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| Addleborough. Tradition tells of a giant who was once travelling with a chest of gold on his back from Skipton Castle to Pendragon ; while crossing Addleborough he felt weary, and his burden slipped, but recovering himself he cried ' Spite of either God or man, To Pendragon Castle thou shalt gang ! ' when it fell from his shoulders, sank into the earth, and the stones rose over it. There the chest remained, and still remains, only to be recovered by the fortunate mortal to whom the fairy may appear in the form of a hen or an ape. He has then but to stretch forth his arm, seize the chest, and drag it out, in silence if he can, at all events without swearing, or he will fail as did that unfortunate wight, who uttering an oath in the moment of success, lost his hold of the treasure, and saw the fairy no more as long as he lived. A Month in Yorkshire. By Walter WHITE. London 1858. Taken from PUBLICATIONS OF THE FOLK-LORE SOCIETY COUNTY FOLK-LORE XLV/ 1899. |
Posted by fitzcoraldo29th November 2007ce Edited 29th November 2007ce
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