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stories of the Giants�察�and clapped his hands�察�and cried�察 �Good�察�good� ─�
But his grandfather�察 �when he caught a glimpse of the white wonder
that went without even sound of bells�察 �felt a cold chill in his scalp�察 �and
went back to light a candle that he kept at the window till the sun was high�察�
for surely this was the Storbuk of Jotunheim。
But the Ren whirled on�察 �and the driver shook the reins and thought
only of Bergen。 He struck the White Steed with the loose end of the rope。
The Buk gave three great snorts and three great bounds�察�then faster went�察�
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and as they passed by Dyrskaur�察�where the Giant sits on the edge�察�his head
was muffled in scud�察 �which means that a storm is coming。 The Storbuk
knew it。 He sniffed�察�and eyed the sky with anxious look�察�and even slacked
a little�察�but Borgrevinck yelled at the speeding beast�察�though going yet as
none but he could go�察�and struck him once�察�twice�察�and thrice�察�and harder
yet。 So the pulk was whirled along like a skiff in a steamer's wake�察 �but
there was blood in the Storbuk's eye now�察�and Borgrevinck was hard put
to balance the sled。 The miles flashed by like roods till Sveggum's bridge
appeared。 The storm´wind now was blowing�察 �but there was the Troll。
Whence came he now�察 �none knew�察 �but there he was�察 �hopping on the
keystone and singing of
Norway's fate and Norway's luck�察 �Of the hiding Troll and the riding
Buk。
Down the winding highway they came�察�curving inward as they swung
around the corner。 At the voice on the bridge the Deer threw back his ears
and slackened his pace。 Borgrevinck�察�not knowing whence it came�察�struck
savagely at the Ren。 The red light gleamed in those ox´like eyes。 He
snorted in anger and shook the great horns�察�but he did not stop to avenge
the blow。 For him was a vaster vengeance still。 He onward sped as before�察�
but from that time Borgrevinck had lost all control。 The one voice that the
Ren would hear had been left behind。 They whirled aside�察 �off the road�察�
before the bridge was reached。 The pulk turned over�察�but righted itself�察�and
Borgrevinck would have been thrown out and killed but for the straps。 It
was not to be so�察�it seemed rather as though the every curse of Norway
had been gathered into the sled for a purpose。 Bruised and battered�察 �he
reappeared。 The Troll from the bridge leaped lightly to the Storbuk's head�察�
and held on to the horns as he danced and sang his ancient song�察 �and a
new song�察�too�此�
Ha� �at last� �Oh�察�lucky day�察�Norway's curse to wipe away� �
Borgrevinck was terrified and furious。 He struck harder at the Storbuk
as he bounded over the rougher snow�察�and vainly tried to control him。 He
lost his head in fear。 He got out his knife�察�at last�察�to strike at the wild Buk's
hamstrings�察�but a blow from the hoof sent it flying from his hand。 Their
speed on the road was slow to that they now made�此�no longer striding at
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the trot�察 �but bounding madly�察 �great five´stride bounds�察 �the wretched
Borgrevinck strapped in the sled�察 �alone and helpless through his own
contriving�察�screaming�察�cursing�察�and praying。 The Storbuk with bloodshot
eyes�察 �madly steaming�察 �careered up the rugged ascent�察 �up to the broken�察�
stormy Hoifjeld�察 �mounting the hills as a Petrel mounts the rollers�察�
skimming the flats as a Fulmar skims the shore�察 �he followed the trail
where his mother had first led his tottering steps�察�up from the Vand´dam
nook。 He followed the old familiar route that he had followed for five
years�察 �where the white´winged Rype flies aside�察 �where the black rock
mountains�察 �shining white�察 �come near and block the sky�察 �where the
Reindeer find their mysterie。;
On like the little snow´wreath that the storm´wind sends dancing
before the storm�察�on like a whirlwind over the shoulder of Suletind�察�over
the knees of Torholmenbraethe Giants that sit at the gateway。 Faster than
man or beast could follow�察�upupupand on�察�and no one saw them go�察�
but a Raven that swooped behind�察�and flew as Raven never flew�察�and the
Troll�察�the same old Troll that sang by the Vand´dam�察�and now danced and
sang between the antlers�此�
Good luck�察 �good luck for Norway With the White Storbuk comes
riding。
Over Tvindehoug they faded like flying scud on the moorlands�察�on to
the gloomy distance�察�away toward Jotunheim�察�the home of the Evil Spirits�察�
the Land of the Lasting Snow。 Their every sign and trail was wiped away
by the drifting storm�察�and the end of them no man knows。
The Norse folk awoke as from a horrid nightmare。 Their national ruin
was averted�察 �there were no deaths�察 �for there were no proofs�察 �and the
talebearer's strife was ended。
The one earthly sign remaining from that drive is the string of silver
bells that Sveggum had taken from the Storbuk's neckthe victory bells�察�
each the record of a triumph won�察 �and when the old man came to
understand�察 �he sighed�察 �and hung to the string a final bell�察 �the largest of
them all。
Nothing more was ever seen or heard of the creature who so nearly
sold his country�察�or of the White Storbuk who balked him。 Yet those who
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live near Jotunheim say that on stormy nights�察�when the snow is flying and
the wind is raving in the woods�察�there sometimes passes�察�at frightful speed�察�
an enormous White Reindeer with fiery eyes�察�drawing a snow´white pulk�察�
in which is a screaming wretch in white�察 �and on the head of the Deer�察�
balancing by the horns�察�is a brown´clad�察�white´bearded Troll�察�bowing and
grinning pleasantly at him�察�and singing
Of Norway's luck And a White Storbuk
the same�察 �they say�察 �as the one that with prophetic vision sang by
Sveggum's Vand´dam on a bygone day when the birches wore their
springtime hangers�察 �and a great mild´eyed Varsimle' came alone�察 �to go
away with a little white Renskalv walking slowly�察�demurely�察�by her side。
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