Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 248
felt */ the earth tremble beneath his feet. Hans listened for amoment, then resolved to go towards the place where thesound came from, hoping he might come across somehuman being. He found himself at length at the mouthof a rocky cave in which a fire seemed burning. Heentered, and saw a huge forge,… … THE UNDERGROUND WORKERS 221 through! Their heads were bigger than their littlebodies, and their hammers twice the size of themselves,but the strongest men on earth could not have handledtheir iron clubs more stoutly or given lustier blows. The little blacksmiths were clad in leather aprons,which…
Folklore · Fairy tales
Internet Archive · New York Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial281dodg-122-130.webp)
