The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-16
THE GIANT CASTLE.
copyright, 1915, by the McClure News
paper Syndicate)

Copyright, 1915, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Once upon a time a very poor couple
lived in a tiny cottage on the side OF
a big lake. High above their heads
lowered a mountain whose. top was
capped with clouds.
They had only one child, q boy anne
Hans, who was very simple In MS ways,
but had a lot of sense. He was very
observant Of all hat went On about
pie thought.
Times grew very hard. Hens cloth
ing was patched SO much that 1t looked
like an old fashioned bed quilt ana ne
had nothing to eat three times a day
but Cruel. The country about was very
rich as far as the soil was concerned,
but on the crest of the mountains lived
a wicked old giant, who robbed every
one in the surrounding land.
At last one day there was no or
left in the land but Hans, his father,
who was Ill, and his mother, for all
the rest had gone to another land.
Things looked so bad that Hans said
he was going up the mountain and see
what he could do to get rid OF the
giant.
"Oh, son." cried the mother, throwing
her arms about the boy. do not cave
us-.we will never see you again. IT you
60"
"If something is not lone soon,'' re-
piled Hans, I'VE will all starve. I might
as well get killed trying to better mat
ters as stay here to die for need of
food"
So Hans looked about for something
to take with him. He could find moth
ing except a bucket of tar and an old
rope on the shelf in a shed.
Il will take these with me-" he old
his mother. land cut a stout stick on
my way up"
So with the bucket Of tar and the
rope Hans climbed up and up and up,
tn he looked to his mother watching
below k a fly against the side Of the
huge mountain.
BY night he was In the yard of a
castle built of huge green stones. Moth
Ing OF the giant could be seen.
II VIII sit In this tree which hangs
right over the porch" said Hans to
himself. So into the tree he climbed
and fixed himself comfortably in the
branches. Presently he fell the earth
tremble and a huge form came scram-
bling UP the mountain.
The giant vas very tall, but his head
was small and his face terribly ugly.
In he went to supper, and Hans could
see him %devouring meat by the 100
pounds and bread by the dozen loaves.
Then he went out on the porch to take
q nap in the moonlight.
1t made Hans hungry to see the good
things on the table, for he had eaten
nothing since morning. So he crept
down and went into the big hall. Here
he ate all he wished, then stepped light
ly out onto the porch.
There was no ons around but the
sleeping giant, who snored like a bel
lowing buffalo. Gut down underneath
the castle Hans could hear faint sounds
as il Of people moving about.
The giant sat in a big chair. his head
hanging forward on his breast and his
arms dropping by his side. He was SO
sound asleep that the boy walking
about did not disturb him at ali. Hans
remembered his rope and tar pot, so
he took the rope and made a large
moose, which he slipped over the giants
head, then tied the end to a strong
tree.
Climbing UP on the railing of the
porch. Hans turned the pot upside
down, and It's black. sticky contents
streamed down over the giants face. It
ran down his forehead, over his nose
and into his mouth, evea closing his
eyes SO he could not open them. Start
Ing up from his seat in anger, he vainly