Then the king says to Harald, "And what wouldst thou like best to have?"

"House-servants."

"And how many wouldst thou have?"

"Oh! so many I would like to have as would eat up my brother Halfdan's

cows at a single meal."

The king laughed, and said to Asta, "Here, mother, thou art bringing up

a king." And more is not related of them on this occasion.

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