The Matchless Giant

Once upon a time many years ago in the here and now in a far away land that’s just next door there was a tiny village cursed by a ferocious giant who blocked the only road leading in and out of the village. Many courageous knights set out to fight the giant, but no matter what weapon they chose, the giant with his magical gifts would match this weapon with more than double the power.

The first knight wielded a sword of steel. He was sliced in half by the giant’s magical sword twice as sharp and twice as long. A second knight, who brandished a club of hickory wood, was flattened by a club twice its size. The third knight tried to roast the giant with fire and was sizzled to a crisp when the monster blew a fire twice as hot back at him.

The fate of these three knights discouraged any further attempts and the people in the village learned to live with their limitations.

One day, Jack, the village fool, announced that he had a new idea to vanquish the giant. Most people laughed at Jack. Only the curious and the courageous marched out with him, helping him carry food and water to the place where the giant blocked the road.

As they approached the giant roared, stretched to his full height, and glared at Jack. The onlookers gasped when Jack grabbed an apple and walked right up to the giant. “Are you hungry?” Jack asked. The giant’s eyes narrowed to slits as he took the apple from Jack’s quivering hand and sniffed it. When his massive jaws opened wide one of the ladies fainted dead away before he swallowed the apple whole.

Then the giant raised his massive fist high and brought it crashing down in front of the amazed crowd. Baammmm! As he opened his fist they saw two apples, juicier and redder than the one he had eaten. In the same way Jack offered a clay urn of water and it was replaced with two golden urns filled with water, sweeter and clearer than the first.

The crowd ran to tell the others, still hiding in the village, of this miracle. When they returned Jack smiled and the giant smiled back.

 

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