But when they caught sight of the corn they could not refrain from it , but flew down and began to scratch and pick at the corn and rye , and at last they began to fight among themselves , and forgot all about the youth and Dapplegrim , and did them no harm . And now the youth rode onwards for a long , long time , over hill and dale , over rocky places and morasses , and then Dapplegrim began to listen again , and asked the youth if he heard anything now . ` Yes ; now I hear such a dreadful crackling and crashing in the forest on every side that I think I shall be really afraid , ' said the youth . ` That is all the wild beasts in the forest , ' said Dapplegrim ; ` they are sent out to stop us . But just throw out the twelve carcasses of the oxen , and they will be so much occupied with them that they will quite forget us . ' So the youth threw out the carcasses of the oxen , and then all the wild beasts in the forest , both bears and wolves , and lions , and grim beasts of all kinds , came . But when they caught sight of the carcasses of the oxen they began to fight for them till the blood flowed , and they entirely forgot Dapplegrim and the youth . So the youth rode onwards again , and many and many were the new scenes they saw , for travelling on Dapplegrim 's back was not travelling slowly , as may be imagined , and then Dapplegrim neighed . ` Do you hear anything ? he said . ` Yes ; I heard something like a foal neighing quite plainly a long , long way off , ' answered the youth . ` That 's a full-grown colt , ' said Dapplegrim , ` if you hear it so plainly when it is so far away from us . ' So they travelled onwards a long time , and saw one new scene after another once more . Then Dapplegrim neighed again . ` Do you hear anything now ? ' said he . ` Yes ; now I heard it quite distinctly , and it neighed like a full-grown horse , ' answered the youth . ` Yes , and you will hear it again very soon , ' said Dapplegrim ; ` and then you will hear what a voice it has . ' So they travelled on through many more different kinds of country , and then Dapplegrim neighed for the third time ; but before he could ask the youth if he heard anything , there was such a neighing on the other side of the heath that the youth thought that hills and rocks would be rent in pieces . ` Now he is here ! '
said XXXXX .
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