“You—you—” he began, but Erkki restrained him by saying:
“There now, master, you’re not going to lose your [!-- original location of Three Bridges illustration --] [!-- blank page --] temper over a little thing like a house a-fire, are you? Remember our bargain!”
From the bones of the cattle he laid three bridges
The Devil swallowed hard and said:
“N—no, I’m not going to lose my temper, but I must say, Erkki, that I’m very much annoyed with you!”
The next day the Devil wanted to go a-wooing again and before he started he said to Erkki:
“Now, no nonsense this time! While I’m gone you’re to build three bridges over the lake, but they’re not to be built of wood or stone or iron or earth. Do you understand?”
Erkki pretended to be frightened.