“The Giant that was a Miller.” 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’s 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’s legs and so escaped.
Fairy Tale Title
The Giant that was a Miller
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Ernest Rhys
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)
Common Tale Type
Tale Classification
Page Range of Tale
pp. 63-64
Full Citation of Tale
“The Giant that was a Miller.” 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
Tale Notes
Research and Curation
Kaeli Waggener, 2023
Book Title
Fairy Gold : A Book of Old English Fairy Tales Chosen by Ernest Rhys
Book Author/Editor(s)
Ernest Rhys
Illustrator(s)
None listed
Publisher
J.M. Dent & Co., E.P. Dutton & co.
Date Published
1907
Decade Published
1900-1909
Publisher City
London, New York
Publisher Country
United Kingdom, United States
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Available at the Internet Archive
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"