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Chap. XLVI.
NIGHT-RAVEN AND BASILISK.
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In the spot where such a spectre has appeared, a
pointed stake must be driven into the earth, which will
always penetrate the left wing of the “ night-raven,”
and make a hole in it. The night-raven emerges
only from the ugliest sloughs and moors. First, it
begins to cry beneath the swamp, “ Rock 1 rock ’ rock !
up I ” and when it is once out, it darts away, crying,
“ Hey ’ hey I he—y ! ” Then it lights upon the earth,
at first resembling in shape a cross, hopping along like
a magpie. Soon it flies away towards the east to the
“holy grave,” which if it can contrive to reach, it
comes to rest. When it passes over our heads, we must
take care not to look up, for if any one look through
“the hole in the leftwing” he becomes himself a
night-raven, and the bird is released. It is a peaceful animal,
and does no harm, only it seeks to fly further and
further towards the east.
Lastly, wre have the old legend of the basilisk. When
the cock is seven years old it lays an egg, from which
comes forth the basilisk, an ugly monster, which kills
people solely by looking at them. The basilisk can only
be killed by holding a mirror before it, for it cannot
survive the sight of its own ugliness.
e have really now done with hobgoblins and
supernatural monsters of all sorts; but if you require any
more information on the subject, you may search for
it yourself in a Danish book written by David Monrad,
and aptly termed ‘ Heathenish Christianity.’
FREDERICIA.
We found Haderslev as we left it, in full fair time.
We again passed through Kolding, whose castle-ruins
appear to have suffered from the effects of the last
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