The Giant of the Flood
- A flood began so Noah had to round up all of the animals who were able to lay on his ark
- Suddenly a giant appears (Og) (Noah calls him a demon)
- Noah really is set on bringing a unicorn in his ark but he has no way of obtaining one
- The only way Noah can acquire a unicorn is if he allows Og to come on the ark as well
- Og is scared of starving because the flood is going to kill his food sources
- Noah tells Og no he is not able to come and takes the unicorn along with him still
- The unicorn must swim behind the ark because it is too big to get on the ark
- Og then jumps from a mountain onto the unicorns back and threatens to sink the ship if Noah doesn’t let him come along
- Noah is scared he will do as he says so he lets Og come and feeds him to keep him happy
- Noah now has power over Og and Og must act as his servant until Noah says so
- The rain eventually stops after many days and the water starts to clear away
- They soon come to land and they start to unload the ship of all the animals
- Noah makes Og do hard labor and Oh resents Noah because of it
- Food starts to run low so Noah must go around the Earth and plant seeds
- He makes Og help him carry the seed around the earth
- They finally plant the last fruit which is grapes
- They bless the grape vine because it is food and can be turned into a drink (wine)
- They kill a pig and a monkey
- If you drink too much of the juice you begin to become a beast like a pig
- If you keep drinking you become silly and foolish like a monkey
- Og goes off and becomes a king
- He wants to kill the Israelite's instead of helping them
- When he tried to kill them, he ended up injuring himself instead
- Moses finished Og off and the giant dies
(Noah's Ark during the flood)
Bibliography
The Giant and the Flood
Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa (1919).
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