Tales from the fjeld : a series of popular tales from the Norse of P. Ch. Asbjörnsen (1917)
Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885, Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896, Smith, J. Moyr, ill · New York : Putnam's · leaf 36
ughit was all the brownies work,and at last one evening, whenhe went into the mill, he tooka pot full of pitch and tar, andlit a fire under it. Well! whenhe turned the water on thewheel, it went round awhile,but soon after it made a dead stop. So he turned, and twisted, and put his moulderto the… … 16 Tales from the Fjeld the brownie standing on the steps of the ladder withhis jaws all a-gape, and he gaped so wide that hismouth filled up the whole trap-door. Did you ever see such a wide mouth ? said thebrownie. But the man was handy with his pitch. He caughtup the pot and threw it, pitch and…
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