e no e u so

much a a gg xc pt th w all which a

s n e , e w; e e se s re ne

f orh h a r a d th e
e s tir t w Wh h h d p l
z e en e o n . en e a un
1 82 A B oo k o f Gi ant s
d r e d al l h e wi sh e d h set fi to wh at r e m ain d I
e , e re e . n
”
t hi s w ay h h as d o e m m a y an vil tur
e n e n e n .

My l rd Y v ai li st e d t al l t hat h i s h o st t ld
o n en o o

him a d wh n h h ad h ard it al l h was pl ased t

,
n e e e e e o

a s w e r him : Sir e I am so rry a d di st re d ab o u t

“
n ,
n s se

t hi s t r ubl Of y ur s ; b t I m arv e l gr atly that y u

o e o u e o

h av o t a k d a i sta c e at go o d Ki g A rt hur s C ur t
e n s e ss n n
’
o .

Th r i s o m a s migh ty that h e c o uld t fi d at

e e n n o no n

h i c urt so m wh w uld b e gl ad t o t y t h e i
s o e tro gt h o r r s en

wi t h h is .
”

Th n th e w al thy m a r v eal a d xpl ai to him

e e n e s n e ns

t h at h e w uld h av h ad e fli i t h lp i f h h ad k wn ‘
o e c en e e no

wh r e t o fi d my l rd Gaw ai
e n H e w uld t h avo n .
“
o no e

f ail d m e upo t hi cca i f my wif i h i w

e
’

n s o s o n, or e s s o n

s i t e r ; b t a k igh t fr m a
s u t r a g e l a d wh
n w t o s n n , o en

to c o ur t t s k th e Ki g s wif h a l d h aw ay
o ee n
’
e, s e er .

H w v e r h c uld n o t hav g tt n p ss s i o f h
o e , e o e o e o es on er

by a y m a n f h i o w inv ti
e ns o h ad i t t b n s n en o n, no ee

f r Kay wh s b f o l d t h e Ki g t h at h g av e th e
o , o o e o e n e

Qu e eni t h i s ch arg e a d p l ac d h u d e r h i p
n o n e er n s ro

t ti n
ec o H was a f o l a d sh imprud e t t o e t ru t
. e o , n e n n s

h r s lf to h i c o r t A d I am th e o wh o su ff r s
e e s es . n ne e

a d l s s i
n o al l t hi s ! f
e i t i s c rt ai n t hat my xc ell e t
n or e e n

l rd Gawai n w uld h av e m ad e h ast t c m h r h ad

o o e o o e e e,

h k w th f ac t
e no n f o th ak e f h i
e n ph w a d
s, r e s o s e e s n

h is i ce n e B t h k w s o thi g f it wh r e f r I
. u e no n n o , e o e

am s di t r d th at my h ar t i alm o st br e akin g f
o s e s se e s , or

h i s g e i pur sui t f him t wh m m ay G o d bri g

e on n o , o o n

s h am a d we f n h avi g l d th Qu n away
oe or n e e ee .

Whil li t i g t thi s r ci tal my l rd Y vai d s

e s en n o e o n oe

n t c as t
o e s igh eI n spir d by th pi ty w hich h e f ee l s
o . e e
,
1 84 A B oo k o f G i ants
pride as to l e t th m f all at my f e et ! I n d ee d I sh o uld e ,

n e v e r f o rg t th e sh am e which I Sh uld f e l ; b t I
e o e u

s h o uld b v ry gl ad i f t h e y w o uld tak c mf rt u ti l

e e e o o n

t m o rr o w wh en t h e y m ay s ee w h t h e r G o d w ill c o n
o -

,
e

se n t to a id t h m I h av n o the r r qu t to m ak
e . e o e es e,

e xc e p t t h at t h gi an t m ay co m e in such go o d t im t hat
e e

I b e n t c mp ll e d t br e ak my en gage m e n t e l se wh r ;
o o e o e e

f o I w o uld n o t f ail f o r an y th i g t o b e pr e se nt t o
r n

m o rr w o o at th e greate st bu s i n ess I c o uld e v r

o n n e

u d e r tak e
n .
”

Thu s h e i s u n w illi n g to r eassur e th e m c o mpl e te ly ,

f o h f ar s th at th e gi an t m ay n o t c o m e e arly e n o ugh
r e e

t o all o w him t o r e ach i t im e th d am se l wh i s im n e o

pri so d i th e chap e l N ev e r th e l ess h e pr o mi se s

ne n .
,

t h e m e o ugh t ar o u se g o o d h o pe i
n th e m
o Th e y al l n .

alik j i n i t h an ki g him f t h y pl ac e gr at c o n fi
e o n n , or e e

d n c e in h is pr w e ss an d th e y thi k h e mu t b a
e o , n s e

v ry go o d m a wh t h y s th e li by h is s id as
e n, en e ee on e

c nfid en t as a l amb w o uld b Th y t ak e co mf r t an d

o e. e o

r j ic e b c au s
e o o f t h e h p e t h y stak e o n him
e e an d o e ,

t h y i n dulg t h e ir gri e f n o m o r
e e e .

W h n th e t im c am e th e y l e d h im o ff to be d in a
e e

brigh tly ligh t d r o o m ; b o t h th e d am s l an d h r m t h r

e e e o e

e s c r t ed him
o f o r t h e y priz e d h im d arly an d w uld
, e , o

h av do n so a hu n dr d th o u san d t im s m o re h ad t h e y
e e e e

b ee i f rm d o f h is pr o w e ss an d co ur te sy
n n o e .

H and th e li n t o g e t h r l ay d o wn t h e r e an d to o k
e . o e

t h e ir r e st Th t h e r s d ar e d n t s l
. p in t h r o m ;
e o o ee e o

bu t t h y cl o s d th d o o r so t igh t th at t h e y c o uld o t
e e e n

c o m o u t u t il th e xt day at d awn
e n ne .

W h n th e r o o m was t hr o w n o pe n h e go t up an d
e ,
 Th e Adve n tu re s o f Y vai n 1 85

h eard M a s a d t hen b ecau se o f th e pr o mi se h e h ad

s ,
n ,

m ad h e w ai t d u n til th h ur o f prim e Th e i th e
e, e e o . n n

h ari g o f al l h e summ n d th l o rd o f th e to wn a d
e n o e e n

said : My l rd I h av o m o r e t im e to w ait bu t
o , e n ,

mu st ask y o ur p e rmi s i o to l e av e at o n c e ; I c an t s n no

t arry l g r h r on B t b li v t ruly t h at I w o uld

e e e . u e e e

gl adly a d willi gly stay h r y et awhil e f o r t h sak

n n e e e e

o f th e ph w a d th e i c O f my b l v e d l rd
ne e s n n e e e o o

Gaw ai n i f I did n o t h av e a gr at bu si n e ss o n h a d
,
e n ,

an d i f i t w r t s f a aw ay
”
e e no o r .

A t t hi s t h d am s l s bl o d quiv e r e d a d b il e d wi t h
’
e e o n o

f ar a w e ll as t h l ady s a d th e l o rd s Th y w r
e , s e
’
n
’
. e e e

so a fr aid h e w o uld go aw ay t h at t h e y w e r n th e o e

p i t Of humbli g t h em s lv s an d c asti g th m se lv
o n n e e n e es

at h i s f e e t w h n t h e y r c all e d t h at h e w o uld
, e o t ap e n

pr v e p e rmi t t h ir act i
o or e on .

Th th l rd m ak s him an o ffe r f al l h wi l l
en e o e o e

t ak e o f h i l an d s o r w e al th i f
s ly h w i l l w ai t a l ittl , on e e

l g r
on e .

A d h e r e pli d : Go d f o rbid t h at e v e r I s h o uld t ak

n e e

a y t hi g
n f y ur s !
n o o

Th n th d am s l wh o i s in di m ay b egi s t o w e e p
e e e , s , n

al o ud an d b s e ch s him t o st ay
, e e Lik o n e di st r ac t d
e . e e

an d a pr y t dr ad sh b g s him by th e gl ri u
e o e , e e o o s

qu en f h eav a d f th e a g l s a d by t h L o rd
e o en n o n e , n e ,

n t to g
o bu t t w ai t a l it t l e wh il ; a d t h
o, o t o f e n en o , or

her u n cl s ak wh m h e say s h e k o w s an d l o v
e
’
s e, o n , e s,

a d
n ste m se Th n h i s h art i t uch d wi th d e p
e . e e s o e e

pi ty wh h h ar s h adj ur i g him i th e am f
en e e er n n n e o

him w h m h l v e s th e m st an d by th e mi t r s f
o e o o , s es o

h av e a d by th L rd wh i s t h v ry h o n y a d
e n, n e o ,
o e e e n
1 86 A B oo k of G i ants
s w e et sav o ur f pi ty Fill d wi t h a gui h h h av d
o . e n s e e e

a s igh f r w e r e th , o ki gd o m o f T ar su s at st ak h
e n e e

wo uld n t se h r bur d t o wh o m h h ad pl dge d h i

o e e ne e e s

a id . If h e c uld o t r ach h e in t im h w o uld b

’

o n e r e, e e

u n abl e t o e n dur h i s li f e o w o uld liv o

e w ith ut , r e n o

h i s wi t s ; th t h e r h a d th ki n d
on e o ss o f h is fri e d n , e ne n ,

m y l o rd G aw ai n ly i n cr e ase d h i s di st r e ss : h is h ar t
n, o e

al m st bur st s i
o h alf at th t h o ugh t t h at h c a t
n e e nn o

d l ay
e .

N v e r t h e l ss h e d o s n o t s t ir b t d l ay s a d w ai t s
e e , e , u e n

so l o g t h at th gi a t c am e udd ly bri gi g wit h

n e n s en ,
n n

h im th e k igh t s ; an d h a gi n g fr o m h is
n ck h e c a n ne r

ri d a big squ ar stak w i th a p o i t d d a d wi th

e e e n e en , n

t h i s h e fr e qu t ly s purr d t h e m en n F o t h e ir p ar t e o . r

t h e y h ad o cl o t hi g o n th at was w o r t h a t r aw e xc pt
n n s , e

s o m e so il e d a d fil t hy s hir t s ; a d t h e ir f et a d h a d s
n n e n n

w r b o u d w i th c o rd s as th e y c am ridi g up o f ur
e e n , e n n o

limpi g j ad e s w hich w r e w ak a d t hi a d mi r
n , e e n n, n se

a bl e A s t h e y c am e ridi g al g b s id e a w o o d a
. n on e ,

dw arf wh o was pu ff d up lik e a to ad h ad ti e d th e , e

h r se s t ail s t o g t h r a d w alk e d b id th m b eat i g

o e e , n es e e ,
n

t h m r e m o r se l e ssly w i th a f o ur —
e k n o tte d sco urg u t il e n

t h e y bl ed thi n ki g t h e r e by t o b
, d o i n g so m thi g
n e e n

w o n d e rful .

Thu t h ey w e r e bro ugh t al o g in sh am e by th

s n e

gi an t a d th e dw arf S to ppi g i th e pl ai in fr t
n . n n n on

o f t h e ci t y gat e t h e gi a t s h u t s , t to th e o bl e l rd
n o ou n o

t h at h e will kill h i s s o ns u l e h e d liv e r s t him h is n ss e o

daught e r .

Th e w o r thy m an is w e ll igh b s id him s lf H is -

n e e e .

a g o n y i s lik e th at o f wo l d r at h r b d ad
‘

e wh on o u e e e
1 88 A B oo k of G i an ts
gi a t Each o n e so f tly p rays t G d i acc o rd a c
n . o o n n e

wi th h is wi h s .

A d t h gi an t fi e rc ly c am e at him an d wi t h t hr at
n e e ,
e

n i g w rd s t hu s s p ak e t o him : By my y e th e m “
e n o e s, an

w h s nt th o h r e sur e ly h ad n l v e f r th ! N
e ee e o o o ee o

b e tt r way c o uld h e hav e t ak e to av en g h im se lf

e n e on

the e H e h as ch s n w ll h i v g an c e f r wh at v r
. o e e s en e o e e

w ro g t h u ha t d to him
n o s o ne .
”

B u t th t h r f ari g n augh t r pli e s :

e o eTh o u t r at
, e n , e e

st o f wh at m att e r s n o t N o w do th y b st a d I ll
’
e . e n

d mi Idl parl y w e ari e s m ”

o ne . e e e .

Th e re up o n my l o rd Y vai wh o was a xi o u t n, n s o

d p ar t rid s at him H g e s to t rik him

e ,
e th e . e o s e on

br a t which was pr o te c t d by a b ar s ski n a d th e

e s , e e
’

,
n

gi a t ru s at him wi th h is tak r ai d i air

n n s e se n .

My l rd Y v ai d al s him s uch a bl w up th e
o n e o on

ch st th at h thru st s t hr ugh t h e ki n a d w t s th
e e o s n e e

t ip o f h i s l a c i h is b o dy s bl o d by w ay o f s auc
’
n e n o e .

A d th gi an t b e l ab r s him wi t h t h e stak a d m ak s
n e o e, n e

h im b d b n at h th e bl o w s
en My l o rd Y vai th n
e e . n e

dr aw s th e sw rd wi t h which h kn e w h o w to d al o e e

fi rc e bl w s H f u d th e g ia t u pr t ct d f h
e o . e o n n n o e e , or e

t ru st e d in h i s s t r n g th s o muc h t h at h e di s d ai dt
e ne o

a m him s lf
r A n d h wh o h ad dr aw h i s bl ad gav
e . e n e e

him such a sl a h w i th th cu tt i n g ed ge an d n o t wi th
s e

th flat id
e t h at h cu t fr o m h i s ch e k a S lic e fit t o
s e, e e

r oa t Th n th o th e r i tur n gav e him s uch a bl w

s . e e n o

w i t h th e stak e t h at it m ad e h im s i n k in a h ap up o e n

h i ho r s n ck
’
s se e .

Th e r e u po n th e li o n bri stl e s up r eady t l n d h i , o e s

m a t r aid a d l e ap s up i h i a g r a d st r e ngth an d
s e , n n s n e n ,
 :Th e A dve n tu re s o f Y vain 1 89

st rik e s an d te ar s like so much b ark th h avy b e ar ski n e e

th e gi a t wo r e a d h e to r e aw ay b en eat h th e ki a
n ,
n s n

l arg pi e c e o f h is thigh t g th r wi th th e n e rv e a d
e , o e e s n

fl e sh Th e gi an t e sc ap e d h i clu tch e s r o ari g a d

. s ,
n n

b e ll o wi g lik a bull f th e li n h ad b adly w u n d d

n e , or o o e

h im Th n r ai i g h i s stak e in b o th h an d s h e t h ugh t
. e s n , o

t o st rik e him bu t mi s d h i s aim wh n t h e li o n l ap d

, se , e e e

b ackw ard so h e mi ss d h is bl o w an d f e ll e xh au st d e , e

b sid my l o rd Yvai bu t wi th o u t e i th e r o f th m
e e n, e

t o uchi g th e o t h e r
n Th en my l o rd Y vain to o k aim .

an d l a d d two bl o w s o n him
n e B e f o re h e c o uld r c o v e r . e

him se lf h e h ad se v e r e d w i th t h e e dge o f h is sw o rd
t h e gi an t s s h o uld r fr o m h is b o dy
’
e .

Wi th th e x t bl o w h e ran th w h o l e bl ad e o f h is
e n e

s w o rd t hr o ugh h i s liv e r b at h h i ch t : th gi a t ene s es e n

f all s i d at h s mbrace A d i f a gr e at k t r
n e
’
e . n oa ee

s h o uld fall I t hi k it w o uld m ak e n o gr ate r n o i

, n e se

t han t h gi an t m ad w h en h t umbl e d d o w n
e A ll t h
e e . o se

wh w r o n th w all w uld f a i n h av w i tn s d uch

o e e e o e e se s

a bl w o .

Th e n it b c am e evid n t wh o was th e m st fl e t f
e e o e o

f o o t f o al l ra t s e th e gam ju t lik h o u n d s which

, r n o e e, s e

h av e f ll o w e d t h b ast u til th y fi n ally c m up

o e e n e o e

wi t h him S m e a d w o m e n i rivalry an f rw ard

. O n n n r o

w i t h o u t d e l ay to wh r th e gi an t l ay f ac d o w w ard e e e n .

Th ed augh t r c o m ru n i g a d h m o th e r t
e es n n , n er , oo .

A d th e f o ur br th e r s r j o ic a f t r t h e w o e s th y
n o e e e e

h av e e dur e d n .

A s f o my l o rd Y vain th y a
r v e ry sur th at th e y e re e

c o uld t d tai him f an y r aso th e y migh t all g ;

no e n or e n e e

b u t t h y b se ch him t r t ur n an d tay t
e e e j o y him o e s o en
1 90 A B oo k of G i ants
se lf as so o n as h e s hal l hav e c mpl ete d th e bu s i n es s
o

which c all s him aw ay A n d h r pli th at h e can n o t

. e e es

pr o mi se the m an ythi n g f o r as y t h can n o t gu e s s

, e e

wh eth e r it will f ar we ll o r ill w ith him B u t thu s

e .

much did h e say to h i s h o st : t hat h e w i sh e d th at h is

f o ur so n s a d h is daugh te r sh o uld tak e th e dwarf an d
n

g o t
o my l o rd G aw ai n w h en t h y h e ar feh i s r t ur o e n,

a d h o uld t ll an d r l at t o him h o w h
n s e e e h as c o n du ct e d
e

him lf F ki d act i s a e o f n o u se i f yo u a e n t
se . or n on r r o

willi n g th at t he y be kn o w n .
 1 92 A B oo k of G i ants
R e l at i o n s o f A pp ari t i o n s o f G i an ts th at hav e live d
u d e r th c astl fr o m t im e imm m o ri al L ik wi
n e e e . e se

m an y c o mical an d e n te r tai n i n g sto ri es o f th e pran k s

pl ay d by fairi e s 8 C
e
”
, 1 .

H e him se lf saw b e n e ath D o ugl as F o r t th e v e ry

st r o g a d s cr t ap ar t m n t u n d e rgr o u n d
n n e e h avi n g n
e , o

p assage t o it bu t a h o l e which i s c v e r e d w i th a l arg

,
o e

an d i s c all e d to t hi s day Th gre at m an s ch am ‘ ’

s to n e, e

b r e .
’
A l so m an y w i se o n e s t o ld him h o w sev e ral
v en tur e so m e spiri ts wh o v e ntur e d d o w n to th e su bte r

ran e an c h amb e r s at Cast l e t o n a d n t o e o f the m , n o n

e v e r r eturn e d to giv e an acc o un t f w h at h e h ad um o

d ubt dly see n— exc e p t o n e f o o lh ardy i n dividu al full

o e ,

f Du t ch c o ur ag e wh o ri k e d th e atte mp t i spi t
“ ”
o , s n e

o f th e gri s ly f at e o f h i s p r e d e c es so r s Thi s lucky .

p e r so n rel ate d up o n h is re t urn th at af te r t rav r si g , e n

i n te rmi abl e bl ack p assage s h e at l ast r e ache d a ligh t

n ,

an d a m agn i fi c e t d w lli g i n w hich l ay a m

n e n , st r on e

f o u rt e e n f e et l o n g an d t e n o r e l v en f e t ar o u d e e n

wh e r e at lik e a w i se an d prud en t m an h e re tr ac ed h is
, ,

s t e p s w i t h o u t fur th e r i n v e st igat i o n .

A n d th e r e i s m o r e vivid t e st im o n y t h an t hi s Pr o b .

ably five o r s ix c e n t uri e s b ack an u n k o w n mi st r l n n e

m ad e a ballad te lli n g al l ab o u t t hi s gi an t br o o d a d n

wh at b e f e ll th e v ali an t Sir G awai n up o n h is adv e tur n e

i n to th at dr e ad i sl an d .

A f e w p o r t i o n s o f thi s b all ad are l st (th e y w e r e u s d o e

t o ligh t th e fir e s by th e m aid s i n H umphr y Pi t t s

’
e

h o u se i n Shr o p shir w h e r e Bi sh o p P rcy ab u t 1 7 60

e, e , o ,

f u n d th e Old 1 7 th c en tury m an u scrip t b k c o tai i g

o oo n n n

it ! ) B u t th e c o ur se o f th tal e i s p l ai a d the n, n e
 Th e Tu rke an d G aw ai n 1 93

r m an c st d h r
o e an s e e e s se n t a i lly a it w wr itt d w s as en o n

ab o u t 1 6 5 0 h vi g b , a n ee n p a s d o n o r ally f hu dr d
s e or n e s

of y ar b f r t h at
e s e o e .

Li t l rd gr at an d sm all wh at adv tur s d id

s en , o s e , en e

b fall i E gl a d wh r e h ath be th k igh ts th at

e n n n , e en e n

h ld th e R u d T abl e d ugh ty w arri r s a d k n

e o n ,
o o n ee .

A ll E n gl a d b th a t a d w e t l rd s a d l di s
n o e s n s , o n a e

o f th b t th e y bu sk d th e m a d m ad e th m b w
e es , e n e o n e,

a d as Ki g A r t hur s ate in h i s se at —
n n l o rd s s rv d , e e

him at h is m eat —th r e c am e a m an i to th e h all H e , e n .

wa t t all b t h
s no was br o ad m ad lik e a t urk e (a
, u e , e

dw arf ) i h i l g a d t high s S aid h :

n s e s n . e

I t h r a y will as a br o th e r giv m a buff e t

“
s e e n , , e e

a d t ak e a t h r— i i a y b e s h ardy !
”
n no e n o

Th S p k th at crabb d k igh t Sir Kay

en o e e n ,

M a th u s m s t
“
n, t S t r o g i w it i f t h u b
o ee e no O s n n o e

n t adr e ad f
o th r e a k n igh t wi thi thi h all w ill
, or e re s n s

f ll th t th gr u d wi th
e ee o bu ff t B th u n v r
e o n o ne e . e o e e

so s talw ar t f h d I d ar a f ly s we ar I h all bri g

o an , e s e e s n

th t th gr u n d
”
ee o e o .

Th sp ak t hat w o r thy k n igh t Si r G aw ai

en e n

C u si Kay th o u p ak t u w r thily a d rud

“
o n , s e es n o , n e

i t h y an s w r
s If thi s m a w an t wit s m all h r t
e . n s , o no o

th i f th o u sh uld st ki l l him ”
ee o .

T h dw arf a w r d t hr at i n gly :
e C m ns th e e e en o e on, e

b tt r f y o u t wo th ugh y b fi rc a any wild

e e o , o e e e e s
’
bo arf
Wi th th at G aw ai r o s a d sm t him bu t o t wi th n e n o e , n

h i full t r g th l s t h
s l ay him u trigh t B t t
s en , e e s o . u o

hi urpri th dw arf did o t g d w b f r h is

s s se e n o o n e o e
 1 94 A B oo k o f G i an ts
bl w bu t wi th sto o d it Th n th dw arf l o o k d up
o . e e e on

him me aci n gly an d sa id : n

B s ur t h at wh th t im c m s t hi s bu ffe t t h o u
“
e e en e e o e

h ast giv en m e sh all be w ll quit te d B u t b f o r e t h at e . e

t h u mu st g
o wi th m o n an adv en tur —an d I s hall
o e e

m ak e t he e thric e as a fraid as e v e r m an was o n thi s

middl e e ar th e e t h o u s e thi s c o urt agai n
r
”
e .

I pligh t my t r o th said Gaw ai n I dar e go wi th ,

”
.
“

t h e an d n e v e r fl y
e N e v e r w il l I fle e fro m an adve
. n

t ur e be i t j o u st i n g o a y o th r t o ur n am en t
”
, r n e .

Th e dw arf t o o k l eav o f th e cr o wn e d Ki n g an d e ,

Sir Gaw ai m ad e r ady h is arm o r a d ste e d Th e y

n e n .

r d o r thward s two d ays an d m r By th en Sir

o e n o e .

Gaw ain was so r e h u n ge r d an d h ad gr e at n ee d o f e

m at a d dri k Th dwarf k e w h n d e d f d an d
e n n . e n e ee oo

S p k r ugh w o rd s to him h o ldi n g h i h ead high

o e o , s

Gaw ain wh r s a t y pl y Th e th r day

“
e i l l h, n te ! e o e

t h u w ast s e rv d wi t h d ai t i e a d gav e
o e p art t o n s n no

m e b t brui se d m e wi th a bu ff e t : t h e r f o r e t h o u s h al t
, u e

h av mickl c ar e a d h al t s adv tur s I o nl y

e e n s ee en e .

w uld I h ad h r e Ki g A rthur an d m a y o f th y f el
o e n n

l w s in br o th e rh o d th at a w o nt t o striv e f o r
o o re

m aste ry .

H l ed Sir G aw ai to a h igh hill

e n Sudden ly th e .

e ar t h o p n e d an d cl se d ag ai n an d G aw ai n b e gan t o
e o ,

dr ad ; th murk c am e d o w n an d th light di app ear e d ;

e e e s

a d a st o rm
n f sn o w an d r ai o wi th t hu d r an d light n, n e

n ni g bro k e up o n th e m
,
.

Sir Gawai n s igh e d h e avily Such w e ath e r said .

,

aw I n e v e r b e f o r e i n n l c h I h v v r
“
h e, s p a e t at a
, e o e e

b ene .
”
1 96 A B oo k of G i an ts
bu ff e t an d l e t m e go my way f o r I w o uld no t l o n ger
be in t hi s pl ac e .
”

Th dw arf r mi d d him o f h is pligh t d w o rd

e e n e e ,

pre s tly a d l d him wi th o u t agai The r l ay a b at

en , n e n . e o

by th h o r e ; an d b eyi n g h is guid e Sir Gaw ai

e s , o , n

t ur n d l o s e h i s ch arge r I n d e e d t h e r e was augh t

o e . n

e l se h c o uld d e o .

I pligh t my t r o th to t h
“
s aid t h e dwarf h ee, ,
“
e

s h all b e h r wh t h o u c o m e st agai
e e en n .

Th e y sail d acr o ss th e wat r f th pac o f an

e e or e s e

h ur w h th r app ar e d b e f r th m an i l a d
o , en e e e o e e s n

wh re o sto o d a f air c astl wh s lik th kn igh t h ad

e n e o e e e

e r b h ld
’
n e e e .

S aid th dwarf : Gaw ai w h av e c o m thu s f a

e n, e e r

wi th o u t s cath e ; bu t o w c o m th th p rf rm a c Of n e e e o n e

t hi o at h
ne I y d r c ast l dw ll s th e Ki g f M a
. n on e e e n o n .

H i s a s o ld an f h e at h
e ss an d h h ath w i th him
o en e e, e

s uch a hid u s r o ut f gi an ts as e might t m atch

eo o on no

did h s e k f a a d ar as wid as th w rld M a y

e e r n ne e e o . n

a dv e t ur e s a
n b f r y o u ; an d d ub t o t t h at w
re e o e o n e

S hall be a sail d b f o r e w wi h e c agai B t a

s e e e n n e n . u n

y et ak e g o o d h d t o m I s h all h e lp y i
ee n e e d ; a d e e n n

I t r w t h re i s o e so st r o n g i sto ur e th at h e hall
o e n n n s

gai say u s n .
”

Th y l an d e d an d cam i n t o th e gr at h all w h r
e e e , e e

s at th e Ki g Of M an grim an d t e rribl e
n , .

A h Sir Gawai st i ff a d t ur e said h h w

“
,
n, n s o , e, o

f a e th t hi
r u n cl Ki n g A r thur ! A d t hat bi sh p
ne e n o ,

S ir B o dwi t hat w ill o t l t my g d s al o e b t

n e, n e oo n u

S p it t h t h me v e ry day ! H pr ach much f a

e e e e es o

cr w f t h r s ; bu t an v e r I cat ch him h e shall

o n o o n e
 Th e Tu rke an d G aw ai n 1 97

t hi n k s uch a cr wn b t pl ay S i t do w n t my b o ard
o u . a ,

i kn igh t
’
s r

N ay t hat m ay o t b e s ai ti S ir G awai n I t ro w
“
, n , .

a v e n t ur u s k igh t s h all s i t d w n in n o ki n g s h all

’
o n o

e h e h av a say d adv tur e s

”
er e s e en .

F air m ay it f all y e t h Gaw ai said th Ki g

“
en , n, e n .

Go f et ch m e f o r t h my t n i b all qu o t h h to ”
,
e n s , e

t h o se wh s to d ar f o r I will s t hi s k igh t pl ay
“ ”
o o ne , ee n .

S o th y br o ugh t in a huge b al l al l o f br as s ; a d
e , n

b e hi n d it c ame a hid e o u s c mpa y o f gi a t Th y o n n s . e

w r e s v n te n in n umb e r a d th e l ast O f t h e m was

e e e e ,
n e

h alf as tall agai n as th e k n igh t .

G aw a i l ke d n th e s m st r o u s cr atur e s wh
n oo o e on e o

l augh d a d h w d th e ir f o ul t th i pl asur at th e
e n s o e ee n e e

pr o sp e c t o f d ashi g o t h is brai n s i th e c o ur s o f thi s

n u n e

st r a g ngam e Th e h e l o o k d at th e b all f br a s
e . n e o s ,

a d kn e w t h r e was
n o ma e i al l E gl a d abl t n n n n n e o

s o much as c arry it much l e ss pl ay at h a d b all wi t h , n -

i t as was pr p o s e d A n d i h i s h ear t h b ga t f e l
o . n e e n o e

gr at f ar th at h was h e re pr sen t ly t b sh am d
e e e e o e e

a d l ai
n s J u t th th e dw arf sp k p rivily in h is a
n . s en o e e r .

T t h e grim Ki g th k igh t said : Thi s i s t o

o n a y e n o e s

a pl ay f o a pr o v e k n igh t Thi s bo y o f mi e will

r n . n

pl ay f o y o u r .

Th n o n Of th gi an ts st ruck th e gr at h avy b all ;

e e e e e

a d th
n dw arf struck it b ack so migh t ily th at it fl w
e e

cl a o t o f th h all d o o r a d u t f s igh t
e n u e n o o .

O f a t ru th that i a st r o g b y y o h av said
“
, s n o u e,

t h Ki g N w l t u s t y at c ast i g th axl t r
“ ”
e n . o e r n e e ee .

S o t h y br o ugh t f r th a m o st r o u s axl t r
e uch o n e ee s

as ly o o f th e gi a ts c uld s much as li f t Th e
on ne n o o .
 1 98 A B oo k of G i ants
ta ll e st ogi a t m ad a cast fr m th e o th e r e d
f th e n s e o n

o f t h h all so t h at t h t r m d o u s m a
e , cr ash e d d w n e e en ss o

b f r th e f e e t o f th kn ight an d h is c o mp a i
e o e e n on .

Gaw ai n m ad a ign ; wh e r at th e dw arf pick d up th

e s e e e

hug axl e tr e e an d hurl e d it so shr w dly t hat it t hru st

e e

t hr o ugh o n e o f t h gi an t s an d h e f e ll d o w w i t h gri ly
e ,
n s

gr o an i g n .

