Jon And The Giantess

There once lived a farmer in the Northland who drove every autumn and Winter to the Westmändsinseln to fish. He had a son who At the time of this narrative the son was called Jon and was one hopeful youth.

Once the farmer took Jon with him on his fishing trip to the islands. They took the straight path, and nothing will be recorded of their journey or mentioned the yield of their fishing. The following autumn, the Farmer Jon alone went south to the fishing ground; for now he himself got old and no longer dared to get enough to But before Jon left the house, his father asked him to all things, not to rest under a few high rocks that are on the mountainside, and along which the path led. He laid the so seriously that Jon promised not to stop there, whatever would happen and whatever the weather would be.

Then Jon left with two packhorses and a riding horse. The horses he wanted to spend the winter on the land islands to feed adjust how his father had done it. nothing more said than that everything went as planned. He came to the mountainside as it should and moved along it for a while. The The day had mostly passed, and Jon tried to To come by as his father had asked him. he had come close to the rocks from which his father He was attacked by a terrible storm with a storm and Rain. Then he came to some high rocks and saw such a beautiful Holding area as he could only wish for, on a hill under The rock. began to think about what to do next. He liked it here and he could not understand what could be so bad about this To rest, and the conclusion of his considerations were that he was decided to stay. He then unbridled the horses and tied their For the front. cave up in the rock. He carried his things there, put them on one side of the cave, not far from the entrance, was set up between his luggage and began to eat.

It was dark in the cave. It was a meal, he heard several times from the inner cave. was a little frightened, but soon recovered his courage. He looked a huge fish from his travel supplies, ripped its skin Down so that it remained undamaged, stroked thick butter All the fish and spread the skin over it. finished, he hurled the fish as far as he could into the cave and said that those who were back there are in front of the should be careful what he sends them, but if they feel like it they could keep it. Jon soon heard that the howling stopped and someone started to tear the fish apart.

When Jon was finished with his meal, he lay down to rest and now wanted to sleep. Cave rustled and that someone with heavy kicks on the entrance Soon he saw that it was a big and fat giantess, and it seemed to him as if her whole figure was glowing in the darkness. Jon was This sight made me feel uncomfortable. But when the giantess came through the door the cave, she said, "He smells like people in my cave." Then she walked with long strides into the cave and threw her Load on the floor. It roared so loudly that the cave shook. Then Jon heard the old woman start talking to someone inside. He heard her say: »It is better done than undone, and it would be bad if it remained unrewarded.« And then he saw that she was a candle. She greeted Jon by name, thanked him in the name of her children and invited him to the cave. He took the invitation; but the old woman stuck her two little fingers into the Eyelets of the ropes with which his luggage was tied together, and carried it in as well. When they had come further back, Jon saw two beds; in one of them lay two children; these were the Children of the giantess whose howl he had heard shortly before, and the had eaten the fish. But on the floor lay a pile of trout, which the old woman caught in the evening and carried home on her back and that was why her appearance sparkled in the dark. The old woman asked Jon where he would rather sleep, in her bed or in the children's bed. He preferred to sleep in the children's bed. The giantess then prepared a bed for the children on the floor, but remade the bed and arranged for his sleeping place. Jon laid went to sleep, but woke up again when the old woman gave him a dish of boiled trout. He thanked her for it, and while As he ate, the old woman sat there chatting with him and was extremely cheerful. She asked him where he was thinking of rowing. He told her. Then she asked him if he had already booked a place in the boat with someone Jon replied, "No." Then the old woman told him that all boat berths on the island are already occupied, so that no one could accept someone and that he would not find a place to live unless with an old fisherman who now hardly picks a bone out of the water fishing, and only had an almost unusable boat, whose crew consisted of unfit boys, because he did not have a decent piece men could get more. »I advise you,« she said, »to to rent a place in the boat of this fisherman; he will indeed refuse to take you, but you shall not give in until he I cannot reward you now as I should, for what you have done to my children," continued the giantess, »but here I have two fishing hooks that I want to give you. You shall have one yourself, and the other the old man. Always you two will be alone fishing; the hooks will, as I hope to prove suitable for fishing. You should always be the last of all row out and constantly watch out that you are the first to arrive in the evening home. You shall not row further than the rock that is right in front of the landing stage. When you come to Landösand, you will find the last boats ready to sail. Try to use them to come to the islands, and tie your horses together on the beach, but do not ask anyone to take care of them and do not take care of them about them. I will take care of them a little in the winter. And if that Incredible would happen that you will luck in fishing in winter If you have any questions, I would be happy to give your horses a horse could follow me to get me some fish; because I am, as I will tell you, a big foodie after Dried fish.« Jon promised to fulfill this request and in all her to follow advice.

The next morning at dawn, Jon left the cave and parted from the giantess in friendship. His journey is nothing until he came to Landösand. There the last Boats that were to go to the islands were ready to go. Jon harnessed hastily untied the horses and tied them together on the beach without anyone to take care of them. The others mocked Jon for this and said that the horses would certainly be able to handle the fishing season was over. But Jon didn’t care about their mockery and acted as if he had heard nothing and went with them to the islands When he got there, he looked for a place to moor his boat, but could not find one anywhere, because everyone had received as many people as he had room. Finally he came to the old fisherman, whom the old woman He asked him to accept it. But the old man did not want to did not agree to this and said that he would not I don’t want to do any harm. »I never fish out the smallest bone from the water," said the old man, "and have only unfit young fellows, I can get my miserable boat; weather, and it is not tempting for a nimble Man, to bind himself to my incompetence.« Jon found that this was his his own harm, and he begged the old man for so long, until he finally accepted him, and Jon moved in with him; but the people did not think he had any luck in finding a place and mocked him greatly.

