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The Head of Jib

Long ago, there lived a race of giants, called the Rheena. Among them was a young Giant called Jib, who was the youngest of seven bothers. Even though he was the youngest, he was the strongest, and his brothers were all jealous of his feats of strength.

Jib was a fisherman. He was such a fine fisherman, he needed only to take his boat out for the first day of each month, and would come back in the evening with enough fish to feed every giant in the land. And there were a lot more giants back then too.

Before he set out on his monthly fishing expedition, Jib would rise earlier than the sun to enjoy a refreshing drink from a nearby stream. He would reach high into the star filled sky to grab hold of the moon, and using it as a cup, he would fill it to the brim with water from the stream, and drink his fill.

Every night Jib dreamed the same dream. In this dream he grew so tall that he could reach up a grab hold of the sun, without burning his hand. He pulled the sun down from the sky and the whole world burned up from the heat, all apart from the great ocean that surrounds the world. He scooped every last drop of ocean water in his fiery cup and drank. And to Jib’s amazement, the ocean no longer tasty salty, but sweet.

Because of his dream, Jib would often boast to his brothers, that one day it would come true. Behind his back they all scoffed at him, but they were all afraid that one day it would indeed come true, and so they devised a plan.

So, one night when the moon hung low in the sky, the brothers crept quietly into Jib’s room, and tying his long golden hair to the bedposts, they lit a huge fire under his bed. Jib was fast asleep dreaming his usual dream, except this time, when he reached out to grab hold of the sun, he felt the terrible heat of its rays burning his skin. Soon enough the burning heat became so unbearable, he jumped up out of his bed, ripping the hair from his head. He burst through the roof of the house, and sliced off his head on the sickle shaped moon.

His gigantic body fell with a crash upon the shore of the eastern continent and was transformed into the Giga Mountains, while his head fell upon the western continent and was likewise transformed into stone. It is said that Jib’s head still dreams the same dream of drinking from the cup of the sun. Many believe that that day will come when Jib finally wakes up at the end of the world.

Riddles of Jib

Jib’s head sleeps upon the edge of the cosmic ocean,
His giant body on the yonder shore.
No one knows how long he has dreamed,
The dream of dreams.

Who can enter the labyrinthine mind of Jib,
to wake him up?

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