The Giant (Eskimo Folktale)

The Giant (Eskimo Folktale)

In the olden days, an enormous man lived with the other members of the Inuit tribe in a village. He was so tall that he could straddle the inlet, and ate the whole whale just as other men ate a small fish. One day, all the natives were having a hard time to hold and keep their boats from capsizing; he rose and strolled down to the shore and scooped the whale and the boats from the water and placed them on the beach. “You had better be careful,” said the people, “for a couple of huge bears have been seen near the village.” “Oh, I don’t care for them. If they come too near me, throw some stones at me to wake me up,” he said with a yawn.

The bears came, and the people threw the stones and grabbed their spears. The giant woke up. “Where are they? I see no bears.” he asked. “There! There! Don’t you see them?” cried the Inuit. “What! Those little things! They are not worth this entire bustle.” And he crushed one between his fingers and put the other into the eyelet of his boot to strangle it.

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