Capitolo 5
their hearts would break because they had lost their gold.
"The surge of so that black in the pain through the depths And the whole Rhine
you/he/she is groaning in his/her pain."
A CASTLE ON THE RHINE
On a mountain-side, above of the banks of the Rhine a family lived of
splendid giants.
The greatest of the giants was Wotan. He was the king.
They had always lived out of doors, because the king had never been
able to find a giant that was great enough to build such great castle
as he wanted for his/her family.
But one day came to the side of mountain that the greatest giant Wotan had there
ever seen.
Its name was Fafner.
He was a lot of times greater than Wotan.
Wotan told Fafner he wanted how much a marvelous castle.
It said Fafner: "I will build such castle for you if you will give me
His/her sister, Freya."
Fafner wanted to bring the beautiful Freyas to his/her his/her own country.
Wotan didn't stop to think what a terrible thing would be to lose
Freya.
Its thoughts were of nothing but the marvelous castle.
"Build him/it, Fafner", said Wotan.
That night Wotan and his/her family placed down on their mountain to sleep.
The dreamed of Wotan of a marvelous castle of stone with the bright towers.
Him the dreamed he saw the castle that sparkles in the morning sun.
[The illustration: WOTAN]
THE MORNING
It was morning in the beautiful country where the flows of River of Rhine.
The giants on the slant had been waking up only for their night
sleep.
During the evening Fafner the marvelous castle had built.
The wife of Wotan was the first one to see him/it.
"You wakes up, Wotan! You wakes up!" she cried.
How Wotan opened the eyes he saw the castle on the top of the
mountain.
That that a great bright castle that was!
In delight Wotan cried: "'T is ended! And my glorious dream is true!"
The whole night Fafner was tired very hard.
He ended in the moment in which the dawned morning.
He was now waiting for Wotan to wake up and to give to him the beautiful one
Freya.
He would pick her/it up and it would expedite to his/her his/her own country.