--- title: Opening, part 4 — The Orange Fairy Book · full text with trees · page 2 description: Opening, part 4, «The Orange Fairy Book» by Andrew Lang: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: 'You can have a good breakfast at last,' said Gudu, pointing to a heap of empty shells; never doubting but that Isuro would meekly take the portion shown him --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The Orange Fairy Book](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/) / Opening, part 4 # Opening, part 4 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/) **2** - [101](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/101/) — 'In the land whence I have come there are many men with the strength of Ian,' answered he. - [102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/102/) — And he went outside and pulled at the chain, but he could not move it, and fell on to his knees. - [103](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/103/) — At that he rose swiftly, and gathering up his strength, he seized the chain, and this time he shook it so that the link broke. - [104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/104/) — And the giant heard it on the hunting hill, and lifted his head, thinking-- - [105](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/105/) — 'It sounds like the noise of Ian, the soldier's son,' said he; 'but as yet he is only sixteen years old. - [106](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/106/) — Still, I had better look to it.' - [107](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/107/) — And home he came. - [108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/108/) — 'Are you Ian, the soldier's son?' he asked, as he entered the castle. - [109](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/109/) — 'No, of a surety,' answered the youth, who had no wish that they should know him. - [110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/110/) — 'Then who are you in the leeward, or in the windward, or in the four brown boundaries of the sea, who are able to move my battle- chain?' - [111](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/111/) — 'That will be plain to you after wrestling with me as I wrestle with my mother. - [112](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/112/) — And one time she got the better of me, and two times she did not.' - [113](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/113/) — So they wrestled, and twisted and strove with each other till the giant forced Ian to his knee. - [114](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/114/) — 'You are the stronger,' said Ian; and the giant answered: - [115](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/115/) — 'All men know that!' - [116](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/116/) — And they took hold of each other once more, and at last Ian threw the giant, and wished that the raven were there to help him. - [117](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/117/) — No sooner had he wished his wish than the raven came. - [118](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/118/) — 'Put your hand under my right wing and you will find a knife sharp enough to take off his head,' said the raven. - [119](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/119/) — And the knife was so sharp that it cut off the giant's head with a blow. - [120](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/120/) — 'Now go and tell the daughter of the king of Grianaig; but take heed lest you listen to her words, and promise to go no further, for she will seek to help you. - [121](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/121/) — Instead, seek the middle daughter, and when you have found her, you shall give me a piece of tobacco for reward.' - [122](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/122/) — 'Well have you earned the half of all I have,' answered Ian. - [123](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/123/) — But the raven shook his head. - [124](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/124/) — 'You know only what has passed, and nothing of what lies before. - [125](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/125/) — If you would not fail, wash yourself in clean water, and take balsam from a vessel on top of the door, and rub it over your body, and to-morrow you will be as strong as many men, and I will lead you to the dwelling of the middle one.' - [126](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/126/) — Ian did as the raven bade him, and in spite of the eldest daughter's entreaties, he set out to seek her next sister. - [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/127/) — He found her where she was seated sewing, her very thimble wet from the tears which she had shed. - [128](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/128/) — 'What brought you here?' asked the second sister. - [129](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg3027/4/129/) — 'Why may I not go where you can go?' answered he; 'and why are you weeping?' 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