Thomil
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Tetin raised his pick, ready to start digging. The site was good - he was sure to strike a vein of ore in this hollow. But just as his pick was about to strike, a booming voice called out.
"Ho, little man! What do you think you are doing and who gave you permission to do it?"
Tetin looked behind him and saw a massive man of stone standing among the rocks. The big stone man had no legs, but rose in a unbroken column from the stone.
"Why, I plan to strike a claim here and dig for ore," said Tetin. "I will take the ore to town and make my fortune. As for permission, I have none, for who would I ask?"
The stone man frowned ferociously. "You shall not dig here," it boomed. "You did not ask me or the other spirits of the mountains for permission, but you could have. And now, if you strike your mine here, I will swallow you up and deliver you to a stony grave!"
Tetin knew better than to challenge the stone man, so he grabbed his pick and his pack and left the stone man's hollow behind.
- from Tetin's Claim in 10 Tales of the Balinoks[1]
- ↑ Descriptive text from John W. Mangrum's Teeny Tiny Tales of Terror project (contributed by Chris Nichols), from posts on the Fraternity of Shadows message board.
