Then Lyma took up her buckets and carried them into the house , and did as her brothers had told her . They were so hungry that they ate the food up greedily without speaking , but when there was nothing left in the pot , the eldest one said : ` Listen carefully to what I have to tell you . After the eldest Stalo has cooked and eaten a fresh supper , he will go to bed and sleep so soundly that not even a witch could wake him . You can hear him snoring a mile off , and then you must go into his room and pull off the iron mantle that covers him , and put it on the fire till it is almost red hot . When that is done , come to us and we will give you further directions . ' ' I will obey you in everything , dear brothers , ' answered Lyman ; and so she did . It had happened that on this very evening the Stalos had driven in some of the reindeer from the pasture , and had tied them up to the wall of the house so that they might be handy to kill for next day 's dinner . The two Sodnos had seen what they were doing , and where the beasts were secured ; so , at midnight , when all was still , they crept down from their tree and seized the reindeer by the horns which were locked together . The animals were frightened , and began to neigh and kick , as if they were fighting together , and the noise became so great that even the eldest Stalo was awakened by it , and that was a thing which had never occurred before . Raising himself in his bed , he called to his youngest brother to go out and separate the reindeer or they would certainly kill themselves . The young Stalo did as he was bid , and left the house ; but no sooner was he out of the door than he was stabbed to the heart by one of the Sodnos , and fell without a groan . Then they went back to worry the reindeer , and the noise became as great as ever , and a second time the Stalo awoke . ` The boy does not seem to be able to part the beasts , ' he cried to his second brother ; ` go and help him , or I shall never get to sleep . ' So the brother went , and in an instant was struck dead as he left the house by the sword of the eldest Sodno . The Stalo waited in bed a little longer for things to get quiet , but as the clatter of the reindeer 's horns was as bad as ever , he rose angrily from his bed muttering to himself : ` It is extraordinary that they can not unlock themselves ; but as no one else seems able to help them I suppose I must go and do it . ' Rubbing his eyes , he stood up on the floor and stretched his great arms and gave a yawn which shook the walls . The Sodnos heard it below , and posted themselves , one at the big door and one at the little door at the back , for they did not know what their enemy would come out at . The Stalo put out his hand to take his iron mantle from the bed , where it always lay , but the mantle was no there . He wondered where it could be , and who could have moved it , and after searching through all the rooms , he found it hanging over the kitchen fire . But the first touch burnt him so badly that he let it alone , and went with nothing , except a stick in his hand , through the back door .
The young Sodno was standing ready XXXXX him , and as the Stalo passed the threshold struck him such a blow on the head that he rolled over with a crash and never stirred again .
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