` If it is spells you are laying I can lay them too , ' answered Ian Direach ; ` and you shall stand with one foot on the great house and another on the castle , till I come back again , and your face shall be to the wind , from wheresoever it shall blow . ' Then he went away to seek the bird , as his stepmother bade him ; and , looking homewards from the hill , he saw the queen standing with one foot on the great house , and the other on the castle , and her face turned towards whatever tempest should blow . On he journeyed , over hills , and through rivers till he reached a wide plain , and never a glimpse did he catch of the falcon . Darker and darker it grew , and the small birds were seeking their nests , and at length Ian Direach could see no more , and he lay down under some bushes and sleep came to him . And in his dream a soft nose touched him , and a warm body curled up beside him , and a low voice whispered to him : ` Fortune is against you , Ian Direach ; I have but the cheek and the hoof of a sheep to give you , and with these you must be content . ' With that Ian Direach awoke , and beheld Gille Mairtean the fox . Between them they kindled a fire , and ate their supper . Then Gille Mairtean the fox bade Ian Direach lie down as before , and sleep till morning . And in the morning , when he awoke , Gille Mairtean said : ` The falcon that you seek is in the keeping of the Giant of the Five Heads , and the Five Necks , and the Five Humps . I will show you the way to his house , and I counsel you to do his bidding , nimbly and cheerfully , and , above all , to treat his birds kindly , for in this manner he may give you his falcon to feed and care for . And when this happens , wait till the giant is out of his house ; then throw a cloth over the falcon and bear her away with you . Only see that not one of her feathers touches anything within the house , or evil will befall you . ' ' I thank you for your counsel , ' spake Ian Direach , ` and I will be careful to follow it . ' Then he took the path to the giant 's house . ` Who is there ? ' cried the giant , as someone knocked loudly on the door of his house . ` One who seeks work as a servant , ' answered Ian Direach . ` And what can you do ? ' asked the giant again . ' I can feed birds and tend pigs ; I can feed and milk a cow , and also goats and sheep , if you have any of these , ' replied Ian Direach .
` Then enter , XXXXX I have great need of such a one , ' said the giant .
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