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Reven og bjørnen Traditional Geocache

Hidden : 12/6/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Hvorfor bjørnen er stubbrumpet

Bjørnen møtte en gang reven som kom luskende med et knippe fisk han hadde stjålet.

«Hvor har du fått det fra?» spurte bjørnen.

«Jeg har vært ute og fisket, herr bjørn!» svarte reven.

Så fikk bjørnen også lyst til å lære å fiske, og ba reven si hvordan han skulle bære seg at.

«Det er en simpel kunst for deg,» sa reven, «og den er snart lært. Du skal bare gå ut på isen, hugge deg et hull og stikke rumpa nedi; og så må du holde den der bra lenge. Du må ikke bry deg om at det svir litt i den; det er når fisken biter; dess lenger du kan holde den der, dess mer fisk får du. Og rett som det er, skal du tverrykke opp!»

Ja, bjørnen gjorde som reven hadde sagt, og holdt rumpa lenge, lenge nedi hullet, til den var frosset vel fast; så tverrykket han den – tvert av, og nå går han der stubbrumpet den dag i dag.

Norsk folkeeventyr etter Asbjørnsen og Moe



Why the bear has no tail

Once upon a time the bear met the fox who came sneakingly with a bunch of fish he had stolen.

“Where did you get that?” the bear asked.

“I've been out fishing, Mr. Bear!” the fox answered.

Then the bear also wanted to learn to fish, and asked the fox to teach him the art.

“It is a simple art for you,” the fox said, “and it is soon learned. Just go out on the ice, cut up a hole, and stick your tail down. Then you have to keep it there for a good long time. Don't worry if it stings a bit in it, it is when the fish bites. The longer you can keep it there, the more fish you get. And then you pull it up with a twitch!”

The bear did as the fox had said, and gave his tail a long, long time down the hole, until it was frozen and well fixed. Then he twitched—the tail off, and today he still walks around with no tail.

Norwegian fairytale collected by Asbjørnsen & Moe

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Decryption Key

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