Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . THE THREE CHESTS. The Story of the Wicked Old Man of the Sea THE THREE CHESTS SiJSt^ There was once an honest old farmerwho had three daughters. His farmran down to the shores of a deep day as he leaned over the waterto take a drink, wricked old Wetehinenreached up from the bottom of thelake and clutched him by the beard. Ouch! Ouch! the farmer cried. Let me go!Wetehinen only held on more , Ill let you go, he said, but only on thiscondition: that you give me one of your daughtersfor wife! Give you one of my daught
Mighty Mikko; a book of Finnish fairy tales and folk tales . THE THREE CHESTS. The Story of the Wicked Old Man of the Sea THE THREE CHESTS SiJSt^ There was once an honest old farmerwho had three daughters. His farmran down to the shores of a deep day as he leaned over the waterto take a drink, wricked old Wetehinenreached up from the bottom of thelake and clutched him by the beard. Ouch! Ouch! the farmer cried. Let me go!Wetehinen only held on more , Ill let you go, he said, but only on thiscondition: that you give me one of your daughtersfor wife! Give you one of my daughters? Never!Very well, then Ill never let go! wicked old Wete-hinen declared and with that he began jerking at thebeard as if it were a bellrope. Wait! Wait! the farmer he didnt want to give one of his daughters towicked old Wetehinen—of course not! But at the 49 60 MIGHTY MIKKO same time he was in Wetehinens power and he real-ized that if he didnt do what the old reprobate de-manded he might lose his life and so leave all three ofhis daughters orphans. Perh
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