"There is a very common story of a fisherman, on the west coast of Jutland, seeing a Havmand riding on a billow of the sea, but shivering with the cold, as he had only one stocking on. The fisherman took off one of his stockings and gave it to the Havmand. Some time after, he was on the sea fishing, when the Havmand appeared, and sang-- 'Hor du Mand som Hosen gav. Tag dit Skib og drag til Land, Det dundrer under Norge.' 'Listen, you man, who gave the stocking. Take your ship and make for land, It thunders under Norway.' The fisherman obeyed, and a great storm ensued, and many people perished at sea." "It is common to observe that where the natural disposition of the people is a kindly one, there exists in their legends instances of a similar character, where a kindness is recollected and rewarded," said Hardy. "It occurs often," said Pastor Lindal, "in the legends of the Underjordiske." "Hans Christian Andersen has a story about the elder tree, but it is not very clear what position the fairy of the elder tree bears in tradition," said Hardy. "There is supposed to exist in the elder tree a supernatural being, a gnome or fairy, called the Hyldemoer, or fairy of the elder tree," replied the Pastor. "She is said to revenge all injury to the tree; and of a man who cut an elder bush down, it is related that he died shortly after. At dusk, the Hyldemoer peeps in through the window at the children, when they are alone. It is also said that she sucks their breasts at night, and that this can be only averted by the juice of an onion." "Is there any distinct legend of the Hyldemoer?" asked Hardy. "Not that I know of," replied the Pastor. "There is a saying that a child cannot sleep if its cradle is made of elder tree, but there is no story with any incidents, that I am aware of. A cradle of elder tree is not likely to be often made." "The legend of the were-wolf is very general in all Europe," said Hardy. "Does the tradition exist with you?"