'Just then, Olav Kerrson appeared before them. '"Siggy and Sissy," he said. "What a grand surprise on this lovely day. Me and Lir were just looking for someone to play with us." Lir was Olav's pet snake. Sigmund and Sissel didn't like Lir. One day, Olav had put Lir down Sissel's dress and she'd cried the whole way home. '"Leave us alone," Sigmund said to Olav. previous page next page