There was no night in that country , so , instead of going to bed very early , as he would have done in his own hut , the young man took another walk . A splashing noise near by drew him down to a valley through which ran a large river , and up a waterfall some salmon were leaping . How their silver sides glistened in the light , and how he longed to catch some of the great fellows ! But how could he do it ? He had beheld no one except the old women , and it was not very likely that they would be able to help him . So with a sigh he turned away and went back to them , but , as he walked , a thought struck him . He pulled out one of his hairs which hung nearly to his waist , and it instantly became a strong line , nearly a mile in length . ` Weave me a net that I may catch some salmon , ' said he . And they wove him the net he asked for , and for many weeks he watched by the river , only going back to the old women when he wanted a fish cooked . At last , one day , when he was eating his dinner , the old woman who always spoke first , said to him : ` We have been very glad to see you , grandson , but now it is time that you went home . ' And pushing aside a rock , he saw a deep hole , so deep that he could not see to the bottom . Then they dragged a basket out of the house , and tied a rope to it . ` Get in , and wrap this blanket round your head , ' said they ; ` and , whatever happens , do n't uncover it till you get to the bottom . ' Then they bade him farewell , and he curled himself up in the basket . Down , down , down he went ; would he ever stop going ? But when the basket did stop , the young man forgot what he had been told , and put his head out to see what was the matter . In an instant the basket moved , but , to his horror , instead of going down , he felt himself being drawn upwards , and shortly after he beheld the faces of the old women . ` You will never see your wife and son if you will not do as you are bid , ' said they . ` Now get in , and do not stir till you hear a crow calling . ' This time the young man was wiser , and though the basket often stopped , and strange creatures seemed to rest on him and to pluck at his blanket , he held it tight till he heard the crow calling .
Then he flung off the blanket and sprang out , while the basket vanished XXXXX the sky .
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