Einu sinni var marbendill einn hl\u00e1turmildur. Marbendill \u00feessi var \u00e1kaflega h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f3r eins og t\u00edtt er um marbendla. Taldi hann sj\u00e1lfur a\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00e6r\u00f0 hans v\u00e6ri til marks um \u00f3venjulegt inns\u00e6i og \u00fe\u00f3ttist hann jafnan kunna skil \u00e1 \u00feeim k\u00e1tlegu hv\u00f6tum sem l\u00e1gu a\u00f0 baki flestum mannanna gj\u00f6r\u00f0um. \u00de\u00f3tti honum f\u00e1d\u00e6ma fyndi\u00f0 \u00feegar hann s\u00e1 kokk\u00e1la fagna eiginkonum s\u00ednum, b\u00e6ndur sparka \u00ed hunda sem hlupu gjammandi \u00e1 eftir b\u00edlum \u00feeirra og fer\u00f0amenn b\u00f6lva f\u00e9\u00fe\u00fafum \u00feegar \u00feeir hnutu um \u00fe\u00e6r af tilviljun.<\/p>\n
Dag nokkurn fl\u00e6kti marbendill sig \u00ed neti b\u00f3nda nokkurs er Bj\u00f6rn h\u00e9t. \u00de\u00f3tti honum b\u00f3ndi nokku\u00f0 \u00feungbr\u00fdnn og bau\u00f0st til a\u00f0 koma me\u00f0 honum \u00ed land og finna honum t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri til a\u00f0 breyta l\u00edfi s\u00ednu til fyndnari vegar. \u00de\u00e1 b\u00f3ndi \u00fea\u00f0, nokku\u00f0 dr\u00e6mlega \u00fe\u00f3, \u00fear e\u00f0 hann taldi s\u00edfellt fliss ekki endilega vera til marks um raunverulega hamingju. Marbendill settist \u00fev\u00ed upp \u00ed b\u00edl b\u00f3nda og \u00feeir \u00f3ku heim a\u00f0 landareign hans.<\/p>\n
\u00deegar \u00feeir voru a\u00f0 renna \u00ed hla\u00f0 s\u00e1 marbendill a\u00f0 hundspott nokkurt kom hlaupandi \u00ed m\u00f3t b\u00edlnum og gjamma\u00f0i mj\u00f6g. Hlj\u00f3p hann geltandi vi\u00f0 hli\u00f0 b\u00edlsins s\u00ed\u00f0asta spottann a\u00f0 b\u00e6num og ger\u00f0i tilraun til a\u00f0 glefsa \u00ed hj\u00f3lbar\u00f0ana. \u00deegar Bj\u00f6rn b\u00f3ndi st\u00f6\u00f0va\u00f0i b\u00edlinn og steig \u00fat fla\u00f0ra\u00f0i hundurinn upp um hann en Bj\u00f6rn banda\u00f0i honum fr\u00e1 s\u00e9r me\u00f0 sk\u00f6mmum. \u00de\u00e1 hl\u00f3 marbendill en b\u00f3ndi var jafn \u00feungbr\u00fdndur sem fyrr.<\/p>\n
B\u00f3ndi kom n\u00fa heim a\u00f0 b\u00fai s\u00ednu og var kona hans enn ekki risin \u00far rekkju. H\u00e1tta\u00f0i Bj\u00f6rn b\u00f3ndi sig og lag\u00f0ist hj\u00e1 henni en saup hveljur og kippti til leggjum og \u00e1lykta\u00f0i marbendill a\u00f0 kona hans hlyti a\u00f0 vera f\u00f3tk\u00f6ld \u00ed meira lagi. Engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur fagna\u00f0i b\u00f3ndi henni \u00e1st\u00fa\u00f0lega. Mikinn hl\u00e1tur setti a\u00f0 marbendli. B\u00f3ndi spur\u00f0i einskis en var\u00f0 \u00feess stuttu s\u00ed\u00f0ar var a\u00f0 k\u00f6ttur l\u00e1 \u00ed b\u00f3li hans til f\u00f3ta. G\u00e6ldi hann \u00fe\u00e1 vi\u00f0 k\u00f6ttinn vi\u00f0 mikinn f\u00f6gnu\u00f0 marbendils en reis svo \u00e1 f\u00e6tur og kl\u00e6ddi sig \u00e1 n\u00fd.<\/p>\n
B\u00f3ndi vildi n\u00fa s\u00fdna gesti s\u00ednum j\u00f6r\u00f0ina og gengu \u00feeir \u00fat. \u00deeir voru ekki fyrri komnir \u00fat fyrir dyrnar en Bj\u00f6rn b\u00f3ndi hnaut um \u00fe\u00fafu \u00e1 hla\u00f0inu og b\u00f6lva\u00f0i henni h\u00e1st\u00f6fum. Enn hl\u00f3 marbendill og fur\u00f0a\u00f0i hann sig mj\u00f6g \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 Bj\u00f6rn hef\u00f0i enn ekki spurt um \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0urnar fyrir k\u00e6ti hans.<\/p>\n
Marbendill dvaldi n\u00fa hj\u00e1 Birni b\u00f3nda fram \u00e1 kv\u00f6ld en f\u00fdsti \u00fe\u00e1 aftur til sj\u00e1var. B\u00f3ndi fylgdi honum ni\u00f0ur \u00ed fj\u00f6runa og spur\u00f0i hvort hann hef\u00f0i nokku\u00f0 s\u00e9\u00f0 er ver\u00f0a m\u00e6tti til a\u00f0 g\u00e6\u00f0a l\u00edf hans meiri k\u00e1t\u00ednu en fyrr.<\/p>\n
