“He who cuts wood for reels shall die,

And he who winds, shall perish.”

“He who cuts wood for reels shall die, And he who winds, shall perish.”

The man listened, laid down his axe for a moment, and began to consider what that could mean. “ Hollo ,” he said at last, “what can that have been; my ears must have been singing, I won’t alarm myself for nothing.” So he again seized the axe, and began to hew, then again there came a cry from below:

“He who cuts wood for reels shall die,

And he who winds, shall perish.”