But neither did the giants bother the rich country of orchards below; perhaps from fear of the Norn, a strange old woman said to live on the mountain top and spin fates.

The first zoos only belonged to Kings and queens. You have to be rich to bring strange animals from far away.

I had often seen shops with strange names in England, but this was the first time I had ever seen a restaurant called "the Rich Man and the Beggar". My curiosity was aroused.