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The olive fairy book (1907)

Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912, Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice), 1860-1941, ill · London ; New York : Longmans, Green · leaf 62

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go with you.But how shall I know that you are not jesting ? Give me something to do for you, and I will do it, GEIRLAUG THE KINGS DAUGHTEE 37 whatever it is, cried the young man eagerly. And shecast down her eyes, and answered: Go to the stable, and bind the calf that is there sothat it shall not… … So Grethari set out for the stable where the calfstood, and wound the rope about its horns. But whenhe had made it fast to the wall, he found that a coil ofthe rope had twisted itself round his wrist, and, pull as hemight, he could not get free. All night he wriggled and 38 GEIBLAUG THE KINGS…

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