NORSE MYTHOLOGY

Loki’s Punishment

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Odin knocked on Loki’s door.

There was no answer.

He knocked again. ‘Come on, Loki. I know you’re in there.’

Thor barged Odin out of the way. ‘Let me try.’ He began to pound on the door with his big, meaty fists. ‘Open up, Loki! Killing Baldur was the final straw. We’re here to punish you.’

‘Don’t tell him that. He’ll never open the door,’ Freyr said.

Thor laughed awkwardly. ‘I was only joking,’ he shouted. ‘We aren’t going to punish you. We just wanted to know if you’d like to come to the mead hall with us.’

The gods could hear footsteps behind the door.

Thor turned to Sif. ‘I think he bought it.’

Suddenly, there was a loud clatter.

‘Quick! He’s getting away!’

Sif kicked down the door, and the gods stormed inside.

Loki’s house was empty. The trickster god was gone.

Odin thought something like this might happen. He stepped outside and looked up at the sky. Sure enough, a crow was flying out of Asgard. He whistled and called for his two ravens.

‘Follow that crow,’ he told them. Huginn and Muninn soared into the sky.