. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . One morning, just as the sun wasbeginning to shine through the miststhat overhung the world, the gatesof Asgard opened and Thors chariot,drawn by the goats, rattled along theroad. Thor and Loke were evidentlyoff for a journey; but Thor wasf,always going off somewhere, and no-body who saw him now thought thathe was starting out to try his strengthwith the most powerful things in thewhole earth. Nor did he know day long the chariot rolled acrossthe level stretc
. Norse stories retold from the Eddas / by Hamilton Wright Mabie ; with illistrations in color and decorations by George Wright . One morning, just as the sun wasbeginning to shine through the miststhat overhung the world, the gatesof Asgard opened and Thors chariot,drawn by the goats, rattled along theroad. Thor and Loke were evidentlyoff for a journey; but Thor wasf,always going off somewhere, and no-body who saw him now thought thathe was starting out to try his strengthwith the most powerful things in thewhole earth. Nor did he know day long the chariot rolled acrossthe level stretches of meadow andthrough the valleys, leaving the echoesshouting to each other from the over-hanging mountains as it passed night it stopped at the house of apoor peasant, and Thor stepped downand stood in the doorway. Can you lodge two travellersover night ? he asked. 172. Thors Wonderful Journey Certainly, said the peasant, butwe can give you nothing to eat, forwe have nothing for ourselves. Give yourselves no trouble aboutthat, answered Thor cheerfully ; Ican provide for all. He went back to Loke, who gotout of the chariot; and then, to thegreat astonishment of the people inthe house, Thor killed both his goats,and in a minute they were ready forcooking. The great pot was soonsending savory odours through thehouse, and the whole family withtheir strange guests sat down shortlyto a bountiful supper. The more you eat the betterI shall like it, said Thor, as theytook their places at the table, butdo not on any account break thebones; when you have done withthem throw them into the skins i73 ,&> Norse Stories which I have spread out on thehearth. The peasant and his wife andThjalfe and Roskva, their two chil-dren, ate bountifully; but Thjalfe/ broke one of the bones to get themarrow. The next morning Thorwas up with the sun, and when hedressed hims
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