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 74
He must and would have the land-tax. Grumblegizzard 53 used his wings, while Grumblegizzard had to keepto the ground under the weight of the big scrip; but,just as Old Nick was at his heels, he began to run andjump as fast as he could; and he held his club behindhim to keep Old Nick off. And so… … came to a deep dale; there Grumblegizzard leapt fromone hill-top to the other, and Old Nick was so hot tofollow, that he tripped over the club and fell down intothe dale, and broke his leg, and so there he lay. Here you have the land-tax, said Grumblegizzard,as he came to the kings grange, and…
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