initial commit of ebook 21678HEADmain

217 files changed, 9632 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6833f05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+* text=auto
+*.txt text
+*.md text
diff --git a/21678-8.txt b/21678-8.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d758b3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-8.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2837 @@
+The Project Gutenberg eBook, Tales of Giants from Brazil, by Elsie Spicer
+Eells, Illustrated by Helen M. Barton
+
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+
+
+
+
+Title: Tales of Giants from Brazil
+
+
+Author: Elsie Spicer Eells
+
+
+
+Release Date: June 4, 2007  [eBook #21678]
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1
+
+
+***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL***
+
+
+E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Project Gutenberg
+Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net)
+
+
+
+Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this
+      file which includes the original illustrations.
+      See 21678-h.htm or 21678-h.zip:
+      (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678/21678-h/21678-h.htm)
+      or
+      (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678/21678-h.zip)
+
+
+
+
+
+TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL
+
+by
+
+ELSIE SPICER EELLS
+
+Author of "Fairy Tales from Brazil"
+
+With Illustrations by Helen M. Barton
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+[Illustration: "O Fishes of the river, have you seen my own dear
+mother?"]
+
+
+
+
+New York
+Dodd, Mead and Company
+1918
+Copyright, 1918
+by Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc.
+
+Vail-Ballou Company
+Binghamton and New York
+
+
+
+
+FOREWORD
+
+
+Brazil is the land of the giant among all the rivers of the world. It
+is the land of giant fruits and giant flowers. Of course it is the
+land of giant stories too.
+
+Years ago when the Portuguese settlers came to Brazil they brought
+with them the folk-tales of the old world. Just as European grass
+seed, when planted in our Brazilian gardens, soon sends forth such a
+rank, luxuriant growth that one hardly recognizes it as grass, so the
+old Portuguese tales, planted in Brazilian soil, have grown into new
+forms.
+
+The author gratefully acknowledges her indebtedness to the Brazilian
+story tellers to whose tales she has listened, and to the collection
+of Dr. Sylvio Romero, "Contos Populares do Brazil," from which some of
+the "giant tales" have been adapted.
+
+
+
+
+CONTENTS
+
+
+  CHAPTER
+
+     I  THE PRINCESS OF THE SPRINGS
+
+    II  THE FOUNTAIN OF GIANT LAND
+
+   III  THE BOY AND THE VIOLIN
+
+    IV  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS
+
+     V  THE LITTLE SISTER OF THE GIANTS
+
+    VI  THE FOREST LAD AND THE WICKED GIANT
+
+   VII  HOW THE GIANTESS GUIMARA BECAME SMALL
+
+  VIII  THE ADVENTURES OF A FISHERMAN'S SON
+
+    IX  THE BEAST SLAYER
+
+     X  THE QUEST OF CLEVERNESS
+
+    XI  THE GIANT'S PUPIL
+
+   XII  DOMINGO'S CAT
+
+
+
+
+ILLUSTRATIONS
+
+
+  "O Fishes of the river, have you seen my own dear mother?"
+
+  The youngest prince watched the lemon tree carefully every day
+
+  He saw standing before him the most beautiful maiden he had ever
+        dreamed of
+
+  There in the hall stood the most enormous giant she had ever seen
+
+  The giant's daughter, Guimara, was very much pleased with D. Joaõ
+
+  Immediately a great flock of pigeons appeared
+
+  With the lovely princess borne safely upon the butterfly's wings,
+        the prince swiftly escaped
+
+  The next day the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried them to
+        the king
+
+
+
+
+TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL
+
+
+
+
+I
+
+THE PRINCESS OF THE SPRINGS
+
+
+Once, long ago, the Moon Giant wooed the beautiful giantess who dwells
+in the Great River and won her love. He built for her a wonderful
+palace where the Great River runs into the sea. It was made of
+mother-of-pearl with rich carvings, and gold and silver and precious
+stones were used to adorn it. Never before in all the world had a
+giant or giantess possessed such a magnificent home.
+
+When the baby daughter of the Moon Giant and the Giantess of the Great
+River was born it was decreed among the giants that she should be the
+Princess 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 moonlight on still waters. Her strength was as the strength of
+the Great River, and the fleetness of her foot was as the swiftness of
+the Great River.
+
+As the beautiful Spring Princess grew older many suitors came to sing
+her praises beneath the palace windows, but she favoured none of them.
+She was so happy living in her own lovely palace with her own dear
+mother that she did not care at all for any suitor. No other daughter
+ever loved her mother as the Spring Princess loved the Giantess of the
+Great River.
+
+At last the Sun Giant came to woo the Spring Princess. The strength of
+the Sun Giant was as the strength of ten of the other suitors of the
+fair princess. He was so powerful that he won her heart.
+
+When he asked her to marry him, however, and go with him to his own
+palace, the Spring Princess shook her lovely head. "O Sun 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 window," said she, "but
+I love my mother, too. I cannot go away with you and leave my own dear
+mother. It would break my heart."
+
+The Sun Giant told the Spring Princess again and again of his great
+love for her, of his magnificent palace which would be her new home,
+of the happy life which awaited her as queen 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, however, she would have to return to the wonderful palace
+of mother-of-pearl where the Great River runs into the sea and spend
+the time with her mother, the Giantess of the Great River.
+
+The Sun Giant at last sorrowfully consented to this arrangement and
+the wedding feast was held. It lasted for seven days and seven nights.
+Then the Spring Princess went away with the Sun Giant to his own home.
+
+Every year the Spring Princess went to visit her mother for three
+months according to the agreement. For three months of every year she
+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 as
+they rushed along their way. For three months the lakes sparkled in
+the bright sunlight as their hearts once more were brimful of joy.
+
+When at last the little son of the Spring Princess was born she wanted
+to take him with her when she went to visit her mother. The Sun Giant,
+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 Spring
+Princess set out upon her journey alone, with sorrow in her heart. She
+left her baby son with the best nurses she could procure.
+
+Now it happened that the Giantess of the Great River had not expected
+that her daughter would be able to visit her that year. She had
+thought that all 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 Spring Princess. The Giantess of the Great
+River had gone away to water the earth. One of the land giants had
+taken her prisoner and would not let her escape.
+
+When the Spring Princess arrived at the beautiful palace of
+mother-of-pearl and gold and silver and precious stones, where the
+Great River runs into the sea, there was no one at home. She ran from
+room to room in the palace calling out, "O dear mother, Giantess of
+the Great River, dear, dear mother! Where are you? Where have you
+hidden yourself?"
+
+There was no answer. Her own voice echoed back to her through the
+beautiful halls of mother-of-pearl with their rich carvings. The
+palace was entirely deserted.
+
+She ran outside the palace and called to the fishes of the river, "O
+fishes of the river, have you seen my own dear mother?"
+
+She called to the sands of the sea, "O sands of the sea, have you seen
+my darling mother?"
+
+She called to the shells of the shore, "O shells of the shore, have
+you seen my precious mother?"
+
+There was no answer. No one knew what had become of the Giantess of
+the Great River.
+
+The Spring Princess was so worried that she thought her heart would
+break in its anguish. In her distress she ran over all the earth.
+
+Then she went to the house of the Great Wind. The Giant of the Great
+Wind was away, but his old father was at home. He was very sorry for
+the Spring Princess when he heard her sad story. "I am sure my son can
+help you find your mother," he said as he comforted her. "He will soon
+get home from his day's work."
+
+When the Giant of the Great Wind reached home he was in a terrible
+temper. He stormed and raged and gave harsh blows to everything he
+met. His father had hid the Spring Princess in a closet out of the
+way, and it was fortunate indeed for her that he had done so.
+
+After the Great Wind Giant had taken his bath and eaten his dinner he
+was better natured. Then his father said to him, "O my son, if a
+wandering princess had come this way on purpose to ask you a question,
+what would you do to her?"
+
+"Why, I'd answer her question as best I could, of course," responded
+the Giant of the Great Wind.
+
+His father straightway opened the closet door and the Spring Princess
+stepped out. In spite of her long wanderings and great anguish of mind
+she was still very lovely as she knelt before the Giant of the Great
+Wind in her soft silvery green garments embroidered with pearls and
+diamonds. The big heart of the Giant of the Great Wind was touched at
+her beauty and at her grief.
+
+"O Giant of the Great Wind," said the Spring Princess, as he gently
+raised her from her knees before him, "I am the daughter of the
+Giantess of the Great River. I have lost my mother. I have searched
+for her through all the earth and now I have come to you for help. Can
+you tell me anything about where she is and how I can find her?"
+
+The Giant of the Great Wind put on his thinking cap. He thought hard.
+"Your mother is in the power of a land giant who has imprisoned her,"
+he said. "I happen to know all about the affair. I passed that way
+only yesterday. I'll gladly go with you and help you get her home.
+We'll start at once."
+
+The Giant of the Great Wind took the Spring Princess back to earth on
+his swift horses. Then he stormed the castle of the land giant who had
+imprisoned the Giantess of the Great River. The Spring Princess dug
+quietly beneath the castle walls to the dungeon where her mother was
+confined. You may be sure that her mother was overjoyed to see her.
+
+When the Spring Princess had led her mother safely outside the castle
+walls she thanked the Giant of the Great Wind for all he had done to
+help her. Then the Giantess of the Great River and the Spring Princess
+hastened back to the wonderful 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 her home in
+the palace of the Sun Giant longer than the three months she was
+supposed to stay according to the agreement. She at once said good-bye
+to her mother and hastened to the home of the Sun Giant, her husband,
+and to her baby son.
+
+Now the Sun Giant had been very much worried at first when the three
+months had passed and the Spring Princess had not come back to him and
+her little son. Then he became angry. He became so angry that he
+married another princess. The new wife discharged the nurses who were
+taking care of the tiny son of the Spring Princess and put him in the
+kitchen just as if he had been a little black slave baby.
+
+When the Spring Princess arrived at the palace of the Sun Giant the
+very first person she saw was her own little son, so dirty and
+neglected that she hardly recognized him. Then she found out all that
+had happened in her absence.
+
+The Spring Princess quickly seized her child and clasped him tight in
+her arms. Then she fled to the depths of the sea, and wept, and wept,
+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
+Giant, his new wife, and all the court entirely disappeared from view.
+For forty days the face of the Sun Giant was not seen upon the earth.
+
+The little son of the Spring Princess grew up to be the Giant of the
+Rain. In the rainy season and the season of thunder showers he rules
+upon the earth. He sends upon the earth such tears as the Spring
+Princess shed in the depths of the seas.
+
+
+
+
+II
+
+THE FOUNTAIN OF GIANT LAND
+
+
+Long ago there lived a king who was blind. He had employed all the
+wise physicians in the kingdom, but all to no avail. Not one of them
+did a single thing to restore his lost eyesight.
+
+One day a little old woman came to the door of the palace begging
+alms. She said to the servant at the door, "I wish to say a word to
+the king who is blind. I know a sure cure for his blindness."
+
+The servant led the little old woman into the king's presence. He was
+sitting upon the royal throne with his royal crown upon his head, but
+his blind eyes were bandaged and his royal face was sad because he
+could no longer see the bright sunlight shining upon the deep blue sea
+from the window of the palace, nor the lords and ladies of the court
+before him in their gorgeous garments of purple and cloth of silver
+and cloth of gold, nor of the face of the queen.
+
+"O royal majesty," said the little old woman as she bowed low before
+him, "there is only one thing in the whole world which will restore
+your lost eyesight. It is the water of the fountain of Giantland.
+Bathe your eyes in that water and your lost eyesight will be restored
+at once."
+
+"How can I obtain this wonderful water?" asked the king. "Giantland is
+a long distance from my kingdom and I do not know the way there." The
+king, the queen, and all the courtiers held their breaths to listen to
+the reply of the little old woman.
+
+"Your Majesty will need to build a strong fleet to sail up the great
+river which leads to Giantland," she said. "The expedition will need
+as its leader a prince with a brave heart, for there will be many
+perils on the way to test his mettle. The fountain of Giantland is at
+the summit of a long steep rocky mountain, and it can be reached only
+by a prince who ascends the mountain looking neither to the right nor
+to the left. All along the way stand huge giants ready to enslave one
+the moment he stops looking straight ahead. If one should succeed in
+climbing the mountain the fountain is there at the summit, but it is
+guarded by a dragon. One can approach it only when the dragon is
+asleep. Many princes have tried this quest and all have failed. If you
+should be able to send a prince brave enough and wise enough to
+succeed, there at the top of the mountain he will find a little old
+woman who will tell him whether or not the dragon is asleep."
+
+With these words the little old woman withdrew from the royal
+presence. The king pondered over her advice. Then he sent for the
+three princes and told them the story.
+
+"O my father, I am brave and wise," said the eldest prince as soon as
+he had heard his father's words. "I will go upon this quest. I will
+bring you a bottle of the water of the fountain of Giantland that your
+sight may be restored."
+
+The king ordered a great fleet to be prepared to sail up the river to
+Giantland. He collected an enormous sum of money to provide for the
+prince. The whole kingdom buzzed with preparation for the journey.
+
+The prince planted an orange tree in the palace garden and said to his
+younger brother, "Keep close watch of this tree. If its leaves begin
+to wither you will know that some evil has befallen me. Come to my
+aid."
+
+The eldest prince set out with a great fleet and his pockets lined
+with gold. He anchored in many harbors along the way. The prince was
+very fond of gaming and there were many opportunities to play. Before
+he had reached Giantland he had lost the golden linings from his
+pockets.
+
+After the prince had sailed up the great river which leads to
+Giantland he saw the steep rocky mountain towering before him. He set
+a bottle for the water of the fountain of Giantland carefully upon his
+head and slowly ascended the steep path. He kept his eyes fixed
+straight ahead.
+
+Soon, however, he heard giant voices shouting at him. From the corners
+of his eyes he could see giant forms along the pathway. He forgot that
+he must look neither to the right nor to the left.
+
+The moment the prince turned his eyes a giant immediately seized him
+and made him his slave. "You shall be my slave for ever and a day,"
+said the giant, "unless you have gold enough in your pockets to pay
+your ransom." The prince had no gold.
+
+At home in the palace garden the leaves of the orange tree which the
+eldest prince had planted began to wither. His younger brother noticed
+it at once and went to the king. "O my father," said he, "I know that
+my brother has fallen into trouble. I must go to his aid."
+
+The king at once prepared another great fleet. He provided the prince
+with even more gold than his brother had taken with him. Every one in
+the whole kingdom did his best to hasten the preparations.
+
+In the palace garden the prince planted a lemon tree and called the
+youngest prince into the garden. The youngest prince was playing with
+his dogs. He was a mere boy. "Keep close watch of this lemon tree
+while I am away," said the prince. "If its leaves begin to wither you
+will know that I am in trouble. Come to my aid."
+
+The prince sailed up the great river which leads to Giantland. He
+anchored at many harbors and took part in many _festas_. By the time
+he had reached Giantland he had spent all his gold.
+
+At home in the palace garden the youngest prince watched the lemon
+tree carefully every day. He watered it and pruned it. He took
+splendid care of it.
+
+[Illustration: The youngest prince watched the lemon tree carefully
+every day]
+
+When at last the prince set out to climb the mountain which leads to
+the fountain of Giantland he felt very brave and very wise. He climbed
+steadily on and on, looking neither to the right nor to the left, even
+though he heard the voices of the giants shouting at him, and from the
+corners of his eyes could see the giant forms along the pathway.
+
+Suddenly he heard the voice of his own brother, the eldest prince,
+weeping as the giant gave him blows. At that sound he forgot all about
+looking straight ahead.
+
+The moment the prince turned his eyes from the pathway straight ahead
+of him a giant seized him and made him his slave. "You shall be my
+slave for ever and a day," said the giant, "unless you have gold
+enough to pay your ransom."
+
+At home in the palace garden his little brother was watching the lemon
+tree. The very moment its leaves began to wither he noticed it and ran
+at once to the king. "O my father," he cried as soon as he was in the
+king's presence. "My brother is in trouble. I must go to his aid."
+
+"You, my son, are only a lad," said the king. "How can you succeed
+when your two older brothers have failed? I cannot bear to let you go.
+You are all I have left. I prefer to remain blind the rest of my days.
+O, why did I ever listen to the story the little old woman told me
+about the water of the fountain of Giantland?"
+
+The youngest prince begged so hard to go that at length his father
+granted his request and prepared a fleet for him. He gave him all the
+gold he could collect in the kingdom.
+
+The prince set out with brave heart. He sailed on his way steadily
+although at every harbour there were voices which bade him linger.
+There were games and feasting and fair maidens.
+
+Soon the youngest prince had reached Giantland. Above him rose the
+rough steep rocky mountain. Before he started to make the ascent he
+first stuffed cotton in his ears. Then he carefully placed upon his
+head a bottle to fill with the water of the fountain of Giantland.
+
+He climbed up the steep mountain looking neither to the right nor to
+the left. Through the cotton in his ears he could faintly hear the
+giant voices calling him. From the corners of his eyes he could see
+the giant forms along the pathway. He resolutely kept his eyes fixed
+straight ahead and steadily climbed upward though the path was very
+rough and full of stones. The cotton in his ears prevented him from
+hearing the voices of his two brothers crying out when the giants beat
+them.
+
+At length the lad was in sight of the fountain at the summit of the
+mountain. The little old woman was standing in the path, watching his
+ascent. As soon as he came near to her he took the cotton out of his
+ears so that he might hear what she had to say to him.
+
+"You have arrived at a safe moment," the little old woman told him.
+"The dragon is asleep."
+
+The little old woman helped the prince fill the bottle with water from
+the fountain. Then she said, "The dragon which guards the fountain is
+an enchanted princess. No prince has ever before been brave enough and
+wise enough to reach this spot. In a year and a day from this moment
+her enchantment will be broken. Come again and claim her as your
+bride."
+
+The little old woman gave the prince a ring, and the prince drew a
+ring from his own finger and gave it to the little old woman. "When
+the enchantment is broken put my ring upon the finger of the
+princess," he said. "Expect me back in a year and a day. I'll be sure
+to come."
+
+The prince made his way back down the steep slope of the mountain,
+guarding his bottle full of the water of the fountain of Giantland
+with the utmost care. When he was half way down the mountain he saw
+his two brothers standing in his path.
+
+"_Viva_," cried they. "You have been successful. You have a bottle
+full of the water from the fountain. Now if you also have your pockets
+full of gold you can pay our ransom and we will return with you to our
+father's kingdom."
+
+"My pockets are still lined with gold which my father gave me," said
+the youngest prince. "Help yourselves. It is yours if it can serve
+you." There was more than enough money to pay the ransom of his two
+older brothers.
+
+When they were sailing down the great river towards home the two older
+brothers plotted against the youngest prince. "Come," said one to the
+other. "How can we let our father know that it was our little brother
+who succeeded in this quest? Let us cast our brother ashore. Then we
+will go together to our father with the water from the fountain of
+Giantland. When his sight is restored we will share his blessing and
+the honors of the kingdom. We will claim no knowledge of our youngest
+brother."
+
+This is what the two eldest princes did. The youngest prince was cast
+ashore when he was asleep. After many long weary wanderings he found
+refuge in the hut of a poor fisherman and hired out to work for him.
+
+The king's eyesight was restored immediately when he had bathed his
+eyes in the water from the fountain of Giantland. The two princes were
+given all the honors of the kingdom. The whole kingdom, however,
+mourned the loss of the little prince. The king and queen never gave
+up hoping that he would come back to them. The queen carefully laid
+away all the clothes which had belonged to the youngest prince so that
+they would be ready for him if he should return to the palace. Every
+day she shook them out with loving care, so that the _baratas_ and
+white ants would not eat holes in them.
+
+A year and a day flew swiftly by. The huge dragon which had guarded
+the fountain of Giantland escaped from her enchantment and was
+restored to the form of a beautiful princess.
+
+The little old woman and the princess watched and waited for the
+return of the prince according to his promise. "Some evil must surely
+have befallen the lad," said the little old woman. "Let us go in
+search of him. I know he was a lad who would not break his word."
+
+The little old woman and the beautiful princess who wore the prince's
+own ring upon her finger came to the palace of the king. When the king
+had listened to the story they told, the guilty princes were called
+before him. They were forced to confess their evil deed. They were
+immediately thrown into prison. The anger of the whole kingdom was
+kindled against them.
+
+Then the king and the queen and all the court sailed in their swiftest
+ships to the place where the little prince had been cast ashore. The
+little old woman and the beautiful princess who wore the prince's own
+ring upon her finger went with them. At length after much searching
+they found the fisherman's hut and the prince working for the
+fisherman.
+
+The king and the queen and all the court wept tears of joy when they
+beheld the youngest prince alive and well. The queen wept again when
+she noticed the poor rough clothing which the prince was wearing. She
+had brought with her the prince's favourite suit of cloth of gold
+which she had laid away carefully. When the prince put it on it was a
+trifle tight and a little bit too short for him, as he had grown so
+much in the year. Nevertheless he looked very handsome in it when he
+stood before the beautiful princess and claimed her as his bride.
+
+The fisherman was greatly astonished at all the proceedings, for he
+had never dreamed that it was the king's son who had been working for
+him all the year and sleeping on a mat at his side on the floor of his
+rude hut.
+
+"He may be a prince, but he is the most faithful lad who ever worked
+for me," said the fisherman.
+
+"He is indeed a prince," cried the courtiers, "and the bravest, most
+faithful prince which any land in all the world ever boasted of."
+
+"His princely deeds have proven to all the world that he is fit to
+reign as king over our fair land when I no longer live," said the king
+as he gave the prince and the beautiful princess his royal blessing.
+
+
+
+
+III
+
+THE BOY AND THE VIOLIN
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a man who had an only son. When the man
+died the son was left all alone in the world. There was not very much
+property--just a cat and a dog, a small piece of land, and a few
+orange trees. The boy gave the dog away to a neighbour and sold the
+land and the orange trees. Every bit of money he obtained from the
+sale he invested in a violin. He had longed for a violin all his life
+and now he wanted one more than ever. While his father had lived he
+could tell his thoughts to his father, but now there was none to tell
+them to except the violin. What his violin said back to him made the
+very sweetest music in the world.
+
+The boy went to hire out as shepherd to care for the sheep of the
+king, but he was told that the king already had plenty of shepherds
+and had no need of another. The boy took his violin which he had
+brought with him and hid himself in the deep forest. There he made
+sweet music with the violin. The shepherds who were near by guarding
+the king's sheep heard the sweet strains, but they could not find out
+who was playing. The sheep, too, heard the music. Several of them left
+the flock and followed the sound of the music into the forest. They
+followed it until they reached the boy and the cat and the violin.
+
+The shepherds were greatly disturbed when they found out how their
+sheep were straying away into the forest. They went after them to
+bring them back, but they could find no trace of them. Sometimes it
+would seem that they were quite near to the place from which the music
+came, but when they hurried in that direction they would hear the
+strains of music coming from a distant point in the opposite
+direction. They were afraid of getting lost themselves so they gave up
+in despair.
+
+When the boy saw how the sheep came to hear his music he was very
+happy. His music was no longer the sad sweet sound it had been when he
+was lonely. It became gayer and gayer. After a while it became so gay
+that the cat began to dance. When the sheep saw the cat dancing they
+began to dance, too.
+
+Soon a company of monkeys passed that way and heard the sound of the
+music. They began dancing immediately. They made such a chattering
+that they almost drowned the music. The boy threatened to stop playing
+if they could not be happy without being so noisy. After that the
+monkeys chattered less.
+
+After a while a tapir heard the jolly sound. Immediately his threetoed
+hind feet and fourtoed front feet began to dance. He just couldn't
+keep them from dancing; so he, too, joined the procession of boy, cat,
+sheep, and monkeys.
+
+Next the armadillo heard the music. In spite of his heavy armour he
+had to dance too. Then a herd of small deer joined the company. Then
+the anteater danced along with them. The wild cat and the tiger came,
+too. The sheep and the deer were terribly frightened, but they kept
+dancing on just the same. The tiger and wild cat were so happy dancing
+that they never noticed them at all. The big snakes curled their huge
+bodies about the tree trunks and wished that they, too, had feet with
+which to dance. The birds tried to dance, but they could not use their
+feet well enough and had to give it up and keep flying. Every beast of
+the forests and jungles which had feet with which to dance came and
+joined the gay procession.
+
+The jolly company wandered on and on until finally they came to the
+high wall which surrounds the land of the giants. The enormous giant
+who stood on the wall as guard laughed so hard that he almost fell off
+the wall. He took them to the king at once. The king laughed so hard
+that he almost fell off his throne. His laugh shook the earth. The
+earth had never before been shaken at the laugh of the king of the
+giants, though it had often heard his angry voice in the thunder. The
+people did not know what to make of it.
+
+Now it happened that the king of the land of giants had a beautiful
+giantess daughter who never laughed. She remained sad all the time.
+The king had offered half his kingdom to the one who could make her
+laugh, and all the giants had done their very funniest tricks for her.
+Never once had they brought even a tiny little smile to her lovely
+face. "If my daughter can keep from laughing when she sees this funny
+sight I'll give up in despair and eat my hat," said the king of the
+land of giants, as he saw the jolly little figure playing upon the
+violin and the assembly of cat, sheep, monkeys and everything else
+dancing to the gay music. If the giant king had known how to dance he
+would have danced himself, but it was fortunate for the people of the
+earth that he did not know how. If he had, there is no knowing what
+might have happened to the earth.
+
+As it was, he took the little band into his daughter's palace where
+she sat surrounded by her servants. Her lovely face was as sad as sad
+could be. When she saw the funny sight her expression changed. The
+happy smile which the king of the land of giants had always wanted to
+see played about her beautiful lips. A gay laugh was heard for the
+first time in all her life. The king of the land of giants was so
+happy that he grew a league in height and nobody knows how much he
+gained in weight. "You shall have half my kingdom," he said to the
+boy, "just as I promised if any one made my daughter laugh."
+
+The boy from that time on reigned over half of the kingdom of giants
+as prince of the land. He never had the least bit of difficulty in
+preserving his authority, for the biggest giants would at once obey
+his slightest request if he played on his violin to them. The beasts
+stayed in the land of the giants so long that they grew into giant
+beasts, but the boy and his violin always remained just as they were
+when they entered the land.
+
+
+
+
+IV
+
+THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS
+
+
+Long ago there was a king who was very ill. He wanted a hare killed to
+make him some broth. His only son, the prince, set out to find one. As
+the prince walked along the path to the forest a pretty little hare
+ran out of the hedge and crossed his path. He at once started in
+pursuit. The hare was a very swift runner. The prince followed her
+into the deep forest. Suddenly the hare ran into a hole in the ground.
+The prince kept in sight of her and soon found to his dismay that he
+was in a big cave. At the very rear of the cave there was the most
+enormous giant he had ever seen in his life.
+
+The prince was terribly frightened. "Oh, ho!" said the giant in such a
+deep savage voice that the cave echoed and re-echoed with his words.
+"You thought you'd catch my little hare, did you? Well, I've caught
+you instead!"
+
+The giant seized the prince in one of his enormous hands and tossed
+him lightly into a box at one end of the cave. He put the cover on the
+box and locked it down with a big key. The prince could get only a
+tiny bit of air through a little hole in the top, and he thought that
+he never could live. Hours passed. Sometimes the prince slept, but
+more often he lay there thinking about his sick father and what he
+could ever do to get out of the box and back once more to his father's
+side.
+
+Suddenly he heard the key turn in the lock. The cover was lifted, and
+he saw standing before him the most beautiful maiden he had ever seen
+or dreamed of. "I am the hare you followed into the cave," said she
+with a smile. "I am an enchanted princess and, though I have to take
+the form of a hare in the daytime, at night I am free to resume my own
+shape. You got into this trouble following me into the cave and I am
+so sorry for you that I am going to let you out."
+
+[Illustration: He saw standing before him the most beautiful maiden he
+had ever dreamed of]
+
+"You are so beautiful that I could stay here for ever and gaze into
+your lovely eyes," said the prince.
+
+"You would see only a hare in the daytime," replied the princess. "It
+is not always night. Besides, the giant may return at any moment. He
+just went out on a hunting trip because he thought that you would not
+make a sufficiently big supper for him. Don't be foolish. I'll show
+you the way out of the cave and then you must hurry home as fast as
+possible."
+
+The prince thanked her for all her great kindness to him and acted
+upon her advice. He went home by the nearest path, but when he reached
+the palace his father was already dead. The palace was wrapped in
+mourning.
+
+The prince was so overcome with grief that he felt that he could not
+keep on living in the palace. After his father's funeral he went away
+as a wanderer. He changed clothes with a poor fisherman whom he met by
+the river, for he did not wish to be recognized as the prince.
+
+Dressed as a poor fisherman he wandered from one kingdom to another.
+He caught fish for his food, and he soon recognized the fact that the
+net which the fisherman had given him as part of his outfit was a most
+wonderful net. The biggest fish in the sea could not break through.
+"This net must have the special blessing of _Nossa Senhora_ upon it,"
+said the prince.
+
+In the course of his wanderings the prince arrived at a city where a
+great _festa_ was being held. The palace was decked with gay banners.
+Every afternoon the messenger of the king rode up and down the city
+streets proclaiming, "The princess of our kingdom is the most
+beautiful princess in all the world."
+
+The prince remembered the beautiful princess who had let him out of
+the giant's cave. "Surely this princess cannot be as beautiful as
+she," said the prince. "I am going to see this princess with my own
+eyes and find out."
+
+Accordingly the prince went to the palace gate to watch for the
+princess. Soon she came to the balcony and leaned over the railing.
+She was very beautiful, but her nose was just a tiny bit crooked. She
+did not compare at all with the princess of the cave.
+
+"This princess is not by any means the most beautiful one in the
+world," said the prince dressed as a fisherman. "I know where there is
+a princess who is much more beautiful."
+
+The people standing by heard him. His words were at once reported to
+the royal guards. They seized him roughly and took him to the king.
+
+"So you are the fisherman who says that my daughter is not the most
+beautiful princess in the world?" said the king sternly. "You say, I
+hear, that you know a princess who is much more beautiful. I am a just
+king or else I should order that you be put to death immediately. As
+it is, I'll give you the chance to prove what you say. If you are
+unable to fulfil your boast and show me this princess who in the
+opinion of my court is more beautiful than my daughter, you shall lose
+your life. Remember that you will have to bring her here to my court
+to have her beauty proven."
+
+"Thanks, your majesty," said the prince. "If you will allow me two
+weeks to fulfil the contract, and if you'll prepare a _festa_ for the
+night two weeks hence, I'll endeavour to present the most beautiful
+princess in the world to your assembled court."
+
+The king was astonished at the fisherman's words, for he had not
+thought that a poor fisherman like him knew many princesses. However,
+he allowed him to depart in search of the princess.
+
+Then the prince hurried home and once more walked toward the forest by
+the same path he had gone the day he went in search of the hare for
+his father's broth. He soon found the place where the hare had crossed
+his path, and he did his best to remember the course they had followed
+as he pursued her into the forest.
+
+In the forest he saw evidences of what looked like a flood. The water
+had washed away every trace of the entrance of the cave. He dug and
+dug at the place where he thought it ought to be. He found nothing
+which seemed like the cave's entrance.
+
+He dug and dug at a new place near by and soon he found his way barred
+by a massive door. The entrance to the cave was securely shut by it.
+The prince knocked at the door with all his might.
+
+Soon the door was opened a tiny bit and the face of a little old woman
+looked out. "I am the _ama_ of the princess," she said. "I think you
+are the prince she was expecting to return to deliver her from all the
+terrible calamities which have befallen her."
+
+"What has happened to my beautiful princess who saved my life?" asked
+the prince. "I am indeed the prince, but I am surprised that you
+should recognize me in my fisherman's garb."
+
+"The princess told me that I would know you by the smile in your
+eyes," replied the old _ama_. "I did not look at your clothes at all.
+I looked at your eyes. You have the smile in them though your face is
+sad. Come into the cave, and I will tell you all that has happened."
+
+When the prince was inside the cave she hastily barred the door and
+said, "When the giant returned he was terribly angry at the princess
+because she had let you escape. He seized her roughly and put her into
+the box in your place. The princess had thrown away the key to the box
+when she let you out; and, search as he would, the giant was unable to
+find it again anywhere. That made him even angrier than before. All
+day he sits on the top of the chest when the princess is in the form
+of the hare. At night when he goes away he causes a great river to
+flow around the entrance to the cave. He has placed a huge fish as
+guard to the entrance. This fish swims up and down before our door and
+calls out such vile names at the princess, that, when she is in her
+own form, she stays in the box and stuffs cotton in her ears. You got
+here just as the giant had left. The water must have risen as soon as
+you were inside our door. I hear the fish now."
+
+Even as she spoke the prince heard the voice of the fish. It said such
+terrible words that the prince was glad that the princess was in the
+box with cotton in ears. "You get into the box with the princess," he
+said to the _ama_. "I am a good swimmer and I am going to open the
+door and swim out. The box is made of wood that will float; so, inside
+of it, you and the princess will float out to safety."
+
+"How will you ever swim past this terrible fish?" asked the old _ama_.
+
+"Do not fear," replied the prince. "I have with me a net which is so
+strong that the biggest, fiercest fish in the world cannot break it. I
+will catch the fish in it. Just wait and you will see. In the meantime
+take the cotton out of the ears of the princess and tell her that I am
+here. Quiet her fears and stay in the box for a few moments."
+
+The old _ama_ got into the box as the prince had commanded. Then he
+unbarred the great door. The fish swam at him fiercely, but the prince
+quickly entangled him in his strong net. Holding him fast in the net,
+the prince swam up to the surface of the water and was soon on the
+bank of the raging river. Then he killed the fish and scaled it and
+put the scales in his pocket.
+
+The box had floated up to the surface of the water as the prince had
+said it would. The prince threw his net over it and drew it to land.
+The _ama_ and the beautiful princess stepped out. The princess was so
+lovely that the prince fell upon his knees before her. The sight of
+her great beauty almost blinded his eyes.
+
+"I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the
+princess. "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you
+have been a long time getting here."
+
+The prince told the princess all that had happened to him. "You saved
+my life from the giant," said he. "I am very glad to have had an
+opportunity to save your life for you. Now I must ask you to again
+save my life." Then he told about the _festa_ at which he must display
+the most beautiful princess in the world or forfeit his life.
+
+"I'll gladly go to the _festa_ with you," said the princess. "It is
+fortunate that it is held at night."
+
+The Princess and her _ama_ travelled quickly with the prince to the
+kingdom which claimed to possess the most beautiful princess in the
+world. It was already the night of the appointed _festa_ when they
+arrived. The king's army was drawn up to slay the prince. No one
+dreamed that the poor fisherman would be able to bring any princess at
+all with him, much less a beautiful one. The prince hid the princess
+in the box which the old _ama_ carried on top of her head.
+
+When the poor fisherman stood before the king with an old _ama_
+standing by his side, a great laugh ran through the king's court. "We
+knew that the fisherman would never be able to bring a princess more
+beautiful than our own lovely princess," said the courtiers one to
+another. "But see what he has brought in her place!" Then they laughed
+and laughed until they could hardly stand.
+
+The king's soldiers stepped forward to seize the fisherman to put him
+to death. "Grant me just one moment more of life," begged the prince.
+
+The king nodded his head and the prince put his hand into the pocket
+of his fisherman's coat. He pulled out a handful of silver scales. The
+most beautiful silvery cloud filled the room.
+
+"Just a moment more," begged the prince. Then he pulled a handful of
+golden scales from out his pocket. The most beautiful golden cloud
+filled the room.
+
+"Please just another little minute," asked the prince and he pulled
+out a handful of jewelled scales from his pocket. The most wonderful
+sparkling cloud of jewels fell about them. As the cloud cleared away
+there stood the most beautiful princess any one had ever seen or
+dreamed of between the old _ama_ and the prince in the fisherman
+clothes.
+
+The soldiers drew back. The king looked at the floor and so did all
+the courtiers. "You have won your wager," said the king when he could
+find his voice. "Our daughter is not the most beautiful princess in
+the whole world. I see myself that her nose is a tiny bit crooked."
+
+The prince and princess and the old _ama_ went back to the prince's
+own kingdom where the wedding of the prince and princess was
+celebrated with a great feast. From the moment that the fish scales
+fell upon the princess her enchantment was broken and she never became
+a hare again. She and the prince lived together happily in the
+prince's palace, and the giant never troubled them again, though they
+were always careful to keep away from the forest.
+
+
+
+
+V
+
+THE LITTLE SISTER OF THE GIANTS
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a little girl who was very beautiful. Her
+eyes were like the eyes of the gazelle; her hair hid in its soft waves
+the deep shadows of the night; her smile was like the sunrise. Each
+year as she grew older she grew also more and more beautiful. Her name
+was Angelita.
+
+The little girl's mother was dead, and her father, the image-maker,
+had married a second time. The step-mother was a woman who was
+renowned in the city for her great beauty. As her little step-daughter
+grew more and more lovely each day of her life she soon became jealous
+of the child. Each night she asked the image-maker, "Who is more
+beautiful, your wife or your child?"
+
+The image-maker was a wise man and knew all too well his wife's
+jealous disposition. He always responded, "You, my wife, are
+absolutely peerless."
+
+One day the image-maker suddenly died, and the step-mother and
+step-daughter were left alone in the world. They both mourned deeply
+the passing of the kind image-maker.
+
+One day as they were leaning over the balcony two passers-by observed
+them, and one said to the other, "Do you notice those beautiful women
+in the balcony? The mother is beautiful, but the daughter is far more
+beautiful." The step-mother had always been jealous of the daughter's
+loveliness, but now her jealousy was fanned into a burning flame. The
+wise image-maker was no longer there to tell her that she was
+peerless.
+
+The next day the mother and daughter again leaned over the balcony.
+Two soldiers passed by and one said to the other: "Do you observe
+those two beautiful women in the balcony? The mother is beautiful, but
+the daughter is far more beautiful." The step-mother flew into a
+terrible rage. She now knew that it was true as she had long feared.
+The girl was more beautiful than she. Her jealousy knew no bounds. She
+seized her step-daughter roughly and shut her up in a little room in
+the attic.
+
+The little room in the attic had just one tiny window high up in the
+wall. The window was shut, but Angelita climbed up to open it in order
+to get a little air. The next afternoon she grew weary of the
+confinement of the little room, so she dug a foothold in the wall
+where she could stand and look out of the window. Her step-mother was
+leaning over the balcony all alone when two _cavalheiros_ passed by.
+One said to the other, "Do you observe the beautiful woman in the
+balcony?" "Yes," replied the other. "She is a beautiful woman, but the
+little maid who is kept a prisoner in the attic is far more
+beautiful."
+
+The step-mother became desperate. She ordered the old negro servant to
+carry the girl into the jungle and kill her. "Be sure that you bring
+back the tip of Angelita's tongue, so that I may know that you have
+obeyed my order," she said.
+
+Angelita was very happy to be taken out of the little attic room, and
+set out for a walk with the old negro with a light heart. They walked
+through the city streets and out into the open country. Soon they had
+reached the deep jungle. "Where are we going?" the girl asked in
+surprise.
+
+"We are taking a walk for our health, _yayazinha_," replied the old
+negro.
+
+Soon they were so far in the jungle that the path was entirely
+overgrown. No ray of light penetrated through the deep foliage.
+Angelita became frightened. "I'll not go another step if you do not
+tell me where you are taking me," she said as she stamped her little
+foot upon the ground.
+
+The old negro burst into tears and told Angelita all that her
+step-mother had commanded. "I could not hurt one hair of your lovely
+head, much less cut off the tip of your little tongue, _yayazinha_,"
+sobbed the old man.
+
+Angelita stood still and thought. "Go back to my step-mother," she
+said to the old man. "On the way you will see plenty of dogs. Cut off
+the tip of a little dog's tongue and carry it home to my step-mother."
+
+This is what the old negro did. The step-mother believed him and
+thought that he had slain her step-daughter according to her command.
+
+Angelita, in the meantime, wandered on and on through the jungle. The
+big snakes glided swiftly out of her path. The monkeys and the parrots
+chattered to keep her from being lonely. She wandered on and on until
+finally she came to an enormous palace. The front door was wide open.
+She went from room to room, but the palace was entirely deserted.
+There was not a neat, orderly room in the entire palace.
+
+"I can make these lovely rooms neat and clean," said Angelita. "They
+surely need some one to do it!" She found a broom and went to work at
+once. Soon the whole palace was in order once more. Everything was
+clean and bright.
+
+Just as Angelita was finishing her task she heard a great noise. She
+looked out of the door, and there were three enormous giants entering
+the house. She had never dreamed that giants could be so big. She was
+frightened nearly to death and scrambled under a chair as fast as she
+could.
+
+When the giants came into the house they were amazed to find
+everything in such splendid order. "This is a different looking place
+from what we left," said the biggest giant.
+
+"What dirty, disorderly giants we have been, living here all by
+ourselves," said the middle-sized giant. "I just realize it, now that
+I see what our house looks like when it is neat and clean."
+
+"What kind fairy could have done all this work while we were away?"
+said the littlest giant, who was not little at all, but almost as big
+as his enormous brothers.
+
+The three giants fell to discussing the question. They could not guess
+how their house could have been made so clean. Their voices were so
+very kind, in spite of being so loud and heavy, that Angelita decided
+she dare come out from under the chair and let them see who had done
+the work for them. She quickly crawled out from her hiding place.
+
+"What lovely fairy is this?" asked the biggest giant, looking at her
+kindly. He thought that she really was a fairy.
+
+"This is the loveliest fairy I ever saw in all my life," said the
+middle-sized giant.
+
+"How did such a lovely fairy ever happen to find our dirty, disorderly
+palace?" asked the littlest giant who was not little at all.
+
+Angelita told the three giants her story. Her beauty and her sweet
+ways completely entranced them.
+
+"Please live with us always here in our palace in the jungle and be
+our little sister," said the biggest giant, and the middle-sized giant
+and the littlest giant, speaking all at once. Their three big deep
+voices all together made a noise like thunder.
+
+Angelita lived in the palace with the three giants after that. Every
+day when they went out to hunt she would take the broom and make the
+palace neat and clean. They called her "little sister" and loved her
+with all their big giant hearts.
+
+All was well until a little bird went and told Angelita's step-mother
+that she was alive and living in the depths of the jungle with the
+three giants. When the step-mother heard about it she was so angry
+that she thought she could never be happy as long as Angelita was
+living in the world. She consulted a wicked witch as soon as she could
+find her shawl.
+
+The wicked witch gave the step-mother some poisoned slippers. "These
+will cause the immediate death of any person who puts them on," said
+the wicked witch. Then she showed the step-mother just how to reach
+the palace where Angelita lived in the depths of the jungle with the
+three giants.
+
+Angelita's step-mother followed the directions which the witch had
+given her and easily found the giants' palace. Angelita was so happy
+living with the giants and keeping house for them that she had
+forgotten what fear was like. She was not frightened at all when she
+heard some one clap hands before the door one day when the giants were
+away. She went to the door; and, though she was very much surprised to
+see her step-mother, she invited her into the house. Her step-mother
+gave her a loving embrace and kissed her upon both cheeks. "Dear
+child, it is a long time since I have seen you," she said. "I have
+brought you a little gift to show you that I have not forgotten you.
+It is only a poor, mean little gift, but it is the best I could
+bring."
+
+Angelita was touched at her step-mother's gift and accepted it with
+hearty thanks. As soon as her step-mother had gone she untied the red
+ribbon around the package and opened it. Inside was a pair of leather
+slippers. Angelita looked at the little slippers. They were like the
+slippers which her dear father, the image-maker, had once brought home
+to her. "How kind it was in my step-mother to bring these slippers to
+me," she said as she put them on.
+
+As soon as the slippers were on Angelita's feet, she fell dead just as
+the wicked witch had promised the step-mother she would do. Her
+step-mother was watching through the window, and when she saw Angelita
+dead she hurried home in joy. "Now I, alone, am the peerless beauty,"
+she said.
+
+When the three giants came home to dinner they knew at once that there
+was something wrong. There were dirty tracks on the floor and dirty
+finger prints upon the door. "Who made these dirty marks?" said the
+biggest giant.
+
+"What has happened to our dear little sister that she has not cleaned
+them away?" asked the middle-sized giant.
+
+"I am afraid there is something wrong with little sister," said the
+littlest giant who was not little at all.
