01:30Hmm, he thought.
01:32I wonder if a troll could build my church.
01:37Trolls were powerful and dangerous creatures.
01:41A single troll had the strength and magic power to build a church all by itself.
01:48Olaf knew that there was an ugly troll living nearby, under a footbridge.
01:54The troll was very dangerous.
01:58Olaf knew that someday that troll would have to go.
02:03Now, it's well known that every troll loves a bargain.
02:08So, Olaf made a bargain with the troll.
02:11He promised that if the troll would build his church, he would give the troll the sun, the moon, and
02:20his own immortal soul.
02:23Knowing a bargain when he heard one, the troll quickly agreed.
02:28Now, Olaf was no fool.
02:31He planned to trick the troll into building the church and then destroy the monster.
02:40Month by month, as Olaf watched, the troll built the church.
02:46It was huge and had Viking dragons and Christian crosses decorating every corner.
02:53But, as the months went by, Olaf couldn't think of any way to destroy the monster.
03:00Then, one day, Olaf remembered that if you say a troll's name out loud, that troll will turn to stone.
03:11That's why trolls keep their names so secret.
03:15Olaf decided to find out the troll's name.
03:18Olaf followed the troll back to his footbridge.
03:21The monster entered a gloomy cave where he lived with his trollish family.
03:27Meanwhile, Olaf hid behind a tree.
03:31Very soon, the troll's wife and baby came out of the cave.
03:36If you thought the troll was mean and ugly, you should have seen his wife.
03:42Her baby was even worse.
03:47Olaf, listen carefully.
03:49Stop your crying, little troll.
03:52Tomorrow, we'll have fine new gifts to play with.
03:55Your father says he'll bring home the sun, the moon, and King Olaf's immortal soul.
04:01If he doesn't, I'll get mad.
04:04And you know how your father, wind and weather, hates to get me mad.
04:12And you know how your father said, wind and weather, that was the name Olaf needed to hear.
04:21He rushed home.
04:22And the very next day, just as the troll put the tip on the top of the bell tower, Olaf
04:30walked up and said,
04:31Good morning, wind and weather.
04:35When the troll heard Olaf speak his name, he roared with fear and anger.
04:41But it was too late.
04:44The troll instantly turned to stone, tumbled from the high bell tower, and smashed to pieces on the ground.
04:54And that's how St. Olaf tricked the troll and got the church built.
05:01As for the troll, well, St. Olaf was never one to waste good stone.
05:07So he gathered up the troll and built a stone marker that for years stood by the roadside, pointing the
05:16way to the church.
05:20The trolley, well, St. Olaf
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