Beowulf: Monster Slayer [A British Legend]

Beowulf: Monster Slayer [A British Legend] — page 5
The Horror of Heorot THIS IS THE TALE AS IT HAS COME TO us WHEN THE GREAT HALL WAS FIRST FINISHED IT WAS A PLACE OF WARMTH AND CELEBRATION THERE YOUR KING GAVE GIFTS OF GOLD RINGS ORNAMENTS AND BRACELETS TO HIS FAITHFUL MEN BUT OUTSIDE IN THE SHADOWS THERE WAS ONE WHO HATED THE SOUND OF MEN'S JOY AND REVELRY WHEN ALL HAD FALLEN ASLEEP THE CREATURE CREPT UP TO THE DOORS OF HEOROT