+
+They clapped their big hands before the door, but no smiling little
+sister ran to meet them. They entered the big hall of the palace with
+a bound. There in the middle of the floor lay Angelita, just as she
+had fallen when she put on the poisoned slippers which her step-mother
+had given her.
+
+"What evil, has befallen our dear little sister?" said the biggest
+giant.
+
+"Who could have slain our little sister whom we loved so much?" said
+the middle-sized giant.
+
+"Who will keep house for us now that our dear little sister is dead?"
+asked the littlest giant.
+
+Then the biggest giant and the middle-sized giant and the littlest
+giant all began to sob so loud that it shook the earth. "Our dear
+little sister is dead! What shall we do! What shall we do!"
+
+The giants could not go into the city to give their little sister
+Christian burial, but they built a beautiful casket out of silver and
+carried it to the path which led to the city. Then they hid themselves
+to watch and make sure that some one found it to carry to the burying
+place.
+
+Soon a handsome prince passed by on horseback. He noticed the silver
+casket at once and opened it. The girl whose still form lay inside was
+the most beautiful maid he had ever gazed upon. "This dead maid is my
+own true love," he said and he carried the silver casket home to his
+own palace.
+
+He commanded that no one should enter the room where he placed the
+silver casket, and this aroused the curiosity of his little sister at
+once. At the very first opportunity she slipped into the room. She
+opened the casket and was surprised to see the beautiful quiet maid.
+"You are very lovely," she said to the still form, "all except your
+slippers. I think they are very ugly." With these words she pulled off
+the leather slippers.
+
+Angelita gave a deep sigh, opened her beautiful eyes, and asked for a
+drink of water.
+
+The little sister called the prince at once. When he saw Angelita was
+really alive he could hardly believe the good fortune. He asked that
+the wedding night be celebrated immediately.
+
+Angelita begged that she might go back into the deep jungle and invite
+the three giants to the wedding. The biggest giant, the middle-sized
+giant, and the littlest giant who was not little at all, came to the
+wedding feast. After that they visited their little sister often at
+her new home; and, when she had children of her own, it was the
+funniest sight one ever saw to see the biggest giant hold the tiny
+babes upon his knee.
+
+
+
+
+VI
+
+THE FOREST LAD AND THE WICKED GIANT
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a man who took his wife and tiny baby son
+into the deep forest to make their home. With his own hands he built
+the house out of mud, and he made for it a thatched roof from the
+grass of the forest. For food they depended upon the fruits of the
+forest and the beasts which they killed in the hunt. They lived like
+hermits, seeing no one.
+
+As the baby son grew into a large strong boy he learned from his
+father all the secrets of the forest. He grew wise as well as strong.
+From his mother he heard stories of their former life in the great
+city which had been their home before they went to live in the forest.
+These were the tales he loved to hear best of all. Very often when his
+father went out into the forest to hunt the boy would beg to remain at
+home with his mother. While his father was away she would sit on the
+ground before their hut and unfold to the boy all her memories of
+their old life.
+
+"Father," said the lad one day after his father had returned from his
+hunting trip, "I am tired of living here in the forest all by
+ourselves. Let us return to the city to live."
+
+"Your mother has been telling tales to you," replied his father. "I
+will see to it that she never mentions the city to you again. We left
+the city to save our lives. Let me never hear from you another word
+about returning to the city."
+
+After that the lad was made to accompany his father when he went out
+hunting. There was no more opportunity to hear the tales he loved from
+his mother's lips. Nevertheless he hid away in his mind all that his
+mother had told him of their old life; and at night, when the fierce
+storms in the forest or the sound of the wild beasts would not let him
+sleep, he often lay awake upon his mat on the floor of the hut,
+pondering over the stories she had told.
+
+At last the father grew sick of a fever and died. Now that the lad and
+his mother were left alone in the forest the lad said, "Come, let us
+return to our home in the city. Let us not stay here alone in the
+forest any longer. I must live in my own life the tales you have told
+me of the _festas_ and the dancing, the great tournaments, and the
+songs at night under the balconies of the fair maidens."
+
+The lad's request was so urgent that his mother could not have refused
+him, even if she, in her own heart, was not longing for a return to
+the life of the city. Accordingly, they took all their possessions,
+which consisted only of a horse and a sword, and set out for the city.
+
+The lad and his mother reached the city at nightfall. They went from
+one street to another, but saw no living being. They knocked and
+clapped their hands before all the doors of the city, but no one
+responded. At last they reached the street where their old home had
+been. The lad was delighted to see what a big handsome house it was.
+"No wonder my mother longed to return to a home like this," he
+thought. "How could she ever have endured the rude hut in the depths
+of the forest?"
+
+The doors of the beautiful house stood wide open. The lad and his
+mother entered, and passed from one room to another. His mother saw
+one room after another with everything unchanged. She recognized one
+object after another just as she had left it. There was one room in
+the house which was securely barred on the inside, however.
+
+The lad and his mother spent the night in their old home. In the
+morning they again walked about the deserted streets of the city. They
+saw no one and heard no living sound. It was like a city of the dead.
+They grew hungry at length; and the lad went outside the city to seek
+for food in the forest, according to the custom which he had known all
+his life.
+
+The mother returned to her old home to await the coming of her son. As
+soon as she went upstairs she saw that the barred door was wide open.
+There in the hall stood the most enormous giant she had ever seen. The
+great halls of the house were high, but the giant could not stand up
+in them without stooping.
+
+[Illustration: There in the hall stood the most enormous giant she had
+ever seen]
+
+"Who are you and what are you doing in my house?" roared the giant in
+such a terrible voice that the house trembled.
+
+The woman who had lived so many years in the forest was not easily
+frightened. "Who are you and what are you doing in my house?" she
+shouted at the giant in the loudest tones she could muster.
+
+One might have expected that the giant would have killed her
+instantly, but on the contrary her bold answer pleased him
+exceedingly. He laughed so hard that he had to lean against the wall
+to keep from falling.
+
+"So you think that this is your house, do you?" said the giant as soon
+as he could regain his voice. "Well, I'll tell you what we can do. I
+like you, and we can share this house if you will consent to be my
+wife."
+
+"I am not alone," said the lad's mother as soon as she could recover
+from her surprise sufficiently to find words. "My son is with me and I
+am expecting him any moment to return from the forest whither he has
+gone to procure food for us."
+
+"I can dispose of your son very quickly, just as I have destroyed all
+the inhabitants of this city," said the giant with a frown.
+
+"You cannot dispose of my son so easily as you may think," replied his
+mother. "He has grown in the deep forest and is very strong, far
+stronger than the city dwellers. Besides his great strength, he is
+surrounded by the magic circle of his mother's love."
+
+"I do not know what the magic circle of a mother's love is like," said
+the giant. "I don't remember having seen one anywhere. Nevertheless I
+like you, and because I like you I will endeavour to dispose of your
+son as painlessly as possible. I believe you say you are expecting him
+any moment. Just lie down here and pretend that you are sick. When the
+boy comes in tell him that you have a terrible pain in your eyes. As
+you have lived long in the forest you will know that the best remedy
+for a pain in your eyes is the oil of the deadly _cobra_ of the
+jungle. Send the lad out into the jungle to obtain this oil for you,
+and I promise you he will never return alive. I'll go back into my
+room and bar the door so the boy will never see me, but I shall listen
+through the wall to know whether you carry out my command."
+
+At that very moment they heard the lad's footsteps and his gay voice
+at the door. The giant went inside his room and barred the door. The
+lad's mother lay down with a cloth over her eyes, moaning in loud
+tones. "The giant little knows the strength and skill of the lad whose
+mother I am," she said to herself as she smiled amidst her moans and
+groans.
+
+"O dear little mother, what evil has befallen you during my absence?"
+asked the boy as he entered the room.
+
+His mother complained of the pain in her eyes just as the giant had
+instructed. "The only thing which will cure me of this terrible
+affliction is the oil of the _cobra_," she said.
+
+The boy well knew the dangers which attended securing the oil from the
+deadly _cobra_ of the jungle, but never in his life had he disregarded
+a request from his mother. He at once set out for the jungle; and, in
+spite of the perils of the deed, he succeeded in obtaining the oil
+which his mother had requested.
+
+On the way back to the city, the boy met a little old woman carrying a
+pole over her shoulder from which there hung, head downward, several
+live fowls which she was taking to market. It was really the Holy
+Mother herself who had come to aid the lad in answer to his mother's
+prayer.
+
+"Where are you going, my lad?" asked the old woman. The boy told his
+story and showed the precious oil which he had obtained from the
+_cobra_. "The day is coming, the day is coming, my lad, when you will,
+in truth, need the _cobra's_ oil," said the little old woman. "But
+that day is not today. Today hen's oil will serve your purpose just as
+well. You may kill one of my hens and use the hen's oil, but leave the
+_cobra's_ oil with me so that I may keep it safely for you until the
+day when you will require it."
+
+The boy heeded the advice of the little old woman and killed one of
+her hens. He left the _cobra's_ oil with her and took the hen's oil in
+its place to his mother. Because his mother had nothing at all the
+matter with her eyes, the hen's oil cured them just as well as the
+_cobra's_ oil. There was no one who knew the difference, except the
+boy and the little old woman.
+
+When the boy had gone out the giant came in from his own room and
+said, "In truth your son is a brave lad. I did not dream that he would
+have the courage to go in search of the oil of the deadly _cobra_,
+much less succeed in his quest."
+
+"You do not know the great love we bear each other," said the lad's
+mother.
+
+"I am going to demand a new proof of your son's strength and skill,"
+said the giant. "Tomorrow you must complain of the pain in your back
+and send the boy in search of the oil of the porcupine to cure it.
+This is my command."
+
+The next day the woman had to complain of a pain in her back just as
+the giant had commanded. There was nothing else which she could do.
+The boy at once went in search of a porcupine, and succeeded in
+slaying one and getting the oil.
+
+On his way back to the city the lad again met the little old woman who
+was really _Nossa Senhora_. "Leave the oil of the porcupine with me,
+my son," said she when she had heard his story. "I will keep it for
+you until the morrow when you will have great need of it. Today hen's
+oil will serve your purpose just as well."
+
+Because the boy's mother had nothing at all the matter with her back
+she was cured with the hen's oil which the boy brought, just as easily
+as if it had been the porcupine's oil. The giant came out of his room
+and said, "In truth, lad, you are a boy of great skill and strength."
+
+The boy had not seen the giant before and he was very much surprised.
+Before he even had time to recover from his amazement the giant had
+seized him and bound him securely with a great rope. "If you are
+really a strong boy you will break this rope," said the giant. "If you
+are not strong enough to break it I shall cut you into five pieces
+with my sword."
+
+The boy struggled with all his might to break the great rope. It was
+no use. He was not strong enough. The giant stood by laughing.
+
+When the lad's mother saw that he could not break the rope she fell
+upon her knees before the giant and cried, "Do what you will to me,
+but spare my son!"
+
+The cruel giant laughed at her request. When she saw that she could
+not keep him from slaying the boy, she said, "If you will not grant my
+large request I beg that you will listen to just a tiny, tiny, little
+one. When you cut my son into five pieces do it with his father's
+sword which he has brought with him from the little hut in the forest
+where we used to live. Then bind his body upon the back of his
+father's horse which he brought with him out of the forest and turn
+the horse loose, so it may travel, perchance, back to the forest from
+which I brought my lad to meet this terrible death."
+
+The giant did as she requested, and the horse bore the slain boy's
+body along the road to the forest. Outside the city they met the
+little old woman who was really _Nossa Senhora_. She took the parts of
+the lad's body and anointed them with the porcupine's oil. Then she
+held them tight together. They stayed securely joined. "Are you
+lacking anything," she asked the boy.
+
+The boy felt of his legs, his arms, his ears, his nose, his hair. "I
+am all here except my eyesight," he said. The little old woman
+anointed his eyes with the _cobra's_ oil. His sight was immediately
+restored. Then he knew that the little old woman was indeed the Holy
+Mother. She vanished as he knelt to receive her blessing.
+
+The boy in his new strength quickly hastened back to the city. It was
+night and the giant was asleep. He seized his father's sword and
+plunged it into the giant's body. The giant turned over without
+awakening. "The mosquitoes are biting me," he muttered in his sleep.
+
+The boy saw the giant's own enormous sword lying on the floor. It was
+so heavy he could barely lift it, but mustering all his strength he
+drove it into the giant's body. The giant died immediately.
+
+"The magic circle of a mother's love, with the Holy Mother's help,
+will guard a lad against all perils," said the boy's mother when she
+heard her son's story and saw the giant lying dead.
+
+
+
+
+VII
+
+HOW THE GIANTESS GUIMARA BECAME SMALL
+
+
+Once upon a time a prince called D. Joaõ went hunting with a number of
+companions. In the deep forest he became separated from his comrades
+and soon found out that he was lost. He wandered about for a long
+time, and at last he spied 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 the land of the giants.
+The ruler of the country was an enormous giant whose head reached
+almost to the clouds. The giant's wife was nearly as enormous as he
+was, and their only child was as tall as her mother. Her name was
+Guimara.
+
+When the giant saw D. Joaõ he called out, "O, little man, what are you
+doing down there?" D. Joaõ narrated his adventures to the giant, and
+the giant said, "Your story of your wanderings interests me. It is not
+often that little men like you pass this way. If you like you may live
+in my palace and be my servant." D. Joaõ accepted the giant's offer
+and stayed at the palace.
+
+The giant's daughter Guimara was very much pleased with D. Joaõ. He
+was the first little man she had ever seen. She fell deeply in love
+with him. Her father, however, was very much disgusted at her lack of
+good taste. He preferred to have a giant for a son-in-law. Accordingly
+he thought of a plot to get D. Joaõ into trouble.
+
+[Illustration: The giant's daughter, Guimara was very much pleased
+with D. João]
+
+The next day he sent for D. Joaõ to appear before him. "O little man,"
+he said to him, "they tell me that you are very proud of yourself and
+that you are boasting among my servants that you are able to tear down
+my palace in a single night and set it up again as quickly as you tore
+it down."
+
+"I never have made any such boast, your majesty," replied D. Joaõ.
+
+He went to Guimara and told her about it. "I am an enchantress," said
+Guimara. "Leave it to me and we will surprise my father."
+
+The very next night Guimara and D. Joaõ tore down the giant's palace
+and set it up again exactly as it was before. The giant was greatly
+surprised. He suspected that his daughter had meddled with the affair.
+
+The next day he sent for D. Joaõ and said to him, "O little man, they
+tell me that you say that in a single night you are able to change the
+Isle of Wild Beasts into a beautiful garden full of all sorts of
+flowers and with a silvery fountain in the centre."
+
+"I never said any such thing, your majesty," replied D. Joaõ.
+
+He told Guimara about it and she said that it would be great fun to
+escape from her room that night and make over the Isle of the Wild
+Beasts into a lovely garden.
+
+Accordingly Guimara worked hard all night long helping D. Joaõ to make
+the Isle of the Wild Beasts over into a garden full of all sorts of
+beautiful flowers and with a silvery fountain in the centre. The king
+was greatly surprised to see the garden in the morning and he was very
+angry at Guimara and D. Joaõ.
+
+Guimara was so frightened at her father's terrible wrath that she
+decided to run away with D. Joaõ. She counselled him to procure the
+best horse from her father's stable for them to ride.
+
+At midnight Guimara crept out of her room and ran to the place where
+D. Joaõ was waiting for her with the horse, which travelled one
+hundred leagues at each step. They mounted the horse and rode away.
+
+Early the next morning the princess Guimara was missed from the royal
+palace. Soon it was discovered that D. Joaõ was gone too, and also the
+best horse from the 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 as fast as he could. The giant
+followed his wife's advice, and soon he had nearly caught up with the
+fugitives, for they had grown tired and had stopped to rest.
+
+Guimara spied her father coming and turned herself into a little
+river. She turned D. Joaõ into an old negro, the horse into a tree,
+the saddle into a bed of onions, and the musket they carried into a
+butterfly.
+
+When the giant came to the river he called out to the old negro who
+was taking a bath, "O, my old negro, have you seen anything of a
+little man accompanied by a handsome young woman?"
+
+The old negro did not say a single word to him, but dived into the
+water. When he came out he called the giant's attention to the bed of
+onions. "I planted these onions," he said. "Aren't they a good crop?"
+
+The bed of onions smelled so strong that the giant did not like to
+stay near them. The butterfly flew at the giant's eyes and almost into
+them. He was disgusted and went home to talk it over with his wife.
+
+"How silly you were," said the giant's wife. "Don't you see that
+Guimara had changed herself into a river and had changed D. Joaõ into
+an old negro, the horse into a tree, the saddle into a bed of onions,
+and the musket into a butterfly? Hurry after them at once."
+
+The giant again went in pursuit, promising his wife that next time he
+would not let Guimara play any tricks on him. The next time that
+Guimara saw her father coming she thought of a new plan. She changed
+herself into a church. She turned D. Joaõ into a _padre_, the horse
+into a bell, the saddle into an altar and the musket into a mass-book.
+
+When the giant approached the church he was completely deceived. "O,
+holy _padre_," he said to the priest, "have you seen anything of a
+little man, accompanied by a handsome young woman, passing this way?"
+
+The _padre_ went on with his mass and said:
+
+  "I am a hermit _padre_
+  Devoted to the Immaculate;
+  I do not hear what you say.
+  _Dominus vobiscum_."
+
+The giant could get no other response from him. At last he gave up in
+despair and went home to talk things over with his wife.
+
+"Of all stupid fools you are the most stupid of all," said his wife
+when she had heard the tale. "Don't you see that Guimara has changed
+herself into a church, D. Joaõ into a priest, the horse into a bell,
+the saddle into the altar, and the musket into the mass-book? Hurry
+after them again as fast as you can. I am going with you, myself, this
+time, to see that Guimara does not play any more tricks on you."
+
+This time the fugitives had travelled far when Guimara's parents
+overtook them. They had almost reached D. Joaõ's own kingdom. Guimara
+threw a handful of dust into her parents' eyes, and it became so dark
+that they could not see. Guimara and D. Joaõ escaped safely into his
+own kingdom.
+
+When they had started out on the journey, Guimara had said, "O, D.
+Joaõ, whatever happens, don't forget me for one single minute. Think
+of me all the time." He had promised and he had remembered her every
+instant on the journey. However, 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 get home where
+things are a few sizes smaller and a bit more convenient. Then, too,
+it was very pleasant for him to see all his friends again. He was so
+happy at being home that, just for one little minute, he forgot all
+about Guimara.
+
+When D. Joaõ remembered Guimara he turned around to look at her. When
+he saw her he could hardly believe his eyes. Instead of being a tall,
+tall giantess with her head up in the clouds, she reached just to D.
+Joaõ's own shoulder. D. Joaõ was so surprised that he had to sit down
+in a chair and be fanned. He couldn't say a single word for eighteen
+minutes and a half--his breath had been so completely taken away.
+
+"It is a good thing that you happened to think of me just as soon as
+you did," remarked Guimara. "I was getting smaller and smaller. If you
+had neglected to think of me for another minute I should have faded
+away entirely and you would have never known what had become of me."
+
+When Guimara became small she lost her power as an enchantress
+entirely. Her lovely eyes were always a trifle sad because D. Joaõ had
+forgotten her that one little minute. She never went back to Giantland
+but reigned as queen of D. Joaõ's kingdom for many years.
+
+
+
+
+VIII
+
+THE ADVENTURES OF A FISHERMAN'S SON
+
+
+Long ago there was a man and woman who lived in a little mud hut under
+the palm trees on the river bank. They had so many children they did
+not know what to do. The little hut was altogether too crowded. The
+man had to work early and late to find food enough to feed so many.
+One day the seventh son said to his father, "O, father, I found a
+little puppy yesterday when I was playing on the bank of the river.
+Please let me bring it home to keep. I have always wanted one."
+
+The father consented sadly. He did not know how to find food for the
+children, and an extra puppy to feed seemed an added burden. He went
+to the river bank to fish that day with a heavy heart. He cast his net
+in vain. He did not catch a single fish. He cast his net from the
+other side with no better luck. He did not catch even one little
+_piabinha_.
+
+Suddenly he heard a voice which seemed to come from the river bed
+itself, it was so deep. This is what it said: "If you will give me
+whatever new you find in your house when you go home I will give you
+fisherman's luck. You will catch all the fish you wish."
+
+The man remembered the request which his seventh son had made that
+morning. "The new thing I'll find in my house when I get home will be
+that puppy," said the man to himself. "This will be a splendid way to
+get rid of the puppy which I did not want to keep anyway."
+
+Accordingly the man consented to the request which came from the
+strange voice in the depths of the river. "You must seal this covenant
+with your blood," said the voice.
+
+The man cut his finger a tiny bit with his sharp knife and squeezed a
+few drops of blood from the wound into the river. "If you break this
+vow the curse of the river giant will be upon you and your children
+for ever and ever," said the deep voice solemnly.
+
+The fisherman cast his net where the river giant commanded, and
+immediately it was so full of fish that the man could hardly draw it
+out of the water. Three times he drew out his net, so full that it was
+in danger of breaking. "Truly this was a fortunate bit of business,"
+said the man. "Here I have fish enough to feed my family and all I can
+sell in addition."
+
+As the fisherman approached his house with his enormous catch of fish
+one of the children came running to meet him. "O father, guess what we
+have at our house which we did not have when you went away," said the
+child.
+
+"A new puppy," replied her father.
+
+"O no, father," replied the child. "You have not guessed right at all.
+It is a new baby brother."
+
+The poor fisherman burst into tears. "What shall I do! What shall I
+do!" he sobbed. "I dare not break my vow to the river giant."
+
+The fisherman's wife was heartbroken when she heard about the business
+which her husband had transacted with the river giant. However she
+could think of no way to escape from keeping the contract which he had
+made. She kissed the tiny babe good-bye and gave it her blessing. Then
+the fisherman took it down to the river bank and threw it into the
+river at the exact spot from which the deep voice had come.
+
+There in the depths of the river the river giant was waiting to
+receive the new born babe. He took the little one into his palace of
+gold and silver and mother-of-pearl with ornaments of diamonds, and
+there the baby received excellent care.
+
+Time passed and the little boy grew into a big boy. At last he was
+fifteen years old and a handsome lad indeed, tall and straight, with
+eyes which were dark and deep like the river itself, and hair as dark
+as the shades in the depths of the river. All his life he had been
+surrounded with every luxury, but he had never seen a single person.
+He had never seen even the river giant. All he knew of him was his
+deep voice which gave orders in the palace.
+
+One day the voice of the river giant said, "I have to go away on a
+long journey. I will leave with you all the keys to all the doors in
+the palace, but do not meddle with anything. If you do you must
+forfeit your life."
+
+Many days passed and the lad did not hear the voice of the river
+giant. He missed its sound in the palace. It was very still and very
+lonely. At last at the end of fifteen days he took one of the keys
+which the river giant had left and opened the door which it fitted.
+The door led into a room in the palace where the boy had never been.
+Inside the room was a huge lion. The lion was fat and well nourished,
+but there was nothing for it to eat except hay. The boy did not meddle
+with anything and shut the door.
+
+Another fifteen days passed by, and again the lad took one of the
+keys. He opened another door in the palace which he had never entered.
+Inside the room he found three horses, one black, one white, and one
+chestnut. There was nothing in the room for the horses to eat except
+meat, but in spite of it they were fat and well nourished. The boy did
+not touch anything and when he went out he shut the door.
+
+At the end of another fifteen days all alone without even the voice of
+the river giant for company, the lad tried another key in another
+door. This room opened into a room full of armour. There were daggers
+and knives and swords and muskets and all sorts of armour which the
+boy had never seen and did not know anything about. He was very much
+interested in what he saw, but he did not meddle with anything.
+
+The next day he opened the room again where the horses were kept. This
+time one of the horses,--the black one,--spoke to him and said, "We
+like hay to eat very much better than this meat which was left to us
+by mistake. The lion must have our hay. Please give this meat to the
+lion and bring us back our hay. If you will do this as I ask I'll
+serve you for ever and ever."
+
+The boy took the meat to the lion. The lion was very much pleased to
+exchange the hay for it. The lad then took the hay to the horses. All
+at once he remembered how he had been told not to meddle with
+anything. This had been meddling. The boy burst into tears. "I shall
+lose my life as the punishment for this deed," he sobbed.
+
+The horses listened in amazement. "I got you into this trouble," said
+the black horse. "Now I'll get you out. Just trust me to find a way
+out."
+
+The black horse advised the boy to take some extra clothes and a sword
+and musket and mount upon his back. "I have lived here in the depths
+of the river so long that my speed is greater than that of the river
+itself," said the horse. "If there was any doubt of it before, now
+that I have had some hay once more I am sure I can run faster than any
+river in the world."
+
+It was true. When the river giant came back home and found that the
+boy had meddled he ran as fast as he could in pursuit of the lad. The
+black horse safely and surely carried the lad beyond his reach.
+
+The black horse and his rider travelled on and on until finally they
+came to a kingdom which was ruled over by a king who had three
+beautiful daughters. The lad at once applied for a position in the
+service of this king. "I do not know what you can do," said the king.
+"You have such soft white hands. Perhaps you may serve to carry
+bouquets of flowers from my garden every morning to my three
+daughters."
+
+The lad had eyes which were dark and deep like the depths of the
+river, and when he carried bouquets of flowers from the garden to the
+king's daughters the youngest princess fell in love with him at once.
+Her two sisters laughed at her. "I don't care what you say," said the
+youngest princess. "He is far handsomer than any of the princes who
+have ever sung of love beneath our balcony."
+
+That very night two princes from neighbouring kingdoms came to sing in
+the palace garden beneath the balcony of the three princesses. The two
+oldest daughters of the king were proud and haughty, but the youngest
+princess had love in her heart and love in her eyes. For this reason
+she was one whom all the princes admired most.
+
+The lad from the river listened to their songs. "I wish I looked like
+these two princes and knew songs like theirs," said he. Just then he
+caught sight of his own reflection in the fountain in the garden. He
+saw that he looked quite as well as they. "I too will sing a song
+before the balcony of the princesses," he decided.
+
+He did not know that he could sing, but in truth his voice had in it
+all the music of the rushing of the river. When he sang even the two
+rival musicians stopped to listen to his song. The two older
+princesses did not know who was singing, but the youngest princess
+recognized him at once.
+
+The next day a great tournament took place. The lad from the river had
+never seen a tournament, but after he had watched it for a moment he
+decided to enter. He went to get the black horse which had carried him
+out of the depths of the river and the arms he had brought with him
+from the palace of the river giant. With such a horse and such arms he
+carried off all the honours of the tournament. Every one at the
+tournament wondered who the strange _cavalheiro_ could be. No one
+recognized him except the youngest princess. She knew who it was the
+moment she saw him and gave him her ribbon to wear.
+
+The next day all the _cavalheiros_ who had taken part in the
+tournament set out to slay the wild beast which often came out of the
+jungle to attack the city. It was the lad from the river who killed
+the beast, as all the _cavalheiros_ knew. When they returned to the
+palace with the news that the beast had been slain, the king said,
+"Tomorrow night we will hold the greatest _festa_ which this palace
+has ever witnessed. Tomorrow let all the _cavalheiros_ who are here
+assembled go forth to hunt for birds to grace our table."
+
+The next day the _cavalheiros_ went out to hunt the birds, and it was
+the lad from the river who succeeded in slaying the birds. None of the
+other _cavalheiros_ were at all successful. The two neighbouring
+princes who were suitors for the hand of the youngest princess made a
+contract. "We cannot let this stranger carry off all the honours,"
+said one to the other. "You say that you killed the beast, and I will
+say that it was I who killed the birds."
+
+That night at the _festa_ one prince stood up before the king and told
+his story of slaying the beast, and the other prince stood up and told
+how he had killed the birds. The other _cavalheiros_ knew that it was
+false, but when they looked around for the _cavalheiro_ who had done
+the valiant deeds they could not find him. The lad from the river had
+on his old clothes which he wore as a servant in the garden and stood
+at the lower part of the banquet hall among the servants.
+
+When the king had heard the stories of the two princes he was greatly
+pleased with what they had done. "The one who killed the beast shall
+have a princess for a bride," said he, "and the one who killed the
+birds he too shall have a princess for his bride."
+
+The youngest princess saw the lad from the river standing among the
+servants and smiled into his eyes. The lad came and threw himself
+before the king. "O my king," said he, "these stories to which you
+have listened are false, as all these assembled _cavalheiros_ will
+prove. It is I who killed the beast and all the birds. I claim a
+princess as my bride."
+
+All the assembled _cavalheiros_ recognized the lad in spite of his
+changed appearance in his gardening clothes. "_Viva!_" they shouted.
+"He speaks the truth. He is the valiant one of us who killed the beast
+and the birds. To him belongs the reward."
+
+The youngest princess had a heart filled with joy. The wedding feast
+was celebrated the very next day. The river giant found out about it
+and sent a necklace of pearls and diamonds as a wedding gift to the
+bride of the lad whom he had brought up in his palace. The fisherman
+and his wife, however, never knew the great good fortune which had
+come to their son.
+
+
+
+
+IX
+
+THE BEAST SLAYER
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a man and his wife who were very poor. The
+man earned his living making wooden bowls and platters to sell and
+worked early and late, but wooden 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
+daughters. They were all exceedingly beautiful, and the man and his
+wife often lamented the fact that they did not have money enough to
+educate them and clothe them fittingly.
+
+One day there came to the door of the poor man's house a handsome
+young man mounted on a beautiful horse. He asked to buy one of the
+poor man's daughters. The father was very much shocked at this
+request. "I may be poor," said he, "but I am not so poor that I have
+to sell my children."
+
+The young man, however, threatened to kill him if he refused to do his
+bidding; so finally, after a short struggle, the father consented to
+part with his eldest daughter. He received a great sum of money in
+return.
+
+The father was now a rich man and did not wish to make bowls and
+platters any longer. His wife, however, urged him to keep on with his
+former occupation. Accordingly he went on with his work. The very next
+day there came to his door another young man, even handsomer than the
+other, mounted upon even a finer horse. This young man made the same
+request that the other had done. He wanted to buy one of the
+daughters.
+
+The father burst into tears and told all the dreadful happenings of
+the day before. The young man, however, showed no pity and continued
+to demand one of the daughters. He made fearful threats if the man
+would not yield to his request, and the father became so frightened
+that he at length parted with his second daughter. The first young man
+had paid a great sum of money, but this one paid even more.
+
+Though he was now very rich the father still went on making bowls and
+platters to please his wife. The next day when he was at work the
+handsomest young man he had 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 broke his heart
+to part with his only remaining child. The price which the young man
+paid was so very great that the family was now as rich as it had once
+been poor.
+
+Their home was not childless very long, for soon a baby son came to
+them. They brought up the boy in great luxury. One day when the child
+was at school he quarrelled with one of his playmates. This 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 sad, but he said nothing about
+the matter at home. He hid it away in his mind until he had become a
+man. Then he went to his father and mother and demanded that they
+should tell him all about it.
+
+His parents told the young man the whole story of the strange
+experiences through which they had obtained their wealth. "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 sisters. Perhaps I might be able to find
+them and aid them in some way. Give me your blessing and allow me to
+go."
+
+His father and mother gave him their blessing, and the young man
+started out to make a search through all the world. Soon he came to a
+house where there were three brothers quarrelling over a boot, a cap,
+and a key. "What is the matter?" asked the young man. "Why are these
+things so valuable that you should quarrel over them?"
+
+The brothers replied that if one said to the boot, "O Boot, put me
+somewhere," the boot would immediately put him anywhere he wished to
+go. If one said to the cap, "O Cap, 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
+himself, and he offered so much money for them that at last the three
+brothers decided to end their quarrel by selling the boot, the cap,
+and the key and dividing the money.
+
+The young man put the three treasures in his saddle bag and went on
+his way. As soon as he was out of sight of the house he said to the
+boot, "O Boot, put me in the house of my eldest sister."
+
+Immediately the young man found himself in the most magnificent palace
+he had ever seen in his life. He asked to speak with his sister, but
+the queen of the palace replied that she had no brother and 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 that she decided
+to receive him as her brother. She asked how he had ever found her
+home, and how he had come through the thicket which surrounded her
+palace. The young man told her about his magic boot.
+
+In the afternoon the queen suddenly burst into tears. Her brother
+asked what the trouble was. "O dear! O dear! What shall we do! What
+shall we do!" sobbed the queen. "My husband is King of the Fishes.
+When he comes home to dinner tonight he will be very angry to find a
+human in his palace." The young man told her about his magic cap and
+comforted her fears.
+
+Soon the King of Fishes arrived, accompanied by all his retinue. He
+came into the palace in a very bad temper, giving kicks and blows to
+everything which came in his way, and saying in a fierce, savage
+voice, "_Lee, low, lee, leer_, I smell the blood of a human, here. I
+smell the blood of a human, here."
+
+It took much persuasion on the part of the queen to get him to take a
+bath. After his bath he appeared in the form of a handsome man. He
+then ate his dinner, and when he had nearly finished the meal his wife
+said to him, "If you should see my brother here what would you do to
+him?"
+
+"I would be kind to him, of course, just as I am to you," responded
+the King of the Fishes. "If he is here let him appear."
+
+The young man then took off the magic cap by which he had hidden
+himself. The king treated him most kindly and courteously. He invited
+him to live for the rest of 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
+brother-in-law gave him a scale with these words: "If you are ever in
+any danger in which I can help you, take this scale and say, 'Help me,
+O King of the Fishes.'"
+
+The young man put the scale in his saddle bag. Then he took out his
+magic boot and said, "O Boot, put me in the home of my second sister."
+He found his second sister queen of even 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 finished his visit there the King of Rams gave him a piece of
+wool saying, "If you are ever in any peril in which I can help you
+pull this wool and ask help of the King of Rams."
+
+With the aid of his magic boot the young man went to visit the home of
+his youngest sister. He found her in the most magnificent palace of
+them all. Her husband was King of Pigeons. When the young man departed
+he gave him a feather telling him if he was ever in any danger that
+all he had to do was to pull the feather and say, "Help me, O King of
+the Pigeons."
+
+All three of the young man's brothers-in-law had admired the power of
+his magic boot and they had all advised him to visit the land of the
+King of Giants by means of it. After having left each of his three
+sisters full of happiness in her costly palace he felt free to act
+upon this advice, so by means of his magic boot he again found himself
+in a new country.
+
+He soon heard on the street that the King of the land of Giants had a
+beautiful giantess daughter whom he wished to give in marriage if she
+could be persuaded to choose a husband. 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 had
+grown weary of being the object of so much attention, and she had made
+a vow that she would marry no one except a man who could pass before
+her without lifting his eyes.
+
+The young man became interested when he heard this and at once rode
+past the palace with his eyes fixed steadily on the ground. He did not
+give a single glance 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 stranger who appeared as if in
+response to her vow. The king summoned him to the palace at once and
+ordered that the wedding should be celebrated immediately.
+
+After the wedding the giant princess soon found out that her husband
+carried his choicest treasures in his saddle bags. She inquired their
+significance and her husband told her all about them. She was
+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. The
+giant princess had always been anxious to see the beast with her own
+eyes, and she suggested that they should use the key to unlock the
+door of the forbidden room and take a peep at the beast.
+
+Her husband, however, gave her no encouragement to do this. He decided
+that it was too risky a bit of amusement; but one day when he had gone
+hunting 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 the forbidden door. The beast gave a great leap, roaring out at
+her, "You are the very one I have sought," as he seized her with his
+sharp claws.
+
+When her husband and father returned from their hunting trip they were
+very much worried to find that the princess had disappeared. No one
+knew where she was. After searching through the palace and garden all
+in vain they went to the place where the beast was always kept. The
+prince recognized his magic key in the door, but the room was empty.
+The beast had fled with the giant princess.
+
+Once more the young man made use of his magic boot and soon was by the
+side of the princess. The beast had hidden her in a cave by the sea
+and had gone away in search of food. The giant princess was delighted
+to find her husband whom she had never expected to see again and
+wanted to hasten away from the cave with him at once.
+
+"You have got yourself into this affair," said her husband. "I can get
+you out again, I think, but I believe that it is your duty to at least
+make an effort to take the beast's life. Perhaps when he comes back to
+the cave you can extract from him the secret of his charmed life."
+
+The princess awaited the return of the beast. Then she asked him to
+tell her the secret of his charmed life. The beast was very much
+flattered to have the giant princess 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 chest
+there is a stone. In the stone there is a pigeon. In the pigeon there
+is an egg. In the egg there is a candle. At the moment when that
+candle is extinguished I die."
+
+All this time the prince had remained there, hiding under his magic
+cap. He heard every word the beast said. As soon as the beast had gone
+to sleep the prince stood on the seashore 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 wished them to do. He asked them to get the chest from
+the depths of the sea. They replied that they had never seen such a
+chest, but that probably the sword-fish would know about it.
+
+They hastened to call the sword-fish and he came at once. He said that
+he had seen the chest only a moment before. All the fishes went with
+him to get it, and they soon brought the chest out of the sea. The
+prince opened the chest easily with the aid of his magic key, and
+inside he found a stone.
+
+Then the prince pulled the piece of wool which his second
+brother-in-law had given him and said, "Help me, O King of the Rams."
+Immediately there appeared a great drove of rams, running to the
+seashore from all directions. They attacked the stone, giving it
+mighty blows with their hard heads and horns. Soon they broke open the
+stone, and from out of it there flew a pigeon.
+
+The beast now awoke from his sleep and knew that he was very ill. He
+remembered all that he had told the princess and accused her of having
+made a plot against his life. He seized his great ax to kill the
+princess.
+
+In the meantime the prince had pulled the feather which his third
+brother-in-law had given him and cried, "Help me, O King of the
+Pigeons." Immediately a great flock of pigeons appeared attacking the
+pigeon and tearing it to pieces.
+
+[Illustration: Immediately a great flock of pigeons appeared]
+
+Just as the beast had caught the princess and was about to slay her,
+the prince took the egg from within the slain pigeon. He at once broke
+the egg and blew out the candle. At that moment the beast fell dead,
+and the princess escaped unharmed.
+
+The prince carried the giant princess home to her father's kingdom and
+the king made a great _festa_ which lasted many days. There was
+rejoicing throughout the whole kingdom because of the death of the
+beast and because of the safety of the lovely princess. The prince was
+praised throughout the kingdom and there is talk of him even unto this
+very day.
+
+The prince had cut off the head of the great beast and the tip of its
+tail. The head he had given to the king, but the tip of the tail he
+kept for himself. The beast was so enormous that just the tip of 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 giant himself,
+almost as tall as the king of the land of giants, and several leagues
+taller than the princess. It is not strange that a man who became a
+giant among giants should be famous even until now.
+
+
+
+
+X
+
+THE QUEST OF CLEVERNESS
+
+
+Once long ago there lived a king who had a stupid son. His father sent
+him to school for many years hoping that he might learn something
+there. His teachers all gave him up as hopelessly stupid, and with one
+accord they said, "It is no use trying to teach this lad out of books.
+It is just a waste of our valuable time."
+
+At length the king called together all the wisest men of his kingdom
+to consult with them as to the best way to make the prince wise and
+clever. They talked the matter over for a year and a day. It was the
+unanimous opinion of the wise men of the kingdom that the lad should
+be sent on a journey through many lands. In this way he might learn
+many of the things which his teachers had not been able to teach him
+out of books.
+
+Accordingly the prince was equipped for his journey. He was given fine
+raiment, a splendid black horse upon which to ride, and a great bag
+full of money. Thus prepared, he started forth from the palace one
+bright morning with the blessing of the king, his father, and of all
+the wise men of the kingdom.
+
+The prince journeyed through many lands. In one country he learned one
+thing, and in another country he learned another thing. There was no
+country or kingdom so small or poor that it did not have something to
+teach the prince. And the prince, though he had been so insufferably
+stupid at his books, learned the lessons of his journey with an open
+mind.
+
+After long wanderings the prince arrived at a city where there was an
+auction going on. A singing bird was being offered for sale. "What is
+the special advantage of this singing bird?" asked the prince.
+
+"This bird, at the command of its owner, will sing a song which will
+put to sleep any one who listens to it," was the reply.
+
+The prince decided that the bird was worth purchasing.
+
+The next thing which was offered for sale was a beetle. "What is the
+special advantage of this beetle?" asked the prince.
+
+"This beetle will gnaw its way through any wall in the world," was the
+reply.
+
+The prince purchased the beetle.
+
+Then a butterfly was offered for sale. "What is the special advantage
+of owning this butterfly?" asked the prince.
+
+"This butterfly is strong enough to bear upon its wings any weight
+which is put upon them," was the answer.
+
+The prince bought the butterfly. With his bird and beetle and
+butterfly he travelled on and on until he became lost in the jungle.
+The foliage was so dense that he could not see his way, so he climbed
+to the top of the tallest tree he saw. From its summit he spied in the
+distance what looked like a mountain; but, when he had journeyed near
+to it, he saw that it was really the wall which surrounds the land of
+the giants.
+
+A great giant whose head reached to the clouds stood on the wall as
+guard. A song from the singing bird put this guard to sleep
+immediately. The beetle soon had gnawed an entrance through the wall.
+Through this opening the prince entered the land of the giants.
+
+The very first person whom the prince saw in the land of the giants
+was a lovely captive princess. The opening which the beetle had made
+in the wall led directly to the dungeon in which she was confined.
+
+The prince had learned many things on his journey, and among the
+lessons he had learned was this one: "Always rescue a fair maiden in
+distress." He immediately asked what he could do to rescue the
+beautiful captive princess.
+
+"You can never succeed in rescuing me, I fear," replied the princess.
+"At the door of this palace there is a giant on guard who never
+sleeps."
+
+"Never mind," replied the prince. "I'll put him to sleep."
+
+Just at that moment the giant himself strode into the dungeon. He had
+heard voices there. "Sing, my little bird, sing," commanded the prince
+to his singing bird.
+
+At the first burst of melody the giant went to sleep there in the
+dungeon, though he had never before taken a wink of sleep in all his
+life.
+
+"This beetle of mine has gnawed an entrance through the great wall
+which surrounds the land of the giants," said the prince to the
+captive princess. "To escape we'll not have to climb the high wall."
+
+"What of the guard who stands on top of the wall with his head
+reaching up to the clouds?" asked the princess. "Will he not spy us?"
+
+"My singing bird has put him to sleep, too," replied the prince. "If
+we hurry out he will not yet be awake."
+
+"I have been confined here in this dungeon so long that I fear I have
+forgotten how to walk," said the princess.
+
+"Never mind," replied the prince. "My butterfly will bear you upon his
+wings."
+
+With the lovely princess borne safely upon the butterfly's wings the
+prince swiftly escaped from the land of the giants. The giant on the
+wall yawned in his sleep as they looked up at him. "He is good for
+another hour's nap," remarked the prince.
+
+[Illustration: With the lovely princess borne safely upon the
+butterfly's wings, the prince swiftly escaped]
+
+The prince returned to his father's kingdom as soon as he could find
+the way back. He took with him the lovely princess, and the singing
+bird, and the gnawing beetle, and the strong-winged butterfly.
+
+His father and all the people of the kingdom received him with great
+joy. "Never again will the prince of our kingdom be called stupid,"
+said the wise men when they heard the account of his adventures. "With
+his singing bird and his gnawing beetle and his strong-winged
+butterfly he has become the cleverest youth in the land."
+
+
+
+
+XI
+
+THE GIANT'S PUPIL
+
+
+Long years ago there lived a little boy whose name was Manoel. His
+father and mother were so very poor that they could not afford to send
+him to school. Because he did not go to school he played all day in
+the fields on the edge of the forest where the giant lived.
+
+One day Manoel met the giant. The giant lived all alone in the forest,
+so he was very lonely and wished he had a little boy like Manoel. He
+loved little Manoel as soon as he saw him, and after that they were
+together every day. The giant taught Manoel all the secrets of the
+forests and jungles. He taught him all the secrets of the wind and the
+rain and the thunder and the lightning. He taught him all the secrets
+of the beasts and the birds and the serpents.
+
+Manoel grew up a wise lad indeed. His father and mother were very
+proud of him and so was his kind teacher, the giant.
