鈥淭he Giant that was a Miller.鈥 Fairy Gold : A Book of Old English Fairy Tales Chosen by Ernest Rhys, Ernest Rhys, London: J.M. Dent & Co.; New York : E.P. Dutton & co., 1907, pp. 63-64.
Tale Summary
There was once, in Yorkshire at a place called Dalton, a Giant that was a miller and who used to grind men鈥檚 bones to make bread. One day the giant had caught a boy named Jack, and kept him as his servant for many years, never letting him leave. There was a fair coming to town that the boy very much wanted to attend, but the giant refused. One hot day, the Giant was snoozing in the mill after eating bread, with the knife laying loosely in his hand while he slept. Jack took the knife and stabbed the Giant in his single eye, but the Giant fought back. The Giant had a favorite dog who was in the corner, which Jack stabbed and skinned. He then threw the hide over his shoulders and ran on all fours barking between the Giant鈥檚 legs and so escaped.
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Fairy Tale Title
The Giant that was a Miller
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Ernest Rhys
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Common Tale Type听
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Tale Classification
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Page Range of Tale听
pp. 63-64
Full Citation of Tale听
鈥淭he Giant that was a Miller.鈥 Fairy Gold : A Book of Old English Fairy Tales Chosen by Ernest Rhys, Ernest Rhys, London: J.M. Dent & Co.; New York : E.P. Dutton & co., 1907, pp. 63-64.
Original Source of the Tale
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Tale Notes
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Research and Curation
Kaeli Waggener, 2023
Book Title听
Fairy Gold : A Book of Old English Fairy Tales Chosen by Ernest Rhys
Book Author/Editor(s)听
Ernest Rhys
Illustrator(s)
None listed
Publisher
J.M. Dent & Co., E.P. Dutton & co.
Date Published
1907
Decade Published听
1900-1909
Publisher City
London, New York
Publisher Country
United Kingdom, United States
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Book Notes
A collection of stories split up into three categories: "Fairy Tales and Romances," "Mother Jack's Fairy Book," and "Later Fairy Tales and Rhymes"