THE LILAC FAIRY BOOK - online childrens book

A Collection of Illustrated classic fairy tales for children by Andrew Lang

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	318 THE GROAC'H OF THE ISLE OF LOK ' Ah ! you are the pretty girl who was to come and save me ! ' ' To save you !' repeated Bellah. ' But who are you, my little friend ? ' ' I am the husband of the Groac'h of the isle of Lok, and it is owing to her that I am here.' ' But what are you doing in this nest ? '
	' I am sitting on six eggs of stone, and I shall not be set free till they are hatched.' On hearing this Bellah began to laugh. ' Poor little cock ! ' she said,' and how am I to deliver you?' ' By delivering Houarn, who is in the power of the Groac'h.' ' Ah ! tell me how I can manage that, and if I have