Tales of Giants from Brazil

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ed what looked like a mountain range in the distance. He journeyed toward it as fast as he could travel, and when he got near to it he was surprised to find out that it was really a high wall. It was the great wall which bounds th

the giant, and the giant said, "Your story of your wanderings interests me. It is not often that little men like you pass thi

en. She fell deeply in love with him. Her father, however, was very much disgusted at her lack of good taste

me that you are very proud of yourself and that you are boasting among my servants that you are

such boast, your maje

"I am an enchantress," said Guimara. "Leav

and set it up again exactly as it was before. The giant was greatly s

u say that in a single night you are able to change the Isle of Wild Beasts into a be

ch thing, your majes

great fun to escape from her room that night and make

into a garden full of all sorts of beautiful flowers and with a silvery fountain in the centre. The ki

she decided to run away with D. Joa?. She counselled him to pr

re D. Joa? was waiting for her with the horse, which travelled one

he stables. The giant talked over the matter with his wife. She told him to take another horse which could travel a hundred leagues a step and go after them a

. She turned D. Joa? into an old negro, the horse into a tree, the sad

ro who was taking a bath, "O, my old negro, have you seen any

ater. When he came out he called the giant's attention to the bed of

tay near them. The butterfly flew at the giant's eyes and almost int

self into a river and had changed D. Joa? into an old negro, the horse into a tree, the

m. The next time that Guimara saw her father coming she thought of a new plan. She changed herself into a church.

, holy padre," he said to the priest, "have you seen anything of a

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him. At last he gave up in despair and we

herself into a church, D. Joa? into a priest, the horse into a bell, the saddle into the altar, and the musket into the mass-book? Hurr

reached D. Joa?'s own kingdom. Guimara threw a handful of dust into her parents' eyes, and it

ver, when they reached his own kingdom, he was so happy to see home once more after all his adventures that he thought he had never before been so happy in all his life. After one has been living in Giantland it is very pleasant to g

l, tall giantess with her head up in the clouds, she reached just to D. Joa?'s own shoulder. D. Joa? was so surprised that he had to sit

ara. "I was getting smaller and smaller. If you had neglected to think of me for another min

s were always a trifle sad because D. Joa? had forgotten her that one little minute. Sh