. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . SS, How Odin Brought the Mead tions. The stranger once said hisname was Bolverk, and that was allhe ever said about himself. Themonths went by, winter came, thework was all done, and Bolverkdemanded his pay. Well go and ask my brotherabout it, said Bauge; so they bothwent to Suttung. Bauge told hisbrother the bargain he had madewith his workman, and asked for alittle of the mead. No, said Suttung very crossly,and looking suspiciously at Bolverk;its no bargain of min
. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . SS, How Odin Brought the Mead tions. The stranger once said hisname was Bolverk, and that was allhe ever said about himself. Themonths went by, winter came, thework was all done, and Bolverkdemanded his pay. Well go and ask my brotherabout it, said Bauge; so they bothwent to Suttung. Bauge told hisbrother the bargain he had madewith his workman, and asked for alittle of the mead. No, said Suttung very crossly,and looking suspiciously at Bolverk;its no bargain of mine, and not adrop shall you have/ Bolverk seemed not at all sur-prised at his ill fortune, and Baugethought that he had gotten his workdone for nothing ; but after they hadgone a little way together and werehidden from the house by the trees, %fi. Norse Stones Bolverk drew out an auger fromunder his clothing. Bauge, said he, you promisedto help me get that mead. I amgoing into Suttungs cellar for it. Bauge smiled at the idea of cut-ting through a thick rock and gettinginto the cellar with that auger, butwhen it was handed to him he tookit without saying a word and beganto bore. It was an astonishing au-ger, for no sooner had he pressed itJagainst the rock than it began to flyaround with wonderful rapidity, thechips of stone fairly making a cloudj;&bout him. Once he stopped, for heIjwas afraid he really would get intothe cellar, and told Bolverk he hadbored through, but Bolverk knewthat couldnt be true, because thechips still flew out; so he told Baugeto go on. In a little time the au- 50 I ; w D
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