Giant comes to bake too soon; spills dough. Giant who has common oven with another thinks he hears companion in next valley scraping the kneading trough. He bakes his dough but finds he is too early and that he has only heard himself scratching. He spills the dough: hence fruitful soil. (Cf. F451.7.2, F455.3.5.)

Motif

Giant comes to bake too soon; spills dough. Giant who has common oven with another thinks he hears companion in next valley scraping the kneading trough. He bakes his dough but finds he is too early and that he has only heard himself scratching. He spills the dough: hence fruitful soil. (Cf. F451.7.2, F455.3.5.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.3.7

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general Broderius § 15
general *Höttges FFC CXXII 124. Westphalia: Grässe I 835, Zaunert Westfälische 6.

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Filed under Gargantuan feats.

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Giant wades the ocean Giant throws a great rock Giant astride a church-roof. Rides it like a horse Giant eats (drinks) prodigious amount Giant steps prodigious distance Giants carry church across a stream Giants' shouts are storms or great noise Giants sit on mountains and wash feet in stream below Giants carry trees. (Cf. F631.)Giant swallows men Giant's hunting (fishing)Giant (giantess) carries prodigious burden Beam breaks at giant's glance Giants' awful amusements, playing with men's lives

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