The Man From Grimsö And The Bear

It once happened on Grimsö that the fire went out in winter, so that no fire or light could be lit on any farm. The weather was calm at that time, and the frost was so severe that the Grimsösund was frozen over and it was believed that the ice could support it. Then the residents of Grimsö decided to invite a few people to the Send mainland to get fire and chose three of the most capable men on the island.

They pulled away early in the morning in bright weather and a lot Residents accompanied them out onto the ice and wished them a happy journey and a speedy return home. Nothing will be forgotten about the hike the sent to report until they came to a wake in the middle of the sound, which was so long that they could not see its end, and so wide that only two were able to jump across with difficulty, while The third did not believe the others. therefore, returned to the island and continued their journey; But he remained at the edge of the Wake and followed it with his eyes. He did not want to return without having accomplished his task and decided therefore, to walk along the Wake to try to see if they might would be narrower at another point. During the course of the day, the Weather cloudy and rain from the south. loosened, and finally the man was on an ice floe that drifted towards the sea. In the evening the floe hit a large Iceberg, which the man climbed. Then he discovered not far from him a Bear, who was lying on his cubs. But he was cold and hungry, And now he was pouring before life. He looked at him for a while, then stood up, walked towards him, circled around him and gave him a sign that he should go to the camp to the He did so with fear in his heart. Then he laid down the animal himself with him, spread over him and wet him The night stood with his boy at the same time; the animal opened, a little bit away from the camp and waved to follow the man. When he came out onto the ice, the bear down in front of his feet and gave him a sign to sit on his back. When he had climbed onto the bear's back, This rose, shaken and shook himself until the man of him had fallen with this rehearsal, he was satisfied for this time But the man was surprised. the man lay on the bear’s bed and sucked his milk, every But tomorrow the bear told him to sit on his back, and then He shook himself until the man could no longer hold on. On the fourth morning, the man was able to sit on the animal’s back hold on, no matter how much it shook. Towards the evening we went out onto the ice Down, the man on his back, and swam with him to the island.

When the man came ashore, he went up to the island and gave the bear a sign to follow him. He went ahead to his home and immediately had the best cow in the stable milked and gave him as much fresh Drink milked milk, as he could; in his sheepfold, let the two best sheep out of his herd and slaughtered them, tied them together by the horns and laid they across the bear's back. and swam out to his young.

And now there was much joy on Grimsö; for while the islanders As they watched the bear in amazement, they saw a boat from the mainland and sail to the island with a good wind. They hoped that this would to see both other emissaries with the fire.