Wagner opera stories . o 0 wW EHOQ % M ft w I—IO w I—I w SIEGFRIED. ing poison with which to kill you. So,brave youth, you must kill him before hedoes anyone else harm, sang the bird. Siegfried entered the cave where thedragon for so many years had lived withthe gold. He took the Ring and the magicHelmet, but left the bags of gold. He putthe Ring on his finger and carried the Hel-met in his hand. In this way be left thecave and met Mime approaching, carryingvery carefully the drinking horn. Here is a nice cool drink for you, myboy, after your hard work. Eyeing him sternly, Siegfried said, That
Wagner opera stories . o 0 wW EHOQ % M ft w I—IO w I—I w SIEGFRIED. ing poison with which to kill you. So,brave youth, you must kill him before hedoes anyone else harm, sang the bird. Siegfried entered the cave where thedragon for so many years had lived withthe gold. He took the Ring and the magicHelmet, but left the bags of gold. He putthe Ring on his finger and carried the Hel-met in his hand. In this way be left thecave and met Mime approaching, carryingvery carefully the drinking horn. Here is a nice cool drink for you, myboy, after your hard work. Eyeing him sternly, Siegfried said, Thatis poison. I will not touch it. With thathe hurled the horn from Mimes tremblinghand, and with Nothung, killed the cow-ardly, wicked Nibelung. Once more Seigfried threw himself onthe log, but this time his thoughts weredifferent. 115 SIEGFRIED. I am lonely. Would that my motherwere P^SpMi I*-1 T-r>T ^<—* f; £ 4 OE 1 **?*- -* t^T LOVE MOTIVE ( LOVE LIFE.) Again the birds sang: I will tell you of someone who willlove you—love you better than all theworld. High on yonder mountain, sur-rounded by fire, sleeps a beautiful maiden,awaiting the hero who knows no fear toawaken her. Follow me and I will showyou the way. Filled with joy, Siegfried sprang to hisfeet and followed the little singer. It wasa weary way, but the longing for lovemade it seem short. Suddenly the bird 116 SIEGFRIED. disappeared, and Siegfried came face toface with the mighty Wotan. Wotan, king of all the giants, was muchlarger than Siegfried, and in his hand hecarried the mighty spear with which heruled the world. ? Where are you going, young man?asked Wotan. Yonder on the mountain, upon a rocksurrounded by fire, sleeps a beautifulmaiden, who, when I shall awaken her,will always love me. Dare you face the fire? Wotan spokeslowly. I am not afraid! Do not delay me!and Siegfried attempt
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