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Tales of Giants from Brazil

Chapter 9 THE BEAST SLAYER

Word Count: 2753    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

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n bowls and platters were so very cheap that he could barely support his family no matter how hard he worked. The man and his wife were the parents of three lovely daugh

ful horse. He asked to buy one of the poor man's daughters. The father was very much shocked at

bidding; so finally, after a short struggle, the father consented to pa

mer occupation. Accordingly he went on with his work. The very next day there came to his door another young man, even handsomer than the

ed to demand one of the daughters. He made fearful threats if the man would not yield to his request, and the father became so frighte

ever seen appeared riding upon a most beautiful steed. This young man demanded the third daughter. The poor father had to yield just as before, though it nearly b

his taunt was thrown in his face: "Ah, ha! You think your father was always rich, do you? He is a rich man now, it is true, but it is because he sold your three sisters." The words made the boy

alth. "I am now a man," said the son. "I feel that it is right that I should go out into the world in search of my

world. Soon he came to a house where there were three brothers quarrelling over a boot, a cap, and a key. "W

hide me," immediately the cap would hide him so he could not be seen. The key could unlock any door in the whole world. The young man at once wanted to own these things h

on his way. As soon as he was out of sight of the house he said

did not wish to be bothered with the stranger. It took much urging for the young man to gain permission from her to relate his story; but, when she had once heard it, everything sounded so logical tha

ll we do! What shall we do!" sobbed the queen. "My husband is King of the Fishes. When he comes home to dinner tonight

d temper, giving kicks and blows to everything which came in his way, and saying in a fierce, savage

appeared in the form of a handsome man. He then ate his dinner, and when he had nearly finishe

as I am to you," responded the King of th

his life in the palace. The young man declined the invitation, saying that he had two other sisters to visit. He took his departure soon, and when he went away his

en a more wonderful palace than his eldest sister. Her husband was King of Rams and treated the newly found brother of his queen with great consideration. When the young man had

nificent palace of them all. Her husband was King of Pigeons. When the young man departed he gave him a feather telling

it the land of the King of Giants by means of it. After having left each of his three sisters full of happiness in her c

usband. She was such a famous beauty that no one could pass before her palace without eagerly gazing up in hopes of seeing her lovely face at the window. The giant princess

ce upward in the direction of the window where the beautiful giant princess was watching him. The princess was overcome with joy at the sight of the handsome

as especially interested in the key. She said that there was a room in the palace which was never opened. In this room there was a fierce beast which always came to life again whenever it was killed

unting with the king and court the princess was overjoyed to find that the magic key had been left behind. She at once picked it up and opened

d. No one knew where she was. After searching through the palace and garden all in vain they went to the place where the beast wa

dden her in a cave by the sea and had gone away in search of food. The giant princess was delighted to find h

, but I believe that it is your duty to at least make an effort to take the beast's life. Per

s so interested in him, and he told it to her at once. He never thought of a plot. This is what he said: "My life is in the sea. In the sea there is a chest. In the che

and said: "Help me, O King of the Fishes," as he took out the scale which his brother-in-law had given him. Immediately there appeared a great multitude of fishes asking what he w

moment before. All the fishes went with him to get it, and they soon brought the chest out of the

." Immediately there appeared a great drove of rams, running to the seashore from all directions. They attacked the stone, gi

membered all that he had told the princess and accused her of having ma

law had given him and cried, "Help me, O King of the Pigeons." Immediately a

ook the egg from within the slain pigeon. He at once broke the egg and blew out t

days. There was rejoicing throughout the whole kingdom because of the death of the beast and because of the safety of

f its tail made a great ring large enough to encircle the prince's body. One day, just in fun, he twined the tip of the beast's tail around his waist. He immediately grew and grew until he became a gia

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