Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-05-23

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bodies and told the young woman TO get
them ready for his dinner. Then he
snutfed around and said. There's some
one here: l smell the blood of an Erin
each"
II don't think you do" said the young
woman; "I can't see any one.r
Neither can l." said the giant; "but l
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 We're 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 slash of
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 II 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
Cdh WtthOul 1OhE anu bttt
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 10 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? I'm afraid
you'll be killed this time; and how can
live here without your
"Ifave no fear for me-" said the giant.
"Tll put your mind at rest. In the bot
tom of the sea is chest locked and
bound, in that chest il 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 it 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 10 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 till he saw
nothing but salmon--the whole sea wai
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
how could he open itp He thought OF
the rams; and taking out the lock ol
wool, said II want what rams are in tn,
world to come and break open thi.
chestv
That minute the rams of the worlC
were running to the seashore, each will
terrible pair Of horns on him, and soor
they battered the chest TO splinters. Ou
flew the duck and away she went ovei
the sea.
The boy took the feather, and said: =
want what eagles there are in the work
TO get me the egg from that duck"
That minute the duck was surrounded
by the eagles of the world, and the egi
was soon brought to the boy. He pu
the feather. the wool. and the fin In hi
pocket, put ON the cloak of darkness ant
went TO the castle on the white hill, an,
told the young woman, when she wa
dressing the wounds of the giant again
to raise up his arm.
Next day they fought till the middl
OF the afternoon. The giant was almos
cut TO pieces, and called for cessation
The young woman hurried to dress TIN
wounds, and he said: Il see you woul,
help ME if you could; you are not able
But never fear, shall not be killed.
Then she raised his arm 10 wash ava,
the blood, and the boy. who was there il
his cloak of darkness, struck the mol
with the egg. The giant died tina
minute.
The boy took the young woman to tn
castle of his third sister. Next day h
went back for the treasures of the giant
and there was more gold in the castl
, than one horse could draw.
They spent nine days in the castle Q
the eagle with the third sister. The bo
, gave back the feather. and the two wen
on till they came tn the castle of the sal
i mon, where they spent nine more day
with the second sister; and he gave bac
; the fin.
When they came to the castle OF tn
ram, they spent fifteen days with th
! first sister, and had great feasting an
! enjoyment. Then the boy gave back tn
! lock OF wool to the ram, and taking fare
. well OF his sister and her husband, set GU
i for home with the young woman OF tn
= castle, who was now his wife, bringin
; presents from the three daughters to thei
father and mother.
!, At last they reached the opening nea
4 the tree. came up through the grounc
and went on to where he met the re
= haired man. Then he spread the clot
i of plenty, asked for every good meat an
drink, and called the rcd haired MAJ
: He came. The three sat down, ate an
: drank with enjoyment.
: When they had finished, The boy CAV
back TO the red haired man the cloak {
1. darkness, the sword OF sharpness, and Il
g cloth OF plenty, and thanked him.