But the moment they went inside they were struck dumb with rage at the splendour of everything , and their faces grew white and cold with fury when they saw the dress which Habogi had prepared for his bride -- a dress that glittered like sunbeams dancing upon ice . ` She SHALL not look so much finer than us , ' they cried passionately to each other as soon as they were alone ; and when night came they stole out of their rooms , and taking out the wedding-dress , they laid it in the ash-pit , and heaped ashes upon it . But Habogi , who knew a little magic , and had guessed what they would do , changed the ashes into roses , and cast a spell over the sisters , so that they could not leave the spot for a whole day , and every one who passed by mocked at them . The next morning when they all awoke the ugly tumble-down house had disappeared , and in its place stood a splendid palace . The guests ' eyes sought in vain for the bridegroom , but could only see a handsome young man , with a coat of blue velvet and silver and a gold crown upon his head . ` Who is that ? ' they asked Helga . ` That is my Habogi , ' said she . -LSB- From Neuislandischem Volksmarcher . -RSB- How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers In a small hut , right in the middle of the forest , lived a man , his wife , three sons and a daughter . For some reason , all the animals seemed to have left that part of the country , and food grew very scarce ; so , one morning , after a night of snow , when the tracks of beasts might be easily seen , the three boys started off to hunt . They kept together for some time , till they reached a place where the path they had been following split into two , and one of the brothers called his dog and went to the left , while the others took the trail to the right . These had not gone far when their dogs scented a bear , and drove him out from the thicket . The bear ran across a clearing , and the elder brother managed to place an arrow right in his head . They both took up the bear , and carried it towards home , meeting the third at the spot where they had parted from him . When they reached home they threw the bear down on the floor of the hut saying , ` Father , here is a bear which we killed ; now we can have some dinner . ' But the father , who was in a bad temper , only said : ` When I was a young man we used to get two bears in one day . ' The sons were rather disappointed at hearing this , and though there was plenty of meat to last for two or three days , they started off early in the morning down the same trail that they had followed before . As they drew near the fork a bear suddenly ran out from behind a tree , and took the path on the right . The two elder boys and their dogs pursued him , and soon the second son , who was also a good shot , killed him instantly with an arrow .
At the fork of the trail , XXXXX their way home , they met the youngest , who had taken the left-hand road , and had shot a bear for himself .
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