But to-night thou must sleep in the this castle , and in the morning see that thou rise early and follow the road upwards through the valley , until thou reachest a wood . In the wood is a path branching to the right ; go along this path until thou comest to a space of grass with a mound in the middle of it . On the top of the mound stands a black man , larger than any two white men ; his eye is in the centre of his forehead and he has only one foot . He carries a club of iron , and two white men could hardly lift it . Around him graze a thousand beasts , all of different kinds , for he is the guardian of that wood , and it is he who will tell thee which way to go in order to find the adventure thou art in quest of . '' ` So spake the man , and long did that night seem to me , and before dawn I rose and put on my armour , and mounted my horse and rode on till I reached the grassy space of which he had told me . There was the black man on top of the mound , as he had said , and in truth he was mightier in all ways than I had thought him to be . As for the club , Kai , it would have been a burden for four of our warriors . He waited for me to speak , and I asked him what power he held over the beasts that thronged so close about him . ' `` I will show thee , little man , '' he answered , and with his club he struck a stag on the head till he brayed loudly . And at his braying the animals came running , numerous as the stars in the sky , so that scarce was I able to stand among them . Serpents were there also , and dragons , and beasts of strange shapes , with horns in places where never saw I horns before . And the black man only looked at them and bade them go and feed . And they bowed themselves before him , as vassals before their lord . ' `` Now , little man , I have answered thy question and showed thee my power , '' said he . `` Is there anything else thou wouldest know ? '' Then I inquired of him my way , but he grew angry , and , as I perceived , would fain have hindered me ; but at the last , after I had told him who I was , his anger passed from him . ' `` Take that path , '' said he , `` that leads to the head of this grassy glade , and go up the wood till thou reachest the top . There thou wilt find an open space , and in the midst of it a tall tree . Under the tree is a fountain , and by the fountain a marble slab , and on the slab a bowl of silver , with a silver chain .
Dip the bowl XXXXX the fountain , and throw the water on the slab , and thou wilt hear a might peal of thunder , till heaven and earth seem trembling with the noise .
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