"'Well then,' she said, 'go to the Finn and beg him shoot the bear.'
"So the lad said to the Finn,—
"'Dear Finn! do, Finn, shoot the bear, the bear won't slay Graylegs, Graylegs won't tear the fox, the fox won't bite Hairlock, and Hairlock won't come home in good time for tea to-day.'
"'No! that I won't,' said the Finn, 'I'm not going to shoot away my bullets for that.'
"So the lad told his mother.
"'Well then,' she said, 'go to the fir, and beg him fall on the Finn.'
"So the lad said to the fir,—
"'My dear fir! fir, do fall on the Finn, the Finn won't shoot the bear, the bear won't slay the wolf, the wolf won't tear the fox, the fox won't bite Hairlock, and Hairlock won't come home in good time to tea to-day.'
"'No! that I won't,' said the fir, 'I'm not going to break off my boughs for that.'
"So the lad told his mother.