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But Louhi grew angry and upbraided him with not having guarded her other daughter, and thus being guilty of her death, and she scornfully refused to give him another of her daughters. But Ilmarinen went into the house in great anger and there addressed Louhi's next fairest daughter, begging her to come to his home with him and become his wife.
They soon reached Pohjola and landed near Louhi's house. When they had drawn their vessel up on land, they all went up to Louhi's house, and Wainamoinen told her that they were come for the Sampo; that if she would only give them the many-coloured lid they would go away content, but if not, they would take the whole Sampo by force.
But Lemminkainen pondered over it, and at last he found out that it was the fires for Louhi's beer-making for the wedding feast, and he grew bitterly angry, for Louhi had refused him her daughter's hand, and now had given her to Ilmarinen. But now the beer was ready and was stored away in casks hooped with copper, and thousands of delicate dishes were made ready for the feast.
All were pleased that the Rainbow-maiden had chosen Ilmarinen instead of the aged Wainamoinen, and little Antero asked 'Pappa' Mikko what they had had to eat at the wedding he was rather more deeply interested in things to eat than anything else so Father Mikko continued, after he had rested a while. Great preparations were now made in Louhi's home for her daughter's wedding with Ilmarinen.
'I shall tell you all of Louhi's attempt at revenge on the heroes who captured the Sampo, he replied; 'and how they all failed, and then I shall wind up with the last story of all! After having rested a while, the old man continued.
Then old Louhi's husband cried: 'We shall never be happy here until thou art driven out, O evil Ahti, and with these words he drew his sword and challenged Lemminkainen to combat. So Ahti drew his sword also, and when the two were measured, they found that Ahti's was the shorter by half an inch.
So the father grew angry, and said: 'Women are always busy either baking or sleeping; go, my son, and learn what all the trouble is. But the son refused, because he was busy splitting wood. So at last Louhi's husband was obliged to go himself, for the dogs kept barking louder and louder.
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