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Ilona came floating up through the waves Frontispiece
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The old king snake has wound himself around Osmo’s arm 15
The King thought that if Mikko should see his daughter 33
She fitted the key in the lock 57
“This last and mightiest battle is for me!” 85
Suyettar bewitching Kerttu 111
She beckoned to Veikko 135
On it flew until it reached the broad Ocean 147
Olli and the Troll’s horse 161
From the bones of the cattle he laid three bridges 183
“She is under an evil enchantment and I am delivering her!” 203
When she got to the middle of the stream 208
They were so busy eating and drinking 214
They carried home the treasure on their backs 220
Osmo, the Bear, grunted out: “Huh! That’s easy! We’ll eat the smallest of us next!” 228
“Wake up, Pekka! Wake up! There’s butter running out of your nose!” 239
“I’ll teach that Crow to interfere with my affairs!” the Fox muttered to himself as he trotted off 249
And Mikko, beginning with a little whimpering sound, slowly rose to a high heartrending cry 253
He jerked quickly away and fled and the Bear was left standing with his mouth wide open 259
A terrible creature landed on his nose and drove it full of pins and needles 262
The Wolf went staggering around the room howling at the top of his voice 269
In the confusion that followed the Wolves stampeded, running helter-skelter in all directions 272
“Here are three of us and, see, here on the floor is our harvest already divided into three heaps” 278
He dropped it in the water and of course it spread out far and wide and the current carried it off 282
He ran after Mikko and was about to overtake him when Mikko slipped into a crevice in the rocks. Only one paw stuck out 289
Of course the instant he opened his mouth, the Grouse flew away 292
“Why, do you know,” he said, “my turnips and my bread don’t taste a bit like this!” 296
The first person they met was an old Horse. They put their case to him 300
With that the Bear lifted his paw and the little Mouse scampered off 306
So that was the End 315