The Kalevala Canto 13 – Moose of Hiisi;

Lemminkäinen, full of bravado, seeks the mistress of Pohjola, Louhi, and demands her daughter. Louhi tells him that in order to woo her daughters he must first prove his worth by hunting the moose of Hiisi on skis. Lemminkäinen accepts and prepares for the hunt. He quickly makes his way to the workshop of Lyylikki, the famous ski maker, and asks him to make the finest skis for his task.

Lemminkäinen then sets out on his journey. He chases the moose wherever it goes, and he catches it and pens it on a pen of oak, but the moose grows angry and breaks free. Lemminkäinen makes chase once more, but he breaks his left ski in a hole and the right against the ground and loses the moose. He laments his hubris and arrogance and vows never to chase the moose of Hiisi on skis again for it will only lead to the loss of good skis and fine poles.