When Our Lord chased Adam and Eve from paradise,
they did no have much cause for joy. And yet, they loved
each other, got along well, and produced a lot of children.
One day Our Lord told Eve that He wanted to see her children.
Eve thought it out of place to show all her children to Our Lord;
she was ashamed that they had quite so many. So she hid half of them.
The rest she showed to Our Lord when He arrived.
He looked at the children and praised them because they were beautiful,
and He said as much to Eve.
"But tell me," He said, "are these all your children?"
"Yes, they are," said Eve.
"You don't have any others?"
"No, you see here all the children Adam and I have," she said.
She thought there were quite enough of them, she said.
"Well, yes," said Our Lord. "Let those who are hidden become huldre.
The Origin of the Huldre Folk, 44.1 // Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend