Vallare-Man

Once upon a time there was a poor shepherd boy who had no debt or debt in the world, except his stepmother. But the stepmother was a mean woman, and did not allow him to get anything in him or on him. The poor boy suffered so much distress. All God's long day he must herd cattle; but never he received as much as a grand of creation, except a meager beet of bread, morning and evening.
One fine day the stepmother had passed away, without leaving any food. The herd boy must therefore drive to the forest, fasting, and as he is now was very hungry, he cried bitterly. But when dinner came dried up he his tears, and went up to a green hill, whither he had custom to rest when the sun burned hot in the summer. On the hill used to always be fresh and dewy under the leafy trees; but now was the dew gone, the ground dry, and the grass trampled down. This fell the dyke boy strangely before, and he wondered who had walked in the green grass. Best he now sitting in deep thought, he noticed something that lay glimmering against him the sun. The boy ran there to look, and then found a couple of small, small ones shoes of the whitest glass of all time. Then he was satisfied again, forgot his hunger and played all day with the little glass shoes.
In the evening, when the sun set in the forest, the shepherd boy lured his cattle, and dref to village. When he had now come a little way on the road, he was met by one little, little boy. The pilot greeted kindly: "Good evening!" 'Good evening again', greeted the dyke boy. The little one asked: »have you found my shoes, which I dropped in the morning in the green grass?' The litter boy answered: 'yes, I have found them. But, dear! let me keep the little shoes; I I've been thinking of giving them to my stepmother, so maybe I'll get some food, when I'm coming home'. The lad now begged so heartily and beautifully: »Give me mine again shoes! another time I want to serve you again.” Then the boy gave them back small glass shoes; but the little one was very happy, nodded confidentially, and ran their way.
The shepherd boy now cradled his cattle, and set off on his way home. When he came to the farm, it was already dark, and the stepmother forbade him to come that late. "There is porridge in the dish," she said, "eat now and pack up." to bed, so that tomorrow morning you can get up with other people." The the poor shepherd boy did not dare answer these harsh words, but ate, and then crept away to the haystack, where he used to sleep. But all night he dreamed of nothing but the little pilfer and his little ones glass shoes.
Early in the morning, before the sun rose in the east, the boy was awakened by his stepmother cry: "up with you, you lightness!" it's broad daylight, and the vomiting shouldn't be stand and starve for your sake.» He now immediately rose up, got a beta bread, and cradled his cattle in the pasture. When he came to the green hill, which was always so cool and shady, it seemed strange to him, that the dew was shaken from the grass, and the ground dry, yes almost more than the day before. While the boy was now deep in thought, he saw something lying there in the green grass and shimmered against the sun. He immediately ran there, and found a small, small cap (cap); but the cap was red in color, and small golden bells were attached to it on all sides. Then he became a lot happy, so that he forgot his hunger, and played all day with the fair one the hood.
In the evening, when the sun went down in the forest, the shepherd boy gathered his cattle and cooked himself to drive to the village. As he now came on the road, he was met by one very small and moreover very fair maiden. She greeted kindly: »Good evening!” 'Good evening again!' greeted the herdboy. The little one spurred: »have you found my cap, which I lost in the morning in the green grass?' The boy replied: 'yes, I have found it. But, dear! let me keep it the little hat; I've been thinking of giving it to my wicked stepmother, so go ahead I might have some food when I get home'. The maiden now prayed so earnestly beautiful: »give me my cap again! another time I want to serve you again.” Then the shepherd boy gave her the little cap; but the maiden became so happy, so happy, nodded kindly, and ran on his way.
The boy now cradled his animal, and set off for home. When he came to yard it was already dark, and the stepmother had been waiting for him for a long time. She was now very unhappy, and said: "You will always come so late that I have to sit up half the night and milk. There is porridge in the dish, eat now and pack yourself for bed, so that you can come up with it tomorrow morning other people." The poor boy did not dare answer these harsh words, but ate, and then crept up to the haystack, where he used to sleep. But all night he dreamed of nothing else, but the little maiden and her red hat.