Now the fishing season came. One morning Jon and the old man woke up that all the fishermen on the islands in the most beautiful, windless weather Then the old man said: »I don’t know whether I try to get the boat afloat like the others. I think not that much will come of it.« Jon found that there was no danger to try. So they put on their leather suits and pushed from the land. But when they arrived just opposite the actual landing place, Jon seemed to recognize the rock from which to whom the giantess had spoken. He therefore asked the old man whether it was not would be wise to try it here. The old man was astonished and said that that would make no sense. Jon asked him to allow him, for fun, to just to cast his line at this spot. The old man But Jon had barely cast the line when he caught a fish Then he handed the old man the other fishing hook, the gift the giantess. In short, it can now be said that on this day she three times at this point had filled the boat, and that on each of sixty pieces of excellent fish came to them. Then they rowed to the Land long before the others came, and then they were soon finished cleaning and preparing the fish. Everyone was amazed, how many fish the old man had caught. They asked him where there was such many, and he told them how it was. The next day, the islanders went out early, fishing on the rocks, but noticed nothing of life at this place, so they rowed away again, but then Jon and the old man drove out. They were exactly as on the previous day. There are not many words needed to say that Jon and the old man rowed out to the rock all winter, and that each caught twelve hundred, and of all on the island the were both most fortunate. On the penultimate day they rowed for the last time, and then it happened, when she once tied the lines that both fishing hooks had disappeared, and as far as they noticed, they must have been released. But they continued no thought about this matter, but headed for the land.

Now it is to be told that Jon went to the mainland with the fish and was translated on the same boat with which he was used in autumn On the way, the boat crew mocked how Well nourished his horses now, they would certainly be dried up They thought they could carry fish to the Northland. When they but approached the land, they saw Jon's horses on the beach bound, just as he had left them. Now the Most of them were curious and wanted to take a closer look at the horses; they were but not a little surprised to find them so fat, as if they were the The whole winter was fattened. a horse there with a pack saddle, brown in color and heavily built. Jon's comrades were almost afraid of him, because they considered him a great magician, because he had been so lucky in fishing and his Horses were in such good condition without anyone, as far as anyone knew, had taken care of her.

Jon tied the dried fish to the horses and loaded as many The brown alone, like his two. North.

Nothing further is reported of his ride until he reaches the cave of giantess came. She received him kindly, and he stayed a few days With her. chatted about many things. She told him that her children had died in the winter, and that they had hidden them under the rock next to her husband. She also told him that she who had taken the hooks from their fishing lines, when they rowed for the last time, and that they simultaneously to the beach. She asked Jon if he had brought anything from home heard, but he replied: »No.« Then she said that she could report that his father had died in the winter, and since he If he were the only child, he would now take over the business. He would now move to the farm and take a wife in the summer and become a very happy man. Finally, she said that she had a request for him. Jon asked what kind of request it was. The Giantess said: »I don't have much time left now, and I want ask you to come here as soon as you dream of me, for I want you to bury me next to my husband and children.« Then She showed him the place where they were buried. Then she made a side cave in which stood two chests filled with gold and filled with all sorts of rare treasures. These chests, she said, he should inherit from her, and the brown horse as well. She would tie the chests together and put them outside before she dies, and put something underneath so that he only has to steer the horse in between and then I need to stretch the eyelets over the support beams on the saddle. She would put the pack saddle on the bay horse, and he would can carry the chests with ease, without the need for him to change anything about it until he came to the Northland. Then Jon and the giantess parted with great love. Nothing more is said about his journey than that everything went well until he came to the Northland. There he found everything as the giantess had said, and everything happened according to her word. Jon took over his father's economy and took over the entire inheritance, and Early in the summer he married a farmer's daughter from this area. Now It was time for the meadows to be mown, without that something new was happening. Then one night Jon dreamed of the giantess. He immediately remembered her request and got out of bed. It was dark night; outside it was stormy and raining. Jon asked his servant, to fetch his two riding horses. The servant obeyed immediately, and Jon got ready for the ride as quickly as possible. His wife asked him why he wanted to leave so suddenly in the middle of the night and in such weather. He did not want to say anything about it, but asked her to not to be restless, even if he were to stay away for a few days. Then he set off, riding as fast as his horses could run. went well, and he came to the cave. The giantess was standing outside and could just speak a few words with him. He stayed with her until she had breathed her last soul and then buried her in the place that she had chosen herself. Then he took the brown horse that was See also: Status:

In front of the cave were two chests with eyelets on them. Jon steered the Horse between them, laid the ropes over the saddle woods and pulled then left with everything. The ride to the Northland was successful. Jon stayed on his farm and became a very rich man. He lived long and contentedly on the farm he had inherited from his father, was successful in everything and enjoyed great respect among all people.

And so I don't know anything more about this story.