In seven days the ship was built , and great store of food and wine placed in her . And the three brothers put her head to the sea and sailed away , and in seven days the ship ran herself on to a beach of white sand , and they all went ashore . They had none of them ever seen that land before , and looked about them . Then they saw that , a short way from them , a number of men were working on a rock , with one man standing over them . ` What place is this ? ' asked the eldest brother . And the man who was standing by made answer : ` This is the place where dwell the three daughters of the knight of Grianaig , who are to be wedded to-morrow to three giants . ' ` How can we find them ? ' asked the young man again . And the overlooker answered : ` To reach the daughters of the knight of Grianaig you must get into this basket , and be drawn by a rope up the face of this rock . ' ` Oh , that is easily done , ' said the eldest brother , jumping into the basket , which at once began to move -- up , and up , and up -- till he had gone about half-way , when a fat black raven flew at him and pecked him till he was nearly blind , so that he was forced to go back the way he had come . After that the second brother got into the creel ; but he fared no better , for the raven flew upon him , and he returned as his brother had done . ` Now it is my turn , ' said Ian . But when he was halfway up the raven set upon him also . ` Quick ! quick ! ' cried Ian to the men who held the rope . ` Quick ! quick ! or I shall be blinded ! '
And the men pulled with all their might , and in another moment Ian was XXXXX top , and the raven behind him .
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