Andrew Lang (1844 1912) was a Scots poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology, best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. "How the Stalos were Tricked" is a short story written by the great author of brief stories Andrew Lang. The story relates about mysterious creature living in the wood named Stalo, a man-eater. And one day after Patto's children began to vanish he decided to destroy the awful enemy and set free lost child. Will he able to kill the unknown giant?