And the horse heard her , and galloped like a straw carried along by a tempest till they reached the foot of a rock called the Leap of the Deer . There he stopped , for no horse or mule that ever was born could climb that rock , and Bellah knew it , so she began to sing again : Horse of Leon , given to me , Over the earth and over the sea , Up in the air be guide to me , Everywhere to wander free , and when she had finished , the horse 's fore legs grew shorter and spread into wings , his hind legs became claws , feathers sprouted all over his body , and she sat on the back of a great bird , which bore her to the summit of the rock . Here she found a nest made of clay and lined with dried moss , and in the centre a tiny man , black and wrinkled , who gave a cry of surprise at the sight of Bellah . ` Ah ! you are the pretty girl who was to come and save me ! ' ` To save you ! ' repeated Bellah . ` But who are you , my little friend ? ' ' I am the husband of the Groac ' h of the isle of Lok , and it is owing to her that I am here . ' ` But what are you doing in this nest ? ' ' I am sitting on six eggs of stone , and I shall not be set free till they are hatched . ' On hearing this Bellah began to laugh . ` Poor little cock ! ' she said , ` and how am I to deliver you ? ' ` By delivering Houarn , who is in the power of the Groac ` h. ' ` Ah ! tell me how I can manage that , and if I have to walk round the whole of Brittany on my bended knees I will do it ! ' ` Well , first you must dress yourself as a young man , and then go and seek the Groac ` h . When you have found her you must contrive to get hold of the net of steel that hangs from her waist , and shut her up in it for ever . ' ` But where am I to find a young man 's clothes ? ' asked she . '
I will show you , ' he replied , and XXXXX he spoke he pulled out three of his red hairs and blew them away , muttering something the while .
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