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But on each occasion he saw him the desire to possess the bowl and the lance became stronger. One evening the boy was sitting alone on the edge of the forest, when a man with a white beard stopped beside him. 'Do you want to know the way to Kerglas? asked the idiot, and the man answered 'I know it well. 'You have been there without being killed by the magician? cried Peronnik.
In front of the entrance was a sort of tent supported on poles, and under it the giant was sitting, basking in the sun. As soon as he noticed the colt bearing Peronnik and the lady, he lifted his head, and cried in a voice of thunder: 'Why, it is surely the idiot, riding my colt thirteen months old! 'Greatest of magicians, you are right, answered Peronnik.
'From what he says, he wants one very badly, replied Peronnik, 'as he declares that all his grain and all the fruit in his garden at Kerglas are eaten up by the birds. 'And how are you going to stop that, my fine fellow? inquired the korigan; and Peronnik showed him the snare he had prepared, and remarked that no bird could possibly escape from it.
To his dying day Peronnik never knew whether these things were real or if he only imagined them, but he pulled down his knitted cap so as to cover his eyes, and trusted the colt to carry him down the right road. At last the forest was left behind, and they came out on a wide plain where the air blew fresh and strong.
The colt, who was accustomed to it, plunged into the water without hesitation; but as soon as the dragons caught sight of Peronnik they approached from all parts of the lake in order to devour him.
'That is a fair bargain, and as he spoke Peronnik jumped down and fastened his colt to a tree; then, stooping, he fixed one end of the net to the trunk of the apple-tree, and called to the korigan to hold the other while he took out the pegs.
The farmer's wife sighed and, giving Peronnik some more food, bade him good-night. The idiot rose and was opening the gate which led into the forest when the farmer himself came up. 'I want a boy to tend my cattle, he said abruptly, 'as the one I had has run away.
'But if I kill him, how am I to get the golden bowl and the diamond lance that are hidden in the cellar without a key? rejoined Peronnik. 'The flower that laughs opens all doors and lightens all darkness, said the lady; and as she spoke, they reached the further bank, and advanced towards the castle.
'If I do, continued the knight, 'I shall then meet a sort of fairy armed with a needle of fire which burns to ashes all it touches. This dwarf stands guarding an apple-tree, from which I am bound to pluck an apple. 'And next? inquired Peronnik. 'Next I shall find the flower that laughs, protected by a lion whose mane is formed of vipers.
As he did so, the ground shook beneath him, and with an awful rumbling the palace disappeared, and Peronnik found himself standing close to the forest where he led the cattle to graze. Though darkness was coming on, Peronnik never thought of entering the farm, but followed the road which led to the court of the duke of Brittany.
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