"Don't worry, he didn't. Thor was just angry," Sif assured the girl. "It worked to scare Loki, though. He promised he'd replace Sif's hair with something even better. Thor and Sif agreed to let him try, so he went to the dwarves and challenged them to make a replacement. And they did--a magnificent hairpiece of spun gold that shone like the sun.
Loki was pleased, but he knew he could get more. So, he went to another group of dwarven brothers, and asked if they could do better. So, they made more objects made of gold: a ship that could fold into a purse, a golden boar, and a magic spear. And Loki was impressed, but he thought he could push his luck even further, so he went back to the dwarves that made Sif's new hair, and wanted to see if they could outdo the new gifts.
They did their best, making an armring of gold that dropped eight more just like it when it was worn, and, most importantly, a magical mighty hammer, Mjollnir. Well, just for fun, Loki turned himself into a fly and distracted the dwarf, so the hammer's handle was just a little sort. But, still, Loki returned with six new gifts, instead of one. He gave the spear and the ring to Odin, the All-Father. The boar and the ship went to Freyr. The hammer, of course, he gave to Thor to appease him, and when Sif put the headpiece on, suddenly the spun gold grew as her own hair, making her even more beautiful than before.
This pleased the gods, but Thor didn't want Loki trying it again, so he made his threat one more time. But clever Loki, he said that Thor could have his head if he wanted, but none of his neck. Of course, that was impossible, so Loki, in all his tricks, was the hero of the day."
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Date: 2011-08-23 09:46 am (UTC)Loki was pleased, but he knew he could get more. So, he went to another group of dwarven brothers, and asked if they could do better. So, they made more objects made of gold: a ship that could fold into a purse, a golden boar, and a magic spear. And Loki was impressed, but he thought he could push his luck even further, so he went back to the dwarves that made Sif's new hair, and wanted to see if they could outdo the new gifts.
They did their best, making an armring of gold that dropped eight more just like it when it was worn, and, most importantly, a magical mighty hammer, Mjollnir. Well, just for fun, Loki turned himself into a fly and distracted the dwarf, so the hammer's handle was just a little sort. But, still, Loki returned with six new gifts, instead of one. He gave the spear and the ring to Odin, the All-Father. The boar and the ship went to Freyr. The hammer, of course, he gave to Thor to appease him, and when Sif put the headpiece on, suddenly the spun gold grew as her own hair, making her even more beautiful than before.
This pleased the gods, but Thor didn't want Loki trying it again, so he made his threat one more time. But clever Loki, he said that Thor could have his head if he wanted, but none of his neck. Of course, that was impossible, so Loki, in all his tricks, was the hero of the day."