Folktales of England by Folktales of England (retail) (epub)

Author:Folktales of England (retail) (epub)
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 1965-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

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The Giant of Grabbist and the Stones of Battlegore

Recorded from Ruth L. Tongue, September 28, 1963, as she heard the account from Walter Badcock in Minehead. This is the end of the preceding Somerset legend.

OUR OLD GIANT and Old Nick, they did meet arter a while, on the Quantock Hills, up by West Quantock ’twas, and they was to throw their stones, and this time the giant was ready for Old Nicky, and afore ’e could do anything, giant ’ad picked up ’is stone, and throwed right over to Battlegore, six miles away. “Your turn now,” ’e say.

Old Nicky were dancing wi’ rage, and I think ’e were so cross about ’en, that ’is stone fell down, and the giant’s was the furthest off. “Now,” says the giant, “’tis your promise to go away from round here, and never come back no more. But as no one don’t trust you, I’ll make sure.” And ’e pick up Old Nicky by ’is tail, and ’e wade out down the Severn Channel, till ’e were right out to the sea, ’twere up to ’is armpits. And then ’e give ’im a good swing, three times round ’is head, and let go. Well, I reckon the Old Un landed somewhere about the West Indies; anyway, ’e get a good long swim back.

’E’s back o’ course, but ’e don’t shew ’isself in Zummerzet, ’case the giant be about.

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