+
+One day the king's messenger rode up and down the kingdom with a
+message from the king's daughter. The king's daughter, the beautiful
+princess of the land, had promised to wed the man who could tell her a
+riddle she could not guess. All the princes who had sung of love
+beneath the palace window had been very stupid. The princess wished to
+marry a man who knew more than she did.
+
+When Manoel heard the words of the messenger he said to his father and
+mother, "I am going to the palace to tell a riddle to the princess. I
+am sure I can give her one which she cannot guess."
+
+"You are an exceedingly clever lad, I know, my son," replied his
+mother, "but there will be many princes and handsome _cavalheiros_ at
+the palace to tell riddles to the princess. What if she will not
+listen to a lad in shabby clothing!"
+
+"I will make the princess listen to my riddle," replied Manoel.
+
+"What riddle are you going to ask the princess?" asked Manoel's
+father.
+
+"I do not know yet," replied the lad. "I will make up a riddle on the
+way to the palace. I am going to start at once."
+
+The kind giant who had been the lad's friend gave him his blessing and
+wished him luck. The lad's mother prepared a lunch for him to carry
+with him. His father sat before the door and boasted to all the
+neighbours that his son was going to wed the king's daughter. Manoel
+took his dog with him when he went on his journey, because he wanted
+some one for company.
+
+Manoel journeyed on and on through the forests and jungles and after a
+time he had eaten all the lunch his mother had given him when he went
+from home. When he became hungry he spent his last _vintem_ for some
+bread from a little _venda_ in the town he passed through. He went on
+to the forest to eat the bread, and before he tasted of it himself he
+gave a piece to his dog. The dog died immediately. The bread was
+poisoned.
+
+Even as Manoel stood by weeping for his faithful dog, three big black
+buzzards flew down and devoured the dead beast. They fell dead
+immediately. Just then the lad heard voices, and soon he saw seven
+horsemen approaching. The men were robbers, and though they had much
+gold in their pockets they had no food. "I am hungry enough to eat a
+dead buzzard," said the captain of the robbers. The robbers greedily
+seized the three buzzards and devoured them at once. The seven men
+immediately died from the poison.
+
+"The buzzards stole the body of my dog, so they became mine," said
+Manoel. "The seven robbers stole my three buzzards, so they became
+mine, too." He took all the gold from the pockets of the seven robbers
+and dressed himself in the garments of the captain of the robbers
+because they were finest. He mounted the horse of the captain of the
+robbers because that was the best horse.
+
+The lad rode on toward the palace of the king. After a time he became
+thirsty and pushed the horse into a gallop. The horse became covered
+with sweat, and with the horse's sweat he quenched his thirst. Soon he
+arrived at the royal palace.
+
+Dressed in the robber's fine garments and mounted upon the robber's
+fine horse, Manoel had no difficulty in being admitted to the palace.
+He was taken at once before the princess to tell his riddle.
+
+The princess saw in Manoel's eyes all the secrets of the forests and
+jungles which the kind giant had taught him. "Here is a youth who will
+tell me a riddle which will be worth listening to," said the princess
+to herself. All the princes and _cavalheiros_ from all the
+neighbouring kingdoms had told her such stupid riddles that she had
+been bored nearly to death. She could always guess the answers, even
+before she had heard the end of the riddle.
+
+This is the riddle which Manoel told the princess:
+
+  "I went away from home with a pocket full;
+  Soon it became empty;
+  Again it became full.
+  I went away from home with a companion;
+  My pocket-full killed my companion;
+  My dead companion was the slayer of three;
+  The three killed seven.
+  From the seven I chose the best;
+  I drank water which did not fall from heaven.
+  And here I stand
+  Before the loveliest princess in the land."
+
+The princess listened to the riddle carefully. Then she asked Manoel
+to say it all over again. The princess thought and thought, but she
+did not have a good guess as to the answer to the riddle.
+
+No one in all the palace could understand Manoel's riddle. "You have
+won my daughter as your bride," said the king, after he had used all
+his royal wits to solve the riddle and could not do it.
+
+When Manoel explained his riddle to the princess, she said, "_Nossa
+Senhora_ herself must have sent you to me. I never could have endured
+a stupid husband."
+
+
+
+
+XII
+
+DOMINGO'S CAT
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a man who was very poor. He was so poor
+that he had to sell one thing after another to get food to keep from
+starving. After a while there was nothing left except the cat. He was
+very fond of his cat, and he said, "O, Cat, let come what will, I'll
+never part with you. I would rather starve."
+
+The cat replied, "O good master Domingo, rest in peace. You will never
+starve as long as you have me. I am going out into the world to make a
+fortune for us both."
+
+The cat went out into the jungle and dug and dug. Every time he dug he
+turned up silver pieces. The cat took a number of these home to his
+master so that he could purchase food. The rest of the pieces of
+silver the cat carried to the king.
+
+The next day the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried them to the
+king. The next day he carried pieces of diamonds.
+
+[Illustration: The next day the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried
+them to the king]
+
+"Where do you get these rich gifts? Who is sending me such wonderful
+presents?" asked the king.
+
+The cat replied, "It is my master, Domingo."
+
+Now the king had a beautiful daughter. He thought that this man
+Domingo must be the richest man in the whole kingdom. He decided that
+his daughter should marry him at once. He made arrangements for the
+wedding through the cat.
+
+"I haven't any clothes to wear at the wedding," said Domingo when the
+cat told him that he was to marry the daughter of the king.
+
+"Never mind about that. Just leave it to me," replied the cat.
+
+The cat went to the king and said, "O King, there has been a terrible
+fire in the tailor shop where they were making the wedding garments of
+my master, Domingo. The tailor and all of his assistants were burned
+to death, and the entire outfit of my master Domingo was destroyed.
+Hasn't your majesty something which you could lend him to wear at the
+wedding?" The king sent the richest garments which his wardrobe
+afforded. Domingo was clothed in state ready for the wedding.
+
+"I have no palace to which to take my bride," said Domingo to the cat.
+
+"Never mind. I'll see about it at once," replied the cat.
+
+The cat went into the forest to the great castle where the giant
+dwelt. He marched straight up to the big giant and said, "O Giant, I
+wish to borrow your castle for my master Domingo. Will you not be so
+kind as to lend it to me a little while?"
+
+The giant was very much insulted. "No, indeed, I'll not lend my castle
+to you or your master Domingo or anybody else," he shouted in his most
+terrible voice.
+
+"Very well, then," replied the cat. He changed the giant to a piece of
+bacon in the twinkling of an eye and devoured him on the spot.
+
+The palace of the giant was a very wonderful palace. There was one
+room decked with silver, and one room decked with gold, and one room
+decked with diamonds. A beautiful river flowed by the garden gate.
+
+As Domingo and his bride sailed down the river to the garden gate in
+the royal barge, they saw the cat sitting in the window singing. After
+that they never saw him again. He disappeared in the jungle and went
+to make some other poor man rich. Perhaps he will come your way some
+day. Who knows? "_Quem sabe?_" they say in Brazil.
+
+
+
+
+THE END
+
+
+
+
+Transcriber's note:
+
+    The drawn-on caption for the illustration "The giant's
+    daughter, Guimara, was very much pleased with D. Joaõ"
+    spells the young man's name "D. João." The illustration
+    is the only place this spelling occurs.
+
+
+
+***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL***
+
+
+******* This file should be named 21678-8.txt or 21678-8.zip *******
+
+
+This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:
+https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678
+
+
+
+Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions
+will be renamed.
+
+Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no
+one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation
+(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without
+permission and without paying copyright royalties.  Special rules,
+set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to
+copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to
+protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark.  Project
+Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you
+charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission.  If you
+do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the
+rules is very easy.  You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose
+such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and
+research.  They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do
+practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks.  Redistribution is
+subject to the trademark license, especially commercial
+redistribution.
+
+
+
+*** START: FULL LICENSE ***
+
+THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
+PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK
+
+To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free
+distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work
+(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project
+Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project
+Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at
+https://www.gutenberg.org/license).
+
+
+Section 1.  General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic works
+
+1.A.  By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to
+and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property
+(trademark/copyright) agreement.  If you do not agree to abide by all
+the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy
+all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession.
+If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the
+terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or
+entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8.
+
+1.B.  "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark.  It may only be
+used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who
+agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement.  There are a few
+things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works
+even without complying with the full terms of this agreement.  See
+paragraph 1.C below.  There are a lot of things you can do with Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement
+and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works.  See paragraph 1.E below.
+
+1.C.  The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation"
+or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic works.  Nearly all the individual works in the
+collection are in the public domain in the United States.  If an
+individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are
+located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from
+copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative
+works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg
+are removed.  Of course, we hope that you will support the Project
+Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by
+freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of
+this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with
+the work.  You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by
+keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project
+Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others.
+
+1.D.  The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern
+what you can do with this work.  Copyright laws in most countries are in
+a constant state of change.  If you are outside the United States, check
+the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement
+before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or
+creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project
+Gutenberg-tm work.  The Foundation makes no representations concerning
+the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United
+States.
+
+1.E.  Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg:
+
+1.E.1.  The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate
+access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently
+whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the
+phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project
+Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed,
+copied or distributed:
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+1.E.2.  If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived
+from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is
+posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied
+and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees
+or charges.  If you are redistributing or providing access to a work
+with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the
+work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1
+through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the
+Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or
+1.E.9.
+
+1.E.3.  If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted
+with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution
+must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional
+terms imposed by the copyright holder.  Additional terms will be linked
+to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the
+permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work.
+
+1.E.4.  Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this
+work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm.
+
+1.E.5.  Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this
+electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without
+prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with
+active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project
+Gutenberg-tm License.
+
+1.E.6.  You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary,
+compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any
+word processing or hypertext form.  However, if you provide access to or
+distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than
+"Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version
+posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.org),
+you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a
+copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon
+request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other
+form.  Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.
+
+1.E.7.  Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying,
+performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works
+unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.
+
+1.E.8.  You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing
+access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided
+that
+
+- You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from
+     the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method
+     you already use to calculate your applicable taxes.  The fee is
+     owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he
+     has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the
+     Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.  Royalty payments
+     must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you
+     prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax
+     returns.  Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and
+     sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the
+     address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to
+     the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation."
+
+- You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies
+     you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he
+     does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+     License.  You must require such a user to return or
+     destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium
+     and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of
+     Project Gutenberg-tm works.
+
+- You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any
+     money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the
+     electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days
+     of receipt of the work.
+
+- You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free
+     distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works.
+
+1.E.9.  If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set
+forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from
+both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael
+Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark.  Contact the
+Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below.
+
+1.F.
+
+1.F.1.  Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable
+effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread
+public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm
+collection.  Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain
+"Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or
+corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual
+property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a
+computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by
+your equipment.
+
+1.F.2.  LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right
+of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project
+Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project
+Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all
+liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal
+fees.  YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
+LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE
+PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3.  YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE
+TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE
+LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR
+INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+DAMAGE.
+
+1.F.3.  LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a
+defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can
+receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a
+written explanation to the person you received the work from.  If you
+received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with
+your written explanation.  The person or entity that provided you with
+the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a
+refund.  If you received the work electronically, the person or entity
+providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to
+receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund.  If the second copy
+is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further
+opportunities to fix the problem.
+
+1.F.4.  Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth
+in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS', WITH NO OTHER
+WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
+
+1.F.5.  Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied
+warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages.
+If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the
+law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be
+interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by
+the applicable state law.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any
+provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions.
+
+1.F.6.  INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the
+trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone
+providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance
+with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production,
+promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works,
+harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees,
+that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do
+or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm
+work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any
+Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause.
+
+
+Section  2.  Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of
+electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers
+including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers.  It exists
+because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from
+people in all walks of life.
+
+Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the
+assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's
+goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will
+remain freely available for generations to come.  In 2001, the Project
+Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure
+and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations.
+To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
+and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4
+and the Foundation web page at https://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/pglaf.
+
+
+Section 3.  Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive
+Foundation
+
+The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit
+501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the
+state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal
+Revenue Service.  The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification
+number is 64-6221541.  Contributions to the Project Gutenberg
+Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent
+permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws.
+
+The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S.
+Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered
+throughout numerous locations.  Its business office is located at
+809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email
+business@pglaf.org.  Email contact links and up to date contact
+information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official
+page at https://www.gutenberg.org/about/contact
+
+For additional contact information:
+     Dr. Gregory B. Newby
+     Chief Executive and Director
+     gbnewby@pglaf.org
+
+Section 4.  Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg
+Literary Archive Foundation
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide
+spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of
+increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be
+freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest
+array of equipment including outdated equipment.  Many small donations
+($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt
+status with the IRS.
+
+The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating
+charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United
+States.  Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a
+considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up
+with these requirements.  We do not solicit donations in locations
+where we have not received written confirmation of compliance.  To
+SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any
+particular state visit https://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/donate
+
+While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we
+have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition
+against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who
+approach us with offers to donate.
+
+International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make
+any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from
+outside the United States.  U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.
+
+Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation
+methods and addresses.  Donations are accepted in a number of other
+ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations.
+To donate, please visit:
+https://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/donate
+
+
+Section 5.  General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works.
+
+Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm
+concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared
+with anyone.  For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project
+Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed
+editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S.
+unless a copyright notice is included.  Thus, we do not necessarily
+keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.
+
+Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility:
+
+     https://www.gutenberg.org
+
+This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm,
+including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary
+Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to
+subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.
+
diff --git a/21678-8.zip b/21678-8.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c3596e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-8.zip
diff --git a/21678-h.zip b/21678-h.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3433b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h.zip
diff --git a/21678-h/21678-h.htm b/21678-h/21678-h.htm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71ae56f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/21678-h.htm
@@ -0,0 +1,3942 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
+	"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
+<html>
+<head>
+<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" />
+<title>The Project Gutenberg eBook of Tales of Giants from Brazil, by Elsie Spicer Eells</title>
+	<style type="text/css" media="screen">
+	/*<![CDATA[*/
+
+	<!--
+	/*General Document Styles*/
+		body { font-family: Georgia, serif; margin: 0em 20%; }
+		p { line-height: 1.25em; margin:0em; text-align: justify; text-indent:1.5em;}
+		p.pg { line-height: 2em;
+		       margin:0em;
+		       text-align: left;
+		       text-indent: 0em;
+		       font-family: Times-Roman, serif; }
+		h1, h2, h3 { text-align: center; margin: 1em 0em; font-weight: normal; clear: both; }
+		img {border:none;margin:2em auto;}
+		h1.pg { text-align: center;
+		        margin: 1em 0em;
+		        font-weight: bold;
+		        font-family: Times-Roman, serif;
+		        clear: both; }
+		h3.pg { text-align: center;
+		        margin: 1em 0em;
+		        font-weight: bold;
+		        font-family: Times-Roman, serif;
+		        clear: both; }
+		div.image {text-align:center;margin:auto;}
+		abbr {border:none; text-decoration:none; font-variant:normal;}
+
+	/*Page Number Styling*/
+		.pagenum { position: absolute; left: 3%; right: 87%; font-size: 10px; text-align: left; color: gray; background-color: inherit; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-indent: 0em; }
+		/*a[title].pagenum:after { content: attr(title); }*/
+
+	/*Frontmatter Styling*/
+		.section {margin:5em auto; width:90%;}
+		#title_page {margin: 9em auto; }
+		#title {letter-spacing:.15em;}
+		#book_subtitle {font-size:1.75em;margin:1em 0em 2em 0em;}
+		#title_page p {text-indent:0em; text-align:center; line-height:1.25;}
+		.author {font-size:1.5em;margin:2em 0em;}
+		.stopword, .other_works {font-size:.6em;line-height:3em;}
+		.illustrator {font-size:1em;margin:2em 0em;}
+		#copyright_page p {text-align:center;text-indent:0em;font-size:90%;}
+		.copyright_statement {font-variant:small-caps;}
+		.printer {font-family:sans-serif;margin-top:5em;font-size:90%;}
+		#contents p {font-size:80%;}
+		#contents li {font-variant:small-caps;}
+		ol {list-style-type: upper-roman;}
+		ul {list-style-type: none;}
+		li {margin-bottom:.75em;text-indent:-1.5em;padding-left:1.5em;}
+
+
+	/*Sections and Essays Styling*/
+		.story {margin:5em 0em;}
+		.first_word {font-variant:small-caps;font-size:1.25em;}
+		p.first_paragraph {text-indent:0em;}
+		p.first_paragraph:first-letter {font-size:3.5em;float: left; clear: left; margin: -.2em 4px -.2em 0px; line-height: 1.25em;}
+		.story_title {}
+		.story_number {line-height:3em;font-size:70%;}
+		.return_toc {font-size:.8em;text-align:right;margin:1.5em -15%;font-family:sans-serif;}
+		.book_internal_title{font-size:2em;text-indent:0em;text-align:center;margin:5em 0em;}
+		.poem {margin:.75em 3em;}
+		.poem p {text-indent:-1em;text-align:left;padding-left:1em;}
+
+	/*The Beginning and The End*/
+		#the_beginning { border-top: 2px gray solid; }
+		#the_end { padding: 3em 0em; }
+		#the_end p {text-align:center;}
+
+	/*Link Styling*/
+		a:link { text-decoration: none; }
+		a:visited { text-decoration: none; }
+		a:focus, a:active { outline:#ffee66 solid 2px; background-color:#ffee66;}
+		a:focus img, a:active img {outline: #ffee66 solid 2px; }
+    hr.full { width: 100%;
+              margin-top: 3em;
+              margin-bottom: 0em;
+              margin-left: auto;
+              margin-right: auto;
+              height: 4px;
+              border-width: 4px 0 0 0; /* remove all borders except the top one */
+              border-style: solid;
+              border-color: #000000;
+              clear: both; }
+    pre      {font-size: 75%;}
+	-->
+
+	/*]]>*/
+	</style>
+</head>
+<body>
+<h1 class="pg">The Project Gutenberg eBook, Tales of Giants from Brazil, by Elsie Spicer
+Eells, Illustrated by Helen M. Barton</h1>
+<pre>
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at <a href = "http://www.gutenberg.org">www.gutenberg.org</a></pre>
+<p class="pg">Title: Tales of Giants from Brazil</p>
+<p class="pg">Author: Elsie Spicer Eells</p>
+<p class="pg">Release Date: June 4, 2007  [eBook #21678]</p>
+<p class="pg">Language: English</p>
+<p class="pg">Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1</p>
+<p class="pg">***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL***</p>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<h3 class="pg">E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier,<br />
+    and the<br />
+    Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team<br />
+    (http://www.pgdp.net)</h3>
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+<hr class="full" />
+<p>&nbsp;</p>
+
+	<div id="frontispiece" class="image">
+		<a href="images/frontispiece.jpg"><img src="images/frontispiece.thumb.jpg" width="310" height="441" alt="A woman stands with her hands outstreached towards a river." title='"O Fishes of the river, have you seen my own dear mother?"' /></a>
+	</div>
+	<div id="title_page" class="section">
+		<h1 id="title">TALES OF GIANTS<br />
+		FROM BRAZIL</h1>
+
+		<p class="author"><span class="stopword">BY</span><br />
+			ELSIE SPICER EELLS<br />
+			<span class="other_works">Author of &#8220;Fairy Tales from Brazil&#8221;</span></p>
+
+		<p class="illustrator"><span class="stopword">WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY</span><br />
+			HELEN M. BARTON</p>
+
+		<div id="device" class="image">
+			<img src="images/device.png" width="100" height="92" alt="Publisher's device" />
+		</div>
+
+		<p id="publication_info">NEW YORK<br />
+			DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY<br />
+			1918</p>
+
+	</div>
+	<div id="copyright_page" class="section">
+		<p class="copyright_statement">Copyright, 1918<br />
+			By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.</p>
+		<p class="printer">VAIL-BALLOU COMPANY<br />
+			BINGHAMTON AND NEW YORK</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="foreword" class="section">
+		<h2>FOREWORD</h2>
+
+		<p>Brazil is the land of the giant among all
+		the rivers of the world. It is the land of
+		giant fruits and giant flowers. Of course
+		it is the land of giant stories too.</p>
+
+		<p>Years ago when the Portuguese settlers
+		came to Brazil they brought with them the
+		folk-tales of the old world. Just as European
+		grass seed, when planted in our
+		Brazilian gardens, soon sends forth such a
+		rank, luxuriant growth that one hardly recognizes
+		it as grass, so the old Portuguese
+		tales, planted in Brazilian soil, have grown
+		into new forms.</p>
+
+		<p>The author gratefully acknowledges her
+		indebtedness to the Brazilian story tellers
+		to whose tales she has listened, and to the
+		collection of Dr. Sylvio Romero, &#8220;Contos
+		Populares do Brazil,&#8221; from which some of
+		the &#8220;giant tales&#8221; have been adapted.</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="contents" class="section">
+		<h2>CONTENTS</h2>
+
+		<p>CHAPTER</p>
+		<ol>
+			<li><a href="#springs">The Princess of the Springs</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#fountain">The Fountain of Giant Land</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#violin">The Boy and the Violin</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#beautiful">The Most Beautiful Princess</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#sister">The Little Sister of the Giants</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#forest">The Forest Lad and the Wicked Giant</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#giantess">How the Giantess Guimara Became Small</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#son">The Adventures of a Fisherman&#8217;s Son</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#slayer">The Beast Slayer</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#quest">The Quest of Cleverness</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#pupil">The Giant&#8217;s Pupil</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#cat">Domingo&#8217;s Cat</a></li>
+		</ol>
+	</div>
+	<div id="illos" class="section">
+		<h2>ILLUSTRATIONS</h2>
+		<ul>
+			<li><a href="#frontispiece" title="jump to illustration">&#8220;O Fishes of the river, have you seen my own dear mother?&#8221;</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#lemon_tree" title="jump to illustration">The youngest prince watched the lemon tree carefully every day</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#maiden" title="jump to illustration">He saw standing before him the most beautiful maiden he had ever dreamed of</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#giant" title="jump to illustration">There in the hall stood the most enormous giant she had ever seen</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#guimara" title="jump to illustration">The giant&#8217;s daughter, Guimara, was very much pleased with D. Joa&otilde;</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#pigeons" title="jump to illustration">Immediately a great flock of pigeons appeared</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#butterfly" title="jump to illustration">With the lovely princess borne safely upon the butterfly&#8217;s wings, the prince swiftly escaped</a></li>
+			<li><a href="#coins" title="jump to illustration">The next day the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried them to the king</a></li>
+		</ul>
+	</div>
+	<div id="springs" class="story">
+		<!-- page 1 THE PRINCESS OF THE SPRINGS -->
+		<!-- page 2 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<p class="book_internal_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page3" title="3"></a>TALES OF GIANTS
+		FROM BRAZIL</p>
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><abbr class="story_number" title="one">I</abbr><br />
+			THE PRINCESS OF THE SPRINGS</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Once</span>, long ago, the Moon Giant
+		wooed the beautiful giantess who
+		dwells in the Great River and
+		won her love. He built for her a wonderful
+		palace where the Great River runs into the
+		sea. It was made of mother-of-pearl with
+		rich carvings, and gold and silver and
+		precious stones were used to adorn it.
+		Never before in all the world had a giant or
+		giantess possessed such a magnificent home.</p>
+
+		<p>When the baby daughter of the Moon
+		Giant and the Giantess of the Great River
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page4" title="4"></a>was born it was decreed among the giants
+		that she should be the Princess 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
+		moonlight on still waters. Her strength
+		was as the strength of the Great River, and
+		the fleetness of her foot was as the swiftness
+		of the Great River.</p>
+
+		<p>As the beautiful Spring Princess grew
+		older many suitors came to sing her praises
+		beneath the palace windows, but she favoured
+		none of them. She was so happy
+		living in her own lovely palace with her own
+		dear mother that she did not care at all for
+		any suitor. No other daughter ever loved
+		her mother as the Spring Princess loved the
+		Giantess of the Great River.</p>
+
+		<p>At last the Sun Giant came to woo the
+		Spring Princess. The strength of the Sun
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page5" title="5"></a>Giant was as the strength of ten of the
+		other suitors of the fair princess. He was
+		so powerful that he won her heart.</p>
+
+		<p>When he asked her to marry him, however,
+		and go with him to his own palace, the
+		Spring Princess shook her lovely head. &#8220;O
+		Sun 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 window,&#8221; said she, &#8220;but I love my
+		mother, too. I cannot go away with you
+		and leave my own dear mother. It would
+		break my heart.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The Sun Giant told the Spring Princess
+		again and again of his great love for her, of
+		his magnificent palace which would be her
+		new home, of the happy life which awaited
+		her as queen of the palace. At length she
+		listened to his pleadings and decided that
+		she could leave home and live with him for
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page6" title="6"></a>nine months of the year. For three months
+		of every year, however, she would have to
+		return to the wonderful palace of mother-of-pearl
+		where the Great River runs into the
+		sea and spend the time with her mother, the
+		Giantess of the Great River.</p>
+
+		<p>The Sun Giant at last sorrowfully consented
+		to this arrangement and the wedding
+		feast was held. It lasted for seven days and
+		seven nights. Then the Spring Princess
+		went away with the Sun Giant to his own
+		home.</p>
+
+		<p>Every year the Spring Princess went to
+		visit her mother for three months according
+		to the agreement. For three months of every
+		year she 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 as they rushed along
+		their way. For three months the lakes
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page7" title="7"></a>sparkled in the bright sunlight as their hearts
+		once more were brimful of joy.</p>
+
+		<p>When at last the little son of the Spring
+		Princess was born she wanted to take him
+		with her when she went to visit her mother.
+		The Sun Giant, 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 Spring Princess set out
+		upon her journey alone, with sorrow in her
+		heart. She left her baby son with the best
+		nurses she could procure.</p>
+
+		<p>Now it happened that the Giantess of the
+		Great River had not expected that her
+		daughter would be able to visit her that year.
+		She had thought that all 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 Spring
+		Princess. The Giantess of the Great River
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page8" title="8"></a>had gone away to water the earth. One of
+		the land giants had taken her prisoner and
+		would not let her escape.</p>
+
+		<p>When the Spring Princess arrived at the
+		beautiful palace of mother-of-pearl and gold
+		and silver and precious stones, where the
+		Great River runs into the sea, there was no
+		one at home. She ran from room to room
+		in the palace calling out, &#8220;O dear mother,
+		Giantess of the Great River, dear, dear
+		mother! Where are you? Where have
+		you hidden yourself?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>There was no answer. Her own voice
+		echoed back to her through the beautiful
+		halls of mother-of-pearl with their rich carvings.
+		The palace was entirely deserted.</p>
+
+		<p>She ran outside the palace and called to
+		the fishes of the river, &#8220;O fishes of the river,
+		have you seen my own dear mother?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>She called to the sands of the sea, &#8220;O
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page9" title="9"></a>sands of the sea, have you seen my darling
+		mother?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>She called to the shells of the shore, &#8220;O
+		shells of the shore, have you seen my precious
+		mother?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>There was no answer. No one knew
+		what had become of the Giantess of the
+		Great River.</p>
+
+		<p>The Spring Princess was so worried that
+		she thought her heart would break in its
+		anguish. In her distress she ran over all
+		the earth.</p>
+
+		<p>Then she went to the house of the Great
+		Wind. The Giant of the Great Wind was
+		away, but his old father was at home. He
+		was very sorry for the Spring Princess when
+		he heard her sad story. &#8220;I am sure my son
+		can help you find your mother,&#8221; he said as
+		he comforted her. &#8220;He will soon get home
+		from his day&#8217;s work.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page10" title="10"></a>When the Giant of the Great Wind
+		reached home he was in a terrible temper.
+		He stormed and raged and gave harsh blows
+		to everything he met. His father had hid
+		the Spring Princess in a closet out of the
+		way, and it was fortunate indeed for her
+		that he had done so.</p>
+
+		<p>After the Great Wind Giant had taken
+		his bath and eaten his dinner he was better
+		natured. Then his father said to him, &#8220;O
+		my son, if a wandering princess had come
+		this way on purpose to ask you a question,
+		what would you do to her?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Why, I&#8217;d answer her question as best I
+		could, of course,&#8221; responded the Giant of
+		the Great Wind.</p>
+
+		<p>His father straightway opened the closet
+		door and the Spring Princess stepped out.
+		In spite of her long wanderings and great
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page11" title="11"></a>anguish of mind she was still very lovely as
+		she knelt before the Giant of the Great Wind
+		in her soft silvery green garments embroidered
+		with pearls and diamonds. The big
+		heart of the Giant of the Great Wind was
+		touched at her beauty and at her grief.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;O Giant of the Great Wind,&#8221; said the
+		Spring Princess, as he gently raised her from
+		her knees before him, &#8220;I am the daughter of
+		the Giantess of the Great River. I have
+		lost my mother. I have searched for her
+		through all the earth and now I have come
+		to you for help. Can you tell me anything
+		about where she is and how I can find her?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The Giant of the Great Wind put on his
+		thinking cap. He thought hard. &#8220;Your
+		mother is in the power of a land giant who
+		has imprisoned her,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I happen to
+		know all about the affair. I passed that way
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page12" title="12"></a>only yesterday. I&#8217;ll gladly go with you
+		and help you get her home. We&#8217;ll start at
+		once.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The Giant of the Great Wind took the
+		Spring Princess back to earth on his swift
+		horses. Then he stormed the castle of the
+		land giant who had imprisoned the Giantess
+		of the Great River. The Spring Princess
+		dug quietly beneath the castle walls to the
+		dungeon where her mother was confined.
+		You may be sure that her mother was overjoyed
+		to see her.</p>
+
+		<p>When the Spring Princess had led her
+		mother safely outside the castle walls she
+		thanked the Giant of the Great Wind for
+		all he had done to help her. Then the
+		Giantess of the Great River and the Spring
+		Princess hastened back to the wonderful palace
+		of mother-of-pearl set with gold and silver
+		and precious stones, where the Great
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page13" title="13"></a>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 her home in the palace of
+		the Sun Giant longer than the three months
+		she was supposed to stay according to the
+		agreement. She at once said good-bye to
+		her mother and hastened to the home of the
+		Sun Giant, her husband, and to her baby
+		son.</p>
+
+		<p>Now the Sun Giant had been very much
+		worried at first when the three months had
+		passed and the Spring Princess had not come
+		back to him and her little son. Then he became
+		angry. He became so angry that he
+		married another princess. The new wife
+		discharged the nurses who were taking care
+		of the tiny son of the Spring Princess and
+		put him in the kitchen just as if he had been
+		a little black slave baby.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page14" title="14"></a>When the Spring Princess arrived at the
+		palace of the Sun Giant the very first person
+		she saw was her own little son, so dirty
+		and neglected that she hardly recognized
+		him. Then she found out all that had happened
+		in her absence.</p>
+
+		<p>The Spring Princess quickly seized her
+		child and clasped him tight in her arms.
+		Then she fled to the depths of the sea, and
+		wept, and wept, 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 Giant, his new wife,
+		and all the court entirely disappeared from
+		view. For forty days the face of the Sun
+		Giant was not seen upon the earth.</p>
+
+		<p>The little son of the Spring Princess grew
+		up to be the Giant of the Rain. In the
+		rainy season and the season of thunder showers
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page15" title="15"></a>he rules upon the earth. He sends upon
+		the earth such tears as the Spring Princess
+		shed in the depths of the seas.</p>
+
+		<!-- page 16 [Blank Page] -->
+	</div>
+	<div id="fountain" class="story">
+		<!-- page 17 THE FOUNTAIN OF GIANT LAND -->
+		<!-- page 18 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page19" title="19"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="two">II</abbr><br />
+			THE FOUNTAIN OF GIANT LAND</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Long</span> ago there lived a king who
+		was blind. He had employed all
+		the wise physicians in the kingdom,
+		but all to no avail. Not one of them did a
+		single thing to restore his lost eyesight.</p>
+
+		<p>One day a little old woman came to the
+		door of the palace begging alms. She said
+		to the servant at the door, &#8220;I wish to say a
+		word to the king who is blind. I know a
+		sure cure for his blindness.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The servant led the little old woman into
+		the king&#8217;s presence. He was sitting upon
+		the royal throne with his royal crown upon
+		his head, but his blind eyes were bandaged
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page20" title="20"></a>and his royal face was sad because he could
+		no longer see the bright sunlight shining
+		upon the deep blue sea from the window of
+		the palace, nor the lords and ladies of the
+		court before him in their gorgeous garments
+		of purple and cloth of silver and cloth of
+		gold, nor of the face of the queen.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;O royal majesty,&#8221; said the little old
+		woman as she bowed low before him, &#8220;there
+		is only one thing in the whole world which
+		will restore your lost eyesight. It is the
+		water of the fountain of Giantland. Bathe
+		your eyes in that water and your lost eyesight
+		will be restored at once.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;How can I obtain this wonderful
+		water?&#8221; asked the king. &#8220;Giantland is a
+		long distance from my kingdom and I do
+		not know the way there.&#8221; The king, the
+		queen, and all the courtiers held their breaths
+		to listen to the reply of the little old woman.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page21" title="21"></a>&#8220;Your Majesty will need to build a strong
+		fleet to sail up the great river which leads
+		to Giantland,&#8221; she said. &#8220;The expedition
+		will need as its leader a prince with a brave
+		heart, for there will be many perils on the
+		way to test his mettle. The fountain of
+		Giantland is at the summit of a long steep
+		rocky mountain, and it can be reached only
+		by a prince who ascends the mountain looking
+		neither to the right nor to the left. All
+		along the way stand huge giants ready to
+		enslave one the moment he stops looking
+		straight ahead. If one should succeed in
+		climbing the mountain the fountain is there
+		at the summit, but it is guarded by a dragon.
+		One can approach it only when the dragon
+		is asleep. Many princes have tried this
+		quest and all have failed. If you should be
+		able to send a prince brave enough and wise
+		enough to succeed, there at the top of the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page22" title="22"></a>mountain he will find a little old woman
+		who will tell him whether or not the dragon
+		is asleep.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>With these words the little old woman
+		withdrew from the royal presence. The
+		king pondered over her advice. Then he
+		sent for the three princes and told them the
+		story.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;O my father, I am brave and wise,&#8221; said
+		the eldest prince as soon as he had heard his
+		father&#8217;s words. &#8220;I will go upon this quest.
+		I will bring you a bottle of the water of the
+		fountain of Giantland that your sight may
+		be restored.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The king ordered a great fleet to be prepared
+		to sail up the river to Giantland. He
+		collected an enormous sum of money to provide
+		for the prince. The whole kingdom
+		buzzed with preparation for the journey.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince planted an orange tree in the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page23" title="23"></a>palace garden and said to his younger
+		brother, &#8220;Keep close watch of this tree. If
+		its leaves begin to wither you will know that
+		some evil has befallen me. Come to my
+		aid.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The eldest prince set out with a great
+		fleet and his pockets lined with gold. He
+		anchored in many harbors along the way.
+		The prince was very fond of gaming and
+		there were many opportunities to play. Before
+		he had reached Giantland he had lost
+		the golden linings from his pockets.</p>
+
+		<p>After the prince had sailed up the great
+		river which leads to Giantland he saw the
+		steep rocky mountain towering before him.
+		He set a bottle for the water of the fountain
+		of Giantland carefully upon his head and
+		slowly ascended the steep path. He kept
+		his eyes fixed straight ahead.</p>
+
+		<p>Soon, however, he heard giant voices
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page24" title="24"></a>shouting at him. From the corners of his
+		eyes he could see giant forms along the pathway.
+		He forgot that he must look neither to
+		the right nor to the left.</p>
+
+		<p>The moment the prince turned his eyes a
+		giant immediately seized him and made him
+		his slave. &#8220;You shall be my slave for ever
+		and a day,&#8221; said the giant, &#8220;unless you have
+		gold enough in your pockets to pay your ransom.&#8221;
+		The prince had no gold.</p>
+
+		<p>At home in the palace garden the leaves
+		of the orange tree which the eldest prince
+		had planted began to wither. His younger
+		brother noticed it at once and went to the
+		king. &#8220;O my father,&#8221; said he, &#8220;I know that
+		my brother has fallen into trouble. I must
+		go to his aid.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The king at once prepared another great
+		fleet. He provided the prince with even
+		more gold than his brother had taken with
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page25" title="25"></a>him. Every one in the whole kingdom did
+		his best to hasten the preparations.</p>
+
+		<p>In the palace garden the prince planted
+		a lemon tree and called the youngest prince
+		into the garden. The youngest prince was
+		playing with his dogs. He was a mere boy.
+		&#8220;Keep close watch of this lemon tree while
+		I am away,&#8221; said the prince. &#8220;If its leaves
+		begin to wither you will know that I am in
+		trouble. Come to my aid.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The prince sailed up the great river which
+		leads to Giantland. He anchored at many
+		harbors and took part in many <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festas</em>. By
+		the time he had reached Giantland he had
+		spent all his gold.</p>
+
+		<p>At home in the palace garden the youngest
+		prince watched the lemon tree carefully
+		every day. He watered it and pruned it.
+		He took splendid care of it.</p>
+
+		<div id="lemon_tree" class="image">
+			<a href="images/lemon_tree.jpg"><img src="images/lemon_tree.thumb.jpg" width="320" height="445" alt="A young man tends a small tree" title="The youngest prince watched the lemon tree carefully every day"/></a>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>When at last the prince set out to climb
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page26" title="26"></a>the mountain which leads to the fountain of
+		Giantland he felt very brave and very wise.
+		He climbed steadily on and on, looking
+		neither to the right nor to the left, even
+		though he heard the voices of the giants
+		shouting at him, and from the corners of his
+		eyes could see the giant forms along the pathway.</p>
+
+		<p>Suddenly he heard the voice of his own
+		brother, the eldest prince, weeping as the
+		giant gave him blows. At that sound he forgot
+		all about looking straight ahead.</p>
+
+		<p>The moment the prince turned his eyes
+		from the pathway straight ahead of him a
+		giant seized him and made him his slave.
+		&#8220;You shall be my slave for ever and a day,&#8221;
+		said the giant, &#8220;unless you have gold enough
+		to pay your ransom.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>At home in the palace garden his little
+		brother was watching the lemon tree. The
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page27" title="27"></a>very moment its leaves began to wither he
+		noticed it and ran at once to the king. &#8220;O
+		my father,&#8221; he cried as soon as he was in the
+		king&#8217;s presence. &#8220;My brother is in trouble.
+		I must go to his aid.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;You, my son, are only a lad,&#8221; said the
+		king. &#8220;How can you succeed when your
+		two older brothers have failed? I cannot
+		bear to let you go. You are all I have left.
+		I prefer to remain blind the rest of my
+		days. O, why did I ever listen to the story
+		the little old woman told me about the water
+		of the fountain of Giantland?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The youngest prince begged so hard to go
+		that at length his father granted his request
+		and prepared a fleet for him. He gave him
+		all the gold he could collect in the kingdom.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince set out with brave heart. He
+		sailed on his way steadily although at every
+		harbour there were voices which bade him
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page28" title="28"></a>linger. There were games and feasting and
+		fair maidens.</p>
+
+		<p>Soon the youngest prince had reached
+		Giantland. Above him rose the rough steep
+		rocky mountain. Before he started to make
+		the ascent he first stuffed cotton in his ears.
+		Then he carefully placed upon his head a
+		bottle to fill with the water of the fountain
+		of Giantland.</p>
+
+		<p>He climbed up the steep mountain looking
+		neither to the right nor to the left.
+		Through the cotton in his ears he could
+		faintly hear the giant voices calling him.
+		From the corners of his eyes he could see
+		the giant forms along the pathway. He
+		resolutely kept his eyes fixed straight ahead
+		and steadily climbed upward though the
+		path was very rough and full of stones.
+		The cotton in his ears prevented him from
+		hearing the voices of his two brothers
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page29" title="29"></a>crying out when the giants beat them.</p>
+
+		<p>At length the lad was in sight of the fountain
+		at the summit of the mountain. The
+		little old woman was standing in the path,
+		watching his ascent. As soon as he came
+		near to her he took the cotton out of his ears
+		so that he might hear what she had to say to
+		him.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;You have arrived at a safe moment,&#8221;
+		the little old woman told him. &#8220;The
+		dragon is asleep.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The little old woman helped the prince
+		fill the bottle with water from the fountain.
+		Then she said, &#8220;The dragon which guards
+		the fountain is an enchanted princess. No
+		prince has ever before been brave enough
+		and wise enough to reach this spot. In a
+		year and a day from this moment her enchantment
+		will be broken. Come again and
+		claim her as your bride.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page30" title="30"></a>The little old woman gave the prince a
+		ring, and the prince drew a ring from his
+		own finger and gave it to the little old
+		woman. &#8220;When the enchantment is broken
+		put my ring upon the finger of the princess,&#8221;
+		he said. &#8220;Expect me back in a year and a
+		day. I&#8217;ll be sure to come.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The prince made his way back down the
+		steep slope of the mountain, guarding his
+		bottle full of the water of the fountain of
+		Giantland with the utmost care. When he
+		was half way down the mountain he saw his
+		two brothers standing in his path.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">Viva</em>,&#8221; cried they. &#8220;You have been
+		successful. You have a bottle full of the
+		water from the fountain. Now if you also
+		have your pockets full of gold you can pay
+		our ransom and we will return with you to
+		our father&#8217;s kingdom.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;My pockets are still lined with gold
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page31" title="31"></a>which my father gave me,&#8221; said the youngest
+		prince. &#8220;Help yourselves. It is yours
+		if it can serve you.&#8221; There was more than
+		enough money to pay the ransom of his two
+		older brothers.</p>
+
+		<p>When they were sailing down the great
+		river towards home the two older brothers
+		plotted against the youngest prince.
+		&#8220;Come,&#8221; said one to the other. &#8220;How can
+		we let our father know that it was our little
+		brother who succeeded in this quest? Let
+		us cast our brother ashore. Then we will
+		go together to our father with the water from
+		the fountain of Giantland. When his sight
+		is restored we will share his blessing and the
+		honors of the kingdom. We will claim no
+		knowledge of our youngest brother.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>This is what the two eldest princes did.
+		The youngest prince was cast ashore when
+		he was asleep. After many long weary wanderings
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page32" title="32"></a>he found refuge in the hut of a poor
+		fisherman and hired out to work for him.</p>
+
+		<p>The king&#8217;s eyesight was restored immediately
+		when he had bathed his eyes in the
+		water from the fountain of Giantland.
+		The two princes were given all the honors
+		of the kingdom. The whole kingdom, however,
+		mourned the loss of the little prince.
+		The king and queen never gave up hoping
+		that he would come back to them. The
+		queen carefully laid away all the clothes
+		which had belonged to the youngest prince
+		so that they would be ready for him if he
+		should return to the palace. Every day she
+		shook them out with loving care, so that the
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">baratas</em> and white ants would not eat holes in
+		them.</p>
+
+		<p>A year and a day flew swiftly by. The
+		huge dragon which had guarded the fountain
+		of Giantland escaped from her enchantment
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page33" title="33"></a>and was restored to the form of a beautiful
+		princess.</p>
+
+		<p>The little old woman and the princess
+		watched and waited for the return of the
+		prince according to his promise. &#8220;Some evil
+		must surely have befallen the lad,&#8221; said the
+		little old woman. &#8220;Let us go in search of
+		him. I know he was a lad who would not
+		break his word.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The little old woman and the beautiful
+		princess who wore the prince&#8217;s own ring
+		upon her finger came to the palace of the
+		king. When the king had listened to the
+		story they told, the guilty princes were called
+		before him. They were forced to confess
+		their evil deed. They were immediately
+		thrown into prison. The anger of the whole
+		kingdom was kindled against them.</p>
+
+		<p>Then the king and the queen and all the
+		court sailed in their swiftest ships to the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page34" title="34"></a>place where the little prince had been cast
+		ashore. The little old woman and the beautiful
+		princess who wore the prince&#8217;s own ring
+		upon her finger went with them. At length
+		after much searching they found the fisherman&#8217;s
+		hut and the prince working for the
+		fisherman.</p>
+
+		<p>The king and the queen and all the court
+		wept tears of joy when they beheld the
+		youngest prince alive and well. The queen
+		wept again when she noticed the poor rough
+		clothing which the prince was wearing. She
+		had brought with her the prince&#8217;s favourite
+		suit of cloth of gold which she had laid away
+		carefully. When the prince put it on it was
+		a trifle tight and a little bit too short for
+		him, as he had grown so much in the year.
