Ice giant

"The Ice Giant" is a classic Finnish fairy tale by Sakris Topelius about an ancient giant's encounter with the strange world of today. Filled with humor, fantasy, and satire, this story will captivate both young readers and adults. It is ideal for family reading and an introduction to the cultural heritage of Northern Europe.

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The fairy tale of the famous Finnish writer Sakris Topelius (1818–1898) tells the story of an ancient Ice Giant who woke up after a hundred-year sleep. He was convinced that there was no one in the world stronger and smarter than him. But unexpectedly, the Giant came across unknown inventions of human civilization. It turned out that the railway was not frozen cast iron at all, but rubber galoshes that were hard to the tooth and completely tasteless...

Eventually, the Giant got involved in an intellectual argument with a little Finnish boy. You will learn how it happened and how it ended in this book.