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Title: East of the sun and west of the moon : old tales from the North
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen, 1812-1885 Moe, Jørgen Engebretsen, 1813-1882 Dasent, George Webbe, Sir, 1817-1896 Nielsen, Kay Rasmus, 1886-1957
Subjects: Fairy tales Folklore -- Norway
Publisher: New York : G.H. Doran
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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ahor told her all about himself, and how hewanted to get to Soria Moria Castle^ and asked if sheknew the way thither. No, said the old wife, that I dont, but see now,here comes the Moon, Ill ask her, shell know all aboutit, for doesnt she shine on everything? So when the Moon stood clear and bright over thetree-tops, the old wife went out. Thou Moon, thou Moon, she screamed, canstthou tell me the way to Soria Moria Castle ? No, said the Moon, that I cant, for the last timeI shone there a cloud stood before me. Wait a bit still, said the old wife to Hahor^ byeand bye comes the West Wind; hes sure to know it, forhe puffs and blows round every corner. Nay, nay, said the old wife when she went outagain, you dont mean to say youve got a horse too;just turn the poor beastie loose in our toun, and dontlet him stand there and starve to death at the door. Then she ran on : Sf^ Stk, St^ St^ Sf^ XKk JCtk Stk iXfci SKk iSEk ^^^^ ^^^^ c^^N> ^^TO C^^jr^i C^^ii ^^^ C^y^ C^&^ c^Stn* c^STn* 112
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llic six brollicrs riding out to icuc. Ilujc ii SSk SSk Sik SBk SJBk dZk SSk Stk iSZk cJC?-«> c-CJ^i i-^jsi t-^y~o t-^/Ni f^^o c-^Tsi <?^ra ^^ra But wont you swop him away to me?—weve gotan old pair of boots here, with which you can take twentymiles at each stride; those you shall have for your horse,and so youll get all the sooner to Soria Moria Castle That Haivor was willing to do at once; and the oldwife was so glad at having the horse, she was ready todance and skip for joy. For now, she said, I shall be able to ride tochurch. I, too, think of that. As for Hahor^ he had no rest, and wanted to be offat once, but the old wife said there was no hurry. Lie down on the bench with you and sleep a bit,for weve no bed to offer you, and Ill watch and wakeyou when the West Wind comes. So after a while up came the West Wind, roaring andhowling along till the walls creaked and groaned again. Out ran the old wife. Thou West Wind, thou West Wind! Canst thoutell me the way to Soria Mori

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