+		Nevertheless he looked very handsome in it
+		when he stood before the beautiful princess
+		and claimed her as his bride.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page35" title="35"></a>The fisherman was greatly astonished at
+		all the proceedings, for he had never dreamed
+		that it was the king&#8217;s son who had been working
+		for him all the year and sleeping on a
+		mat at his side on the floor of his rude hut.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;He may be a prince, but he is the most
+		faithful lad who ever worked for me,&#8221; said
+		the fisherman.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;He is indeed a prince,&#8221; cried the courtiers,
+		&#8220;and the bravest, most faithful prince
+		which any land in all the world ever boasted
+		of.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;His princely deeds have proven to all the
+		world that he is fit to reign as king over our
+		fair land when I no longer live,&#8221; said the
+		king as he gave the prince and the beautiful
+		princess his royal blessing.</p>
+
+		 <!-- page 36 [Blank Page] -->
+	</div>
+	<div id="violin" class="story">
+		<!-- page 37 THE BOY AND THE VIOLIN -->
+		<!-- page 38 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page39" title="39"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="three">III</abbr><br />
+			THE BOY AND THE VIOLIN</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Once</span> upon a time there was a man
+		who had an only son. When the
+		man died the son was left all alone
+		in the world. There was not very much
+		property&#8212;just a cat and a dog, a small
+		piece of land, and a few orange trees. The
+		boy gave the dog away to a neighbour and
+		sold the land and the orange trees. Every
+		bit of money he obtained from the sale he invested
+		in a violin. He had longed for a
+		violin all his life and now he wanted one
+		more than ever. While his father had lived
+		he could tell his thoughts to his father, but
+		now there was none to tell them to except
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page40" title="40"></a>the violin. What his violin said back to
+		him made the very sweetest music in the
+		world.</p>
+
+		<p>The boy went to hire out as shepherd to
+		care for the sheep of the king, but he was
+		told that the king already had plenty of
+		shepherds and had no need of another. The
+		boy took his violin which he had brought
+		with him and hid himself in the deep forest.
+		There he made sweet music with the violin.
+		The shepherds who were near by guarding
+		the king&#8217;s sheep heard the sweet strains, but
+		they could not find out who was playing.
+		The sheep, too, heard the music. Several
+		of them left the flock and followed the sound
+		of the music into the forest. They followed
+		it until they reached the boy and the cat and
+		the violin.</p>
+
+		<p>The shepherds were greatly disturbed
+		when they found out how their sheep were
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page41" title="41"></a>straying away into the forest. They went
+		after them to bring them back, but they could
+		find no trace of them. Sometimes it would
+		seem that they were quite near to the place
+		from which the music came, but when they
+		hurried in that direction they would hear
+		the strains of music coming from a distant
+		point in the opposite direction. They were
+		afraid of getting lost themselves so they
+		gave up in despair.</p>
+
+		<p>When the boy saw how the sheep came to
+		hear his music he was very happy. His
+		music was no longer the sad sweet sound it
+		had been when he was lonely. It became
+		gayer and gayer. After a while it became
+		so gay that the cat began to dance. When
+		the sheep saw the cat dancing they began to
+		dance, too.</p>
+
+		<p>Soon a company of monkeys passed that
+		way and heard the sound of the music.
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page42" title="42"></a>They began dancing immediately. They
+		made such a chattering that they almost
+		drowned the music. The boy threatened to
+		stop playing if they could not be happy without
+		being so noisy. After that the monkeys
+		chattered less.</p>
+
+		<p>After a while a tapir heard the jolly sound.
+		Immediately his threetoed hind feet and
+		fourtoed front feet began to dance. He
+		just couldn&#8217;t keep them from dancing; so he,
+		too, joined the procession of boy, cat, sheep,
+		and monkeys.</p>
+
+		<p>Next the armadillo heard the music. In
+		spite of his heavy armour he had to dance
+		too. Then a herd of small deer joined the
+		company. Then the anteater danced along
+		with them. The wild cat and the tiger
+		came, too. The sheep and the deer were
+		terribly frightened, but they kept dancing
+		on just the same. The tiger and wild cat
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page43" title="43"></a>were so happy dancing that they never noticed
+		them at all. The big snakes curled
+		their huge bodies about the tree trunks and
+		wished that they, too, had feet with which to
+		dance. The birds tried to dance, but they
+		could not use their feet well enough and had
+		to give it up and keep flying. Every beast
+		of the forests and jungles which had feet
+		with which to dance came and joined the gay
+		procession.</p>
+
+		<p>The jolly company wandered on and on
+		until finally they came to the high wall which
+		surrounds the land of the giants. The
+		enormous giant who stood on the wall as
+		guard laughed so hard that he almost fell off
+		the wall. He took them to the king at once.
+		The king laughed so hard that he almost fell
+		off his throne. His laugh shook the earth.
+		The earth had never before been shaken at
+		the laugh of the king of the giants, though
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page44" title="44"></a>it had often heard his angry voice in the
+		thunder. The people did not know what to
+		make of it.</p>
+
+		<p>Now it happened that the king of the land
+		of giants had a beautiful giantess daughter
+		who never laughed. She remained sad all
+		the time. The king had offered half his
+		kingdom to the one who could make her
+		laugh, and all the giants had done their very
+		funniest tricks for her. Never once had
+		they brought even a tiny little smile to her
+		lovely face. &#8220;If my daughter can keep from
+		laughing when she sees this funny sight I&#8217;ll
+		give up in despair and eat my hat,&#8221; said the
+		king of the land of giants, as he saw the
+		jolly little figure playing upon the violin
+		and the assembly of cat, sheep, monkeys and
+		everything else dancing to the gay music.
+		If the giant king had known how to dance
+		he would have danced himself, but it was
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page45" title="45"></a>fortunate for the people of the earth that he
+		did not know how. If he had, there is no
+		knowing what might have happened to the
+		earth.</p>
+
+		<p>As it was, he took the little band into his
+		daughter&#8217;s palace where she sat surrounded
+		by her servants. Her lovely face was as sad
+		as sad could be. When she saw the funny
+		sight her expression changed. The happy
+		smile which the king of the land of giants
+		had always wanted to see played about her
+		beautiful lips. A gay laugh was heard for
+		the first time in all her life. The king of
+		the land of giants was so happy that he grew
+		a league in height and nobody knows how
+		much he gained in weight. &#8220;You shall have
+		half my kingdom,&#8221; he said to the boy, &#8220;just
+		as I promised if any one made my daughter
+		laugh.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The boy from that time on reigned over
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page46" title="46"></a>half of the kingdom of giants as prince of
+		the land. He never had the least bit of difficulty
+		in preserving his authority, for the biggest
+		giants would at once obey his slightest
+		request if he played on his violin to them.
+		The beasts stayed in the land of the giants
+		so long that they grew into giant beasts, but
+		the boy and his violin always remained just
+		as they were when they entered the land.</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="beautiful" class="story">
+		<!-- page 47 THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS -->
+		<!-- page 48 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page49" title="49"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="four">IV</abbr><br />
+			THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Long</span> ago there was a king who was
+		very ill. He wanted a hare killed
+		to make him some broth. His only
+		son, the prince, set out to find one. As the
+		prince walked along the path to the forest
+		a pretty little hare ran out of the hedge and
+		crossed his path. He at once started in pursuit.
+		The hare was a very swift runner.
+		The prince followed her into the deep forest.
+		Suddenly the hare ran into a hole in the
+		ground. The prince kept in sight of her
+		and soon found to his dismay that he was in
+		a big cave. At the very rear of the cave
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page50" title="50"></a>there was the most enormous giant he had
+		ever seen in his life.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince was terribly frightened. &#8220;Oh,
+		ho!&#8221; said the giant in such a deep savage
+		voice that the cave echoed and re-echoed
+		with his words. &#8220;You thought you&#8217;d catch
+		my little hare, did you? Well, I&#8217;ve caught
+		you instead!&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The giant seized the prince in one of his
+		enormous hands and tossed him lightly into
+		a box at one end of the cave. He put the
+		cover on the box and locked it down with a
+		big key. The prince could get only a tiny
+		bit of air through a little hole in the top, and
+		he thought that he never could live. Hours
+		passed. Sometimes the prince slept, but
+		more often he lay there thinking about his
+		sick father and what he could ever do to get
+		out of the box and back once more to his
+		father&#8217;s side.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page51" title="51"></a>Suddenly he heard the key turn in the
+		lock. The cover was lifted, and he saw
+		standing before him the most beautiful
+		maiden he had ever seen or dreamed of. &#8220;I
+		am the hare you followed into the cave,&#8221;
+		said she with a smile. &#8220;I am an enchanted
+		princess and, though I have to take the form
+		of a hare in the daytime, at night I am free
+		to resume my own shape. You got into this
+		trouble following me into the cave and I am
+		so sorry for you that I am going to let you
+		out.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<div id="maiden" class="image">
+			<a href="images/maiden.jpg"><img src="images/maiden.thumb.jpg" width="311" height="444" title="He saw standing before him the most beautiful maiden he had ever dreamed of" alt="A young man climbs from a box and sees a young woman." /></a>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>&#8220;You are so beautiful that I could stay
+		here for ever and gaze into your lovely
+		eyes,&#8221; said the prince.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;You would see only a hare in the daytime,&#8221;
+		replied the princess. &#8220;It is not always
+		night. Besides, the giant may return
+		at any moment. He just went out on a
+		hunting trip because he thought that you
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page52" title="52"></a>would not make a sufficiently big supper for
+		him. Don&#8217;t be foolish. I&#8217;ll show you the
+		way out of the cave and then you must hurry
+		home as fast as possible.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The prince thanked her for all her great
+		kindness to him and acted upon her advice.
+		He went home by the nearest path, but when
+		he reached the palace his father was already
+		dead. The palace was wrapped in mourning.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince was so overcome with grief
+		that he felt that he could not keep on living
+		in the palace. After his father&#8217;s funeral he
+		went away as a wanderer. He changed
+		clothes with a poor fisherman whom he met
+		by the river, for he did not wish to be recognized
+		as the prince.</p>
+
+		<p>Dressed as a poor fisherman he wandered
+		from one kingdom to another. He caught
+		fish for his food, and he soon recognized the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page53" title="53"></a>fact that the net which the fisherman had
+		given him as part of his outfit was a most
+		wonderful net. The biggest fish in the sea
+		could not break through. &#8220;This net must
+		have the special blessing of <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">Nossa Senhora</em>
+		upon it,&#8221; said the prince.</p>
+
+		<p>In the course of his wanderings the prince
+		arrived at a city where a great <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festa</em> was being
+		held. The palace was decked with gay
+		banners. Every afternoon the messenger of
+		the king rode up and down the city streets
+		proclaiming, &#8220;The princess of our kingdom
+		is the most beautiful princess in all the
+		world.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The prince remembered the beautiful
+		princess who had let him out of the giant&#8217;s
+		cave. &#8220;Surely this princess cannot be as
+		beautiful as she,&#8221; said the prince. &#8220;I am
+		going to see this princess with my own eyes
+		and find out.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page54" title="54"></a>Accordingly the prince went to the palace
+		gate to watch for the princess. Soon she
+		came to the balcony and leaned over the railing.
+		She was very beautiful, but her nose
+		was just a tiny bit crooked. She did not
+		compare at all with the princess of the cave.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;This princess is not by any means the
+		most beautiful one in the world,&#8221; said the
+		prince dressed as a fisherman. &#8220;I know
+		where there is a princess who is much more
+		beautiful.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The people standing by heard him. His
+		words were at once reported to the royal
+		guards. They seized him roughly and took
+		him to the king.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;So you are the fisherman who says that
+		my daughter is not the most beautiful princess
+		in the world?&#8221; said the king sternly.
+		&#8220;You say, I hear, that you know a princess
+		who is much more beautiful. I am a just
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page55" title="55"></a>king or else I should order that you be put
+		to death immediately. As it is, I&#8217;ll give you
+		the chance to prove what you say. If you
+		are unable to fulfil your boast and show me
+		this princess who in the opinion of my court
+		is more beautiful than my daughter, you
+		shall lose your life. Remember that you
+		will have to bring her here to my court to
+		have her beauty proven.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Thanks, your majesty,&#8221; said the prince.
+		&#8220;If you will allow me two weeks to fulfil the
+		contract, and if you&#8217;ll prepare a <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festa</em> for the
+		night two weeks hence, I&#8217;ll endeavour to present
+		the most beautiful princess in the world
+		to your assembled court.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The king was astonished at the fisherman&#8217;s
+		words, for he had not thought that a poor
+		fisherman like him knew many princesses.
+		However, he allowed him to depart in search
+		of the princess.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page56" title="56"></a>Then the prince hurried home and once
+		more walked toward the forest by the same
+		path he had gone the day he went in search
+		of the hare for his father&#8217;s broth. He soon
+		found the place where the hare had crossed
+		his path, and he did his best to remember
+		the course they had followed as he pursued
+		her into the forest.</p>
+
+		<p>In the forest he saw evidences of what
+		looked like a flood. The water had washed
+		away every trace of the entrance of the cave.
+		He dug and dug at the place where he
+		thought it ought to be. He found nothing
+		which seemed like the cave&#8217;s entrance.</p>
+
+		<p>He dug and dug at a new place near by
+		and soon he found his way barred by a massive
+		door. The entrance to the cave was
+		securely shut by it. The prince knocked at
+		the door with all his might.</p>
+
+		<p>Soon the door was opened a tiny bit and
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page57" title="57"></a>the face of a little old woman looked out.
+		&#8220;I am the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em> of the princess,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I
+		think you are the prince she was expecting
+		to return to deliver her from all the terrible
+		calamities which have befallen her.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;What has happened to my beautiful
+		princess who saved my life?&#8221; asked the
+		prince. &#8220;I am indeed the prince, but I am
+		surprised that you should recognize me in
+		my fisherman&#8217;s garb.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;The princess told me that I would know
+		you by the smile in your eyes,&#8221; replied the
+		old <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em>. &#8220;I did not look at your clothes at
+		all. I looked at your eyes. You have the
+		smile in them though your face is sad.
+		Come into the cave, and I will tell you all
+		that has happened.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>When the prince was inside the cave she
+		hastily barred the door and said, &#8220;When the
+		giant returned he was terribly angry at the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page58" title="58"></a>princess because she had let you escape. He
+		seized her roughly and put her into the box in
+		your place. The princess had thrown away
+		the key to the box when she let you out;
+		and, search as he would, the giant was unable
+		to find it again anywhere. That made
+		him even angrier than before. All day he
+		sits on the top of the chest when the princess
+		is in the form of the hare. At night when
+		he goes away he causes a great river to flow
+		around the entrance to the cave. He has
+		placed a huge fish as guard to the entrance.
+		This fish swims up and down before our
+		door and calls out such vile names at the
+		princess, that, when she is in her own form,
+		she stays in the box and stuffs cotton in her
+		ears. You got here just as the giant had
+		left. The water must have risen as soon
+		as you were inside our door. I hear the
+		fish now.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page59" title="59"></a>Even as she spoke the prince heard the
+		voice of the fish. It said such terrible words
+		that the prince was glad that the princess was
+		in the box with cotton in ears. &#8220;You get
+		into the box with the princess,&#8221; he said to
+		the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em>. &#8220;I am a good swimmer and I am
+		going to open the door and swim out. The
+		box is made of wood that will float; so, inside
+		of it, you and the princess will float out
+		to safety.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;How will you ever swim past this terrible
+		fish?&#8221; asked the old <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em>.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Do not fear,&#8221; replied the prince. &#8220;I
+		have with me a net which is so strong that
+		the biggest, fiercest fish in the world cannot
+		break it. I will catch the fish in it. Just
+		wait and you will see. In the meantime
+		take the cotton out of the ears of the princess
+		and tell her that I am here. Quiet her fears
+		and stay in the box for a few moments.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page60" title="60"></a>The old <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em> got into the box as the prince
+		had commanded. Then he unbarred the
+		great door. The fish swam at him fiercely,
+		but the prince quickly entangled him in his
+		strong net. Holding him fast in the net, the
+		prince swam up to the surface of the water
+		and was soon on the bank of the raging river.
+		Then he killed the fish and scaled it and put
+		the scales in his pocket.</p>
+
+		<p>The box had floated up to the surface of
+		the water as the prince had said it would.
+		The prince threw his net over it and drew
+		it to land. The <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em> and the beautiful
+		princess stepped out. The princess was so
+		lovely that the prince fell upon his knees
+		before her. The sight of her great beauty
+		almost blinded his eyes.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I knew all the time that you would come
+		back again,&#8221; said the princess. &#8220;I knew that
+		you would deliver me from my troubles, but
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page61" title="61"></a>you have been a long time getting here.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The prince told the princess all that had
+		happened to him. &#8220;You saved my life from
+		the giant,&#8221; said he. &#8220;I am very glad to have
+		had an opportunity to save your life for
+		you. Now I must ask you to again save my
+		life.&#8221; Then he told about the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festa</em> at
+		which he must display the most beautiful
+		princess in the world or forfeit his life.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ll gladly go to the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festa</em> with you,&#8221; said
+		the princess. &#8220;It is fortunate that it is held
+		at night.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The Princess and her <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em> travelled
+		quickly with the prince to the kingdom which
+		claimed to possess the most beautiful princess
+		in the world. It was already the night
+		of the appointed <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festa</em> when they arrived.
+		The king&#8217;s army was drawn up to slay the
+		prince. No one dreamed that the poor
+		fisherman would be able to bring any princess
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page62" title="62"></a>at all with him, much less a beautiful
+		one. The prince hid the princess in the box
+		which the old <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em> carried on top of her head.</p>
+
+		<p>When the poor fisherman stood before the
+		king with an old <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em> standing by his side, a
+		great laugh ran through the king&#8217;s court.
+		&#8220;We knew that the fisherman would never
+		be able to bring a princess more beautiful
+		than our own lovely princess,&#8221; said the
+		courtiers one to another. &#8220;But see what he
+		has brought in her place!&#8221; Then they
+		laughed and laughed until they could hardly
+		stand.</p>
+
+		<p>The king&#8217;s soldiers stepped forward to
+		seize the fisherman to put him to death.
+		&#8220;Grant me just one moment more of life,&#8221;
+		begged the prince.</p>
+
+		<p>The king nodded his head and the prince
+		put his hand into the pocket of his fisherman&#8217;s
+		coat. He pulled out a handful of
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page63" title="63"></a>silver scales. The most beautiful silvery
+		cloud filled the room.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Just a moment more,&#8221; begged the prince.
+		Then he pulled a handful of golden scales
+		from out his pocket. The most beautiful
+		golden cloud filled the room.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Please just another little minute,&#8221; asked
+		the prince and he pulled out a handful of
+		jewelled scales from his pocket. The most
+		wonderful sparkling cloud of jewels fell
+		about them. As the cloud cleared away
+		there stood the most beautiful princess any
+		one had ever seen or dreamed of between the
+		old <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em> and the prince in the fisherman
+		clothes.</p>
+
+		<p>The soldiers drew back. The king looked
+		at the floor and so did all the courtiers.
+		&#8220;You have won your wager,&#8221; said the king
+		when he could find his voice. &#8220;Our daughter
+		is not the most beautiful princess in the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page64" title="64"></a>whole world. I see myself that her nose is
+		a tiny bit crooked.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The prince and princess and the old <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">ama</em>
+		went back to the prince&#8217;s own kingdom
+		where the wedding of the prince and princess
+		was celebrated with a great feast. From
+		the moment that the fish scales fell upon the
+		princess her enchantment was broken and
+		she never became a hare again. She and the
+		prince lived together happily in the prince&#8217;s
+		palace, and the giant never troubled them
+		again, though they were always careful to
+		keep away from the forest.</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="sister" class="story">
+		<!-- page 65 THE LITTLE SISTER OF THE GIANTS -->
+		<!-- page 66 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page67" title="67"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="five">V</abbr><br />
+			THE LITTLE SISTER OF THE GIANTS</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Once</span> upon a time there was a little
+		girl who was very beautiful. Her
+		eyes were like the eyes of the
+		gazelle; her hair hid in its soft waves the
+		deep shadows of the night; her smile was like
+		the sunrise. Each year as she grew older she
+		grew also more and more beautiful. Her
+		name was Angelita.</p>
+
+		<p>The little girl&#8217;s mother was dead, and her
+		father, the image-maker, had married a second
+		time. The step-mother was a woman
+		who was renowned in the city for her great
+		beauty. As her little step-daughter grew
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page68" title="68"></a>more and more lovely each day of her life
+		she soon became jealous of the child. Each
+		night she asked the image-maker, &#8220;Who is
+		more beautiful, your wife or your child?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The image-maker was a wise man and
+		knew all too well his wife&#8217;s jealous disposition.
+		He always responded, &#8220;You, my
+		wife, are absolutely peerless.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>One day the image-maker suddenly died,
+		and the step-mother and step-daughter were
+		left alone in the world. They both mourned
+		deeply the passing of the kind image-maker.</p>
+
+		<p>One day as they were leaning over the
+		balcony two passers-by observed them, and
+		one said to the other, &#8220;Do you notice those
+		beautiful women in the balcony? The
+		mother is beautiful, but the daughter is far
+		more beautiful.&#8221; The step-mother had always
+		been jealous of the daughter&#8217;s loveliness,
+		but now her jealousy was fanned into
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page69" title="69"></a>a burning flame. The wise image-maker
+		was no longer there to tell her that she was
+		peerless.</p>
+
+		<p>The next day the mother and daughter
+		again leaned over the balcony. Two soldiers
+		passed by and one said to the other:
+		&#8220;Do you observe those two beautiful women
+		in the balcony? The mother is beautiful,
+		but the daughter is far more beautiful.&#8221;
+		The step-mother flew into a terrible rage.
+		She now knew that it was true as she had
+		long feared. The girl was more beautiful
+		than she. Her jealousy knew no bounds.
+		She seized her step-daughter roughly and
+		shut her up in a little room in the attic.</p>
+
+		<p>The little room in the attic had just one
+		tiny window high up in the wall. The window
+		was shut, but Angelita climbed up to
+		open it in order to get a little air. The
+		next afternoon she grew weary of the confinement
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page70" title="70"></a>of the little room, so she dug a
+		foothold in the wall where she could stand
+		and look out of the window. Her step-mother
+		was leaning over the balcony all
+		alone when two <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> passed by. One
+		said to the other, &#8220;Do you observe the beautiful
+		woman in the balcony?&#8221; &#8220;Yes,&#8221; replied
+		the other. &#8220;She is a beautiful woman,
+		but the little maid who is kept a prisoner in
+		the attic is far more beautiful.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The step-mother became desperate. She
+		ordered the old negro servant to carry the
+		girl into the jungle and kill her. &#8220;Be sure
+		that you bring back the tip of Angelita&#8217;s
+		tongue, so that I may know that you have
+		obeyed my order,&#8221; she said.</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita was very happy to be taken out
+		of the little attic room, and set out for a walk
+		with the old negro with a light heart. They
+		walked through the city streets and out into
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page71" title="71"></a>the open country. Soon they had reached
+		the deep jungle. &#8220;Where are we going?&#8221;
+		the girl asked in surprise.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;We are taking a walk for our health,
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">yayazinha</em>,&#8221; replied the old negro.</p>
+
+		<p>Soon they were so far in the jungle that
+		the path was entirely overgrown. No ray
+		of light penetrated through the deep foliage.
+		Angelita became frightened. &#8220;I&#8217;ll not go
+		another step if you do not tell me where you
+		are taking me,&#8221; she said as she stamped her
+		little foot upon the ground.</p>
+
+		<p>The old negro burst into tears and told
+		Angelita all that her step-mother had commanded.
+		&#8220;I could not hurt one hair of your
+		lovely head, much less cut off the tip of your
+		little tongue, <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">yayazinha</em>,&#8221; sobbed the old
+		man.</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita stood still and thought. &#8220;Go
+		back to my step-mother,&#8221; she said to the old
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page72" title="72"></a>man. &#8220;On the way you will see plenty of
+		dogs. Cut off the tip of a little dog&#8217;s tongue
+		and carry it home to my step-mother.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>This is what the old negro did. The step-mother
+		believed him and thought that he had
+		slain her step-daughter according to her command.</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita, in the meantime, wandered on
+		and on through the jungle. The big snakes
+		glided swiftly out of her path. The
+		monkeys and the parrots chattered to keep
+		her from being lonely. She wandered on
+		and on until finally she came to an enormous
+		palace. The front door was wide open.
+		She went from room to room, but the palace
+		was entirely deserted. There was not a
+		neat, orderly room in the entire palace.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I can make these lovely rooms neat and
+		clean,&#8221; said Angelita. &#8220;They surely need
+		some one to do it!&#8221; She found a broom and
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page73" title="73"></a>went to work at once. Soon the whole
+		palace was in order once more. Everything
+		was clean and bright.</p>
+
+		<p>Just as Angelita was finishing her task
+		she heard a great noise. She looked out of
+		the door, and there were three enormous
+		giants entering the house. She had never
+		dreamed that giants could be so big. She
+		was frightened nearly to death and
+		scrambled under a chair as fast as she could.</p>
+
+		<p>When the giants came into the house they
+		were amazed to find everything in such
+		splendid order. &#8220;This is a different looking
+		place from what we left,&#8221; said the biggest
+		giant.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;What dirty, disorderly giants we have
+		been, living here all by ourselves,&#8221; said the
+		middle-sized giant. &#8220;I just realize it, now
+		that I see what our house looks like when it
+		is neat and clean.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page74" title="74"></a>&#8220;What kind fairy could have done all this
+		work while we were away?&#8221; said the littlest
+		giant, who was not little at all, but almost as
+		big as his enormous brothers.</p>
+
+		<p>The three giants fell to discussing the
+		question. They could not guess how their
+		house could have been made so clean.
+		Their voices were so very kind, in spite of being
+		so loud and heavy, that Angelita decided
+		she dare come out from under the chair and
+		let them see who had done the work for them.
+		She quickly crawled out from her hiding
+		place.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;What lovely fairy is this?&#8221; asked the
+		biggest giant, looking at her kindly. He
+		thought that she really was a fairy.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;This is the loveliest fairy I ever saw in
+		all my life,&#8221; said the middle-sized giant.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;How did such a lovely fairy ever happen
+		to find our dirty, disorderly palace?&#8221; asked
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page75" title="75"></a>the littlest giant who was not little at all.</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita told the three giants her story.
+		Her beauty and her sweet ways completely
+		entranced them.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Please live with us always here in our
+		palace in the jungle and be our little sister,&#8221;
+		said the biggest giant, and the middle-sized
+		giant and the littlest giant, speaking all at
+		once. Their three big deep voices all together
+		made a noise like thunder.</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita lived in the palace with the three
+		giants after that. Every day when they
+		went out to hunt she would take the broom
+		and make the palace neat and clean. They
+		called her &#8220;little sister&#8221; and loved her with
+		all their big giant hearts.</p>
+
+		<p>All was well until a little bird went and
+		told Angelita&#8217;s step-mother that she was
+		alive and living in the depths of the jungle
+		with the three giants. When the step-mother
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page76" title="76"></a>heard about it she was so angry that
+		she thought she could never be happy as long
+		as Angelita was living in the world. She
+		consulted a wicked witch as soon as she could
+		find her shawl.</p>
+
+		<p>The wicked witch gave the step-mother
+		some poisoned slippers. &#8220;These will cause
+		the immediate death of any person who puts
+		them on,&#8221; said the wicked witch. Then she
+		showed the step-mother just how to reach the
+		palace where Angelita lived in the depths of
+		the jungle with the three giants.</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita&#8217;s step-mother followed the directions
+		which the witch had given her and
+		easily found the giants&#8217; palace. Angelita
+		was so happy living with the giants and
+		keeping house for them that she had forgotten
+		what fear was like. She was not frightened
+		at all when she heard some one clap
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page77" title="77"></a>hands before the door one day when the
+		giants were away. She went to the door;
+		and, though she was very much surprised to
+		see her step-mother, she invited her into the
+		house. Her step-mother gave her a loving
+		embrace and kissed her upon both cheeks.
+		&#8220;Dear child, it is a long time since I have
+		seen you,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I have brought you a
+		little gift to show you that I have not forgotten
+		you. It is only a poor, mean little
+		gift, but it is the best I could bring.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita was touched at her step-mother&#8217;s
+		gift and accepted it with hearty thanks.
+		As soon as her step-mother had gone she untied
+		the red ribbon around the package and
+		opened it. Inside was a pair of leather slippers.
+		Angelita looked at the little slippers.
+		They were like the slippers which her dear
+		father, the image-maker, had once brought
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page78" title="78"></a>home to her. &#8220;How kind it was in my step-mother
+		to bring these slippers to me,&#8221; she
+		said as she put them on.</p>
+
+		<p>As soon as the slippers were on Angelita&#8217;s
+		feet, she fell dead just as the wicked witch
+		had promised the step-mother she would do.
+		Her step-mother was watching through the
+		window, and when she saw Angelita dead
+		she hurried home in joy. &#8220;Now I, alone,
+		am the peerless beauty,&#8221; she said.</p>
+
+		<p>When the three giants came home to dinner
+		they knew at once that there was something
+		wrong. There were dirty tracks on
+		the floor and dirty finger prints upon the
+		door. &#8220;Who made these dirty marks?&#8221; said
+		the biggest giant.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;What has happened to our dear little
+		sister that she has not cleaned them away?&#8221;
+		asked the middle-sized giant.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I am afraid there is something wrong
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page79" title="79"></a>with little sister,&#8221; said the littlest giant who
+		was not little at all.</p>
+
+		<p>They clapped their big hands before the
+		door, but no smiling little sister ran to meet
+		them. They entered the big hall of the
+		palace with a bound. There in the middle
+		of the floor lay Angelita, just as she had
+		fallen when she put on the poisoned slippers
+		which her step-mother had given her.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;What evil, has befallen our dear little
+		sister?&#8221; said the biggest giant.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Who could have slain our little sister
+		whom we loved so much?&#8221; said the middle-sized
+		giant.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Who will keep house for us now that our
+		dear little sister is dead?&#8221; asked the littlest
+		giant.</p>
+
+		<p>Then the biggest giant and the middle-sized
+		giant and the littlest giant all began
+		to sob so loud that it shook the earth. &#8220;Our
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page80" title="80"></a>dear little sister is dead! What shall we
+		do! What shall we do!&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The giants could not go into the city to
+		give their little sister Christian burial, but
+		they built a beautiful casket out of silver and
+		carried it to the path which led to the city.
+		Then they hid themselves to watch and
+		make sure that some one found it to carry
+		to the burying place.</p>
+
+		<p>Soon a handsome prince passed by on
+		horseback. He noticed the silver casket at
+		once and opened it. The girl whose still
+		form lay inside was the most beautiful maid
+		he had ever gazed upon. &#8220;This dead maid
+		is my own true love,&#8221; he said and he carried
+		the silver casket home to his own palace.</p>
+
+		<p>He commanded that no one should enter
+		the room where he placed the silver casket,
+		and this aroused the curiosity of his little
+		sister at once. At the very first opportunity
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page81" title="81"></a>she slipped into the room. She opened the
+		casket and was surprised to see the beautiful
+		quiet maid. &#8220;You are very lovely,&#8221; she
+		said to the still form, &#8220;all except your slippers.
+		I think they are very ugly.&#8221; With
+		these words she pulled off the leather slippers.</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita gave a deep sigh, opened her
+		beautiful eyes, and asked for a drink of
+		water.</p>
+
+		<p>The little sister called the prince at once.
+		When he saw Angelita was really alive he
+		could hardly believe the good fortune. He
+		asked that the wedding night be celebrated
+		immediately.</p>
+
+		<p>Angelita begged that she might go back
+		into the deep jungle and invite the three
+		giants to the wedding. The biggest giant,
+		the middle-sized giant, and the littlest giant
+		who was not little at all, came to the wedding
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page82" title="82"></a>feast. After that they visited their little
+		sister often at her new home; and, when
+		she had children of her own, it was the funniest
+		sight one ever saw to see the biggest
+		giant hold the tiny babes upon his knee.</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="forest" class="story">
+		<!-- page 83 THE FOREST LAD AND THE WICKED GIANT -->
+		<!-- page 84 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page85" title="85"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="six">VI</abbr><br />
+			THE FOREST LAD AND THE WICKED GIANT</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Once</span> upon a time there was a man
+		who took his wife and tiny baby
+		son into the deep forest to make
+		their home. With his own hands he built
+		the house out of mud, and he made for it a
+		thatched roof from the grass of the forest.
+		For food they depended upon the fruits of
+		the forest and the beasts which they killed in
+		the hunt. They lived like hermits, seeing
+		no one.</p>
+
+		<p>As the baby son grew into a large strong
+		boy he learned from his father all the secrets
+		of the forest. He grew wise as well as
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page86" title="86"></a>strong. From his mother he heard stories of
+		their former life in the great city which had
+		been their home before they went to live in
+		the forest. These were the tales he loved
+		to hear best of all. Very often when his
+		father went out into the forest to hunt the
+		boy would beg to remain at home with his
+		mother. While his father was away she
+		would sit on the ground before their hut and
+		unfold to the boy all her memories of their
+		old life.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Father,&#8221; said the lad one day after his
+		father had returned from his hunting trip,
+		&#8220;I am tired of living here in the forest all
+		by ourselves. Let us return to the city to
+		live.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Your mother has been telling tales to
+		you,&#8221; replied his father. &#8220;I will see to it
+		that she never mentions the city to you
+		again. We left the city to save our lives.
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page87" title="87"></a>Let me never hear from you another word
+		about returning to the city.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>After that the lad was made to accompany
+		his father when he went out hunting. There
+		was no more opportunity to hear the tales
+		he loved from his mother&#8217;s lips. Nevertheless
+		he hid away in his mind all that his
+		mother had told him of their old life; and
+		at night, when the fierce storms in the forest
+		or the sound of the wild beasts would not
+		let him sleep, he often lay awake upon his
+		mat on the floor of the hut, pondering over
+		the stories she had told.</p>
+
+		<p>At last the father grew sick of a fever and
+		died. Now that the lad and his mother were
+		left alone in the forest the lad said, &#8220;Come,
+		let us return to our home in the city. Let
+		us not stay here alone in the forest any
+		longer. I must live in my own life the tales
+		you have told me of the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festas</em> and the dancing,
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page88" title="88"></a>the great tournaments, and the songs
+		at night under the balconies of the fair
+		maidens.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The lad&#8217;s request was so urgent that his
+		mother could not have refused him, even if
+		she, in her own heart, was not longing for
+		a return to the life of the city. Accordingly,
+		they took all their possessions, which consisted
+		only of a horse and a sword, and set out
+		for the city.</p>
+
+		<p>The lad and his mother reached the city at
+		nightfall. They went from one street to
+		another, but saw no living being. They
+		knocked and clapped their hands before all
+		the doors of the city, but no one responded.
+		At last they reached the street where their
+		old home had been. The lad was delighted
+		to see what a big handsome house it was.
+		&#8220;No wonder my mother longed to return to a
+		home like this,&#8221; he thought. &#8220;How could
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page89" title="89"></a>she ever have endured the rude hut in the
+		depths of the forest?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The doors of the beautiful house stood
+		wide open. The lad and his mother entered,
+		and passed from one room to another.
+		His mother saw one room after another with
+		everything unchanged. She recognized one
+		object after another just as she had left it.
+		There was one room in the house which was
+		securely barred on the inside, however.</p>
+
+		<p>The lad and his mother spent the night in
+		their old home. In the morning they again
+		walked about the deserted streets of the city.
+		They saw no one and heard no living sound.
+		It was like a city of the dead. They grew
+		hungry at length; and the lad went outside
+		the city to seek for food in the forest, according
+		to the custom which he had known all his
+		life.</p>
+
+		<p>The mother returned to her old home to
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page90" title="90"></a>await the coming of her son. As soon as she
+		went upstairs she saw that the barred door
+		was wide open. There in the hall stood
+		the most enormous giant she had ever seen.
+		The great halls of the house were high, but
+		the giant could not stand up in them without
+		stooping.</p>
+
+		<div id="giant" class="image">
+			<a href="images/giant.jpg"><img src="images/giant.thumb.jpg" width="313" height="445" alt="A woman confronts a giant who reaches the ceiling. She is about his knee height." title="There in the hall stood the most enormous giant she had ever seen" /></a>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Who are you and what are you doing in
+		my house?&#8221; roared the giant in such a terrible
+		voice that the house trembled.</p>
+
+		<p>The woman who had lived so many years
+		in the forest was not easily frightened.
+		&#8220;Who are you and what are you doing in my
+		house?&#8221; she shouted at the giant in the loudest
+		tones she could muster.</p>
+
+		<p>One might have expected that the giant
+		would have killed her instantly, but on the
+		contrary her bold answer pleased him exceedingly.
+		He laughed so hard that he had to
+		lean against the wall to keep from falling.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page91" title="91"></a>&#8220;So you think that this is your house, do
+		you?&#8221; said the giant as soon as he could regain
+		his voice. &#8220;Well, I&#8217;ll tell you what
+		we can do. I like you, and we can share this
+		house if you will consent to be my wife.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I am not alone,&#8221; said the lad&#8217;s mother as
+		soon as she could recover from her surprise
+		sufficiently to find words. &#8220;My son is with
+		me and I am expecting him any moment to
+		return from the forest whither he has gone
+		to procure food for us.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I can dispose of your son very quickly,
+		just as I have destroyed all the inhabitants
+		of this city,&#8221; said the giant with a frown.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;You cannot dispose of my son so easily
+		as you may think,&#8221; replied his mother.
+		&#8220;He has grown in the deep forest and is very
+		strong, far stronger than the city dwellers.
+		Besides his great strength, he is surrounded
+		by the magic circle of his mother&#8217;s love.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page92" title="92"></a>&#8220;I do not know what the magic circle of
+		a mother&#8217;s love is like,&#8221; said the giant. &#8220;I
+		don&#8217;t remember having seen one anywhere.
+		Nevertheless I like you, and because I like
+		you I will endeavour to dispose of your son
+		as painlessly as possible. I believe you say
+		you are expecting him any moment. Just
+		lie down here and pretend that you are sick.
+		When the boy comes in tell him that you
+		have a terrible pain in your eyes. As you
+		have lived long in the forest you will know
+		that the best remedy for a pain in your eyes
+		is the oil of the deadly <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra</em> of the jungle.
+		Send the lad out into the jungle to obtain
+		this oil for you, and I promise you he will
+		never return alive. I&#8217;ll go back into my
+		room and bar the door so the boy will never
+		see me, but I shall listen through the wall to
+		know whether you carry out my command.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>At that very moment they heard the lad&#8217;s
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page93" title="93"></a>footsteps and his gay voice at the door.
+		The giant went inside his room and barred
+		the door. The lad&#8217;s mother lay down with a
+		cloth over her eyes, moaning in loud tones.
+		&#8220;The giant little knows the strength and
+		skill of the lad whose mother I am,&#8221; she said
+		to herself as she smiled amidst her moans and
+		groans.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;O dear little mother, what evil has befallen
+		you during my absence?&#8221; asked the
+		boy as he entered the room.</p>
+
+		<p>His mother complained of the pain in her
+		eyes just as the giant had instructed. &#8220;The
+		only thing which will cure me of this terrible
+		affliction is the oil of the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra</em>,&#8221; she said.</p>
+
+		<p>The boy well knew the dangers which attended
+		securing the oil from the deadly
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra</em> of the jungle, but never in his life had
+		he disregarded a request from his mother.
+		He at once set out for the jungle; and, in
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page94" title="94"></a>spite of the perils of the deed, he succeeded
+		in obtaining the oil which his mother had requested.</p>
+
+		<p>On the way back to the city, the boy met a
+		little old woman carrying a pole over her
+		shoulder from which there hung, head downward,
+		several live fowls which she was taking
+		to market. It was really the Holy
+		Mother herself who had come to aid the lad
+		in answer to his mother&#8217;s prayer.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Where are you going, my lad?&#8221; asked the
+		old woman. The boy told his story and
+		showed the precious oil which he had obtained
+		from the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra</em>. &#8220;The day is coming,
+		the day is coming, my lad, when you
+		will, in truth, need the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra&#8217;s</em> oil,&#8221; said the
+		little old woman. &#8220;But that day is not today.
+		Today hen&#8217;s oil will serve your purpose
+		just as well. You may kill one of my
+		hens and use the hen&#8217;s oil, but leave the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page95" title="95"></a><em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra&#8217;s</em> oil with me so that I may keep it
+		safely for you until the day when you will
+		require it.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The boy heeded the advice of the little
+		old woman and killed one of her hens. He
+		left the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra&#8217;s</em> oil with her and took the hen&#8217;s
+		oil in its place to his mother. Because his
+		mother had nothing at all the matter with
+		her eyes, the hen&#8217;s oil cured them just as well
+		as the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra&#8217;s</em> oil. There was no one who
+		knew the difference, except the boy and the
+		little old woman.</p>
+
+		<p>When the boy had gone out the giant came
+		in from his own room and said, &#8220;In truth
+		your son is a brave lad. I did not dream
+		that he would have the courage to go in
+		search of the oil of the deadly <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra</em>, much
+		less succeed in his quest.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;You do not know the great love we bear
+		each other,&#8221; said the lad&#8217;s mother.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page96" title="96"></a>&#8220;I am going to demand a new proof of
+		your son&#8217;s strength and skill,&#8221; said the giant.
+		&#8220;Tomorrow you must complain of the pain
+		in your back and send the boy in search of
+		the oil of the porcupine to cure it. This is
+		my command.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The next day the woman had to complain
+		of a pain in her back just as the giant had
+		commanded. There was nothing else which
+		she could do. The boy at once went in
+		search of a porcupine, and succeeded in slaying
+		one and getting the oil.</p>
+
+		<p>On his way back to the city the lad again
+		met the little old woman who was really
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">Nossa Senhora</em>. &#8220;Leave the oil of the porcupine
+		with me, my son,&#8221; said she when she
+		had heard his story. &#8220;I will keep it for you
+		until the morrow when you will have great
+		need of it. Today hen&#8217;s oil will serve your
+		purpose just as well.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page97" title="97"></a>Because the boy&#8217;s mother had nothing at
+		all the matter with her back she was cured
+		with the hen&#8217;s oil which the boy brought,
+		just as easily as if it had been the porcupine&#8217;s
+		oil. The giant came out of his room and
+		said, &#8220;In truth, lad, you are a boy of great
+		skill and strength.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The boy had not seen the giant before and
+		he was very much surprised. Before he
+		even had time to recover from his amazement
+		the giant had seized him and bound
+		him securely with a great rope. &#8220;If you are
+		really a strong boy you will break this rope,&#8221;
+		said the giant. &#8220;If you are not strong
+		enough to break it I shall cut you into five
+		pieces with my sword.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The boy struggled with all his might to
+		break the great rope. It was no use. He
+		was not strong enough. The giant stood by
+		laughing.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page98" title="98"></a>When the lad&#8217;s mother saw that he could
+		not break the rope she fell upon her knees
+		before the giant and cried, &#8220;Do what you
+		will to me, but spare my son!&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The cruel giant laughed at her request.
+		When she saw that she could not keep him
+		from slaying the boy, she said, &#8220;If you will
+		not grant my large request I beg that you
+		will listen to just a tiny, tiny, little one.
+		When you cut my son into five pieces do it
+		with his father&#8217;s sword which he has brought
+		with him from the little hut in the forest
+		where we used to live. Then bind his body
+		upon the back of his father&#8217;s horse which he
+		brought with him out of the forest and turn
+		the horse loose, so it may travel, perchance,
+		back to the forest from which I brought my
+		lad to meet this terrible death.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The giant did as she requested, and the
+		horse bore the slain boy&#8217;s body along the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page99" title="99"></a>road to the forest. Outside the city they
+		met the little old woman who was really
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">Nossa Senhora</em>. She took the parts of the
+		lad&#8217;s body and anointed them with the porcupine&#8217;s
+		oil. Then she held them tight
+		together. They stayed securely joined.
