` The boon I crave is that thou mayest win for me Olwen , the daughter of Yspaddaden Penkawr , and this boon I seek likewise at the hands of thy warriors . From Sol , who can stand all day upon one foot ; from Ossol , who , if he were to find himself on the top of the highest mountain in the world , could make it into a level plain in the beat of a bird 's wing ; from Cluse , who , though he were buried under the earth , could yet hear the ant leave her nest fifty miles away : from these and from Kai and from Bedwyr and from all thy mighty men I crave this boon . ' ' O Kilweh , ' said Arthur , ` never have I heard of the maiden of whom thou speakest , nor of her kindred , but I will send messengers to seek her if thou wilt give me time . ' ` From this night to the end of the year right willingly will I grant thee , ' replied Kilweh ; but when the end of the year came and the messengers returned Kilweh was wroth , and spoke rough words to Arthur . It was Kai , the boldest of the warriors and the swiftest of foot -- he would could pass nine nights without sleep , and nine days beneath the water -- that answered him : ` Rash youth that thou art , darest thou speak thus to Arthur ? Come with us , and we will not part company till we have won that maiden , or till thou confess that there is none such in the world . ' Then Arthur summoned his five best men and bade them go with Kilweh . There was Bedwyr the one-handed , Kai 's comrade and brother in arms , the swiftest man in Britain save Arthur ; there was Kynddelig , who knew the paths in a land where he had never been as surely as he did those of his own country ; there was Gwrhyr , that could speak all tongues ; and Gwalchmai the son of Gwyar , who never returned till he had gained what he sought ; and last of all there was Menw , who could weave a spell over them so that none might see them , while they could see everyone . So these seven journeyed together till they reached a vast open plain in which was a fair castle . But though it seemed so close it was not until the evening of the third day that they really drew near to it , and in front of it a flock of sheep was spread , so many in number that there seemed no end to them . A shepherd stood on a mound watching over them , and by his side was a dog , as large as a horse nine winters old . ` Whose is this castle , O herdsmen ? ' asked the knights . ` Stupid are ye truly , ' answered the herdsman . ` All the world knows that this is the castle of Yspaddaden Penkawr . ' ` And who art thou ? ' ' I am called Custennin , brother of Yspaddaden , and ill has he treated me . And who are you , and what do you here ? ' ` We come from Arthur the king , to seek Olwen the daughter of Yspaddaden , ' but at this news the shepherd gave a cry : ' O men , be warned and turn back while there is yet time . Others have gone on that quest , but none have escaped to tell the tale , ' and he rose to his feet as if to leave them .
Then Kilweh held out to him a ring of gold , and he tried to put it on his finger , but it was too small , so he placed it XXXXX his glove , and went home and gave it to his wife .
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