Early in the morning, before dawn, the boy was awakened by his stepmother, with the usual cry: "Rise up your ease!" The vomit should not stand and hunger for your sake.” The poor boy got up at once, and cooked himself to drive dikes; but before he left, he asked his stepmother for one beat bread. "Bread!" said the wicked woman, "an incompetent such as you are." not worth bread.» The boy must therefore pass away completely fasting, which crossed his mind. When he now came out into the green forest, and sat down on the hill, where he used to rest during the summer heat, it strangely occurred to him before that the ground was even drier than they the previous days, and the grass trampled in large circles. Then it flowed him in his heart what he had heard about the little _Elves_, that they thread their dancing on summer nights in the dewy grass, and he understood that this might be an _Elf-Ring_ or _Elf-Dance_. By now he was sitting in deep thoughts, he bumped his foot against a small stick that was lying in the grass; but the little bell rang so sweetly that all the cattle ran together, and stood to listen. Then the boy became happy again, and played with the little pin, until he forgot his sorrow and the cows forgot his bait. And so that day also passed, far more quickly than he did able to think.
When it was towards evening, and the sun was level with the forest tops, beckoned the wall-boy herded his cattle, and managed to return home. But how he too had to rock and shout, the cattle did not want to be separated from the pasture, because there was a fair and grassy place. Then the boy thought to himself: »perhaps they better obey the little prick.» He then took out his bell, and rang as he went out into the road. Immediately the barking cow came running after him, and with her followed the rest of the beast. Then the election boy became happy with the pile, because he understood well what good he could do with it little bell. Best he went now, he was met by a small, small old man. The old man greeted kindly: "Good evening!" 'Good evening again!' said the boy. The little one said: "Have you found my pingle, which I dropped in this morning the green-grass?» The stud boy retorted: 'yes, I've found it'. The old man said: "give it back to me!" 'No,' 'answered the boy, 'I am not so stupid, as you think. Yesterday I found two small glass shoes, they attracted one little boy from me. Yesterday I found a cap, I gave it to a little one Virgin; and now you come and want to take that little dick away from me, which is so good at attracting the vomit. Other finders get hite pay, but I do never anything.' The little one now gave many beautiful words that he would get back his tinkle; but nothing helped. Then the old man said: »Give me the little one again the bell, and I want to give you another here, with which you can attract yours beast; in addition, you will be allowed to make three wishes.» The boy thought that this was a good condition, and willingly consented to it. He then took over say: »as long as I can wish for what I want, I wish to be king, and so I wish to have a large royal farm, and so I wish to win a fager, fager queen.» 'You wish no small wishes,' retorted the little one, 'but put in your mind what I am now telling you. IN night, while all are asleep, you shall leave home, until you come to one kungs-gård, which lies due north. Here you have a barrel of bones. If you get in trouble, so blow in there. If you are in dire straits again, blow again. But if you come the third time in great danger, then break the barrel, and I want to help you, as I have promised.' The boy was very grateful the old man's affairs, and so the Elven King went on his way. But the dyke boy went home, and was glad that soon he would not have to herd cattle for his wicked one stepmother.
When the boy arrived at the village it was already dark, and the stepmother had a long time awaited his return. She was now very resentful, so that the poor thing the boy was stabbed instead of food. »This probably won't be enough for long,» the boy consoled himself as he crept up onto the haystack. He laid then went to rest, and slept a short while. But at midnight, long before the rooster calved, the herd boy got up, crept away from the yard, and began his journey due north, as the old man had said. He wandered like that without rest or rest, over mountains and valleys, and twice the sun rose, and twice the sun went down, while he was still on the road.
