The second Blissful yule lad comes to town on the night of December 12th. Not only is he shameless like his brother who arrived yesterday but he is also a milk thug as well. This yule lad’s name is Giljagaur (Gully Gawk).
The hidingspot
Gully Gawk hides in the gullies where he lies in wait. As a matter of fact, he arrived a little too early and has to wait for everyone to fall asleep. Under those circumstances he waits and the longer he waits the thirstier he gets. Therefore, he is eager to get his lips on the delicious and fresh cow’s milk.
The milk thug
As soon as everyone has gone to sleep, he doesn’t waste any time and makes a run for the cowshed. Once inside he heads straight over to the milk. His favorite part was when the farmers forgot to skim the cream because that was the favorite part. Unfortunately, this devastated the farmers because they need to cream on top to make Skyr.
On December 25th, the fun ends for the Blissful yule lad because that’s the day he has to go back home. All the milk drinking, playing around with his brothers and the human children have come to an end. That is, until next year.
Poem
The Gully Gawk Verse
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The Gully Gawk verse
Gully Gawk slid silently into the cowshed,
saw the bull and didn’t want to come closer.
Looking into every corner he didn’t see a soul and
thought he might try and get some milk.
He took hold of a teat, and milk ran into his palm,
but the cow was annoyed and gave him a kick.
