The children of Odin - Germanic Mythology

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wait for you there," said Loki. He watched Thor go up the hill-
side to Grid's cave. He waited until he saw Thor come back
down the hiUside and go towards Gerriod's dwelling. He watched
Thor go into the house where, as he thought, death awaited
him. Then in a madness for what he had done, Loki, with his
head drawn down on his shoulders, started running like a bird
along the ground.
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[RID, the old Giantess, was seated on the floor of
^\. the cave grinding corn between two stones. "Who
/' '^ is it?" she said, as her son led Thor within. "One
M ^^ I of the ^sir ! What Giant do you go to injure now,
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