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Identifier: storiesofpersons00bene (find matches)
Title: Stories of persons and places in Europe
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Benedict, E. L. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, London, G. Routledge and sons
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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e sea. Every time he came he -challenged the fishermen to fight, but they did not dare attack such anenormous creature. For many years he was the terror of Ribatschi. One day a young man came among the fishermen and asked to be takenwith them on their trip. The men were all astonished at his strength incatching the fish and at his quickness in cleaning them after they hadreturned. Anika was on hand as usual for his tribute of fish, but the young manspoke slightingly to him. He ! hi ! laughed the giant. Be careful or I will crush you. The young man was not at all frightened at this, and when the giantchallenged him to fight, quickly accepted. The method they agreed uponwas for each to turn a summersault one after the other and strike hisenemy in the chest with his feet. Sweden. 49 Anika took the first turn and struck the young man, but he did notbudo-e The second blow sent him back a yard ; the third a fathom. Thenit was the strangers turn. His first blow drove the giant back a fathom,
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SWEDISH LAPLANDERS. his second three fathoms, and his third flung the huge viking sevenfathoms outside of the ring, dead. They buried him and erected a stoneheap over him. 50 Persons and Places in Europe. The youth then told them to thank God that their enemy was dead andwould trouble them no more. Then he disappeared. Mosquito Season.—During the short snmmer in Lapland and northernSweden the bird and insect world break out into a state of great activity, asif anxious to make the most of the brief season. Early in July themosquitoes begin to come, and from that time there is no peace for man orbeast for seven weeks. The people prepare for their coming by covering the tops of their chim-neys with sod so that they cannot fly down into the room. Windows anddoors are kept tightly closed during the whole time of their stay. Bad air isas nothing compared with the irritating bites of these pests, so at least theSwedes think. There seems to be more poison about these northern mos-quitoes th

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  • bookpublisher:New_York__London__G__Routledge_and_sons
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