The Giant's Causeway
27 August 2014 | Ireland
Claire Nehrboss
Long ago, along the coast of Northern Ireland, lived a giant whose name was Finn. This giant was happy with his wife and large home not to mention the beautiful scenery off of the cliffs, but another giant-a Scottish giant-repeatedly attacked him. Hurling rocks and doing other things giants do when they attack people. Eventually Finn grew weary and angry with (Honestly I can't pronounce the other giant's name let alone spell it so he will be called Giant#2 for the rest of the fable) Giant#2 and built a causeway right across the ocean to Scotland.
The fury of a giant is not to be trifled with by any measure.
Finn was ready to fight. He crossed the causeway all the way to Ireland, determined that Giant#2 endure the fury of Finn the Giant. Well, upon seeing the mighty strength and height of his opponent, Finn decided his plan was not quite thought out correctly and he fled all the way back to Ireland.
But Giant#2 had found Finn's causeway; this giant saw fit that Finn now endure his wrath; and he set out across the ocean.
Finn was terrified, and he went to his wife and explained how, after all those rocks that had crashed next to them, their attacker was now pursuing him by means of his own causeway.
But Finn's wife was a giantess-an Irish giantess, and she was rather smart for a giant. She fit a bonnet over her husband's head and wrapped him up in a blanket; then, lying him down, she waited.
When Giant#2 finally came crashing over the sea and ran up to their house, he demanded that the wife show him her husband for he was going to kill him. Finn's wife explained that her husband was out at the moment with his three brothers. But she told him, "Don't wake the baby."
Giant#2 looked upon Finn who was dressed as an infant and turned and ran back the way he had come. He was not staying in the house of his enemy who had a fifty foot baby. All the way back to Scotland he ran and tore up the causeway as he went. And, so, the Giant's Causeway is now a worldwide tourist attraction.
That is the story of the sight we saw today. It is quite amazing if you look up some pictures on the Internet. (The one I have here we didn't take ourselves. Yes, I cheated!)
And for those of you who can't believe in Finn's story, I'll tell you an even less believable one. It is a formation of stone formed by volcano abruptions.
But, come, which is more interesting!