Peter Asbjornsen – born in Christiania ( now Oslo ) and was descended from a household arising in Otta inGudbrandsdal which is believed to hold come to an terminal with his decease. He became a pupil at the University of Oslo in 1833 but every bit early as 1832 in his 20th twelvemonth he had begun to roll up and compose down faery narratives and fables. He subsequently walked on pes the length and comprehensiveness of Norway. adding to his narratives. Jorgen Moe who was born in Ringerike met Asbjornsen foremost when he was 14 old ages old while they were both go toing high school at Norderhov parsonage. The edifice is today the site of the local museum for the Ringerike part and contains memorabilia from both Asbjornsen and Moe. They developed a womb-to-tomb friendly relationship. In 1834 Asbjornsen discovered that Moe had started independently on a hunt for the relics of national folklore ; the friends thirstily compared their consequences and determined for the hereafter to work in concert.
Fictional characters:
- St. Peter
- Our Lord
- The Smith
- The Devil
Setting: Earth. Heaven and Hell Lesson: Do non make foolish things with your life for your life is cherished. Be contented in your ain endowments and do non inquire for much.
Summary
In the years when our Lord and St. Peter walked on Earth. they came. one time upon a clip. to a Smith who had bargained with the Satan to belong to him after seven old ages if during that clip he could be the maestro of all other Smiths ; and both the Smith and the Satan had signed their names to this contract. That was why the Smith had set up over his smithy door a large mark which read: “Here lives the maestro of all Masterss!” When our Lord came along and saw this he went in. “Who are you?” he said to the Smith. “Read what’s over the door.” said the Smith. “and if you can’t read. you’ll have to wait till person comes along to assist you” Before our Lord could reply. a adult male came along taking a Equus caballus which he wanted the Smith to shoe. “Won’t you allow me shoe him?” said our Lord. “You can seek.” said the Smith. “You can’t do it so severely but I can’t repair it once more.” So our Lord went out and cut off one of the horse’s forelegs set it in the forge made the leg radiance hot sharpened the calks and nails and drove them place and so put the leg whole and perfect back on the Equus caballus.
When that was done he took the other front leg and did the same and after seting that leg back, took the two hind legs. Fight the right and so the left, set them in the forge till the places were white with heat. sharpened calks and nails and drove them in and eventually set these legs excessively back on the Equus caballus. The Smith stood by all the clip watching him. “You are non such a bad Smith. after all.” he said. “Do you think so?” said our Lord. Soon after the smith’s female parent came to state him dinner was ready. She was old and wrinkled set dual hardly able to walk. “Now you tag carefully what you see. ” said our Lord and he took the old adult female, set her into the forge and changed her into a beautiful immature miss. Then the Smith tried to out matched the Lord and copied what the Lord did and cut off the leg of the Equus caballus but end up doing the Equus caballus bleed and dead.
And so he took a old lady but it went no good either. Then the Lord gave him three wants and the Smith wished that whenever he tells person to mount up into the pear tree outside the smithy wall he would hold to remain at that place till he state him to travel down once more. The 2nd want is that when he beg anyone to sit in the armchair in the workroom he will hold stay at that place until he himself begs him to acquire up once more. and the last is that whenever he person to crawl into the steel mesh bag he have in his pocket. He will hold to remain at that place till he give him go forth to crawl out once more. One twenty-four hours the Satan made a trade to the Smith and so the Smith kept gulling the Satan in his ain ways by the usage of his wants. Then the Satan gave up and so he had nowhere to travel. The Smith couldn’t even go to heaven or hell.
