Then the contest. Twelve axes set in a line. None of the suitors can even string the bow.
The beggar takes it. Strings it with ease.
The contest
String the bow
Hold to draw. Loose only at full tension — the way he left it.

IV · Twelve axes in a line
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Then the contest. Twelve axes set in a line. None of the suitors can even string the bow.
The beggar takes it. Strings it with ease.
The contest
Hold to draw. Loose only at full tension — the way he left it.