On the third day, towards evening, the shepherd boy came to a king's farm, which was so big that he never thought he would see its like. The boy went into the kitchen, and asked for service. »What is your knowledge and sport?» asked the chef. 'I can run rampant with cattle,' retorted the boy. The chef said: "The king." needs a gelding as prime; but you are fine, as it is joined the others, that every day you lose something of your flock». The boy replied: 'I have so far never left any vomit where I went wall'. He was now taken into service at the great king's farm, and shepherded the king's beast; but never ref ulfven any vomit for him, and so it was he was well regarded among all the king's servants.
One evening, when the herdsman was driving his cattle to the village, he noticed a small fager maiden, who stood by the wind-eye and listened to his cry. The boy pretended it was nothing, even though he was completely warm under his shirt. It suffered so some time away, and the herd boy was happy every time he saw the little one Virgo; but he did not yet know that she was the king's daughter. Then It happened one day that the young man came walking up to him, he said drove his cattle to pasture. She had a little snow-white lamb with her, and prayed him so kindly, that he would regard the little lamb for the wolves in the forest. At this the herdsman was so at ease that he could not speak or answer. He now took the lamb with him, and had his dearest desire to nurture it; but the animal paid homage to him, as the dog plays after her master. From that day on, the herd boy often got to see the fair one the king's daughter. In the mornings, when he was lulled in the ditch, the crowd stood by wind-eye and listened to his songs. But about the evenings, when he came home from the forest, the princess went down to caress her little lamb and talk a few friendly words with the prefect.
It suffered like that for a while. The stud boy grew into a vigorous Hungarian; but the king's daughter ran up, and became the fairest maiden standing find when or far. Nevertheless, she came every evening to caress her lamb, as was her custom. But one fine day the princess was gone, and could not exist again. Then there was a great sadness and uproar over the whole the king's court, for everyone loved her; but the king and queen grieved the most. The king then issued an order over all the land, that who who could save his daughter, would get the princess and half a half the kingdom Then came the king's sons, and Hungarian friends, and fighters both east and west; they clothed themselves in iron, and went out with weapons and follow, to seek the abducted maiden. But not many were those who turned back from that journey, and those who came home again had neither heard nor sports anything. The king and queen mourned now beyond measure, and meant that they had suffered an injury which could never cured. The herdsman drove his cattle in the forest, as before; but he was a little happy, for the beautiful king's daughter played in his heart both days and moments.
One night it seemed the shepherd-man in his sleep, as the little one stood The Elven King before his bed, and said: "To the north!" to the north! there have you your queen». Then the journeyman was so happy that he jumped up, and he woke up, look, then the little one was still there, and waved: "to the north!" at north!" Then the old man disappeared, but the herdsman didn't really know about it had been a vision villa. When it was now light, the journeyman went up the castle cottage, and requested to speak to the king. Above this wondered all the king's servants, and the chef said: »You have shepherded so many year, that you could well get an increase in salary and food, without speaking just by the king himself». But the waller stood by his request, and let understand that he had something completely different in his mind. When he came up in the hall, the king spurred on his errand. The journeyman spoke: »I have served you faithfully for many years, now I am being asked to leave to draw away and seek out the princess». Then the king became angry, and said: "whatever you want." you, who walk the ramparts with cattle, think of it as no warrior or king's son able to accomplish?» But the herder replied boldly that he would seek it out the princess, or for her add life. Then the king let out his anger danger, and thought of the old language: "oft sits the heart of the scarlet under the wadmal's coat». He then gave the order that the rampart should be equipped at the best, with goods and pedestrians, and whatever else he needed. But the journeyman said: "I'm not fit to ride, just give me your word and leave, as well as sufficient travel expenses.» The king then wished him luck on the go; but all small servants, and other servants in the king's court, logo over the valor's daring enterprise.
