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They still resolved to kill him, and told him that 

 he should only finish his meal; they would after- 

 wards give him a commission. They sent him to 

 the house of Thunder to bring him his meal. Olifat 

 took a reed and went away. He came to the house 

 of tHunder, and said imperiously and rudely, " I 

 have tired myself by bringing food for your mis- 

 shapen mouth.'* He gave him his meal, and went 

 away. The thunder intended to fall upon him, 

 but he concealed himself in his reed. The thunder 

 could not find him, and gave up his search. Olifat 

 came again forward, and created the greater 

 astonishment, as he came back after this trial with- 

 out any hurt. The workmen again sent him out 

 to bring the meal to the fish Fela. * Olifat entered 

 the house of the fish Fela., but as he was not at 

 home himself, he threw the meal to those who were 

 there, saying, " Take it for yourselves,** and de- 

 parted. When the fish came home, he asked for 

 him who brought the meal. The family told him, 

 that somebody had thrown the food to them, but 

 they did not know who he was, nor whither he 

 had gone. The fish now began to throw a hook, 

 fastened to a long line, to all the winds ; and when 

 he at last threw it to the north, he pulled out 

 Olifat, and killed him. After a lapse of four 

 or five days, without Olifat appearing, those who 

 sought to kill him in heaven, consoled themselves, 



* This is the fish whose upper jaw is so much shorter than 

 the under one. 



