"Bring this mighty man to me," the king commanded.
When the king read the words upon the girdle, he said, "You are the very one I wish to have fight for me in time of war."
"I am ready to fight for you, O King!" said the cobbler.
The king at once appointed the cobbler commander of his army.
Not long after this, a war broke out. The king promised the hand of his daughter to the man who should conquer the enemy.
The little cobbler, riding upon a white horse, commanded the king's army.
What a queer leader he was! About his shoulders was thrown the bear's skin, held firmly by the wonderful girdle, and in one hand he carried the giant's club.
When the enemy advanced, and the leader saw the queer commander of the king's army, he smiled and said, "We have little to fear from such a commander."
Then he saw the curious girdle and read the words:
Ha, ha! Ho, ho!
Ten at one blow.