Come to my master . He has wanted to eat man-meat this long time back . ' ` What nonsense are you saying ? ' said the prince , and other such words . When the negro understood that he was being abused , he cried : ` Come along ! I will put you into such a state that the birds of the air will weep for you . ' Then the prince drew the Scorpion of Solomon and struck him -- struck him on the leathern belt and shore him through so that the sword came out on the other side . He stood upright for a little while , muttered some words , put out his hand to seize the prince , then fell in two and surrendered his life . There was water close at hand , and the prince made his ablution , and then said : ' O my heart ! a wonderful task lies upon you . ' A second negro came out of the fort , and seeing what had been done , went back and told his chief . Others wished to be doubled , and went out , and of every one the Scorpion of Solomon made two . Then Taram-taq sent for a giant negro named Chil-maq , who in the day of battle was worth three hundred , and said to him : ' I shall thank you to fetch me that man . ' Chil-maq went out , tall as a tower , and bearing a shield of eight millstones , and as he walked he shouted : ` Ho ! blunder-head ! by what right do you come to our country and kill our people ? Come ! make two of me . ' As the prince was despicable in his eyes , he tossed aside his club and rushed to grip him with his hands . He caught him by the collar , tucked him under his arm and set off with him to Taram-taq .
But the prince drew the dagger of Timus and thrust it upwards XXXXX the giant 's armpit , for its full length .
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