Tak e aw ay th axl e tr e e said th e Ki n g Such a

“
e , .

b o y saw I v r b e f r e ; y t as I m ay t hrive h e shall

ne e o e , ,

b e b ette r as say d e h g Thi s t hird adv en tur e i s

e er e o .

th l ast b f r m at thi s t im e
e e o e e .
”

A ll tur e d t w ard a m n st r o u br azi which sto d

n o o s er o

i th e h all wi t hi w h se gr e at ir o n b ar s t h r bl az d
n , n o e e e

c al s a d w o d
o n o .

Gaw ai
“
said a g i a t
n,
”
d yo b gi th pl ay n , o u e n e .

A gr e at gi a t li f t d up t hi s brazi e r a d set it d o w
n e n n

f airly w i t h o n e h an d Wh n yo h av e s ay e d it o n . e u e s , e

o f s sh all an s w e r yo u
u .

Sir Gawai was n v e r so di st urb e d s i c h e was a

n e n e

m an o middl e e ar th Th e h e b eth o ught him a d

n . n n

t ur e d t o th e d w arf
n .

Li f t t hi s br azi r b y said h e that i so wo rt hily

“
e , o , , s

w r o ugh t .

A t t h at th e dwarf S pr a g f o r ward a d s iz e d th e n , n e

huge kn o b s o f th ir o n brazi r which r se f ar ab o ve e o e

h i s h e ad The n h e li ft d it cl e ar an d swu ng it thric

. e e

abo u t h i s h e ad t h at t h e c o al s a d re d br a d s flew o t
, n n u

o v e r th e h all fl o o r an d t h e y h ad much ad t o p u t t
,
o ou

th e fire .

Th e Ki g w ax d w r o th a d h b ad t h m l ay h a d
n e n e e e n s

on th e k n ight ; an d b e f o r e h e c o uld draw h is swo rd

200 A B oo k o f G i ants
M aste r th p e ril is p ast Y t l t u s n o t tarry t )
, e . e e f
.

c o mpl t thi s adv tur e e en e .

S o t h e y w n t t hr ugh th c astl e a d S l w al l that

e o e n e

f ul c o m p an y e xc e pt such as w r willi n g t b c m
o e e o e o e

C h ri st i an m n A d t h y f o u n d t he r e v a t t r e asur o f
e . n e s e

g l d an d s ilv e r Then th e dw arf br o ught a g lden

o . o

bas n fit f r an e mp r o r an d a w ll t mp e r d s w o rd
1 , o e , e -
e e ,

an d f ll o n h is kn
e s b f o r e G aw ai n an d s aid ee e ,

If e v e r I did augh t f o r th e e tak e th i s k ee n s w o rd ,

an d s t rik o ff my h e ad e .

N o w Go d f o rf e d l e xcl aim e d Gaw ai n

”
No t fo r
n .

al l th e re d g ld w o uld I h av e t h ee s l ai n
”
o .

H av e d o n e my m aste r I hav e n o dr e ad I th i s
“
, . . n

b as i l et m e bl ee d an d t h o u sh al t see 5 n e w pl ay
n .
”

S o rr o wfully Gawai n to o k th e br an d an d wi th o ne
, ,

bl w h e s m o t e o ff h is h ead An d w h n th e bl o o d
o . e

f ell i n t th g o ld n b as i n th e dw arf st d up in h is
o e e , oo

o wn gui se o f a st al w ar t k igh t Si r G r o m e r h e was n .

hight .

Bl ss d b tho u Sir Gawai n We ll hast tho u

“
e e e , .

qui tt d m f r my aid
e e o .
”

Th n th e y w en t t hr o ugho u t th c astl e and r e l ease d

e e

m any a cap t iv kn ight an d l ady wh o h ad b ee n h ld

e e

th r e ie d o l o ur A n d a ft r they h ad f easte d t h y
n . e e

cr o se d th e o ce an w at r an d r e turn e d t Ki n g A rthur s
s e o
’

c o ur t wh r t h e r e was gr at jo y o f th e s v en te en
, e e e e

brigh t l adi thu s r st o r d es e e .

Sir G r o m r th f o rm r d warf w e t d wn upo n h i s

e , e e , n o

k n b e f r e A r thur :
ee o

Sir Ki n g an it pl as y u cr o wn Gawai n Ki n g o f
“
, e e o ,

”
M an .
 Th e Tu rk e an d G aw ai n 2 01

B ut Gaw ai k l d b e sid e him an d said : N ay

n n ee e ,

l rd t I ; giv e it t o him f h wo it
o ,
no , or e n .

Th en said A r t hur : Tak t h o u th e ki gd m Sir

“
e n o ,

G r o m e r ; f o I s ee th at Gaw ai n w il l n ev e r c o n sen t
r .
”

An d it was so .
 C H A PT E R XI V
A M A D IS A M ON G THE G IA N TS
I N G LISUA RT E O f G r e at Bri tai n was at tabl e ;
th cl o t h s w r e r e m o v e d a d Gal ao r Fl r e sta
e e , n , o n

a d A g ay
n w e r abo u t him Th e w r e am o g h i
r es e . se e n s

f r m o st kn igh t s bu t th e y gri v d f th ab ce Of
o e , e e or e s en

t h i r br o t h e r a d ki n sm a
e th e i n c mp r abl
n A m ad is n, o a e

o f G aul ; h e f o r l o v e a d w r s hip , f th p rl s s n o o e ee e

O ri an a th e Ki n g s d augh t r h ad l g w a d r d ab o u t
,
’
e , on n e e

in di sgui se p rf o rmi n g s uch e xpl o i t a m ad

,
e th e s s e

wh o l e wo rld ri n g wi th h i s r en o wn S o m e t im e h was . e

k n o w n as th Child o f th S a l at e r as th e Kn igh t o f
e e e ,

t h e G r e en S w o rd an d at t hi s t im h w e n t by th
, e e e

n am e o f B elte b o s r t h e F air My st ry ne A d
r , o e . n

am n g h i s d e d s h ad b e n th e s l ayi n g
o e f Ki n g A bi e o es

O f Ir el an d wh o s limb s w e r e as t ho s o f a gi an t a d
,
e e , n

wh o n umb e r e d am o g h is alli s m an y ast o n i shi g n e n

fi rc e gi an ts
e .

Th e th e r e c am e a st r an g k ight i n to th p al ac
n e n e e,

al l arm e d e xc p t h i s h e ad a d h i s h a d s a d w i t h him
e n n ,
n

t wo squir s an d h carri e d in h is han d a l tte r s al e d

e , e e e

wi t h fiv se al s w hich o h i kn e s h e pr s n t d t th
e ,
n s e e e e o e

ki n g sayi g : ,
n

L et t hi s b e r e ad a d t h n I w ill s ay f o w h at I
“
,
n e r

am c o m e
”
.
2 04 A B oo k of G i ants
Th y may be f un d r pli d th e mb assad r i
e o , e e e o , n

t h B ili n g L ak
e o w hich is i th I l o f M ga a e, n e s e on z .

S o i t wa d o an d a k igh t o f Ki g Li s u ar t
’
s ne, n n e s

c arri d th e m h is r ply d e fyi g t h m t o th e u tm o st

e e n e .

N w A m adi w as at a n u
o ry b i g but b ar ly
s nne , e n e

r c o v re d o f se v r wo u n d s H e sen t E il h is squir
e e
‘
e e . n , e

f o t h e t im e t o th e e x t to w n to g t arm s m ad e f
r , n e or

him a gr en S hi ld wi t h as m a y go ld en li n s as it
,
e e n o

c uld h ld a d t o buy him a h o r se an d a swo rd an d

o o ,
n ,

br e a t pl at th b t h e c uld fi d F o h e purpo se d to
s e, e es o n . r

rid t M il laflo s to s e O ri an a th e l ady o f al l h is

e o re e ,

t h ugh t s
o .

I t w t y d ay all was r e ady as h h ad o rd e r e d it ;

n en s , e

an d at t h e e n d f t h at t im arriv e d Duri n wh br o ugh t

o e , o

w o rd fr o m h wh o was c all d th o n wi th o u t a p r
er e e e ee .

The h w alk e d ap art wi th Duri n an d h ard th e m s

n e , e e

sag o f O ri a a an d al o h w h i s br e thr en w e r e t o b
e n , s o e

i n th b attl e agai st C il dada an d th e gi an t s an d o f

e n n ,

th d e fi an c e t h at F am o n go m adan h ad s e n t a d h w h e
e , n o

d e m an d d O ri an a to be s e rvi n g dam se l t h is d augh t r

e -
o e ,

t ill h s h o uld giv e h e r in m arri ag e to h i s s o n

e Wh n . e

h e h e ard t hi s h is fl e s h s h o o k w i t h e xc ee di g an g r
, n e ,

a d h e r es o lv e d i
n him se lf so so o n as h e h ad se en h is
n ,

l ady to u n d r tak e n o adv t ur e till h h ad f un d

,
e en e o

F am go m a d
onan a n d f o ugh t wi t h him a ,c o mb at to
th e u t t r an c f o r w h at h h ad d ar e d pr p o se
e e e o .

That igh t A m adi s st ill go i g by th e n am e o f

n ,
n

B l te eb o s e v en to h is c o mp a i o n t o o k l av e o f t h e
e n r n , e

n un s an d e arly th e n e x t day
,
arm e d in h i s gr e n , e

arm r h e s t f r t h an d E il wi t h him c arryi n g h i s

o , e o ,
n

S hi ld an d h e lm et an d l an c e Th e day was cl ear an d

e .
,
 Am adi s Am on g th e G i an ts 2 05

h e f ee li g him s lf i h i t r gt h a d o c m o r i
n e n s s en n n e e n

a rm s b g an t o m a ag h i s h r s
,
e so kilfully th at E il
n e o e s n

s aid t o him

I k o w n o t sir w h at th e s tr n g th Of yo ur h ar t
“
n , , e e

m ay b bu t I n e v r s aw a k igh t ap p e ar s o w e ll in
e, e n

a rm s .

Th e w o r t h li e s in a go o d h ear t
“ “
'

q u o th Am adis , , ,

n t i n a g o d app e ar an c
o o H appy d l h ath h w h o m e . o e e

G d h as gif t e d w i th b o th
o Y u h av j udg d th o . o e e e ne,

j udge th e o th e r as yo u sh all s ee it d se rv e s w h en p u t e

t o pr o o f
”
.

S ev d ay s t h ey t rav e ll e d w i th o u t adv en tur e an d

en ,

A m adi s as h e dr e w n e ar r w o r e h is h lm t th at h e
, e , e e

migh t n o t be k n o w O th e igh th as th e y w e r n . n e , e

p a i g th f o o t o f a m o u n tai n th ey m et a k igh t
ss n e , n

up a l arg e bay h r se so hug in stature t h at h

on o , e e

app ar e d t
e be a gi an t an d t wo s quir s c arryi g h is
o , e n

a rm s .

H e cri e d o u t w i th a l o ud v o ic e to A m adi s : S to p ,

s i k ig h t t ill y o u h av e t o ld m what I w an t t k n o w ”
r n ,
e o .

A m adi s l o k e d at th s t ran ge r s shi e ld an d see i g

o e
’

, n

t h r g ld n fl o w r s in a fi e ld a ur e h e k n w i t wa
e e o e e z , e s

Do nQ ad aga t br o th r to Ki g A bi e s o f Ir l a d
u r n e, e n e n

an d h i s o wn d e adly f o e Y t r e m mb ri g F am o go . e ,
e e n n

m ad a h w o uld w illi gly n o w h av e av id e d b attl ;

n, e n o e

as al o b e cau s h e was o n h is way to O ri an a a d

s , e , n

f ar d l st th e gr at p r o w s s o f thi s k igh t sh o uld

e e e e e n

c au se him so m e d e l ay H wb e i t h st p t an d bad . o e o , e

E il giv e him h i s arm s i f t h y w r e w a te d

n , e e n .

Go d pr o t c t y o ! qu o t h E n il H e l o o k s to m e
“ ” “
e u .

m o r lik e a d evil th a a k n igh t

e n .
”
2 06 A B oo k o f G i ants
H e is de vil said A m adi s b t a r igh t go o d
no , , u

k igh t o f wh m I h av e h ard h r e t f re
n , o e e o o .
”

By thi s t im Qu ad agan t was c m up an d said t

e r e o e , o

him : K igh t y u mu st t ll m e if yo u b e l o n g to th e
“
n ,
o e

h u se h ld f Ki g Li su ar te
o o o n .

Why ask y o u
“

B e c au s I hav e de fi d him an d all h is ho u s h o ld

e e e ,

a d kill al l o f t h m wh o m I m e t
n e e .

A m adi s f e l t h is a g r ri s i g a d r pli d : Y o u a n e n , n e e re

o f t h o se wh o h at h ch all n g d him !
”
on e e e

I am ; a d I am h e wh o w ill do to h im a d h is
“
n n

al l th e vil i my p o w e r
e
”
n .

“ ”
A n d wh o are yo u !
My m e is
“
na a d I am br o t h e r
D o n Q u adragan te ; n

to t h at Ki n g A bi e s wh o w as f ully s l ai n by an n u o

k w k igh t f Li su ar t s
no n n o e
’
.
”

C r t D o Q ad aga t n twi th sta di g y ur

“
e e s, n u r n e, o n n o

high li age a d y o ur gre at pro w s in arm thi is

ne n e s s, s

gr at f lly in y u t d e fy th b t ki g i th e w rld
e o o o e es n n o .

Th y wh o u d e r tak m o r e th a th y c a ff ct a
e n e n e n e e re

r at h r r ash th a h ardy I am n o t thi s ki g v a sal

e n . n
’
s s ,

no r am I Of h i s l a d b t f h i g o d ss my h ar t n , u or s o ne e

i s di sp o s d t o s rv e him so t h at I m ay acc o u t my s lf
e e , n e

am o g t h s e w h o m y o
n hav e d fi d ; i f y o u chu
o u e e se

b attl wi th m e y m ay hav it ; i f n o t go yo ur
e , ou e ,

”
w ay .

I b e li v e k igh t said Qu ad agant y o u sp ak

“
e ,
n , r e,
“
e

thu b ldly b c au s y o u k o w m e so li ttl ; pr ay y u

s o e e n e o ,

t ll m yo ur n am ”
e e e .

Th y c all m B l t b s : yo u will k n o w m e by
e e e en e ro

it n be tt e r th an b f r f
o it is a am f o r e o wn ; e o e, or n e o n n
2 08 A B oo k of G i an ts
Ah , B e l teneb ro s cri e d h e f o r Go d s sak e l t m e
, ,
’
e

liv e f o my s ul sak
, r o
’
s e .
”

Yi eld t hy e lf v an qui sh e d the n an d pr o mi se to ful

“
s ,

fi ll w h at I co mm an d .
”

I w ill fulfil l y o ur w ill to sav e my lif e said Qu ad

“
,

bu t t h r is n o r e aso n w h e r e f o r e I sh o ul d
“
r agan te , e e

c o n f e ss mys l f v an qui sh e d : h e i s n o t v an qui sh e d wh

e o

in h i s d e f c e h at h s h o w n f e ar d o i g h is u t m t
en n o , n os

t ill s t r e n g t h a d br at h f ail him an d h e f all s ; b t h e

n e u

wh d o e s n t d o w h at h e c o uld h av e d o n e f
o o l ack o f ,
or

h ar t
e .
”

Y o u say w ll said A m adi s a d I lik much

“
e , ,
n e

w h at I h av e h e ard fr o m y u ; giv e m e yo ur h an d a d o n

yo u r pro mi se th e n An d h c all e d th squir t

.
”
e e e o

w i tn ss it : e

Y o u s h all go f o r thwi t h to th c o ur t o f Ki g
“
e n

Li su ar te a d r mai n t h e r t ill A m adi s arriv s a d

, n e e e ,
n

t h e n y o u s h all p ard o n him f o th e d at h o f y ur r e o

br o th e r Ki g A bi e s ; f o r th y by th e ir o wn wil l f o ugh t
,
n e

in li sts t o ge th e a d such re v n g e v e am g t h o se
r, n e e, n on

o f m e an e r d gr e e o ugh t n t t o b pur s u e d
e , H o w ev e r o e .
,

y o u s h a l l m ak e ull t h d e fi an c e ag ai n st Ki n g Li su ar te
n e ,

o t t ak e arm s ag ai n st t h o se in h is s e rvic e
”
a d n n .

A ll t hi did Qu ad agan te pr o mi se agai st h is w ill

s r n

a d i
n th f e ar o f d e at h
n e H e t he rd e r d h is squir e s . n o e

t o m ak e a li tt r an d r e m o v e him ; a d A m adi s m o u t
e n , n

i g th e bay h o r s o f h i s an tag o i st gav e h is arm s to

n e n ,

E il a d d p ar t e d
n n e .

Fo ur dam l s wh o w e r e h awkin g w i th a m e rli n h ad

se , ,

se en th b attl a d t h y o w c am e p a d r qu t d
e e, n e n u n e es e

th e u n k o w n w o uld go t o t h e ir c ast l
n wh r h e sh o uld e, e e
 A m adi s Am on g th e G i an ts 209

be h o rably w lc m d f r th g d w ill which h

on e o e , o e oo e

h ad m a if s t d t Ki g L i s u ar t
n e e H th a kfully ac
o n e . e n

ce p t d et h ir h pi taliet y b i g s o r osw a ri e d wi t h t h , e n e e e

s t ruggl a d acc o mp a i d t h m
e, n Th y f u d n e e . e o n no

o t h r w u d t h an t h at u p o
e o n h i s br a t w hich bl d n e s , e

mu h ; h wb e i t in thr e d ay s h d p ar t d
c o e e e e .

O t h e s c o d day at n o n
n e fr m a hill to p h e
n o , o

b e h ld th e ci ty o f Lo d o n a d t o th righ t t h e r f
e n , n , e eo ,

th c a tl o f M i aflo e s wh r e h i s l ady O ri a a t h n
e s e r r , e n e

ab o d e H re h e sto o d awhil e gazi g an d d evi s i g

. e ,
n n

h o w h e migh t d e sp at ch E n il .

Pr e tly h e was tau n t d by a c o mp a y o f kn igh ts

se n e n

t o j u t w i th t h m a d at l as t h e r d e ag ai nst t h e m
o s e , n o

a d n v e r t hr w all t o n e afte r an o t h e r
o e en , .

Th n c am h b i g athir st t o th e F o u n tai n o f th e
e e e, e n ,

Thr ee C han l s a d tarri d t h e r e awhil e di sc ur i g

ne ,
n e , o s n

wi t h s m dam se l s wh w r e n th ir way t o t h e
o e o e o e

c ur t an d d te rmi i g t fix up o n thi s as a m e ti g
o , e n n o e n

pl c e wi th E n il af te r h h ad b e to h is l ady
a e en .

Whil th y w e r talki g th r e c am e al o g th e r o ad
e e e n , e n

a w agg o n dr aw n by t w lv p alfr y s an d o n i t w e r e e e , e

t wo d w arf s wh dr v e T he r e w r m any k n igh ts i

o o . e e n

chai s i th w agg n an d th ir s hi ld s w e r h a gi n g
n n e o , e e e n

at t h s id e an d m a y d am se l s an d girl s a m o g t h m
e, n n e

w e pi g a d l am en t i g l o udly
e n n n .

B e f o r it w n t a gi an t so gr e at th at h e was f e arful
e e ,

to b h o ld ; h e r o d e a hug
e bl ack h r s an d h w as e o e, e

arm e d wi th pl at s o f s t e l a d h i h lm e t h o e brigh t
e e , n s e s n ,

a d in h i
n h a d h h ad a b o ar p ar wh s p i t
s n e s e , o e o n

was a f u ll arm s l gt h l g B hi d th w agg n was

’
-
en on . e n e o
21 0 A B ook Of G i ants
an o t h r gi ant wh app ar d m r hug a d t rribl
e , o e e o e e n e e

t h an t h fir t e s .

Th d am l wi th A m adi s
e se s e i g th m w r gr atly se n e e e e

t rrifi d a d hid t h e m s lv s am
e e , n g th t r Pr s e e on e ee s . e

en t ly th gi a t w h r d f r m st t ur d t th
e n o o e o e o ne o e

dw arf s a d cri d n e
“
I w ill c u t y o i n t a t h o u san d pi c s i f y u su ff r
u o e e o e

t h e se girl s t sh e d t h ir w bl o o d f o I m an t d
o e o n ,
r e o o

s acri fi c e wi th it t o my G o d wh o m I ad r e
”
,
o .

Wh en A m adi s h eard thi s h e k e w it was F am o n g n o

m ad an f o h h ad a cu sto m t o acrific d am s l s to a
,
r e s e e n

id o l in th e B o ili g L ak e by who s advic e a d w o rd s

n , e n

h e w as guide d i n e v e ry thi g At t hi s t im A m adi s n . e

did n o t w i sh to en co u n te r him b e c au se h e h o p e d ,

s h r tly t o b e wi t h O ri an a a d al o b c au e h i s j u s t
o , n s e s o

wi th th e t k igh ts h ad w ari d him ; bu t h kn e w

en n e e e

th e k ight s i th w agg n a d saw th at Pri c

n n e o , n n e ss

Leo n t a an d h
o re d am s l s w r e th er e f Fam o go
er e e , or n

m adan wh alw ay to k h is w agg n wi th him t

,
o s o o o

a rry a w a y al l h c uld fi d h ad iz ed t h m i n t h ir
o n se e e e
c ,

tents .

Imm di at ly h m un t e d an d c all e d to E n il f o r h is
e e e o ,

a rm s B u t E n il said :
.

L et th o se d evil s p as by fir t
“
s s .

G iv e m e ! q u o th A m ad i I sh all t y Go d s
”
s r
’

m rcy b e f r th y p ass t o se i f I a e dr ss t hi
e o e e , e c n r e s

vill ai n y .
”

O s i cri e d th squir e w hy h av e yo u so li ttl

“
,
r, e ,
e

c o mp ass i o n n y ur y u t h ! I f th b e st tw e n ty k ights
o o o e n

f Ki n g Li su ar t s c urt w e r e h e r e th e y w uld n o t
’
o e o , o
”
v n ture t o attack th e m
e .
212 A B oo k of G i ant s
o f A m adi s a d m o r tally w u n d e d him Th e k n igh t
n o .

l ap d o ff a d dr e w h i s sw o rd
e e n .

F am o go m adan r o s e up so e r ag d t h at fi e c am
n n e r e

fr o m him a d h e p lucke d th e l a c e fr o m h is w o u d
,
n n n ,

a d t hr e w i t at A m adi s so vi o l
n t ly t h at if th e shi e ld en

h ad n o t pr o t c te d h i s h e lm e t i t w o uld h av driv e him

e , e n

to th gr o u n d ; bu t h i s o wn b w el s c am e o u t w i th th
e o e

w ap o n an d h f ell cryi g
e , e ,
n

H lp B asagan t ! I am s l ai n
“
e , e .

A t t hi s th o t h r gi a t c am up as f ast as h is h o r s
e e n e e

c uld c arry him : h e h ad a st l axe i h is han d a d

o ee n , n

w i t h t hi s h e th ugh t t o h av e c t h i e my i tw ; b t
o u s ne n o u

A m adi av id d th bl w a d at th am e t im st ruck
s o e e o ,
n e s e

th gi a t s h r s ; th st r k f ll h o rt b t th e t ip f
e n
’
o e e o e e s , u o

h i s w o rd u t t hr ugh t h s t irrup —l e ath r an d cu t t h

s c o e e , e

l g al
e h alf thr ugh
so o .

T h e gi a t i h i s fury did n o t f l th e w u d t h o ugh

n n ee o n ,

h mi ss d th e s t irrup : h e t ur e d a d r ai se d h i s ax
e e n n e

ag ai n A m adi s h ad tak th shi e ld fro m h i s ck

. en e ne ,

a d was h o ldi g it by t h
n thr o g : th
n ax e f e ll o n it e n s e

a d san k in an d dr o v e it fr o m h i s h an d s t o t h e gr o u d
n n .

H e h ad m ad e an o t h e r st r k e ; t h e sw rd w o u n d e d o o

B asaga t e s a m a d gl an ci g b l o w up o n th pl at s
’
n r ,
n ,
n e e e

of fi s te e l br k e so t h at o n ly t h e h a dl e r e m ai ne d
ne ,
o , n

i h is h an d
n .

N o t f r t hi s was h e a whi t di sm ay e d ; h s aw th e
o e

gi an t c o uld n o t pluck h is ax e fro m th e hi e ld a d h e s , n

a
r n a d c augh t i t by t h
n ha dl al so B o t h st ruggl d e n e . e

f o th e w ap
r ; i t was o n t h at s ide w h r th st irrup
e on e e e

h ad b e c t aw ay so t h at B asagan t e l s t h i s b al an c e :
en u ,
o
 A m adi s Am on g th e G i an ts 213

th e h r se o sta rt d e and he f ll ;
e an d A m adi s g t
o th e

b att l e ax e -
.

Th e gi a nt dr
v ast fury a d w uld
e w h is s w o rd in , n o

h av at t h
e ru n k igh t bu t th n e rv s o f h i l e g w e r
e n , e e s e

c t t hr ugh ; h
u f ll up o k n ee a d A m adi sm te
o e e on ne , n s o

h i m o n th h lm e t t h at th e l ac e s bur s t a d i t f ll o ff
‘

e e ,
n e .

H s e in g h i
e, e my so n ar t h ugh t wi t h h is w rd
s en e e , o s o ,

which was v ry l g to mi t ff h i s h ad ; th e bl w
e on , s e o e o

wa aim d t o high i t
s e t ff t h wh l cr w
o f th
, cu o e o e o n o e

h lm t a d t aw ay th h air wi th it A m adi dr w
e e ,
n cu e . s e

back ; th h lm t f ll v r h i s h ad up h i sh u l d r
e e e e o e e on s o e s,

a d L o o
n t a a d th e d am s l s wh o w r e
e n re n t h e ir e , e on

k s i th w agg pr ayi g t G d t d liv r t h m

n ee n e on n o o o e e e ,

t r t h ir h ai r a d b g
o e e t o s hri k a d c all upn th e an e n on e

V irgi t hi ki g h e was sur ly sl ai H him lf p t

n, n n e n . e se u

up h i h a d t f e l it h w e r e w o u d d t o d ath b t
s n o e e n e e , u

f e li g h arm m ad agai at th gi a t wh sw rd
e n no e n e n ,
o se o

f alli g up o a t
n i th l as t bl w h ad br k
n s one n e o o en .

B a aga t s h art f ail d him w ; h m ad

n e s
’
e e no e e o ne

st r ko m r a d u t th e k igh t S ligh tly i th l g wi th

e o e n c n n e e

t h br
e o k s w rd ; b u t
en A m a di l t driv
o e t h b att l —ax e s e e e

at h i s h e ad : i t t aw ay t h a a d th ch e k a d th e
cu e e r n e e n

j a w a,
d B a aga tn f ll wri t hi sg i t h e a g
n e n y f e , n n o o

d at h
e .

A t t hi s t im F am o g m ada h ad t ak e ff h i h l n o n en o s e

m e t a d w a h o l di g h i s h an d s up n h i w u d t o
,
n s n o s o n

ch e ck th bl d Wh h e saw h i e oo S l ai h b ga
. en s so n n e e n

to b l a ph m G d a d H i m th r H ly M ry ay
s e e o n s o e o a , s

i g t h at h d id
n t s much gri v t d i a th at h
e no o e e o e s e

c uld o t w d tr y t h i r m ast ri e s a d church

o n no es o e on e n e s,
21 4 A B oo k o f G i an ts
b c au se t h e y h ad u ff r d him a d h is so n to be c o n
e s e e n

qu r d by
e e k n ight o ne .

A m adi s was t h n up o n h is k e s r tur i g t han k s e n e e n n

t o G o d wh n h e h ard t h ebl a ph m r an d h x e e s e e , e e

cl aim d e

A ccur s d f Go d an d o f H is bl sse d m th r ! N w
“
e o e o e o

s h al t t ho u su ffe r f th y cru l t i s Pr ay t t hi id l or e e . o ne o

t h at a t h o u h a t s h e d s much bl
, s d b f o r e him h
s o oo e ,
e

m ay st p t hi bl d o f t hi e fr o m fl o wi n g o t wi t h
o s oo n u

t h y lif
”
e .

Th gi a t c t i u d t o cur
e n G o d a d h i s s ai t
on n e se n n s .

Th A m adi pluck d th b ar sp e ar fr m th h o r s
en s e e o o e se
’

b o dy a d t hru t it i t th e m o u th o f F am go m ada
,
n s n o on n,

a d n ail d him b ackw ard t

n e th ar t h o e e .

H th h lm h migh ’
ep t o B a
en aga n t s u t t at
n h t s e e e e

n ot b k w a d m u t i g th e o th r s h r s r o d up
e no n, n o n n e
’
o e e

t o th w agg a d br k th e ch ai s f al l wh w re
e on n o e n o o e

pri o e r s t h e r i A d h e b e o ugh t t h m t tak th

s n e n . n s e o e e

b o d i s f th gia t s t Ki g Li u ar te a d say the y

e o e n o n s , n

w r e s t him by a st r a g e k igh t c all d B l t b s ;

e en n n e e en e ro

a d h
n b gg e d t h e pri c ss t p rmi t him t tak th e
e e n e o e o e

bl ack h o r s f Fam g m adan b c au it was a st r o g

e o on o , e se n

a d ha d o m
n h o r e an d h e w o uld rid h im i th e
n s e s , e n

b attl agai t Ki g C il dadan

e ns n .

Th b di s o f th e gi an t s w r e so hug e t h at t h y
e o e e e

w e r e o blig d to b e d t h ir k ee s to l ay th m in th e
“

e n e n e

waggo n .

L eo ta a d hn o re d am se l s m ad garlan d s f t h ir
n er e or e

he ad a d b i g right j yful f o r t h e ir d liv e r a c

s, n e n o e n e,

e t r d Lo d o
n e e s i n gi g i t riumph
n nMuch wa Ki n g n n . s

Li su ar t asto i sh e d at th ir adv en tur e an d th e m o r

e n e , e
 CH A PTER X V
G O G M AGO G
Tr o j an War ZE n eas fl e e in g fr o m th
FT E R th e , , e

d e so l ati o n o f th e ci ty c am e wi th A sc an iu s by ,

s hip u n to I t aly Th e r e f o th at E n e as was w o r ship

.
, r

fully r c e iv e d by Ki n g L ati n u s Tur n u s Ki g o f th

e , ,
n e

R u t u l ian s did wax e n vi o u s an d m ade war agai st

, n

him Whe n t h y m e t in battl e E as h ad th e upp r

. e ,
ne e

han d a d af t e r th at Turn u s was S l ai n o b tai e d th

,
n ,
n e

ki gd o m f I taly an d Lavi n i a th e daughte r o f L ati

n o

n us . Lat r w h n h is o wn l ast day h ad c m e A S

e ,
e o ,

c an iu s n o w ki g i
, h is st ad f o u n d e d A lb a n Tib r
n n e , o e ,

a d b g at a s n wh o se n am e was Silviu s
n e o S ilviu s .
,

u nkn o w to h is f at h r h ad f all n i l o v e wi th an d
n e , e n

p rivily t ak e n t wif e a c e r t aion i ce f L a v n a wh n e o 1 1 , o

w as ab u t t o b e c o m e a m th r
o Wh n thi s cam e t o e . e o

th e k n o w l e dg f h is f ath e r A s ca iu s h e co mm a d d
e o n , n e

h i s wiz ard s t o di s c o v e r w h t h e r t h dam se l s h o uld b e e e

br ught to be d o f a bo y o r a girl W hen th ey h ad

o .

m ad e sur e o f th e m atte r by art m agic th y to ld him , e

t h at th e child w o uld b a b y t h at s h uld s l ay h i s

e o o

f ath r an d h is m o th e r an d a f t r much t rav l i m a y

e , e e n n

l a d sh uld alb i t an e xil e be e x al te d u n t th

n s, o , e , o e

high st h o n r s N o w e r e th w iz ard s o u t i n t h ir
e o . r e e

f r c ast f w h e n th day c am e th at sh e s h uld b

o e , or e o e

d e liv e r e d o f a child th e m o t h e r b ar e a s o n bu t h ers lf

, , e

d i e d in h is bir t h .
 G o gm ag o g 21 7

H o w b i t th e child was giv in ch arg u n to a

e , en e

n ur se a d was n am e d Bru t
,
n e .

