The Yellow Fairy Book Tale 12 - The Giants and the Herd-boy

from The Andrew Lang Library · host Andrew Lang

In which a poor Herd-boy binds the foot of a wounded Giant and is rewarded with a magical belt that grants invisibility and a loaf that produces gold, leading him to secret gifts and an eventual change of fortune. Meanwhile, the youngest son of a fairy, destined to rule the air and wary of love, ventures beyond his mother's realm and becomes enmeshed in the mystery of a vanished princess and a promise made to a sorrowful king.

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