Дагфрид. Родительские обеты

Ezhednevno Dagfrid vypolni͡aet skuchnye i monotonnye zadanii͡a: shʹët prisvete masli͡anoĭ lampy, strizhët ovechʹi͡u sherstʹ, pomogaet mame gotovitʹnenavistnui͡u rybu ili navoditʹ pori͡adok v dome. Drugim devochkam-vikingamėti zaboty, pokhozhe, ne v ti͡agostʹ, chego nelʹzi͡a skazatʹ o Dagfrid, kotorai͡amechtaet otpravitʹsi͡a v grandioznoe puteshestvie i otkrytʹ dli͡a sebi͡a novyezemli. Odnazhdy babushka soobshchaet Dagfrid "radostnui͡u" novostʹ - eĭ vypalachestʹ prigotovitʹ roskoshnoe ugoshchenie dli͡a pira vozhdeĭ. Devochku vozmushchaetslozhivshai͡asi͡a situat͡sii͡a eshchë i potomu, chto v ikh selenii tolʹko malʹchiki mogutstatʹ voinami i moreplavateli͡ami. Kak, naprimer, eë brat Odalʹrik, khoti͡aemu, kazhetsi͡a, voobshche nichego ne interesno, vedʹ on v svoi shestnadt͡satʹ dazherybu lovitʹ ne nauchilsi͡a. Mezh tem blizitsi͡a vremi͡a vecherneĭ trapezy, i togdanakhodchivoĭ geroine prikhodit v golovu vnezapnai͡a idei͡a…

Dagfrid performs boring and monotonous tasks every day: sews by the light of an oil lamp, cuts sheep's wool, helps his mother cook fish or clean up the house. Other Viking girls don't seem to be burdened by these worries, which can't be said about Dagfrid, who dreams of going on a grand journey and discovering new lands. One day, grandma tells Dagfrid the "joyful" news — she has the chance to prepare a sumptuous treat for the feast of the leaders. The girl is outraged by the complicated situation also because in their village only boys can become warriors and navigators. Like, for example, her brother Odalric, who doesn't seem to be interested in anything at all, because he didn't even learn how to fish at the age of sixteen. Meanwhile, the time for the evening meal is approaching, and the then-resourceful heroine comes up with a sudden idea.…