` 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 for 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 . The two Sodnos did not trouble about him , but quickly stripped the younger Stalos of their clothes , in which they dressed themselves . Then they sat still till the dawn should break and they could find out from the Stalos ' mother where the treasure was hidden . With the first rays of the sun the young Sodno went upstairs and entered the old woman 's room . She was already up and dressed , and sitting by the window knitting , and the young man crept in softly and crouched down on the floor , laying his head on her lap . For a while he kept silence , then he whispered gently : ` Tell me , dear mother , where did my eldest brother conceal his riches ? ' ` What a strange question ! Surely you must know , ' answered she . ` No , I have forgotten ; my memory is so bad . ' ` He dug a hole under the doorstep and placed it there , ' said she . And there was another pause . By-and-by the Sodno asked again : ` And where may my second brother 's money be ? '
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