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branch, but when II fell 10 the ground
| II sprang up into a great tree, and,
with every other branch he broke the
same thing happened.
The Soul of Steel came out and gave
him his cloak. He said; Spread this
| under the branch"
| He broke another branch, which fell
on the cloak. and he carried II or and
went in search of the Mountain of
| Fierceness.
| He Travelled away and away before him,
| far further than can tell you. and twice
as far as you could tell me, over hight,
hill and hollow. mountain. moor and
serus. lone valley and green glen. untii
| at last and az length, he found In Africa.
| Mountain of Fierceness with all his men,
gathered together on a hilltop.
lie walked up to them and asked what
| was happening.
They said Mountain Of Fierceness was
| being married to the Queen OF the Indies.
| He pushed his way to where the priests
were marrying them.
Mountain of Fiercenees asked the stran-
ger what he wanted.
| Clad said: IT have come TO conquer
| you"
THAT, my good man, you can't do
| said Mountain of Fierceness. TITS bet
ter for you to return to your home, for
| I'm getting married"
"Tll never return until I've taken your
life. or made you grant me one request"
| said Clad.
I'm not give you my life, and Til not
grant you one request" said Mountain of
Fierceness, 'but IN spit you on the point
OF my spear II you don't leave this and
so whence you came"
Then Clad asked him to step out for
a fight.
II don't want to take your life or any
mans to-day" said Mountain of Fierce
ness, "as / am to be married Yet no
man can overcome me unless he has
Buaidh from Soul of Steel. the Prince OF
India"
And that I have" said Clad, throwing
the oak branch at his feet
Mountain of Fierceness looked at this
and then said: "will you spare my life ~
"On one condition." said Clad, land that
is that you tell me where Blue Gold.
Prince of Africa. is, whom you carried off
from his wife year ago. and how / may
get him."
Where he is. and what he H. + can tell
you.' said Mountain OF Fierceness. land
how you may get him, but I very much
doubt II ever you can get him. He Ia n
wild pigeon in the Eastern Skies-nothing
can catch him but the magic net OF the
King OF Ireland's Druid. and this net
| could only be purchased by one-thlrd OF
| disenchant him but nine grains OF wheat
that lie at the bottom OF the Well of the
Worlds end. which can only be emptied
by 5000 men In 5000 years"
When Clad heard this he babe him good
by. He sent Swift Sword to Ireland 20 get
the loan of the magic net OF the King
OF Ireland's Druid. on the promise OF pay
ing him one-third of the Riches OF the
World, and told Swift Sword 10 meet him
at the Well OF the Worlds End.
Away and away then he travelled far
further than can tell you, and twice as
far as you can tell me over hills a hun
dred miles high. ana valleys a hundred
miles deep; across plains where living man
had never been before, and through great
woods that were SO far from the world
that the birds themselves had never reach
ed them, until at length and at last he
| reached the Well OF the Worlds End and
there he found Swift Sword before him.
with the net OF the King of Ireland's
Druid.
With three blows of the sword Swift
Sword blew the Well of the Worlds
END dry, and they took from the bottom
the nine grains OF wheat They spread
the net IN the Eastern World and
caught in IL hundred thousand pig
cons. amongst them one great wild
| pigeon, which was Blue Gold
They gave him to eat the nine grains
| OF wheat, and then stood UP a hand
some Prince before them-Blue Gold.
With him they Travelled back away
and away. until they came 10 the Lake
OF the Singing Shore. and to the little
house where they found Pearl Mouth
who was rejoiced to get her Blue Gold
back again.
Then the four OF them set out and
Travelled away and away. over noun
tains and valleys and great long plains,
until they came to her fathers, the
| King of Persia, from whom she do
manded the Bottle OF Ioca and the
Riches Of the World to give them to
Clad and repay him for his services
The King of Persia said: mo man
could ever take these from me, but I
give them willingly to the brave cham
pion, Clad"
He and Swift Sword spent that night
in the King of Pereia's castle, and in the
morning set Out for home when they
came to The Plain of Blood they shook
one drop from the Bottle of Ioca on
| Swift Swords army. and all Of them stood
| up alive and we'll
Clad then parted with Swift Sword, who
was going on to conquer the East, and
| he himself-for his time was now getting
short-did not turn aside. but went direct
| for home. And on the evening of the
| day on which the three years and day
would have expired, Clad stood upon the
| spot on the sea shore from which he had
set out, and there he found Dark Eye
awaiting him.
He gave her the Bottle OF Ioca and
her stepmothers spells were at once TAX
| en- Off her They went to the island on
which he had left his two brothers, Ceud
| and Mith-Ceud; they shook on them one
| drop from the Bottle Of Ioca, and the two
were again alive and well. All OF them
| set out and sailed to his fathers castle
| he and his two brothers and Dark Eye,
with the Bottle OF Ioca and the Riches
! OF the World.
| A messenger was sent at once 90
| France. to invite the King to come to his
| daughters marriage. and To bring his
| sons and his great lords with him. And
| another messenger brought to the King
| OF Treland's Druid his magic net and a
| third OF the Riches Of the World, and tn
| vited the King OF Ireland and all his
court to come TO the marriage also. One
hundred kings SAT down TO the wedding
feast The wedding lasted nlnety-nine
days and ninety-nine nights, and the
last nighs was better than the first.
Clad and Dark Eye lived a long life
and happy one. and may you and do
the same.
Pronounced Boo-sy. meaning power OF
victory.
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