During this time the Musician had once more played his fiddle , and had been more fortunate in the result . The sounds pierced to the ears of a poor woodman , who instantly left his work , and with his hatchet under his arm came to listen to the music . ` At last I 've got a proper sort of companion , ' said the Musician , ` for it was a human being I wanted all along , and not a wild animal . ' And he began playing so enchantingly that the poor man stood there as if bewitched , and his heart leapt for joy as he listened . And as he stood thus , the Wolf and Fox and little Hare came up , and the woodman saw at once that they meant mischief . He lifted his glittering axe and placed himself in front of the Musician , as much as to say : ` If you touch a hair of his head , beware , for you will have to answer for it to me . ' Then the beasts were frightened , and they all three ran back into the wood , and the Musician played the woodman one of his best tunes , by way of thanks , and then continued his way . -LRB- 32 -RRB- -LRB- 32 -RRB- Grimm . THE STORY OF SIGURD -LRB- This is a very old story : the Danes who used to fight with the English in King Alfred 's time knew this story . They have carved on the rocks pictures of some of the things that happen in the tale , and those carvings may still be seen . Because it is so old and so beautiful the story is told here again , but it has a sad ending -- indeed it is all sad , and all about fighting and killing , as might be expected from the Danes . -RRB- ONCE upon a time there was a King in the North who had won many wars , but now he was old . Yet he took a new wife , and then another Prince , who wanted to have married her , came up against him with a great army . The old King went out and fought bravely , but at last his sword broke , and he was wounded and his men fled . But in the night , when the battle was over , his young wife came out and searched for him among the slain , and at last she found him , and asked whether he might be healed . But he said ` No , ' his luck was gone , his sword was broken , and he must die . And he told her that she would have a son , and that son would be a great warrior , and would avenge him on the other King , his enemy . And he bade her keep the broken pieces of the sword , to make a new sword for his son , and that blade should be called Gram . Then he died . And his wife called her maid to her and said , ` Let us change clothes , and you shall be called by my name , and I by yours , lest the enemy finds us . '
So this was done , and they hid in a wood , but there some strangers met them and carried them off XXXXX a ship to Denmark .
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