A t l ast a f te r t hric fiv y e ar s h ad g o
, by th e l ad e e ne , ,

b ar i g h i s f ath r c o mp an y o t a hun t i g sl e w him

e n e u -
n ,

by st riki g him u wi tt i gly w i t h an arr w F wh

n n n o . or en

t h e v e rd r r s dr av e th e d e r i
e e fr o t o f t h e m Bru t e n n ,
e

t hi ki g t o tak
n n aim at t h e m s m o te h i s e w f ath r , o n e

u d r th br e ast Up n th e d e at h o f h is f ath r h
n e e . o e e

was driv n o u t f I taly h i s ki n f o lk b i g w r o t h wi th

e o , s e n

him f o h avi g w r o ugh t a d d so dr adful H w t

r n ee e . e en

th r e f r e as an e x il
e o i n to G r e e c e an d th e r e h e m e t e ,

w i t h th d sc e d a t s o f H e l u s so o f Pri am th
e e n n en ,
n ,
en

h ld in b d ag by th e G r e e k s Fre i g th s c u t ry
e on e . e n e e o n

m n by a s udd n attack o th e G r e k s t r
e e gh ld a d n e on o , n

c ap turi g Pa d asu s him se lf th vali a t adv e tur r

n n r , e n n e

pr e se tly sail d away w i th th e ki g s d augh t r f

n e n
’
e or

a wi f e a d a r a so m o f o v e r t hr e e hu n dr e d ship s
, n n

l ad wi t h t r asur e an d pro vi s i o n s
en e .

Th y an n t o ge th r f o two d ay s a d a n igh t wi th
e r o e r n

a f air curr n t o f wi d an d dr w t o l an d at a c r t ai
e n , e e n

i sl an d c all e d L o g cia which h ad b e u n i n h abi te d

e e , e n

e v r s i c e i t was l aid w a te by pir ate s i

e n th e d ay s o f s n

o ld H wb e i t Bru t se n t t hr e hu dr e d m en i n l an d
. o , e e n

to di sc o v e r by wh m it migh t b e i h abi t d Who n e . o ,

fi di g n o t a so ul S l w s uch v e i so n o f div e r s ki d
n n , e n n s

as t h y f u n d i
e th gl ad s a d th
o f o r e st s
n e e n e .

Th e y c am e m r v r to a c r tai d e s r t d ci ty
‘

,
o eo e ,
e n e e ,

wh r e i th y f u d a te mpl o f Di a a N w i thi
e n e o n e n . o n s

t mpl
e was an im ag o f th g dd s s t h at g av
e e e o e , e re

s p u i f h aply it w e r ask d o f an y v tary t hat t h e re

o se s , e e o

did w r ship o .
21 8 A B oo k of G i ants
At l ast the y r e turn e d to th e ir s hip s l aden w i th th e ,

ven i s o t h e y h ad f o un d an d r p r t t o th e i c o mr ad s
n , e o r e

th e l i o f th l a d a d th e s i t u at i
e e n o f th e ci t y b e ari g
n on , n

t h e Duk e o n l an d th at h e m ak e r p air u n to t h e t mpl e e e ,

an d a f te r m aki g o ff e ri g s o f p r o pi t i at i n i n q uir e o f
n n o ,

t h e d e i t y o f t h e pl ac wh at l an d sh e w o uld gran t t h m
e e

as a fi x e d abidi g pl ac e B y th e c o mm n c o n sen t o f
n . o

al l t h e r f o r e Bru t e t o k w i th him G e ri o n th e augur

, e ,
o ,

an d t we lv e o f t h e e ld e r s an d s ugh t o t th e t e mpl e , o u ,

bri gi g w i th th e m e v rythi n g n e c s sary f o r m aki n g

n n e e

sacrific e .Wh en th ey arriv d th y s urr o u n de d th ir e ,

e e

br o w s wi th garl an d s an d s et up t hr e al tar s acc o rdi ng

, e

t o imm m o ri al w o t b e f o r e th e h o ly pl ac
e t o th e t hr
n , e, ee

G o d s J o v e to wit an d M e rcury as w e ll as to D ia a
, , , , n ,

a d m ad e u t o e ach h i s
n n w s p ci al lib at i n Bru t o n e o . e

him se lf h o ldi g i h i s righ t h a d a v ss l full f

, n n n e e o

sacrifici al wi n e a d t h bl o d o f a w hi te hi d b e f r
n e o n o e

th e al tar o f t h e g o dd e ss w i t h f ac e up tur e d t o ward s , n

h r im ag e br o k s il n c e in t h e s e w o rd s :
e ,
e e

t Q t h w il d b t rr r
’
G dd o d f
e s s an o re s u e en , e o ar s e o ,

Th wh t h m
ou f h v
o e th r m i
az e o e a en o r n e e an s o n s

W lk t t will v h f th y r d t
a es a ,
th w d l
ouc sa e e e e o e ar ar
T e l l m e wh at l an ds th y wil l it i s w e dwe ll i n !
Wh at su re abo de ! Lo th e e t o T e e f o r e e , r h vr
p
T e m l e s I v o w an d c an t O f o l y m ai de n s !
,
h "

h
A fte r h e h ad i n t i mes r pe ate d t hi h e wal ke d
n e e s,

f ur t im r u d th e al tar p ur d f r t h th w i h e
o es o n ,
o e o e ne

h ld up th e h ar th f O ff ri g l aid him d o wn up
e on e o e n , on

th f ll o f a hi d t h at h h ad st r t ch d in fr t f
e e n e e e on o

th al t a r
e a d a f t r i v ki g s lumb r f ll
,
n l p e n o n e e on s ee .

F or a at t h at t im e i t w as t h
s t hird h ur f t h e igh t e o o n ,
220 A B oo k o f G i ants
pir at s N ath l t h y w t h vict ry an d w e t
e . e e ss, e on e o ,
n on

t h i r way
e rich d by th sp il a d plu n d r th y h ad
en e e o n e e

tak en .

Fr m th n ce p ass i n g th e m o u th f th riv r M alv a

o e , o e e ,

t h y a rriv d i
e M auri tan ia wh r e l ack o f f o d a d
e n , e o n

dri n k c o mp ll e d th e m to di sembark a d dividi g

e , n n

t h m s lv e s i n to c o mp an i e s t h e y h arri e d th e wh l
e e , o e

r gi o n fr o m e n d to e n d Wh en t h y h ad r vic tu all d
’

e . e e e

t h e ir s hip s t h y m ad e s ail f o r th , Co lum s f H

e e n o er

cul s wh re th ey saw m any o f th e m o st r s o f th

e , e n e e

d p call e d Sir s which surro u d d th e Ship s an d

ee en ,
n e

w ll igh o v rwh lm d th m H wb e i t, th y mad

e -
n e e e e . o e e

s hif t t sc ape an d cam e to th e Tyrrh s a w h e r e

o e , ene e ,

t h y f u n d n igh t h e s h r e f o ur g n e r at i n s b o r n o f
e o o e o

th e xil
e fr m Tr o y wh o h ad bo r e A t n o r c m
es o , n n e o

p y i h is fligh t Th ir Duk was call d Co rin e u a

an n . e e e s,

so b r mi d d m a an d ex c ll e n t i c o u s l migh ty in
e -
n e n e n n e ,

b o dy v ali an c e a d hardi n ss i s much as th at i f it

, , n e , n o

w r e h e h ad to d al wi th a gi a t in i n gl c o mbat h e
e e n s e

w o uld t raigh t w ay v e rthr w him as t ho ugh h w r

s o o e e e

wr tli g wi th a l ad A cc o rdi gly wh t h y k n e w

es n . n , en e

t h e a ci n t st ck w h e r e o f h e w as b o r n t h y to k h im
n e o , e o

i t th ir c o mp a y as w ll as th p eo pl e wh e r e o f h e
n o e n , e e

was hi f tai C t h at i a f t r d ay
e w e r c ll d C r i h
n, n e -
s e a e o n s

m en a f t r th am o f t h ir Duk
e H e i t was th at i
e n e e e . n

al l e c o u t e r s was m o r
n h lp to Bru t th an w r any
n e e e e e

o f th th r s e o e .

Th cam e t h e y to A qui tai

en a d t ri g i t n e, n en e n n o

th e m u th o f th L ir c ast a cho r th e re H e r
o e o e, n . e

t h y ab d
e s v n d ay s a d e xpl r d t h
o e e l i o f th e
e n o e e e

l an d Go ffa iu s Pictu s th en rul e d in A qui tai an d

. r ne,
 Go g m ag o g 22 1

was Ki g o f th c u n t ry wh o h e ari n g th e rum ur

n e o , ,
o

Of a f r ig f lk t h at h ad c o m e wi t h a gr at fl t a d
o e n o e ee n

h d l
a d d wi thi th fr t i r o f h is d o mi i o s s t
an e n e on e n n , en

env y to m ak i n quiry wh th e r t h y d m an d e d p ac
o s e e e e e e

or war !
Whil th l gat s w r n t h ir way to th fl t
e e e e e e o e e ee ,

t h y m t C ri
e u wh o h ad j u st l a d d wi t h tw
e o ne s n e o

hu dr d m t hu t f v e i s i th f o r st Th r
n e en o n or n on n e e . e e

up t h y acc t him an d ask him by wh e l av e h

on e os , os e e

h ath t hu t r p a e d i t th Ki g s f o r e t t sl ay h i
s es ss n o e n
’
s o s

d r ! A d wh n C ri e u s m ad e th e m an sw e r th at
ee n e o n ,

in uch a m att r
s l e av e no lic n whatev e r c uld
e no r e se o

b h ld as
e e dful o n o f th ir n umb r Imb e rt by
n ee ,
e e e ,

n am ru h d f rw ard an d drawi g h is bo w aim d a

e, s e o , n , e n

a rr w at him
o C ri u av o id e d th arr o w a d an
. o ne s e , n r

i up o n Imb r t as f a t a h e migh t a d wi t h th e b w
n e s s , n o

t h at h c arri d al l to —
e brak h is h e ad in pi c s Th r
e -

e e e . e e

up o th r st fl d j u st m aki g s hift t sc ap e h i
n e e e , n o e s

h a d s a d r po r t d th e d at h o f th i r f e ll o w to
n , n e e e e

G o ff ariu s .

Duk o f th P i t vi taki g th m att r so re ly

Th e e e o e n s, n e e

t o h ar t f r t hwi th ass mbl d a migh ty h o st t

e , o tak e e e o

v g a c u p o t h e m f o th d ath f h i m s g r
en e n e n r e e o s e se n e .

Bru t h ar i g t idi gs f h is c mi g s t gu ard s o v r

e, e n n o o n , e e

hi hip b idd i g th w o m a d childr r m ai o

s s s, n e en n en e n n

b ard wh il h him lf al g wi th th e wh l fl w e r f
o e e se on o e o o

h i army m a h th f r t h t o m t th
s my
rc e o ee e en e .

Wh th gag m t at l a t b ga th figh t i g i s
en e en e en s e n, e n

fi rce b th id s a d a f t r th y h ad sp e t a gr at
e on o s e , n e e n e

p art f th day i b attli g C ri u s th ugh t it sh am

o e n n , o ne o e

th t t ha A qui ta i a s sh uld h o ld th e ir gro u n d so

e n n o
222 A B oo k o f G i an ts
s to u tly , Tr j a s n t b abl to pre ss f o rward
an d t h e o n o e e

t o th victo ry S taki g h ear t afr h h c all e d h is

e . o n es , e

o w m e ap ar t t o t h e righ t f t h b attl
n n an d f rmi g o e e, o n

th m i e ra k m ad a r apid ch arg e up th e e my ;
n n e on e n

a d wh
n wi t h h is m n i cl
en , rd r h e h ad br k e n e n o se o e , o

th fr t r an k s h e n v r st i t d t riki n g d w n t h
e on , e e n e s o e

e ne my t ill h e h ad c t h i s way righ t t hr ugh th e b at u o

tali a d f rc d t h e m al l t o fl e
on, n o G o o d luck h ad
e e .

s uppli d t h pl ac o f a sw rd h l st w i th a b attl axe

e e e o e o e -

wh r wi th h cl e ft i t w ai a y that c am e x t him
e e e n n n ne

fr o m th e cr w o f th e h e ad righ t d wn t o th girdl e
o n o e

t ad
s e .

Bru t m arv e l ; h is c mrad s a d v n th e e n my

e s o e n e e e

m arv l at th h ardih d a d v al ur o f th e m a wh o
e e oo n o n, ,

bra di hi n g h i b attl ax am o g th flyi g h st add d

n s s e -
e n e n o , e

n o t a li t tl t rr r by S h u t i g Whi t r fly ye c o w ard s ! “
e e o o n , e ,

Whi th r fly y cr av e ! Tur n b ack I t ll y e turn

e, en s , e , ,

an d d b attl wi t h C o ri n eu ! Sham e up n y e ! S o
o e s o ,

m an y t h o u an d a a y s do y fl e b e f r e my s i gl e
s s re e, e e o n

a m !
r Fl e t h n ! an d t ak e wi th ye at l ast thi s co m
e e e

f o r t i yo ur fligh t that it is I wh am af t r y e I wh o
n , o e ,

e re n o w h av so o f t b ee n w et t driv e th Tyrrh en on o e e

gi an t s in flight b f o r e m a d to hurl t h m to h e ll bye e, n e

t hr s a d f ur s at a t im e !
”
ee n o

At t h e w rd o f h i s a c r tai arl n am d S uba du s

se o s e n e e r

wi th t hr e hu dr e d m t ur d b ack a d ch arge d
e n en ne n

d o w up o n him B u t C ri u i r ai i n g h i s shi e ld
n . o ne s, n s

t w ard t h bl o w f rg t n t th b att l e ax h
o e h eld in
, o o o e -

e e

h is h a d Lif ti g it v rh ad h sm o t him a bu ff et
n . n o e e , e e

up o n th e t o p f h is h lm t t h at cl f t him right thro ugh

o e e e

i n to two h alv e s A fte r thi s h e st raigh tway ru sh eth

.
,
22 4 A B oo k of G i an ts
th e fi ld s w e r l aid waste an d ci t iz n an d c o u n trym an
e e , e

alik e a d s ub j c t e d t o a pi t e u
n l augh t e r h i s aim
e o s s ,

be i g to xte rmi at t h e u h appy r ac e to th e l ast m a

n e n e n n .

B u t a f t r t h at h h ad t hu s vi i t d w i t h bl o d sh d
e e s e o e

w e ll n igh t h e w h o l e O f Aqui tain e h e c am e i to th e

-

, n

pl ac e w h r e n w sta d th th e ci ty o f T o ur s w hich
e o n e , ,

as H m e r b e ar e t h w i t n e ss
o h e a f te r w ard s him se lf ,

build d Fi di g af te r dilig e t surv y t hat th e pl ac

e . n n , n e e

wa c o v e i t as a r fuge h e t h e r e d cid d to pi t ch
s n n en e , e e

h i s c amp s o t h at i f n d w e r e h e c o uld b tak e him

, ee e

th e r e i to F o so r mi sgivi n g h ad h e by r ea o
n . r f e s n o

t h e a rriv al o f Go ff a i wh o h ad m arch e d i t o th e r u s, n

ne ighb rh o o d al g w i t h th e Ki g s a d Pri c e s f
o on n n n o

Gaul a d a mighty h o st f arm d w arri r s to d b attl e

n o e o o

ag ai n st him Wh e h is c amp was fully fi i sh d h

. n n e , e

aw ai t e d G ff a iu s f o r t wo d ay s t h r i
o r c fid e t alik e e e n, on n

in h i s o wn prud c e an d i th e h ardih o d o f th y o u n g
en n o e

m en wh e r e o f h e was th chi e f tai e n .

N o w w h e n Go ff ariu s h e ard o f th Tr o j an s b i n g
, e e

t h e r e h e adv an c d by f rc e d m arch e s day a d n igh t

, e o n

u t il h e cam e w ll w i t hin s igh t o f Bru t s c amp Ga

n e e
’
. z

i ng grimly th e r o n ye t so m e w h at s mili n g w i th al h e
e , ,

bur st f o r th i n to th e se w o rd s :
“
A l as ! w h at gri e v o u s d st in y i s h r e ! Hav e t h ese e e

ign bl e e xil s pi t ch e d th ir c amp wi thi n d o min i o s o f

o e e n

mi n e ! To arm s y e w arri r t arm ! a d ch arge , o s, o s n

t hr o ugh t h e ir se rri d r a k s ! Righ t so o n m ay we tak e e n

c ap t iv e t hi s h rd o f h alf m n lik e s h e p a d h ld th m
e -
e e n o e

in b n d ag t hr ugh u t u r alm
”
o e o o o r e .

F o rt hwi t h al l th e y t h at h e h ad br ught wi th him

,
o

l e ap t t arm s a d m arche d upo n th e ir en e mi e r an k d

o ,
n s e
 Go g m ag o g 2 25

in t w lv e b attali o s B t t a f t r any w m a wi s
e n . u no e o n e

did Bru t r an g h is m a d m arch t m t t h m

e e en n o ee e .

Prud tly i struct i g h i s t r p s as to wh at t h y w r

en n n oo e e e

t d
o h w t adv a c a d in wh at rd r t h ld th ir
o ,
o o n e n o e o o e

gr u d h e giv s th e w rd to ch arg e
o n , e o .

At t h fir s t se t t h e Tr j an s f r a t im e h ad t h e
e on , o o

upp e r h an d an d f arful was t h e sl augh te r th e y m ad

, e e

O f th my f o r igh two t h o u a d o f t h e m f e ll a d
e en e , n s n , n

t h r e s t w e t e so dau te d at th e igh t t h at t h y al l bu t
e n s e

t ur d to fle e B u t w h r th n umb e r s o f m n a e
ne . e e e e r

th egr at r t h e r th e m r e o f te d o th victo ry abid e

e e , e o n .

In t hi s c ase t h r e f o r e th e Gaul s alb e i t t h at at fir st

, e , ,

t h y w r e b e at
e e b ack y e t b i g thric e so m an y as
en , e n

t h ir
e mi e s m ad e shif t to f o rm th m s lv e s again in
ene , e e

r a k an d ch arg d in agai n o n v e ry s id e agai n st th

n e e e

Tr o j a w h m t h e y c o mp ll e d a f te r muc h bl o o d sh e d
n s, o e

t o t ak r fug i n t h e c amp
e e e .

H avi g thu s o b tai e d th e victo ry th e y b e l eagu r e d

n n , e

t h m w i t hi
e t h e c amp n e v e r t hi ki g b t t h at b f o r e
n , n n u e

t h y d p ar t d t h
e e c th b s i g d w o uld i th r O ff e r
e en e e e e e e e

t h ir n ck s t o th f e tt r s o s u ff e r a cru e l an d li n g r
e e e e , r e

i g d at h fr m th e p a g o f hu n g e r
n e o n s .

I th m a whil
n e o e th igh t f ll wi n g C ri u s
n e, n e n o o , o ne

en te r d i t c u s l wi th Bru t
e n o oa d agrn ed wi th him e, n ee

th at h w uld i s s u f o r t h f th c amp t h at am
e o e igh t o e s e n

by c r tai byw ay s a d w uld l i hidd i th

e n , igh n o e en n e ne

b o ri g f r t u t il d aybr eak A d wh e Bru t i ssu

n o es n . n n e,

i g f o r th j u st b f r e d aw
n s h uld b n g ag d in
e o n, o e e e

b att l wi th th e
e my h e him se lf wi th h i c o mp an y
ene , s

s h uld attack t h m i th r e ar a d ch argi g i up

o e n e , n n n on

t h e m p u t t h e m t o th e s w o rd Bru t appl aud d thi s . e e

226 A B oo k o f G i ants
d evic e C o ri u s wh o cau t i u ly i s ui n g f r th a
o f ne , , o s s o s

h h ad pr p
e d wi th thr t h u sa d m b et k him
o o se ee o n en , oo

to th d p t h e f th e f o r t
e s o es .

A ccordi gly wh th m o rr w m r i g b ga t
n , en e o o n n e n o

br e ak Bru t rd ai d h i m i c mp a i a d Op
, e o ne s en n o n e s, n en

i g t h e g at s o f t h e c amp m arch d f r t h t o b att l

n e , e o e .

Th e G aul s st r aigh t w ay s t t h m lv e s t o Opp him e e se o se ,

a d di s p o i g t h e ir t r
n p i b attl array c am e to cl s
s n oo s n e o e

q u ar t rs w i th him M a y t h u a d o f m en a e at
e
.
n o s n s r

o c n t d o w o n b t h s id s a d m a y a
e cu n th e w o u n d
o e , n n re s

giv an d r e c iv d f o r n t a m an spar e th h is ad e
en e e , o v r

s ary .

It ch an c d t h at a c e r tai n Tr j an was t h e r e pr e s t
e o en

n am d T a n ph w o f Bru t s tha wh m ’
e n u ro u s, e e e , n o

th e r e was m r v alia t a d h ardy sav e o ly

no ne o e n n n

C ri u him l f H w i th h i s i gl e s w rd l w n
o ne s se . e s n o s e o

l th an S ix hu dr d m e Un h appily h was sl ai
e ss n e n . e n

b f r h is t im by a udd
e o e s l augh t
e f th Gaul ; s en on o e s

a d th
n f r ai d ci ty o f T ur s ac quir d th n am
e o es o e e e

th r f by r a o f h i b i g t he r buri d
e eo e s n o s e n e e .

A d whil th e t r p
n b th id e w er in th v e ry
e oo s on o s s e e

t hick t o f th es b at tl C ri u c am e up t h m o f a
e e, o ne s on e

s udd n a d ch rg d t h e
e n e my at th a d ubl in th
e en e o e e

r ar S t r aigh tw ay th th r pr ss i n g f o rward fr m
e . e o e s, e o .

th fr t r e w th e attack m r e h o tly a d strai n

e on , ne o n

th m t e th u tm t t o c mpl te th e slaugh t r Th
o e os o e e . e

Gaul w r agh a t w i t h di m ay v n at th v ry s h u t
s e e s s e e e e o

o f th C r i hm e as t h e y ch arg d i
o n s t h e r ar a d
en e n on e , n

t hi ki g t h at t h y w r e m o r e i
n n umb e r th an t h y
e e n n e

w r fl d h t f o t fr m th fi ld T h Tr j a s a
e e, e ,
o o ,
o e e . e o n re

o n th ir h l s h wi g th m d w n i pur sui t n o c ease

e ee e n e o n , r
22 8 A B oo k of G i an ts
h av e th o ugh t it h ad b i h abi t d fr m t im im em o een n e o e

ri al Th en at l ast B ru te call eth th e i sl a d Bri tai n

.
, ,
n ,

a d h i s c o mp a i o n s Bri t n s af t e r h i
n n ow am fo o , s n n e, r

h was mi d e d t h at h i s m e m o ry sh o uld b p rp t u ate d

e n e e e

in t h d riv at i o n o f th e n am
e e Wh c e a f t rw ard e . en e

th e c o u t ry sp e e ch which was a f o r t im e c all e d Tr o j an

n ,
e

or cro o k d G r k w as c all e d Bri t i sh

e ee , .

B t C ri u s cal l d t h at sh ar e f th e ki n gd m which
u o ne e o o

h ad f all u to him by l t C o r wall a ft e r th m a r

en n o n , e n ne

o f h i s o wn am a d th e p n pl e Co r i hm th r i n
e, n eo n s en , e e

f ll o wi g th e Duk e s e x ampl e Fo alb i t th at h e

o n
’
. r e

migh t h av h ad th ch o ic e o f a pr vi c b f o r all
e e o n e e e

th et h r s t h at h ad c o m
o e t hi t h r y e t was h e mi d d e e ,
n e

r ath r to h av e that sh ar f th l a d which i s o w

e e o e n n

c all e d C r w all wh eth r fr m b e i g a it i t h co r u

o n , e o n , s s, e n

or h o r o f Bri tai o r fr o m a c o rrup t i o f th said

n n, n o e

n am e C o ri n u s e .

Fo n augh tr gav him gr at r pl easur th a to e e e e n

wr e tl w i th th gi a ts f wh o m was gr at r pl e n ty
s e e n , o e e

t h r e t h a i a y f t h pr vi c s t h at h ad b n sh ar d
e n n n o e o n e ee e

am o g t h i s c o mr ad e s
n s A m o g o th e r s w as a ce r tai n . n

h at e ful o e by am Go gm ag g t w lv e cubi t s i
n n e o ,
1
e n

h e ight wh o was o f such lu st iho o d t hat w h e h e h ad

, n

on c e upr o o te d it h e w ul d w i e ld an o ak t r e as lightly
,
o e

as it w r e a w an d o f h az l
e e .

Bru te h avi g thu s go t f o o t i g in B ri tai n was p e

,
n n , r

p ari n g to impr o v e th e sam e w h en A lbi n wh o h ad , o ,

1 Th e an c ie n t bo o k s o f A rab ia an d P e rs ia are f u ll o f m arve l o us

tal e s o f Go g an d M ag o g—J aj io u ge an d M aj io u g e, as t h e y are
c al l e d Th e se g ian t s th e y l o c ate in Tartary an d t h é C au c as ian
p pp
.
,

W al l f ro m th e C as ian t o th e B l ac k S e a was su o se d t o h ave

be en bu il t by th e m O f al l s o rt s o f m e tal s In Ge n e s i s M ag o g i s
p p
.

t h e t e n th so n o f J a h e t h ; Go g an d M ago g a re s o k e n O f by
E z e k ie l ; an d l ate r Go g and M ago g were n ame s o f n at io n s .
 Go gm ag o g 229

na m d thi s i sl an d a f te r h is wn am e — by w hich it
e o n ,

i s s o m e t im e s c all e d at thi s day — h avi g i t llig c e ,

n n e en

t h r o f r ai se d h i s wh o l e p w r b i g m
e e ,
o f gig a t ic o e ,
e n en n

st at ur a d v ast s t r e g th a d b ari g f
e, n t h ir arm s
n , n e n or e

huge club s o f k tty o ak b attl x e whirlb at s o f no ,

e a -
s,

ir o an d gl o b e s full o f spik e s f ast d t a l g p o l

n, ,
ene o on e

by a ch ai ; a d w i th t h se h e f ll up th i v ad r s
n n e , e on e n e

o n a c r t ai n day w h
e B ru t was h ldi g high f e st ival
en e o n

t o th e g d s o .

A bl dy battl e was f o ugh t wh r i th Tr o j an s

oo , e e n e

w r w r st d an d m a y f t h m sl ai a d t h ir wh o l e
e e o e n o e n, n e

army w a f rc d t r t ir
s o e o e e .

Bru t h r up c id e ri g th di adv a tage be

e, e e on o ns n e s n

tw e e h is m
n a d th gi a ts d vi e d a t r atag m t
en n e n , e s s e o

o v r thr o w t h m
e by diggi g i th e igh t a v ry l n g
e ,
n n n e o

a d d ep tr
n ech at t h e b tt m imp ali g it wi th s ha rp
en ,
o o n

s tak s a d c o v e ri g i t wi t h b o ugh s a d r tt e n hurdl s

e , n n n o e ,

o n whic h h e c au s d t b l aid dri d l e av e a d e ar t h

e o e e s n ,

o ly l avi g
n e m p a sag s w ll k o wn t h is m e n
n so e s e , e n o

by p ar t icul ar m ark s .

Thi s b e i g d n h d ar d th gi an ts to a s c o n d
n o e, e e e e

b attl which A lbi r ad ily acc p t d ; a d th e figh t

e, on e e e n

b i g b gu af t r so m di pu te Bru te se e m d to re
e n e n, e e s , e

t ir ; wh r up o
e th e gi a t pr sse d o u him wi t h gr eat
e e n n s e

fury ; a d th e Tr o j a s r t iri g n imbly b ey d t h e ir

n n e n on

tr ch m ad a sta d a d p ly d t h m wi th a sh o w e r ’
en e n ,
n e

o f d ar t a d arr o w s which m an n e r f figh t t h e y w r

s n , o e e

u acqu ai t d wi th w h r by m a y o f t h m w r sl ai n
n n e , e e n e e e .

H o w v r A lbi e e , c uragi g h i m n t c m t o
on en o n s e o o e

h dy st r k wi th th ir mi s th y ru sh d f rw ard
an o es e en e e , e e o ,

a d th
n v a gu ard imm e d iat ly p ri h d i th t r ch e s ;
e n e e s e n e en
23 0 A B oo k of G i ants
an d Tro j a s c o n t inui n g t o sh o t th e ir arr o w s v e ry
th e n o

t hick t h e gi a t s w e r e p u t t o fligh t an d pur s u e d i n to

, n ,

C rn wall ; wh e r e i an o th e r bl o o dy fight A lbi o n was

o , n ,

s l ai by Bru t figh t i g h an d to h an d
n e, n .

B t h is h ug e br o t h e r G o gm ag o g Bru t e h ad c o m
u , ,

m a d d t o b tak e n aliv e as h e was mi n d e d t s e e a

n e . e o

wr st li g b o u t b etwixt him an d Co rin eu s wh o Was

e n ,

b y d m asur e k en to m at ch him se lf agai n st such

e on e e

m o st e r s
n .

S o Co ri u s o v r j o ye d at th e p r o sp c t gir t him s e lf
ne , e e ,

f o th e
r c u t r a d fli gi g away h is arm s ch al
en o n e , n n n ,

l g d him to a b u t at w r stli g
en e o e n .

At th e st ar t th n e S id e st a d s C o ri n e u s o n
,
on e o n ,

th e th r th
o gi an t ach huggi g th o th e r t ight in
e e , e n e

t h e s h ackl e o f t h ir a rm s b t h m ak i g th e v ry ai
e s, o n e r

qu ak e w i th th e ir br athl s s g aspi g It was n o t l o g e e n . n

b e f o re G o gm ago g gr a pi g Co ri n e u s wi th al l h is , s n

f rc e brak him t hr o f h is rib s tw o n th e righ t

o ,
e ee , o

s id e an d o n o n th l ft e e e .