The journeyman now walked towards the north, as the Elfve old man had taught him, and came such a long way that there couldn't be much left the end of the world. When he had thus traveled over mountains and deserted paths, he came finally to a great lake; in the middle of that lake was a fair island, and on the island lay a king's farm, even more considerable than the one from which the waller had arrived The svennen went down to the lake-shore, and looked at the royal court all sides. The best he now looked around, he became aware of a maiden, with fair-yellow hair, which stood by the wind-eye, and waved with a silken band, such as the king's daughter's lamb used to carry. Then the journeyman's heart leaped breast, for it occurred to him that the man could not be anyone else than the princess. He now sat down to think about how he would come across the water to the great royal court; but nothing stood in his way advise. Finally it occurred to him that he could try the little ones The elves wanted to help him. He therefore took out his little bone-pipe, and blew a long, drawn out note. "Good evening!" said at once a voice behind him. "Good evening again," greeted the journeyman, and turned around. Then stood in front of him the little darter, whose glass shoes he had once found in the green-grass. »What do you want from me?» prompted the Elf boy. The herdsman said: 'I I pray that you will take me across the lake to the king's court'. The pilot retorted: »get on my back!» The journeyman did as he was told; but at the same time the darter shifted his port, and became a great, great hawk, which went through the air, and did not stop until they reached the island, as the valer ashed.
The svennen now went up to the castle cabin, and asked for service. »What is yours skill and sport?» asked the chef. 'I can walk with cattle!' retorted the waller. The chef said: "The giant now needs a herder who age-best; but for adventure it goes with you as it went with the others; for if you lose any vomit, it's for your life.» The journeyman spoke: 'this seems to me to be a hard condition; but I want to assume it'. Then the chef bid him welcome, and said he would begin his service the second day.
The savant now walked with the giant's cattle, and sang his songs and jingled with his pingle as was his custom. But the king's daughter sat by the wind-eye and listened, and at the same time beckoned to him, which he would not let notice. In the evening, the waller lulled back home from the forest. Then came the giant walked towards him, and said: "_you_ are in place of the one who is missing"; but no vomit was gone, no matter how the giant wanted to count. Now it was time friendly, and melted: »you shall be my herdsman, all your days.» He went then away to the lake-shore, Unleashed his enchanted ship, and rowed three times around the island, as he used to do.
While the giant was gone, the king's daughter stood by the wind-eye, and what:
»Tonight, tonight, you herdsman!
the cloud goes away from my star.
And if you come then, I'll be yours,
I will gladly give you my crown.»
The shepherd listened to the song, and understood that he should come at night and free the king's daughter. He then went away, without being noticed with something. But when it got late, and everyone slept their deepest sleep, He crept up to the tower again, stood below the wind-eye, and what:
»In the night your sire-man waits,
stands mournfully under your lattice;
and if you come down, you will surely be mine,
me'n the shadow so far falls.»
The king's daughter whispered: 'I am bound with links of gold, come break them!' Then the herdsman didn't know what to do, but took out his little one pipe, and blew a long, sustained note. "Good evening!" said in the same one voice behind him. 'Good evening again!' greeted the herder, and looked around. Then before him stood the little Elfve man, of whom he once got the bell and the bone pipe. »What do you want from me?» asked the old man. The Waller retorted: 'I beg you to take me and the princess away from here'. The little one said: "Follow me!" So they went up the tower to the maiden's cage; but the bailey door opened of itself, and when the old man touched the chain, it broke into pieces. After that, all three of them went downstairs again the beach. Then the Elf-man said:
»Little pike, in the reed moon go,
come, come so hastily!
On your back a princess shall ride,
moreover, a king so powerful.»
At the same time came the little maiden, in whose cap the herder had found the green grass. She jumped into the lake, and became a large pike, which playfully played in the water. Then the Elf-king said: "Put yourselves up." the pike's back. But the princess must not be afraid, whatever happens; because then is my power to nothing.” So speaking, the old man disappeared; but the wallow and the fair king's daughter did as he had said, and the pike brought them quickly through the waves.