+		&#8220;Are you lacking anything,&#8221; she asked the
+		boy.</p>
+
+		<p>The boy felt of his legs, his arms, his ears,
+		his nose, his hair. &#8220;I am all here except my
+		eyesight,&#8221; he said. The little old woman
+		anointed his eyes with the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cobra&#8217;s</em> oil. His
+		sight was immediately restored. Then he
+		knew that the little old woman was indeed
+		the Holy Mother. She vanished as he knelt
+		to receive her blessing.</p>
+
+		<p>The boy in his new strength quickly
+		hastened back to the city. It was night and
+		the giant was asleep. He seized his father&#8217;s
+		sword and plunged it into the giant&#8217;s body.
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page100" title="100"></a>The giant turned over without awakening.
+		&#8220;The mosquitoes are biting me,&#8221; he muttered
+		in his sleep.</p>
+
+		<p>The boy saw the giant&#8217;s own enormous
+		sword lying on the floor. It was so heavy
+		he could barely lift it, but mustering all his
+		strength he drove it into the giant&#8217;s body.
+		The giant died immediately.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;The magic circle of a mother&#8217;s love, with
+		the Holy Mother&#8217;s help, will guard a lad
+		against all perils,&#8221; said the boy&#8217;s mother
+		when she heard her son&#8217;s story and saw the
+		giant lying dead.</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="giantess" class="story">
+		<!-- page 101 HOW THE GIANTESS GUIMARA BECAME SMALL -->
+		<!-- page 102 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page103" title="103"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="seven">VII</abbr><br />
+			HOW THE GIANTESS GUIMARA BECAME SMALL</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Once</span> upon a time a prince called
+		D. Joa&otilde; went hunting with a
+		number of companions. In the
+		deep forest he became separated from his
+		comrades and soon found out that he was
+		lost. He wandered about for a long time,
+		and at last he spied 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 the land of
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page104" title="104"></a>the giants. The ruler of the country was
+		an enormous giant whose head reached almost
+		to the clouds. The giant&#8217;s wife was
+		nearly as enormous as he was, and their only
+		child was as tall as her mother. Her name
+		was Guimara.</p>
+
+		<p>When the giant saw D. Joa&otilde; he called
+		out, &#8220;O, little man, what are you doing
+		down there?&#8221; D. Joa&otilde; narrated his adventures
+		to the giant, and the giant said, &#8220;Your
+		story of your wanderings interests me. It
+		is not often that little men like you pass this
+		way. If you like you may live in my palace
+		and be my servant.&#8221; D. Joa&otilde; accepted the
+		giant&#8217;s offer and stayed at the palace.</p>
+
+		<div id="guimara" class="image">
+			<a href="images/guimara.jpg"><img src="images/guimara.thumb.jpg" width="316" height="446" alt="A seated young woman regards a young man who is less than half her size." title="The giant's daughter, Guimara was very much pleased with D. Jo&atilde;o" /></a>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>The giant&#8217;s daughter Guimara was very
+		much pleased with D. Joa&otilde;. He was the
+		first little man she had ever seen. She fell
+		deeply in love with him. Her father, however,
+		was very much disgusted at her lack of
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page105" title="105"></a>good taste. He preferred to have a giant
+		for a son-in-law. Accordingly he thought
+		of a plot to get D. Joa&otilde; into trouble.</p>
+
+		<p>The next day he sent for D. Joa&otilde; to appear
+		before him. &#8220;O little man,&#8221; he said
+		to him, &#8220;they tell me that you are very proud
+		of yourself and that you are boasting among
+		my servants that you are able to tear down
+		my palace in a single night and set it up
+		again as quickly as you tore it down.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I never have made any such boast, your
+		majesty,&#8221; replied D. Joa&otilde;.</p>
+
+		<p>He went to Guimara and told her about
+		it. &#8220;I am an enchantress,&#8221; said Guimara.
+		&#8220;Leave it to me and we will surprise my
+		father.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The very next night Guimara and D.
+		Joa&otilde; tore down the giant&#8217;s palace and set it
+		up again exactly as it was before. The
+		giant was greatly surprised. He suspected
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page106" title="106"></a>that his daughter had meddled with the affair.</p>
+
+		<p>The next day he sent for D. Joa&otilde; and said
+		to him, &#8220;O little man, they tell me that
+		you say that in a single night you are able
+		to change the Isle of Wild Beasts into a
+		beautiful garden full of all sorts of flowers
+		and with a silvery fountain in the centre.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I never said any such thing, your majesty,&#8221;
+		replied D. Joa&otilde;.</p>
+
+		<p>He told Guimara about it and she said
+		that it would be great fun to escape from her
+		room that night and make over the Isle of
+		the Wild Beasts into a lovely garden.</p>
+
+		<p>Accordingly Guimara worked hard all
+		night long helping D. Joa&otilde; to make the Isle
+		of the Wild Beasts over into a garden full of
+		all sorts of beautiful flowers and with a
+		silvery fountain in the centre. The king
+		was greatly surprised to see the garden in the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page107" title="107"></a>morning and he was very angry at Guimara
+		and D. Joa&otilde;.</p>
+
+		<p>Guimara was so frightened at her father&#8217;s
+		terrible wrath that she decided to run away
+		with D. Joa&otilde;. She counselled him to procure
+		the best horse from her father&#8217;s stable
+		for them to ride.</p>
+
+		<p>At midnight Guimara crept out of her
+		room and ran to the place where D. Joa&otilde;
+		was waiting for her with the horse, which
+		travelled one hundred leagues at each step.
+		They mounted the horse and rode away.</p>
+
+		<p>Early the next morning the princess Guimara
+		was missed from the royal palace.
+		Soon it was discovered that D. Joa&otilde; was
+		gone too, and also the best horse from the
+		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 as fast as he
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page108" title="108"></a>could. The giant followed his wife&#8217;s advice,
+		and soon he had nearly caught up with
+		the fugitives, for they had grown tired and
+		had stopped to rest.</p>
+
+		<p>Guimara spied her father coming and
+		turned herself into a little river. She
+		turned D. Joa&otilde; into an old negro, the horse
+		into a tree, the saddle into a bed of onions,
+		and the musket they carried into a butterfly.</p>
+
+		<p>When the giant came to the river he called
+		out to the old negro who was taking a bath,
+		&#8220;O, my old negro, have you seen anything of
+		a little man accompanied by a handsome
+		young woman?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The old negro did not say a single word to
+		him, but dived into the water. When he
+		came out he called the giant&#8217;s attention to
+		the bed of onions. &#8220;I planted these onions,&#8221;
+		he said. &#8220;Aren&#8217;t they a good crop?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The bed of onions smelled so strong that
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page109" title="109"></a>the giant did not like to stay near them.
+		The butterfly flew at the giant&#8217;s eyes and
+		almost into them. He was disgusted and
+		went home to talk it over with his wife.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;How silly you were,&#8221; said the giant&#8217;s
+		wife. &#8220;Don&#8217;t you see that Guimara had
+		changed herself into a river and had changed
+		D. Joa&otilde; into an old negro, the horse into a
+		tree, the saddle into a bed of onions, and the
+		musket into a butterfly? Hurry after them
+		at once.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The giant again went in pursuit, promising
+		his wife that next time he would not let
+		Guimara play any tricks on him. The next
+		time that Guimara saw her father coming
+		she thought of a new plan. She changed
+		herself into a church. She turned D. Joa&otilde;
+		into a <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">padre</em>, the horse into a bell, the saddle
+		into an altar and the musket into a mass-book.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page110" title="110"></a>When the giant approached the church
+		he was completely deceived. &#8220;O, holy
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">padre</em>,&#8221; he said to the priest, &#8220;have you seen
+		anything of a little man, accompanied by a
+		handsome young woman, passing this way?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">padre</em> went on with his mass and said:</p>
+
+		<div class="poem">
+			<p>&#8220;I am a hermit <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">padre</em></p>
+			<p>Devoted to the Immaculate;</p>
+			<p>I do not hear what you say.</p>
+			<p><em xml:lang="la" lang="la">Dominus vobiscum.</em>&#8221;</p>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>The giant could get no other response
+		from him. At last he gave up in despair and
+		went home to talk things over with his wife.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Of all stupid fools you are the most
+		stupid of all,&#8221; said his wife when she had
+		heard the tale. &#8220;Don&#8217;t you see that Guimara
+		has changed herself into a church, D.
+		Joa&otilde; into a priest, the horse into a bell, the
+		saddle into the altar, and the musket into the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page111" title="111"></a>mass-book? Hurry after them again as fast
+		as you can. I am going with you, myself,
+		this time, to see that Guimara does not play
+		any more tricks on you.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>This time the fugitives had travelled far
+		when Guimara&#8217;s parents overtook them.
+		They had almost reached D. Joa&otilde;&#8217;s own
+		kingdom. Guimara threw a handful of dust
+		into her parents&#8217; eyes, and it became so dark
+		that they could not see. Guimara and D.
+		Joa&otilde; escaped safely into his own kingdom.</p>
+
+		<p>When they had started out on the journey,
+		Guimara had said, &#8220;O, D. Joa&otilde;, whatever
+		happens, don&#8217;t forget me for one single minute.
+		Think of me all the time.&#8221; He had
+		promised and he had remembered her every
+		instant on the journey. However, 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
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page112" title="112"></a>been so happy in all his life. After one has
+		been living in Giantland it is very pleasant
+		to get home where things are a few sizes
+		smaller and a bit more convenient. Then,
+		too, it was very pleasant for him to see
+		all his friends again. He was so happy at
+		being home that, just for one little minute,
+		he forgot all about Guimara.</p>
+
+		<p>When D. Joa&otilde; remembered Guimara he
+		turned around to look at her. When he saw
+		her he could hardly believe his eyes. Instead
+		of being a tall, tall giantess with her
+		head up in the clouds, she reached just to D.
+		Joa&otilde;&#8217;s own shoulder. D. Joa&otilde; was so surprised
+		that he had to sit down in a chair and
+		be fanned. He couldn&#8217;t say a single word
+		for eighteen minutes and a half&#8212;his breath
+		had been so completely taken away.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;It is a good thing that you happened to
+		think of me just as soon as you did,&#8221; remarked
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page113" title="113"></a>Guimara. &#8220;I was getting smaller
+		and smaller. If you had neglected to think
+		of me for another minute I should have
+		faded away entirely and you would have
+		never known what had become of me.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>When Guimara became small she lost her
+		power as an enchantress entirely. Her
+		lovely eyes were always a trifle sad because
+		D. Joa&otilde; had forgotten her that one little
+		minute. She never went back to Giantland
+		but reigned as queen of D. Joa&otilde;&#8217;s kingdom
+		for many years.</p>
+
+		<!-- page 114 [Blank Page] -->
+
+	</div>
+	<div id="son" class="story">
+		<!-- page 115 THE ADVENTURES OF A FISHERMAN'S SON -->
+		<!-- page 116 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page117" title="117"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="eight">VIII</abbr><br />
+ 			THE ADVENTURES OF A FISHERMAN&#8217;S SON</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Long</span> ago there was a man and
+		woman who lived in a little mud
+		hut under the palm trees on the
+		river bank. They had so many children
+		they did not know what to do. The little
+		hut was altogether too crowded. The man
+		had to work early and late to find food
+		enough to feed so many. One day the
+		seventh son said to his father, &#8220;O, father, I
+		found a little puppy yesterday when I was
+		playing on the bank of the river. Please let
+		me bring it home to keep. I have always
+		wanted one.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page118" title="118"></a>The father consented sadly. He did not
+		know how to find food for the children, and
+		an extra puppy to feed seemed an added
+		burden. He went to the river bank to fish
+		that day with a heavy heart. He cast his
+		net in vain. He did not catch a single fish.
+		He cast his net from the other side with no
+		better luck. He did not catch even one little
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">piabinha</em>.</p>
+
+		<p>Suddenly he heard a voice which seemed
+		to come from the river bed itself, it was so
+		deep. This is what it said: &#8220;If you will
+		give me whatever new you find in your house
+		when you go home I will give you fisherman&#8217;s
+		luck. You will catch all the fish you wish.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The man remembered the request which
+		his seventh son had made that morning.
+		&#8220;The new thing I&#8217;ll find in my house when I
+		get home will be that puppy,&#8221; said the man
+		to himself. &#8220;This will be a splendid way to
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page119" title="119"></a>get rid of the puppy which I did not want to
+		keep anyway.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>Accordingly the man consented to the request
+		which came from the strange voice in
+		the depths of the river. &#8220;You must seal
+		this covenant with your blood,&#8221; said the
+		voice.</p>
+
+		<p>The man cut his finger a tiny bit with
+		his sharp knife and squeezed a few drops
+		of blood from the wound into the river. &#8220;If
+		you break this vow the curse of the river
+		giant will be upon you and your children
+		for ever and ever,&#8221; said the deep voice
+		solemnly.</p>
+
+		<p>The fisherman cast his net where the river
+		giant commanded, and immediately it was
+		so full of fish that the man could hardly draw
+		it out of the water. Three times he drew out
+		his net, so full that it was in danger of breaking.
+		&#8220;Truly this was a fortunate bit of
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page120" title="120"></a>business,&#8221; said the man. &#8220;Here I have fish
+		enough to feed my family and all I can sell
+		in addition.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>As the fisherman approached his house
+		with his enormous catch of fish one of the
+		children came running to meet him. &#8220;O
+		father, guess what we have at our house
+		which we did not have when you went
+		away,&#8221; said the child.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;A new puppy,&#8221; replied her father.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;O no, father,&#8221; replied the child. &#8220;You
+		have not guessed right at all. It is a new
+		baby brother.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The poor fisherman burst into tears.
+		&#8220;What shall I do! What shall I do!&#8221; he
+		sobbed. &#8220;I dare not break my vow to the
+		river giant.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The fisherman&#8217;s wife was heartbroken
+		when she heard about the business which her
+		husband had transacted with the river giant.
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page121" title="121"></a>However she could think of no way to
+		escape from keeping the contract which he
+		had made. She kissed the tiny babe good-bye
+		and gave it her blessing. Then the
+		fisherman took it down to the river bank and
+		threw it into the river at the exact spot from
+		which the deep voice had come.</p>
+
+		<p>There in the depths of the river the river
+		giant was waiting to receive the new born
+		babe. He took the little one into his palace
+		of gold and silver and mother-of-pearl with
+		ornaments of diamonds, and there the baby
+		received excellent care.</p>
+
+		<p>Time passed and the little boy grew into a
+		big boy. At last he was fifteen years old
+		and a handsome lad indeed, tall and straight,
+		with eyes which were dark and deep like the
+		river itself, and hair as dark as the shades
+		in the depths of the river. All his life he
+		had been surrounded with every luxury, but
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page122" title="122"></a>he had never seen a single person. He had
+		never seen even the river giant. All he
+		knew of him was his deep voice which gave
+		orders in the palace.</p>
+
+		<p>One day the voice of the river giant said,
+		&#8220;I have to go away on a long journey. I
+		will leave with you all the keys to all the
+		doors in the palace, but do not meddle with
+		anything. If you do you must forfeit your
+		life.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>Many days passed and the lad did not
+		hear the voice of the river giant. He missed
+		its sound in the palace. It was very still
+		and very lonely. At last at the end of fifteen
+		days he took one of the keys which the
+		river giant had left and opened the door
+		which it fitted. The door led into a room
+		in the palace where the boy had never been.
+		Inside the room was a huge lion. The lion
+		was fat and well nourished, but there was
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page123" title="123"></a>nothing for it to eat except hay. The boy
+		did not meddle with anything and shut the
+		door.</p>
+
+		<p>Another fifteen days passed by, and again
+		the lad took one of the keys. He opened
+		another door in the palace which he had
+		never entered. Inside the room he found
+		three horses, one black, one white, and one
+		chestnut. There was nothing in the room
+		for the horses to eat except meat, but in spite
+		of it they were fat and well nourished. The
+		boy did not touch anything and when he
+		went out he shut the door.</p>
+
+		<p>At the end of another fifteen days all
+		alone without even the voice of the river
+		giant for company, the lad tried another key
+		in another door. This room opened into a
+		room full of armour. There were daggers
+		and knives and swords and muskets and all
+		sorts of armour which the boy had never seen
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page124" title="124"></a>and did not know anything about. He was
+		very much interested in what he saw, but he
+		did not meddle with anything.</p>
+
+		<p>The next day he opened the room again
+		where the horses were kept. This time one
+		of the horses,&#8212;the black one,&#8212;spoke to him
+		and said, &#8220;We like hay to eat very much better
+		than this meat which was left to us by
+		mistake. The lion must have our hay.
+		Please give this meat to the lion and bring us
+		back our hay. If you will do this as I ask
+		I&#8217;ll serve you for ever and ever.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The boy took the meat to the lion. The
+		lion was very much pleased to exchange the
+		hay for it. The lad then took the hay to the
+		horses. All at once he remembered how he
+		had been told not to meddle with anything.
+		This had been meddling. The boy burst
+		into tears. &#8220;I shall lose my life as the punishment
+		for this deed,&#8221; he sobbed.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page125" title="125"></a>The horses listened in amazement. &#8220;I
+		got you into this trouble,&#8221; said the black
+		horse. &#8220;Now I&#8217;ll get you out. Just trust
+		me to find a way out.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The black horse advised the boy to take
+		some extra clothes and a sword and musket
+		and mount upon his back. &#8220;I have lived
+		here in the depths of the river so long that
+		my speed is greater than that of the river
+		itself,&#8221; said the horse. &#8220;If there was any
+		doubt of it before, now that I have had some
+		hay once more I am sure I can run faster than
+		any river in the world.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>It was true. When the river giant came
+		back home and found that the boy had meddled
+		he ran as fast as he could in pursuit of
+		the lad. The black horse safely and surely
+		carried the lad beyond his reach.</p>
+
+		<p>The black horse and his rider travelled on
+		and on until finally they came to a kingdom
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page126" title="126"></a>which was ruled over by a king who had
+		three beautiful daughters. The lad at once
+		applied for a position in the service of this
+		king. &#8220;I do not know what you can do,&#8221;
+		said the king. &#8220;You have such soft white
+		hands. Perhaps you may serve to carry
+		bouquets of flowers from my garden every
+		morning to my three daughters.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The lad had eyes which were dark and
+		deep like the depths of the river, and when
+		he carried bouquets of flowers from the garden
+		to the king&#8217;s daughters the youngest
+		princess fell in love with him at once. Her
+		two sisters laughed at her. &#8220;I don&#8217;t care
+		what you say,&#8221; said the youngest princess.
+		&#8220;He is far handsomer than any of the princes
+		who have ever sung of love beneath our
+		balcony.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>That very night two princes from neighbouring
+		kingdoms came to sing in the palace
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page127" title="127"></a>garden beneath the balcony of the three
+		princesses. The two oldest daughters of the
+		king were proud and haughty, but the youngest
+		princess had love in her heart and love in
+		her eyes. For this reason she was one whom
+		all the princes admired most.</p>
+
+		<p>The lad from the river listened to their
+		songs. &#8220;I wish I looked like these two
+		princes and knew songs like theirs,&#8221; said he.
+		Just then he caught sight of his own reflection
+		in the fountain in the garden. He saw
+		that he looked quite as well as they. &#8220;I too
+		will sing a song before the balcony of the
+		princesses,&#8221; he decided.</p>
+
+		<p>He did not know that he could sing, but
+		in truth his voice had in it all the music of
+		the rushing of the river. When he sang
+		even the two rival musicians stopped to listen
+		to his song. The two older princesses
+		did not know who was singing, but the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page128" title="128"></a>youngest princess recognized him at once.</p>
+
+		<p>The next day a great tournament took
+		place. The lad from the river had never
+		seen a tournament, but after he had watched
+		it for a moment he decided to enter. He
+		went to get the black horse which had carried
+		him out of the depths of the river and the
+		arms he had brought with him from the
+		palace of the river giant. With such a horse
+		and such arms he carried off all the honours
+		of the tournament. Every one at the tournament
+		wondered who the strange <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiro</em>
+		could be. No one recognized him except the
+		youngest princess. She knew who it was the
+		moment she saw him and gave him her ribbon
+		to wear.</p>
+
+		<p>The next day all the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> who had
+		taken part in the tournament set out to slay
+		the wild beast which often came out of the
+		jungle to attack the city. It was the lad
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page129" title="129"></a>from the river who killed the beast, as all the
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> knew. When they returned to
+		the palace with the news that the beast had
+		been slain, the king said, &#8220;Tomorrow night
+		we will hold the greatest <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festa</em> which this
+		palace has ever witnessed. Tomorrow let
+		all the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> who are here assembled
+		go forth to hunt for birds to grace our table.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The next day the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> went out to
+		hunt the birds, and it was the lad from the
+		river who succeeded in slaying the birds.
+		None of the other <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> were at all successful.
+		The two neighbouring princes who
+		were suitors for the hand of the youngest
+		princess made a contract. &#8220;We cannot let
+		this stranger carry off all the honours,&#8221; said
+		one to the other. &#8220;You say that you killed
+		the beast, and I will say that it was I who
+		killed the birds.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>That night at the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festa</em> one prince stood
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page130" title="130"></a>up before the king and told his story of slaying
+		the beast, and the other prince stood up
+		and told how he had killed the birds. The
+		other <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> knew that it was false, but
+		when they looked around for the <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiro</em>
+		who had done the valiant deeds they could
+		not find him. The lad from the river had
+		on his old clothes which he wore as a servant
+		in the garden and stood at the lower part of
+		the banquet hall among the servants.</p>
+
+		<p>When the king had heard the stories of the
+		two princes he was greatly pleased with what
+		they had done. &#8220;The one who killed the
+		beast shall have a princess for a bride,&#8221; said
+		he, &#8220;and the one who killed the birds he too
+		shall have a princess for his bride.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The youngest princess saw the lad from
+		the river standing among the servants and
+		smiled into his eyes. The lad came and
+		threw himself before the king. &#8220;O my
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page131" title="131"></a>king,&#8221; said he, &#8220;these stories to which you
+		have listened are false, as all these assembled
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> will prove. It is I who killed
+		the beast and all the birds. I claim a princess
+		as my bride.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>All the assembled <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> recognized
+		the lad in spite of his changed appearance
+		in his gardening clothes. &#8220;<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">Viva!</em>&#8221; they
+		shouted. &#8220;He speaks the truth. He is the
+		valiant one of us who killed the beast and the
+		birds. To him belongs the reward.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The youngest princess had a heart filled
+		with joy. The wedding feast was celebrated
+		the very next day. The river giant
+		found out about it and sent a necklace of
+		pearls and diamonds as a wedding gift to the
+		bride of the lad whom he had brought up in
+		his palace. The fisherman and his wife,
+		however, never knew the great good fortune
+		which had come to their son.</p>
+
+		<!-- page 132 [Blank Page] -->
+
+	</div>
+	<div id="slayer" class="story">
+		<!-- page 133 THE BEAST SLAYER -->
+		<!-- page 134 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page135" title="135"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="nine">IX</abbr><br />
+			THE BEAST SLAYER</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Once</span> upon a time there was a man
+		and his wife who were very poor.
+		The man earned his living making
+		wooden bowls and platters to sell and
+		worked early and late, but wooden 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 daughters. They
+		were all exceedingly beautiful, and the man
+		and his wife often lamented the fact that
+		they did not have money enough to educate
+		them and clothe them fittingly.</p>
+
+		<p>One day there came to the door of the poor
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page136" title="136"></a>man&#8217;s house a handsome young man mounted
+		on a beautiful horse. He asked to buy one
+		of the poor man&#8217;s daughters. The father
+		was very much shocked at this request. &#8220;I
+		may be poor,&#8221; said he, &#8220;but I am not so poor
+		that I have to sell my children.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The young man, however, threatened to
+		kill him if he refused to do his bidding; so
+		finally, after a short struggle, the father consented
+		to part with his eldest daughter. He
+		received a great sum of money in return.</p>
+
+		<p>The father was now a rich man and did
+		not wish to make bowls and platters any
+		longer. His wife, however, urged him to
+		keep on with his former occupation. Accordingly
+		he went on with his work. The
+		very next day there came to his door another
+		young man, even handsomer than the other,
+		mounted upon even a finer horse. This
+		young man made the same request that the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page137" title="137"></a>other had done. He wanted to buy one of
+		the daughters.</p>
+
+		<p>The father burst into tears and told all the
+		dreadful happenings of the day before.
+		The young man, however, showed no pity
+		and continued to demand one of the daughters.
+		He made fearful threats if the man
+		would not yield to his request, and the father
+		became so frightened that he at length parted
+		with his second daughter. The first young
+		man had paid a great sum of money, but this
+		one paid even more.</p>
+
+		<p>Though he was now very rich the father
+		still went on making bowls and platters to
+		please his wife. The next day when he was
+		at work the handsomest young man he had
+		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 broke
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page138" title="138"></a>his heart to part with his only remaining
+		child. The price which the young man paid
+		was so very great that the family was now as
+		rich as it had once been poor.</p>
+
+		<p>Their home was not childless very long,
+		for soon a baby son came to them. They
+		brought up the boy in great luxury. One
+		day when the child was at school he quarrelled
+		with one of his playmates. This
+		taunt was thrown in his face: &#8220;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.&#8221; The
+		words made the boy sad, but he said nothing
+		about the matter at home. He hid it away
+		in his mind until he had become a man.
+		Then he went to his father and mother and
+		demanded that they should tell him all
+		about it.</p>
+
+		<p>His parents told the young man the whole
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page139" title="139"></a>story of the strange experiences through
+		which they had obtained their wealth. &#8220;I
+		am now a man,&#8221; said the son. &#8220;I feel that
+		it is right that I should go out into the world
+		in search of my sisters. Perhaps I might be
+		able to find them and aid them in some way.
+		Give me your blessing and allow me to go.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>His father and mother gave him their
+		blessing, and the young man started out to
+		make a search through all the world. Soon
+		he came to a house where there were three
+		brothers quarrelling over a boot, a cap, and
+		a key. &#8220;What is the matter?&#8221; asked the
+		young man. &#8220;Why are these things so
+		valuable that you should quarrel over
+		them?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The brothers replied that if one said to
+		the boot, &#8220;O Boot, put me somewhere,&#8221; the
+		boot would immediately put him anywhere
+		he wished to go. If one said to the cap, &#8220;O
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page140" title="140"></a>Cap, hide me,&#8221; 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 himself, and he offered so much money
+		for them that at last the three brothers decided
+		to end their quarrel by selling the boot,
+		the cap, and the key and dividing the money.</p>
+
+		<p>The young man put the three treasures in
+		his saddle bag and went on his way. As soon
+		as he was out of sight of the house he said to
+		the boot, &#8220;O Boot, put me in the house of my
+		eldest sister.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>Immediately the young man found himself
+		in the most magnificent palace he had ever
+		seen in his life. He asked to speak with his
+		sister, but the queen of the palace replied
+		that she had no brother and did not wish to
+		be bothered with the stranger. It took much
+		urging for the young man to gain permission
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page141" title="141"></a>from her to relate his story; but, when she
+		had once heard it, everything sounded so
+		logical that she decided to receive him as her
+		brother. She asked how he had ever found
+		her home, and how he had come through the
+		thicket which surrounded her palace. The
+		young man told her about his magic boot.</p>
+
+		<p>In the afternoon the queen suddenly burst
+		into tears. Her brother asked what the
+		trouble was. &#8220;O dear! O dear! What
+		shall we do! What shall we do!&#8221; sobbed
+		the queen. &#8220;My husband is King of the
+		Fishes. When he comes home to dinner tonight
+		he will be very angry to find a human
+		in his palace.&#8221; The young man told her
+		about his magic cap and comforted her fears.</p>
+
+		<p>Soon the King of Fishes arrived, accompanied
+		by all his retinue. He came into the
+		palace in a very bad temper, giving kicks
+		and blows to everything which came in his
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page142" title="142"></a>way, and saying in a fierce, savage voice,
+		&#8220;<i>Lee, low, lee, leer</i>, I smell the blood of a
+		human, here. I smell the blood of a human,
+		here.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>It took much persuasion on the part of the
+		queen to get him to take a bath. After his
+		bath he appeared in the form of a handsome
+		man. He then ate his dinner, and when he
+		had nearly finished the meal his wife said to
+		him, &#8220;If you should see my brother here what
+		would you do to him?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I would be kind to him, of course, just as
+		I am to you,&#8221; responded the King of the
+		Fishes. &#8220;If he is here let him appear.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The young man then took off the magic
+		cap by which he had hidden himself. The
+		king treated him most kindly and courteously.
+		He invited him to live for the rest
+		of his life in the palace. The young man
+		declined the invitation, saying that he had
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page143" title="143"></a>two other sisters to visit. He took his departure
+		soon, and when he went away his
+		brother-in-law gave him a scale with these
+		words: &#8220;If you are ever in any danger in
+		which I can help you, take this scale and say,
+		&#8216;Help me, O King of the Fishes.&#8217;&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The young man put the scale in his saddle
+		bag. Then he took out his magic boot and
+		said, &#8220;O Boot, put me in the home of my second
+		sister.&#8221; He found his second sister
+		queen of even 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 finished his visit there
+		the King of Rams gave him a piece of wool
+		saying, &#8220;If you are ever in any peril in which
+		I can help you pull this wool and ask help
+		of the King of Rams.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>With the aid of his magic boot the young
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page144" title="144"></a>man went to visit the home of his youngest
+		sister. He found her in the most magnificent
+		palace of them all. Her husband was
+		King of Pigeons. When the young man departed
+		he gave him a feather telling him if
+		he was ever in any danger that all he had to
+		do was to pull the feather and say, &#8220;Help
+		me, O King of the Pigeons.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>All three of the young man&#8217;s brothers-in-law
+		had admired the power of his magic boot
+		and they had all advised him to visit the land
+		of the King of Giants by means of it. After
+		having left each of his three sisters full of
+		happiness in her costly palace he felt free to
+		act upon this advice, so by means of his magic
+		boot he again found himself in a new
+		country.</p>
+
+		<p>He soon heard on the street that the King
+		of the land of Giants had a beautiful
+		giantess daughter whom he wished to give
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page145" title="145"></a>in marriage if she could be persuaded to
+		choose a husband. 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 had grown weary of being the
+		object of so much attention, and she had
+		made a vow that she would marry no one except
+		a man who could pass before her without
+		lifting his eyes.</p>
+
+		<p>The young man became interested when
+		he heard this and at once rode past the palace
+		with his eyes fixed steadily on the ground.
+		He did not give a single glance 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 stranger who appeared as
+		if in response to her vow. The king summoned
+		him to the palace at once and ordered
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page146" title="146"></a>that the wedding should be celebrated immediately.</p>
+
+		<p>After the wedding the giant princess soon
+		found out that her husband carried his choicest
+		treasures in his saddle bags. She inquired
+		their significance and her husband
+		told her all about them. She was 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. The giant princess had
+		always been anxious to see the beast with her
+		own eyes, and she suggested that they should
+		use the key to unlock the door of the forbidden
+		room and take a peep at the beast.</p>
+
+		<p>Her husband, however, gave her no encouragement
+		to do this. He decided that it
+		was too risky a bit of amusement; but one
+		day when he had gone hunting with the king
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page147" title="147"></a>and court the princess was overjoyed to find
+		that the magic key had been left behind.
+		She at once picked it up and opened the forbidden
+		door. The beast gave a great leap,
+		roaring out at her, &#8220;You are the very one I
+		have sought,&#8221; as he seized her with his sharp
+		claws.</p>
+
+		<p>When her husband and father returned
+		from their hunting trip they were very much
+		worried to find that the princess had disappeared.
+		No one knew where she was.
+		After searching through the palace and garden
+		all in vain they went to the place where
+		the beast was always kept. The prince
+		recognized his magic key in the door, but the
+		room was empty. The beast had fled with
+		the giant princess.</p>
+
+		<p>Once more the young man made use of his
+		magic boot and soon was by the side of the
+		princess. The beast had hidden her in a
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page148" title="148"></a>cave by the sea and had gone away in search
+		of food. The giant princess was delighted
+		to find her husband whom she had never expected
+		to see again and wanted to hasten
+		away from the cave with him at once.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;You have got yourself into this affair,&#8221;
+		said her husband. &#8220;I can get you out again,
+		I think, but I believe that it is your duty to
+		at least make an effort to take the beast&#8217;s
+		life. Perhaps when he comes back to the
+		cave you can extract from him the secret of
+		his charmed life.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The princess awaited the return of the
+		beast. Then she asked him to tell her the
+		secret of his charmed life. The beast was
+		very much flattered to have the giant princess
+		so interested in him, and he told it to
+		her at once. He never thought of a plot.
+		This is what he said: &#8220;My life is in the sea.
+		In the sea there is a chest. In the chest there
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page149" title="149"></a>is a stone. In the stone there is a pigeon.
+		In the pigeon there is an egg. In the egg
+		there is a candle. At the moment when that
+		candle is extinguished I die.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>All this time the prince had remained
+		there, hiding under his magic cap. He
+		heard every word the beast said. As soon
+		as the beast had gone to sleep the prince stood
+		on the seashore and said: &#8220;Help me, O
+		King of the Fishes,&#8221; 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 wished them to
+		do. He asked them to get the chest from the
+		depths of the sea. They replied that they
+		had never seen such a chest, but that probably
+		the sword-fish would know about it.</p>
+
+		<p>They hastened to call the sword-fish and
+		he came at once. He said that he had
+		seen the chest only a moment before. All
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page150" title="150"></a>the fishes went with him to get it, and they
+		soon brought the chest out of the sea. The
+		prince opened the chest easily with the aid
+		of his magic key, and inside he found a stone.</p>
+
+		<p>Then the prince pulled the piece of wool
+		which his second brother-in-law had given
+		him and said, &#8220;Help me, O King of the
+		Rams.&#8221; Immediately there appeared a
+		great drove of rams, running to the seashore
+		from all directions. They attacked the
+		stone, giving it mighty blows with their hard
+		heads and horns. Soon they broke open the
+		stone, and from out of it there flew a pigeon.</p>
+
+		<p>The beast now awoke from his sleep and
+		knew that he was very ill. He remembered
+		all that he had told the princess and accused
+		her of having made a plot against his life.
+		He seized his great ax to kill the princess.</p>
+
+		<p>In the meantime the prince had pulled the
+		feather which his third brother-in-law had
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page151" title="151"></a>given him and cried, &#8220;Help me, O King of
+		the Pigeons.&#8221; Immediately a great flock of
+		pigeons appeared attacking the pigeon and
+		tearing it to pieces.</p>
+
+		<div id="pigeons" class="image">
+			<a href="images/pigeons.jpg"><img src="images/pigeons.thumb.jpg" width="311" height="445" title="Immediately a great flock of pigeons appeared" alt="A young man by the sea holds a feather; many birds are in the distance." /></a>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>Just as the beast had caught the princess
+		and was about to slay her, the prince took the
+		egg from within the slain pigeon. He at
+		once broke the egg and blew out the candle.
+		At that moment the beast fell dead, and the
+		princess escaped unharmed.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince carried the giant princess
+		home to her father&#8217;s kingdom and the king
+		made a great <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">festa</em> which lasted many days.
+		There was rejoicing throughout the whole
+		kingdom because of the death of the beast
+		and because of the safety of the lovely princess.
+		The prince was praised throughout
+		the kingdom and there is talk of him even
+		unto this very day.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince had cut off the head of the
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page152" title="152"></a>great beast and the tip of its tail. The head
+		he had given to the king, but the tip of the
+		tail he kept for himself. The beast was so
+		enormous that just the tip of its tail made a
+		great ring large enough to encircle the
+		prince&#8217;s body. One day, just in fun, he
+		twined the tip of the beast&#8217;s tail around his
+		waist. He immediately grew and grew until
+		he became a giant himself, almost as tall
+		as the king of the land of giants, and several
+		leagues taller than the princess. It is not
+		strange that a man who became a giant
+		among giants should be famous even until
+		now.</p>
+
+	</div>
+	<div id="quest" class="story">
+		<!-- page 153 THE QUEST OF CLEVERNESS -->
+		<!-- page 154 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page155" title="155"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="ten">X</abbr><br />
+			THE QUEST OF CLEVERNESS</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Once</span> long ago there lived a king
+		who had a stupid son. His father
+		sent him to school for many years
+		hoping that he might learn something there.
+		His teachers all gave him up as hopelessly
+		stupid, and with one accord they said, &#8220;It is
+		no use trying to teach this lad out of books.
+		It is just a waste of our valuable time.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>At length the king called together all the
+		wisest men of his kingdom to consult with
+		them as to the best way to make the prince
+		wise and clever. They talked the matter
+		over for a year and a day. It was the unanimous
+		opinion of the wise men of the kingdom
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page156" title="156"></a>that the lad should be sent on a journey
+		through many lands. In this way he might
+		learn many of the things which his teachers
+		had not been able to teach him out of books.</p>
+
+		<p>Accordingly the prince was equipped for
+		his journey. He was given fine raiment, a
+		splendid black horse upon which to ride, and
+		a great bag full of money. Thus prepared,
+		he started forth from the palace one bright
+		morning with the blessing of the king, his
+		father, and of all the wise men of the kingdom.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince journeyed through many lands.
+		In one country he learned one thing, and in
+		another country he learned another thing.
+		There was no country or kingdom so small
+		or poor that it did not have something to
+		teach the prince. And the prince, though he
+		had been so insufferably stupid at his books,
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page157" title="157"></a>learned the lessons of his journey with an
+		open mind.</p>
+
+		<p>After long wanderings the prince arrived
+		at a city where there was an auction going
+		on. A singing bird was being offered for
+		sale. &#8220;What is the special advantage of
+		this singing bird?&#8221; asked the prince.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;This bird, at the command of its owner,
+		will sing a song which will put to sleep any
+		one who listens to it,&#8221; was the reply.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince decided that the bird was worth
+		purchasing.</p>
+
+		<p>The next thing which was offered for sale
+		was a beetle. &#8220;What is the special advantage
+		of this beetle?&#8221; asked the prince.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;This beetle will gnaw its way through
+		any wall in the world,&#8221; was the reply.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince purchased the beetle.</p>
+
+		<p>Then a butterfly was offered for sale.
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page158" title="158"></a>&#8220;What is the special advantage of owning
+		this butterfly?&#8221; asked the prince.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;This butterfly is strong enough to bear
+		upon its wings any weight which is put upon
+		them,&#8221; was the answer.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince bought the butterfly. With
+		his bird and beetle and butterfly he travelled
+		on and on until he became lost in the jungle.
+		The foliage was so dense that he could not
+		see his way, so he climbed to the top of the
+		tallest tree he saw. From its summit he
+		spied in the distance what looked like a
+		mountain; but, when he had journeyed near
+		to it, he saw that it was really the wall which
+		surrounds the land of the giants.</p>
+
+		<p>A great giant whose head reached to the
+		clouds stood on the wall as guard. A song
+		from the singing bird put this guard to sleep
+		immediately. The beetle soon had gnawed
+		an entrance through the wall. Through
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page159" title="159"></a>this opening the prince entered the land of
+		the giants.</p>
+
+		<p>The very first person whom the prince saw
+		in the land of the giants was a lovely captive
+		princess. The opening which the beetle had
+		made in the wall led directly to the dungeon
+		in which she was confined.</p>
+
+		<p>The prince had learned many things on
+		his journey, and among the lessons he had
+		learned was this one: &#8220;Always rescue a fair
+		maiden in distress.&#8221; He immediately asked
+		what he could do to rescue the beautiful captive
+		princess.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;You can never succeed in rescuing me, I
+		fear,&#8221; replied the princess. &#8220;At the door of
+		this palace there is a giant on guard who
+		never sleeps.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Never mind,&#8221; replied the prince. &#8220;I&#8217;ll
+		put him to sleep.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>Just at that moment the giant himself
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page160" title="160"></a>strode into the dungeon. He had heard
+		voices there. &#8220;Sing, my little bird, sing,&#8221;
+		commanded the prince to his singing bird.</p>
+
+		<p>At the first burst of melody the giant went
+		to sleep there in the dungeon, though he had
+		never before taken a wink of sleep in all his
+		life.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;This beetle of mine has gnawed an entrance
+		through the great wall which surrounds
+		the land of the giants,&#8221; said the
+		prince to the captive princess. &#8220;To escape
+		we&#8217;ll not have to climb the high wall.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;What of the guard who stands on top of
+		the wall with his head reaching up to the
+		clouds?&#8221; asked the princess. &#8220;Will he not
+		spy us?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;My singing bird has put him to sleep,
+		too,&#8221; replied the prince. &#8220;If we hurry out
+		he will not yet be awake.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I have been confined here in this dungeon
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page161" title="161"></a>so long that I fear I have forgotten how to
+		walk,&#8221; said the princess.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Never mind,&#8221; replied the prince. &#8220;My
+		butterfly will bear you upon his wings.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>With the lovely princess borne safely
+		upon the butterfly&#8217;s wings the prince swiftly
+		escaped from the land of the giants. The
+		giant on the wall yawned in his sleep as
+		they looked up at him. &#8220;He is good for
+		another hour&#8217;s nap,&#8221; remarked the prince.</p>
+
+		<div id="butterfly" class="image">
+			<a href="images/butterfly.jpg"><img src="images/butterfly.thumb.jpg" width="312" height="443" title="With the lovely princess borne safely upon the butterfly's wings, the prince swiftly escaped" alt="A young man carries a cage and leads a butterfly which is carrying a young woman." /></a>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>The prince returned to his father&#8217;s kingdom
+		as soon as he could find the way back.
+		He took with him the lovely princess, and
+		the singing bird, and the gnawing beetle,
+		and the strong-winged butterfly.</p>
+
+		<p>His father and all the people of the kingdom
+		received him with great joy. &#8220;Never
+		again will the prince of our kingdom be
+		called stupid,&#8221; said the wise men when they
+		heard the account of his adventures. &#8220;With
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page162" title="162"></a>his singing bird and his gnawing beetle and
+		his strong-winged butterfly he has become
+		the cleverest youth in the land.&#8221;</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="pupil" class="story">
+		<!-- page 163 THE GIANT'S PUPIL -->
+		<!-- page 164 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page165" title="165"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="eleven">XI</abbr><br />
+			THE GIANT&#8217;S PUPIL</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Long</span> years ago there lived a little
+		boy whose name was Manoel. His
+		father and mother were so very poor
+		that they could not afford to send him to
+		school. Because he did not go to school he
+		played all day in the fields on the edge of
+		the forest where the giant lived.</p>
+
+		<p>One day Manoel met the giant. The
+		giant lived all alone in the forest, so he was
+		very lonely and wished he had a little boy
+		like Manoel. He loved little Manoel as
+		soon as he saw him, and after that they were
+		together every day. The giant taught
+		Manoel all the secrets of the forests and
+		jungles. He taught him all the secrets of
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page166" title="166"></a>the wind and the rain and the thunder and
+		the lightning. He taught him all the secrets
+		of the beasts and the birds and the serpents.</p>
+
+		<p>Manoel grew up a wise lad indeed. His
+		father and mother were very proud of him
+		and so was his kind teacher, the giant.</p>
+
+		<p>One day the king&#8217;s messenger rode up and
+		down the kingdom with a message from the
+		king&#8217;s daughter. The king&#8217;s daughter, the
+		beautiful princess of the land, had promised
+		to wed the man who could tell her a riddle
+		she could not guess. All the princes who
+		had sung of love beneath the palace window
+		had been very stupid. The princess wished
+		to marry a man who knew more than she did.</p>
+
+		<p>When Manoel heard the words of the messenger
+		he said to his father and mother, &#8220;I
+		am going to the palace to tell a riddle to the
+		princess. I am sure I can give her one which
+		she cannot guess.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page167" title="167"></a>&#8220;You are an exceedingly clever lad, I
+		know, my son,&#8221; replied his mother, &#8220;but
+		there will be many princes and handsome
+		<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> at the palace to tell riddles to
+		the princess. What if she will not listen to
+		a lad in shabby clothing!&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I will make the princess listen to my
+		riddle,&#8221; replied Manoel.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;What riddle are you going to ask the
+		princess?&#8221; asked Manoel&#8217;s father.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I do not know yet,&#8221; replied the lad. &#8220;I
+		will make up a riddle on the way to the
+		palace. I am going to start at once.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The kind giant who had been the lad&#8217;s
+		friend gave him his blessing and wished him
+		luck. The lad&#8217;s mother prepared a lunch
+		for him to carry with him. His father sat
+		before the door and boasted to all the neighbours
+		that his son was going to wed the
+		king&#8217;s daughter. Manoel took his dog with
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page168" title="168"></a>him when he went on his journey, because he
+		wanted some one for company.</p>
+
+		<p>Manoel journeyed on and on through the
+		forests and jungles and after a time he had
+		eaten all the lunch his mother had given him
+		when he went from home. When he became
+		hungry he spent his last <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">vintem</em> for some
+		bread from a little <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">venda</em> in the town he
+		passed through. He went on to the forest
+		to eat the bread, and before he tasted of it
+		himself he gave a piece to his dog. The dog
+		died immediately. The bread was poisoned.</p>
+
+		<p>Even as Manoel stood by weeping for his
+		faithful dog, three big black buzzards flew
+		down and devoured the dead beast. They
+		fell dead immediately. Just then the lad
+		heard voices, and soon he saw seven horsemen
+		approaching. The men were robbers,
+		and though they had much gold in their pockets
+		they had no food. &#8220;I am hungry enough
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page169" title="169"></a>to eat a dead buzzard,&#8221; said the captain of
+		the robbers. The robbers greedily seized the
+		three buzzards and devoured them at once.
