So he put the knife in his pocket and went off to a part of the island which was not so bare as the rest , and had a small grove of trees . From one of these he cut himself a bow , which he strung with a piece of cord that had been left lying about the huts . When this was ready the young man ran down to the shore and shot one or two sea-birds , which he plucked and cooked for supper . In this way the months slipped by , and Christmas came round again . The evening before , the youth went down to the rocks and into the copse , collecting all the drift wood the sea had washed up or the gale had blown down , and he piled it up in a great stack outside the door , so that he might not have to fetch any all the next day . As soon as his task was done , he paused and looked out towards the mainland , thinking of Christmas Eve last year , and the merry dance they had had . The night was still and cold , and by the help of the Northern Lights he could almost sea across to the opposite coast , when , suddenly , he noticed a boat , which seemed steering straight for the island . At first he could hardly stand for joy , the chance of speaking to another man was so delightful ; but as the boat drew near there was something , he could not tell what , that was different from the boats which he had been used to all his life , and when it touched the shore he saw that the people that filled it were beings of another world than ours . Then he hastily stepped behind the wood stack , and waited for what might happen next . The strange folk one by one jumped on to the rocks , each bearing a load of something that they wanted . Among the women he remarked two young girls , more beautiful and better dressed than any of the rest , carrying between them two great baskets full of provisions . The young man peeped out cautiously to see what all this crowd could be doing inside the tiny hut , but in a moment he drew back again , as the girls returned , and looked about as if they wanted to find out what sort of a place the island was . Their sharp eyes soon discovered the form of a man crouching behind the bundles of sticks , and at first they felt a little frightened , and started as if they would run away . But the youth remained so still , that they took courage and laughed gaily to each other . ` What a strange creature , let us try what he is made of , ' said one , and she stooped down and gave him a pinch . Now the young man had a pin sticking in the sleeve of his jacket , and the moment the girl 's hand touched him she pricked it so sharply that the blood came . The girl screamed so loudly that the people all ran out of their huts to see what was the matter . But directly they caught sight of the man they turned and fled in the other direction , and picking up the goods they had brought with them scampered as fast as they could down to the shore . In an instant , boat , people , and goods had vanished completely . In their hurry they had , however , forgotten two things : a bundle of keys which lay on the table , and the girl whom the pin had pricked , and who now stood pale and helpless beside the wood stack .
` You will have to make me your wife , ' she said at last , ` XXXXX you have drawn my blood , and I belong to you . '
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