While all this was going on, the giant awoke in the high loft, looked out through the wind-eye, and noticed where the waller went on the water at the same time with the young king's daughter. At once he took his eagle-port, and flew after them. But when the pike heard the sound of the eagle's wings, she dived deep into the water, whereupon the king's daughter was frightened, so that she screamed loud to. Then the power of the Elven king was naught, and the giant seized them both refugees in their claws. When he came back to the farm, let he throws the waller into a dark hole, well fifteen fathoms underground; but the princess was put in her virgin cage, and carefully guarded that she did not would escape.
The journeyman now lay in the prison tower, and was ill at ease that he did not was able to save the king's daughter, and that he also wasted his own life Then it occurred to him what the Elfve old man had said: »if you third the passage is in great danger, then break the little pipe, and I want to help you.» As the herder now knew well, that he would never again would see the light of day, he took out the little bone pipe, and broke it in pieces. "Good evening!" a voice was heard behind him at the same time. »Good evening again"? greeted the herder, and looked around. Then the little old man stood in front him, and asked: "What do you want, since you call me?" The Waller answered: 'I want to save the princess, and bring her home to her father.' Now the old man took him with him, and they went through lighted doors, and through many magnificent rooms. Finally they came into a large hall, which was filled with all kinds of weapons, swords, spears and axes, some of which shone as bright steel, and some as cut gold. The old man made a fire in the hearth, and said: "Undress!" The herder did so; and the little one burned up his old clothes. Then the old man walked over to a large iron chest, and took out a precious suit of armor, which shone of the clearest gold. "Get dressed!" he said; the waller did so. When now the journeyman was clad in full armor from head to foot, the old man strapped on a sharp sword at his side, and melted: "It is suggested that the giant falls for this." sword, and on this armor no steel bites.” But the herder-man knew well at ease in the golden armour, and moved courtly, as had he been the supreme king's son. Then they turned to it again dark trap den; the waller thanked the Elven king for his good help, and then they were separated from each other.
In the morning there was a lot of noise and banging in the whole yard; for the giant celebrated his wedding with the beautiful king's daughter, and had invited his cousins ​​on guest invitation. The princess was now dressed in the most magnificent of ages, with gold crown, red rings, and other costly ornaments, which giant's mother herself had worn. After that, the wedding drink was drunk with gusto and rejoicing gamma, and there was no shortage of good grooming, both food and drink. But the bride wept without stopping, and her tears were so hot that they burned like a fire on the cheek.
When night fell, and the giant would bring his bride to bride-chamber, he sent his little-servants to fetch the wader that was lying in the trap hole. But when they got down into the tower the prisoner was gone, and i in his place there stood a gaunt warrior with sword, armor and full weapons. At at this sight the journeymen were horrified, and fled; but the waller followed after, and then came up to the castle yard, where the bridal crowd was gathered to see his end light. Now when the giant saw the swift fighter, he was enraged, and said: "Be careful, you angry Troll!" By him spoke, his eyes were so grim that he saw right through the armor. But the journeyman was not spared, but melted: "here you shall fight with me for yours." beautiful bride.» The giant would not bid, but turned away; but the waller pulled his sword, and it blazed like a flame of fire. When now the giant recognized the sword by which he would fall, he was horrified, and paled to earth; but the waller advanced boldly, swung his sword, and made a great cut, so that the giant's head was separated from its body. This became the bane of the trip.
When the wedding guests saw this journey, they were seized with fear, and each in its own direction; but the king's daughter ran forward, and thanked the quick one the herdsman, that he saved her life. They then went down to lake-shore, unloaded the giant's enchanted ship, and rowed away from the island. When they came home to the royal court, there was great joy and rejoicing the king had regained his only daughter, whom he had mourned for so long. After that A splendid wedding was prepared, and the herdsman made it beautiful the king's daughter. They now lived happily and contentedly for many, many years, and saw both child and flower. But the pin and the broken leg pipe kept for a memorial at the king's farm, yes, even to this day.