sea-cat

When Hans had reached the bottom, he found a door, and when he opened it a maiden was sitting there who was lovely as any picture, nay, so beautiful that no words can express it, and by her side sat the dwarf and grinned at Hans like a sea-cat!

Household Tales 2003

Then he compelled her to go thither with him, threatened her, and said, Old sea-cat, now shalt thou make my brother and all the human beings lying here, alive again, or thou shalt go into the fire!

Household Tales 2003

The black and white sea-cat had turned to carry out the Chief's order when suddenly some one called out "A breeze, a breeze!" and in the excitement of getting the _Merry Mouser_ under way, the captain's attention was turned, and Prowler and his crime were forgotten.

The Wonderful Bed Gertrude Knevels 1921

Then said the first soldier, 'In the North Sea lies a dead sea-cat; that shall be the roast meat.'

The Yellow Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1900

In the North Sea lies a dead sea-cat -- that shall be their roast meat; and the rib of a whale -- that shall be their silver spoon; and the hollow foot of a dead horse -- that shall be their wineglass. '

The Yellow Fairy Book Andrew Lang 1900

In the North Sea lies a dead sea-cat -- that shall be their roast meat; and the rib of a whale -- that shall be their silver spoon; and the hollow foot of a dead horse -- that shall be their wineglass. '

The Yellow Fairy Book 1894

Then said the first soldier, ` In the North Sea lies a dead sea-cat; that shall be the roast meat. '

The Yellow Fairy Book 1894

_ 'You covetous sea-cat, leave off raging among my papers!

The Wit of Women Fourth Edition Kate Sanborn 1878

Notwithstanding this the American Alaska Company has acquired the right of hunting there, [356] and maintains on the main islands two not inconsiderable commercial stations, which supply the inhabitants, several hundreds in number, with provisions and manufactured goods, the company buying from them instead furs, principally the skin of an eared seal (the sea-cat or sea-bear), of which from 20,000 to 50,000 [357] are killed yearly in the region.

The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866

Then he compelled her to go thither with him, threatened her, and said, Old sea-cat, now shalt thou make my brother and all the human beings lying here, alive again, or thou shalt go into the fire!

Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Jacob Grimm 1824