And she mounted the falcon 's back , and they flew to their master . Ah , how glad he was to see them again with the magic stone in their possession . In a moment he had wished for a palace , but this time it was of green marble ; and then he wished for the princess and her ladies to occupy it . And there they lived for many years , and when the old king died the princess 's husband reigned in his stead . The Story of Manus -LSB- Adapted from Contes Berberes . -RSB- Far away over the sea of the West there reigned a king who had two sons ; and the name of the one was Oireal , and the name of the other was Iarlaid . When the boys were still children , their father and mother died , and a great council was held , and a man was chosen from among them who would rule the kingdom till the boys were old enough to rule it themselves . The years passed on , and by-and-by another council was held , and it was agreed that the king 's sons were now of an age to take the power which rightly belonged to them . So the youths were bidden to appear before the council , and Oireal the elder was smaller and weaker than his brother . ' I like not to leave the deer on the hill and the fish in the rivers , and sit in judgment on my people , ' said Oireal , when he had listened to the words of the chief of the council . And the chief waxed angry , and answered quickly : ` Not one clod of earth shall ever be yours if this day you do not take on yourself the vows that were taken by the king your father . ' Then spake Iarlaid , the younger , and he said : ` Let one half be yours , and the other give to me ; then you will have fewer people to rule over . ' ` Yes , I will do that , ' answered Oireal . After this , one half of the men of the land of Lochlann did homage to Oireal , and the other half to Iarlaid . And they governed their kingdoms as they would , and in a few years they became grown men with beards on their chins ; and Iarlaid married the daughter of the king of Greece , and Oireal the daughter of the king of Orkney . The next year sons were born to Oireal and Iarlaid ; and the son of Oireal was big and strong , but the son of Iarlaid was little and weak , and each had six foster brothers who went everywhere with the princes . One day Manus , son of Oireal , and his cousin , the son of Iarlaid , called to their foster brothers , and bade them come and play a game at shinny in the great field near the school where they were taught all that princes and nobles should know . Long they played , and swiftly did the ball pass from one to another , when Manus drove the ball at his cousin , the son of Iarlaid . The boy , who was not used to be roughly handled , even in jest , cried out that he was sorely hurt , and went home with his foster brothers and told his tale to his mother . The wife of Iarlaid grew white and angry as she listened , and thrusting her son aside , sought the council hall where Iarlaid was sitting .
` XXXXX has driven a ball at my son , and fain would have slain him , ' said she .
Berberes Greece Iarlaid Lochlann Manus Oireal Orkney West shinny years