They were hurrying along for fear of the trolls . It was they who told me that three of them had come down from the mountains and settled in the woods not far from the road ; they had frightened everyone away from the district , and they waylaid strangers .
Они торопились, опасаясь троллей. Это они мне рассказали, что трое из них сошли с гор и поселились в лесу недалеко от дороги; всех отпугнули от округи и подстерегали чужаков.