R o u se d th e r e by to fury C ri n e u s gathe r e d up al l ,
o

h i s st r en g th h av d him up o n h i s s h uld r s an d an
,
e e o e r

w i t h h i s burd e as f ast as h e c o uld f o th e w e i gh t t o

n r

th e s ash o r e n igh e t at h an d M o u n t i n g up to t h e '

e s .

t p Of a high cli ff an d di sen g agi g him se lf h e h u rl e d

‘

o ,
n ,

t h e d e adly m o n st r h h ad c arri e d o n h i s S h o uld e r

e e

i n to th e se a w h r e f alli n g o n th e s harp r o ck s h e was

, e , ,

m a gl e d al l to p i e c s an d dy e d th e wav e s w i th h is
n e

bl o d s o t h at e v r t h e r e af t r th at pl ace fr o m th e fli n g
o ,
e e

i g d o wn o f th gi a t h ath b e e n k w as Lam go e
n e n no n

m ag t to wit G gm ag g s L ap an d i s c all ed by
” “ ’
o , ,
o o e ,

t h at am n u to t hi s p r se nt day
e n e .
23 2 A B oo k o f G i ants
gr at club an d fr o m h i s m o u th c ast fir an d smo ke
e , e ,

w i th w hich th w h o l e to wn was illumi n ate d H o w ev e r

e .
,

d v o u t ly m aki n g th e s ig n O f t h e Cro ss t h e k igh t

e ,
n

a tt ack e d him s o fi e r c ly wi th h i s t ru s t y e w o rd that s

e re l o g th n d m o n cri e d f o r m e rcy — an d di scl s d

e e , o e

th e s cr e t t r e as ur e s o f th e t o w n pr o mi s i g P ayn t h at
e , n

h e s h o uld b e l o rd o f al l t h at so il .

A n o th e r acc u n t say s th at t h e re w e re two br o th e r s

o ,

Go g an d M ago g wh w e r e t ak en pri so n e r s by B ru t e
, o

an d l d in t riumph to th e p l ac e w h e r e L o n d o n no w
e

s ta d s ; an d w h e
n a p al ace was e r e c te d by th e s id e o f
n

t h e riv e r Th am es o n th e pr e sen t s i t e o f G uildh all

, ,

t h e s e t wo gi an t s w e r e ch ai n e d t o th e p al ac e g at e s as
p r t r s I m e m o ry o f w hich th e i r e ffigies a f te r th e ir
o e . n ,

d ath w r e s e t up as t h y n o w app ear in G uildhal l

e s, e e .

C e r tai it is t hat th e se t wo c o l o ssal figur s th e Old e r

n e ,

c arryi g a m o rn i n g star (th e s pik e d gl o b e f asten e d

n
”

to a l g p o l by a ch ai n w i th w hich h o r se m e n u se d to
on e

d m o li h t h ir mi e s i a m él é e ) h av k pt wat ch
e s e en e n e e
“

an d w a rd o v r L o n d o n g at s f o r c en turi e s— an d w e r e
e e

b e li ev d by th o u san d s o f childr en to d e sc d fro m

e en

t h e ir p e d e st al s a d go t o di n r w h n S t P aul s cl o ck
’
n n e e .

s t ruck t w lv e e .

In 1 4 1 5 vic to ri u s H e ry V was w e lc o m e d i n to
o n

Lo n d o by a m al e a d f mal e gi an t stan di n g at th e
n n e

e n t r a c e to t h e Bridge
n t h e m an h o ldi n g an ax e an d
,

a b un ch o f k e y s ; a f e w y e ar s l at r H e n ry V I was e

s imil arly gr e e t e d ; in 1 5 5 4 up o n th e public try o f , en

Phillip an d M ary two gr at im age s o f g an ts s to o d

, e 1

at t h e bridg o e n am e d G o gm ag o g th
e, n A lbi o n o n e e ,

Co ri n e u s ; a d all thr o ugh th 1 6 th an d 1 7 th c entu ri es

n e
 Go gm ago g 23 3

t h s migh ty r e mi d r s o f th e o l d tal e fi gur e d in public

e e n e

p ag a t s e n .

Th figur e s w e r e m ad e o n ly o f w ick e r w rk a d
e se -
o n

p a t b ard p u t t g th e r w i th gr at art a d i ge ui ty ;
s e o ,
o e e n n n

a d th
n two t rribl e o rigi al gi a t s h ad th e h
e se e r n n o no

y arly t grac e m y L rd M ayo r s sh o w b i g c arri d

e o o
’
, e n e

i gr at t riumph i th t im e f th e p ag a t s ; a d wh
n e n e o e n n en

t h at mi t se rvic was v e r r m o u t d t h ir l d
e n en e o , e n e e o

st at i i G uildh all t ill by r e as

ons n o f t h ir v e ry gr at ,
on e e

ag Old t im wi th th h lp o f a umb r o f ci ty r at s
e, e, e e n e

a d mic
n h ad e at n up al l th ir
e, t r ail s T h e di sso
e e en .

l tiu on f th t w o ld w ak a d f bl gi a t s gav
o e o , e , n ee e n ,
e

bir th to th t wo pr e t sub ta t i al a d m aj t ic gi a t s ;
e es n s n n es n

w h o by rd r a d at th Ci ty ch arg
, o e w re f rm d
, n e e, e o e

a d f as hi
n d Cap tai Rich ard S au d r s a mi t
o ne . n n e ,
n e n en

c arv e r i Ki n g S t r t Ch e ap s id was t h ir f ath r ;

n ee , e e e

wh a f t r h e h ad c o mpl e t ly fim sh e d
o, e cl th d a d e , o e ,
n

a rm d t h see h i s t wo s n s th y w e r
e , imm di at ly o , e e e e

adv a c d t n t h ir l f ty stat i o n s i n G uildh all which

e o e o ,

t h e y h av p ac e fully e j y e d e v r s i c e t h e y ar 1 7 08
e e n o e n e .

F o v e r tw
or hu dr d y ar s o w t h e f o ur t o n e e n es een

f t h o ll o w w o o d figur s h av sto o d i th e G uild

oo en e e n

h all o h o ldi g h i spik e d b all th e o th r a h alb rd

, ne n s , e e .

M a y a p ar ad h av e t h y figur e d i ; m a y a child
n e e n n

h a b e frigh te d by th e m ; m a y a vi s i t o r h a w
s e n ne n s on

d r d at t h m ; b t f w e ugh h av e ev r r ad th tal
e e e u e no e e e e

o f C ri e u s s o c u te r w i th th t rribl e rigi al
n
’
en o n e e o n .

Th e ci ty
B ay ux st ill h as it s f st ival p arad wi th
o f e e e

a hug f gy c o mm m r at i g th
e e fi l ayi g f th t
,
e o n e s n O e er

ribl Bru th D by R b r t f A rgo ug s in D u ai

e n e an e o e o e o ,
 '
23 4 A B oo k of G i ants
huge Gayan t wi th h i wif a d childr e p arad s th
s e n n e e

st r e e t s f o r t h r e e d ay s d u ri n g th e J uly k e rm e ss ; M tz e ,

Lill Du kirk a d m an y Spa i sh ci t i s to o h av h ad

e, n n n e , , e

a s an a nn u al f e atur so m e such e v c c o mm e m rat i o n

e i 1 o

o f gi an t s c o n e c t e d wi t h th ci ty s hi sto ry ; an d huge
’
n e

A n t ig u s h as a p erm an e nt pl ac e in th e cp at o f arm s
on - -

o f Antwerp .
23 6 A B oo k o f G i ants
ho me . d w to l e p in th v i n g an d in
M e n l ay o n s e e e en ,

the i ght t h y h ard a gr at

n e eth r m ar e n 0 1 se in e oo ne

the b di s (f arm r ) b d N o e dar d t ge t up

on
’
e
’
s e . o n e o

t o s e wh at was t h m att r b e c au s t h r e w r so f w
e e e , e e e e e

o f th m e Th mi t r s f t h h u e r e t ur d h m
. e s es o e o s ne o e

the n e xt m o r i g b t h hu sb a d h ad di sapp ar d
n n , u er n e e

an d n o o e k w wh at h ad b c m o f him S o th e
n ne e o e .

ne xt s a e p a d Th e f o ll o wi g wi n te r th m is
so n sse . n e

t r e s s w an t e d t go t o m as s a d t o ld h r s rv a t t
o , n e e n o

s tay at h m ; h was v ry u willi g bu t said sh

o e e e n n e

sh o uld be b ye d It h app e e d j u st as b e f r e ; t hi s
o e . n o

t im e t h e rv a t di app e ar d P o pl t h o ugh t it v ry
se n s e . e e e

s t r an g a d f o u d o m e dr p s o f b l
e n n d up n th u t r
s o oo o e o e

d o o r so th y upp o d t h at so m e e vil spiri t

, e s t r ll
se , or o ,

mu st h av e c arri d ff b o t h th e m en e O .

Thi s sto ry h ad spr ad al l t hr o ugh th e di st rict It e .

cam to th e e ar s f G e tti wh b i g w ll accu to m d

e o r r, o e n e s e

t o d e al wi t h gh t s an d S p c t r e s t ur
os d h i s ste p s thi th r e ne e

an d arriv d Yul ve at S a dh au ga H was

e on e e -
n r . e

di sgui se d as was n o w h is cu st m b e cau se h is e my o , en

Th o rir h ad set a pric e o h is h ad a d c all d him s lf n e ,

n e e

G e st .

Th e l ady f th h o u se saw th at h was e n o rm o u ly

o e e s

t all a d t h se rv a t s w r t rribly a fr aid o f him

, n e n H e e e . e

as k d f o
e h pi tal ity ; th e mi st r ss t o ld him that f o d
r os e o

was r e ady f him bu t t hat h mu st s e af te r him lf

or e e se .

H e s aid h w o uld an d add de , e

“
I will stay in th e h o u se w hil e yo u g to m ass if o

y o u w o uld lik i t e .

S h e said : Y mu st be a brav e m an to v en tur e to

“
ou

stay in thi s h u se
”
o .
 Th e G i an t B e h i n d th e W ate rfall 23 7

I do n o t c ar e f o r a dull lif h said e, e .

Th n s h e said : I do n o t w an t t r m ai n at h o m
e
“
o e e,

bu t I c a t g t acr o s s th e r iv e r
”
nno e .

I will c o m wi th y o said th e p r e ten d d G st

”
e u, e e .

S o sh e m ad r eady t go to m ass wi t h h e r li tt l dau gh

e o e

te r It w as t h awi g o u t s id e ; th e riv r w as fl o o d d
. n e e

a d was c o v e r d w i t h ice
n e .

It i s imp o ss ibl e f o r m a o r h o r se t cr o s s said n o ,

S te in vo r .

Th r mu st b f o rd s said G e st
“
e e DO
e t be , . no

a fr aid
”
.

Fir st c arry th m aid en o v e r ; sh e i s ligh te r

“
e .

I d o n t w a t t o m ak t w j o ur y s o f it s aid h e ;
’
n e o ne ,
”

I w ill carry y o u in my arm s .

”

S h cr o ss d h r s lf a d said : Th at i s imp o s s ibl e ;

e e e e n

wh at will yo u d wi th th e girl ! ”
o

I will fi d a way said Ge st

“
n , .

Taki n g t h m b o th up h s t th girl n h r m o th e r s
e , e e e o e
’

k e e w hil h e b r th e m b th o n h is l e f t arm k e pi n g
n , e o e o , e

h i s righ t a m fr e r e .

S o h e c arri d t h e m acr s s The y w e r e to o frigh t

e o .

en e d t cry o t Th e riv e r c am up to h is br a t
o u . e e s ,

a d a gr at pi e c e o f ice c am e agai n s t h im
n e w hich h e ,

p u h sd O
e ff w i t h th h an d t h at was fr e e Th e n th e
e .

s t r am b c am e so d e p th at i t br o k e o v e r h is sh o uld e r
e e e ,

bu t h w ad e d o vig o r o u sly t ill h r e ach e d th e o th r

e n e e

ba k a d p t the m
n n ho ru on s e .

Th e mi st r ss r ach e d E yja dal sa f o

e m ass an d
e r r

e v e ry o e w n d e r e d h o w sh e h ad cr o sse d th e riv e r
n o .

S h said sh e did n o t k n o w wh e t h e r i t was a m an r

e o

a t r o ll wh o h ad c arri d h e r o v e r Th e pri e st said it e .

23 8 A B oo k o f G i ants
was c e r tai ly a m an t h o ugh u lik o t h e r m en L t
n , n e . e

u s ke p e il n t o v r it ; m ay b t hat h e m ea s t h lp
s e e e n o e

y o u i n y ur difficul ot i e s .
”

S h stay d t h e r e th at n igh t
e e
'

M ea whil e G tti h ad w ad e d back It was n arly

n re r . e

d ark by t h t im e h e go t h m e t S an dh au ga an d
e o o r

c all d f so me f o d Wh n h h ad at e
e or o m ethi n g
. e e e n so

h t ld th e s e rv an t s t o go to th o t h r
e o d o f th e h all e e en .

Th en h e go t o m e b o ard s a d l o o se l o g s an d l aid th e m
s n

acr ss th e h all t
o m ak a gr at barricad e so t h at n
o e e o ne

o f t h e s rv an t s c uld ge t acr o s
e N O o n e d ar e d t
o s . o

o pp se him
o t o o b j ct t or a y t hi g Th e t ran c e e o n n . e n

was in th s id e w al l f th h all u d r t h e b ack gabl

e o e n e e,

a d n ar i t was a cr o s s b
n e ch up which G e tt i l aid en on r r

h im s lf k e pi n g o n h i s cl o th e s w i t h a light bur i g
e , e , n n

in t h r o m
e S o h l ay t ill i t t h
o . igh t e n o e n .

To w ard s midn igh t h e h ard a l ud n o i se o u ts id e e o ,

an d v ry so n t h e r
e w alk d a huge tr ll wi fe i t th e
o e e o -

n o

ro o m .S h e c arri e d a t r o ugh in o n h an d an d a r at h r e e

l arge cu t l ass i th o th r S h l o o k d a r u d th n e e . e e o n e

ro o m as sh e en t r d an d se m g Gr t t i r lyi g
e e ,
on e e n

t h r S h ru s h d at him ; h
e e e t ar t d up a d attack d h
e e s e n e er

furi o u ly s .

Th y fo ugh t l o n g to g e th r ; sh e was th t ro n ge r
e e e s

b t h e e v ad d h r skilfully
u e Ev e rythi n g n e ar the m
e .

an d th p an elli g o f t h e b ack w all w e r e br k n t

e n o e o

pi c s S h e dragge d him t hr o ugh th hall d o o r o t

e e . e u

t o th e po rch wh r e h r e s i ste d vigo r o u sly Th t ro ll

, e e . e

w i f e w an te d to drag h im o u t o f th e h o u se bu t b e f o re ,

t h at was d o n e t h y h ad br o k e n up al l th e fi tti n g s
e f o

th e o u te r d o o r an d b o r n e t h e m away o n t h e ir sh o uld e r s .
2 40 A B ook o f G iants
of S te invo r s hu sb and an d se rv an t wh o h ad disap
’

p e a r e d ; Gre t t ir s aid t h e y mu s t h av e b en t ak e n a m o g e n

th e ro ck s Th e p ri e st said h e co uld n o t b li ev e t h at
. e

unl e ss h e gav e s o m e evid en c o f it Grettir d e cl ar e d e .

t h at l ate r i t w o uld b e c o m e k o w an d th e p ri e st w e n t n n,

h o m e G etti l ay m an y d ay s in h i s be d an d th e l ady
. r r ,

d id al l sh e c uld f o him or .

H e h im se lf alw ay s d cl ar e d th at th e t r o l l w o m an
e

s pr an g am o n g t h e r o ck s i th e w at e rf all w h e n sh n e

was w o u n d e d bu t th e m e n o f B ardadal h av e a t al
, e

t h at day d aw n e d u p o n h e r w hil e t h y w r e w r e st li n g e e ,

so t h at wh e n h e cu t o ff h e a m sh e l o s t h e po we rs r r r

an d i s st ill stan di g t h e r e o n th e m o u t ai n i
n th e lik n n e

n e s s o f a h id e o u w o m an H o w v r t h at m ay be th
s . e e ,
e

d w e ll e r s i th e vall e y k e pt G tti s se cr e t so t h at h
n re r
’
e

was saf e fr o m h is e e mi e s a d th e bl o d f e ud whil

n n o -
e

h e l ay h e lpl e ss .

O n e day th at wi n t r af t r Yul e G tt ir w n t t o e , e ,
re e

E y jardal sa a d m e t S te in n t o w h o m h e said n,

I se e p ri e st th at yo u h av e li ttl e be li e f in wh at I
, ,

say . N o w I w i sh y o u t o c o m e wi t h m e to t h e riv e r
an d s e e f o r y o ur se lf wh at pr o b abili t y t h e r e i s i
”
it n .

Th e pri e st did s o W hen th e y r e ach d th e f all

. e s

th e y saw a c av up u n d r th e r o ck s Th e cli ff was

e e .

t h e r e so stee p t h at o o n e c o uld climb it an d it w as

n ,

ne arly t en f at h o m s d o w n t o th e w ate r The y h ad a .

r o p e w i th th e m .

It i s q ui te imp o s s ibl e f o a y g t d w
“
t r n o ne o e o n

th e r e , said th e pri st e .

G e tt i a sw e r e d : It i s c r t ai ly p s ibl ; a d m n
r r n e n os e n e

o f high m e t t l e a e t h o se wh w uld f l th e m s lv s
r o o ee e e
 Th e G i an t B e h i n d th e W ate rfall 2 4 1
happi t th e r e I w an t t s wh at t h r is b ack f
es . o ee e e o

th f all D y o u mi n d th r o p e
”
e . o e .

T h pri t said h c o uld do o i f h

e es ch s H e e s e o e .

dr o v e a s tak e i to th e gr o u n d a d l aid sto e s n n n

ag ai t it ns .

G e t t i n o w f asten d a sto ne in a l o o p at th e n d
r r e e

Of th e r p e an d l o w r e d i t fr o m ab v e i n to th e wat r
o , e o e .

H o w do y m a t go ! ask e d S te i n ou e n o
”
n .

I d o n t m ean t o be b u d w h e I co m e i n to th
’
o n n e

f all G t ti said S m y mi d te ll s m
, re r
” “
o n e .

Th n h pr p ar e d to go ; h e h ad f e w cl o the s o n an d
e e e ,

o ly a sh o r t sw o rd ; n o o t h e r arm s
n H e j ump e d fr o m .

a r o ck a d g t d w n t o th e f all
n Th e pri e st s aw t h e
o o .

s o l e s Of h i s f e t bu t af te r th at d i d n o t k n o w w h at
e ,

h ad b c o m e o f him
e .

G ett i div d b e ath th e f all

r r It was v e ry di fficul t
e ne .

s wimmi g b c au s no f t h e curr en t s an d h e h ad t o div

e e , e

t th b tt m t o ge t b e hi d th e p o uri n g w all
o e o o f w at r n o e .

Th r was a r o ck w h r h e c am e up an d a gr eat cav e

e e e e ,

b hi d th e f all i fr t o f which th w ate r s tr eam e d

e n n on e

do wn .

H w t i n t th e c av
e en wh e r th r e was a l arge
o e, e e

fi re bur i g a d a h rribl e gr at gi a t m o st f earful

n n , n o e n ,

t b h o ld
o e i tt i g b e f r it
, s n o e .

A s G tti t r d th
re gi a t pr a g up s e ize d a
r en e e e n s n ,

h alb rd a d s truck at him f o r h c uld b th strik e a d

e n , e o o n

t hru t wi t h i t
s It h ad a w d h af t a d was f th
. oo en s n o e

ki d call d h p tis ax G tt i t ruck b ack w i th h i

n e
“
e -
.
”
re r s s

sw o rd a d cu t t hr o ugh t h
n h af t e s .

Th en th gi a t t ri d to r each up backw ard s t o a

e n e

sw o rd which w as h a gi g i n th c av an d at th at n n e e,
2 42 A B oo k o f G i an ts
m o m e nt G re ttir st uck at him an d cu t o p n h is l o w r
r e e

br ast a d sto m ach s th at al l h is t rail s f e ll o u t

e n o en

i to th e riv e r an d fl ate d d o w th s tr am
n o n e e .

Th e pri s t wh o was i tt i n g by t h e r o p
e , s aw t h e s e,

w ate r al l t hick e d an d bl o o dy a d l o t h is h ead m ak

ne n s .

i g s ur e t h at G r tt ir w as kill d
n e H e l e f t th e r o p e an d e .

r an ff h o m
o w h e r e h e arri ve d in th e e v en i n g a d
e, n

t ld t h m f o r c e r tai n G e tt i was d ad an d s aid it

o e r r e ,

was a gr at mi s f o r tu e t h av l st uc h a m a ne o e o s n .

G re t ti s t ruck f e w m o r bl o ws at th e g i an t b e f o r e
r e

h e w as d e ad H e t h e e te r d th e c av e ki n dl e d a
. n n e ,

light an d xpl re d It i s o t to ld h o w much t r e asur e

e o . n

h e f o u d th e r n bu t t h r e i s sa id t h av e b e en so m e
e, e o .

H e s tay d t h r e t ill l at i t o th e n igh t an d f o u n d th e

e e e n ,

b s o f two m n w hich h e c arri e d aw ay in a S ki

one e n .

Th n h cam e e t f th e c av e s w am to th r o p
e ou o , e e

a d sh o k i t
n t hi ki g th
o ,
pri t was t he re ; fi di g
n n e es n n

h im g o e h h ad t climb up th e r p e h an d o v r h a d
n e o o e n ,

a d S
n r ach e d th e to p
O e .

H tur
e d t E yja dal sa a d c arri d th ski
re ne o r n e e n

wi th th e b s in it i t th v t ibul e f th e church
o ne n o e es o ,

to g h
t ee r w i t h a ru — s taff upo which w e re m o st b eau
ne , n

t i f u l ly c arv e d th e f o ll wi n g li e s : o n

I t t h f l l f th t r
n o e t I w
a t O e o re n en

D ank it s m aw t o wards m e g a e d p .

Th e fl o o ds b e f o e th e o g re ss den r ’

M igh ty against my s o u l de l ay e d h rp .

An d t h e n
H i de o u s th e f ri e n d o f M ell a c ame ,
r
H ard w e e th e bl o w s I de al t u o n h er p .

Th e s h a f t o f H e p t i s ax w as se e re d, v
My s w o rd h as pi e rc e d th e m o n s t e r s b
’
r east .
 CHA PTER X V II
TH E ON E G OO D GIA N T : ST . C H R IS T O P H E R

EA RKE N to th e tal e in th Go l d n Legen d o f

H th e gi a t Syri an fair o f face a d spiri t wh o
n ,
e

n
e

b ugh t t th fa i th c o u tl s t h o u sa d s f u b li ev e r s
ro o e n es n o n e

b e fo re h e f e ll a m ar tyr in th e p e r s cu t i o n o f th e B y e

an t i e e mp e r o r in th e t hird c e t ury a f t e r Chri st s

‘ ’
z n n

bir th N ev e r b e f o r e si c did such a flo we r as t hi

. or n e s

p at ro n sai nt f al l f rrym n pri g fr o m th e d

o e e s n
“
se e

f t h e gi a t t h at pr o duc e d O g Ki ng f B ashan a d
”
o n , o , n

G li at h o f Gat h
o .

C hri ph r t o fo r h is bapt i m was n am e d Re pro

st o e e s

bu s bu t af t rw ard s h e was am e d Chri s t o ph e r which

, e n ,

i s as much to say as b e ari g Chri st o f t h at th at h n , e

bar e C hri st in f o u m a n e r s H e b ar e him o h is

r n . n

s h o uld r s by c o v e yi n g an d l adi n g
e n in h i s b o dy by e ,

m aki g it l e a in mi n d by d ev o t i o n an d in h is m o u th
n n, ,

by c o f e ssi o n an d pr e dict i o n
n .

C hri sto ph e r was o f th e li n e age o f th e Can aan i te s ,

a d h e was o f a righ t gr e at stat ur e

n an d h ad a t er ,

ribl e an d f earful ch e e r a d co u te n an ce An d h e was

n n .

t w e lv e cubi t s o f l en g th an d as it i s r e ad in so m e h i s
,

to ri e s t h at w h e n h e se rv e d an d d w e ll e d wi t h t h e ki n g
,

o f Can aan it c am e in h is mi d t h at h w o uld s e k

, n e e

th e gr e at st pri c e t h at was in th e w o rld ; an d h im

e n

wo uld h e se rve an d o b e y .

244
 "

One Goo d G i an t : C h ri sto p h e r 24

An d so h c am t a righ t gr at
f ar h e w en t t at h e e o e

ki g o f who m th r m g e rally wa th at h was

n , e en o e en s e

t h e gr e at t f th w o rld
es Wh th ki g aw him
o e . en e n s ,

h e r e c e ive d him i t h is se rvic a d m ad e him to n o e, n

dw ll i h is c urt
e n o .

Up n a t im e a mi st r l sa g t f o r e him a g in
o n e n o so n

which h e am e d o f t t h d vil a d th e ki g which

n e e , n n ,

w s a Chri t i an m an w h n h e h ard him

a s am e th , e e n e

d vil m ad e a n th e S ign f th e cr ss i h is vi ag
e ,
no o o n s e .

Wh Chri t ph r aw th at h h ad gr e at m arv l
en s o e s , e e

wh at S ig it wa a d wh r f r th ki g m ade it a d
n s, n e e o e e n , n

h e d m a d d o f him A d b cau th ki g w uld

e n e . n e se e n o

no t ay h s sa i d :, e

If th o u t ll m e n t I shall l o g r dw l l wi th
e o , no n e e

th ee .

Th th ki g t ld t him sayi g : A lw ay wh I
en e n o o ,
n en

h ar t h d vil am d I f ar th at h sh o uld h av p o w r
e e e n e , e e e e

o v r m a d I gar i h m wi t h thi s s ign that h gri v

e e, n n s e e e e

oy me
”
no t e a n nn .

Th en Chri to ph e r said t h im : D o u bt st th o u th
s o e e

d vil t h at h hur t the

e t! Th n i s th e d vil m r
e e no e e o e

migh ty a d gr at r t h an th o u art I am th n d c iv d
n e e . e e e e

o f my h p e a d purp o s o f o I h ad supp se d I h ad
n e, r o

f u d th e m o t mighty a d th m st gre at t L rd
o n s n e o es o

o f th e w o rld b t I c o mm d t h e t G o d f o I wil l
, u en e o , r

s k him f to b my L rd an d I h is s rv a t A d
ee or e o , e n .
”
n

th d par t d fr o m thi ki n g an d h ast e d him f o t

en e e s , r o

se e k th e d vil e .

A h e w t by a gr e at d s r t h saw a gr at
s en m e e , e e co

p a y f k igh t o f which a k igh t cru l a d h

n o n s, n , e n o r

ribl c am t o him a d d m a d d w hi th r h w t
e, e n e n e e e en .
2 46 A B ook o f G i an ts
C hri sto p h e r an sw e r d t o him a d said : I am h e e n

t h at t h u e k e st A d th Chri t ph r was gl ad ”
o se . n en s o e ,

an d b o u n d him t o b h is s e rv a t p e rp e tu al an d t k e n ,
oo

him f h i m a t r a d L o rd
or s s e n .

A s t h y w t t g t h r by a c o mm n way t h y
e en o e e o ,
e

f o u n d t h r a cr o ss e r e ct an d stan di g ! An o n as th
e e ,
n e

d vil aw th cr o ss h e was a f e ar d a d fle d an d l e f t
e s e e n ,

th e righ t w ay a d br ugh t Chri st ph e r ab o u t by a

, n o o

s h arp d r t A d a ft r w h th y w e r e p ast th
e se . n e , en e e

cr o h e br ught him t t h e highway th at th ey h ad

ss , o o

l e f t Wh Chri t ph e r saw t h at h e m arv ll d a d

. en s o , e e , n

d m a d d wh e r f h d ub t e d a d h ad l ft th e high
e n e eo e o , n e

an d f ai r w ay a d h ad g o o f a ab u t by s
,
n a pr ne s r o o s e

a d es r t A d th d vil w uld
e . n t t ll him i n e wi e o no e no se .

Th e Chri to ph e r said t him : If t h o u w il t o t t ll

n s o n e

m e I h all a o
, s d p ar t fr m t h an d sh all se rv e
n n e o e e,

t h ee o m r
”
n o e .

Wh r f r th d evil was c o st r ai d t te ll him a d

e e o e n ne o ,
n

s aid : Th r w a a m a c all d Chri st which wa

“
e e s n e s

ha g d n e th cr ss a d wh I e h i sign I am
on e o , n en se s

s r a fr aid a d fl fr o m it wh r s v r I se it ”
o e , n ee e e oe e e .

T wh m Chri t ph r said : Th h e i s gr ate r “

o o s o e en e ,

a d m r
n migh t i r th a t h o u w h tho u art afraid
o e e n ,
en

o f h i S ig ; a d I s e w ll t h at I h av l ab r d i v ai
s n n e e e o e n n,

w h en I h av e n t f d th gr at st L rd o f th o o un en e e e o e

w o rld A d I w ill rv t h e o l g r Go t h y way

. n se e e n on e .

th I will k Chri st ”
f
en , or see .

A d wh n h h ad l g so ugh t a d d e m a d d wh r
en e
‘
on n n e e e

h e h uld fi d Chri t at la t h c am i t a gr at
s o n s , s e e n o e

d s r t t a h rmi t th at dw l t t h e r a d t hi h rmi t
e e ,
o n e e e, n s e

pr ach d t him J su s Chri t a d i f rm d him i th

e e o e s n n o e n e
2 48 A B oo k o f G i ants
And wh n h e was agai in h is h u h h e ard th e
e n o se , e

s am ev ic an d h a t a d f u n d bo dy
o e e r n ou n o no .

Th e t hird ti m h was c all e d a d c am t hi t h r a d

e e n e e , n

f o u n d a child b s id th e riv ag f th riv r whiche e e o e e ,

praye d him g o dly to b e ar him o v e r th e w at r

o e .

C hri t ph r lif t up th e child o n h is s h ulde rs an d

s o e o ,

t o o k h i s staff an d e n e r e d i to th e riv e r f
, t o p asst n or .

A d th w at r f th riv e r ar o se an d s w e ll d m o r e
n e e o e e

an d m o r e : an d th child was h eavy as l ead an d alway

e ,

a s h e w e t f ar t h r t h e w at r i n cr e ase d an d gr e w m o r
n e , e e,

a d th e child m r
n an d m o r e w ax d h e avy i n so much
o e e ,

t h at Chri t o ph r h ad gr at angui sh a d was a f e ar d

s e e n e

t o b dr w
e od ne .

W hen h e wa scap e d w i th gr eat p ai n an d p asse d

s e ,

th e w at r a d se t t h
e , child agr o u n d h said t th e
n e , e o

child : Child th u h ast p t m e in gr at p e ril ; th o u

“
, o u e

w igh e st alm o st as I h ad al l th w o rld up o

e me I e n .

might b ar e gr at r burd e
no e e n .

A d t h child a sw r e d : Chri sto ph e r m arv l t h e

“
n e n e , e e

no thi n g f , t h o u h ast n o t o ly b r e all th e w rld

or n o n o

up th e b t t h u h ast b o r n him th at cr at d an d
on e, u o e e e

m ad al l th e w o rld up o th y S h o uld r s I am J e su
e , n e .