+		The seven men immediately died from the
+		poison.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;The buzzards stole the body of my dog, so
+		they became mine,&#8221; said Manoel. &#8220;The
+		seven robbers stole my three buzzards, so
+		they became mine, too.&#8221; He took all the
+		gold from the pockets of the seven robbers
+		and dressed himself in the garments of the
+		captain of the robbers because they were finest.
+		He mounted the horse of the captain of
+		the robbers because that was the best horse.</p>
+
+		<p>The lad rode on toward the palace of the
+		king. After a time he became thirsty and
+		pushed the horse into a gallop. The horse
+		became covered with sweat, and with the
+		horse&#8217;s sweat he quenched his thirst. Soon
+		he arrived at the royal palace.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page170" title="170"></a>Dressed in the robber&#8217;s fine garments and
+		mounted upon the robber&#8217;s fine horse,
+		Manoel had no difficulty in being admitted
+		to the palace. He was taken at once before
+		the princess to tell his riddle.</p>
+
+		<p>The princess saw in Manoel&#8217;s eyes all the
+		secrets of the forests and jungles which the
+		kind giant had taught him. &#8220;Here is a
+		youth who will tell me a riddle which will be
+		worth listening to,&#8221; said the princess to herself.
+		All the princes and <em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">cavalheiros</em> from
+		all the neighbouring kingdoms had told her
+		such stupid riddles that she had been bored
+		nearly to death. She could always guess
+		the answers, even before she had heard the
+		end of the riddle.</p>
+
+		<p>This is the riddle which Manoel told the
+		princess:</p>
+
+
+		<div class="poem">
+			<p>&#8220;I went away from home with a pocket full;</p>
+			<p>Soon it became empty;</p>
+			<p><a class="pagenum" id="page171" title="171"></a>Again it became full.</p>
+			<p>I went away from home with a companion;</p>
+			<p>My pocket-full killed my companion;</p>
+			<p>My dead companion was the slayer of three;</p>
+			<p>The three killed seven.</p>
+			<p>From the seven I chose the best;</p>
+			<p>I drank water which did not fall from heaven.</p>
+			<p>And here I stand</p>
+			<p>Before the loveliest princess in the land.&#8221;</p>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>The princess listened to the riddle carefully.
+		Then she asked Manoel to say it all
+		over again. The princess thought and
+		thought, but she did not have a good guess
+		as to the answer to the riddle.</p>
+
+		<p>No one in all the palace could understand
+		Manoel&#8217;s riddle. &#8220;You have won my
+		daughter as your bride,&#8221; said the king, after
+		he had used all his royal wits to solve the
+		riddle and could not do it.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page172" title="172"></a>When Manoel explained his riddle to the
+		princess, she said, &#8220;<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">Nossa Senhora</em> herself
+		must have sent you to me. I never could
+		have endured a stupid husband.&#8221;</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="cat" class="story">
+		<!-- page 173 DOMINGO'S CAT -->
+		<!-- page 174 [Blank Page] -->
+
+		<h2 class="story_title"><a class="pagenum" id="page175" title="175"></a><abbr class="story_number" title="twelve">XII</abbr><br />
+			DOMINGO&#8217;S CAT</h2>
+
+		<p class="return_toc"><a href="#contents">Return to Contents</a></p>
+
+		<p class="first_paragraph"><span class="first_word">Once</span> upon a time there was a man
+		who was very poor. He was so
+		poor that he had to sell one thing
+		after another to get food to keep from
+		starving. After a while there was nothing
+		left except the cat. He was very fond of
+		his cat, and he said, &#8220;O, Cat, let come what
+		will, I&#8217;ll never part with you. I would
+		rather starve.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The cat replied, &#8220;O good master Domingo,
+		rest in peace. You will never
+		starve as long as you have me. I am going
+		out into the world to make a fortune for us
+		both.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page176" title="176"></a>The cat went out into the jungle and dug
+		and dug. Every time he dug he turned up
+		silver pieces. The cat took a number of
+		these home to his master so that he could
+		purchase food. The rest of the pieces of
+		silver the cat carried to the king.</p>
+
+		<p>The next day the cat dug up pieces of
+		gold and carried them to the king. The
+		next day he carried pieces of diamonds.</p>
+
+		<div id="coins" class="image">
+			<a href="images/cat.jpg"><img src="images/cat.thumb.jpg" width="310" height="443" title="The next day the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried them to the king" alt="A cat presents a bowlful of coins to a king." /></a>
+		</div>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Where do you get these rich gifts? Who
+		is sending me such wonderful presents?&#8221;
+		asked the king.</p>
+
+		<p>The cat replied, &#8220;It is my master, Domingo.&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>Now the king had a beautiful daughter.
+		He thought that this man Domingo must be
+		the richest man in the whole kingdom. He
+		decided that his daughter should marry him
+		at once. He made arrangements for the
+		wedding through the cat.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page177" title="177"></a>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t any clothes to wear at the wedding,&#8221;
+		said Domingo when the cat told him
+		that he was to marry the daughter of the
+		king.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Never mind about that. Just leave it
+		to me,&#8221; replied the cat.</p>
+
+		<p>The cat went to the king and said, &#8220;O
+		King, there has been a terrible fire in the
+		tailor shop where they were making the
+		wedding garments of my master, Domingo.
+		The tailor and all of his assistants were
+		burned to death, and the entire outfit of my
+		master Domingo was destroyed. Hasn&#8217;t
+		your majesty something which you could
+		lend him to wear at the wedding?&#8221; The
+		king sent the richest garments which his
+		wardrobe afforded. Domingo was clothed
+		in state ready for the wedding.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;I have no palace to which to take my
+		bride,&#8221; said Domingo to the cat.</p>
+
+		<p><a class="pagenum" id="page178" title="178"></a>&#8220;Never mind. I&#8217;ll see about it at once,&#8221;
+		replied the cat.</p>
+
+		<p>The cat went into the forest to the great
+		castle where the giant dwelt. He marched
+		straight up to the big giant and said, &#8220;O
+		Giant, I wish to borrow your castle for my
+		master Domingo. Will you not be so kind
+		as to lend it to me a little while?&#8221;</p>
+
+		<p>The giant was very much insulted. &#8220;No,
+		indeed, I&#8217;ll not lend my castle to you or
+		your master Domingo or anybody else,&#8221; he
+		shouted in his most terrible voice.</p>
+
+		<p>&#8220;Very well, then,&#8221; replied the cat. He
+		changed the giant to a piece of bacon in the
+		twinkling of an eye and devoured him on
+		the spot.</p>
+
+		<p>The palace of the giant was a very wonderful
+		palace. There was one room decked
+		with silver, and one room decked with gold,
+		and one room decked with diamonds. A
+		<a class="pagenum" id="page179" title="179"></a>beautiful river flowed by the garden gate.</p>
+
+		<p>As Domingo and his bride sailed down the
+		river to the garden gate in the royal barge,
+		they saw the cat sitting in the window singing.
+		After that they never saw him again.
+		He disappeared in the jungle and went to
+		make some other poor man rich. Perhaps
+		he will come your way some day. Who
+		knows? &#8220;<em xml:lang="pt" lang="pt">Quem sabe?</em>&#8221; they say in Brazil.</p>
+	</div>
+	<div id="the_end">
+		<p>THE END</p>
+	</div>
+
+<hr class="full" />
+<p>***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL***</p>
+<p>******* This file should be named 21678-h.txt or 21678-h.zip *******</p>
+<p>This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:<br />
+<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678">http://www.gutenberg.org/2/1/6/7/21678</a></p>
+<p>Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions
+will be renamed.</p>
+
+<p>Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no
+one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation
+(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without
+permission and without paying copyright royalties.  Special rules,
+set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to
+copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to
+protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark.  Project
+Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you
+charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission.  If you
+do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the
+rules is very easy.  You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose
+such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and
+research.  They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do
+practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks.  Redistribution is
+subject to the trademark license, especially commercial
+redistribution.</p>
+
+
+
+<pre>
+*** START: FULL LICENSE ***
+
+THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
+PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK
+
+To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free
+distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work
+(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project
+Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project
+Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at
+<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/license">http://www.gutenberg.org/license)</a>.
+
+
+Section 1.  General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic works
+
+1.A.  By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to
+and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property
+(trademark/copyright) agreement.  If you do not agree to abide by all
+the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy
+all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession.
+If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the
+terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or
+entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8.
+
+1.B.  "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark.  It may only be
+used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who
+agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement.  There are a few
+things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works
+even without complying with the full terms of this agreement.  See
+paragraph 1.C below.  There are a lot of things you can do with Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement
+and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works.  See paragraph 1.E below.
+
+1.C.  The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation"
+or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic works.  Nearly all the individual works in the
+collection are in the public domain in the United States.  If an
+individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are
+located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from
+copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative
+works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg
+are removed.  Of course, we hope that you will support the Project
+Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by
+freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of
+this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with
+the work.  You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by
+keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project
+Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others.
+
+1.D.  The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern
+what you can do with this work.  Copyright laws in most countries are in
+a constant state of change.  If you are outside the United States, check
+the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement
+before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or
+creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project
+Gutenberg-tm work.  The Foundation makes no representations concerning
+the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United
+States.
+
+1.E.  Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg:
+
+1.E.1.  The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate
+access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently
+whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the
+phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project
+Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed,
+copied or distributed:
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+1.E.2.  If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived
+from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is
+posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied
+and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees
+or charges.  If you are redistributing or providing access to a work
+with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the
+work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1
+through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the
+Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or
+1.E.9.
+
+1.E.3.  If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted
+with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution
+must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional
+terms imposed by the copyright holder.  Additional terms will be linked
+to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the
+permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work.
+
+1.E.4.  Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this
+work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm.
+
+1.E.5.  Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this
+electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without
+prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with
+active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project
+Gutenberg-tm License.
+
+1.E.6.  You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary,
+compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any
+word processing or hypertext form.  However, if you provide access to or
+distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than
+"Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version
+posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.org),
+you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a
+copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon
+request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other
+form.  Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.
+
+1.E.7.  Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying,
+performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works
+unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.
+
+1.E.8.  You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing
+access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided
+that
+
+- You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from
+     the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method
+     you already use to calculate your applicable taxes.  The fee is
+     owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he
+     has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the
+     Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.  Royalty payments
+     must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you
+     prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax
+     returns.  Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and
+     sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the
+     address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to
+     the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation."
+
+- You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies
+     you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he
+     does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+     License.  You must require such a user to return or
+     destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium
+     and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of
+     Project Gutenberg-tm works.
+
+- You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any
+     money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the
+     electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days
+     of receipt of the work.
+
+- You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free
+     distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works.
+
+1.E.9.  If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set
+forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from
+both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael
+Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark.  Contact the
+Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below.
+
+1.F.
+
+1.F.1.  Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable
+effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread
+public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm
+collection.  Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain
+"Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or
+corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual
+property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a
+computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by
+your equipment.
+
+1.F.2.  LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right
+of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project
+Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project
+Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all
+liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal
+fees.  YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
+LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE
+PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3.  YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE
+TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE
+LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR
+INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+DAMAGE.
+
+1.F.3.  LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a
+defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can
+receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a
+written explanation to the person you received the work from.  If you
+received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with
+your written explanation.  The person or entity that provided you with
+the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a
+refund.  If you received the work electronically, the person or entity
+providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to
+receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund.  If the second copy
+is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further
+opportunities to fix the problem.
+
+1.F.4.  Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth
+in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER
+WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
+
+1.F.5.  Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied
+warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages.
+If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the
+law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be
+interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by
+the applicable state law.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any
+provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions.
+
+1.F.6.  INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the
+trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone
+providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance
+with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production,
+promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works,
+harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees,
+that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do
+or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm
+work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any
+Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause.
+
+
+Section  2.  Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of
+electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers
+including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers.  It exists
+because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from
+people in all walks of life.
+
+Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the
+assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's
+goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will
+remain freely available for generations to come.  In 2001, the Project
+Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure
+and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations.
+To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
+and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4
+and the Foundation web page at http://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/pglaf.
+
+
+Section 3.  Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive
+Foundation
+
+The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit
+501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the
+state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal
+Revenue Service.  The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification
+number is 64-6221541.  Contributions to the Project Gutenberg
+Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent
+permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws.
+
+The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S.
+Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered
+throughout numerous locations.  Its business office is located at
+809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email
+business@pglaf.org.  Email contact links and up to date contact
+information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official
+page at http://www.gutenberg.org/about/contact
+
+For additional contact information:
+     Dr. Gregory B. Newby
+     Chief Executive and Director
+     gbnewby@pglaf.org
+
+Section 4.  Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg
+Literary Archive Foundation
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide
+spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of
+increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be
+freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest
+array of equipment including outdated equipment.  Many small donations
+($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt
+status with the IRS.
+
+The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating
+charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United
+States.  Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a
+considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up
+with these requirements.  We do not solicit donations in locations
+where we have not received written confirmation of compliance.  To
+SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any
+particular state visit http://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/pglaf
+
+While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we
+have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition
+against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who
+approach us with offers to donate.
+
+International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make
+any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from
+outside the United States.  U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.
+
+Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation
+methods and addresses.  Donations are accepted in a number of other
+ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations.
+To donate, please visit: http://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/donate
+
+
+Section 5.  General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works.
+
+Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm
+concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared
+with anyone.  For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project
+Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed
+editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S.
+unless a copyright notice is included.  Thus, we do not necessarily
+keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.
+
+Each eBook is in a subdirectory of the same number as the eBook's
+eBook number, often in several formats including plain vanilla ASCII,
+compressed (zipped), HTML and others.
+
+Corrected EDITIONS of our eBooks replace the old file and take over
+the old filename and etext number.  The replaced older file is renamed.
+VERSIONS based on separate sources are treated as new eBooks receiving
+new filenames and etext numbers.
+
+Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility:
+
+<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org">http://www.gutenberg.org</a>
+
+This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm,
+including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary
+Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to
+subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.
+
+EBooks posted prior to November 2003, with eBook numbers BELOW #10000,
+are filed in directories based on their release date.  If you want to
+download any of these eBooks directly, rather than using the regular
+search system you may utilize the following addresses and just
+download by the etext year.
+
+<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext06/">http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext06/</a>
+
+    (Or /etext 05, 04, 03, 02, 01, 00, 99,
+     98, 97, 96, 95, 94, 93, 92, 92, 91 or 90)
+
+EBooks posted since November 2003, with etext numbers OVER #10000, are
+filed in a different way.  The year of a release date is no longer part
+of the directory path.  The path is based on the etext number (which is
+identical to the filename).  The path to the file is made up of single
+digits corresponding to all but the last digit in the filename.  For
+example an eBook of filename 10234 would be found at:
+
+http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/1/0/2/3/10234
+
+or filename 24689 would be found at:
+http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/4/6/8/24689
+
+An alternative method of locating eBooks:
+<a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/GUTINDEX.ALL">http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/GUTINDEX.ALL</a>
+
+*** END: FULL LICENSE ***
+</pre>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/21678-h/images/butterfly.jpg b/21678-h/images/butterfly.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ee7ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/butterfly.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/butterfly.thumb.jpg b/21678-h/images/butterfly.thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6446a4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/butterfly.thumb.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/cat.jpg b/21678-h/images/cat.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2d91e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/cat.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/cat.thumb.jpg b/21678-h/images/cat.thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6f4e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/cat.thumb.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/device.png b/21678-h/images/device.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6197213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/device.png
diff --git a/21678-h/images/frontispiece.jpg b/21678-h/images/frontispiece.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a09db3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/frontispiece.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/frontispiece.thumb.jpg b/21678-h/images/frontispiece.thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1836611
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/frontispiece.thumb.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/giant.jpg b/21678-h/images/giant.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30fbee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/giant.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/giant.thumb.jpg b/21678-h/images/giant.thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a90f0ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/giant.thumb.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/guimara.jpg b/21678-h/images/guimara.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96b2d8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/guimara.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/guimara.thumb.jpg b/21678-h/images/guimara.thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5954c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/guimara.thumb.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/lemon_tree.jpg b/21678-h/images/lemon_tree.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff48ab1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/lemon_tree.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/lemon_tree.thumb.jpg b/21678-h/images/lemon_tree.thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0bd43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/lemon_tree.thumb.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/maiden.jpg b/21678-h/images/maiden.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eff7015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/maiden.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/maiden.thumb.jpg b/21678-h/images/maiden.thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8e322d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/maiden.thumb.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/pigeons.jpg b/21678-h/images/pigeons.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..911920a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/pigeons.jpg
diff --git a/21678-h/images/pigeons.thumb.jpg b/21678-h/images/pigeons.thumb.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7030d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-h/images/pigeons.thumb.jpg
diff --git a/21678-page-images/f001.png b/21678-page-images/f001.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b1ef0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/f001.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/f002.png b/21678-page-images/f002.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b77090
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/f002.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/f003.png b/21678-page-images/f003.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d7bde1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/f003.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/f004.png b/21678-page-images/f004.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85f25b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/f004.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/f005.png b/21678-page-images/f005.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f0da37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/f005.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/f006.png b/21678-page-images/f006.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5448762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/f006.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/f007.png b/21678-page-images/f007.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa888de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/f007.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p003.png b/21678-page-images/p003.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80896cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p003.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p004.png b/21678-page-images/p004.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d685e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p004.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p005.png b/21678-page-images/p005.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d3af00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p005.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p006.png b/21678-page-images/p006.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa3acb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p006.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p007.png b/21678-page-images/p007.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..50501d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p007.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p008.png b/21678-page-images/p008.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73c17ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p008.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p009.png b/21678-page-images/p009.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb55631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p009.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p010.png b/21678-page-images/p010.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e27959b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p010.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p011.png b/21678-page-images/p011.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..259c370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p011.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p012.png b/21678-page-images/p012.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab1aa7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p012.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p013.png b/21678-page-images/p013.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80446b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p013.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p014.png b/21678-page-images/p014.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b5dd7ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p014.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p015.png b/21678-page-images/p015.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e4e038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p015.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p016.png b/21678-page-images/p016.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0251c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p016.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p017.png b/21678-page-images/p017.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c424b93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p017.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p018.png b/21678-page-images/p018.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8554e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p018.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p019.png b/21678-page-images/p019.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6289c50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p019.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p020.png b/21678-page-images/p020.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f75ad7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p020.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p021.png b/21678-page-images/p021.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a6c3c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p021.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p022.png b/21678-page-images/p022.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a6c9c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p022.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p023.png b/21678-page-images/p023.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ef948f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p023.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p024-insert.png b/21678-page-images/p024-insert.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5855a26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p024-insert.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p024.png b/21678-page-images/p024.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d79efad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p024.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p025.png b/21678-page-images/p025.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6507046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p025.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p026.png b/21678-page-images/p026.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b5f6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p026.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p027.png b/21678-page-images/p027.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d903aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p027.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p028.png b/21678-page-images/p028.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da255a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p028.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p029.png b/21678-page-images/p029.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..981081f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p029.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p030.png b/21678-page-images/p030.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8eef34a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p030.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p031.png b/21678-page-images/p031.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f734b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p031.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p032.png b/21678-page-images/p032.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4aa9b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p032.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p033.png b/21678-page-images/p033.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..616de70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p033.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p034.png b/21678-page-images/p034.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83fa754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p034.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p035.png b/21678-page-images/p035.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d3a7fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p035.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p036.png b/21678-page-images/p036.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4da05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p036.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p037.png b/21678-page-images/p037.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cef29ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p037.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p038.png b/21678-page-images/p038.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2c175f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p038.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p039.png b/21678-page-images/p039.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c1872a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p039.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p040.png b/21678-page-images/p040.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0891ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p040.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p041.png b/21678-page-images/p041.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73d90e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p041.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p042.png b/21678-page-images/p042.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fed60c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p042.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p043.png b/21678-page-images/p043.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8506e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p043.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p044.png b/21678-page-images/p044.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..734d67a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p044.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p045.png b/21678-page-images/p045.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47ca544
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p045.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p046.png b/21678-page-images/p046.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ce9b70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p046.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p047.png b/21678-page-images/p047.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80da4b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p047.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p048.png b/21678-page-images/p048.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b53a40a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p048.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p049.png b/21678-page-images/p049.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c7b0bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p049.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p050.png b/21678-page-images/p050.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..243a301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p050.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p051.png b/21678-page-images/p051.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93d5efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p051.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p052-insert.png b/21678-page-images/p052-insert.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c811a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p052-insert.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p052.png b/21678-page-images/p052.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..926f72a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p052.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p053.png b/21678-page-images/p053.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1be857d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p053.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p054.png b/21678-page-images/p054.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b787f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p054.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p055.png b/21678-page-images/p055.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43393ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p055.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p056.png b/21678-page-images/p056.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8187fdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p056.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p057.png b/21678-page-images/p057.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab2d029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p057.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p058.png b/21678-page-images/p058.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f6f164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p058.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p059.png b/21678-page-images/p059.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a826833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p059.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p060.png b/21678-page-images/p060.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b45d09c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p060.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p061.png b/21678-page-images/p061.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7c5ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p061.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p062.png b/21678-page-images/p062.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b6cdba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p062.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p063.png b/21678-page-images/p063.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5bab72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p063.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p064.png b/21678-page-images/p064.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e566402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p064.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p065.png b/21678-page-images/p065.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12b6ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p065.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p066.png b/21678-page-images/p066.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d99a10c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p066.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p067.png b/21678-page-images/p067.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca6dc69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p067.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p068.png b/21678-page-images/p068.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f952a3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p068.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p069.png b/21678-page-images/p069.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..816256a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p069.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p070.png b/21678-page-images/p070.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0329880
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p070.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p071.png b/21678-page-images/p071.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15273c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p071.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p072.png b/21678-page-images/p072.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00af0ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p072.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p073.png b/21678-page-images/p073.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ca01c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p073.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p074.png b/21678-page-images/p074.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5cd01ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p074.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p075.png b/21678-page-images/p075.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3cfa1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p075.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p076.png b/21678-page-images/p076.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29c1bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p076.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p077.png b/21678-page-images/p077.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c0bd40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p077.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p078.png b/21678-page-images/p078.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..28c847b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p078.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p079.png b/21678-page-images/p079.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2448500
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p079.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p080.png b/21678-page-images/p080.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f0ff36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p080.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p081.png b/21678-page-images/p081.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a9a5fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p081.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p082.png b/21678-page-images/p082.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..979f8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p082.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p083.png b/21678-page-images/p083.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83c672d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p083.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p084.png b/21678-page-images/p084.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83fe370
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p084.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p085.png b/21678-page-images/p085.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c161e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p085.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p086.png b/21678-page-images/p086.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a573d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p086.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p087.png b/21678-page-images/p087.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e96cb07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p087.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p088.png b/21678-page-images/p088.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b42c9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p088.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p089.png b/21678-page-images/p089.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a9bfdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p089.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p090-insert.png b/21678-page-images/p090-insert.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34533a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p090-insert.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p090.png b/21678-page-images/p090.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b97815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p090.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p091.png b/21678-page-images/p091.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9a8f1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p091.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p092.png b/21678-page-images/p092.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ddea56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p092.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p093.png b/21678-page-images/p093.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45b978e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p093.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p094.png b/21678-page-images/p094.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e95929
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p094.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p095.png b/21678-page-images/p095.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c7f852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p095.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p096.png b/21678-page-images/p096.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a33d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p096.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p097.png b/21678-page-images/p097.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fba5ae7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p097.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p098.png b/21678-page-images/p098.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab56660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p098.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p099.png b/21678-page-images/p099.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e2e75c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p099.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p100.png b/21678-page-images/p100.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..584bc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p100.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p101.png b/21678-page-images/p101.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0d8322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p101.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p102.png b/21678-page-images/p102.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48a2906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p102.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p103.png b/21678-page-images/p103.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e6bfcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p103.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p104-insert.png b/21678-page-images/p104-insert.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8abae6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p104-insert.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p104.png b/21678-page-images/p104.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5533d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p104.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p105.png b/21678-page-images/p105.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..963ef78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p105.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p106.png b/21678-page-images/p106.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..504e605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p106.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p107.png b/21678-page-images/p107.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d449f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p107.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p108.png b/21678-page-images/p108.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3aad417
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p108.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p109.png b/21678-page-images/p109.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e1ad1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p109.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p110.png b/21678-page-images/p110.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74dc7e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p110.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p111.png b/21678-page-images/p111.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47bf273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p111.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p112.png b/21678-page-images/p112.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8cf65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p112.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p113.png b/21678-page-images/p113.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca2b6b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p113.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p114.png b/21678-page-images/p114.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5131273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p114.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p115.png b/21678-page-images/p115.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4034d83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p115.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p116.png b/21678-page-images/p116.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..33a72b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p116.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p117.png b/21678-page-images/p117.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e3574c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p117.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p118.png b/21678-page-images/p118.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4ad839
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p118.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p119.png b/21678-page-images/p119.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64d0332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p119.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p120.png b/21678-page-images/p120.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b92cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p120.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p121.png b/21678-page-images/p121.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91fb9dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p121.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p122.png b/21678-page-images/p122.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc0cb24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p122.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p123.png b/21678-page-images/p123.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec0e1e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p123.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p124.png b/21678-page-images/p124.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b15dd9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p124.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p125.png b/21678-page-images/p125.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac20538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p125.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p126.png b/21678-page-images/p126.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9766124
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p126.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p127.png b/21678-page-images/p127.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d432caa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p127.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p128.png b/21678-page-images/p128.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d03e318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p128.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p129.png b/21678-page-images/p129.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e93a19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p129.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p130.png b/21678-page-images/p130.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f24129e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p130.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p131.png b/21678-page-images/p131.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c40767
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p131.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p132.png b/21678-page-images/p132.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d94fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p132.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p133.png b/21678-page-images/p133.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fa4353
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p133.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p134.png b/21678-page-images/p134.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8308844
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p134.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p135.png b/21678-page-images/p135.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4da60c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p135.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p136.png b/21678-page-images/p136.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..234251e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p136.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p137.png b/21678-page-images/p137.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72d52bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p137.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p138.png b/21678-page-images/p138.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afee60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p138.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p139.png b/21678-page-images/p139.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dedaaa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p139.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p140.png b/21678-page-images/p140.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66146f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p140.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p141.png b/21678-page-images/p141.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98d105a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p141.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p142.png b/21678-page-images/p142.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..537b07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p142.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p143.png b/21678-page-images/p143.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad9c006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p143.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p144.png b/21678-page-images/p144.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f505f27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p144.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p145.png b/21678-page-images/p145.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f9750c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p145.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p146.png b/21678-page-images/p146.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db823da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p146.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p147.png b/21678-page-images/p147.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e63985
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p147.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p148.png b/21678-page-images/p148.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7edd398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p148.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p149.png b/21678-page-images/p149.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d576b42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p149.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p150-insert.png b/21678-page-images/p150-insert.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ef712eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p150-insert.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p150.png b/21678-page-images/p150.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb2fcc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p150.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p151.png b/21678-page-images/p151.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e22aae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p151.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p152.png b/21678-page-images/p152.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3afe8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p152.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p153.png b/21678-page-images/p153.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32cc618
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p153.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p154.png b/21678-page-images/p154.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8452ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p154.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p155.png b/21678-page-images/p155.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8478b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p155.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p156.png b/21678-page-images/p156.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bae5ee5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p156.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p157.png b/21678-page-images/p157.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0bb5f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p157.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p158.png b/21678-page-images/p158.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7d3553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p158.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p159.png b/21678-page-images/p159.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f704c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p159.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p160-insert.png b/21678-page-images/p160-insert.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b246afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p160-insert.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p160.png b/21678-page-images/p160.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55fc60d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p160.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p161.png b/21678-page-images/p161.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ade693
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p161.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p162.png b/21678-page-images/p162.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7024669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p162.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p163.png b/21678-page-images/p163.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3375b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p163.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p164.png b/21678-page-images/p164.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f574a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p164.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p165.png b/21678-page-images/p165.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1c1626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p165.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p166.png b/21678-page-images/p166.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f65ec45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p166.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p167.png b/21678-page-images/p167.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ca90ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p167.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p168.png b/21678-page-images/p168.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c30a129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p168.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p169.png b/21678-page-images/p169.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ce9de7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p169.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p170.png b/21678-page-images/p170.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8388796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p170.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p171.png b/21678-page-images/p171.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42ad2d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p171.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p172.png b/21678-page-images/p172.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c19ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p172.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p173.png b/21678-page-images/p173.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c91ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p173.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p174.png b/21678-page-images/p174.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cdfe10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p174.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p175.png b/21678-page-images/p175.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c69bcd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p175.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p176-insert.png b/21678-page-images/p176-insert.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dea62a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p176-insert.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p176.png b/21678-page-images/p176.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8224a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p176.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p177.png b/21678-page-images/p177.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22d732a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p177.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p178.png b/21678-page-images/p178.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..900dcba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p178.png
diff --git a/21678-page-images/p179.png b/21678-page-images/p179.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db4a5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678-page-images/p179.png
diff --git a/21678.txt b/21678.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e74a96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2837 @@
+The Project Gutenberg eBook, Tales of Giants from Brazil, by Elsie Spicer
+Eells, Illustrated by Helen M. Barton
+
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+
+
+
+
+Title: Tales of Giants from Brazil
+
+
+Author: Elsie Spicer Eells
+
+
+
+Release Date: June 4, 2007  [eBook #21678]
+
+Language: English
+
+Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII)
+
+
+***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL***
+
+
+E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Project Gutenberg
+Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net)
+
+
+
+Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this
+      file which includes the original illustrations.
+      See 21678-h.htm or 21678-h.zip:
+      (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678/21678-h/21678-h.htm)
+      or
+      (https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678/21678-h.zip)
+
+
+
+
+
+TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL
+
+by
+
+ELSIE SPICER EELLS
+
+Author of "Fairy Tales from Brazil"
+
+With Illustrations by Helen M. Barton
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+[Illustration: "O Fishes of the river, have you seen my own dear
+mother?"]
+
+
+
+
+New York
+Dodd, Mead and Company
+1918
+Copyright, 1918
+by Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc.
+
+Vail-Ballou Company
+Binghamton and New York
+
+
+
+
+FOREWORD
+
+
+Brazil is the land of the giant among all the rivers of the world. It
+is the land of giant fruits and giant flowers. Of course it is the
+land of giant stories too.
+
+Years ago when the Portuguese settlers came to Brazil they brought
+with them the folk-tales of the old world. Just as European grass
+seed, when planted in our Brazilian gardens, soon sends forth such a
+rank, luxuriant growth that one hardly recognizes it as grass, so the
+old Portuguese tales, planted in Brazilian soil, have grown into new
+forms.
+
+The author gratefully acknowledges her indebtedness to the Brazilian
+story tellers to whose tales she has listened, and to the collection
+of Dr. Sylvio Romero, "Contos Populares do Brazil," from which some of
+the "giant tales" have been adapted.
+
+
+
+
+CONTENTS
+
+
+  CHAPTER
+
+     I  THE PRINCESS OF THE SPRINGS
+
+    II  THE FOUNTAIN OF GIANT LAND
+
+   III  THE BOY AND THE VIOLIN
+
+    IV  THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS
+
+     V  THE LITTLE SISTER OF THE GIANTS
+
+    VI  THE FOREST LAD AND THE WICKED GIANT
+
+   VII  HOW THE GIANTESS GUIMARA BECAME SMALL
+
+  VIII  THE ADVENTURES OF A FISHERMAN'S SON
+
+    IX  THE BEAST SLAYER
+
+     X  THE QUEST OF CLEVERNESS
+
+    XI  THE GIANT'S PUPIL
+
+   XII  DOMINGO'S CAT
+
+
+
+
+ILLUSTRATIONS
+
+
+  "O Fishes of the river, have you seen my own dear mother?"
+
+  The youngest prince watched the lemon tree carefully every day
+
+  He saw standing before him the most beautiful maiden he had ever
+        dreamed of
+
+  There in the hall stood the most enormous giant she had ever seen
+
+  The giant's daughter, Guimara, was very much pleased with D. Joao
+
+  Immediately a great flock of pigeons appeared
+
+  With the lovely princess borne safely upon the butterfly's wings,
+        the prince swiftly escaped
+
+  The next day the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried them to
+        the king
+
+
+
+
+TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL
+
+
+
+
+I
+
+THE PRINCESS OF THE SPRINGS
+
+
+Once, long ago, the Moon Giant wooed the beautiful giantess who dwells
+in the Great River and won her love. He built for her a wonderful
+palace where the Great River runs into the sea. It was made of
+mother-of-pearl with rich carvings, and gold and silver and precious
+stones were used to adorn it. Never before in all the world had a
+giant or giantess possessed such a magnificent home.
+
+When the baby daughter of the Moon Giant and the Giantess of the Great
+River was born it was decreed among the giants that she should be the
+Princess 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 moonlight on still waters. Her strength was as the strength of
+the Great River, and the fleetness of her foot was as the swiftness of
+the Great River.
+
+As the beautiful Spring Princess grew older many suitors came to sing
+her praises beneath the palace windows, but she favoured none of them.
+She was so happy living in her own lovely palace with her own dear
+mother that she did not care at all for any suitor. No other daughter
+ever loved her mother as the Spring Princess loved the Giantess of the
+Great River.
+
+At last the Sun Giant came to woo the Spring Princess. The strength of
+the Sun Giant was as the strength of ten of the other suitors of the
+fair princess. He was so powerful that he won her heart.
+
+When he asked her to marry him, however, and go with him to his own
+palace, the Spring Princess shook her lovely head. "O Sun 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 window," said she, "but
+I love my mother, too. I cannot go away with you and leave my own dear
+mother. It would break my heart."
+
+The Sun Giant told the Spring Princess again and again of his great
+love for her, of his magnificent palace which would be her new home,
+of the happy life which awaited her as queen 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, however, she would have to return to the wonderful palace
+of mother-of-pearl where the Great River runs into the sea and spend
+the time with her mother, the Giantess of the Great River.
+
+The Sun Giant at last sorrowfully consented to this arrangement and
+the wedding feast was held. It lasted for seven days and seven nights.
+Then the Spring Princess went away with the Sun Giant to his own home.
+
+Every year the Spring Princess went to visit her mother for three
+months according to the agreement. For three months of every year she
+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 as
+they rushed along their way. For three months the lakes sparkled in
+the bright sunlight as their hearts once more were brimful of joy.
+
+When at last the little son of the Spring Princess was born she wanted
+to take him with her when she went to visit her mother. The Sun Giant,
+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 Spring
+Princess set out upon her journey alone, with sorrow in her heart. She
+left her baby son with the best nurses she could procure.
+
+Now it happened that the Giantess of the Great River had not expected
+that her daughter would be able to visit her that year. She had
+thought that all 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 Spring Princess. The Giantess of the Great
+River had gone away to water the earth. One of the land giants had
+taken her prisoner and would not let her escape.
+
+When the Spring Princess arrived at the beautiful palace of
+mother-of-pearl and gold and silver and precious stones, where the
+Great River runs into the sea, there was no one at home. She ran from
+room to room in the palace calling out, "O dear mother, Giantess of
+the Great River, dear, dear mother! Where are you? Where have you
+hidden yourself?"
+
+There was no answer. Her own voice echoed back to her through the
+beautiful halls of mother-of-pearl with their rich carvings. The
+palace was entirely deserted.
+
+She ran outside the palace and called to the fishes of the river, "O
+fishes of the river, have you seen my own dear mother?"
+
+She called to the sands of the sea, "O sands of the sea, have you seen
+my darling mother?"
+
+She called to the shells of the shore, "O shells of the shore, have
+you seen my precious mother?"
+
+There was no answer. No one knew what had become of the Giantess of
+the Great River.
+
+The Spring Princess was so worried that she thought her heart would
+break in its anguish. In her distress she ran over all the earth.
+
+Then she went to the house of the Great Wind. The Giant of the Great
+Wind was away, but his old father was at home. He was very sorry for
+the Spring Princess when he heard her sad story. "I am sure my son can
+help you find your mother," he said as he comforted her. "He will soon
+get home from his day's work."
+
+When the Giant of the Great Wind reached home he was in a terrible
+temper. He stormed and raged and gave harsh blows to everything he
+met. His father had hid the Spring Princess in a closet out of the
+way, and it was fortunate indeed for her that he had done so.
+
+After the Great Wind Giant had taken his bath and eaten his dinner he
+was better natured. Then his father said to him, "O my son, if a
+wandering princess had come this way on purpose to ask you a question,
+what would you do to her?"
+
+"Why, I'd answer her question as best I could, of course," responded
+the Giant of the Great Wind.
+
+His father straightway opened the closet door and the Spring Princess
+stepped out. In spite of her long wanderings and great anguish of mind
+she was still very lovely as she knelt before the Giant of the Great
+Wind in her soft silvery green garments embroidered with pearls and
+diamonds. The big heart of the Giant of the Great Wind was touched at
+her beauty and at her grief.
+
+"O Giant of the Great Wind," said the Spring Princess, as he gently
+raised her from her knees before him, "I am the daughter of the
+Giantess of the Great River. I have lost my mother. I have searched
+for her through all the earth and now I have come to you for help. Can
+you tell me anything about where she is and how I can find her?"
+
+The Giant of the Great Wind put on his thinking cap. He thought hard.
+"Your mother is in the power of a land giant who has imprisoned her,"
+he said. "I happen to know all about the affair. I passed that way
+only yesterday. I'll gladly go with you and help you get her home.
+We'll start at once."
+
+The Giant of the Great Wind took the Spring Princess back to earth on
+his swift horses. Then he stormed the castle of the land giant who had
+imprisoned the Giantess of the Great River. The Spring Princess dug
+quietly beneath the castle walls to the dungeon where her mother was
+confined. You may be sure that her mother was overjoyed to see her.
+
+When the Spring Princess had led her mother safely outside the castle
+walls she thanked the Giant of the Great Wind for all he had done to
+help her. Then the Giantess of the Great River and the Spring Princess
+hastened back to the wonderful 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 her home in
+the palace of the Sun Giant longer than the three months she was
+supposed to stay according to the agreement. She at once said good-bye
+to her mother and hastened to the home of the Sun Giant, her husband,
+and to her baby son.
+
+Now the Sun Giant had been very much worried at first when the three
+months had passed and the Spring Princess had not come back to him and
+her little son. Then he became angry. He became so angry that he
+married another princess. The new wife discharged the nurses who were
+taking care of the tiny son of the Spring Princess and put him in the
+kitchen just as if he had been a little black slave baby.
+
+When the Spring Princess arrived at the palace of the Sun Giant the
+very first person she saw was her own little son, so dirty and
+neglected that she hardly recognized him. Then she found out all that
+had happened in her absence.
+
+The Spring Princess quickly seized her child and clasped him tight in
+her arms. Then she fled to the depths of the sea, and wept, and wept,
+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
+Giant, his new wife, and all the court entirely disappeared from view.
+For forty days the face of the Sun Giant was not seen upon the earth.
+
+The little son of the Spring Princess grew up to be the Giant of the
+Rain. In the rainy season and the season of thunder showers he rules
+upon the earth. He sends upon the earth such tears as the Spring
+Princess shed in the depths of the seas.
+
+
+
+
+II
+
+THE FOUNTAIN OF GIANT LAND
+
+
+Long ago there lived a king who was blind. He had employed all the
+wise physicians in the kingdom, but all to no avail. Not one of them
+did a single thing to restore his lost eyesight.
+
+One day a little old woman came to the door of the palace begging
+alms. She said to the servant at the door, "I wish to say a word to
+the king who is blind. I know a sure cure for his blindness."
+
+The servant led the little old woman into the king's presence. He was
+sitting upon the royal throne with his royal crown upon his head, but
+his blind eyes were bandaged and his royal face was sad because he
+could no longer see the bright sunlight shining upon the deep blue sea
+from the window of the palace, nor the lords and ladies of the court
+before him in their gorgeous garments of purple and cloth of silver
+and cloth of gold, nor of the face of the queen.
+
+"O royal majesty," said the little old woman as she bowed low before
+him, "there is only one thing in the whole world which will restore
+your lost eyesight. It is the water of the fountain of Giantland.
+Bathe your eyes in that water and your lost eyesight will be restored
+at once."
+
+"How can I obtain this wonderful water?" asked the king. "Giantland is
+a long distance from my kingdom and I do not know the way there." The
+king, the queen, and all the courtiers held their breaths to listen to
+the reply of the little old woman.
+
+"Your Majesty will need to build a strong fleet to sail up the great
+river which leads to Giantland," she said. "The expedition will need
+as its leader a prince with a brave heart, for there will be many
+perils on the way to test his mettle. The fountain of Giantland is at
+the summit of a long steep rocky mountain, and it can be reached only
+by a prince who ascends the mountain looking neither to the right nor
+to the left. All along the way stand huge giants ready to enslave one
+the moment he stops looking straight ahead. If one should succeed in
+climbing the mountain the fountain is there at the summit, but it is
+guarded by a dragon. One can approach it only when the dragon is
+asleep. Many princes have tried this quest and all have failed. If you
+should be able to send a prince brave enough and wise enough to
+succeed, there at the top of the mountain he will find a little old
+woman who will tell him whether or not the dragon is asleep."
+
+With these words the little old woman withdrew from the royal
+presence. The king pondered over her advice. Then he sent for the
+three princes and told them the story.
+
+"O my father, I am brave and wise," said the eldest prince as soon as
+he had heard his father's words. "I will go upon this quest. I will
+bring you a bottle of the water of the fountain of Giantland that your
+sight may be restored."
+
+The king ordered a great fleet to be prepared to sail up the river to
+Giantland. He collected an enormous sum of money to provide for the
+prince. The whole kingdom buzzed with preparation for the journey.
+
+The prince planted an orange tree in the palace garden and said to his
+younger brother, "Keep close watch of this tree. If its leaves begin
+to wither you will know that some evil has befallen me. Come to my
+aid."
+
+The eldest prince set out with a great fleet and his pockets lined
+with gold. He anchored in many harbors along the way. The prince was
+very fond of gaming and there were many opportunities to play. Before
+he had reached Giantland he had lost the golden linings from his
+pockets.
+
+After the prince had sailed up the great river which leads to
+Giantland he saw the steep rocky mountain towering before him. He set
+a bottle for the water of the fountain of Giantland carefully upon his
+head and slowly ascended the steep path. He kept his eyes fixed
+straight ahead.
+
+Soon, however, he heard giant voices shouting at him. From the corners
+of his eyes he could see giant forms along the pathway. He forgot that
+he must look neither to the right nor to the left.
+
+The moment the prince turned his eyes a giant immediately seized him
+and made him his slave. "You shall be my slave for ever and a day,"
+said the giant, "unless you have gold enough in your pockets to pay
+your ransom." The prince had no gold.
+
+At home in the palace garden the leaves of the orange tree which the
+eldest prince had planted began to wither. His younger brother noticed
+it at once and went to the king. "O my father," said he, "I know that
+my brother has fallen into trouble. I must go to his aid."
