He shall go into the pot to-night . Come up quickly and wrestle with me . ' And she lost no time in hauling him up . The prince gave her his stepmother 's message and the second largest ring . The giantess was greatly pleased when she saw the ring , and at once challenged Sigurd to wrestle with her . They struggled for a long time , till at last Sigurd grew faint ; so she handed him a horn to drink from , and when he had drunk he became so strong that he threw her down with one hand . On the third morning Sigurd once more laid down his ball , and it rolled far away , till at last it stopped under a very high rock indeed , over the top of which the most hideous giantess that ever was seen looked down . When she saw who was there she cried out : ` Ah , this is just what I wanted ! Here comes Prince Sigurd . Into the pot he goes this very night . Come up here , my friend , and wrestle with me . ' And she hauled him up just as her sisters had done . Sigurd then gave her his stepmother 's message and the last and largest ring . The sight of the red gold delighted the giantess , and she challenged Sigurd to a wrestling match . This time the fight was fierce and long , but when at length Sigurd 's strength was failing the giantess gave him something to drink , and after he had drunk it he soon brought her to her knees . ` You have beaten me , ' she gasped , so now , listen to me . ` Not far from here is a lake . Go there ; you will find a little girl playing with a boat . Try to make friends with her , and give her this little gold ring . You are stronger than ever you were , and I wish you good luck . '
With these words they took leave of each other , and XXXXX wandered on till he reached the lake , where he found the little girl playing with a boat , just as he had been told .
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