Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-02-27

al fiknt again.
"Ah, ah." thought the girl, .'tbere's
something worth having in that pot
When she had been good time longer
with the troll, she made haste with her
work one day while the troll was out
took the eldest OF h~r sisters, put her
head on and smeared her with the stuff
from the pot, as she had seen the troll do
vito the goat. and Immediately her sister
came TO life again. The girl then pressed
her down into sack. put little food on
the top and as soon as the tron came
home said to him:
MY dear. ! want you to go home to
my mother again with little food. |
know she's both hungry and thirsty. poor
thing. and she's all by herself too. But
you must on no account look into the
sack"
So he said that. he would 60 with it
and he would not look into the sack eli
Their. But when he had gone part OF the
way he said. This sack gets awfully
heavy" and when he had gone farther
still he said that he would look for him
self what there was In It. However
good her eyes are. she can't see me now"
said he to himself. But Just as he was
going to open it the girl in the sack called
out:
81 see you still, see you stillr'
"Bother the eyes in your head. and
you. too" said the troll. for he supposed
that it was she in the mountain who
called out. He did not dare to try to
look into Il again. but he carried the sack
TO the mother as fast as he could. and
when he came to the door he threw the
sack in, saying: There's some food from
your daughter. and she's all right You
may make your mind easy about that"
SO when the girl had been in the noun.
tain some time longer she did the same
thing with the other sister-put her head
on. smeared her with the stuff from the
pot and stuffed her into the sack. But
this time she nut over her as much gold
and silver as there was room for. and
Just nj the top she placed a little food
"Aiy dear" she said to the troll, 81
want you TO 20 home to my mother again
with a little food. but don't look into the
sack"
SO the troll said he would willingly help
her and promised. too. that he would not
look into the sack. But when he had
gone part OF the way he thought II got
very heavy. and when he had gone far
Their still he could not carry IL; he must
put IL DOWN ana rest. lie was tDeD JUST
going TO loose the band and look into the
sack when the girl inside called out:
II see you still see you stiil!v
Bother your eyes and you. too,~ said
the troll, and be did not dare to attempt
to look into the sack again, but made all
the haste he could and carried the sack
straieh; to the mother. When he came
to the door, he threw II right in, saying.
There's some food from your daughter,
and she's all right. You may make your
mind easy about that"
When the girl had been there good
time longer. the troll said one day that he
was going oat. So the girl slammed
that she was very i'll and whimpered and
complained.
tits no good your coming home before
IL o'clock" said she, .'for cannot get
dinner earlier than that, am so wretch
ed and ill.,"
Bat as soon as the troll was gone she
stuffed her clothes full of straw and set
the straw girl In the corner by the hearth
with n stick in its hand so that il looked
Just as II she herself we're standing there.
Then she FASTENED home and got n
sportsman with gun to go with her into
her mothers cottage.
When IL was - o'clock or about that.
the troll came home.
Bring the dinner" said he to the
straw girl. But she never answered.