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away   down   by   the   little   stream   that   turns   old   Sveggum's   ribesten。   Up 

above the dam she waded across the limpid stream�察�for deep´laid and sure 

is   the   instinct   of   a   wild   animal   to   put   running   water   between   itself   and 

those it shuns。 Then�察�on the farther bank�察�now bare and slightly green�察�she 

turned�察�and passing in and out among the twisted trunks�察�she left the noisy 

Vand´dam。 On the higher ground beyond she paused�察�looked this way and 

that�察�went on a little�察�but returned�察�and here�察�completely shut in by softly 

painted rocks�察�and birches wearing little springtime hangers�察�she seemed 

inclined to rest�察�yet not to rest�察�for she stood uneasily this way and that�察�

driving   away   the   flies   that   settled   on   her   legs�察  �heeding   not    at   all   the 

growing grass�察�and thinking she was hid from all the world。 



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     But nothing escapes the Fossekal。 He had seen her leave the herd�察�and 

now he sat on a gorgeous rock that overhung�察�and sang as though he had 

waited   for   this   and   knew  that   the   fate   of   the   nation   might   turn   on   what 

passed in this far glen。 He sang�此�

     Skoal� �Skoal� �For Norway Skoal� �Sing ye the song of the Vand´dam 

troll。 When I am hiding Norway's luck On a White Storbuk Comes riding�察�

riding。 

       There   are   no   Storks   in   Norway�察  �and   yet   an   hour   later   there   was   a 

wonderful little Reindeer lying beside the Varsimle'。 She was brushing his 

coat�察�licking and mothering him�察�proud and happy as though this was the 

first little Renskalv ever born。 There might be hundreds born in the herd 

that month�察�but probably no more like this one�察�for he was snowy white�察�

and the song of the singer on the painted rock was about 

     Good luck�察�good luck�察�And a White Storbuk�察�

     as though he foresaw clearly the part that the White Calf was to play 

when he grew to be a Storbuk。 

     But   another   wonder   now   came   to   pass。   Before   an   hour�察  �there   was   a 

second little Calfa brown one this time。 Strange things happen�察�and hard 

things     are   done    when     they   needs    must。    Two     hours    later�察 �when     the 

Varsimle'   led   the   White   Calf   away   from   the   place�察  �there   was   no   Brown 

Calf�察�only some flattened rags with calf´hair on them。 

     The     mother    was    wise�此   �better   one   strongling     than   two    weaklings。 

Within a few days the Simle' once more led the band�察�and running by her 

side   was   the White   Calf。 The   Varsimle'   considered   him  in   all   things�察  �so 

that   he   really   set   the   pace   for   the   band�察  �which   suited   very   well   all   the 

mothers   that   now   had   Calves   with   them。   Big�察  �strong�察  �and   wise   was   the 

Varsimle'�察�in the pride of her strength�察�and this White Calf was the flower 

of her prime。 He often ran ahead of his mother as she led the herd�察�and Rol�察�

coming on them  one day�察 �laughed   aloud at the   sight as they  passed�察  �old 

and young�察�fat Simle' and antlered Storbuk�察�a great brown herd�察�all led�察�as 

it seemed�察�by a little White Calf。 

     So   they  drifted   away  to   the   high   mountains�察 �to   be   gone   all   summer。 

;Gone   to   be   taught   by   the   spirits   who   dwell   where   the   Black        Loon 

laughs on the ice�察─�said Lief of the Lower Dale�察�but Sveggum�察�who had 



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always   been   among   the   Reindeer�察  �said�此   �Their   mothers   are   the   teachers�察�

even as ours are。; 

     When the autumn came�察�old Sveggum saw a moving sno´flack far off 

on the brown moor´land�察�but the Troll saw a white yearling�察�a Nekbuk�察�and 

when they ranged alongside of Utrovand to drink�察�the still sheet seemed 

fully to reflect the White One�察�though it barely sketched in the others�察�with 

the dark hills behind。 

     Many a little Calf had come that spring�察�and had drifted away on the 

moss´barrens�察�to come back no more�察�for some were weaklings and some 

were fools�察�some fell by the way�察�for that is law�察�and some would not learn 

the rules�察�and so died。 But the White Calf was strongest of them all�察�and he 

was   wise�察  �so   he   learned   of   his   mother�察  �who   was   wisest   of   them   all。   He 

learned   that   the   grass   on   the   sun   side   of   a   rock   is   sweet�察  �and   though   it 

looks the same in the dark hollows�察�it is there worthless。 He learned that 

when his mother's hoofs crackled he must be up and moving�察�and when all 

the   herd's   hoofs   crackled   there   was   danger�察  �and   he   must   keep   by   his 

mother's side。 For this crackling is like the whistling of a Whistler Duck's 

wings�此  �it   is   to   keep   the   kinds   together。   He   learned   that   where   the   little 

Bomuldblomster   hangs   its   Cotton   tufts   is   dangerous   bog�察  �that   the   harsh 

cackle of the Ptarmigan means that close at hand are Eagles�察�as dangerous 

for Fawn as for Bird。 He learned that the little troll´berries are deadly�察�that 

when   the   verra´flies   come   stinging   he   must   take   refuge   on   a       snow´ 

patch�察�and that of all animal smells only that of his mother was to be fully 

trusted。 He learned that he was growing。 His flat calf sides and big joints 

were changing to the full barrel and clean limbs of the Yearling�察�and the 

little  bumps     which     began    to  show    on   his  head    when    he   was   only    a 

fortnight old were now sharp�察�hard spikes that could win in fight。 

     More than once they had smelt that dreaded destroyer of the north that 

men call the Gjerv or Wolverene�察�and one day�察�as this danger´scent came 

suddenly and in great strength�察�a huge blot of dark brown sprang rumbling 

from a rocky ledge�察�and straight for the foremostthe White Calf。 His eye 

caught the flash of a whirling�察�shaggy mass�察�with gleaming teeth and eyes�察�

hot´breathed and ferocious。 Blank horror set his hair on end�察�his nostrils 

flared in fear�此�but before he fled there rose within another feelingone of 



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anger at the breaker of his peace�察�a sense that swept all fear away�察�braced 

his legs�察�and set his horns at charge。 The brown brute landed with a deep´ 

chested growl�察�to be received on the young one's spikes。 They pierced him 

deeply�察�but the shock was overmuch�察�it bore the White One down�察�and he 

might yet have been killed but that his mother�察�alert and ever near�察�now 

charged the attacking monster�察�and heavier�察�better armed�察�she hurled and 

speared him to the ground。 And the White Calf�察�with a very demon glare in 

his once mild eyes�察�charged too�察�and e
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