+
+The king at once prepared another great fleet. He provided the prince
+with even more gold than his brother had taken with him. Every one in
+the whole kingdom did his best to hasten the preparations.
+
+In the palace garden the prince planted a lemon tree and called the
+youngest prince into the garden. The youngest prince was playing with
+his dogs. He was a mere boy. "Keep close watch of this lemon tree
+while I am away," said the prince. "If its leaves begin to wither you
+will know that I am in trouble. Come to my aid."
+
+The prince sailed up the great river which leads to Giantland. He
+anchored at many harbors and took part in many _festas_. By the time
+he had reached Giantland he had spent all his gold.
+
+At home in the palace garden the youngest prince watched the lemon
+tree carefully every day. He watered it and pruned it. He took
+splendid care of it.
+
+[Illustration: The youngest prince watched the lemon tree carefully
+every day]
+
+When at last the prince set out to climb the mountain which leads to
+the fountain of Giantland he felt very brave and very wise. He climbed
+steadily on and on, looking neither to the right nor to the left, even
+though he heard the voices of the giants shouting at him, and from the
+corners of his eyes could see the giant forms along the pathway.
+
+Suddenly he heard the voice of his own brother, the eldest prince,
+weeping as the giant gave him blows. At that sound he forgot all about
+looking straight ahead.
+
+The moment the prince turned his eyes from the pathway straight ahead
+of him a giant seized him and made him his slave. "You shall be my
+slave for ever and a day," said the giant, "unless you have gold
+enough to pay your ransom."
+
+At home in the palace garden his little brother was watching the lemon
+tree. The very moment its leaves began to wither he noticed it and ran
+at once to the king. "O my father," he cried as soon as he was in the
+king's presence. "My brother is in trouble. I must go to his aid."
+
+"You, my son, are only a lad," said the king. "How can you succeed
+when your two older brothers have failed? I cannot bear to let you go.
+You are all I have left. I prefer to remain blind the rest of my days.
+O, why did I ever listen to the story the little old woman told me
+about the water of the fountain of Giantland?"
+
+The youngest prince begged so hard to go that at length his father
+granted his request and prepared a fleet for him. He gave him all the
+gold he could collect in the kingdom.
+
+The prince set out with brave heart. He sailed on his way steadily
+although at every harbour there were voices which bade him linger.
+There were games and feasting and fair maidens.
+
+Soon the youngest prince had reached Giantland. Above him rose the
+rough steep rocky mountain. Before he started to make the ascent he
+first stuffed cotton in his ears. Then he carefully placed upon his
+head a bottle to fill with the water of the fountain of Giantland.
+
+He climbed up the steep mountain looking neither to the right nor to
+the left. Through the cotton in his ears he could faintly hear the
+giant voices calling him. From the corners of his eyes he could see
+the giant forms along the pathway. He resolutely kept his eyes fixed
+straight ahead and steadily climbed upward though the path was very
+rough and full of stones. The cotton in his ears prevented him from
+hearing the voices of his two brothers crying out when the giants beat
+them.
+
+At length the lad was in sight of the fountain at the summit of the
+mountain. The little old woman was standing in the path, watching his
+ascent. As soon as he came near to her he took the cotton out of his
+ears so that he might hear what she had to say to him.
+
+"You have arrived at a safe moment," the little old woman told him.
+"The dragon is asleep."
+
+The little old woman helped the prince fill the bottle with water from
+the fountain. Then she said, "The dragon which guards the fountain is
+an enchanted princess. No prince has ever before been brave enough and
+wise enough to reach this spot. In a year and a day from this moment
+her enchantment will be broken. Come again and claim her as your
+bride."
+
+The little old woman gave the prince a ring, and the prince drew a
+ring from his own finger and gave it to the little old woman. "When
+the enchantment is broken put my ring upon the finger of the
+princess," he said. "Expect me back in a year and a day. I'll be sure
+to come."
+
+The prince made his way back down the steep slope of the mountain,
+guarding his bottle full of the water of the fountain of Giantland
+with the utmost care. When he was half way down the mountain he saw
+his two brothers standing in his path.
+
+"_Viva_," cried they. "You have been successful. You have a bottle
+full of the water from the fountain. Now if you also have your pockets
+full of gold you can pay our ransom and we will return with you to our
+father's kingdom."
+
+"My pockets are still lined with gold which my father gave me," said
+the youngest prince. "Help yourselves. It is yours if it can serve
+you." There was more than enough money to pay the ransom of his two
+older brothers.
+
+When they were sailing down the great river towards home the two older
+brothers plotted against the youngest prince. "Come," said one to the
+other. "How can we let our father know that it was our little brother
+who succeeded in this quest? Let us cast our brother ashore. Then we
+will go together to our father with the water from the fountain of
+Giantland. When his sight is restored we will share his blessing and
+the honors of the kingdom. We will claim no knowledge of our youngest
+brother."
+
+This is what the two eldest princes did. The youngest prince was cast
+ashore when he was asleep. After many long weary wanderings he found
+refuge in the hut of a poor fisherman and hired out to work for him.
+
+The king's eyesight was restored immediately when he had bathed his
+eyes in the water from the fountain of Giantland. The two princes were
+given all the honors of the kingdom. The whole kingdom, however,
+mourned the loss of the little prince. The king and queen never gave
+up hoping that he would come back to them. The queen carefully laid
+away all the clothes which had belonged to the youngest prince so that
+they would be ready for him if he should return to the palace. Every
+day she shook them out with loving care, so that the _baratas_ and
+white ants would not eat holes in them.
+
+A year and a day flew swiftly by. The huge dragon which had guarded
+the fountain of Giantland escaped from her enchantment and was
+restored to the form of a beautiful princess.
+
+The little old woman and the princess watched and waited for the
+return of the prince according to his promise. "Some evil must surely
+have befallen the lad," said the little old woman. "Let us go in
+search of him. I know he was a lad who would not break his word."
+
+The little old woman and the beautiful princess who wore the prince's
+own ring upon her finger came to the palace of the king. When the king
+had listened to the story they told, the guilty princes were called
+before him. They were forced to confess their evil deed. They were
+immediately thrown into prison. The anger of the whole kingdom was
+kindled against them.
+
+Then the king and the queen and all the court sailed in their swiftest
+ships to the place where the little prince had been cast ashore. The
+little old woman and the beautiful princess who wore the prince's own
+ring upon her finger went with them. At length after much searching
+they found the fisherman's hut and the prince working for the
+fisherman.
+
+The king and the queen and all the court wept tears of joy when they
+beheld the youngest prince alive and well. The queen wept again when
+she noticed the poor rough clothing which the prince was wearing. She
+had brought with her the prince's favourite suit of cloth of gold
+which she had laid away carefully. When the prince put it on it was a
+trifle tight and a little bit too short for him, as he had grown so
+much in the year. Nevertheless he looked very handsome in it when he
+stood before the beautiful princess and claimed her as his bride.
+
+The fisherman was greatly astonished at all the proceedings, for he
+had never dreamed that it was the king's son who had been working for
+him all the year and sleeping on a mat at his side on the floor of his
+rude hut.
+
+"He may be a prince, but he is the most faithful lad who ever worked
+for me," said the fisherman.
+
+"He is indeed a prince," cried the courtiers, "and the bravest, most
+faithful prince which any land in all the world ever boasted of."
+
+"His princely deeds have proven to all the world that he is fit to
+reign as king over our fair land when I no longer live," said the king
+as he gave the prince and the beautiful princess his royal blessing.
+
+
+
+
+III
+
+THE BOY AND THE VIOLIN
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a man who had an only son. When the man
+died the son was left all alone in the world. There was not very much
+property--just a cat and a dog, a small piece of land, and a few
+orange trees. The boy gave the dog away to a neighbour and sold the
+land and the orange trees. Every bit of money he obtained from the
+sale he invested in a violin. He had longed for a violin all his life
+and now he wanted one more than ever. While his father had lived he
+could tell his thoughts to his father, but now there was none to tell
+them to except the violin. What his violin said back to him made the
+very sweetest music in the world.
+
+The boy went to hire out as shepherd to care for the sheep of the
+king, but he was told that the king already had plenty of shepherds
+and had no need of another. The boy took his violin which he had
+brought with him and hid himself in the deep forest. There he made
+sweet music with the violin. The shepherds who were near by guarding
+the king's sheep heard the sweet strains, but they could not find out
+who was playing. The sheep, too, heard the music. Several of them left
+the flock and followed the sound of the music into the forest. They
+followed it until they reached the boy and the cat and the violin.
+
+The shepherds were greatly disturbed when they found out how their
+sheep were straying away into the forest. They went after them to
+bring them back, but they could find no trace of them. Sometimes it
+would seem that they were quite near to the place from which the music
+came, but when they hurried in that direction they would hear the
+strains of music coming from a distant point in the opposite
+direction. They were afraid of getting lost themselves so they gave up
+in despair.
+
+When the boy saw how the sheep came to hear his music he was very
+happy. His music was no longer the sad sweet sound it had been when he
+was lonely. It became gayer and gayer. After a while it became so gay
+that the cat began to dance. When the sheep saw the cat dancing they
+began to dance, too.
+
+Soon a company of monkeys passed that way and heard the sound of the
+music. They began dancing immediately. They made such a chattering
+that they almost drowned the music. The boy threatened to stop playing
+if they could not be happy without being so noisy. After that the
+monkeys chattered less.
+
+After a while a tapir heard the jolly sound. Immediately his threetoed
+hind feet and fourtoed front feet began to dance. He just couldn't
+keep them from dancing; so he, too, joined the procession of boy, cat,
+sheep, and monkeys.
+
+Next the armadillo heard the music. In spite of his heavy armour he
+had to dance too. Then a herd of small deer joined the company. Then
+the anteater danced along with them. The wild cat and the tiger came,
+too. The sheep and the deer were terribly frightened, but they kept
+dancing on just the same. The tiger and wild cat were so happy dancing
+that they never noticed them at all. The big snakes curled their huge
+bodies about the tree trunks and wished that they, too, had feet with
+which to dance. The birds tried to dance, but they could not use their
+feet well enough and had to give it up and keep flying. Every beast of
+the forests and jungles which had feet with which to dance came and
+joined the gay procession.
+
+The jolly company wandered on and on until finally they came to the
+high wall which surrounds the land of the giants. The enormous giant
+who stood on the wall as guard laughed so hard that he almost fell off
+the wall. He took them to the king at once. The king laughed so hard
+that he almost fell off his throne. His laugh shook the earth. The
+earth had never before been shaken at the laugh of the king of the
+giants, though it had often heard his angry voice in the thunder. The
+people did not know what to make of it.
+
+Now it happened that the king of the land of giants had a beautiful
+giantess daughter who never laughed. She remained sad all the time.
+The king had offered half his kingdom to the one who could make her
+laugh, and all the giants had done their very funniest tricks for her.
+Never once had they brought even a tiny little smile to her lovely
+face. "If my daughter can keep from laughing when she sees this funny
+sight I'll give up in despair and eat my hat," said the king of the
+land of giants, as he saw the jolly little figure playing upon the
+violin and the assembly of cat, sheep, monkeys and everything else
+dancing to the gay music. If the giant king had known how to dance he
+would have danced himself, but it was fortunate for the people of the
+earth that he did not know how. If he had, there is no knowing what
+might have happened to the earth.
+
+As it was, he took the little band into his daughter's palace where
+she sat surrounded by her servants. Her lovely face was as sad as sad
+could be. When she saw the funny sight her expression changed. The
+happy smile which the king of the land of giants had always wanted to
+see played about her beautiful lips. A gay laugh was heard for the
+first time in all her life. The king of the land of giants was so
+happy that he grew a league in height and nobody knows how much he
+gained in weight. "You shall have half my kingdom," he said to the
+boy, "just as I promised if any one made my daughter laugh."
+
+The boy from that time on reigned over half of the kingdom of giants
+as prince of the land. He never had the least bit of difficulty in
+preserving his authority, for the biggest giants would at once obey
+his slightest request if he played on his violin to them. The beasts
+stayed in the land of the giants so long that they grew into giant
+beasts, but the boy and his violin always remained just as they were
+when they entered the land.
+
+
+
+
+IV
+
+THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS
+
+
+Long ago there was a king who was very ill. He wanted a hare killed to
+make him some broth. His only son, the prince, set out to find one. As
+the prince walked along the path to the forest a pretty little hare
+ran out of the hedge and crossed his path. He at once started in
+pursuit. The hare was a very swift runner. The prince followed her
+into the deep forest. Suddenly the hare ran into a hole in the ground.
+The prince kept in sight of her and soon found to his dismay that he
+was in a big cave. At the very rear of the cave there was the most
+enormous giant he had ever seen in his life.
+
+The prince was terribly frightened. "Oh, ho!" said the giant in such a
+deep savage voice that the cave echoed and re-echoed with his words.
+"You thought you'd catch my little hare, did you? Well, I've caught
+you instead!"
+
+The giant seized the prince in one of his enormous hands and tossed
+him lightly into a box at one end of the cave. He put the cover on the
+box and locked it down with a big key. The prince could get only a
+tiny bit of air through a little hole in the top, and he thought that
+he never could live. Hours passed. Sometimes the prince slept, but
+more often he lay there thinking about his sick father and what he
+could ever do to get out of the box and back once more to his father's
+side.
+
+Suddenly he heard the key turn in the lock. The cover was lifted, and
+he saw standing before him the most beautiful maiden he had ever seen
+or dreamed of. "I am the hare you followed into the cave," said she
+with a smile. "I am an enchanted princess and, though I have to take
+the form of a hare in the daytime, at night I am free to resume my own
+shape. You got into this trouble following me into the cave and I am
+so sorry for you that I am going to let you out."
+
+[Illustration: He saw standing before him the most beautiful maiden he
+had ever dreamed of]
+
+"You are so beautiful that I could stay here for ever and gaze into
+your lovely eyes," said the prince.
+
+"You would see only a hare in the daytime," replied the princess. "It
+is not always night. Besides, the giant may return at any moment. He
+just went out on a hunting trip because he thought that you would not
+make a sufficiently big supper for him. Don't be foolish. I'll show
+you the way out of the cave and then you must hurry home as fast as
+possible."
+
+The prince thanked her for all her great kindness to him and acted
+upon her advice. He went home by the nearest path, but when he reached
+the palace his father was already dead. The palace was wrapped in
+mourning.
+
+The prince was so overcome with grief that he felt that he could not
+keep on living in the palace. After his father's funeral he went away
+as a wanderer. He changed clothes with a poor fisherman whom he met by
+the river, for he did not wish to be recognized as the prince.
+
+Dressed as a poor fisherman he wandered from one kingdom to another.
+He caught fish for his food, and he soon recognized the fact that the
+net which the fisherman had given him as part of his outfit was a most
+wonderful net. The biggest fish in the sea could not break through.
+"This net must have the special blessing of _Nossa Senhora_ upon it,"
+said the prince.
+
+In the course of his wanderings the prince arrived at a city where a
+great _festa_ was being held. The palace was decked with gay banners.
+Every afternoon the messenger of the king rode up and down the city
+streets proclaiming, "The princess of our kingdom is the most
+beautiful princess in all the world."
+
+The prince remembered the beautiful princess who had let him out of
+the giant's cave. "Surely this princess cannot be as beautiful as
+she," said the prince. "I am going to see this princess with my own
+eyes and find out."
+
+Accordingly the prince went to the palace gate to watch for the
+princess. Soon she came to the balcony and leaned over the railing.
+She was very beautiful, but her nose was just a tiny bit crooked. She
+did not compare at all with the princess of the cave.
+
+"This princess is not by any means the most beautiful one in the
+world," said the prince dressed as a fisherman. "I know where there is
+a princess who is much more beautiful."
+
+The people standing by heard him. His words were at once reported to
+the royal guards. They seized him roughly and took him to the king.
+
+"So you are the fisherman who says that my daughter is not the most
+beautiful princess in the world?" said the king sternly. "You say, I
+hear, that you know a princess who is much more beautiful. I am a just
+king or else I should order that you be put to death immediately. As
+it is, I'll give you the chance to prove what you say. If you are
+unable to fulfil your boast and show me this princess who in the
+opinion of my court is more beautiful than my daughter, you shall lose
+your life. Remember that you will have to bring her here to my court
+to have her beauty proven."
+
+"Thanks, your majesty," said the prince. "If you will allow me two
+weeks to fulfil the contract, and if you'll prepare a _festa_ for the
+night two weeks hence, I'll endeavour to present the most beautiful
+princess in the world to your assembled court."
+
+The king was astonished at the fisherman's words, for he had not
+thought that a poor fisherman like him knew many princesses. However,
+he allowed him to depart in search of the princess.
+
+Then the prince hurried home and once more walked toward the forest by
+the same path he had gone the day he went in search of the hare for
+his father's broth. He soon found the place where the hare had crossed
+his path, and he did his best to remember the course they had followed
+as he pursued her into the forest.
+
+In the forest he saw evidences of what looked like a flood. The water
+had washed away every trace of the entrance of the cave. He dug and
+dug at the place where he thought it ought to be. He found nothing
+which seemed like the cave's entrance.
+
+He dug and dug at a new place near by and soon he found his way barred
+by a massive door. The entrance to the cave was securely shut by it.
+The prince knocked at the door with all his might.
+
+Soon the door was opened a tiny bit and the face of a little old woman
+looked out. "I am the _ama_ of the princess," she said. "I think you
+are the prince she was expecting to return to deliver her from all the
+terrible calamities which have befallen her."
+
+"What has happened to my beautiful princess who saved my life?" asked
+the prince. "I am indeed the prince, but I am surprised that you
+should recognize me in my fisherman's garb."
+
+"The princess told me that I would know you by the smile in your
+eyes," replied the old _ama_. "I did not look at your clothes at all.
+I looked at your eyes. You have the smile in them though your face is
+sad. Come into the cave, and I will tell you all that has happened."
+
+When the prince was inside the cave she hastily barred the door and
+said, "When the giant returned he was terribly angry at the princess
+because she had let you escape. He seized her roughly and put her into
+the box in your place. The princess had thrown away the key to the box
+when she let you out; and, search as he would, the giant was unable to
+find it again anywhere. That made him even angrier than before. All
+day he sits on the top of the chest when the princess is in the form
+of the hare. At night when he goes away he causes a great river to
+flow around the entrance to the cave. He has placed a huge fish as
+guard to the entrance. This fish swims up and down before our door and
+calls out such vile names at the princess, that, when she is in her
+own form, she stays in the box and stuffs cotton in her ears. You got
+here just as the giant had left. The water must have risen as soon as
+you were inside our door. I hear the fish now."
+
+Even as she spoke the prince heard the voice of the fish. It said such
+terrible words that the prince was glad that the princess was in the
+box with cotton in ears. "You get into the box with the princess," he
+said to the _ama_. "I am a good swimmer and I am going to open the
+door and swim out. The box is made of wood that will float; so, inside
+of it, you and the princess will float out to safety."
+
+"How will you ever swim past this terrible fish?" asked the old _ama_.
+
+"Do not fear," replied the prince. "I have with me a net which is so
+strong that the biggest, fiercest fish in the world cannot break it. I
+will catch the fish in it. Just wait and you will see. In the meantime
+take the cotton out of the ears of the princess and tell her that I am
+here. Quiet her fears and stay in the box for a few moments."
+
+The old _ama_ got into the box as the prince had commanded. Then he
+unbarred the great door. The fish swam at him fiercely, but the prince
+quickly entangled him in his strong net. Holding him fast in the net,
+the prince swam up to the surface of the water and was soon on the
+bank of the raging river. Then he killed the fish and scaled it and
+put the scales in his pocket.
+
+The box had floated up to the surface of the water as the prince had
+said it would. The prince threw his net over it and drew it to land.
+The _ama_ and the beautiful princess stepped out. The princess was so
+lovely that the prince fell upon his knees before her. The sight of
+her great beauty almost blinded his eyes.
+
+"I knew all the time that you would come back again," said the
+princess. "I knew that you would deliver me from my troubles, but you
+have been a long time getting here."
+
+The prince told the princess all that had happened to him. "You saved
+my life from the giant," said he. "I am very glad to have had an
+opportunity to save your life for you. Now I must ask you to again
+save my life." Then he told about the _festa_ at which he must display
+the most beautiful princess in the world or forfeit his life.
+
+"I'll gladly go to the _festa_ with you," said the princess. "It is
+fortunate that it is held at night."
+
+The Princess and her _ama_ travelled quickly with the prince to the
+kingdom which claimed to possess the most beautiful princess in the
+world. It was already the night of the appointed _festa_ when they
+arrived. The king's army was drawn up to slay the prince. No one
+dreamed that the poor fisherman would be able to bring any princess at
+all with him, much less a beautiful one. The prince hid the princess
+in the box which the old _ama_ carried on top of her head.
+
+When the poor fisherman stood before the king with an old _ama_
+standing by his side, a great laugh ran through the king's court. "We
+knew that the fisherman would never be able to bring a princess more
+beautiful than our own lovely princess," said the courtiers one to
+another. "But see what he has brought in her place!" Then they laughed
+and laughed until they could hardly stand.
+
+The king's soldiers stepped forward to seize the fisherman to put him
+to death. "Grant me just one moment more of life," begged the prince.
+
+The king nodded his head and the prince put his hand into the pocket
+of his fisherman's coat. He pulled out a handful of silver scales. The
+most beautiful silvery cloud filled the room.
+
+"Just a moment more," begged the prince. Then he pulled a handful of
+golden scales from out his pocket. The most beautiful golden cloud
+filled the room.
+
+"Please just another little minute," asked the prince and he pulled
+out a handful of jewelled scales from his pocket. The most wonderful
+sparkling cloud of jewels fell about them. As the cloud cleared away
+there stood the most beautiful princess any one had ever seen or
+dreamed of between the old _ama_ and the prince in the fisherman
+clothes.
+
+The soldiers drew back. The king looked at the floor and so did all
+the courtiers. "You have won your wager," said the king when he could
+find his voice. "Our daughter is not the most beautiful princess in
+the whole world. I see myself that her nose is a tiny bit crooked."
+
+The prince and princess and the old _ama_ went back to the prince's
+own kingdom where the wedding of the prince and princess was
+celebrated with a great feast. From the moment that the fish scales
+fell upon the princess her enchantment was broken and she never became
+a hare again. She and the prince lived together happily in the
+prince's palace, and the giant never troubled them again, though they
+were always careful to keep away from the forest.
+
+
+
+
+V
+
+THE LITTLE SISTER OF THE GIANTS
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a little girl who was very beautiful. Her
+eyes were like the eyes of the gazelle; her hair hid in its soft waves
+the deep shadows of the night; her smile was like the sunrise. Each
+year as she grew older she grew also more and more beautiful. Her name
+was Angelita.
+
+The little girl's mother was dead, and her father, the image-maker,
+had married a second time. The step-mother was a woman who was
+renowned in the city for her great beauty. As her little step-daughter
+grew more and more lovely each day of her life she soon became jealous
+of the child. Each night she asked the image-maker, "Who is more
+beautiful, your wife or your child?"
+
+The image-maker was a wise man and knew all too well his wife's
+jealous disposition. He always responded, "You, my wife, are
+absolutely peerless."
+
+One day the image-maker suddenly died, and the step-mother and
+step-daughter were left alone in the world. They both mourned deeply
+the passing of the kind image-maker.
+
+One day as they were leaning over the balcony two passers-by observed
+them, and one said to the other, "Do you notice those beautiful women
+in the balcony? The mother is beautiful, but the daughter is far more
+beautiful." The step-mother had always been jealous of the daughter's
+loveliness, but now her jealousy was fanned into a burning flame. The
+wise image-maker was no longer there to tell her that she was
+peerless.
+
+The next day the mother and daughter again leaned over the balcony.
+Two soldiers passed by and one said to the other: "Do you observe
+those two beautiful women in the balcony? The mother is beautiful, but
+the daughter is far more beautiful." The step-mother flew into a
+terrible rage. She now knew that it was true as she had long feared.
+The girl was more beautiful than she. Her jealousy knew no bounds. She
+seized her step-daughter roughly and shut her up in a little room in
+the attic.
+
+The little room in the attic had just one tiny window high up in the
+wall. The window was shut, but Angelita climbed up to open it in order
+to get a little air. The next afternoon she grew weary of the
+confinement of the little room, so she dug a foothold in the wall
+where she could stand and look out of the window. Her step-mother was
+leaning over the balcony all alone when two _cavalheiros_ passed by.
+One said to the other, "Do you observe the beautiful woman in the
+balcony?" "Yes," replied the other. "She is a beautiful woman, but the
+little maid who is kept a prisoner in the attic is far more
+beautiful."
+
+The step-mother became desperate. She ordered the old negro servant to
+carry the girl into the jungle and kill her. "Be sure that you bring
+back the tip of Angelita's tongue, so that I may know that you have
+obeyed my order," she said.
+
+Angelita was very happy to be taken out of the little attic room, and
+set out for a walk with the old negro with a light heart. They walked
+through the city streets and out into the open country. Soon they had
+reached the deep jungle. "Where are we going?" the girl asked in
+surprise.
+
+"We are taking a walk for our health, _yayazinha_," replied the old
+negro.
+
+Soon they were so far in the jungle that the path was entirely
+overgrown. No ray of light penetrated through the deep foliage.
+Angelita became frightened. "I'll not go another step if you do not
+tell me where you are taking me," she said as she stamped her little
+foot upon the ground.
+
+The old negro burst into tears and told Angelita all that her
+step-mother had commanded. "I could not hurt one hair of your lovely
+head, much less cut off the tip of your little tongue, _yayazinha_,"
+sobbed the old man.
+
+Angelita stood still and thought. "Go back to my step-mother," she
+said to the old man. "On the way you will see plenty of dogs. Cut off
+the tip of a little dog's tongue and carry it home to my step-mother."
+
+This is what the old negro did. The step-mother believed him and
+thought that he had slain her step-daughter according to her command.
+
+Angelita, in the meantime, wandered on and on through the jungle. The
+big snakes glided swiftly out of her path. The monkeys and the parrots
+chattered to keep her from being lonely. She wandered on and on until
+finally she came to an enormous palace. The front door was wide open.
+She went from room to room, but the palace was entirely deserted.
+There was not a neat, orderly room in the entire palace.
+
+"I can make these lovely rooms neat and clean," said Angelita. "They
+surely need some one to do it!" She found a broom and went to work at
+once. Soon the whole palace was in order once more. Everything was
+clean and bright.
+
+Just as Angelita was finishing her task she heard a great noise. She
+looked out of the door, and there were three enormous giants entering
+the house. She had never dreamed that giants could be so big. She was
+frightened nearly to death and scrambled under a chair as fast as she
+could.
+
+When the giants came into the house they were amazed to find
+everything in such splendid order. "This is a different looking place
+from what we left," said the biggest giant.
+
+"What dirty, disorderly giants we have been, living here all by
+ourselves," said the middle-sized giant. "I just realize it, now that
+I see what our house looks like when it is neat and clean."
+
+"What kind fairy could have done all this work while we were away?"
+said the littlest giant, who was not little at all, but almost as big
+as his enormous brothers.
+
+The three giants fell to discussing the question. They could not guess
+how their house could have been made so clean. Their voices were so
+very kind, in spite of being so loud and heavy, that Angelita decided
+she dare come out from under the chair and let them see who had done
+the work for them. She quickly crawled out from her hiding place.
+
+"What lovely fairy is this?" asked the biggest giant, looking at her
+kindly. He thought that she really was a fairy.
+
+"This is the loveliest fairy I ever saw in all my life," said the
+middle-sized giant.
+
+"How did such a lovely fairy ever happen to find our dirty, disorderly
+palace?" asked the littlest giant who was not little at all.
+
+Angelita told the three giants her story. Her beauty and her sweet
+ways completely entranced them.
+
+"Please live with us always here in our palace in the jungle and be
+our little sister," said the biggest giant, and the middle-sized giant
+and the littlest giant, speaking all at once. Their three big deep
+voices all together made a noise like thunder.
+
+Angelita lived in the palace with the three giants after that. Every
+day when they went out to hunt she would take the broom and make the
+palace neat and clean. They called her "little sister" and loved her
+with all their big giant hearts.
+
+All was well until a little bird went and told Angelita's step-mother
+that she was alive and living in the depths of the jungle with the
+three giants. When the step-mother heard about it she was so angry
+that she thought she could never be happy as long as Angelita was
+living in the world. She consulted a wicked witch as soon as she could
+find her shawl.
+
+The wicked witch gave the step-mother some poisoned slippers. "These
+will cause the immediate death of any person who puts them on," said
+the wicked witch. Then she showed the step-mother just how to reach
+the palace where Angelita lived in the depths of the jungle with the
+three giants.
+
+Angelita's step-mother followed the directions which the witch had
+given her and easily found the giants' palace. Angelita was so happy
+living with the giants and keeping house for them that she had
+forgotten what fear was like. She was not frightened at all when she
+heard some one clap hands before the door one day when the giants were
+away. She went to the door; and, though she was very much surprised to
+see her step-mother, she invited her into the house. Her step-mother
+gave her a loving embrace and kissed her upon both cheeks. "Dear
+child, it is a long time since I have seen you," she said. "I have
+brought you a little gift to show you that I have not forgotten you.
+It is only a poor, mean little gift, but it is the best I could
+bring."
+
+Angelita was touched at her step-mother's gift and accepted it with
+hearty thanks. As soon as her step-mother had gone she untied the red
+ribbon around the package and opened it. Inside was a pair of leather
+slippers. Angelita looked at the little slippers. They were like the
+slippers which her dear father, the image-maker, had once brought home
+to her. "How kind it was in my step-mother to bring these slippers to
+me," she said as she put them on.
+
+As soon as the slippers were on Angelita's feet, she fell dead just as
+the wicked witch had promised the step-mother she would do. Her
+step-mother was watching through the window, and when she saw Angelita
+dead she hurried home in joy. "Now I, alone, am the peerless beauty,"
+she said.
+
+When the three giants came home to dinner they knew at once that there
+was something wrong. There were dirty tracks on the floor and dirty
+finger prints upon the door. "Who made these dirty marks?" said the
+biggest giant.
+
+"What has happened to our dear little sister that she has not cleaned
+them away?" asked the middle-sized giant.
+
+"I am afraid there is something wrong with little sister," said the
+littlest giant who was not little at all.
+
+They clapped their big hands before the door, but no smiling little
+sister ran to meet them. They entered the big hall of the palace with
+a bound. There in the middle of the floor lay Angelita, just as she
+had fallen when she put on the poisoned slippers which her step-mother
+had given her.
+
+"What evil, has befallen our dear little sister?" said the biggest
+giant.
+
+"Who could have slain our little sister whom we loved so much?" said
+the middle-sized giant.
+
+"Who will keep house for us now that our dear little sister is dead?"
+asked the littlest giant.
+
+Then the biggest giant and the middle-sized giant and the littlest
+giant all began to sob so loud that it shook the earth. "Our dear
+little sister is dead! What shall we do! What shall we do!"
+
+The giants could not go into the city to give their little sister
+Christian burial, but they built a beautiful casket out of silver and
+carried it to the path which led to the city. Then they hid themselves
+to watch and make sure that some one found it to carry to the burying
+place.
+
+Soon a handsome prince passed by on horseback. He noticed the silver
+casket at once and opened it. The girl whose still form lay inside was
+the most beautiful maid he had ever gazed upon. "This dead maid is my
+own true love," he said and he carried the silver casket home to his
+own palace.
+
+He commanded that no one should enter the room where he placed the
+silver casket, and this aroused the curiosity of his little sister at
+once. At the very first opportunity she slipped into the room. She
+opened the casket and was surprised to see the beautiful quiet maid.
+"You are very lovely," she said to the still form, "all except your
+slippers. I think they are very ugly." With these words she pulled off
+the leather slippers.
+
+Angelita gave a deep sigh, opened her beautiful eyes, and asked for a
+drink of water.
+
+The little sister called the prince at once. When he saw Angelita was
+really alive he could hardly believe the good fortune. He asked that
+the wedding night be celebrated immediately.
+
+Angelita begged that she might go back into the deep jungle and invite
+the three giants to the wedding. The biggest giant, the middle-sized
+giant, and the littlest giant who was not little at all, came to the
+wedding feast. After that they visited their little sister often at
+her new home; and, when she had children of her own, it was the
+funniest sight one ever saw to see the biggest giant hold the tiny
+babes upon his knee.
+
+
+
+
+VI
+
+THE FOREST LAD AND THE WICKED GIANT
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a man who took his wife and tiny baby son
+into the deep forest to make their home. With his own hands he built
+the house out of mud, and he made for it a thatched roof from the
+grass of the forest. For food they depended upon the fruits of the
+forest and the beasts which they killed in the hunt. They lived like
+hermits, seeing no one.
+
+As the baby son grew into a large strong boy he learned from his
+father all the secrets of the forest. He grew wise as well as strong.
+From his mother he heard stories of their former life in the great
+city which had been their home before they went to live in the forest.
+These were the tales he loved to hear best of all. Very often when his
+father went out into the forest to hunt the boy would beg to remain at
+home with his mother. While his father was away she would sit on the
+ground before their hut and unfold to the boy all her memories of
+their old life.
+
+"Father," said the lad one day after his father had returned from his
+hunting trip, "I am tired of living here in the forest all by
+ourselves. Let us return to the city to live."
+
+"Your mother has been telling tales to you," replied his father. "I
+will see to it that she never mentions the city to you again. We left
+the city to save our lives. Let me never hear from you another word
+about returning to the city."
+
+After that the lad was made to accompany his father when he went out
+hunting. There was no more opportunity to hear the tales he loved from
+his mother's lips. Nevertheless he hid away in his mind all that his
+mother had told him of their old life; and at night, when the fierce
+storms in the forest or the sound of the wild beasts would not let him
+sleep, he often lay awake upon his mat on the floor of the hut,
+pondering over the stories she had told.
+
+At last the father grew sick of a fever and died. Now that the lad and
+his mother were left alone in the forest the lad said, "Come, let us
+return to our home in the city. Let us not stay here alone in the
+forest any longer. I must live in my own life the tales you have told
+me of the _festas_ and the dancing, the great tournaments, and the
+songs at night under the balconies of the fair maidens."
+
+The lad's request was so urgent that his mother could not have refused
+him, even if she, in her own heart, was not longing for a return to
+the life of the city. Accordingly, they took all their possessions,
+which consisted only of a horse and a sword, and set out for the city.
+
+The lad and his mother reached the city at nightfall. They went from
+one street to another, but saw no living being. They knocked and
+clapped their hands before all the doors of the city, but no one
+responded. At last they reached the street where their old home had
+been. The lad was delighted to see what a big handsome house it was.
+"No wonder my mother longed to return to a home like this," he
+thought. "How could she ever have endured the rude hut in the depths
+of the forest?"
+
+The doors of the beautiful house stood wide open. The lad and his
+mother entered, and passed from one room to another. His mother saw
+one room after another with everything unchanged. She recognized one
+object after another just as she had left it. There was one room in
+the house which was securely barred on the inside, however.
+
+The lad and his mother spent the night in their old home. In the
+morning they again walked about the deserted streets of the city. They
+saw no one and heard no living sound. It was like a city of the dead.
+They grew hungry at length; and the lad went outside the city to seek
+for food in the forest, according to the custom which he had known all
+his life.
+
+The mother returned to her old home to await the coming of her son. As
+soon as she went upstairs she saw that the barred door was wide open.
+There in the hall stood the most enormous giant she had ever seen. The
+great halls of the house were high, but the giant could not stand up
+in them without stooping.
+
+[Illustration: There in the hall stood the most enormous giant she had
+ever seen]
+
+"Who are you and what are you doing in my house?" roared the giant in
+such a terrible voice that the house trembled.
+
+The woman who had lived so many years in the forest was not easily
+frightened. "Who are you and what are you doing in my house?" she
+shouted at the giant in the loudest tones she could muster.
+
+One might have expected that the giant would have killed her
+instantly, but on the contrary her bold answer pleased him
+exceedingly. He laughed so hard that he had to lean against the wall
+to keep from falling.
+
+"So you think that this is your house, do you?" said the giant as soon
+as he could regain his voice. "Well, I'll tell you what we can do. I
+like you, and we can share this house if you will consent to be my
+wife."
+
+"I am not alone," said the lad's mother as soon as she could recover
+from her surprise sufficiently to find words. "My son is with me and I
+am expecting him any moment to return from the forest whither he has
+gone to procure food for us."
+
+"I can dispose of your son very quickly, just as I have destroyed all
+the inhabitants of this city," said the giant with a frown.
+
+"You cannot dispose of my son so easily as you may think," replied his
+mother. "He has grown in the deep forest and is very strong, far
+stronger than the city dwellers. Besides his great strength, he is
+surrounded by the magic circle of his mother's love."
+
+"I do not know what the magic circle of a mother's love is like," said
+the giant. "I don't remember having seen one anywhere. Nevertheless I
+like you, and because I like you I will endeavour to dispose of your
+son as painlessly as possible. I believe you say you are expecting him
+any moment. Just lie down here and pretend that you are sick. When the
+boy comes in tell him that you have a terrible pain in your eyes. As
+you have lived long in the forest you will know that the best remedy
+for a pain in your eyes is the oil of the deadly _cobra_ of the
+jungle. Send the lad out into the jungle to obtain this oil for you,
+and I promise you he will never return alive. I'll go back into my
+room and bar the door so the boy will never see me, but I shall listen
+through the wall to know whether you carry out my command."
+
+At that very moment they heard the lad's footsteps and his gay voice
+at the door. The giant went inside his room and barred the door. The
+lad's mother lay down with a cloth over her eyes, moaning in loud
+tones. "The giant little knows the strength and skill of the lad whose
+mother I am," she said to herself as she smiled amidst her moans and
+groans.
+
+"O dear little mother, what evil has befallen you during my absence?"
+asked the boy as he entered the room.
+
+His mother complained of the pain in her eyes just as the giant had
+instructed. "The only thing which will cure me of this terrible
+affliction is the oil of the _cobra_," she said.
+
+The boy well knew the dangers which attended securing the oil from the
+deadly _cobra_ of the jungle, but never in his life had he disregarded
+a request from his mother. He at once set out for the jungle; and, in
+spite of the perils of the deed, he succeeded in obtaining the oil
+which his mother had requested.
+
+On the way back to the city, the boy met a little old woman carrying a
+pole over her shoulder from which there hung, head downward, several
+live fowls which she was taking to market. It was really the Holy
+Mother herself who had come to aid the lad in answer to his mother's
+prayer.
+
+"Where are you going, my lad?" asked the old woman. The boy told his
+story and showed the precious oil which he had obtained from the
+_cobra_. "The day is coming, the day is coming, my lad, when you will,
+in truth, need the _cobra's_ oil," said the little old woman. "But
+that day is not today. Today hen's oil will serve your purpose just as
+well. You may kill one of my hens and use the hen's oil, but leave the
+_cobra's_ oil with me so that I may keep it safely for you until the
+day when you will require it."
+
+The boy heeded the advice of the little old woman and killed one of
+her hens. He left the _cobra's_ oil with her and took the hen's oil in
+its place to his mother. Because his mother had nothing at all the
+matter with her eyes, the hen's oil cured them just as well as the
+_cobra's_ oil. There was no one who knew the difference, except the
+boy and the little old woman.
+
+When the boy had gone out the giant came in from his own room and
+said, "In truth your son is a brave lad. I did not dream that he would
+have the courage to go in search of the oil of the deadly _cobra_,
+much less succeed in his quest."
+
+"You do not know the great love we bear each other," said the lad's
+mother.
+
+"I am going to demand a new proof of your son's strength and skill,"
+said the giant. "Tomorrow you must complain of the pain in your back
+and send the boy in search of the oil of the porcupine to cure it.
+This is my command."
+
+The next day the woman had to complain of a pain in her back just as
+the giant had commanded. There was nothing else which she could do.
+The boy at once went in search of a porcupine, and succeeded in
+slaying one and getting the oil.
+
+On his way back to the city the lad again met the little old woman who
+was really _Nossa Senhora_. "Leave the oil of the porcupine with me,
+my son," said she when she had heard his story. "I will keep it for
+you until the morrow when you will have great need of it. Today hen's
+oil will serve your purpose just as well."
+
+Because the boy's mother had nothing at all the matter with her back
+she was cured with the hen's oil which the boy brought, just as easily
+as if it had been the porcupine's oil. The giant came out of his room
+and said, "In truth, lad, you are a boy of great skill and strength."
+
+The boy had not seen the giant before and he was very much surprised.
+Before he even had time to recover from his amazement the giant had
+seized him and bound him securely with a great rope. "If you are
+really a strong boy you will break this rope," said the giant. "If you
+are not strong enough to break it I shall cut you into five pieces
+with my sword."
+
+The boy struggled with all his might to break the great rope. It was
+no use. He was not strong enough. The giant stood by laughing.
+
+When the lad's mother saw that he could not break the rope she fell
+upon her knees before the giant and cried, "Do what you will to me,
+but spare my son!"
+
+The cruel giant laughed at her request. When she saw that she could
+not keep him from slaying the boy, she said, "If you will not grant my
+large request I beg that you will listen to just a tiny, tiny, little
+one. When you cut my son into five pieces do it with his father's
+sword which he has brought with him from the little hut in the forest
+where we used to live. Then bind his body upon the back of his
+father's horse which he brought with him out of the forest and turn
+the horse loose, so it may travel, perchance, back to the forest from
+which I brought my lad to meet this terrible death."
+
+The giant did as she requested, and the horse bore the slain boy's
+body along the road to the forest. Outside the city they met the
+little old woman who was really _Nossa Senhora_. She took the parts of
+the lad's body and anointed them with the porcupine's oil. Then she
+held them tight together. They stayed securely joined. "Are you
+lacking anything," she asked the boy.
+
+The boy felt of his legs, his arms, his ears, his nose, his hair. "I
+am all here except my eyesight," he said. The little old woman
+anointed his eyes with the _cobra's_ oil. His sight was immediately
+restored. Then he knew that the little old woman was indeed the Holy
+Mother. She vanished as he knelt to receive her blessing.
+
+The boy in his new strength quickly hastened back to the city. It was
+night and the giant was asleep. He seized his father's sword and
+plunged it into the giant's body. The giant turned over without
+awakening. "The mosquitoes are biting me," he muttered in his sleep.
+
+The boy saw the giant's own enormous sword lying on the floor. It was
+so heavy he could barely lift it, but mustering all his strength he
+drove it into the giant's body. The giant died immediately.
+
+"The magic circle of a mother's love, with the Holy Mother's help,
+will guard a lad against all perils," said the boy's mother when she
+heard her son's story and saw the giant lying dead.
+
+
+
+
+VII
+
+HOW THE GIANTESS GUIMARA BECAME SMALL
+
+
+Once upon a time a prince called D. Joao went hunting with a number of
+companions. In the deep forest he became separated from his comrades
+and soon found out that he was lost. He wandered about for a long
+time, and at last he spied 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 the land of the giants.
+The ruler of the country was an enormous giant whose head reached
+almost to the clouds. The giant's wife was nearly as enormous as he
+was, and their only child was as tall as her mother. Her name was
+Guimara.
+
+When the giant saw D. Joao he called out, "O, little man, what are you
+doing down there?" D. Joao narrated his adventures to the giant, and
+the giant said, "Your story of your wanderings interests me. It is not
+often that little men like you pass this way. If you like you may live
+in my palace and be my servant." D. Joao accepted the giant's offer
+and stayed at the palace.
+
+The giant's daughter Guimara was very much pleased with D. Joao. He
+was the first little man she had ever seen. She fell deeply in love
+with him. Her father, however, was very much disgusted at her lack of
+good taste. He preferred to have a giant for a son-in-law. Accordingly
+he thought of a plot to get D. Joao into trouble.
+
+[Illustration: The giant's daughter, Guimara was very much pleased
+with D. Joao]
+
+The next day he sent for D. Joao to appear before him. "O little man,"
+he said to him, "they tell me that you are very proud of yourself and
+that you are boasting among my servants that you are able to tear down
+my palace in a single night and set it up again as quickly as you tore
+it down."
+
+"I never have made any such boast, your majesty," replied D. Joao.
+
+He went to Guimara and told her about it. "I am an enchantress," said
+Guimara. "Leave it to me and we will surprise my father."
