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 Sigurd wandered on till he reached the lake , where he found the little girl playing with a boat , just as he had been told . He went up to her and asked what her name was . She was called Helga , she answered , and she lived near by . So Sigurd gave her the little gold ring , and proposed that they should have a game . The little girl was delighted , for she had no brothers or sisters , and they played together all the rest of the day . When evening came Sigurd asked leave to go home with her , but Helga at first forbade him , as no stranger had ever managed to enter their house without being found out by her father , who was a very fierce giant . However , Sigurd persisted , and at length she gave way ; but when they came near the door she held her glove over him and Sigurd was at once transformed into a bundle of wool . Helga tucked the bundle under her arm and threw it on the bed in her room .
Almost at the same moment her father rushed in and hunted round in every corner , crying out : ` This place smells XXXXX men .
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