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Village Folk-Tales of Ceylon, Volume 2 (of 3)

Note 2 — The Story about a Giant

H. (Henry) Parker translation

The man, taking the woman, went to another city. At the time when they were at the city no long time, a child was born to the woman. The child, at the time when he was seven years of age, catching the remaining Hares and Mouse-deer dashes them to the ground. A long time after twelve years were fulfilled, having run after Sambhar deer and caught them he dashes them to the ground;2 having caught Boars also he dashes them to the ground.

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