The boy went to the foal and patted it. “What a fine horse you shall become!”
The foal spoke to the boy. “Kill all the other foals of the mares, so that I can drink the milk of all the mares for a year!” The foal continued. “Then you shall see how big and strong I will become.”
The boy agreed to do this.
When he came back by the end of the year, he was stunned to see that Dapplegrim had grown huge and strong.
By this time, the other mares had other foals too. But this too, Dapplegrim wanted to drink the milk of the mares all by himself.
This went on for two years and by the end of the three years Dapplegrim had become huge and strong.
After three years, the boy could not even reach the neck of Dapplegrim. It was only when the horse got down that the boy was able to climb on it.
The boy went to his brothers and this time he gave the mares and the other foals that the mares had for this year to the brothers.
The boy decided to keep only Dapplegrim for himself.
The brothers were all stunned with the huge horse and appreciated the brother and his horse. Because the brothers got the other mares and foals for themselves, the brothers decided to help their brother by making horseshoes, a saddle and bridle for their youngest brother’s horse.
So, the boy had the best horseshoes, along with the saddle and bridle for Dappelgrim.
After three years, the boy and Dapplegrim decided to go on an adventure together.
This time they went to the same kingdom that the boy had first been too.
But this time, the kingdom had problems unlike before.
Adapted from Norwegian Folktales
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