upon them in readiness for a hasty departure. Then wereturned to the giants house to carry out our plan. The sound of his snoring told us he still slept, so we tooktwo sharp-pointed iron spits and heated the points red-hot inthe fire. Then we approached him cautiously, and, at agiven signal, thrust… … 1 T v T I ;i. •;• Y Y his sight being destroyed, we feared his blind rage. Hesearched for us, but, not rinding us, he groped for the door,and went forth uttering loud cries which shook the earth. In great haste, and lashed by mortal fear, we gained theseashore and launched the rafts ; but, scarcely…
Fairy tales · Folklore -- Arabian Peninsula
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