Chri st th ki g t o w h o m t ho u s rv st i thi w o rk
e n , e e n s .

A d b c au e t h at t h o u k o w t h at I s ay t o b th t ru th
n e s n e e ,

se t t h y staff in th e e ar t h by th y h o u s e an d t h o u h al t , s

t o m rn t h at it S h all b ar fl w r s an d frui t
”
se e o A d e o e . n

an on h e v a i sh e d fr o m h i s y e s
n e .

Th n Chri st ph e r s t h i taff in th e arth a d wh

e o e s s e , n en

h ar
e th
o se o n m r h f o u d h i st aff lik e a p almi r
e o n, e n s e

bea m g fl o w r s l e av s a d d ate s
r e , e n .

Ch ri st o p h e r w en t i n to t h ci ty o f Ly s ia an d u n d e r e ,
 One Goo d G i an t : C h ri sto p h e r 2 49
s to o d n o t t h ir l an gu ag Th en h p raye d o u r L rd
e e . e o

th at h e m igh t u n d r st a d t h e m a d s h did A d
e n ,
n o e . n

as h e was i n t hi s pr ay e r th j udg s supp o se d t h at h e , e e

h ad b e en a f o o l a d l e f t him th e r e ,A n d t h en wh
n . en

Chri st ph e r u n d r sto o d th l an gu ag h c o v e r e d h i s
o e e e, e

vi sag e an d w e t t o t h pl ac e wh r e th y m ar tyr d
n e e e e

C hri st i an m e a d c mf o rte d th m i u L o rd A d
n, n o e n o r . n

th e judg sm t him in th f ac e an d Chri to ph r

es o e e , s e

said t o t h m : If I w r e n o t Chri st i a I w o uld av n g e

e
“
e n, e

mi i jury
ne n .

Th Chri sto ph r pi tche d h i s ro d i th ar th a d

en e n e e ,
n

pr ay d t o u L o rd t h at f o to c o n v r t th p pl it
e o r r e e eo e,

migh t b e ar fl o w r an d frui t an d an o it did s H r e

e s , n o . e

h e c o n v e r t d igh t t h o u sa d m n
e e n e .

Th e ki g se t two k igh ts f o t o f e t ch him t o t h

n n n r e

ki g a d th y f o u d him p r ayi n g a d dur st n t t ll

n , n e n , n o e

him s A d a n a f te r th ki g s t a m a y m o r e
o . n no , e n en s n ,

an d t h y a e t th e m d o w
non f o to pr ay wi t h him
se n r .

Wh n Chri st ph e r ar o e h said t t h e m : Wh at
e o s , e o
“

s ek ye ! A d w h en t h e y aw him i th vi sag t h y
”
e n s n e e, e

s aid t him : Th e ki n g h ath s en t u s th at we sh o uld

o
“
,

l ad th e e b o un d u n to him
e .
”

Chri sto ph r said to th m : If I w o uld y e sh o uld

e e ,

n o t l ead m e t o him b o u n d n e u n b u d A n d t h ey
, o n .

s aid t o him : If th o u wil t go th y way go qui t wh r e

“
, , e

t h o u w il t An d we s h all say t o th e ki g t h at w h av e
. n e

n o t f o un d th ee .

It sh all n o t b e so said h e bu t I sh all go wi th

, ,

yo u .

Th en he c o v r t d t h m i t h f ai t h a d m
n e e e n e , n co

m an de d t h m th at t h y sh o uld bi n d h i s h an d s b e hi n d
e e
25 0 A B oo k o f Gi an ts
h is b ack an d l ad him so b o u d to th ki g W he
, e n e n . n

th e ki n g saw him h e was a f e ar d a d f ll d w ff th e n e o n o e

s e at an d h i s s e rv an t s lif t e d him up an d r e li v e d him

, e

ag ai n .

T h ki n g i q uir ed h i s n am e an d h i s co u t ry ; an d
e n n

Chri sto ph e r said t o him : To f r e I was b ap t iz d I “

o e

w as n am ed R p o b an d a f t r I am Chri st ph e r ;
e r u s, e , o

to f o r b apt i sm a Ca aa i te n o w a Chri st i an m a ”
e , n n , n .

T wh m th e ki g s aid : Th u h a t a f li h am
“
o o n o s oo s n e,

t h at i s t o w it o f Chri t crucifi e d w hich c o uld o t h e lp s , n

him self H o w th e r e f o r t h o u cur e d Can aan i te w hy

.
, e, s ,

w il t t h o u o t do sacrifice to u go d s !
n o r
”

C hri to ph e r said : Th o u a t right fully c all e d D ag

s
“
r

nu s f , th u a t th
or d at h o f th w rld a d f e ll o w
o r e e e o , n

o f th d evil an d th y g d s be m ade wi t h th h an d s
e , o e
”
o f m en .

A n d th e ki g said t him : Th u w e r t n uri sh d

n o o o e

am o g wild b east s a d t h e r e f o r
n t h o u m ay e st ,o t sayn e n

bu t w ild l a gu age an d w o rd s u kn wn t o m e
n , A d n o n . n

i f th o u w il t n o w do sacrific e to th e go d s I sh all giv e

t o t h e e gr e at gi f t s an d gr e at h n o r s an d i f ot I o , n ,

sh all d e st r o y t h e a d c o n sum e t h e by gr at p a
e i s an d
n e e n

t o rm e n t s B u t f o al l t hi s h w o uld i n o wi se do
”
.
, r , e n

s acrific e wh e r e f o r e h e was se t in to pri so n a d t h

,
n , n e

ki g did b e h ad th e o th e r k igh t s t h at h h ad s n t f r
n e n e e o

him wh o m h h ad c o v e r te d
,
e n .

A f te r t hi s h e se n t i to th e pri so n to S ai nt C hri sto n

ph e r tw f ai r w o m n o f wh o m t hat o e was am d
o e , n n e

N icaea an d t hat o t he r A quili n a a d pr o mi se d t th em , n o

m a y gr at gi f t s i f t h y c o uld draw Chri t ph r t o

n e e s o e

si nwi t h t he m A d wh n C hri t phe r saw that h set

. n e s o , e
25 2 A B oo k o f G i ants
a cro s s o f ir o burn i g ; an d th e aft r
n re d hot an d n n e

h d id m ak e a st l o f ir
e a d m ad e Chri s t ph r t o
oo o n, n o e

b bo un d
e t h e r e n a d a f t r t o se t fi
en o u n d e r it a d
, n e , re ,
n

ca t th e r i n pi tch B t th e ttl m l t d lik wax a d

s e . u se e e e e , n

Chri sto ph e r i s u e d o u t wi t h u t a y h arm

s o n .

Wh e th ki n g saw t h at h e c o mm an d e d th at h e
n e ,

s h o uld be b u d t o a str o n g stak an d t h at h e sh o uld

o n e,

b t hr o ugh s h o tt n w i t h arr o w s w i t h f o r ty k n igh t s

e -
e

arch r s e B u t n o e o f th e kn ight s migh t at tai n him

. n ,

f or th e arr o w s hu n g in th e ai ab o u t n igh him w i th r , ,

o u t t o uchi n g .

Then th e ki n g w e en e d th at h e h ad b een th r o ugh

s h o tt e n wi t h t h e a rr o w s o f th e k ni gh t s an d addr sse d , e

him f o r t go to him An d o n e o f th e arr o w s return d

o . e

s udd e n ly fr o m th air an d s m o t e him in t h e e y e an d

e ,

bli n d d him To w h o m C hri st ph r said : Tyr an t I

e . o e
“
,

s h all d i e t o m o r M ak a li ttl e cl ay w i th my bl o o d
-
n . e ,

t mp e r e d a d a
e , i t the r e w i th t hi n e y e an d tho u
n no n e ,

s h al t r c iv e h al t h
”
e e e .

Th en by th e c o mman dm n t o f th e ki n g h e was l d e e

f o r th to be b ehe ad e d an d t h n th e r e m ad h e h is ,
e , e

o ri so n an d h i s h e ad was s mi t t e n o ff an d s
, s u ff e r e d , o

m ar ty rd o m .

Th e ki n g th e n t o o k a li ttl e o f h i s bl o o d an d l aid it
o n h i s e y e an d said : ,
In th e n am e o f G o d an d o f S t .

Chri st o ph r ! an d was a o n h eal e d T he n th e ki n g

e
”
n .

b e li ev e d in Go d an d gav e c o mm an dm en t that i f an y
p e r so n bl am e d Go d o r S t Ch ri sto phe r h e sho uld an .
, on

b e s l ai n w i t h th e s w o rd .

Th l e t u s pray t o g o o d S t Ch ri sto phe r that h e

en .

pray f o r u s .
 PART III
N U R S E RY TA L E S O F M A N Y L A N D S
 Th e ti m e c am e wh en men becam e s o s o p h i s ti c ate d th at th ey
l o s t f ai th i n th e gi an ts, e ven th e w or k o f t h e i o wn m i n ds r .

O nl y th e c h i l dre n s til l be li e ve d .

I n many l an ds th e ol d p e op l e s til l tel l to th e s i mpl e o f

h eart o f al l ag e s s u c h tal e s as th es e th at f o l l o w .

r r
F or m o e t h an tw o h u n d e d y e ars prac ti c all y e very E n gl i s h
“
s p e ak i n g c h i l d h as re ad or b e e n r e ad, t h e s to ri e s o f
, J ack
th e Gi an t kill e -
”
r an d
“ ”
J ac k an d th e B e an s tal k, wh i c h are
r r
f u l l o f e ch o es o f Th o s adve n tu es am o n g th e F o s t Gi“an ts ,
’
r
a n d o th e r
m is ty my th s o f e a l i es t ti m es
”
r Th e f am o u s F e e
.
,

fi, f o , f u m, s p e ec h o f th e g i an t s e e ms t o c o m e d o wn f ro m
a c o u p l e t s p o ke n by a g i an tess o f o l d i n t h e A rabi c s to y o f
“ ”
r
S u n e bal an d th e O gr e s s .

Wh il e th e p re s e n t tal es are n o t s o wel l kn o wn, th ey do u bt ~

l es s h ave a s i m il arl y an c i e n t p e dig ee r

T h us t h e S erbi an
.

r “ ”
tal e c o m es l arg el y f o m th e A ra bi an N i g h ts ; an d i t i s o u r
r
o l d f i e n d P o l y p h e m u s f r om wh om t h e K o re an s eam an es

c ap e d .

E ve n Gull i ver s Travel s i n th e l an d o f B o bdi g nag h as a

’
r
c l o s e p aral l e l i n f araway J ap an : a m an o f N ag as aki S h ikaiy a ,

r
Was o bi oy e by n am e, af te m arvel o us adve n tures am o n g th e
'

r
Th e e Th o u s an d Wor lds , c o m es t o th e Lan d o f G i an ts .

r
H e ri des o n th e bac k o f a s t ark th o u g h t o tal darkn ess f or
five m o n th s , an d at l e n g th r e ach es a c o u n try wh ere th e s u n
s h i n es agai n , w h e re w e e ds are as l arg e as bam b o o s tre es ,

s o g re at t h a t i t i s a j o u rn ey t o wal k r o u n d th em , an d th e

m e n s o m e s i xty f ee t i n h e i g h t A g i an t p i cks h i m u p an d
.

f ee d s h i m o n s i n g l r
e g ai n s o f h u g e ri c e W h e n th e trave l er
.

tri e s t o q u es ti o n t h e Tal l M an u p o n th e way s o f h i s p e o pl e ,

r
t h e g i an t l au g h s an d de cl a e s s o t i n y a p ers o n c o u l d n o t p o s
r
s i bl y h ave i n tell ig e n c e e n o ugh to u n de s tand s u ch g e at mat r
ters .
25 6 A B oo k of G i ants
i t h ad b een
l him th at t h e r was t a m an in th e
to d e no

w rld wh o c o uld k p h i s childr e n f o him bu t him

o ee r ,

F i Ki n g o f th P e i n n e An d h e sai d to Fi n n I
nn , e . ,
“

l ay o n th e e as cr o sse s an d S p e ll s a d s e v en f airy f et
,
n

t r s o f t r av e lli n g a d st r ayi g t
e b e w i th m e b e f r e
n n o o

t h u sh al t eat f o o d o r dri nk a dr augh t o cl o se an y

o , ,
r e e

i n s l eep
”
.

H avi g said thi s h e t urn e d away fr o m t h m an d

n ,
e

d sc en d e d th e hill sid e th e way h e as ce n de d it Wh en

e .

h r ach e d th e s hip h e pl ac e d h i s s h o uld e r ag ai s t th e

e e n

b w an d p u t h e r o u t
o ,
H e th e n l e ap e d i n to h e a d
. r, n

d e p ar te d in th e dir e ct i o n h e c am e u t il th ey l o st s ight n

o f him .

Fi n n was n o w u n d e r gr eat h avi n e ss o f min d b e , e

c au se th e v o w s h ad b een l aid o n him an d h e mu st ful ,

fil t h e m o r t r av e l o n w ard s u n t il h e w o uld di H e . e

k w n o t w hi t h r h e S ho uld go o r wh at h e sho uld do

ne e , .

B t h e l e f t f ar e w e ll wi t h h is m en an d d e sc e n d d th e
u , e

hill s id e to th e seaside W hen h e r e ach e d th at h e c o uld

.

n o t go f ar th e r o n th e way in w hic h h e s aw t h e Big

‘

Yo u n g H e r o d epart H e th e r f o r e b e ga to walk . e n

al on g th e Sho r e but b e fo r e h e h ad go n e v e ry f ar f o
, r

w ard h s aw a c o mp an y Of se v e n m en c o mi n g to m e et
,
e

h im .

Wh en h e r e ach e d th e m en h e aske d th e fi r st o f th e m
what was h e go o d at ! Th e man an swe r e d th at h was e

a g d Carp n te r Fi n aske d him h w go o d was h

oo e . n o e

at c arpe n t ry ! Th e m an said t h at w i th t hr e st r k s , e o e

o f h i s ax h e c o uld m ak e a l arg
, c ap aci o u s c mpl t e, , o e e

s hip f th e ald e r sto ck o v e r y o n d e r Th o u a t g o d “

o . r o

en o ugh said F i nn ; th o u m ay e st p ass by H e th en

“ ”
, .
 Th e G i an t H an d 25 7

as ke d o f th e wh at was h g d at ! Th
se o n c d m an e oo e

aid t h t h wa a g o o d Tr ack r H w g od a t
“
m an s a e s e . o o r

th o u ! said Fi I c an t r ack th e wild duck v r th

” “
nn . o e e

cr ts o f th e n i w av e s wi thi n i e d ays s aid th e

es ne n n ,
”

ma n . Th u art g o d n ugh s aid Fi n n ; th o u

“
o
“
o e o
”
,

m ay st p as by
e s .
”

Th en h said to th e third m an Wh at art th o u g d

e , oo

Th m a r e pli e d t h at h e was a g o o d G ripp r

”
at ! e n e .

H o w g o d a t th o u ! Th e h o ld I g t I will o t l t
“ ” “
o r e n e

g u t il my t wo a rm s c o m e fr o m my s h o uld r s
o n e , or

u til my h o ld c o m e s wi th m e
n Th o u art go o d .
” “

en o ugh ; t h o u m ay s t p ass by
”
e .

Th h e said t o th e f o urth m a What art tho u

en n,

g o o d at ! H e an sw e r e d t h at h wa a g d Climb e r e s oo .

H o w g d a t tho u ! I c a climb o n a fil am e n t o f ” “
oo r n

sil k t th e tar s al th o ugh th o u we r t to tie i t t he r e

o s ,
”
.

“
Th o u a t g o o d o ugh ; th o u m ay st p ass by
r en e .

H t h n said t th fif t h m an
e e Wh at a t th o u g o o d
o e ,
“
r
”
at ! H e a s w r d t hat h e was a g o o d Li s te r
n e e ne .

H w g d a t tho u ! H s aid t h at h e c o uld h ar

“ ”
o oo r e e

wh at p o pl w r ayi n g at th e e x tr mi ty Of th e U tt r
e e e e s e e

m o st W rld Th u a t go d o . ugh ; th o u m aye st

“
o r o e no

p a s bys .
”

H a k d Of th s ix t h m a
e s e Wh at a t t h u go o d e n , r o
”
at! H r pl i d t h at h was a g o d Thi f
e e e Ho w e o e .
“

g d a t th u !
oo r I c an t al th gg fr o m th h e r
o
“
s e e e e on

wh i l h t w y s a l ki g at m
e er o Th o u t
e e re oo n e .
” “
ar

g d oo ugh ; th o u m ay st p as s by
eno e .
”

Th h said to th e v e th m an What a t th o u
en e e s n , r

H r e pli e d t hat h e was a g o d M ark sm a

”
g d oo at ! e o n .

Ho w g o o d art t h o u ! I c o uld h it an e gg as f ar ” “
25 8 A B oo k of G i an ts
a w ay in th e sky as b o w st ri n g c o uld sen d o r h o w c o u l d
c arry Th o u art go o d e n o ugh ; t ho u m ay st p ass
.
” “
e

by .
”

A ll thi s gav e Fi n n gr e at en c o urage m en t H e tur e d . n

r o u d an d aid t th C arp en t r P o v e th y S kill

n s o e e ,
“
r .

Th e C arp en t e r w en t wh e r e th e st o ck w as an d st ruck ,

i t w i t h h i s ax th ric e ; an d as h e h ad said th S hip was , e

re ady .

Wh n Fi nn saw th e s hip r e ady h e o rd e r e d h is m n

e e

t o p u t h er o u t Th e y did that a d wen t o n b o ard o f

. n

h er .

Fi n n n o w o rd e r e d th e Track e r to go to th e bo w an d
pr o v e him s lf A t th e sam t im e h e to ld him th at
e . e

ye st rd ay a Big Yo u n g H e r o l e f t yo n d e r h av e n in h is
e

s hip a d t h at h e w a te d to f o ll o w th e H e ro to th e
,
n n

pl ac e i which h e n o w was Fi n n him se lf w n t t o

n . e

st ee r t h e hip a d th y d p ar t d Th e Tr ack e r was

s , n e e e .

t e lli g him t
n k e p h e th at way
o to k e e p h
e t hi s r or er

way Th e y s ail d a l n g t im e f rw ard wi t h o u t s e e i g

. e o o n

l an d bu t t h ey k p t o n th e ir c ur s u n t il th e e v en i g
,
e o e n

was appr o achi n g In th e gl o ami g t h y n o t ic d t hat

. n e e

l a d was ah ad f t h e m an d t h e y m ad s t raight f o r it
n e o , e .

Wh n th e y r ach e d t h e s h o r e t h y l e ap ed to l an d an d
e e e ,

d r e w up th e S hip .

Th t he y n t ic e d a l arg e fin e h o u se in th e gl en
en o

ab o v e t h e b e ach Th y to o k th e ir way up to th e h o u se ;
. e

a d wh n t h e y w e r e
n e ari g i t t h y aw th e Big Y o u g ne n e s n

H e r c mi n g to m et th m H an a d pl ac d h is
o o e e . e r n e

t w o arm s ab o u t Fi e ck a d s aid D arli g o f al l

nn s n
’
n ,
“
n

m n in t h e w o rld h as t t h u c o m !
”
e , o e
“
If I h ad b e n th y darli g f all th e m en in th e
e n o
26 0 A B ook of G i ants
Th e G ripp e r spran g quickly o n h is f eet an d l aid .
,

h o ld o f th Ha d H e gav e a pull o th e H an d a d
e n . n ,
n

t o k it i t t h
o n y br w s at th chim n y
o e e e o e e
-
.

Th e H a d g av a pul l o n t h G ripp e r an d to o k him

n e e ,

o u t t o t h e t o p o f h i s two s h o uld e r s T h e G ripp e r gav e .

a o t h e r pull o
n t h e H a d a d br o ugh t i t i n t o th e n ck
n n , n e .

T h e H an d gav e a pull o n th e G ripp r an d br o ugh t e ,

him o u t to th e v ry middl Th e G ripp e r gav e a pull

e e .

on t h e H a d an d t o o k it i
n , o v r th t wo armpi t s n e e .

Th e H a d gav a pull o n th G ripp r a d t o k him

n e e e , n o

o u t t o t h e s m all s Of h i s t wo f e t T h n th e G ripp e r e . e

gav e a br av e pull o n th e H an d an d i t c am e o u t o f th e
s h o uld r A n d wh en i t f e ll o n th e fl o r t h e pulli n g
e . o

o f s v n g ldi g s was in it B u t t h e big G i a t o u t s id e

e e e n . n

p t
u i tnh e t h e r h a d an d t o k t h
o child n w i t h h im
, i n o e

th e h o ll o w o f h i s h an d .

Th e y w e r e al l v e ry so rry th at t h y l o st th e child e .

B t Fi n n said
u We w ill n o t yi e ld t t hi s y e t I a d
, o . n

my m will go aw ay aft r th H an d b e fo r e a su n
en e e

s h all ri s o a d we lli g t o m o rr o w
e n n .

A t br e ak o f d aw n Fi rm a d h is m n t ur n e d o u t an d n e ,

r e ach e d th b each w h e r e th e y h ad l f t th e ship

e , e .

Th y l au n ch e d th hip an d l ap d b o ard o f h er
e e s e e on .

Th e Tr ack e r w e n t to th e bo w a d Fi n w e n t t o st e r ,
n n e

he r . Th y d e par te d an d n o w an d agai th e Tracke r

e , n

w o uld cry to Fir m t o k e e p h e in th at dir ct i n o r to r e o ,

k e p h e r in t hi s dir e c ti o n Th e y sail d o n w ard a l o n g

e . e

di stan ce wi th o u t s e i g anythi n g b e f o r e th e m e xc ep t
e n ,

th e gr e at s ea At th e g o i n g d o wn f th e sun F i n n
. o ,

n o t ic e d a bl ack S po t in t h e o c e an ah e ad o f t h e m He .

t h o ugh t i t t li ttl f o r an i l an d an d t o l arg e f o r a

oo e s , o
 Th e G i an t H an d 26 1

bird , m ad t raigh t f o it I th e d ark en i n g f

bu t h e e s r . n o

th e igh t t h y r ach d it ; a d it was a r o ck an d a

n e e e n ,

Ca tl t h at ch d wi t h el sk i s was its t p
s e e e -
n on o .

Th y l a d d o th e r o ck Th y l k d ab o u t th
e n e n . e oo e e

C astl e b t th y aw i t h r wi d o w o d o o r at which
, u e s ne e n n r

t h e y c uld g t in A t l as t t h y
o t ic d t h at i t was n
e . e no e o

th r o o f th
e d o r was Th y did o t k o w h w th y
e o . e n n o e

c o uld ge t up b c au s th e t hatch was s slipp ry B t, e e o e . u

t h e Climb r cri d L t m e o v e r a d I w ill n t b e

“
e e , e ,
n o

l g i climbi g it H e S pra g quickly t w ard s th

on n n . n o e

C astl an d i a i sta t was

e, it s r o f nH e l o o ke d
n n n on o .

i at t h d o o r a d a f t e r t aki g p ar t icul ar n o t ic e o f
n e , n n

e v ry thi g that h e saw h d sc en d e d whe r e th e re st

e n , e e

w e r e w ai t i g n .

F i ask d o f him w hat did h e s ! H e said t h at

nn e , ee

h saw a Big G i a t lyi g o n a b d a s il k c o v ri g

e n n e , e n

o v r him a d a s at i
e c o v ri g u d r him a d h i s h a d
n n e n n e ,
n n

st r t ch e d o t a d a
e i f a t a l p i th h ll o w o f h i
u n n n n s ee n e o s

h a d ; t hat h e saw two b o y s o th fl o r pl ayi n g w i th

n n e o

s hi t i ( hi y t ick ) o f g ld a d a ball o f silv e r ;

n es s nn -
s s o n

a d t h at t h e r
n was a v e ry l arg d r h o u n d bi tch lyi g
e e ee -

b s id th fi a d t wo pup s sucki g h r
e e e re , n n e .

Th n said Fi n I do n t k n o w h w w sh all g t
e n ,
“
o o e e

t hem o t Th e Thi f an sw e r e d a d said If I g t

” “
u . e n , e

i I will n t be l o g pu tt i g th m o t
n o Th e C limb e r n n e u .

s aid C o m o n my back a d I w ill t ak t h up to th e

,
“
e n e ee

d o r Th e Thi f did as h e was t o ld a d go t i to th e

o . e ,
n n

Castl e .

I sta tly h b gan t o pr o v e h is skill Th e fi r s t

n n e e .

t hi g h p t o t w as t h e child t h at was i n t h e cup o f

n e u u

th H a d H e then p u t o u t th e two b o y s th at w e r
e n . e
2 62 A B oo k of G i ants
pl ayin g o n th fl o o r H t h en sto l e th s ilk c o v e ri n g
e . e e

t h at was o v e r th e G i a t an d th sat i c o v e ri n g t hat n , e n

was u n d e r him a d p u t t h e m o u t Th e h p t o t
,
n . n e u u

th es hi t i es O f g ld a d t h e ball o f s ilv e r
n H th e
o n . e n

st o l t h e t wo p up s th at w r e sucki n g t h
e bi tch b e s id e e e

th e fi e Th e se w e r e th e m o st v alu abl e thi g s w hich

r . n

h e s aw i n s id e H e l e f t th e G i an t asl e p an d t ur e d
. e , n

o ut .

T hey pl ac e d th e th i n g s w hich th Thi e f sto l e in th e e

sh ip a d d p ar t e d
,
n Th y w e r b t a s h o r t t im e sail
e . e e u

i g wh en th e Li st n r st o o d up a d said Ti s I wh o
’
n e e n ,

am h ari g him t i I wh o am li t e n i g to h im
’
e n , s s n .

“
Wh at a t t h o u h e ari g ! a k e d Fi n
r n
”
s n .

H e h as ju st aw ak d said th Li st n e r an d en e , e e ,

mi s d v rythi g t hat was sto l e fr m him H e i s in

se e e n n o .

gr eat wr ath d in g away th e Bi t ch an d ayi n g to

, se n , s

h r t h at i f sh w i ll o t go t hat h e w ill go him se lf

e e B ut n .

it i s t h Bi t ch t h at i g i g
”
e s o n .

I a s h r t t im e t h ey l o k e d b e hi d t h m an d S aw
n o o n e ,

t h e Bi t ch c mi g s wimmi g o S h was cl e avi n g th e

n n . e

s e a o n e ach s id e o f h e r i re d s p ark s Of fi e Th ey n r .

w r s iz d w i th f ar an d said t hat th e y did o t kn o w

e e e e e , n

wh at t hey sh o uld do B u t Fi n c o n s ide r e d a d t h e n . n , n

t o ld t h m t o t hr o w o u t o e
e f t h pup s ; p e rh ap s w h en n o e

sh e w o uld se e th pup dr o wn i n g sh wo uld r e turn w i th

e e

i t Th e y t hr w o u t th pup a d as Fi n n said it h ap
. e e , n , ,

p en e d : th e Bi tch r tur e d w i th th pup Thi s l ft e n e . e

t h m at th e t im pl ase d
e e e .

B u t s h o r tly a f t e r t h at th e Li t r ar se t re mbli n g s ene o ,

an d said Ti I wh o am h eari n g h im ; tis I wh o am

’ ’

, s

l i st en i n g t o him
264 A B oo k of G i ants
m e n to o k o ut o f th e Castl t th e fin h o u se o f th e Big e o e

Yo u n g H e r o .

Th e Big Y u n g H r o m et h im c o mi n g an d w h en
o e ,

h e saw h i s childr en h e w en t o n h i s two k e e s to Fi r m n ,

an d said What n o w i s th y r e w ard ! Fi n an sw e r e d

,
“ ”
n

an d said t h at h e was aski n g n o t hi n g bu t h i s ch o ic of e

th e tw pup s w hich t h e y to o k fr o m t h e C ast l

o Th e . e

B ig Yo u g H r o said that h e w o uld get t hat an d a

n e

gr eat d eal m o r i f h e w o uld ask i t B t Fi n n wa te d

e . u n

n o th i n g e xc p t t h e pup Thi s pup was Br an an d h is

e .
,

br o th e r t hat th e B ig Yo u n g H e r o go t was th e G r y
, , e

Do g .

Th e Big Yo u n g H e r o to o k F i n n an d h is m en i n to
h is h o u s a d m ad e f
e, t h m a gr e at j o y u s m rry
n or e , o , e

f east which was k p t up f o r a day an d a y ar a d i f

,
e e , n

t h e l ast day was o t th b t i t was n o t th e w o r t

n e es , s .

Th at i s h w Fi n k e p t h is childr n f o r th e Big
o n e

Y o u n g H r o o f th Ship an d h o w Bran was f o un d

e e , .

M an y a d m arv e ll u s w e r e th e fur the r d e e d s o f

n o

F inn M ac C u m h al a d f h i s i n c o mparabl e do g Br a ;
n o n

an d t h e y a duly r e c rd d in th B o o k o f th e D un
re o e e
“

C w an d th e B o o k o f L e i ste r an d Th e C u al n ge
“ ” “
o , n ,

Cattle rai d that all wh o w i ll may k no w o f them

-
”
, .
 CHA PT E R XIX
TH E G IA N T W H O H A D NO H E A RT IN H IS B O DY
N ORS E
N CE im the r wa a Ki g wh o h ad sev en
O s s a d h l v e d t h m s much that h c o uld
on a t e e s n

on , n e o e o e

ne v e r b ear t b wi th o u t th m al l at o c b t o mu t
o e e n e, u ne s

be al w ay s w i t h h im N o w wh e t h y w r e gr w n up
. n e e o ,

s ix w e r t s t ff to wo o bu t as f o t h e y u g t h i
e o e o , r o n es s

f ath r k p t him at h o m e a d th o th e r s w e r t bri g

e e , n e e o n

b ack a pri c f him to th e p al ac e S th Ki g

n e ss or . O e n

gav th six th e fi e st cl o t h s y u e v r set e ye s

e e n e o e o n , so

fine t h at th ligh t gl e am d fr o m t h e m a l o g way

e ff e n o ,

a d
n ach h ad h i s h r e which c o st m a y m a y h u
e o s ,
n , n n

dr e d d ll ar s an d so t h y s t ff N o w wh en th e y h ad
o , e e o .
,

b e en to m an y p al ac s an d s e m a y pri n c s e s at e , e n n e s ,

l ast th e y cam to a ki g wh o h ad six d aughte r s ; such

e n

l o v ly ki n g s d augh t r s th y h ad n ve r se e a d so
e
’
e e e n, n

t h y f e ll t o w o o i g t h e m e ach
e n an d wh t h e y h ad , o ne, en

go t t h m feo r s w e t h a r t s t h e y s t ff
e h o m a gea i b t e o e n, u

t h y q ui t
e f o rg t t h at t he y w r t bri g b ack w i th
e o e e o n

t h m a s w e e t h ar t f o
e B o o t s th ir br t h r wh o h ad
e r , e o e

s t ay d at h o m e f o
e th y w r e v e r h e ad an d a r s in
,
r e e o e

l o v wi th t h ir w sw e eth ar ts
e e o n e .

