2. OF OLAF AND KING SIGURD SYR.

It happened one day that King Sigurd wanted to ride from home, but there

was nobody about the house; so he told his stepson Olaf to saddle his

horse. Olaf went to the goats' pen, took out the he-goat that was the

largest, led him forth, and put the king's saddle on him, and then went

in and told King Sigurd he had saddled his riding horse. Now when King

Sigurd came out and saw what Olaf had done, he said "It is easy to see

that thou wilt little regard my orders; and thy mother will think

it right that I order thee to do nothing that is against thy own

inclination. I see well enough that we are of different dispositions,

and that thou art far more proud than I am." Olaf answered little, but

went his way laughing.

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