Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . of gods, and for Frey,the god of the sunshine, so that they may not beangry with me? Again the dwarfs set to work, and soon theyhanded to Loki the two gifts. These were a spear,called Gungnir, and a ship, called Skidbladnir, andmost wonderful gifts they were. If you shut your eyes and just throw the speai*,without taking aim at all, said the dwarfs, it al-ways will hit whatever you want it to; it cannot the ship, though it is now so small that you canput it into your p
Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children . of gods, and for Frey,the god of the sunshine, so that they may not beangry with me? Again the dwarfs set to work, and soon theyhanded to Loki the two gifts. These were a spear,called Gungnir, and a ship, called Skidbladnir, andmost wonderful gifts they were. If you shut your eyes and just throw the speai*,without taking aim at all, said the dwarfs, it al-ways will hit whatever you want it to; it cannot the ship, though it is now so small that you canput it into your pocket, can be made large enoughto hold all the gods; and besides that, it always willsail ofi in the right direction, no matter which waythe Mind may be blowing. Loki was a great boaster, and now that he had The Wonderful Gifts 371 something really worth hoasting about, he stoppedevery one he met and said: I have here the most wonderful things that everwere made or ever will be made. At last the dwarf Brock, who belonged to a dif-ferent family from those dwarfs who had helpedLoki, heard his speech and cried out:. BROCK AT THE FORGE I dont care what you have, or mIio made it; itsnot as wonderful as the things my brother Sindrican make. Hes the finest workman in all theworld. Ill bet my head against your head, said Loki,laughing, that he cant make anything to equal whatI have here. Wait and see, said Brock, and off he hurried to 372 The Wonderful Gifts his brothers smithy, which was underground, likethat of the other dwarfs. Sindri wasnt at all frightened when he heardBrocks story; he knew what he could do. But hedidnt go about it in the way most blacksmithswould have done. First, he took a pigs skin andlaid it on his great fire. Now, he said to Brock, y^^ blow the bellowsuntil I come back. Dont stop, no matter whathappens, or everything will be spoiled. And awayhe went. Now Loki, although he had been so sure, did notintend to take any chances. Therefore, he changedhimself into a
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