And bending down she tried to insert her pretty little teeth into the flesh, but the youth had such iron muscles that her teeth only passed over the skin without breaking it.
Then she grew vexed, and tried again to succeed in piercing the flesh at all costs. Finally he relaxed his muscles, and said:
"I will let you bite me, but only on condition that you draw blood."
"No, not so," she replied, while her pleased smile expressed the wish to do it.
"Yes, you must draw blood; if not I won't let you do it."
Then the girl proceeded to bite her husband's arm.
"Harder!" he cried.
And she bit harder.
"Harder!" he repeated.
And she bit harder still, while a mischievous smile sparkled in her eyes.