The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-12

comes on you, call on what salmons are
in the sea to come and help you"
They parted. The boy put on his cloak
of darkness and away he went, more
swiftly than any wind. He never stop
ped till he was hungry and thirsty. Then
he sat down, took off his cloak of dark
ness, spread the cloth of plenty and ate
his fill. When he had eaten he went on
again till near shutdown, when he saw
the castle where his third sister lived.
All three castles were near the sea.
Neither sister knew what place she was
in and neither knew where the other two
were living.
The,third sister took her brother in
just as the first and second had done,
telling him not to wonder at anything
he saw.
They were not long inside when roar
ing noise was heard, and in came the
greatest eagle that ever was seen. The
eagle hurried upstairs, and soon came
down man.
"Who is that stranger there with your"
asked he of his wife. (He, as well as the
ram and salmon. knew the boy; he only
wanted to try his wife).
"This is my brother, who has come to
see me-"
They all took supper and slept that
night. When the eagle was going away
in the morning, he pulled feather out
of his wing and said to the boy; keep
this; it may serve you. If you are ever
in straits and want help, call on what
eagles are in the world, and they'll come
to you"
There was no hurry now, for the third
sister was found; and the boy went up
stairs with her to examine the country
all around and to look at the sea. Soon
he saw great white hill, and on the top
of the hill castle.
Gin that castle ON the white hill be-
yond," said the sister, "lives giant, who
stole from her home the most beautiful
young woman in the world. From all
parts the greatest heroes and champions
and kings sons are coming to take her
away from the giant and marry her.
There is not man Of them all who is
able to conquer the giant and free the
young woman; but the giant conquers
their flesh When he has picked the
bones clean, he throws them out; and
the whole place around the castle is
white with the bones of the men that
the giant has eaten"
81 must 60" said the boy, ito that
castle to know can l kill the giant and
bring away the young woman"
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the cloak of darkness, took his sword
with him, and VI soon inside the castle.
The giant was fighting with champions
outside. When the boy saw the young
woman he took off the cloak of darkness
and spoke to her.
"Ohr' said she, "what can you do
against the giant? No man has ever
come to this castle without losing his
life. The giant kills every man, and no
one has ever come here SO big that Il,v
giant did not eat him at one meal"
Sand is there no way to kill himr"
asked the boy.
81 think not" said she.
"Well, if you'll give me something to
eat I'll stay here, and when the giant
comes in I'll do my best to kill him. But
don't let on that am here"
Then he put ON the cloak of darkness,
and. no one could see him. When the
giant came In he had the bodies Of two
men on his back. He threw down the
bodies and told the young woman to get
them ready for his dinner. Then he
snuffed around and said "Theres some
one here; I smell the blood of an Erin
each"
81 don't think you do" said the young
woman; 81 can't see any one."
Neither can l." said the giant; "but
smell man."
With that the boy drew his sword, and
when the giant was struck he ran in the
direction of the blow to give one back;
then he was struck on the other side.
They were at one another this way, the
giant and the boy with the cloak of dark.
ness on him, till the giant had fifty
wounds, and was covered with blood.
Every minute he was getting a slash Of q
sword, but never could give one back. At
last he called out: "Whoever you are,
wait till tomorrow, and I'll face you
then"
So the fighting stopped; and the young
woman began to cry and lament as If her
heart would break when she saw the state
the giant was in. "Oh! you'll be with
me no longer; you'll be killed now; what
can l do alone without your" and she tried
to please him and washed his wounds.
Don't be afraid" said the giant; "this
one, whoever he is, will not kill me, for
there is no man in the world that can kill
me-" Then the giant went to bed and was
well in the morning.
Next day the giant and the boy began
in the middle of the forenoon, and fought
till the middle Of the afternoon. The
giant was covered with wounds, and he
had not given one blow to the boy, and
could not see him, for he was always In
his cloak of darkness. So the giant had
to ask for rest till next morning.
While the young woman was washing
and dressing the wounds Of the giant she
cried and lamented all the time, saying,
"What'll become Of me now? Pm afraid
you'll be killed this time; and how can /
live here without your
Lave ho lear LOT me, Saiu tne giant,
"Pll put your mind at rest. In the bot
tom of the sea is a chest locked and
bound, in that chest is a duck, In the
duck an egg; and never can be killed
unless some one gets the egg from the
duck in the chest at the bottom of the
sea, and rubs 1t on the mole that is under
my right breast"
While the giant was telling this to the
woman to put her mind at rest, who
should be listening to the story but the
boy in the cloak of darkness. The minute
he heard of the chest in the sea, he
thought Of the salmons. So off he hur-
ried to the seashore, which was not far
away. Then he took out the fin that his
second sisters husband had given him,
and called on what salmons were In the
sea to bring up the chest with the duck
inside, and put it out on the beach before
him.
He had not long to wait TIL no saw
nothing but salmon-the whole sea was
covered with them, moving to land, and
they put the chest out on the beach be-
fore him.
But the chest was locked and strong;
now could he open it? He thought Of
the rams; and taking out the lock of
WOOL, said II want what rams are in the
chest!" 'peA WIS
lhat minute the rams of the world
were running to the seashore, each with
a terrible pair of horns on him, and soon
they battered the chest to splinters. Out
flew the duck and away she ,ran4 -.