Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . mpany in one common ruin. Thrym was punished for stealing the hammer, his wedding guests got crushing blows instead of bridal gifts, and Thor and Loke went back to Asgard, where the presence of Mjolner made the gods safe once more. —Hamilton Weight Mabie. (Slightly Abridged.) Asgard: the kingdom of the gods in old Northern mythology.—desolation: ruin, waste.— Balder: the Northern sun-god, the mostbeautiful of the gods.—Thor: the god of thunder.—Jotunheim (yo tiin-him) : the kingdom of the giants.—Loke: the god of destruction.—Mjol-ner
Carroll and Brooks readers - a reader for the fifth grade . mpany in one common ruin. Thrym was punished for stealing the hammer, his wedding guests got crushing blows instead of bridal gifts, and Thor and Loke went back to Asgard, where the presence of Mjolner made the gods safe once more. —Hamilton Weight Mabie. (Slightly Abridged.) Asgard: the kingdom of the gods in old Northern mythology.—desolation: ruin, waste.— Balder: the Northern sun-god, the mostbeautiful of the gods.—Thor: the god of thunder.—Jotunheim (yo tiin-him) : the kingdom of the giants.—Loke: the god of destruction.—Mjol-ner (myol ner): Thors hammer, made for him by the dwarfs. It returnedto his hand each time after it was thrown.—Freyja (fri a): goddess offruitfulness.—Folkyang: the dwelling of Freyja—falcon-guise: a dis-guise which made the one wearing it resemble a falcon.—Thrym: trim.—Heimdal (him dal): the guardian against the giants.—Van: a light-god.—COnsecrated: set apart for a particular sacred use. 80 A READER FOR THE FIFTH GRADE SKIPPER. At the age of six Skipperwent on the police force. Shapelyof limb and sound of wind hewas, with not a blemish fromthe tip of his black tail to -theend of his crinky forelock. Hehad been broken to the saddleby a Green Mountain boy whoknew more of horse nature thanof the things written in books. He gave Skipper kindwords and an occasional friendly pat on the Skippers disposition was sweet and his nature atrusting one. Early on the first morning of his service, men inbrass-buttoned blue coats came to the stable to feedand rub down the horses. Skippers man had twonames. One was Officer Martin; at least that was theone to which he answered when the man with the capcalled the roll before they rode out for duty. Theother name was Reddy. That was what the rest ofthe men in blue coats called him. Skipper noticed thathe had red hair and concluded that Reddy must behis real name. As for Skippers name, it was written on the tagt
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