B u t wh t h y h ad g
en ea g o d bi t t h ir w y one o on e a

t h y p as s d cl se by a s te p hill s id
e e o lik a w all wh e r e e e, e ,

26 5
26 6 A B ook of G i ants
th e gi ant s ho u se was an d t h e r e th e gi an t came o u t
’
, ,

an d se t h i s e y e s up n t h e m an d t ur n e d t h e m al l i n t o
o ,

s t o n e pri n c e s a d pri n c e sse s an d al l

,
n N o w th e Ki g . n

w ai t d an d w ai te d f o h is s ix so n s bu t th e m o r h
e r ,
e e

wai t e d th e l o g r th e y stay d away ; so h e f ell i t

n e e n o

g r e at t r o ubl e a n d s aid h e s h o uld e v e r k n o w w h at i t n

was t o b e gl ad agai n .

A n d if I h ad n o t yo u l e f t h e sai d t o B o o ts I
“
, ,

wo uld liv e n l o g r so full o f so rr o w am I f

o n e , th or e

l o s s f y ur br o t h e r s
”
o o .

“
We ll b t n w I ve b e e t hi nki g t o ask y ur l e ave
, u o
’
n n o

t o s t o u t an d fi d t h e m ag ai n ; t h at s wh at I v e b een
’ ’
e n

t hi n ki n g o f said B o t s
”
, o .

N ay n ay ! s aid h i f ath r ; th at l av y o sh al l
“ ”
, s e e e u

n ev r g t f t h n y u w o uld stay aw ay to o
”
e e , or e o , .

B u t B o t s h ad s et h is h e ar t up o n i t ; g h w o uld ;
o o e

an d h e b e gg e d an d pray e d so l o n g t h at t h Ki g was e n

f o rc e d t l e t him go N o w yo u mu st k o w t hat th e
o . n

Ki n g h ad n o o t h e r ho r se to giv e B o o t s bu t an o l d
b r o k en d o wn j ad e f o r h i s s ix o th e r so
-

, an d t h e ir ns

t r ain h ad c arri e d o ff al l h i s h o r se s ; bu t B o o t did n o t s

c ar e a p in f o r t hat h e spran g up o h is s rry o l d ste ed

, n o .

“
Far e w e ll fath e r said h e ; I ll c o m e back n ev e r
”
, ,
“ ’

f ear an d lik e en o ugh I shall brin g my six br o the r s

,
.

b ack w i th m e ; an d w i th t hat h e ro d e O ff
”
.

S o wh e n h e h ad ridd en a w hil h e c am e to a R av en
, e ,

wh ich l ay in th e r o ad an d fl app e d its win g s an d was ,

n o t abl e t o ge t o u t o f t h way i t was s st arv e d e , o .

Oh d ear fri e n d said th e Rav en giv e m e a li ttle

, ,
”
,
“

f o o d an d I ll h e lp y o u agai n at y o ur u t m o st n e e d
’ ”
.

“
I hav en t much f o o d said th e Pri n c and I do n t
’

,
”
e,
“ ’
26 8 A B oo k of G i ants
th e b it an d w lf s jaw an d l aid th e
p u t it i n to th e o
’
,

s addl n hi
e b ack ; an d o w th w lf was s t r o g
o s n e o o s n ,

a f t r wh at h e h ad g t i n id e t hat h t o ff wi th th
e o s , e se e

Pri c e like n o thi g S o f ast h h ad ev r ridd n

n n . e n e e

be f r e o .

Wh w h av g o e a bit fur the r s aid Grayl gs

“
en e e n , e ,
“
I ll S ho w y o u th G i a t s h o u s e
’
e n
’
.

S o a f t r a whil e t h y c am e to it
e e .

S e h r e i s th G i an t s h o u se said th e W o lf ; an d
“ ’ ”
e, e e ,

se e, h e r e are yo ur Six br t h r s w h o m th G i an t h as o e e

t ur d i to st ; a d se e h e r a e t he ir s ix brid
ne n o ne n , e r e s,

a d aw ay y o d r i
n t h e d o o r an d in at that d o o r y o u
n e s ,

mu t go s .

N ay bu t I d ar en t go i n s aid th e Pri n c ; h ll
“ ’ ’

, , e e

tak e my l i f e .

s aid t h Wo lf Wh e n yo u g t i
“ ”
N ! N ! o o e . e n

y u ll fi d a P ri c s a d sh ll t ll y o u w h at to d t
o
’
n n es , n e
’
e o o

m ak e a e d o f th e G i a t O ly min d an d do as sh
n n n . n e

bid s y o u .
”

W e ll B o o ts w e n t in bu t t ru th to say h e was v e ry
, , , ,

much a fraid Wh en h c am e i th e G i an t was aw ay

. e n ,

b t i o
u n o f th e ro o m s sat th
ne Pri c ss j u st as th e n e , e

W lf h ad said a d s l o v e ly a Pri c e s s B o o ts h ad
o , n o n

n e v e r y e t s et e y e s o n .

O h ! H eav n h lp yo u ! wh e c e h av e yo u co m e !
“
e e n

s aid t h Pri c e s s as sh e saw him It wil l sur ely be “

e n , .

y ur d e ath N o o n can m ak e a
o . d o f th e G i a t e n en n

wh o liv s h e r e f o r h e h as n o h ar t in h i s b o dy
”
e , e .

W e ll ! W e ll ! said B o o ts ; bu t n o w t hat I am h r e
“ ” “
e ,

I m ay as w ll t y w hat I can do w i t h him ; an d I w ill

e r

s e e i f I c an t fr e my br o th e r s wh o are stan di n g
’
e ,
 Th e G i an t W h o H ad N o H e art 269
t ur n d t s t n o u t o f d o o r ; a d y t I will t y
e o o e s n o u, oo ,
r

t o av t h at I w ill
”
s e, .

We ll i f y o u mu st y o u mu st said th e Pri n c e ss ;
“
, , ,

a d so l e t u s s e i f w
n c a t h it a pl a J u t cr p
e e n
’
on n . s ee

un d e r th e b d yo n d r an d mi d a d li ste to what h e
e e , n n n

a d I t alk ab o u t B t pr ay do l i st ill as a m o u s
”
n . u , , e e .

S o h e cr p t u d r t h b d a d h e h ad s c arc e go t
e n e e e ,
n

w e ll u d rn at h i t b e f o re th e G i an t cam e
n e e , .

H a ! r o ar e d th e G i an t wh at a sm ll o f C hri st i an
“ ” “
, e

bl o d th e r e i s i th e h u se
o n o .

Ye s I k n o w th e r e i said th e P ri n c e ss th r
“ ”
, f s, , or e e

c am e a m agpi e flyi n g wi th a m an b o ne an d l e t it f all ’

s ,

d o w n th e chim n y I m ad all th h ast I c uld t e . e e e o o

g t i t o t bu t all o n e can do th e s m e ll d o esn t go O ff

’
e u , ,
”
so so o n .

G i ant said n o m o r e ab o u t it an d wh n igh t

S o th e , en

c am t h y w e n t to bed A f te r th y h ad l aid a whil

e, e . e e

t h Pri c e ss s aid
e n

Th e r e is o n thi n g I d be s o gl ad to a k yo u ab o u t
“
e
’
s ,

i f I o n ly d ar e d ”
.

Wh at thi n g is th at ! ask e d th e G i an t ”
.

O ly w h e r e it i s y o u k e p y ur h ar t s i n c e yo u
n e o e ,

d o n t carry i t abo ut wi th y o said th Pri n ce ss

’
u, e .

A h ! th at s a thi g yo u h av e o bu s i e s s to ask
“ ’
n n n

ab o u t ; bu t i f y o mu st k o w it li es u n d e r th e d o o r
u n ,

s ill said th e G i an t
”
, .

H ! h o ! said B o o t s to him se l f u n d e r t h e b e d
“ ”
o ,

th e n w e ll so o n s e e i f we c a t fi d i t
’ ” ’
n n .

N x t m o r i g th e G i a t g t up cru lly arly a d

e n n n o e e , n

s tr d o ff t th e w o d ; b t h e wa ha rdly o t o f t h e
e o o o u s u

h o u se b f r e B o o t s an d th Pri n c s s t to w rk to
e o e e se o
27 0 A B oo k of G i ants
l k u d e r th d o r ill f r h i h art ; bu t th e m r e
oo n e o -
s o s e o

th y dug a d t h e m o r e t h y hu t d th e m o r
e ,
n th y e n e , e e

c uld t fin d i t
o n
’
.

H h a b alk d u s t hi s t im e s aid th Prin c s s

“
e s e , e e ,

bu t w ll t y him o n c e m o r e
’ ”
e r .

S o s h pick d al l th e pr ett i e st fl w e r s sh c o uld fi d

e e o e n

a d n t r e w e d t h m o v e r th e d o o r s ill w hich t h e y h ad
s e -

l aid in it s right pl ac agai an d wh e n th e t im e c am e n, e

f or th e G i a t t c o m h m e agai B o o t s cr p t u d r
n o e o n, e n e

th e b d J u st as h e was w e ll u d r b ack cam th e

e . n e , e

G ia t n .

S u ff sn u ff w n t th G i a t s o s
n -

, My y a d
e e n
’
n e . e es n

limb wh at a s m ll f Chri st i a bl o d th e r i s in
s, e o n o e

h r e aid h e
e ,
”
s .

I k w th r i said th Pri ce ss f t h e r
“
no e e s, e n , or e

c am a m agpi flyi g wi th a m a b o i h is b ill an d

e e n n s
’
ne n ,

l t i t f all d w t h chim y
e I m ad as much ha t
o n e ne . e s e

a s I c o uld t g t it o t bu t I dar say it t h at y u

o e u , e
’
s o

s m ll e .
”

S t h G i a t h ld h i p ac e a d said o m o r ab u t
O e n e s e n n e o

i t A li tt l whil a f te r h a k e d w h o it was t h at h ad
. e e , e s

s t r w d fl o w r s ab u t t h
e e d r ill e o e oo -
s .

O h I o f c ur
“
, s aid t h
, Pri c ss o se ,
”
e n e .

A n d pr ay w h at s th m e an i n g f all t hi s ! s aid
’ ”
, , e o

t h G i an t
e .

A h ! said th e Pri n c e ss I m f d f y u that

“ ”
,
“ ’
so on o o

I c uld t h lp st r wi n g t h m wh n I k w that y ur
o n
’
e e e , e ne o

h ar t l ay u n d r t h r
e e e e .
”

Y
“
d t ay so said th G i an t ; bu t af t r all it
ou on
’
s , e e

d o e snt li t h r at al l
’
e e e .
”

S wh e t h y w t t b d agai n i t h
O n e v i g th en o e n e e en n , e
27 2 A B oo k of G i ants
“
An d,pr ay w h at s th e m e a i n g o f al l thi s to m
,
’
n

f o o l e ry ask e d th e G i an t .

Oh I m so f o n d o f yo u I c o uldn t h elp do i n g it
“
,
’
,
’

w h en I k n e w yo ur h e ar t l ay the r e said th e Pri n ce ss , .

H o w c an y o u be so s illy as to b e li e v e any such

“

t hin g ! said t h e G i an t
”
.

O h y e s ; h o w can I h e lp be li evi n g it when yo u say

“
,

i t ! said th e Pri c e ss
”
n .

Yo u r e a g o o se said th e G i an t ; w h r e my h ear t
“ ’
,
”
e

i s y o will n e v r c o m e
”
u e .

We ll said th e Pri c ss b t f o r al l t h at tw o ul d
,
”
n e , u ,
’

b e s uch a pl e asur e t o k n o w w h e r e it r e ally li s

”
e .

Th n th e p o o r G i an t c o uld h o ld o t n o l n ge r bu t
e u o ,

w as f o rc e d to say
Far f ar aw ay i a l ak e li e s an i sl an d ; o n t h at
“
, n

i sl a d s tan d s a church ; in t hat church i a w e ll ; in

n s

t h at w e ll s wim s a duck ; i t h at duck t h r i a gg n e e s n e ,

a d n i n t h at e gg t h e r e li s my h e ar t— y u d arli n g ! e o
”

I th e m o r i g arly w hil e i t was st ill gray daw n

n n n e , ,

th e G i an t s t r o d e o ff t o th e w o o d .

Y e s ! o w I mu st se t O ff t o o s aid B o o t s ; if I
“
n ,

n ly k e w h o w t o fi d t h e way H e to o k a l o n g
”
o n n .
,

l o g f ar w e ll o f th Pri c e ss a d w h en h e go t o t o f
n e e n , n u

th e G i a t s d o r t he r e sto o d th W lf w ai t in g f
n
’
o , e o or

him S o B o o ts to ld him al l t hat h ad happ e n e d i s ide

. n

t h e h o u se an d said n o w h e wi s h e d t o rid to th e w e ll e

in t h e church i f h e ly k n w th e way S o th e W o lf
, on e .

b ade him j ump n h is b ack h e d so o fin d th e way ;o ,

’
n

a d aw ay t h e y w en t t ill t h
n w i n d w hi stl d af te r th e m e e ,

o v e r h dg a d fi ld o v e r hill a d d al e A f te r th y
e e n e , n . e

h ad t r av e ll d m a y m an y d ay s t h e y c am t t h e l ak e
e n
, , e o .
 Th e G i an t W h o H ad N o H e art 2 7 3
Th en Pri c did t k o w h w t ge t v r it b t
th e n e no n o o o e , u

th W lf b ad him ly b n o t a fraid b t tick o

e o e on e , u s n,

a d s
n h e jump d i to t h l ak wi t h th Pri c
o e hi n e e e n e on s

b ck a d w am o v r to th i l a d S o th y c am t
a ,
n s e e s n . e e o

th church ; b t th church k e y s hu g high high up

e u e n ,

on th to p o f th t w r a d at fir st th e Pri c e did
e e o t e , n n no

k w h o w to get th e m d o w n
no .

Y o mu s t c all o n t h e R av e s aid th e W o l f
“
u n, .

S o th e Pri c c all e d o t h e R av en a d in a t ric e

n e n , n

th e R av cam e an d fl e w up an d f e tch e d th k e y s an d
en , e ,

s o th Pri c go t i to th e church B t wh e n h e c am e
e n e n . u

t th w e ll t h r l ay th duck a d sw am ab o u t b ack
o e , e e e , n

w ard s a d f o rw ard s ju st as th e G i a t h ad said S o

n , n .

t h e Pri c s to o d a d c o ax d i t an d c ax d i t t ill i t
n e n e o e ,

c m to him a d h e gr a p d i t i h is h an d ; bu t ju st
a e ,
n s e n

as h lif t e d it up fr m t h w at r t h duck dr o pp d t h
e o e e e e e

e gg i n t t h w ll a d t h n B o ts was b e s id e h im lf
o e e ,
n e o se

t k o w h w t g t it t agai
no o o e ou n .

W e ll n w y o mu st call
“
, o th S alm u t b on e o n, o e

s ur e, aid th
”
W lf ; a d th ki g
s e c ll d o th
o n e n
’
s so n a e n e

S alm a d th
on, S alm o n c am a d f t ch d up th
n e e n e e e

e gg fr m th b tto m o f t h w e ll
o e o e .

Th n th W lf to ld him to squ e z th e gg a d as
e e o e e e , n

s oon as e v r h e sq u z d i t th e G i a t scr am e d u t
e ee e , n e o .

Squ
“
i t ag ai n
ee z es aid th e W lf ; an d wh n th e ,
”
o e

Pri c e did so th G i a t scr am d st ill m o r pi teo u sly

n ,
e n e e e ,

a d b gg d a d pr ay d s
n e e e ar e st ly t
n b s p ar e d say e o n o e ,

i g h e w uld do al l t h at th Pri c wi sh e d i f h e w o uld

n o e n e

o n ly o t squ
n z e h is h ar t i t w
ee e n o .

Te ll him i f h will r e st r e t lif agai y ur s ix

“
, e o o e n o

br o th r s an d th ir brid e s wh o m h h as tur n d t
e e , e e o
27 4 A B oo k o f G i ants
sto n e , w ill s par h is lif
yo u aid th W o lf Y e s
e e, s e .
,

t h G i a t wa r ady t do t h at an d h t ur e d th e ix
e n s e o , e n s

br th r i n t ki g s so s agai a d th ir brid e s i t
o e s o n
’
n n, n e n o

ki n g s d augh t r s
’
e .

N o w s qu ee z th e e gg in two said th e W o lf
“
, e So , .

B o ts s qu e z d th e gg to pi c s an d th G i a t burst
o e e e e e , e n

at o n c e .

N o w w h en h e h ad m ad an e d o f th G i a t B o o t s
, e n e n ,

ro d e b ack o n t h e W o lf to th G i ant s h o u s an d the r e e

’
e,

s too d al l h i s s ix br t h e r s aliv a d m rry wi th th ir

o e n e , e

brid s The n B o o ts w e n t in to th e hill side af te r h is

e .

brid an d so th ey al l s t o ff h o m e agai n to th e ir
e, e

f ath e r s h o u s An d y o u m ay f a cy h w gl ad th e o ld
’
e . n o

ki g was wh h e saw al l h i s sev en so n s c o m e b ack

n en ,

e ach wi t h h i s brid e .

B t th l v li st brid e o f al l i s th brid o f B o ts
“
u e o e e e e o ,

a f t r al l said t h Ki g a d h e sh all i t upp e rm st “

e , e n , n s o

at t h e tabl wi th h e by h i s s id ”
e, r e .

S h e se n t o t a d c all d a gr at w ddi g f ast an d

o u n e e e n -
e ,

th e mir th was b o th l o ud a d l g ; a d i f they h ave n on n

n o t d o n e f e ast in g wh y th ey are s t i l l at it, , .

27 6 A B oo k of G i ants
f o ur th an d fi fth u n t il th e wh o l hu dr e d h ad m ad e a
, e n

s imil ar r e q u e st A ll o f th e m w i sh e d to m arry an d
.

d e sir e d t h e ir f ath e r to fin d w iv e s f o r t h e m as so o n
as h e c o uld .

Th e o l d m an was n o t a li tt l e t r o ubl e d at th e es

re qu est s ; h e s aid h o wev e r to h is so s V ry w e ll “

, , n , e ,

my so s I h av e n o thi n g to say agai t y o ur m arry

n , ns

in g ; t h r e i s h we v e r I f o r e se
e , o n e gr at di fficul ty
o , e, e

i n th e way Th r e a e o e hun dr e d o f yo u aski g

. e r n n

f o r wiv e s an d I h ardly t hi n k w c an fin d o n e hu n dr e d
, e

m arri ag eabl girl s i all th e fif t en vill age s w hich a e

e n e r

i n u n ighb rh o o d
”
o r e o .

T o t hi s th ns h o w e v r a sw r e d D n t b
e so , e , n e , o
’
e

an xi u s ab o u t t h at
o bu t m o u t y ur h r s a d tak e
, n o o e n

i n y o ur sack u ffi ci e n t e n g ag m n t c ak e s
s Y u mu st e e . o

t ak e al s
, a st ick in y ur h an d s o t h at y u c a
o , o t a o n cu

n o t ch i it f o r v e ry girl y u se e
n e It d o n t s ig ify o . es o n

wh e th e r sh e be h an d s m e o ugly o l am e obli d r , r or n ,

ju st cu t a n o tch in y o ur stick f r e v ry e yo u m e et o e on

w ith .
”

Th e l d m an said
o V ry w i se ly sp o k en my so n s !
, e ,

I will d e xactly as y u te ll m e
o o .

A cc o rdi gly h e m o un te d h i h r se t o k a sack full

n s o , o

o f c ak e s o n h i s s h o uld r a d a l o n g s t ick in h i han d

e n s ,

a d st ar t e d o ff at o n c e t
n b eat up th e n e ighb o rh d o oo

f r girl s t o m arry h i s so n s
o .

Th e o l d m an h ad t rav e ll d fr o m vill ag e t o vill ag e e

duri n g a wh l e m n t h an d wh en e v r h e h ad seen a
o o ,
e

girl h e h ad cu t a n o tch in h i s st ick B t h was . u e

g tt i g pr etty w e ll t ir d a d h b e gan to co u t h w
e n e ,
n e n o

m an y n o tche s h e h ad al ready m ad e Wh en h e h ad .
 Th e Bi te r B it 27 7
c o u n te d th e m c ar fully o v e r a d o v e r again t b e n ,
o e

c e r tai th at h h ad c u n t d al l h c o uld o ly m ak
n e o e ,
e n e

ou t s v e ty f ur s t h at st ill t w e ty s ix w e r w a t i g
e n -
o , o n -
e n n

t o c o mpl t t h e n umb r r qui r d

e e H e was h w v e r e e e .
, o e ,

so w e ary wi t h h i m th s rid th at h d t rmi d to ’

s on e e e e ne

r tur n h m e A s h r o d al o g h e saw a pri st

e o . e e n , e

drivi n g o x e y k d t a pl o ugh a d se e mi gly v e ry

n o e o , n n

d e p in a xi u s th o ugh t ab o u t s m thi g N w th
e n o o e n . o e

o l d m an w d r d a l it tl t s th pri t pl ughi g
on e e e o ee e es o n

h i s o w c r fi l ds wi th u t e v e n a b y t o h lp him ;
n o n -
e o o e

h e th r e f r
e h u t d t o a k him w hy h dr v h is
o e s o e s e o e

ox en him s lf T h pri e st h o w v r did o t v n tur n

e . e , e e ,
n e e

h i s h ad t s
e wh o c all d him s i t t wa s h in
o ee e , o n en e

urgi g n hi x an d in guidi g h i s pl ugh

on s o en n o .

Th ld m a
e t h ugh t h
o h ad t p o k l ud
n o e no s en o

en o ugh s h e h u t d o u t agai as l o ud as h c uld

,
o s o e n e o ,

“
S to p y ur x a li ttl a d te ll m e wh y y a
o o en e, n ou re

pl ughi n g y ur lf wi th u t v e a l ad t h lp y u
o o se o e n o e o ,

an d t hi s t a h o ly day !
”
o ,
oo , n -

N o w th pri st— wh e was i a p e r spir at i o n w i t h

e o n

h i h ard w rk— an sw r e d t e t ily I c o n jur y by “

s o e s , e ou

y o ur o l d ag l av m in p eac e ! I c a t t ll y o u
e e e e nno e

my ill luck -

A t t hi a sw r h o w ev e r th e o l d m an was o ly
s n e , , n

t h e m o r e curi u s a d p e r s i t e d al l t h m o r e e ar
o t ly
, n s e n es

in aski g qu s t in to fi d t w h y t h pri e t pl ugh d

e ons n ou e s o e

o n a sai t A t l a t th pri t t ir e d wi t h h is
’
day n s . s e es ,

imp o r tu i ty sigh d d e ply a d aid W e ll i f y

n ,
e e n s ,
“
, ou

wi l l k o w : I am t h e
n ly m a i my h u h l d a d on n n o se o n

G d h a bl d m wi t h a hu dr d d augh t r s ! ”
o s e s se e n e e

Th l d m a wa
e o v rj y d at h e ari g thi s a d
n s o e o e n , n
27 8 A B oo k of G i ants
e xclaim d ch ee rfully Th at s v ry go o d ! It i s j u st
e ,
’
e

w hat I w an t f I h av e a hun dr e d s s an d so as
, or on , ,

y o u h av e a hu dr e d d aught r s w c a b e fri e d s
”
n e ,
e n n .

Th e m o m en t th e pri e st h ard t hi s h e b c am e pl asa t e e e n

an d talk at iv an d i vi t e d t h
e, l d m a to p as th n e o n s e

n igh t in h i s h o u se Th n l e avi g h is p l o ugh in th

. e ,
n e

fi ld h e dr v e th e o x b ack to th e vill age J u st

e , o en .

b e f o r e r eachi g h is h u se h o w e v e r h e said to th e
n o , ,

G o y o ur s lf i t th e h o u s e w hil st I t ie
“
o ld m a n, e n o

up my x en o .
”

N s o r h o we v e r h ad th e o l d m an e n te r e d th e
oone , ,

y ard th an th w if e o f th pri e t ru sh d at him wi th

e e s e

a big s t ick cryi g ut, We h av nt br ad o ugh ,

“
e no e eno

fo r o u hu dr e d daught r s a d w w a t i t h r b g
r n e , n e n ne
‘
e e

gar s o vi s i to r s a d wi t h t h s w rd sh e dr v
n r ,
”
n e e o s o e

him away .

S ho r tly af te r ward s th e pri e st c am e o t o f th e b ar u n,

an d fi di g th e o l d m a
, n n o n th r ad b f o r e th gat n e o e e e,

ask e d him wh y h e h ad ot g e i to t h h o u se a h n on n e s e

h ad t ld him t o do
o Wh e r e up o n th o l d m a r e pli e d
. e n ,

I w en t i bu t y o ur w i f e dr o v e m e away !
n,
”

Th th e p ri e st said O ly wai t h e r e a m m en t
en ,
“
n o

t ill I c o m b ack t o f et ch y o u H e t h e w en t q uickly

”
e . n

i to h i s h o u e a d s c o ld e d h is w if e right w e ll sayin g
n s n , ,

“
Wh at h av e y u d o ! What a fin e cha ce yo h av e
o ne n u

sp o il e d ! Th m a wh o cam e in was g o i n g t o b e o u r
e n

fri en d f o h e h as a hu dr e d so s wh o w o uld gl adly

,
r n n

h ave m arri e d hu dr d daugh te r s !

o ur n e
”

Wh n th e wif e h ard t hi s sh e cha g e d h e dr e ss

e e n r

h ast ily a d arra ge d h e h air an d h ead dr s s in a

, n n r -
e

d i ff e r en t f ashi n Th en sh e s mil e d ve ry sw eetly an d

o .
,
28 0 A B oo k of G i ants
p art o f th e w ddi n g p r o c e ss i n to g t th pri t s
e o o o e es
’

h o u se an d bri n g h m e th e brid e s o .

H e r e a o th r di fficul ty o ccurr d Th e o l d f ath r

n e e . e

mu st fin d t wo hu n dr e d brid l ade r s (two f e ach e -

e or

brid e ) o n e hun dr e d k o o m s (wi tn e sses ) o n e hun dr d e

s t ari svat s ; o n e hun dr e d ch aio u s (ru i g f tm t nn n oo en o

go b e f o r e t h e pr o c ess i o ) a n d t hr e hu n dr e d v iv d e n o o es

(s t an d a rd b e a r
-
e r s ) ; a n d b e s id e s t h s a, r e p c tabl e e, s e e

n umb e r o f o t h e r n o n o ffic ial gu e st s -

To fi d all t h e se . n

p e r so n s t h e f at h e r h ad to h un t thr o ugh o u t th igh e ne

bo rh o o d f o r t hr ee y ears ; at last h o w e v e r t h e y w e r e , ,

al l f o u n d an d a day was app o i n te d w h n t h e y w e r e t o

,
e

m e e t at h is ho u se an d go t h en ce in pr o c e ssi o n to th e
,

h o u se o f t h e pri e st .

On th e app o i n t e d day al l th e i n vi te d gu e st s gat he r e d

at t h e o l d m an s h o u se Wi th great n o i se an d c o n
’
.

fu si o n a fte r a f air am o u nt o f f east i n g th e w e ddi n g

, ,

pro ce ssi o n was f o rm e d pr o p e rly a d se t o u t f o r th e , n

h o u se o f th pri e st w h e r e th e hu n dr e d bride s we r
e , e

alr ady pr e p ar e d f o r t h ir d e p ar tur

e f o r t h ir n w
e e e e

h me
o .

S o gr e at was th c n fu s i o n i n d e d t h at th e l d m an
e o , e , o

qui te f rgo t t tak wi th him o o f h is hu n dr d e s

o o e ne e on ,

an d ne v r mi sse d him in th e gr e t i g an d talki n g a d

e e n n

dri n ki g h e was blige d as f ath r o f th e bride gr m s

n o , e oo ,

t o go t hr o ugh N o w t h e y o u n g m an h ad w rk d o
. o e s

l o n g an d so hard in pr e pari n g f r th e w e ddi n g d ay o -

t h at h e n ev e r w o k e up t ill l o n g a f t e r th p r o c ss i o n e e

h ad star te d ; an d e v e ry o n h ad h ad lik e h i s f ath e r e , ,

to o much to do an d to o man y th i n g s to thi n k o f to

mi ss him .
 Th e Bi te r B it 28 1
Th e w e ddi g pr ce ss i arriv d in go o d o rd r at
n o on e e

th e pri st s h u s wh r a f a t was alr ady s pr ad

’
e o e t
e e e s e e ou

f o th e m
r H avi g d . h r to th e v ari o u s g d
n one o no oo

t hi g n a d h avi g g
s, n t hr ugh al l th c remo i
n one o e e n es

u ual o such o cc as i s t h hu dr e d brid s w r giv

s n on , e n e e e en

o v r t th ir l ad r s a d th pr c s i o tar t d
e o . e
“
e e ,
”
n e o e s n s e on

i t r tur t th l d m an s h u s B t as t h y did
’
s e n o e o o e . u , e

no t tse ff u t il pr tty l at i th a f t e r o
o n it wa
e e n e no n, s

d cid d t h at th e igh t sh uld b sp e t s m wh e re

e e n o e n o e on

th e r ad Wh en th ey c am th r e f o r e to a c e rtai
o . e, e , n

riv r am d Luckl e ss as it wa alr e ady d ark s m

e n e
“
, s , o e

o f th m e pr p e d th at th par ty s h uld p ass t h

en o os e o e

n igh t by th id e f th e wat r wi th u t cr o ss i g v e r
e s o e o n o .

H w v e r so m o th r s o f th chi e f o f th e p ar ty s
o e , e e e o

w armly advi d th cr o ssi g f th riv e r an d camp

se e n o e en

i g
n t h e o t h r b a k t h at thi c ur e was at l
on e ngth , s o s en ,

a f t r a v e ry liv ly di s cu s i
e d e t rmi d ; acc rd
e s on, e ne on o

i g th pr c ss i
n e b ga t m v e v r t h bridge
o e on e n o o o e e .

J u t h w v r as th e w e ddi g p arty w e r h alf —way

s ,
o e e , n -

acr s t h e bridg
os it s t wo s id s be ga to dr aw n ar r
e, e n e e

e ach t h e r a d pr e s se d th e p o pl
o , n so cl o se t o g t h r e e e e

t h at t h e y h ad h ardly o o m t br e at h e— muc h l e ss c uld r o o

t h e y m o v e f rw ard s b ack w ard

o or s .

Th y we r k e p t f so m e tim e i t hi p si t i o n s m
e e or n s o , o e

s h o u t i g a d s c ldi g o t h e r s q ui t b c au
n n o frigh te d
n , e e se ne ,

u t il at l e gth a bl ack gi a t app ea r d a d h u t d t

n n n e , n s o e o

t h e m i n a t rribly l o ud v o ic e Wh a y all ! e,
“
o re ou

Wh r do y c m fr m ! Wh r a e y g i g !
e e ou o e o e e r ou o n

S m o f th b ld r am
e o g th m a w r d W a
e o e on e ns e e ,
“
e re

g i gt
o n l d fr i d h u
o o ur o t k i g h m th h en
’
s o se , a n o e e un

dr d brid f h i hu dr d
e es or ; b t u luck il y wes n e so n s u n
2 82 A B oo k o f G i ants
v en tur e d hi s bridge a f te r n igh t fall a d it h as
on t ,
n

pr e s e d s s so t igh t ly t g e th e r t h at we c ann o t m o v e
u o

o n e way o th e o th e r r .

