People began to whisper in the woods-so long did the King

ge of the tank. "Have you a message for me?" said the King of Ireland's Son. The crane tapped three t

d fly again. Over marshes and across little streams the crane led him. And all the time the King of Ireland's Son thought he was bei

n door in the tower and he pulled a chain until it opened. Then he saw a little room lighted with candles, and he

she had a face that was brown and tight like a nut. She made herself very friendly to

lcome here,

he most loving of the three daughters of the Enchanter of the Black

id you sen

ther is preparing a task for you, and it will be a t

ou advise me to do

ks in the world. We'll surely find in one of them a way for you to ge

hat?" asked the Kin

to be your wif

live at all Fedelma

flung itself at him and hit him on the back of the head. The leg of the table gave him a terrible blow at the back of the knees. He saw the two candles hopping across the floor to burn his legs. He ran out of the roo

into the tank. He knew that he had not long to wait before the sun would rise and the Enchanter of the Black Back-Lands would come to him and give him the th