Identifier: yellowfairybook00lang02 (find matches)
Title: The yellow fairy book
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Subjects: Fairy tales
Publisher: London : New York : Longmans, Green, And Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ssed over his head, but in vain did he beg and bcseecli herto let a drop of water fall on him. He opened his mouth, but theblack cloud sailed past and not as much as a drop of dew moistenedbis dry lips. His feet were torn and bleeding, and he could only hold on nowwith his hands. Evening closed in, and he strained his eyes to see ifhe could behold the top of the mountain. Then he gazed beneathhim, and what a sight met his eyes! A yawning abyss, with cer-tain and terrible death at the bottom, reeking with half-decayedbodies of horses and riders! And this had been the end of all theother bravo men who like himself had attempted the ascent. It was almost pitch dark now, and only the stars lit up the GlassMountaii^ The poor boy still clung on as if glued to the glass byhis blood-stained hands, lie made no struggle to get higher, for nil 116 TEH GLASS MOUNTAIN his strength had left him, and seeing no hope he calmly awaiteddeath. Then all of a sudden he fell into a deep sleep, and forgetfu)
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The boy attacked by the eagle on the Glass Mountain c^ his dangerous position, he slumbered sweetly. But all the same,although he slept, he had stuck his sharp claws so firmly into theglass that he was quite safe not to fall. THE GLASS MOUNTAIN 117 Now the golden apple-tree was guarded by the eagle which hadoverthrown the golden knight and his horse. Every night it flewround the Glass Mountain keeping a careful look-out, and no soonerhad the moon emerged from the clouds than the bird rose up fromthe apple-tree, and circling round in the air, caught sight of thesleeping youth. Greedy for carrion, and sure that this must be a fresh corpse,the bird swooped down upon the boy. But he was awake now, andperceiving the eagle, he determined by its help to save himself. The eagle dug its sharp claws into the tender flesh of the youth,but he bore the pain without a sound, and seized the birds two feetwith his hands. The creature in terror lifted him high up into theair and began to circle round

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