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Updated: May 27, 2025
Oeyvind had heard that school was a place where many children played together, and he had no objection. Indeed, he was much pleased, and he was so anxious to get there that he walked faster than his mother up over the hills. When he came in there sat as many children around a table as he had ever seen at church. Others were sitting around the walls.
He fell asleep where he lay, and dreamed about the goat, that he had gone to heaven; our Lord sat there with a great beard, as in the catechism, and the goat stood eating the leaves off a shining tree; but Oeyvind sat alone on the roof, and could not come up. Suddenly there came something wet close up to his ear, and he started up.
Then she remembered what she was to do; she rose, went over to Oeyvind, put one of her muddy hands into his, and, turning her face away, said: "I beg your pardon!" But then her courage was all gone; she threw herself over the goat, and wept. "I think you had better keep the goat," said Oeyvind, looking the other way.
"Oh, nothing to thank for!" she answered, but drew a long sigh, and walked on. He sat down on the grass again. The goat walked about near him, but he was no longer so pleased with it as before. The goat was fastened to the wall; but Oeyvind walked about, looking up at the cliff.
Two small mice, Cream, thick, and nice, Four bits of fish, I stole behind a dish, And am so lazy and tired, Because so well I have fared, says the cat." But then came the cock, with all the hens. "What does the cock say?" asked Oeyvind, clapping his hands together.
They all looked up as Oeyvind and his mother entered, and as he was going to find a seat they all wanted to make room for him. He looked around a long time with his cap in his hand, and just as he was going to sit down he saw close beside him, sitting by the hearth-stone, Marit of the many names. She had covered her face with both hands, and sat peeping at him through her fingers.
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