A d w h r e i s y o ur o l d fri d ! i n quir ed th e bl ack

“ ”
n e en

gi a t n .

N w al l th e w e ddi n g gu e st s t ur n d the ir e y s to
o e e

w ard th e o l d m an Th e r e up o h tur n e d t ward s th e

s . n e o

gi a t wh o i n stan tly s aid to him Li te

n , ld m an ! ,
“
s n, o

Will y giv m e w h at yo u h av e f o rgo tt at h m

ou e en o e,

i f I l t y ur fri d s p ass o v e r th e bridge !

e o en
”

Th o l d m an c
e s id e r e d so m e t im wh at it migh t
on e

b h h ad f o rg tten at h m e bu t at l ast n o t b e i g
e e o o , , n

a bl t o c l l gt an ythi g in p ar ticul ar t h at h h ad l f t
e re o e n e e ,

a d h ari n g
n n all s id e s t h e gr o a s an d m a s
e o f h is n o n o

gu t s h r e pli e d W e ll I w ill giv it t y u i f y

es , e ,
“
, e o o ,
ou

wi l l ly l t t h pr o ce ss i o n p ass v e r
on e e o .
”

Th e th e bl ack gi an t said t th p ar ty Y u al l
n o e , o

h ar wh at h h as pr mi e d a d a al l my wi t sse s
e e o s , n re ne

t oth b argai
e In t hr ee d ay s I sh all c o m e t o f et ch
n .

what I h av bargai n e d f o e r .

H avi g said t hi s th e bl ack gi an t w id e e d th e bridg

n ,
n e

a d t h e wh l e pr o c e ss i o n p a s d o n t o t h e o t h e r b an k
n o s e

i sa f t y
n T h e p eo pl
e . h w e v e r o l o g e r w i sh d t o e, o , n n e

s p d t h igh t th way so t h y m o ve d as f a t
en e n on e , e on s

a st h e y c o uld a d e arly i th e m o rn i g r ach e d th e

,
n n n e

l d m a s h o u se
’
o n .

A s e v e ryb dy t al k e d o f th e st r an g e adv n tur e th ey

o e

h ad m e t w i t h t h e ld e st so wh o h ad b
, l e ft at e n, een

h m so o n b ga t u n d e r sta d h w th m att r t d
o e, e n o n o e e s oo ,

a d w
n t t h i s f at h r sayi g
en o O my fat he r ! y u h av ee n ,
“
o

s ld m t th e bl ack gi an t !
”
o e o
28 4 A B oo k o f G i an ts
Th r e up o n th gi a t br o ugh t u t a t ray o n w hich
e e n o

t
s oo d a S p arr w a tur tl e d v e a d a qu ail a d aid
‘

o ,
-
o , n , n s

to th o ld m a
e N o w i f y u ca t ll w hich o f th s
n,
“
, o n e e e

is y r s y o u m ay tak e him aw ay
ou o n, .

Th p r o l d f at h e r l o o k e d i n t t ly at th e th r ee
e oo en

bird n e a f t r th e o th e r an d o v e r an d o v e r agai
s, o e , n,

b t at l a t h e was f o rc d to wn t h at h c o uld n o t t ll
u s e o e e

which f t h e m was h is so n S o h e was o blig d to g

o . e o

a w ay by him l f an d was f a m r e mi s r abl t h a

se , r o e e n

b f o r e H e h ad h ardly h o w v e r g t half way h o m

e .
, e , o -
e

wh n h th ugh t h e w o uld go b ack to th riv e r an d

e e o e

t ak e o e f t h bird s which h r m mb e r d h ad l o k d
n o e e e e e o e

at him i t t ly n en .

Wh e h r e ach d th riv r Luckl e ss h e was agai n

n e e e e

m t by t h bl ack gi a t wh o br o ugh t u t t h t r ay agai n

e e n , o e ,

a d pl ac d
n i t t hi s t im a p ar t ridg e a t it mo u
e on a d e ,
-
se n

a t hru sh s ayi n g N o w my l d m an fin d o u t whic h

“
, , , o ,

i s y ur o !
”
o s n

T h a x i u s f at h r ag ai n l o k e d at o e bird af t r
e n o e o n e

th e t h r b t h
o e f l t m o r e u c r tai than b f r e an d
, u e e n e n e o ,

so cryi g bi tt rly agai w n t aw ay

,
n e ,
n e .

J u t as th o l d m an was go i g thr o ugh a f r est

s e n o ,

which was b tw ee th riv e r Luckl e s a d h is h o u s

e n e s n e,

an o l d w o m an m t him an d s aid S t p a m me t ! “
e , o o n

Wh e r a y o hurryi n g to ! A n d wh y are y o u in
e re u

s uch t r o ubl e !
”

N w t h e o l d m an was so d e e ply mu s i n g v e r h i s
o ,
o

gr at u happi n s t hat h did o t at fir st atte d to th e

e n e s e n n

o l d w m a ; b t sh f o ll w e d him c alli g a f t r him

o n u e o , n e ,

an d r p e at i n g he qu st i o s wi t h m o r e e arn e stne ss
er e n .

S o h sto pp e d at l ast an d t ld h e wh at a te rribl e

e ,
o r
 Th e B i te r B it 2 85
m i s f o rt u n e h ad f all up him W h en th e o l d wo en on .

m a h ad li te d t th wh l s t ry
n s neh s aid ch e r o e o e o , s e e

fully D t b c a t d w ! D t b a fr aid Go
,
“
on
’
e s o n on
’
e .

back agai to th r i v e r a d wh th e gi an t bri g s

n e , n , en n

o t th
u t hr ebird l k i t th ir e y s h arply Wh n
ee s, oo n o e e s . e

y o u t h at
se e n o f t h e bird h as a
o t a r ei o n o f i t s s e n e

ey s e s i e t h at bird a d h o ld i t f as t
,
e z f i t h as a n , or

hum an o ul s .

Th e l d m a t h a k d h r h ar t ily f r h
o n advic n e e e o er e,

a d t ur
n d b ack f th third t im e to w ard t h
ne , or e , s e

L uckl Riv r A gai th e bl ack gi a t app ar e d an d

e ss e . n n e ,

l o k d v ry m rry whil st h e br ugh t o u t h is t ray an d

o e e e o

p u t up i t a s p arr o w a d v
on a d a w dp ck r s a y , o e, n oo e e ,

i g My l d m a ! fi d o u t which i s y ur so n ! Th n
“ ”
n , o n n o e

th e f at h e r l k d harply i to th y e s f th bird
oo e s n e e o e s,

an d aw th at fr o m t h
s righ t ey f th e d o v e a t ar e e o e

dr o pp d l o wly d w In a m o m e n t h gra p e d th e
e s o n . e s

bird t igh tly sayi g Thi s i s my so n ! Th xt m

,
n ,
“ ”
e ne o

m n t h f u n d him s lf h ldi g f ast h is ld e st so n by

e e o e o n e

t h e h o uld r an d s
s i gi g an d sh u ti g i h is gr e at
e , o, s n n o n n

j y o t o ,
k him o quickly h o m e an d g av e him o v r t h i s , e o

e ld e s t d augh t r i l aw th w if o f h i s so e -
n -

, e e n .

N w f o so m t im
or t h e y a ll liv d t o g e th r v e ry
e e e e

h appily O day h o w ev e r t h e y u n g m a aid to

. ne , , o n s

h i s f at h r Whil t I wa appr t ic d in th e w o rk h o p
“
e ,
s s en e s

o f th bl ack gi a t I l ar d a gr e at m a y t rick
e n , f e ne n s o

wi tchcr af t N o w I i t e d t ch a g my s lf i n to a fi e
. n n o n e e n

h o r a d y o u h all tak m e to m ark e t a d se ll m f o

se , n s e n e r

a g d m f m ey B t be sur e o t to giv e up th
oo su o on . u n e

h al te r .
”

T h f ath r did as th s n h ad s aid

e e N ex t m ark t e o . e
286 A B oo k o f G i ants
day h e w ent ci t y wit h a fin e h r se wh ich h e
to th e o

o ff e r e d f s al M an y buye r s cam e r u n d him ad

or e . o ,

miri g t h e h r e an d biddi g f it so t hat at l ast

n o s , n or ,

t h e o l d m an w as abl e t o se ll i t f o t w t h o u san d duc at s r o .

Wh n h r e c iv e d th e m o n y h e t o k go o d car n o t
e e e e o e

to l e t go th h al t e r a d h e r e tur e d h m e f ar rich r
, n e n o e

t h an h e e v r dr e am t f b i n g
e o e .

A f e w d ays l ate r th e m an wh o h ad b o ugh t th e ,

h o r se sen t h i s s rva t w it h it to th e riv e r to b ath e

e n ,

an d whil s t in t h
,
w at r th e h o r s g t l o s fr o m th e
e e , e o o e

s rv a t a d ga110 p e d o ff i n t o t h
e n n e ighb o ri n g f r e s t e n o .

Th r e h ch a g d him s l f b ack i to h is r al s hap e

e e n e e n e ,

a d r t ur n d t h i s f at h e r s h o u s
’
n e e o e .

A f t r m t im h ad pass d th e y u n g m an said
e so e e e , o

day t o h is f at h r N w I w ill ch an g my s lf i n to
“
o ne e , o e e

an ox an d y o u
,
an tak m t o m ark e t t s ll m e ; bu t
c e e o e

t ak e c ar n o t t o giv e up th e r o p w i th w hic h y o u l e ad
e e
”
me .

So x t m ark et day th e o l d m an w en t to th e ci ty
ne -

l e adi g a v ry fi e o x an d so o n f o u d a buy e r wh o
n e n , n

o ffe r d ten t im e s th e u su al p ric e p aid f o an x Th

e r o . e

buy r ask e d al so f r th e ro p e t o l ad t h a im al h o m
e o e e n e,

b t th e o l d m an s aid
u What do y o u w ant wi th s uch,
“

l d t hi n g ! Y o u h ad b tte r buy a e w o n e ! an d
”
an o e n

h w t o ff taki n g w i th him th e r o p e
e en .

Th at e v i g w hil st th e s rv an ts o f th e buy e r we r e
en n ,
e

drivi n g th e o x to th e fi e ld h an away i n to a w o o d , e r

n e ar an d h avi g t ak e
,
t h r e h i s hum an s h ap e t e
n n e ,

t ur n d h o m t o h i s f ath e r s h o u se
’
e e .

O th n ve o f t h
e e xt m ark e t day th e yo u ng m an
e ne -

s aid t o h i s f at h e r : N o w I will ch a g e mys e lf i nto a

“
n .
2 88 A B oo k of G i ants
E v e ry m o r i n g th e gi a t gav th e co w so m e w ate r an d
n n e

h ay bu t h e e v e r u ch ai e d h e
, n n n r .

O e v i g h w e v e r th
n e en n , co w o w i th i n c ssant, e , e

s t ruggl s ma ag d t o g t fr
e , n fr o m th e chai s a d
e e ee n , n

i mm e di at e ly o p n e d th e c e ll ar d o o r w i t h h er h r n s a d
e -
o n

ran aw ay .

N e xt m o rn i n g th e bl ack gi an t w en t as u su al i n to
t h e c ll ar c arryi g t h e h ay an d w at e r f o r th
e ,
n co w ; e

bu t se i g sh e h ad go t fr e an d un aw ay h e t hr e w t h e
e n e r ,

h ay d o w a d s tar te d o ff at o n c
n, n t pur s u e h e e o r
.

Wh en h cam w i thi n s igh t o f h er h e t urn e d him s lf

e e e

i n to a w o l f an d a at h e r w i t h gr eat fury ; b t h is
r n u

c l e v e r appr t ic ch a g d him self i sta tly fr m a

en e n e n n o

c o w i t o a b a r w h e r e up o n th
n e , gi a t tur d him s lf e n ne e

fr o m a w o lf i t o a li o n ; th e b ear th e turn e d i t a
n n n o

t ig e r an d t h li
, ch an ge d i to a cr co dil wh e r e up n
e on n o e, o

th e t ig e r tur e d i n to a s p arr o w
n Up thi th e gi a t . on s n

ch an g d fr o m th e f o rm o f a cr co dil i t a h awk
e o e n o ,

an d th appr e t ic e imm e di at ly ch an g d i t
e n a h ar ; e e n o e

o n s e i n g w hich t h e h awk b e c am e a gr yh o u d
e Th en e n .

t h e appr e n t ic e ch a g d fr o m a ha re i n t a f alc o n an d
n e o ,

th e gr e y h o u n d i nt o an e agl ; w h e r e up o n th e ap p e e r n

t ic e ch an ge d i to a fish T h e gi a t t h e tur ne d fr m
n . n n o

an e agl e i t o a m u se a d imm e di ate ly t h

n o appr en t ic e
, n e ,

as a cat ran a f t e r him ; t h e

, th e gi an t t ur n e d him se lf n

i n to a h eap o f m ill e t an d t h appr e n t ic t ran s f o rm e d

, e e

him se lf i to a h en an d chick e s which v e ry gre dily

n n , e

p ick e d up a l l th e mill e t e xc p t o e s i gl s e e
, d i n e n n e ,

wh ich th e m ast r wa wh o ch a g d him se lf i to a

e s, n e n

s q uirr e l ; i n stan t ly h o w e v e r t h appr e t ic e b e c am e a

, , e n

haw k a d p u ci n g o th e squirr l kill d it

, n ,
o n n e ,
e .
 Th e B i te r B it 289

In t hi s way th appr t ic b at h is m a t r th bl ack

e en e e s e , e

gi an t a d r v g d him lf f al l th e u ff ri g h
, n e en e se or s e n s e

h ad n dur d whil st l ar i n g t h t r ad
e e e f wi tchcr a f t
n e e o .

H avi g kill d th squirr e l th e h awk t k h i pr pe r

n e e , oo s o

sh ap agai n a d th y u g m a r tur e d j o yfully to

e ,
n e o n n e n

h i s f ath r w h o m h e m ad e imm en se ly rich

e , .
 CHA PT E R XXI
TH E P EAC H S ’
SON

J A PA N ES E 1

NE day, wh il e an o l d w o m an sto o d by a st r eam

O washi g h clo the s sh e chanc e d to s an no r
n er , ee e

m o u s p e ach fl o at i g o n th w at r It was qui t e th

n e e . e

l arg st sh h ad e v e r se a d as t hi s l d w o ma a d
e e en , n o n n

he hu sb a d w e r e x t r m ly p o r h e imm di at ly
r n e e e o s e e

t h ugh t w h at a
o xc ll t m eal t hi e xt ra rdi ary
n e e en s o n

p ach w o uld m ak e A sh c o uld fi d

e . t ick wi t hs e n no s

which t dr aw t h frui t t th b an k s h e s udden ly re

o e o e ,

m e mb e r e d th e f ll wi g v r o o n e se

D i stan t wat e r i s b i tte , r

Th e n e a wat e i s s we e tr r
Pas s by th e distan t wate r
A n d c o m e i n t o t h e s we e t .

Th i s li ttl e so n g h ad th e d e sir d e ff e c t Th e p e ach e .

cam e n e are r an d n ar e r t ill i t s to pp e d at th

e o ld e

w o m an s f ee t S h sto o p e d d o wn a d pick e d it up
’
. e n .

S d e li ght d was sh wi t h h
o e di s co v ry t h at h e c o uld
e er e s

n t s tay t
o do a y m re w as hi n g bu t hurri e d h o m e as
o n o ,

quickly as p ss ibl e o .

Wh en h e hu b a d arriv d in th e v n i g wi th a
r s n e e e n ,

1 F m My t h
ro d L g d s anf J p by F H dl d D i
e en s o a an , . a an av s .

290
2 92 A B oo k o f G i ants
Th e o ld li ttl e s urpri d to h e ar th i
m an was not a se s

d ari g s ch e m e H e k e w t hat M o m o ta wa
n . n ro s no

c mm o n child H e h ad b een s e t fr m h e av e a d
o . n o n, n

h e b li ev e d t h at al l t h e o gr s a d d e m o s c uld n t
e e n n o o

h arm him S at l en gth th o l d m a gav h i s c o se t

. o e n e n n ,

ayi g : G o M o m o taro sl ay t h e o gr s an d bri g

“
s n , , e n

p eac e to th e l an d .
”

Wh en th e o l d wo m an h ad giv en M o m o ta a nu m ro

b er o f ric e c ak e s th e y o u t h b ad h i s f st e r p ar e t
-

e o -

n s

f ar e w e ll an d start d o t up o h is j urn e y
,
-

e u n o .

Whil e M m o ta o was r t i g u n d r a h e dg e at i g
o r es n e e n

on e o f t h e ric e c ak e s a gr e at d o g c am e up t -

h im , o ,

gr o w l e d a d s h o w e d h is t eth Th e do g m o r e o v e r
, n e .
, ,

c o uld s p ak a d thr e ate i gly b gg d t hat M o m t a

e ,
n n n e e o ro

wo uld giv e him a cak e Ei th e r yo u giv e m e a c ak e .

“
,
”

s aid h e I will kill y o u !

“ ”
o ,
r

Wh n h w v e r th e do g h ard t hat th e f am o u
e , o e , e s

M o m o t a o s to o d b e f o r him h is tail dr o pp e d b tw e en
r e , e

h i s l e g s a d h e bo w d w i t h h ead t o th e gr o u d re
,
n e n ,

qu e st i g t hat h might f ll w S o f a P ach an d

n e o o
“
on e ,

r e n d e r to him al l t h e se rvic e t hat l ay in h i s po we r .

M o m o ta o r e adily acc e p te d t h i s o ff e r a d af te r
r ,
n

t hr o w i ng th e do g half a gak e t h e y pr o c e e d e d o n th e ir

way .

Th e y h ad n o t go n e f ar wh en th ey en co un te re d a
m k e y wh o al so b e gge d to be admi tte d t o M o m o
on ,

t ar o s se rvic e Thi s was gra te d bu t it was so m e

’
. n ,

t im e b e f o r e t h e do g an d th m o k y c e ase d sn appi g e n e n

at e ac h o t h e r a d b e c am e g o o d fri n d n e s .

Pr o c e di n g u p o n t h e ir j ur y th e y c am acr o s a
e o ne , e s

ph e asan t N o w th e i n ate j e al o u sy o f th e do g w
. n as
 Th e P e ac h ’
s S on 293

g i w ak d a d h e an f rw ard d t ri d t kill
a a n a en e , n r o an e o

th brigh t plum d cr at ur M o m o ta
e -

ep r at d th e e . ro se a e e

c mbat an t a d i th e d t h e ph a a t wa al ad
o s, n n e n e s n s so

m itt d t e th l i tt l e b an d w al ki g d c r o u ly i
o e th e ,
n e o s n

r ear .

A t l g t h M o m o ta
en a d h i s f ll o w r s r ach d t h e ro n o e e e

s ho r o f t h e N r t h e a te r
e S ea H re o h r o di -

s n . e o ur e s

c v e r e d a b o at a d af t r a g o o d d al f t imidi ty
o , n e e o on

t h p ar t o f t h d g m o k y a d ph a a t t h y al l go t
e e o ,
n e n e s n , e

ab o ard a d ,n t h e li ttl
n v e s l wa pi i g aw ay
so o e s e s s nn n

o v e r t h e blu a e se .

A f t r m a y d ay s up t h c a t h y ight d a
e n on e o e n e s e n

i sl a d M m o ta b ad th bird fly ff a wi g d
n . o ro e e o ,
n e

h r al d t a u c e h i c mi g a d bid th gr
e o nno n s o n ,
n e o es

surr n d r e e .

T h ph e asa t fl w v r t h s a a d aligh t d o n th
e n e o e e e n e e

ro of f a gr at c a t l a d sh o u t d h i sti rri g m s sag e

o e s e n e s n e ,

addi g t h at t h
n gr as a sig f submi i e o h uld es, n o ss o n , s o

br ak t h ir h r
e e o ns .

T h e gr o ly l augh e d a d
o es ho o k th e ir h o r s a d
n n s n n

s h aggy d h ai r Th t h y br ugh t f o r t h ir n b ar
re . en e o o s

a d hur l d t h m furi u ly at t h
n e bird Th ph asa t
e o s e . e e n

cl v rly v ad d th mi si l s an d fl w at th h ad f
e e e e e s e , e e e s o

m a y o gr s
n e .

I t h m a t i m e M o m ta
n e e h ad l a d d wi t h h i t w
n o ro n e s o

c mp a i
o H h ad
n ons s o .r do t ha
e h saw no o ne ne so n e

tw b au t i ful dam l w p i g by a t r am as th y
o e se s ee n s e , e

wru g t bl d ak d garm t s
n ou oo -
so e en .

O h ! aid t h y pi t i fu l ly w a d augh t r f
“ ”
s e ,
“
e re e s o

dai m y o a d a s, o w th c ap t iv s f th D m Ki g
n re n e e o e e on n

o f th i dr adful i l a d
s e S h w il l kill a d al a !
s n . oon e u s, n s
29 4 A B oo k o f G i an ts
h r is n o o n e t o c o m e to o u r aid Havi n g m ad
t e e . e

t h se p l ai n t s th e w o m e n w p t a e w
e e n .

“
L adi e s said M m o ta o I hav e c o m e f o r th e
,
”
o r ,
“

purp o se o f sl ayi n g y ur w ick e d e n e mi e s S h o w m e a

o .

way i n to yo n d e r cas t l e
’
.

S o M o m o ta o th e do g an d th e m o k e y e n te r e d
r , , n

t hr o ug h a s m all d o o r th e c astl e On c e i side thi s

in . n

fo r t ificat i o t h e y f o ugh t t n aci o u ly M an y o f th e

n, e s .

o gre s w e r e so fright e e d t hat they f ll o ff th e p ar ap ets

n e

an d w e r e d as h e d t o pi e c s whil o t h r s w r e sp dily
e , e e e ee

kill e d by M o m o tar a d h i c o mp a i s A ll w e r e o n s n on .

d e st r o ye d e xc e pt th e Ki g a d h r lv d t u n ,
n e e so e o s r

re d e r an d b gg e d t h at h i l i f
n , e mi gh t b sp ar d s e e e .

s aid M m o taro fi e rc ly I will t sp ar

“ ”
No ,
o e . no e

yo ur w ick d li f e Y o u h av to r tur e d m an y i c e t
e . e nn o n

p eo pl e an d r o bb e d th e c u t ry f m a y y e ar o n or n s .
”

H avi n g said t h e e w rd s h e gav e t h e D e m n Ki g

s o o n

i to th e m o n k ey s k epi g a d t h n pr o c e e d d t hro ugh

n
’
e n ,
n e e

all t h e r o o m s f th e c ast lo a d e t fr e th um e r u s e, n s e e n o

pri s o n e r s h e f o u n d t he r e H e al so gath e re d to ge th r . e

mu ch t r e asur e .

Th e r e t ur n j o ur n e y was a v ry j o y o u s aff air i n d e e d e .

Th e do g a d th e ph eas a t c arri e d t h e t r e as ur e b et w een

n n

t h e m wh il e M o m o t a o l e d th e D mo
,
Ki n g r e n .

Mo m o ta o r e sto r e d th e two d augh te r s o f dai my o s

r

t o th eir h o m e s a n d m a y o t he r s wh o h ad b e e
,
nc ap n

tive s o n th e i sl an d Th e who l e c o u n t ry r e j o ic e d in h is
.

vic t ry bu t n o o ne m o r e tha Mo m o ta o s f o st r
o ,
n r
’
e

p ar e n t s w h o e n d e d t h e ir d ay s in p ac e an d pl e ty
,
e n ,

t h a k s t t h e gr e at t r e asur e o f th e o g r e s w hic h M o m o
n o

tar o be sto w e d up o n t h m e .
29 6 A B oo k o f G i ants
an d lyi n g exp se d W l a d d a d m an age d to go
o . e n e n

t g e th r to t h e c ast l e
o e .

Th e r e was in it o n e m an o ly w h o se h e ight was

“
n ,

t rribl e t
e b eh ld an d wh se gh est was m an y s p an s
o o , o

r o u n d H is f ac e was black a d h is e y e s l arg a d

. n e n

r o lli g H is v o ic e was like th brayi n g o f a m o n s te r

n . e

d o n k ey .

O ur p o pl e m ade mo t i o n s sh o w in g that th ey
“
e

w a te d s o m ethi g t o e at Th e m a m ad e n o r eply
n n . n ,

bu t se cur e ly f ast e d th e fr o n t gat e A f te r thi s h e

en .

br ught an a rmful o f w o o d p ut it in th e middle o f

o ,

t h e c ur ty ard a d t h e r e m ad e a fi e
o , n Wh en th e fi e r . r

blaz d up h ru sh e d af t r u s an d c au gh t a yo u n g l ad
e e e ,

o e of ou
n c mpa y c o o k e d h im b f o re o u r e ye s
r o n , e ,

pull d him t pi c e s an d ate him We w r e al l r e duce d

e o e . e

to a s tat e o f h rr r n o t kn wi g w h at t o do
o o ,We o n .

gaz d at ach o t h r in di sm ay an d stup e fact i o n

e e e .

Wh h h ad e at h is fill h w t up i t a v e ran
“
en e en , e en n o

dah an d o p e d a ja fr o m which h e dr an k so m e ki n d
ne r,

of piri t A f te r dri n ki g it h e u tte r e d th e m st gru

s . n o e

so m a d awful n i se s ; h i s f ac e gr w v e ry re d an d h e
e n o e

l ay d w a d s l e p t
o H is sn o ri n g s w e r e lik e th e r o ar
n n .

i n g o f th e thu n d e r
s .

We pl an n d t hen t o m ake o u r e scap e an d so t ri ed

“
e ,

t o o p e th e gr e at g at ; b t o n l a f was ab o ut t w e n ty
n e u e e

f o ur f e et acr o ss an d so t hick an d h avy th at w i th al l

, e

o u r st r gt h we c uld t m o v it Th e wall s to o
en o no e .
, ,

w e re a hu dr e d an d fif ty f e et high a d w c o uld
n , n so e

d o no t hi n g w i t h t h e m W e w r lik fish in a p o t . e e e

be y d al l p ss ibl e way o f e scap e W held each

on o . e

t h r s h a d s a d cri e d
’
o e n n .
 Th e M an Wh o L o st H i s L e g s 2 9 7

A m o g u s o n e m a tho ugh t o f thi s pl a : W h ad

n n n e

a k if n a d h e t o o k it
e n a d whil th m tr w s ,
n e e ons e a

dru k a d asl e p d e cid d t o stab h is e y e s o u t a d cu t

n n e , e ,
n

h i t hr o at
s We aid i r e ply W a e al l d o o m d t
. s n ,
‘
e r e o

d e ath an yway ; l e t s t y ; a d w m ad o u way up n ’

r
’
n e e r o

t h v e r an d ah a d s tabb e d h i s y e s
e n H e gav a awful e . e n

r o ar a d struck o t
, n all s id e s t o c at ch u W on us . e

ru sh e d h e r an d th e r m aki g o e scap e o u t o f th e
e e, n ur

c urt b ack i to th e r ar gard

o n Th r w r i t hi e en . e e e e n s

en cl ur e pig s a d sh e p ab u t s ixt y f th e m in al l
os n e ,
o o .

Th e r we ru sh d in am o g th pig a d he p
e e ,
n e s n s e .

d ab u t w avi g h i t wo arm s af t e r
“
H flo d e un e re o ,
n s

u s, b t ot o
u nf u s did h e g t h o ld o f ; w e w r e al l
ne o e e

mix d p— sh p pig s a d p o pl e Whe h did

e u ee , ,
n e . n e

c at ch a yt hi g it was a s h ee p ; a d wh e it was o t a
n n n n n

sh eep i t wa a pig S o h o p e e d th fr o t gate t

s . e n e n o

sen d all th a imal s o t e n u .

“
W th ach
e f s t k a pig o s h e p o t h b ack
en e o u oo r e n e

a d m ad e t r aigh t f
n sth e g ate Th m st r f l t ach
or . e on e e e ,

an d fi di g i t a pig
n n a sh e p l e t it go Th e we all
or e , . n

go t t
ou a d ru h d nf o t h b o a t
s e r e .

A li ttl l at r h c am e a d sat n th e b a k a d
e e e n o n n

r o a r d h i t hr at i g s at u s A l t o f th r gi a t
e s e en n . o o e n s

c am at h is c all Th y t o k st p s o f t h i r ty f e t o
e . e o e e r so ,

c am r aci g af t r c augh t t h b o at a d m ad it f a t ;
e n e u s, e n e s

b t w to k ax s a d t ruck at t h h a d s t h at h ld it
u e o e n s e n e ,

a d
n g t
so fr e a t l a
o t a d te t o t h Op s a s n ou e en e .

A gai a gr t wi d ar se a d w a
n ea t thn o , n e r n on o e

r ck a d w r l l d t r y d Ev ry
o s n e e a w gulf d
es o e . e o ne as e n e

i th
n a a d dr w
e se d; I l
n g t h ld f a pi c
o ne f a one o o o e e o

b o at t imb r a d l iv d Th th r was a h rrib l fi h

-
e n e . en e e o e s
29 8 A B oo k of G i ants
fr o m th e se a th at cam e sw immi n g afte r m e an d bit o ff
my l e gs At l a t I dri ft e d back h o m e a d h e r e I am
. s n .

Wh en I t hi n k o f it st ill my te eth a e c o ld a d my
, r n

bo e s shiv e r My E igh t Lucky S tar s are v e ry bad

n .
,

t h at s w hy i t h app en e d t o m e
’ ”
.
3 00 A B oo k Of G i an ts
on c e attack d th Ir o qu i s m an i g t xte rmi nate
e e o , e n o e

t h m c mpl t e ly bu t w r e d f e at d w i t h t h
e o e h e lp f
, e e e e o

t h e W st Wi n d ) e .

To add t o h er al arm s h e s aw t h at th e cr e atur e h ad ,

i n h e r arm s t h e c h i f s b aby Whil th e m o th e r sto o d ’

e . e

in th e d o o r w ay w o n d e ri g h o w sh e c o uld re sc u e h
, n er

child fr o m th e cl ut ch s o f th e gi an te ss th e l atte r said e ,

i n a g e t l e an d s o o t hi g v o ice :
n D O n o t be afr aid ; n
“

c o m e i n sid e .
”

Th hu t r wi f e h e s i tat d n o l o ge r bu t b o ldly
e n e
’
s e n ,

e n t r d t h e W igw am
e e O c i sid h f ear ch a g d . n e n e, er n e

t pi ty f
o th gi a t
, or w as e vid e tl y much w o r wi t h
e n e ss n n

t r o ubl a d f at igu S h e t o ld t h hu t r s wi f e wh o
’
e n e . e n e ,

wa ki dly a d s ymp at h t ic h o w s h h ad t r av ll d
s n n e , e e e

fr m th e l a d o f th S to G i a t s fl i g fr o m h e
o n e ne n , ee n r

cru e l hu ba d wh o h ad ught to kill h an d h o w

s n , so e r,

s h e h ad fin ally tak s h e lt r th e s li t ary W i gw am en e in o .