+
+The very next night Guimara and D. Joao tore down the giant's palace
+and set it up again exactly as it was before. The giant was greatly
+surprised. He suspected that his daughter had meddled with the affair.
+
+The next day he sent for D. Joao and said to him, "O little man, they
+tell me that you say that in a single night you are able to change the
+Isle of Wild Beasts into a beautiful garden full of all sorts of
+flowers and with a silvery fountain in the centre."
+
+"I never said any such thing, your majesty," replied D. Joao.
+
+He told Guimara about it and she said that it would be great fun to
+escape from her room that night and make over the Isle of the Wild
+Beasts into a lovely garden.
+
+Accordingly Guimara worked hard all night long helping D. Joao to make
+the Isle of the Wild Beasts over into a garden full of all sorts of
+beautiful flowers and with a silvery fountain in the centre. The king
+was greatly surprised to see the garden in the morning and he was very
+angry at Guimara and D. Joao.
+
+Guimara was so frightened at her father's terrible wrath that she
+decided to run away with D. Joao. She counselled him to procure the
+best horse from her father's stable for them to ride.
+
+At midnight Guimara crept out of her room and ran to the place where
+D. Joao was waiting for her with the horse, which travelled one
+hundred leagues at each step. They mounted the horse and rode away.
+
+Early the next morning the princess Guimara was missed from the royal
+palace. Soon it was discovered that D. Joao was gone too, and also the
+best horse from the 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 as fast as he could. The giant
+followed his wife's advice, and soon he had nearly caught up with the
+fugitives, for they had grown tired and had stopped to rest.
+
+Guimara spied her father coming and turned herself into a little
+river. She turned D. Joao into an old negro, the horse into a tree,
+the saddle into a bed of onions, and the musket they carried into a
+butterfly.
+
+When the giant came to the river he called out to the old negro who
+was taking a bath, "O, my old negro, have you seen anything of a
+little man accompanied by a handsome young woman?"
+
+The old negro did not say a single word to him, but dived into the
+water. When he came out he called the giant's attention to the bed of
+onions. "I planted these onions," he said. "Aren't they a good crop?"
+
+The bed of onions smelled so strong that the giant did not like to
+stay near them. The butterfly flew at the giant's eyes and almost into
+them. He was disgusted and went home to talk it over with his wife.
+
+"How silly you were," said the giant's wife. "Don't you see that
+Guimara had changed herself into a river and had changed D. Joao into
+an old negro, the horse into a tree, the saddle into a bed of onions,
+and the musket into a butterfly? Hurry after them at once."
+
+The giant again went in pursuit, promising his wife that next time he
+would not let Guimara play any tricks on him. The next time that
+Guimara saw her father coming she thought of a new plan. She changed
+herself into a church. She turned D. Joao into a _padre_, the horse
+into a bell, the saddle into an altar and the musket into a mass-book.
+
+When the giant approached the church he was completely deceived. "O,
+holy _padre_," he said to the priest, "have you seen anything of a
+little man, accompanied by a handsome young woman, passing this way?"
+
+The _padre_ went on with his mass and said:
+
+  "I am a hermit _padre_
+  Devoted to the Immaculate;
+  I do not hear what you say.
+  _Dominus vobiscum_."
+
+The giant could get no other response from him. At last he gave up in
+despair and went home to talk things over with his wife.
+
+"Of all stupid fools you are the most stupid of all," said his wife
+when she had heard the tale. "Don't you see that Guimara has changed
+herself into a church, D. Joao into a priest, the horse into a bell,
+the saddle into the altar, and the musket into the mass-book? Hurry
+after them again as fast as you can. I am going with you, myself, this
+time, to see that Guimara does not play any more tricks on you."
+
+This time the fugitives had travelled far when Guimara's parents
+overtook them. They had almost reached D. Joao's own kingdom. Guimara
+threw a handful of dust into her parents' eyes, and it became so dark
+that they could not see. Guimara and D. Joao escaped safely into his
+own kingdom.
+
+When they had started out on the journey, Guimara had said, "O, D.
+Joao, whatever happens, don't forget me for one single minute. Think
+of me all the time." He had promised and he had remembered her every
+instant on the journey. However, 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 get home where
+things are a few sizes smaller and a bit more convenient. Then, too,
+it was very pleasant for him to see all his friends again. He was so
+happy at being home that, just for one little minute, he forgot all
+about Guimara.
+
+When D. Joao remembered Guimara he turned around to look at her. When
+he saw her he could hardly believe his eyes. Instead of being a tall,
+tall giantess with her head up in the clouds, she reached just to D.
+Joao's own shoulder. D. Joao was so surprised that he had to sit down
+in a chair and be fanned. He couldn't say a single word for eighteen
+minutes and a half--his breath had been so completely taken away.
+
+"It is a good thing that you happened to think of me just as soon as
+you did," remarked Guimara. "I was getting smaller and smaller. If you
+had neglected to think of me for another minute I should have faded
+away entirely and you would have never known what had become of me."
+
+When Guimara became small she lost her power as an enchantress
+entirely. Her lovely eyes were always a trifle sad because D. Joao had
+forgotten her that one little minute. She never went back to Giantland
+but reigned as queen of D. Joao's kingdom for many years.
+
+
+
+
+VIII
+
+THE ADVENTURES OF A FISHERMAN'S SON
+
+
+Long ago there was a man and woman who lived in a little mud hut under
+the palm trees on the river bank. They had so many children they did
+not know what to do. The little hut was altogether too crowded. The
+man had to work early and late to find food enough to feed so many.
+One day the seventh son said to his father, "O, father, I found a
+little puppy yesterday when I was playing on the bank of the river.
+Please let me bring it home to keep. I have always wanted one."
+
+The father consented sadly. He did not know how to find food for the
+children, and an extra puppy to feed seemed an added burden. He went
+to the river bank to fish that day with a heavy heart. He cast his net
+in vain. He did not catch a single fish. He cast his net from the
+other side with no better luck. He did not catch even one little
+_piabinha_.
+
+Suddenly he heard a voice which seemed to come from the river bed
+itself, it was so deep. This is what it said: "If you will give me
+whatever new you find in your house when you go home I will give you
+fisherman's luck. You will catch all the fish you wish."
+
+The man remembered the request which his seventh son had made that
+morning. "The new thing I'll find in my house when I get home will be
+that puppy," said the man to himself. "This will be a splendid way to
+get rid of the puppy which I did not want to keep anyway."
+
+Accordingly the man consented to the request which came from the
+strange voice in the depths of the river. "You must seal this covenant
+with your blood," said the voice.
+
+The man cut his finger a tiny bit with his sharp knife and squeezed a
+few drops of blood from the wound into the river. "If you break this
+vow the curse of the river giant will be upon you and your children
+for ever and ever," said the deep voice solemnly.
+
+The fisherman cast his net where the river giant commanded, and
+immediately it was so full of fish that the man could hardly draw it
+out of the water. Three times he drew out his net, so full that it was
+in danger of breaking. "Truly this was a fortunate bit of business,"
+said the man. "Here I have fish enough to feed my family and all I can
+sell in addition."
+
+As the fisherman approached his house with his enormous catch of fish
+one of the children came running to meet him. "O father, guess what we
+have at our house which we did not have when you went away," said the
+child.
+
+"A new puppy," replied her father.
+
+"O no, father," replied the child. "You have not guessed right at all.
+It is a new baby brother."
+
+The poor fisherman burst into tears. "What shall I do! What shall I
+do!" he sobbed. "I dare not break my vow to the river giant."
+
+The fisherman's wife was heartbroken when she heard about the business
+which her husband had transacted with the river giant. However she
+could think of no way to escape from keeping the contract which he had
+made. She kissed the tiny babe good-bye and gave it her blessing. Then
+the fisherman took it down to the river bank and threw it into the
+river at the exact spot from which the deep voice had come.
+
+There in the depths of the river the river giant was waiting to
+receive the new born babe. He took the little one into his palace of
+gold and silver and mother-of-pearl with ornaments of diamonds, and
+there the baby received excellent care.
+
+Time passed and the little boy grew into a big boy. At last he was
+fifteen years old and a handsome lad indeed, tall and straight, with
+eyes which were dark and deep like the river itself, and hair as dark
+as the shades in the depths of the river. All his life he had been
+surrounded with every luxury, but he had never seen a single person.
+He had never seen even the river giant. All he knew of him was his
+deep voice which gave orders in the palace.
+
+One day the voice of the river giant said, "I have to go away on a
+long journey. I will leave with you all the keys to all the doors in
+the palace, but do not meddle with anything. If you do you must
+forfeit your life."
+
+Many days passed and the lad did not hear the voice of the river
+giant. He missed its sound in the palace. It was very still and very
+lonely. At last at the end of fifteen days he took one of the keys
+which the river giant had left and opened the door which it fitted.
+The door led into a room in the palace where the boy had never been.
+Inside the room was a huge lion. The lion was fat and well nourished,
+but there was nothing for it to eat except hay. The boy did not meddle
+with anything and shut the door.
+
+Another fifteen days passed by, and again the lad took one of the
+keys. He opened another door in the palace which he had never entered.
+Inside the room he found three horses, one black, one white, and one
+chestnut. There was nothing in the room for the horses to eat except
+meat, but in spite of it they were fat and well nourished. The boy did
+not touch anything and when he went out he shut the door.
+
+At the end of another fifteen days all alone without even the voice of
+the river giant for company, the lad tried another key in another
+door. This room opened into a room full of armour. There were daggers
+and knives and swords and muskets and all sorts of armour which the
+boy had never seen and did not know anything about. He was very much
+interested in what he saw, but he did not meddle with anything.
+
+The next day he opened the room again where the horses were kept. This
+time one of the horses,--the black one,--spoke to him and said, "We
+like hay to eat very much better than this meat which was left to us
+by mistake. The lion must have our hay. Please give this meat to the
+lion and bring us back our hay. If you will do this as I ask I'll
+serve you for ever and ever."
+
+The boy took the meat to the lion. The lion was very much pleased to
+exchange the hay for it. The lad then took the hay to the horses. All
+at once he remembered how he had been told not to meddle with
+anything. This had been meddling. The boy burst into tears. "I shall
+lose my life as the punishment for this deed," he sobbed.
+
+The horses listened in amazement. "I got you into this trouble," said
+the black horse. "Now I'll get you out. Just trust me to find a way
+out."
+
+The black horse advised the boy to take some extra clothes and a sword
+and musket and mount upon his back. "I have lived here in the depths
+of the river so long that my speed is greater than that of the river
+itself," said the horse. "If there was any doubt of it before, now
+that I have had some hay once more I am sure I can run faster than any
+river in the world."
+
+It was true. When the river giant came back home and found that the
+boy had meddled he ran as fast as he could in pursuit of the lad. The
+black horse safely and surely carried the lad beyond his reach.
+
+The black horse and his rider travelled on and on until finally they
+came to a kingdom which was ruled over by a king who had three
+beautiful daughters. The lad at once applied for a position in the
+service of this king. "I do not know what you can do," said the king.
+"You have such soft white hands. Perhaps you may serve to carry
+bouquets of flowers from my garden every morning to my three
+daughters."
+
+The lad had eyes which were dark and deep like the depths of the
+river, and when he carried bouquets of flowers from the garden to the
+king's daughters the youngest princess fell in love with him at once.
+Her two sisters laughed at her. "I don't care what you say," said the
+youngest princess. "He is far handsomer than any of the princes who
+have ever sung of love beneath our balcony."
+
+That very night two princes from neighbouring kingdoms came to sing in
+the palace garden beneath the balcony of the three princesses. The two
+oldest daughters of the king were proud and haughty, but the youngest
+princess had love in her heart and love in her eyes. For this reason
+she was one whom all the princes admired most.
+
+The lad from the river listened to their songs. "I wish I looked like
+these two princes and knew songs like theirs," said he. Just then he
+caught sight of his own reflection in the fountain in the garden. He
+saw that he looked quite as well as they. "I too will sing a song
+before the balcony of the princesses," he decided.
+
+He did not know that he could sing, but in truth his voice had in it
+all the music of the rushing of the river. When he sang even the two
+rival musicians stopped to listen to his song. The two older
+princesses did not know who was singing, but the youngest princess
+recognized him at once.
+
+The next day a great tournament took place. The lad from the river had
+never seen a tournament, but after he had watched it for a moment he
+decided to enter. He went to get the black horse which had carried him
+out of the depths of the river and the arms he had brought with him
+from the palace of the river giant. With such a horse and such arms he
+carried off all the honours of the tournament. Every one at the
+tournament wondered who the strange _cavalheiro_ could be. No one
+recognized him except the youngest princess. She knew who it was the
+moment she saw him and gave him her ribbon to wear.
+
+The next day all the _cavalheiros_ who had taken part in the
+tournament set out to slay the wild beast which often came out of the
+jungle to attack the city. It was the lad from the river who killed
+the beast, as all the _cavalheiros_ knew. When they returned to the
+palace with the news that the beast had been slain, the king said,
+"Tomorrow night we will hold the greatest _festa_ which this palace
+has ever witnessed. Tomorrow let all the _cavalheiros_ who are here
+assembled go forth to hunt for birds to grace our table."
+
+The next day the _cavalheiros_ went out to hunt the birds, and it was
+the lad from the river who succeeded in slaying the birds. None of the
+other _cavalheiros_ were at all successful. The two neighbouring
+princes who were suitors for the hand of the youngest princess made a
+contract. "We cannot let this stranger carry off all the honours,"
+said one to the other. "You say that you killed the beast, and I will
+say that it was I who killed the birds."
+
+That night at the _festa_ one prince stood up before the king and told
+his story of slaying the beast, and the other prince stood up and told
+how he had killed the birds. The other _cavalheiros_ knew that it was
+false, but when they looked around for the _cavalheiro_ who had done
+the valiant deeds they could not find him. The lad from the river had
+on his old clothes which he wore as a servant in the garden and stood
+at the lower part of the banquet hall among the servants.
+
+When the king had heard the stories of the two princes he was greatly
+pleased with what they had done. "The one who killed the beast shall
+have a princess for a bride," said he, "and the one who killed the
+birds he too shall have a princess for his bride."
+
+The youngest princess saw the lad from the river standing among the
+servants and smiled into his eyes. The lad came and threw himself
+before the king. "O my king," said he, "these stories to which you
+have listened are false, as all these assembled _cavalheiros_ will
+prove. It is I who killed the beast and all the birds. I claim a
+princess as my bride."
+
+All the assembled _cavalheiros_ recognized the lad in spite of his
+changed appearance in his gardening clothes. "_Viva!_" they shouted.
+"He speaks the truth. He is the valiant one of us who killed the beast
+and the birds. To him belongs the reward."
+
+The youngest princess had a heart filled with joy. The wedding feast
+was celebrated the very next day. The river giant found out about it
+and sent a necklace of pearls and diamonds as a wedding gift to the
+bride of the lad whom he had brought up in his palace. The fisherman
+and his wife, however, never knew the great good fortune which had
+come to their son.
+
+
+
+
+IX
+
+THE BEAST SLAYER
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a man and his wife who were very poor. The
+man earned his living making wooden bowls and platters to sell and
+worked early and late, but wooden 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
+daughters. They were all exceedingly beautiful, and the man and his
+wife often lamented the fact that they did not have money enough to
+educate them and clothe them fittingly.
+
+One day there came to the door of the poor man's house a handsome
+young man mounted on a beautiful horse. He asked to buy one of the
+poor man's daughters. The father was very much shocked at this
+request. "I may be poor," said he, "but I am not so poor that I have
+to sell my children."
+
+The young man, however, threatened to kill him if he refused to do his
+bidding; so finally, after a short struggle, the father consented to
+part with his eldest daughter. He received a great sum of money in
+return.
+
+The father was now a rich man and did not wish to make bowls and
+platters any longer. His wife, however, urged him to keep on with his
+former occupation. Accordingly he went on with his work. The very next
+day there came to his door another young man, even handsomer than the
+other, mounted upon even a finer horse. This young man made the same
+request that the other had done. He wanted to buy one of the
+daughters.
+
+The father burst into tears and told all the dreadful happenings of
+the day before. The young man, however, showed no pity and continued
+to demand one of the daughters. He made fearful threats if the man
+would not yield to his request, and the father became so frightened
+that he at length parted with his second daughter. The first young man
+had paid a great sum of money, but this one paid even more.
+
+Though he was now very rich the father still went on making bowls and
+platters to please his wife. The next day when he was at work the
+handsomest young man he had 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 broke his heart
+to part with his only remaining child. The price which the young man
+paid was so very great that the family was now as rich as it had once
+been poor.
+
+Their home was not childless very long, for soon a baby son came to
+them. They brought up the boy in great luxury. One day when the child
+was at school he quarrelled with one of his playmates. This 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 sad, but he said nothing about
+the matter at home. He hid it away in his mind until he had become a
+man. Then he went to his father and mother and demanded that they
+should tell him all about it.
+
+His parents told the young man the whole story of the strange
+experiences through which they had obtained their wealth. "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 sisters. Perhaps I might be able to find
+them and aid them in some way. Give me your blessing and allow me to
+go."
+
+His father and mother gave him their blessing, and the young man
+started out to make a search through all the world. Soon he came to a
+house where there were three brothers quarrelling over a boot, a cap,
+and a key. "What is the matter?" asked the young man. "Why are these
+things so valuable that you should quarrel over them?"
+
+The brothers replied that if one said to the boot, "O Boot, put me
+somewhere," the boot would immediately put him anywhere he wished to
+go. If one said to the cap, "O Cap, 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
+himself, and he offered so much money for them that at last the three
+brothers decided to end their quarrel by selling the boot, the cap,
+and the key and dividing the money.
+
+The young man put the three treasures in his saddle bag and went on
+his way. As soon as he was out of sight of the house he said to the
+boot, "O Boot, put me in the house of my eldest sister."
+
+Immediately the young man found himself in the most magnificent palace
+he had ever seen in his life. He asked to speak with his sister, but
+the queen of the palace replied that she had no brother and 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 that she decided
+to receive him as her brother. She asked how he had ever found her
+home, and how he had come through the thicket which surrounded her
+palace. The young man told her about his magic boot.
+
+In the afternoon the queen suddenly burst into tears. Her brother
+asked what the trouble was. "O dear! O dear! What shall we do! What
+shall we do!" sobbed the queen. "My husband is King of the Fishes.
+When he comes home to dinner tonight he will be very angry to find a
+human in his palace." The young man told her about his magic cap and
+comforted her fears.
+
+Soon the King of Fishes arrived, accompanied by all his retinue. He
+came into the palace in a very bad temper, giving kicks and blows to
+everything which came in his way, and saying in a fierce, savage
+voice, "_Lee, low, lee, leer_, I smell the blood of a human, here. I
+smell the blood of a human, here."
+
+It took much persuasion on the part of the queen to get him to take a
+bath. After his bath he appeared in the form of a handsome man. He
+then ate his dinner, and when he had nearly finished the meal his wife
+said to him, "If you should see my brother here what would you do to
+him?"
+
+"I would be kind to him, of course, just as I am to you," responded
+the King of the Fishes. "If he is here let him appear."
+
+The young man then took off the magic cap by which he had hidden
+himself. The king treated him most kindly and courteously. He invited
+him to live for the rest of 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
+brother-in-law gave him a scale with these words: "If you are ever in
+any danger in which I can help you, take this scale and say, 'Help me,
+O King of the Fishes.'"
+
+The young man put the scale in his saddle bag. Then he took out his
+magic boot and said, "O Boot, put me in the home of my second sister."
+He found his second sister queen of even 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 finished his visit there the King of Rams gave him a piece of
+wool saying, "If you are ever in any peril in which I can help you
+pull this wool and ask help of the King of Rams."
+
+With the aid of his magic boot the young man went to visit the home of
+his youngest sister. He found her in the most magnificent palace of
+them all. Her husband was King of Pigeons. When the young man departed
+he gave him a feather telling him if he was ever in any danger that
+all he had to do was to pull the feather and say, "Help me, O King of
+the Pigeons."
+
+All three of the young man's brothers-in-law had admired the power of
+his magic boot and they had all advised him to visit the land of the
+King of Giants by means of it. After having left each of his three
+sisters full of happiness in her costly palace he felt free to act
+upon this advice, so by means of his magic boot he again found himself
+in a new country.
+
+He soon heard on the street that the King of the land of Giants had a
+beautiful giantess daughter whom he wished to give in marriage if she
+could be persuaded to choose a husband. 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 had
+grown weary of being the object of so much attention, and she had made
+a vow that she would marry no one except a man who could pass before
+her without lifting his eyes.
+
+The young man became interested when he heard this and at once rode
+past the palace with his eyes fixed steadily on the ground. He did not
+give a single glance 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 stranger who appeared as if in
+response to her vow. The king summoned him to the palace at once and
+ordered that the wedding should be celebrated immediately.
+
+After the wedding the giant princess soon found out that her husband
+carried his choicest treasures in his saddle bags. She inquired their
+significance and her husband told her all about them. She was
+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. The
+giant princess had always been anxious to see the beast with her own
+eyes, and she suggested that they should use the key to unlock the
+door of the forbidden room and take a peep at the beast.
+
+Her husband, however, gave her no encouragement to do this. He decided
+that it was too risky a bit of amusement; but one day when he had gone
+hunting 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 the forbidden door. The beast gave a great leap, roaring out at
+her, "You are the very one I have sought," as he seized her with his
+sharp claws.
+
+When her husband and father returned from their hunting trip they were
+very much worried to find that the princess had disappeared. No one
+knew where she was. After searching through the palace and garden all
+in vain they went to the place where the beast was always kept. The
+prince recognized his magic key in the door, but the room was empty.
+The beast had fled with the giant princess.
+
+Once more the young man made use of his magic boot and soon was by the
+side of the princess. The beast had hidden her in a cave by the sea
+and had gone away in search of food. The giant princess was delighted
+to find her husband whom she had never expected to see again and
+wanted to hasten away from the cave with him at once.
+
+"You have got yourself into this affair," said her husband. "I can get
+you out again, I think, but I believe that it is your duty to at least
+make an effort to take the beast's life. Perhaps when he comes back to
+the cave you can extract from him the secret of his charmed life."
+
+The princess awaited the return of the beast. Then she asked him to
+tell her the secret of his charmed life. The beast was very much
+flattered to have the giant princess 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 chest
+there is a stone. In the stone there is a pigeon. In the pigeon there
+is an egg. In the egg there is a candle. At the moment when that
+candle is extinguished I die."
+
+All this time the prince had remained there, hiding under his magic
+cap. He heard every word the beast said. As soon as the beast had gone
+to sleep the prince stood on the seashore 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 wished them to do. He asked them to get the chest from
+the depths of the sea. They replied that they had never seen such a
+chest, but that probably the sword-fish would know about it.
+
+They hastened to call the sword-fish and he came at once. He said that
+he had seen the chest only a moment before. All the fishes went with
+him to get it, and they soon brought the chest out of the sea. The
+prince opened the chest easily with the aid of his magic key, and
+inside he found a stone.
+
+Then the prince pulled the piece of wool which his second
+brother-in-law had given him and said, "Help me, O King of the Rams."
+Immediately there appeared a great drove of rams, running to the
+seashore from all directions. They attacked the stone, giving it
+mighty blows with their hard heads and horns. Soon they broke open the
+stone, and from out of it there flew a pigeon.
+
+The beast now awoke from his sleep and knew that he was very ill. He
+remembered all that he had told the princess and accused her of having
+made a plot against his life. He seized his great ax to kill the
+princess.
+
+In the meantime the prince had pulled the feather which his third
+brother-in-law had given him and cried, "Help me, O King of the
+Pigeons." Immediately a great flock of pigeons appeared attacking the
+pigeon and tearing it to pieces.
+
+[Illustration: Immediately a great flock of pigeons appeared]
+
+Just as the beast had caught the princess and was about to slay her,
+the prince took the egg from within the slain pigeon. He at once broke
+the egg and blew out the candle. At that moment the beast fell dead,
+and the princess escaped unharmed.
+
+The prince carried the giant princess home to her father's kingdom and
+the king made a great _festa_ which lasted many days. There was
+rejoicing throughout the whole kingdom because of the death of the
+beast and because of the safety of the lovely princess. The prince was
+praised throughout the kingdom and there is talk of him even unto this
+very day.
+
+The prince had cut off the head of the great beast and the tip of its
+tail. The head he had given to the king, but the tip of the tail he
+kept for himself. The beast was so enormous that just the tip of 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 giant himself,
+almost as tall as the king of the land of giants, and several leagues
+taller than the princess. It is not strange that a man who became a
+giant among giants should be famous even until now.
+
+
+
+
+X
+
+THE QUEST OF CLEVERNESS
+
+
+Once long ago there lived a king who had a stupid son. His father sent
+him to school for many years hoping that he might learn something
+there. His teachers all gave him up as hopelessly stupid, and with one
+accord they said, "It is no use trying to teach this lad out of books.
+It is just a waste of our valuable time."
+
+At length the king called together all the wisest men of his kingdom
+to consult with them as to the best way to make the prince wise and
+clever. They talked the matter over for a year and a day. It was the
+unanimous opinion of the wise men of the kingdom that the lad should
+be sent on a journey through many lands. In this way he might learn
+many of the things which his teachers had not been able to teach him
+out of books.
+
+Accordingly the prince was equipped for his journey. He was given fine
+raiment, a splendid black horse upon which to ride, and a great bag
+full of money. Thus prepared, he started forth from the palace one
+bright morning with the blessing of the king, his father, and of all
+the wise men of the kingdom.
+
+The prince journeyed through many lands. In one country he learned one
+thing, and in another country he learned another thing. There was no
+country or kingdom so small or poor that it did not have something to
+teach the prince. And the prince, though he had been so insufferably
+stupid at his books, learned the lessons of his journey with an open
+mind.
+
+After long wanderings the prince arrived at a city where there was an
+auction going on. A singing bird was being offered for sale. "What is
+the special advantage of this singing bird?" asked the prince.
+
+"This bird, at the command of its owner, will sing a song which will
+put to sleep any one who listens to it," was the reply.
+
+The prince decided that the bird was worth purchasing.
+
+The next thing which was offered for sale was a beetle. "What is the
+special advantage of this beetle?" asked the prince.
+
+"This beetle will gnaw its way through any wall in the world," was the
+reply.
+
+The prince purchased the beetle.
+
+Then a butterfly was offered for sale. "What is the special advantage
+of owning this butterfly?" asked the prince.
+
+"This butterfly is strong enough to bear upon its wings any weight
+which is put upon them," was the answer.
+
+The prince bought the butterfly. With his bird and beetle and
+butterfly he travelled on and on until he became lost in the jungle.
+The foliage was so dense that he could not see his way, so he climbed
+to the top of the tallest tree he saw. From its summit he spied in the
+distance what looked like a mountain; but, when he had journeyed near
+to it, he saw that it was really the wall which surrounds the land of
+the giants.
+
+A great giant whose head reached to the clouds stood on the wall as
+guard. A song from the singing bird put this guard to sleep
+immediately. The beetle soon had gnawed an entrance through the wall.
+Through this opening the prince entered the land of the giants.
+
+The very first person whom the prince saw in the land of the giants
+was a lovely captive princess. The opening which the beetle had made
+in the wall led directly to the dungeon in which she was confined.
+
+The prince had learned many things on his journey, and among the
+lessons he had learned was this one: "Always rescue a fair maiden in
+distress." He immediately asked what he could do to rescue the
+beautiful captive princess.
+
+"You can never succeed in rescuing me, I fear," replied the princess.
+"At the door of this palace there is a giant on guard who never
+sleeps."
+
+"Never mind," replied the prince. "I'll put him to sleep."
+
+Just at that moment the giant himself strode into the dungeon. He had
+heard voices there. "Sing, my little bird, sing," commanded the prince
+to his singing bird.
+
+At the first burst of melody the giant went to sleep there in the
+dungeon, though he had never before taken a wink of sleep in all his
+life.
+
+"This beetle of mine has gnawed an entrance through the great wall
+which surrounds the land of the giants," said the prince to the
+captive princess. "To escape we'll not have to climb the high wall."
+
+"What of the guard who stands on top of the wall with his head
+reaching up to the clouds?" asked the princess. "Will he not spy us?"
+
+"My singing bird has put him to sleep, too," replied the prince. "If
+we hurry out he will not yet be awake."
+
+"I have been confined here in this dungeon so long that I fear I have
+forgotten how to walk," said the princess.
+
+"Never mind," replied the prince. "My butterfly will bear you upon his
+wings."
+
+With the lovely princess borne safely upon the butterfly's wings the
+prince swiftly escaped from the land of the giants. The giant on the
+wall yawned in his sleep as they looked up at him. "He is good for
+another hour's nap," remarked the prince.
+
+[Illustration: With the lovely princess borne safely upon the
+butterfly's wings, the prince swiftly escaped]
+
+The prince returned to his father's kingdom as soon as he could find
+the way back. He took with him the lovely princess, and the singing
+bird, and the gnawing beetle, and the strong-winged butterfly.
+
+His father and all the people of the kingdom received him with great
+joy. "Never again will the prince of our kingdom be called stupid,"
+said the wise men when they heard the account of his adventures. "With
+his singing bird and his gnawing beetle and his strong-winged
+butterfly he has become the cleverest youth in the land."
+
+
+
+
+XI
+
+THE GIANT'S PUPIL
+
+
+Long years ago there lived a little boy whose name was Manoel. His
+father and mother were so very poor that they could not afford to send
+him to school. Because he did not go to school he played all day in
+the fields on the edge of the forest where the giant lived.
+
+One day Manoel met the giant. The giant lived all alone in the forest,
+so he was very lonely and wished he had a little boy like Manoel. He
+loved little Manoel as soon as he saw him, and after that they were
+together every day. The giant taught Manoel all the secrets of the
+forests and jungles. He taught him all the secrets of the wind and the
+rain and the thunder and the lightning. He taught him all the secrets
+of the beasts and the birds and the serpents.
+
+Manoel grew up a wise lad indeed. His father and mother were very
+proud of him and so was his kind teacher, the giant.
+
+One day the king's messenger rode up and down the kingdom with a
+message from the king's daughter. The king's daughter, the beautiful
+princess of the land, had promised to wed the man who could tell her a
+riddle she could not guess. All the princes who had sung of love
+beneath the palace window had been very stupid. The princess wished to
+marry a man who knew more than she did.
+
+When Manoel heard the words of the messenger he said to his father and
+mother, "I am going to the palace to tell a riddle to the princess. I
+am sure I can give her one which she cannot guess."
+
+"You are an exceedingly clever lad, I know, my son," replied his
+mother, "but there will be many princes and handsome _cavalheiros_ at
+the palace to tell riddles to the princess. What if she will not
+listen to a lad in shabby clothing!"
+
+"I will make the princess listen to my riddle," replied Manoel.
+
+"What riddle are you going to ask the princess?" asked Manoel's
+father.
+
+"I do not know yet," replied the lad. "I will make up a riddle on the
+way to the palace. I am going to start at once."
+
+The kind giant who had been the lad's friend gave him his blessing and
+wished him luck. The lad's mother prepared a lunch for him to carry
+with him. His father sat before the door and boasted to all the
+neighbours that his son was going to wed the king's daughter. Manoel
+took his dog with him when he went on his journey, because he wanted
+some one for company.
+
+Manoel journeyed on and on through the forests and jungles and after a
+time he had eaten all the lunch his mother had given him when he went
+from home. When he became hungry he spent his last _vintem_ for some
+bread from a little _venda_ in the town he passed through. He went on
+to the forest to eat the bread, and before he tasted of it himself he
+gave a piece to his dog. The dog died immediately. The bread was
+poisoned.
+
+Even as Manoel stood by weeping for his faithful dog, three big black
+buzzards flew down and devoured the dead beast. They fell dead
+immediately. Just then the lad heard voices, and soon he saw seven
+horsemen approaching. The men were robbers, and though they had much
+gold in their pockets they had no food. "I am hungry enough to eat a
+dead buzzard," said the captain of the robbers. The robbers greedily
+seized the three buzzards and devoured them at once. The seven men
+immediately died from the poison.
+
+"The buzzards stole the body of my dog, so they became mine," said
+Manoel. "The seven robbers stole my three buzzards, so they became
+mine, too." He took all the gold from the pockets of the seven robbers
+and dressed himself in the garments of the captain of the robbers
+because they were finest. He mounted the horse of the captain of the
+robbers because that was the best horse.
+
+The lad rode on toward the palace of the king. After a time he became
+thirsty and pushed the horse into a gallop. The horse became covered
+with sweat, and with the horse's sweat he quenched his thirst. Soon he
+arrived at the royal palace.
+
+Dressed in the robber's fine garments and mounted upon the robber's
+fine horse, Manoel had no difficulty in being admitted to the palace.
+He was taken at once before the princess to tell his riddle.
+
+The princess saw in Manoel's eyes all the secrets of the forests and
+jungles which the kind giant had taught him. "Here is a youth who will
+tell me a riddle which will be worth listening to," said the princess
+to herself. All the princes and _cavalheiros_ from all the
+neighbouring kingdoms had told her such stupid riddles that she had
+been bored nearly to death. She could always guess the answers, even
+before she had heard the end of the riddle.
+
+This is the riddle which Manoel told the princess:
+
+  "I went away from home with a pocket full;
+  Soon it became empty;
+  Again it became full.
+  I went away from home with a companion;
+  My pocket-full killed my companion;
+  My dead companion was the slayer of three;
+  The three killed seven.
+  From the seven I chose the best;
+  I drank water which did not fall from heaven.
+  And here I stand
+  Before the loveliest princess in the land."
+
+The princess listened to the riddle carefully. Then she asked Manoel
+to say it all over again. The princess thought and thought, but she
+did not have a good guess as to the answer to the riddle.
+
+No one in all the palace could understand Manoel's riddle. "You have
+won my daughter as your bride," said the king, after he had used all
+his royal wits to solve the riddle and could not do it.
+
+When Manoel explained his riddle to the princess, she said, "_Nossa
+Senhora_ herself must have sent you to me. I never could have endured
+a stupid husband."
+
+
+
+
+XII
+
+DOMINGO'S CAT
+
+
+Once upon a time there was a man who was very poor. He was so poor
+that he had to sell one thing after another to get food to keep from
+starving. After a while there was nothing left except the cat. He was
+very fond of his cat, and he said, "O, Cat, let come what will, I'll
+never part with you. I would rather starve."
+
+The cat replied, "O good master Domingo, rest in peace. You will never
+starve as long as you have me. I am going out into the world to make a
+fortune for us both."
+
+The cat went out into the jungle and dug and dug. Every time he dug he
+turned up silver pieces. The cat took a number of these home to his
+master so that he could purchase food. The rest of the pieces of
+silver the cat carried to the king.
+
+The next day the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried them to the
+king. The next day he carried pieces of diamonds.
+
+[Illustration: The next day the cat dug up pieces of gold and carried
+them to the king]
+
+"Where do you get these rich gifts? Who is sending me such wonderful
+presents?" asked the king.
+
+The cat replied, "It is my master, Domingo."
+
+Now the king had a beautiful daughter. He thought that this man
+Domingo must be the richest man in the whole kingdom. He decided that
+his daughter should marry him at once. He made arrangements for the
+wedding through the cat.
+
+"I haven't any clothes to wear at the wedding," said Domingo when the
+cat told him that he was to marry the daughter of the king.
+
+"Never mind about that. Just leave it to me," replied the cat.
+
+The cat went to the king and said, "O King, there has been a terrible
+fire in the tailor shop where they were making the wedding garments of
+my master, Domingo. The tailor and all of his assistants were burned
+to death, and the entire outfit of my master Domingo was destroyed.
+Hasn't your majesty something which you could lend him to wear at the
+wedding?" The king sent the richest garments which his wardrobe
+afforded. Domingo was clothed in state ready for the wedding.
+
+"I have no palace to which to take my bride," said Domingo to the cat.
+
+"Never mind. I'll see about it at once," replied the cat.
+
+The cat went into the forest to the great castle where the giant
+dwelt. He marched straight up to the big giant and said, "O Giant, I
+wish to borrow your castle for my master Domingo. Will you not be so
+kind as to lend it to me a little while?"
+
+The giant was very much insulted. "No, indeed, I'll not lend my castle
+to you or your master Domingo or anybody else," he shouted in his most
+terrible voice.
+
+"Very well, then," replied the cat. He changed the giant to a piece of
+bacon in the twinkling of an eye and devoured him on the spot.
+
+The palace of the giant was a very wonderful palace. There was one
+room decked with silver, and one room decked with gold, and one room
+decked with diamonds. A beautiful river flowed by the garden gate.
+
+As Domingo and his bride sailed down the river to the garden gate in
+the royal barge, they saw the cat sitting in the window singing. After
+that they never saw him again. He disappeared in the jungle and went
+to make some other poor man rich. Perhaps he will come your way some
+day. Who knows? "_Quem sabe?_" they say in Brazil.
+
+
+
+
+THE END
+
+
+
+
+Transcriber's note:
+
+    The drawn-on caption for the illustration "The giant's
+    daughter, Guimara, was very much pleased with D. Joao"
+    spells the young man's name "D. Joao." The illustration
+    is the only place this spelling occurs.
+
+
+
+***END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK TALES OF GIANTS FROM BRAZIL***
+
+
+******* This file should be named 21678.txt or 21678.zip *******
+
+
+This and all associated files of various formats will be found in:
+https://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/2/1/6/7/21678
+
+
+
+Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions
+will be renamed.
+
+Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no
+one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation
+(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without
+permission and without paying copyright royalties.  Special rules,
+set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to
+copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to
+protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark.  Project
+Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you
+charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission.  If you
+do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the
+rules is very easy.  You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose
+such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and
+research.  They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do
+practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks.  Redistribution is
+subject to the trademark license, especially commercial
+redistribution.
+
+
+
+*** START: FULL LICENSE ***
+
+THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
+PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK
+
+To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free
+distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work
+(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project
+Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project
+Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at
+https://www.gutenberg.org/license).
+
+
+Section 1.  General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic works
+
+1.A.  By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to
+and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property
+(trademark/copyright) agreement.  If you do not agree to abide by all
+the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy
+all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession.
+If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the
+terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or
+entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8.
+
+1.B.  "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark.  It may only be
+used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who
+agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement.  There are a few
+things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works
+even without complying with the full terms of this agreement.  See
+paragraph 1.C below.  There are a lot of things you can do with Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement
+and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works.  See paragraph 1.E below.
+
+1.C.  The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation"
+or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic works.  Nearly all the individual works in the
+collection are in the public domain in the United States.  If an
+individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are
+located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from
+copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative
+works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg
+are removed.  Of course, we hope that you will support the Project
+Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by
+freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of
+this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with
+the work.  You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by
+keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project
+Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others.
+
+1.D.  The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern
+what you can do with this work.  Copyright laws in most countries are in
+a constant state of change.  If you are outside the United States, check
+the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement
+before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or
+creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project
+Gutenberg-tm work.  The Foundation makes no representations concerning
+the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United
+States.
+
+1.E.  Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg:
+
+1.E.1.  The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate
+access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently
+whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the
+phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project
+Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed,
+copied or distributed:
+
+This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with
+almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or
+re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included
+with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
+
+1.E.2.  If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived
+from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is
+posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied
+and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees
+or charges.  If you are redistributing or providing access to a work
+with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the
+work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1
+through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the
+Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or
+1.E.9.
+
+1.E.3.  If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted
+with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution
+must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional
+terms imposed by the copyright holder.  Additional terms will be linked
+to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the
+permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work.
+
+1.E.4.  Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this
+work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm.
+
+1.E.5.  Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this
+electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without
+prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with
+active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project
+Gutenberg-tm License.
+
+1.E.6.  You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary,
+compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any
+word processing or hypertext form.  However, if you provide access to or
+distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than
+"Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version
+posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.org),
+you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a
+copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon
+request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other
+form.  Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1.
+
+1.E.7.  Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying,
+performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works
+unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9.
+
+1.E.8.  You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing
+access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided
+that
+
+- You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from
+     the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method
+     you already use to calculate your applicable taxes.  The fee is
+     owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he
+     has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the
+     Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.  Royalty payments
+     must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you
+     prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax
+     returns.  Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and
+     sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the
+     address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to
+     the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation."
+
+- You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies
+     you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he
+     does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm
+     License.  You must require such a user to return or
+     destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium
+     and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of
+     Project Gutenberg-tm works.
+
+- You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any
+     money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the
+     electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days
+     of receipt of the work.
+
+- You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free
+     distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works.
+
+1.E.9.  If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm
+electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set
+forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from
+both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael
+Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark.  Contact the
+Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below.
+
+1.F.
+
+1.F.1.  Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable
+effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread
+public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm
+collection.  Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain
+"Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or
+corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual
+property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a
+computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by
+your equipment.
+
+1.F.2.  LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right
+of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project
+Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project
+Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project
+Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all
+liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal
+fees.  YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
+LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE
+PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3.  YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE
+TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE
+LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR
+INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
+DAMAGE.
+
+1.F.3.  LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a
+defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can
+receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a
+written explanation to the person you received the work from.  If you
+received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with
+your written explanation.  The person or entity that provided you with
+the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a
+refund.  If you received the work electronically, the person or entity
+providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to
+receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund.  If the second copy
+is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further
+opportunities to fix the problem.
+
+1.F.4.  Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth
+in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS', WITH NO OTHER
+WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE.
+
+1.F.5.  Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied
+warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages.
+If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the
+law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be
+interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by
+the applicable state law.  The invalidity or unenforceability of any
+provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions.
+
+1.F.6.  INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the
+trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone
+providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance
+with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production,
+promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works,
+harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees,
+that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do
+or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm
+work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any
+Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause.
+
+
+Section  2.  Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of
+electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers
+including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers.  It exists
+because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from
+people in all walks of life.
+
+Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the
+assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's
+goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will
+remain freely available for generations to come.  In 2001, the Project
+Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure
+and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations.
+To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation
+and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4
+and the Foundation web page at https://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/pglaf.
+
+
+Section 3.  Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive
+Foundation
+
+The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit
+501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the
+state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal
+Revenue Service.  The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification
+number is 64-6221541.  Contributions to the Project Gutenberg
+Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent
+permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws.
+
+The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S.
+Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered
+throughout numerous locations.  Its business office is located at
+809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email
+business@pglaf.org.  Email contact links and up to date contact
+information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official
+page at https://www.gutenberg.org/about/contact
+
+For additional contact information:
+     Dr. Gregory B. Newby
+     Chief Executive and Director
+     gbnewby@pglaf.org
+
+Section 4.  Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg
+Literary Archive Foundation
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide
+spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of
+increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be
+freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest
+array of equipment including outdated equipment.  Many small donations
+($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt
+status with the IRS.
+
+The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating
+charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United
+States.  Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a
+considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up
+with these requirements.  We do not solicit donations in locations
+where we have not received written confirmation of compliance.  To
+SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any
+particular state visit https://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/donate
+
+While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we
+have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition
+against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who
+approach us with offers to donate.
+
+International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make
+any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from
+outside the United States.  U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff.
+
+Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation
+methods and addresses.  Donations are accepted in a number of other
+ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations.
+To donate, please visit:
+https://www.gutenberg.org/fundraising/donate
+
+
+Section 5.  General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic
+works.
+
+Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm
+concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared
+with anyone.  For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project
+Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.
+
+Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed
+editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S.
+unless a copyright notice is included.  Thus, we do not necessarily
+keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.
+
+Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility:
+
+     https://www.gutenberg.org
+
+This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm,
+including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary
+Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to
+subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks.
+
diff --git a/21678.zip b/21678.zip
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2425499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/21678.zip
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6312041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+This eBook, including all associated images, markup, improvements,
+metadata, and any other content or labor, has been confirmed to be
+in the PUBLIC DOMAIN IN THE UNITED STATES.
+
+Procedures for determining public domain status are described in
+the "Copyright How-To" at https://www.gutenberg.org.
+
+No investigation has been made concerning possible copyrights in
+jurisdictions other than the United States. Anyone seeking to utilize
+this eBook outside of the United States should confirm copyright
+status under the laws that apply to them.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..91e7e06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org) public repository for
+eBook #21678 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21678)