Then Loki knew the eagle was a giant and not a bird.
This giant had a suit of eagle's feathers. He was flying in his eagle
suit when he saw Loki.
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city beautiful apples
felt growing young
Now the gods lived in a city named Asgard.
In this city Idun kept the beautiful golden apples. When the gods
felt they were growing old, they ate the apples and were young again.
The giant wanted to be like the gods. So he said to Loki, "I will
let you go, if you will get me the apples of Idun."
[Illustration: IDUN WITH HER APPLES.]