Tales of Giants from Brazil

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nderful palace where the Great River runs into the sea. It was made of mother-of-pearl with rich carvings, and gold and silver an

cess of all the Springs and should rule over all the rivers and lakes. The light of her eyes was like the moonbeams, and her smile was like moonl

voured none of them. She was so happy living in her own lovely palace with her own dear mother that she did not care at

th of the Sun Giant was as the strength of ten of the other suito

Giant, you are so wonderful and so powerful that I love you as I never before have loved a suitor who sang beneath my palace w

en of the palace. At length she listened to his pleadings and decided that she could leave home and live with him for nine months of the year. For three months of every year, howe

he wedding feast was held. It lasted for seven days and seven nights.

lived in the palace of mother-of-pearl where the Great River runs into the sea. For three months of every year the rivers sang once more

iant, however, did not approve of such a plan. He firmly refused to allow the child to leave home. After much pleading, all in vain, the

the rivers and lakes, the palace of mother-of-pearl, and her own mother heart would have to get along as best they could without a visit from the Sprin

where the Great River runs into the sea, there was no one at home. She ran from room to room in the palace calling

through the beautiful halls of mother-of-pearl with

the fishes of the river, "O fishes of the

sea, "O sands of the sea, hav

shore, "O shells of the shore, h

knew what had become of the

thought her heart would break in its anguish

was at home. He was very sorry for the Spring Princess when he heard her sad story. "I am sure my son c

nd raged and gave harsh blows to everything he met. His father had hid the Spring Princ

ter natured. Then his father said to him, "O my son, if a wandering princess

best I could, of course," respo

anguish of mind she was still very lovely as she knelt before the Giant of the Great Wind in her soft silvery green garments

the daughter of the Giantess of the Great River. I have lost my mother. I have searched for her through all th

of a land giant who has imprisoned her," he said. "I happen to know all about the affair. I passe

of the land giant who had imprisoned the Giantess of the Great River. The Spring Princess dug quietly beneath the c

ful palace of mother-of-pearl set with gold and silver and precious stones, where the Great River runs into the Sea. As soon as she had safely reached there once more the Spring Princess suddenly remembered that she had stayed away from

m and her little son. Then he became angry. He became so angry that he married another princess. The new wife discharged the nurses wh

st person she saw was her own little son, so dirty and neglected that she ha

and wept. The waters of the sea rose so high that they reached even to the palace of the Sun Giant. They covered the palace, and the Sun G

rainy season and the season of thunder showers he rules upon the earth. He sends