. Scottish fairy and folk tales. better be off at once, said he. I wish I had never seen your ugly face. ^ Thats not very civil, said Gille Macdonald, especially as you were so very anxious for my ac-quaintance on the road here. Get out of the place this minute! roared thegiant. Heres a piece to drink my health with, ifyou will only be quiet, and go. Gille Macdonald took the piece and made for thedoor; but he was only pretending, for he saw now thegiant was completely cowed, and he had no intentionof leaving the castle without some treasure after allhis troubles; so he turned round, just as he
. Scottish fairy and folk tales. better be off at once, said he. I wish I had never seen your ugly face. ^ Thats not very civil, said Gille Macdonald, especially as you were so very anxious for my ac-quaintance on the road here. Get out of the place this minute! roared thegiant. Heres a piece to drink my health with, ifyou will only be quiet, and go. Gille Macdonald took the piece and made for thedoor; but he was only pretending, for he saw now thegiant was completely cowed, and he had no intentionof leaving the castle without some treasure after allhis troubles; so he turned round, just as he wasleaving the hall, and said, It is really very good ofyou to give me this piece, and to send me home; it ismore than I would have expected, so I think it is THE BRAZEN BROGUES. 259 only civil to tell jou that whether I go or stay mymaster will come here after me, as once on the trailof the hrazen brogues he never leaves it, so you hadbetter be prepared. Hush! there, dont you hearthat? as a gust of wind swept round the tower;. youll be like a baby beside him. there he is blowing his nose! Oh! dont alarmyourself; he is miles and miles off still. Come in and sit down, said the giant, and Iwill make it worth your while to tell me how I canescape the notice of your master; for he seems to bean irascible kind of fellow, and I should not like a 260 SCOTTISH FAIRY lALES. quarrel to take place with any friend of yours in myown house. Well, said Gille Macdonald, just you hide tillhe has come and gone. But stay, I dont see howyou are to do that; youre so very big. Ill get into that corner by the door, said thegiant. Get into that corner ? cried Gille Macdonald.^ How can you with your size, indeed ? How can I ? roared the giant. Id have youto know there is no can or cannot in this house forme; and he went behind the door and said a veryqueer word, and there the giant was about five feethigh instantly, just the right size for the hiding-place. Oh, said Gille Macdonald, that wont do atall
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