But in vain ! If a man is fated to be unlucky , unlucky he will be , whatever he may do ! The flowers went on beseeching him , and his heart grew ever weaker and weaker . ` What must come will come , ' said Petru at length ; ` at any rate I shall see the Welwa of the woods , what she is like , and which way I had best fight her . If she is ordained to be the cause of my death , well , then it will be so ; but if not I shall conquer her though she were twelve hundred Welwas , ' and once more he stooped down to gather the flowers . ` You have done very wrong , ' said the horse sadly . ` But it ca n't be helped now . Get yourself ready for battle , for here is the Welwa ! ' Hardly had he done speaking , scarcely had Petru twisted his wreath , when a soft breeze arose on all sides at once . Out of the breeze came a storm wind , and the storm wind swelled and swelled till everything around was blotted out in darkness , and darkness covered them as with a thick cloak , while the earth swayed and shook under their feet . ` Are you afraid ? ' asked the horse , shaking his mane . ` Not yet , ' replied Petru stoutly , though cold shivers were running down his back . ` What must come will come , whatever it is . ' ` Do n't be afraid , ' said the horse . ' I will help you . Take the bridle from my neck , and try to catch the Welwa with it . ' The words were hardly spoken , and Petru had no time even to unbuckle the bridle , when the Welwa herself stood before him ; and Petru could not bear to look at her , so horrible was she . She had not exactly a head , yet neither was she without one . She did not fly through the air , but neither did she walk upon the earth .
She had a mane like a horse , horns XXXXX a deer , a face like a bear , eyes like a polecat ; while her body had something of each .
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