Giljagaur aka Gully Gawk arrives on the 13th and stays until the 26th!

On 13 December it is Gully Gawk’s turn. Before milking machines were invented he had a habit of stealing into the cowshed and slurping the foam off the milk in the buckets.

The second was Gully Gawk,
gray his head and mien.
He snuck into the cow barn
from his craggy ravine.

Hiding in the stalls,
he would steal the milk, while
the milkmaid gave the cowherd
a meaningful smile

Gully Gawk, as his name implies, approaches towns and farmsteads by way of gullies and sneaks into the cowsheds at the first opportunity. He hides among the cows and, when the milkmaid is inevitably distracted by the strapping farm lad that inevitably wanders in, skims off the top of the milk, thus stealing the cream. And boy howdy is that bad, because cream is the foundation of all good Christmas food from the buttery side dishes to the cream cake toppings and even the best Christmas sauce. All you’re left with in his wake is a bucket of skimmed milk and a happy milkmaid.

Defense against Gully Gawk

• Discourage sin among the farmhands
• Beat young strapping men with sticks so they won’t approach
• Search cowshed thoroughly
• Don’t live near a gully
• Milk the cows yourself you lazy bum, jesus