There three knights caught his feet unawares and plunged him into the water , while one snatched the razor from him , and another seized the scissors . But before they laid hold of the comb he had shaken them all off , and neither man nor horse nor dog could reach him till he came to Cornwall , whither Arthur had sworn he should not go . Thither Arthur followed after him with his knights , and if it had been hard to win the razor and the scissors , the struggle for the comb was fiercer still , but at length Arthur prevailed , and the boar was driven into the sea . And whether he was drowned or where he went no man knows to this day . In the end all the marvels were done , and Kilweh set forward , and with him Goreu , the son of Custennin , to Yspaddaden Penkawr , bearing in their hands the razor , the scissors and the comb , and Yspaddaden Penkawr was shaved by Kaw . ` Is thy daughter mine now ? ' asked Kilweh . ` She is thine , ' answered Yspaddaden , ` but it is Arthur and none other who has won her for thee . Of my own free will thou shouldst never have had her , for now I must lose my life . ' And as he spake Goreu the son of Custennin cut off his head , as if had been ordained , and Arthur 's hosts returned each man to his own country . THE ORANGE FAIRY BOOK The Story of the Hero Makoma From the Senna -LRB- Oral Tradition -RRB- Once upon a time , at the town of Senna on the banks of the Zambesi , was born a child . He was not like other children , for he was very tall and strong ; over his shoulder he carried a big sack , and in his hand an iron hammer . He could also speak like a grown man , but usually he was very silent . One day his mother said to him : ` My child , by what name shall we know you ? ' And he answered : ` Call all the head men of Senna here to the river 's bank . ' And his mother called the head men of the town , and when they had come he led them down to a deep black pool in the river where all the fierce crocodiles lived . ' O great men ! ' he said , while they all listened , ` which of you will leap into the pool and overcome the crocodiles ? ' But no one would come forward . So he turned and sprang into the water and disappeared .
The people held their breath , for they thought : ` Surely the boy is bewitched and throws away his life , for the XXXXX will eat him ! '
Arthur Cornwall Custennin Kaw Senna Tradition Yspaddaden Zambesi crocodiles drowned