# Tales from the Fjeld

TALES from the FJELD
a series of Popular Tales from the Norse of P. Ch. Asbjörnsen,
Sir George Dasent, d.c.l author of "Tales from the Norse."
a New Edition with more than a Hundred Illustrations by Moyr Smith
New York. G. P. Putnam's sons.
All rights reserved.
Page 175.
The Knickerbocker Press New York Printed in the United States of America
CONTENTS
PAGE
* PLATES
* PAGE
* "The return after four hundred years"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Frontispiece
* "The queen would go herself and fetch the pipe................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11
* "He must and would have the land-tax"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................51
* "'Aye, aye; I have it,' said the lad"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................85
* "There sat Death at her pillow"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................113
* "I am so pretty"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................163
* The prince dismissing his sweetheart................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................234
* The princess and the falcon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................240
* "Outside the gate lay the dragons"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................298
* "All that were there fell a-dancing at once"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................320
* "The trap-door tipped up with the bride"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................389
* ILLUSTRATIONS
* PAGE
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
* "Her nose stuck fast in a log of wood"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
* "He piped them all together"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
* The princess................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
* The king................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
* "He gaped so wide"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................15
* "Paws off, pussy"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
* "An old wife came walking by"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................21
* "The cat sitting up at the mainmast head"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................26
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................28
* The handquern, the chair, and the door................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................29
* The greedy cat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................33
* The squirrel................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................35
* "So she rushed at the sun"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................40
* The five goodies and the egg................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................42
* Grumblegizzard chips the egg................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................43
* Grumblegizzard cuts down the wood................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................46
* Old Nick beats his mother................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................53
* The castle by the lake................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................54
* The bridge................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................59
* The king in the air................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................60
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................61
* "'Bow-wow, bow-wow,' it said"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................62
* "So she crawled up on her knees"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................63
* Reynard and chanticleer................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................65
* "Here comes a hunter"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................66
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................68
* "Be so good as to sit down"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................71
* "The goat set off"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................76
* "The princess was even more high and haughty than before"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................80
* "She fondled the Troll"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................83
* "He met two who had slain a man"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................90
* "Kissed him all shaggy as he was"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................94
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................95
* "There stood the king in the porch"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................96
* "Boiled the porridge on the block"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................98
* "She fell on the floor as though she were dead"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................101
* "So he fell a-wrangling with the queen"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................102
* "Miss Peik sewed and stitched"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................104
* "He was so dry and lean"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................110
* "He tilted up the stone"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................116
* "Now I'm coming to eat you"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................118
* "I can well slip through your feet, Goosey Poosey"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................124
* "'Ouf, ouf,' said the pig"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................125
* The hare frisking................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................128
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................137
* The little girl and the beggar-boy................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................137
* "He saw an old hag"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................140
* "So he went up to the mansion-house"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................145
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................146
* "Tell me now what there is in this tankard"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................155
* Boy and the box................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................157
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................158
* "Such a swarm of little Trolls"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................160
* "She was dressed and clad like a princess"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................165
* "The king met him out in the porch"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................169
* "He knocked at his grave"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................171
* "The old hag with her basket"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................181
* "So he took up a birch cudgel"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................186
* The king................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................187
* A ship................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................188
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................195
* "He lay snoring"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................198
* "There he sat upright"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................201
* Two goodies who quarrelled................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................209
* "Nothing ails me"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................210
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................213
* "A wonderful figure of fun"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................215
* "Hang on if you care to come"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................220
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................222
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................226
* "Old Nick came on board in a gust of wind"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................227
* "Pump, devil, pump"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................228
* "Shall we reap the field now"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................231
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................237
* "'Oh!' said the princess, 'there is some one here'"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................241
* The falcon................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................244
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................247
* "She saw ever so many chests of drawers"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................249
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................254
* "Go to the smith"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................258
* "He met the old wife"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................264
* The king................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................266
* "Out came her eldest daughter"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................267
* "Lay your head on my lap"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................268
* "He caught the Troll"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................272
* "His coat-tails were higher than his neck"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................273
* "Flogging the old hunks"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................277
* "Dressed himself up as a doctor"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................278
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................283
* The pig................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................288
* "Could only walk with a stick"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................289
* "The likeness of a young girl or princess"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................291
* A baby Troll................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................294
* "There sat a princess spinning"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................301
* "There lay another princess"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................306
* "A strange ship of war"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................309
* The ass................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................311
* "The sheriff began to dance"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................317
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................323
* "He had to jump over a bog-hole"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................327
* "So the goody came out of doors"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................329
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................333
* "The Green Knight came to her"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................335
* "The princess stepped into the church porch"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................338
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................341
* "He met the same old man"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................344
* "I'm a dead-shot up to the world's end"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................346
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................353
* Silly Matt................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................358
* "He set off and wooed a lass"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................367
* "There sat that figure of fun"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................370
* Initial letter................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................375
* The white bear................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................377
* The castle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................379
* "She held the candle over him"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................381
* "In that town there was an inn"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................392
* "One of the musicians"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................396
* "He had got the bird on his fist"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................397
* "I'll kill you on the spot"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................398
* "They came to the spot where the lovely maiden was"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................400
* "Three Trolls came flying along"................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................401
* The end................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................403
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