S h b e s o ugh t th e y o u g w o m a t o l et h er e ma i n f
e n n r or

a w hil pr mi i n g t o as i t h in h daily task s

e, o s s s er er .

S h e al o aid sh e was v ry hu gry b ut war d h

s s e n , ne er

h o ste ss t hat h e mu t b xc di n gly car e ful ab o u t th

s s e e ee e

f o o d sh e gav h e It mu st o t be aw o r at all u n d e r
e r . n r

do n e, f i f c sh e ta t e d bl o d sh e might wi sh to
or on e s o

kill t h hu t r a d h is wi f e a d child
e n e n n .

S O th e wif e pr p ar e d so m e f o o d f o h e r t aki g c ar
e r , n e

i t was t h o r o ughly c k e d a d t h t wo at d o w n t o oo , n e s

di n t ge th e r Th S t o e G i an t ss k n e w t h at th e
e o . e n e

w o m a wa i t h h abi t Of c arryi g h o m t h e gam

n s n e n e e,

an d he s w d cl ar d sh w uld d it i h e s te ad
no e e e o o n r .

M o r e v e r sh e aid sh e alr eady k w wh e r e it was to

o , s ne
 Th e S ton e G i an te ss 3 01

be f o u d a d i si s t d o n se tt i g o u t f it at c
n , n n e n or on e .

S h v e ry s h r t ly r t ur e d b ari g i
e o e h a d a l o ad
e n , e n n on n

Of gam which f ur m n c uld s carc ly h av c arri e d

e o e o e e ,

a d th
n w o m an r c o g iz e d i h e a v e ry v alu abl e
e e n n r

a s i s ta t
s n .

Th e t im e Of th e h t e r s r t ur dr w ar an d th ’
un e n e ne , e

S to G i a t s b ad th e w o m an g o t a d m e et h
ne n es e o u n er

hu b a d a d t ll him o f h vi si t r Th m an was
s n n e er o . e

v ry w l l pl a d to l e ar h w t h n e wc o m r h ad
e e e se n o e e

h lp d h i wi f a d h gav h e a h ar ty w lc o m
e e s e, n e e r e e e .

I t h m o r i g h e w t o t hu n t i g as u su al
n e n n Wh n en u n . e

h h ad di app e ar d fr o m ight i t h f r t t h gi a t
e s e s n e o es , e n

es s t ur e d quickly tn t h w m a a d aid : o e o n n s

I hav a s cr e t to tell y
“
e My cru l hu sba d i s
e ou . e n

a ft r m e a d i t hr e d ay s h
e, n wi l l arriv h r O n
n e e e e e .

t h t hird day y o ur hu b a d mu st r e m ai
e at h o m an d s n n e

h lp m t l ay him
e e o s .
”

Wh th t hird day c am r u d th e hu t r re
en e e o n n e

m ai d at h m b di t t o t h e i t ruct i o s o f h is
ne o e, o e en ns n

gu st e .

aid th gi a t ss at l a t I h ar him c m
“
N w o , s e n e s , e o

i g Y u mu st b o t h h lp m t o h ld him
n . o S t rik e him e e o .

wh r I bid y a d w sh all c r tai ly kill him

e e o u, n e e n .

T h hu t r a d h i s wi f w r e s i d wi th t rr o r
e n e n e e e z e e

wh a gr at c mm ti o u t sid a u c d th rriv al
en e o o n o e nn o n e e a

o f th e S to e G i a t b t th e firm n a d c ur ag
n , Of u n e ss n o e

th e gi a t ss e a ur d th m a d wi th s m thi g lik e
n e r ss e e , n o e n

c alm ss th y aw ai t d th m o t r s appr o ach Di

ne e e e ns e
’
.

e tl y h
r c cam i s igh t t h gi a t s s ru sh d f o rw ard
e e n , e n e e ,

gr ppl d wi th him a d thr w him to th gr u d

a e ,
n e e o n .
3 02 A B oo k of G i ants
S t rik him
e on th e a rm s ! ”
sh e cri e d to th e ot h e rs .

No w on p Of th e ck !
th e n a e e n

Th e t r mbli g c o upl
e n b ye d an d v e ry s ho rtly t h e y
e o e ,

h ad s ucc e d d in killi g t h hug e cr e atur e

e e n e .

I w ill go an d bury him said th e gi an te ss An d , .

t h at was t h e e n d o f t h e S to n e G i an t .

Th e st r a g e gu st st ay e d o i th e W igw am t ill th e
n e n n

t im e c am e f o r th hu n t r an d h i s f amily t o go b ack to
e e

th e s ttl m e t
e e w h e sh e an n u n c e d h r in t t i o o f
n , n o e en n

r e t ur i g t o h
n n ow p e o pl e
er n .

“
My hu ba d is dead said sh ; I hav e n o l n ger
s n ,
”
e o

an y thi n g t o f ar
”
e .

T hu s havi n g bid th e m far w e ll sh e d e p arte d

, e , .
 Gi an t g o ds an d
de m i g o ds l o o m l arg e i n th e my th s o f e very
l an d — i n I n di a C
h i n a an d A rabi a as w ell as Gre e c e an d
, ,

S can di navai a M an y r e c o ds f o ll o w o f
.
“
e al
”
gi an ts du ri ng r r ,

th e s e ve n or e i gh t
th o u s and y e a s s i n c e th e firs t flas h es o f r
h i s t ory . B u t i t n e e ds to be s tate d at o n c e th at h e e , as i n r
m any o th e r m at te r s, e xac tn es s o f f acts is a ve ry m o dern
q u al i ty .

Th u s, wh e n Pl i ny tel l s u s th at Gabba a, wh o m th e E m p ero r r

C r r
l au di us b o u g h t f o m A rabi a, was n i n e f e e t, n i n e i n c h es
tall , we c an o n l y be s ure th at h e was pr o babl y th e l a g es t r
h u m an be i n g i n R om e at th at ti m e A n d a s u s p ic i o us n u m be . r
o f th es e e arl y tal l m en w e r e s e en th r o u g h th e m i s t o f re ve r
e n ce due t o ki n gl y s tati o n and p o we r .

A n o tabl e c o m p any th es e ki n g g i an ts w o ul d m ake : S es o c h ri s -

o f E gy p t p e h ap s 4 0 0 0 B
, r “
C w h o p as s e d f o r a gi an t ;
”
. .
,

Ki n g S au l , th e gi gan ti c y o u th o f th e tri be of B e n jam i n

c h os en by l o t t o eign o ver Israe l ; r
M axim i n u s, Th raci an
r
s h ep h e d, fie c e gl adi ato r r
an d th e n s avag e E m p er o r o f R o m e
, ,

w h o C ap i to l i n u s d e cl ar es, was o ver e i g h t f e e t tal l w o r e h i s

, ,

wi f e s brac el e t f o r a fin g er ri n g c o uld b eak a h o rs e s j aw

’
-

,
r ’

wi th h i s fis t o r o u tp u l l a c h a i o t te am an d was i n th e h abi t o f r ,

r
d ai n i ng a s ix g al l o n am p h o a o f wi n e an d c o ns u m i n g f or ty r
p o u n ds o f m eat a day ; H aro l d H ardrada Vi ki n g r o ver, M e di ,

r
t er an e an c o n q u ero r
an d Ki ng o f N o way wh o s e h e i g h t w as
,
r ,

“ ”
five el l s (te n Em p ero M axi m il i an o f G erm an y, r
an d m any an o th er .

r r
A e g i m e n t o f f o m i dabl e warr i o s wo ul d f o ll o w th e s e r
r
rul e s , s u c h as th e h u g e g e n adi ers o f Ki n g Fre de ri c k Wi l r
l i am o f Pru s s i a an d o f P e te th e Gre at Th e El ec t o o f r . r
r
B an de n bu rg t o o h ad i n th e 1 6 th e n tu ry a f am o u s s o l di er C
—
, ,

n am e d M i c h el rep u te d t o b e e i g h t f ee t tal l
,
a w o r th y d e
'

s c e n dan t o f t h at g i an t S wabi an Ai n o th e r, r e n o wn e d i n th e ,

arm y o f C
h arl e m ag n e , w h o s wam ru s h i n g r i vers draggi n g
r “
h i s h o rs e af te h i m l o o ke d d o wn u p o n h i s e n e m i es as l i ttl e
,

r
f g o s
”
a nd
,
w o u ld s p i t s e ver al a t o n c e l ike birds o n h is

we ap o n .

Fre de ri ck Wi ll i am de ve l o p e d a th e o y th at h e c o u l d es tab r
r
l i s h a n e w ace o f p h y s i cal m arve l s by i n term a ry i n g h i s r
h u g e g u ards wi th w o m e n o f p h en o m e n al s i z e an d h e u s e d ,

t o bu sy h im s el f gre atl y o ver s u c h m atc h es .

H e h ad l i ttl e s u c ces s Th e g i an t as a fig h te p ass e d s wif tl y

. r
away b e f ore can n o n m u s k e ts an d p is t o l s,
I t was n o t l o n g .

r r
bef o e h e was m e el y a p o di gy t o draw th e c u i o us c o wd r r r .

3 04
 C HA PTER XX I V
S O M E R EA L G IA N TS
ET gre e arbi trarily th at p e o pl e Of fro m s ix
L to sev en f e t i h ight a e o ly v e ry tall m en bu t
us a , ,

e n e r n ,

t h at t h o e wh o e xc ee d th se v e
s f o t m ark m ay f airly e n -
o

b e c all d gi a t s e Duri g th e l ast two hu n dr e d y ear s

n . n

t h e r e h av e b e e n o v e r a hu n dr d m en an d w o m en fig e , ur

i g i th e public e y e wh o h av e e xc e e d e d se v n f et
n n , e e .

Pr b ably t w e ty fiv e o f t h e e h av h ad a h igh t o f
o n -
s e e

e igh t f e e t o v r I spi te Of stat m en ts i adv e rt i

r o e . n e n se

m e t s a d han dbill s a d n e w sp ap r s v e in n cy cl
n n n e , e n e o

p ae d i as t h e r e d
, e n t e m t h
o av e bse e n a n y humo a se o n

b e i g m asur d by ci e tific m e th o d wh r e ach e d n i n

n e e s n s o e

fe te .

T b s ur e
o e m ay r e ad in th e hi s t o ri s
, one d bi o g e an

r ap h i t h at t h e R o m an Emp r o r s M ax im i
es s an d J vi e nu o

a u s a d Ch arl m ag
n , n a d Emp r r M aximili a
e n e, f n e o n o

G rm a y w r e e ight a d—a h al f o n i n e f t B t o n e
e n e -
n -
r ee . u

c a o t m e asur v e liv e Emp e r r s u f rt u at ly

nn e e n o , n o n e ,

much l ss l o g d ad e n M an y a t r av ll e r ass r t d
e o n es . e e e

th at h h ad s n wi t h h i o w e y e
e ee c r s Of Patag s n s s o e o

n i a v age r a gi g fr m i t l e v f t ; y e t a
n sa s n n o n ne o e en ee s

so o n a s c ar ful m a ur m e t w e r m ad t h e s dwi e en s e e e se n

d l e d t a m ax imum o f s m thi g u d r s v n
o A d o e n n e e e . n

t h v a t umb r Of gi a t s b o e s dug up fr o m t im e
“ ’ ”
e s n e n n

305
3 06 A B oo k o f G i an ts
to t im i n dic at i n g m e Of i n f t a d upw ard hav e
e, n n e ee n ,

p r ac t ic ally a l l b sh w t b t h se f gr at a im al s
e en o n o e o o e n .

O n e Of th m o st n tabl ch ar ac te ri st ic s ab o u t th e
e o e

gi an t is a ce rtai s hri ki g ten d e cy b f o r e th e c am e ra

n n n n e

an d t h e tap e In th e l ast t w e t y y ear s o r s o a gr o up

. n

o f al e r t sav an t s s p e ci ally in F ran c

, e hav e b een g ath e,

e ri n g au t h o ri tat iv e bi o l o gic al Ob se rv at i o s upo n all th e n

s ub j e c t s p o s s ibl e ; a d it i s w i se t o r e c all th at o n ly s uc h
n

e x ac t sci en t ific r e c o rd s c an b e r e li e d o n .

F o ap ar t fr o m prid e t h e r e i s a v ast d eal o f m o n ey

r, ,

i n v o lv e d in a f e w e xt ra i n ch es f o r th e S h o w gi an t .

F o r i sta c e An t o i e Hu go an n o u n ce d as th e t all e st
n n ,
n ,

m an di e d i 1 9 1 7 a f t r h avi n g m ad e qui t e a f o r t u n e
, n e

i A m e ric a ; a d it was s tat e d t h at a fr ak pr o m o t e r

“ ”
n n e

w o uld p ay a pr mium f $400 an i ch f o r a y o e

e o n , n n

wh o c uld h o w a gr at r stat ur e th an Hug ! Th at i s

o s e e o

t o s ay h e w uld giv e
,
o e arly $ 3 000 f o a ni e f ot
n r n -
o

gi an t— b e sid s p ayi g th e gi a t him se lf s o m thi g lik e

e n n e n

$ 1 5 00 t o $ 2000 a w e e k Wh e r e as H ug o br o t h r
’
. s e ,

wh o was o n ly a c upl o f i n ch s s h o r te r t h an h e was

o e e ,

n o t in d e ma d in t h e U i t e d S t at e s w hich c all s f o r
n n ,

o n ly champi o in th e fr e ak cl as s
“ ”
ns .

A ppar n tly t h tall t m an o n r c or d was M achn w

e e es e o ,

a Ru ss i an wh o was b o r n at Wi te b k ab u t 1 8 8 2 was
, s o ,

e xhibi t e d i L don in 1 9 05 i th e U i t d S tat

n on , n n e es ,

Ge rm a y H o ll an d an d l se wh r and di e d ar u n d th e
n , , e e e, o

age o f t hir t y .

N o o f h is f am ily was xc e pt i o n ally tall an d h e

ne e ,

h im self was a n o rm al child p t th e age o f f o ur u o .

Th e n h e b e ga t gr o w v e ry r apidly n o t e at i n g a gr eat
n o ,

d eal bu t so m et im e s sl e ep i g f o r t w en ty f o ur ho ur s at
, n -
3 08 A B oo k of G i an ts
m e a s m d rn Fi f te e hun dr e d y ar s ago a p o o r
n o e . n e

gi a t i R m e was almo st kill d by th e pr e ss o f p eo pl e

n n o e

cr o wdi g ab u t to g t a s ight o f him ; b t the r e was

n o e u

a S p ci al o u t br e ak Of such pr o digi
e duri g t h e 1 8 th es n

c n tury par t icul arly in E gl a d Thre e o f th e m o st

e , n n .
1

c l br ated Of th e s w r e fr m Ir l an d
e e e e o e .

Fir st cam Co r e liu s M a G ath b r n ar th silv e r

e n c r , o n e e

m i e s i n Tipp e r ary in 1 7 3 6
n N e i th r h i s p ar e t s o r . e n n

t h i r o t h e r childr
e w e r r m arkabl e in s iz ; bu t w h en
en e e e

C o r liu s vi i t d C rk at th age Of s ixte en a r e gul ar

ne s e o e ,

m o b f o ll o w d him t hr ugh th e st r t s s i n c e h e t o w
e o ee ,

e r d alr e ady h ad a d
e h uld r s ab o v e o th r m
e n s o e e en .

It app ar d t hat th y ar b e f r C r n liu was much

e e e e o e o e s

t r o ubl d wi t h p ai s in h i s limb s ; a d t hi n ki n g t h em
e n n

r h um at ic h e w o uld b ath e i sal t w at r f o a cur ; b t

e n e r e u

t h y w e r e gr o wi g p ai n s f a r ar e so r t f duri n g
“ ”
e n o , or

t h at y ar h s h o t up so m e
e e igh teen i ch s e n e .

Si c e t hi s rapid gro wt h c au se d him par t i ally t o l o se

n

th e e o f h i s limb s Dr B e rk e l e y Bi sh p Of C l y e
us , .
, o o n ,

t o o k t h e y u n g s t r i n to h is h u s f
o a m o nth o
e mo re o e or r ,

a d h ad him t r at e d s o s ucc ess fully t h at h e r e gai ed

n e n

h is p w r o e s .

H i s h an d was t h en as l arg e as a middli n g s iz e d

“ -

s h o uld e r Of mu t t n which j o i nt h c o uld c v e r w i th

o , e
-

t h at m mb e r eTh e l ast o f h is s h o e s w hich h e c arri ed

. ,

ab o u t w i t h him m as ur d fif tee in ch s in l en gth ”

,
e e n e .

Thi s ch ari t y O f th e w o r thy Bi sh o p was il l re w ard e d .

Th e r e gr w up a l e ge nd (w hich g t i to th e n w
e o n e s

pap e r s a d i t Watk i so s Phil o so phic al Surv ey o f

n n o n n
’ “

1 A Lo n g M e g O i
c e n t u ry e arl ie r c am e W e st m in ste r h e ro in e O f
p
,

o ne O f th e O l d ball ads
O

m o st e x trao rdi n ary an d c o m ic al e x l o i t s in .

 S o m e R e al G i an ts 3 09
Ir e l an d t hat Bi s h p B e rk l y fro m an i n hu ma o e e ,
n

s ci e t i fi c d e s ir
n to xp e rim e t in gi an t maki n g h ad
e e n -

tak en a p o o r o rph a a d by so m my st ri o u s c ur se
n, n e e o

o f f e e din g h ad c au s e d him t o s h o o t up to t h
, h e ight e

Of s ev e n f e et .

MacGrat h k e p t o n gr o wi n g u n t il at th age Of e

t hir t y h e m e asur e d ev e f e t e ight i n che s ; an d h e

s n e

cr eat d a s sati o in L d o P ari s an d th e r Eur

e en n on n, o o

p ean capi tal s di strac t i n g atte n t i o fro m Caj an u s th

,
n , e

gr e at Sw e d wh o was tall r b t n o t s o w el l pro p o r

e, e u

t io n e d H i s b o dy was fin ally st o l e n by m di cal s t

. e u

d e t s O f Tri i ty Co ll ege o th e day o n wh ich h e was

'

n n , n

t o h av b e e w ak e d “ ”
e n .

“
Thi s is s aid to h av e b ee n th e o rigi n Of th e f e ud
b e tw e en th st ud n t s an d t h e c o al p o r t e r s o f Dubli
e e -
n,

which h as c o n ti u e d to thi s day n H e was a

gre at fri e d o f th e stude t s an d h e u se d t o r ai e by
n n , s

th e c ll a r o f h i s c o at an d h o ld o u t at arm s l n gt h f
’
o e , or

a l on g t im a sm all s iz e d stud en t n am e d H ar wh o
e, -

e,

was f ath r o f th e l ate Dr H ar e

e Mr H ar e
.
, .

d ay an b t w e en M ac G at h s l e g s a d th e gi an t
’
on e r e r , n

s t r ai e d him s lf i
n r e c o v e ri n g h i s b al a c fro m which
e n n e,

accid en t h fail e d i h eal t h an d ul t imate ly di e d H is ”

e n , .

Sk e l eto n is pr e rv e d at Tri n i ty Co ll eg
se e .

N e xt th r e c am e a Co rk m an J am e s M acD o al d
e , n ,

wh o was fir st xhibi t e d s e rv e d as a gr ena di r f o r

e , e

thir ty y ar s th e n b e c am e a day l ab o r r a d di e d
e , e , n ,

acc o rdi g t n t h A n n al R gi t r f
o e 1 7 6 0 at t h ag
u e s e or e e

O f 1 1 7 ! (which i arly t hr t im e s t h e av r ag e
s ne ee e

o f gi a t e i th e r m o d e r
n s, o i t h o se —f o r t h e mn r n

u n w h o l e so m e d ay s f chiv alry ) o .
310 A B oo k o f G i ant s
A li tt l e l ate r Charl Byrn wh call e d him self es e, o

e clip s d b o t h t h e s n o t abl s H e c am e t o
’
O B rie n, e e e .

Lo n d o in 1 7 8 2 as wi t e s t hi s a u c e m e t :
n , n s nn o n n

I RIS H G IA N T T be s e t hi an d e v e ry day thi s

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. o e n s,

we ek in h i s l arg e l ga t ro o m at th ca e sh p e xt
, e e n , e n -

o , n

d o o r t o l ate C o x s Mu s um Spri n g Gard e Mr

’
e , n, .

B yr e th e surpri i g Iri h G i a t wh i all w d to

n , s n s n , o s o e

be t h t all e st m a in th w o rld ; h i h igh t i s ight f t

e n e s e e ee

two i n ch e s a d i fu l l pr o p o r ti o n acc o rdi n gl y ; ly

, n n on

2 1 y ear s o f age H is s tay w il l n o t b e l g in L d o

. on on n,

as h e pr p o s e s s h o r t ly t o vi s i t t h e C n t i en t
o Th o n . e

n o bili t y an d g e t ry a e r qu e st d t o tak e
n o t ic r the r e e n e, e

was a m a s h w e d him s lf f o
n o o m e t im p a t at th e r s e s e

to p o f t h H aym ark t an d Picc adi l ly w h

e adv r t i
e , d , o e se

an d e d e av o r e d t o imp s
n him lf up th public f o e se on e or

th e Iri s h G i an t ; Mr B yrn e b e g l e av e t o as ur e t h m
. s s e

i t was a imp o s i t i n as h i s th e o ly Iri h G i a t an d

n o , e n s n ,

n ev r was i n t hi s m t r p o li s b e f r e Thur d ay th e 1 1 th
e e o o s

in st .H o ur s o f admi tta c e v ry day Sun d ay x n e e , s e

c ep t ed fr o m 1 1 t ill 3 an d fr o m 5 t ill 8 at h alf a cr o w n

, , ,
- -

e agh pe r so n .

P o o r P at rick h ad a rath e r u happy tim e o f it i n , n

s pi t e o f t h e fur o r at te di g h i s app ar an c duri g th

e n n e e n e

s h o rt y e ar w h en h e to o d as t h m o t x t ra rdi ary “
s e s e o n

pr o duct i o f th e huma p e ci e s e v e r b e h e ld s i c th e
n o n s n e

day s o f Go li at h
”
.

H e go t to dri ki n g ; an d vi s i t i g th e B l ack H o r e
n n s

Tav e r n n igh t wa
o ne r bb e d Of all th frui ts Of h i s o e s

year s ucc e ss— w hich h e c arri d i two b an k o tes e

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s e n n , on

f o r £ 7 00 , o ne fo r £7 0 .

Then h e b e c am e so fearful t hat th e su rge o n s w o u ld

31 A B oo k Of G i an ts
st ruck w i th p a ic h dro pp d h is pi st l cl app e d spu rs
n , e e o ,

t o h i s h o r se an d g all o p d aw ay e .

T h e h e lik d t do s uch t hi gs as start l th e w at ch

n e o n e

m e by r achi g up to a s t r et l amp a d taki n g O ff t h e

n e n e n

c o v e r t o ligh t h i s pi p e ; o t w age r £ 1 0 th at h e w o uld r o

ki ss a pr tty girl at a up stair s wi do w as h e walk e d

e n n

p ast .

S o me half a ce tury back a g tl man w r o te to o n e

n en e

o f t h e m ag azi n e s t h at h e p o s s ss ed t h e gian t s g o ld
’
e

w atch w hich w e igh e d 3 po u d a d h ad h is n am e en

,
n ,
n

grav e d i i t an d was st ill i go o d run n i n g o rd e r

n , n .

Rat h e r m o r e i te re sti n g th a t h e se sho w gi a t s w e r e

n n n

th e c o rp s O f giga t ic gu ard s s uch as t h o se m ai n t ai n e d

n ,

f o h alf a c e n t ury at P o t dam by t h e Pru ss i a ki g s

r s n n .

( Ev enJ am s I h ad a e d o o r k e p e r W a l t e r P ar so n s -
e , ,

ab o u t s v ea d—
ena h alf f e e t t all ; a d Cr o mw ll b o ast e d
-
n -
n e

a o t h e r D a i e l o f t h e sam
n ,
n s iz e wh
, b ecam e i san e e , o n

fr o m r e ligi u s e c stas y ) Th e huge o ldi r s w e r e

o . es s e

gath r d wi th gr e at car fr m all c u t ri s t h tall es t

e e e, o o n e , e

b i n g s v en f e t s ix i ch ; an d si n c t h y w re w el l
e e e n es e e e

buil t athl e tic m e t h y m ad e a m o st impr e iv appe ar

n e ss e

an c e .

Ki g F re d e rick Willi am say s Vo l taire arme d w i th

n , ,

a hug e s e rg e an t s c an e m arch d f o r t h e v ry day to

’
, e e

r vi w h is r gim t Of gi a t s Th se gi a t s w e re h is
e e e en n . e n

gr e ate st d e ligh t an d th e t hi gs f o r which h e w en t to

,
n

th e h avi e st e xp en se
e .

Th e m en wh o s to o d i th e fi r st rank o f t hi s re gi
“
n

m en t we r n o e o f t he m l e ss t han s ev fee t high an d

e n en ,

h e s n t t o purch ase t h m fr m th f ar t h e s t p ar ts Of
e e o e

E u ro p e to th e b o rd e r s O f A s i a I hav e se n so m e o f . e
 S om e R e al G i an ts 3 13

t h em S i c e h i s de ath Th e ki g hi s so n wh o l o v e d
n . n , ,

h a d so m o t giga t ic m e h ad giv en tho se I saw t

n e, n n n, o

t h e qu h i s wi f to s rv e i qu ali ty O f H e idu q u s
e en , e, e n e .

I r m mb r that t h y acc mpa i d th Old s tate c o ach

e e e e o n e e

which pr e c e d d th e M arqui s d B auv au wh o cam

e e e , e

to c mplim t th e ki g i th m o th o f N o v e mb r
o en n , n e n e ,

1 7 40 Th . l ate ki g Fr d e rick Willi am wh o h ad

e n , e ,

f o rm rly s ld all th m ag ific en t furn i tur e l e f t by h i s

e o e n

f at h r n ev e r c uld fi d a purch ase r f o r th at e o rm o u s

e , o n n

e gild d c ach
n e Th H e idu q u
o wh w alk d o n ach
. e e s, o e e

s id e t o s upp o rt i t in case it s h o uld f all sh o o k h a d s ,

n

wi th ach o th e r o v e r th e r o o f
e .
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A pl as t xce p t i o i ch aracte r was o e A n to n y

e an e n n n

Pay Of C o rn w all a r gi o n alw ays f am o u s f o tall

ne , e r

m en (I. f a c t t h l e ar
n d a u t h r o f a Hi s te ry f ne o
“
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Ox f rd hire i 1 6 7 6 wa t r o gly Of th e Opi i o t hat

o s
”
n s s n n n

a hug C rn i h sk l to n di c o v e r d i h i s t im e was
e o s e e s e n

t h t Of t h
a fam o u A r abi a gi a t c l brate d by Pli n y
e s n n e e ,

G bb ar a a d th at h h ad d ub t l ss b
a , n bro ugh t to e o e e en

Bri tai by th Emp r o r Cl audiu s )

n e e .

T y P ay wa r pu t d to m a ur f ur i n ch s
on ne s e e e s e o e

ov r e ev f e t H e was a f ai thful f o ll w r Of th e
s en e . o e

S t w f m ily as o t d f o i t llig c e vigo r a d g o d

o e a ,
n e r n e en , n o

hum r a f s i a d f ught wi t h di st i c t i n i t h e
o s or z e, n o n o n

r yal army duri g th e G r e at R e b lli ; a f t r th R

o n e on e e es

t ti
o ra Ch arl II h ad h i p r t r ai t p i t d by K ll r
on es s o a n e ne e .

O ne Chri tm as E h s t a bo y wi t h a d ve k ey t e se n on o

bri g i w o d fr m th f r st ; g i g t aft r a whil

n n o o e o e o n ou e e

to l k f him h f u d t h e yo u th l i te ri n g al o n g
oo or , e o n o ,

wh r e u p Pay pick d up th l ad d d o k y a d
e on ne e e o e n e n

c rri d i t b ack t th e ca tl e H e liv d to an Old age

a e o s . e
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an d l f t b e hi n d him a r pu tat i f spiri t abili ty a d
e e on or ,
n

l yal ty to h i id al which m r ar e ugh am g

o s e s se e s e no on

phy ical pr digi

s o es .

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s o th e e e e e s on

b o rd e r li e Of gi a th o d : Willi am Of Sc o tl a d E d
n n o n ,

w ard III G d fro y f B uill o Philip th e L o g

, o e o o n, n ,

Fairf ax B ar o B arf o rd Kl eb r R o ch e st r Ch arl e

,
n ,
e , e , s

II s f av ri t G all B i l l at S av ari B j ami C o n sta t

’
o e, ,
r -
n, en n n ,

th e p ai t e r D avid a d o t h r s w r e m en Of qui t e x
n , n e e e

t rao di a y s tat ur e— ju st h o w t all we c an n o t un f o r

r n r ,

t u n ate l y , fin d o ut .

f ac ts se e m to be t h at at an y o n e t im e o
B u t th e ne

co uld c o m e pr tt y n ar co u nt i n g o n o n e fi n g r s al l
e e
’
s e

t h e p e o pl i t h w o rld wh o really m e asure d o v e r e igh t

e n e

f e e t in he ight .
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Pe r hap s,a f te r al l it 1 8 j u st as w el l that Ro l an d an d
,

Lau c e l t an d A madi s a d Guy o f W arwick exte rm i

n o n

n ate d th e p o o r cr eat ur e s .

We can f o r m o r e reaso s t han o n e affo rd t o s mil en

at t hat s o l e m n F re n ch A cad e mici an wh o ju st t wo c en ,

t u rie s ago w o rk e d o u t a tabl e t o pr o v th e s hri n k ag e e

o f t h e h um an s tat ur e s i n c e an ci en t t im e s S ai d M
'

. .

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, e

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e s e ee n
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65 6‘
1 18 9
N hoa 1 03
Ab r h m a a 28
Mo se s 13
H rcu l
e es 10
Al x d r
e an e 6
J ul iu Ca ar
s es 5

An d h e st o c o n vi n c e th e wo rld that m en f o r
r ve to
the ir w ick e d n e s s mu st h av e s hru k t o n o t hi g at al l in n n

a f e w m o r e c en t uri e s ; b t th e app ara c e o f t h e M e s

u e n

s i ah d uri n g th e e po c h o f th e R o man Empe r o r t o pp e d s

th e d e g e n e rat i o n an d fix e d th e n o rm al h e ight at w h at
i t t hen was !
H o we ve r i f o r bo di e s t o d ay cann o t b e m o r t han
, u e

n i n e fe et t all at t h e u tt e rm o st— t h r e i s limi t o e no n

o ur m in ds .Th e y can scal e th e h eav e s w he r e th e n

g i an t br o o d f a il e d T h e y .ca n b e as l o f t y a s we r eally
de s i re.

It re mai n s q ui t e Ope n t o u s m o d e rn s to b e gi an t s in
i n te ll ct an d n e r gy a d t ru e pro gre ss an d h e lpful
e , e ,
n ,
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n e ss t o w ar d o u r w e ak e r br e th en r .