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s(eger) Soleý. “og skaltu fara j skemmu mina. og
nefnazt kongs d(otter) og hatta suo aullu sem eg er
3 uaun. en ef Kolr krýppa kemr þar og heimter nöckur
uilmæle at þeir minna uegna. þa skalltu lata þat allt
satt uera. og gior hans uilia j aullu. og alldri skalltu
6 lata hann annat uita. en þu sert kongs d(otter). En
eg mun fara j steikara hus. og taka uid þinum
uerknadj. og her til uil eg gefa þer minn gullhring”.
o Auskubuska let uel ýfer þessu kaupe. og urdu þær
kaupsattar. og for kongs d(otter) j steikara hus. og
uar hun jll og auppr uidfangs suo at einge matte uid
12 hana sæma. en Auskubuska for j skemmu. toku
meýiarnar uid henne og þionudu henne uel. en hun
uar eigi uaund at. matsueinum þotte hun taka uel til
íð matar.
6. <U)m morgunen uakna menn Ulfs og finna liann
daudan. og leita nu og finna huergi jarna far á honum.
ís og kemr þeim þat nu a samt at honum mune hafa
uerit gefit eitr at drecka. og uar nu margrætt um
þetta. koma nu þesse tidendj fyrir kong. og likadj
2i honum þat litt. og mest af þuj at hann hugdj at adrer
to change appearances and clothes with herself. She is to
go to Sóley’s house and act as thougli she were the
princess and if Kolr comes, she is to do everything he
demands. In exchange, Sóley will take on Qskubuska’s
work in the kitchen. She gives Qskubuska her gold ring.
Qskubuska is content with the exchange. Sóley goes to the
kitchen, where she is ill-tempered and difficult to get on
with. Qskubuska goes to the king’s daughter’s house,
where the attendants receive her and look after her well.
She is not finicky and the cooks think she has rather a
large appetite.
6. In the morning Ulfr’s men awake and find him dead.
When they are unable to find any wound on his body,
they come to the conclusion that lie has been poisoned.
The king hears of this and is greatly displeased, particu-