. East of the sun and west of the moon : old tales from the North . init was of brightly polished copper. Oh, dear; oh, dear I what are Christian people doinghere? said the Princess. Heaven preserve you I whatdo you l82 dOSk SU 4DBt iSCb iS& <Sb (SBk <SSb (Sb (S&k Sjbt WS^ W3^ ^S^ c*J!i^ c^iT-o ^^O ^Q^ CStQ ^SPq c-C?si C^JM I want toset you free andget you out of themountain, saidthe soldier *Pray do not Wl&Mistay. If the trollcomes home hewill put an end toyou at once ; hehas three heads,said she. I do not careif he has four,said the soldier. I am here, and here I shall remain. W
. East of the sun and west of the moon : old tales from the North . init was of brightly polished copper. Oh, dear; oh, dear I what are Christian people doinghere? said the Princess. Heaven preserve you I whatdo you l82 dOSk SU 4DBt iSCb iS& <Sb (SBk <SSb (Sb (S&k Sjbt WS^ W3^ ^S^ c*J!i^ c^iT-o ^^O ^Q^ CStQ ^SPq c-C?si C^JM I want toset you free andget you out of themountain, saidthe soldier *Pray do not Wl&Mistay. If the trollcomes home hewill put an end toyou at once ; hehas three heads,said she. I do not careif he has four,said the soldier. I am here, and here I shall remain. Well, if you will be so headstrong, I must see if Ican help you, said the Princess. She then told him to creep behind the big brewing-vat which stood in the front hall; meanwhile she wouldreceive the troll and scratch his heads till he went to sleep. And when I go out and call the hens you must make haste and come in, she said. But you must first try if you can swing the sword which is lying on the iS& Sbk Stk Stk Sb SJ^ iSCk SXk Stk jSfit iSSk 183. table. No, it was too heavy, he could not even moveit. He had then to take a strengthening draught fromthe horn, which hung behind the door; after that hewas just able to stir it, so he took another draught,and then he could lift it. At last he took a right,big draught, and he could swing the sword as easily asanything. All at once the troll came home; he walked soheavily that the palace shook. Ugh, ugh! I smell Christian flesh and blood inmy house, said he. Yes, answered the Prtncess^ a raven flew past herejust now, and in his beak he had a human bone, whichhe dropped down the chimney; I threw it out and sweptand cleaned up after it, but I suppose it still smells. So it does, said the troll. But come and lie down and Ill scratch your heads,said the Princess:, the smell will be gone by the timeyou wake. The troll was quite willing, and before long he fellasleep and began snoring. When she saw he was sleep-ing soundly, she placed some
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