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Updated: May 4, 2025
Again its head reared high and fell back, and more teeth flew out, and these became the Shetland Islands. The third time his head rose and fell, and teeth flew out; they became the Faroe Islands. So the monster beat and threshed and struggled, while the King and the Princess and Ashipattle and all the people looked on with fear and wonder at the dreadful sight.
Ashipattle looked out across the water, and he could see the black back of the beast rising out of the sea like a long low mountain. He lighted down from Feetgong and called across the water to the boatman, "Hello, friend! How fares it with you out there?" "Bitterly, bitterly!" answered the boatman.
Then he called out at the top of his voice: "Hie! Hie! Ho! Feetgong, whoa!" When Feetgong heard his master calling he stopped and stood stockstill. But Ashipattle whipped out the dried windpipe of the goose and blew upon it, and away went Feetgong like the wind; none could go faster. No one could overtake them.
When they entered the great hall and saw Ashipattle sitting there at the King's right hand in the place of honor, with the Princess Gemlovely beside him, they could hardly believe their eyes, for they had not known he was the hero every one was talking about. But Ashipattle looked at them and nodded, and all was well.
Not long after that Ashipattle and the Princess were married, and a grand wedding it was, I can tell you; and after the old King died Ashipattle became ruler of the whole realm, and he and the Princess lived in mutual love and happiness together the rest of their long lives.
"It seems a strange thing that my father would not tell you that," said Ashipattle, "and you his own true wife." To this his mother answered nothing. "A strange thing," said Ashipattle; "and in all the years you've lived together not a thing have you kept back from him, whether he wished it or no. But even a good husband always holds back some secret from his wife."
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