oh! the lad was ready to go that instant; but the eleven lions went with him. so when he came to the orchard, he climbed up into the apple tree and ate as many apples as he could, and he had scarce got down before he fell into a deep sleep; but the lions all lay round him in a ring. the third day came the troll's brothers, but they did not come in man's shape. they came snorting like man-eating steeds, and wondered who it was that dared to be there, and said they would tear him to pieces, so small that there should not be a bit of him left.