-Helst \u00fe\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa l\u00e1tir af heimsku \u00feinni, svara\u00f0i marbendill.<\/p>\n
-Hvur er s\u00fa heimska? spur\u00f0i b\u00f3ndi.<\/p>\n
-S\u00fa var fyrst heimska \u00fe\u00edn a\u00f0 klappa b\u00e6\u00f0i konu \u00feinni f\u00f3tkaldri og ketti \u00feeim er vermir b\u00f3l \u00feitt, svara\u00f0i marbendill. \u00de\u00e1 hl\u00f3 b\u00f3ndi.<\/p>\n
-Heimsku m\u00e1ttu kalla \u00fea\u00f0 en vel hef \u00e9g vali\u00f0. K\u00f6tturinn mun fyrr e\u00f0a s\u00ed\u00f0ar fara s\u00ednar eigin lei\u00f0ir \u00fear e\u00f0 allir sta\u00f0ir eru honum jafnk\u00e6rir og heitar hendur tekur hann fram yfir kalda f\u00e6tur konu minnar. Konan mun hinsvegar seint yfirgefa \u00feann sem \u00feolir f\u00f3tkulda hennar \u00e1 vetrarn\u00f3ttum.<\/p>\n
Enn hl\u00f3 \u00fe\u00f3 marbendill.<\/p>\n
-Vera m\u00e1 a\u00f0 nokku\u00f0 s\u00e9 til \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed en meiri var\u00f0 \u00fe\u00f3 heimska \u00fe\u00edn er \u00fe\u00fa fl\u00e6mdir fr\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r hundinn sem ver b\u00fdli \u00feitt og fagnar \u00fe\u00e9r \u00ed hvert sinn er hann s\u00e9r \u00feig, sag\u00f0i marbendill<\/p>\n
-Ekki g\u00e6ta \u00feeir hundar m\u00edn best er h\u00e6st gjamma, svara\u00f0i Bj\u00f6rn. Hundspott \u00feetta glefsar upp \u00e1 hvern \u00feann b\u00edl sem rennir \u00ed hla\u00f0 og gerir engan greinarmun \u00e1 m\u00ednum eigin b\u00edl og annarra. L\u00edtt gle\u00f0ur \u00fea\u00f0 mig \u00fe\u00f3tt hann fla\u00f0ri upp um mig me\u00f0 forugar lappir og runki s\u00e9r \u00e1 f\u00e6ti m\u00ednum komi hann \u00fev\u00ed vi\u00f0. Og \u00e6tli \u00fej\u00f3fur s\u00e9r a\u00f0 brj\u00f3tast inn \u00ed h\u00fas mitt a\u00f0 n\u00f3ttu og r\u00e6na mig, \u00fearf hann ekki anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 henda kj\u00f6tbita \u00ed hundinn og mun hann \u00fe\u00e1 fagna honum jafn \u00e1kaflega og m\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfum \u00fe\u00f3tt aldrei hafi hann vanhaldinn veri\u00f0 \u00ed m\u00ednum h\u00fasum.<\/p>\n
Marbendil setti hlj\u00f3\u00f0an en rak \u00fe\u00f3 upp hrossahl\u00e1tur einu sinni enn.<\/p>\n
-Vera m\u00e1 a\u00f0 l\u00edti\u00f0 s\u00e9 gagn af hundum en mest var\u00f0 heimska \u00fe\u00edn \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f6lva\u00f0ir \u00feinni eigin f\u00e9\u00fe\u00fafu, sag\u00f0i marbendill og veltist um af hl\u00e1tri.<\/p>\n
-Full er \u00fe\u00fafa fj\u00e1r og \u00fe\u00f3 mun b\u00f6lvun \u00e1 henni hv\u00edla, svara\u00f0i Bj\u00f6rn. Marga \u00feekki \u00e9g er moka\u00f0 hafa f\u00e9 \u00far sl\u00edkum \u00fe\u00fafum en \u00fe\u00f3 fleiri sem hnoti\u00f0 hafa um \u00fe\u00e6r \u00ed gr\u00e6\u00f0gi sinni og h\u00e1lsbrotna\u00f0. L\u00edtt gagnast \u00feeim fullt hla\u00f0 af f\u00e9\u00fe\u00fafum sem s\u00f6kum f\u00f6tlunar eru bundnir vi\u00f0 j\u00f6r\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00e6 s\u00ed\u00f0an.<\/p>\n
\u00de\u00e1 gekk marbendill til sj\u00e1var og hl\u00f3 ekki meir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Einu sinni var marbendill einn hl\u00e1turmildur. Marbendill \u00feessi var \u00e1kaflega h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f3r eins og t\u00edtt er um marbendla. Taldi hann sj\u00e1lfur a\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00e6r\u00f0 hans v\u00e6ri til marks um \u00f3venjulegt inns\u00e6i og \u00fe\u00f3ttist hann jafnan kunna skil \u00e1 \u00feeim k\u00e1tlegu hv\u00f6tum sem … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa