234 THE FAIRY-FOLK OF THE BLUE HILL.

tic rock that he had brought from the valley
below.

Hastily stripping off the sturdy branches of
the old oak as if they had been twigs, the giant

 

Twigtwister seized the topmost part of the
tree securely in his huge right hand, and, swing-
ing it about his head, brought it down with
great force against the wall of rock.