" welcome to udrost , isaac ! " said the man . " good day to you , father , " said isaac , " and do you know me ? " " it might be that i do , " said the man . " i suppose you want to stay here overnight ? " " that would suit me very well , father , " was isaac 's reply . " the trouble is with my sons , for they can not bear the smell of a christian , " answered the man . " did you meet them ? " " no , i only met three cormorants , who were sitting on a piece of drift - wood and croaking , " was isaac 's reply . " well , those were my sons , " said the man , and emptied his pipe , " and now come into the house , for i think you must be hungry and thirsty . " " i 'll take that liberty , father , " said isaac .
cormorants .
who were the man's sons ?
who were the man's sons ?