` Do you know how to kill the magician ? ' asked the lady , as they were crossing the ford . ' I thought that , being a magician , he was immortal , and that no one could kill him , ' replied Peronnik . ` Persuade him to taste that apple , and he will die , and if that is not enough I will touch him with my finger , for I am the plague , ' answered she . ` But if I kill him , how am I to get the golden bowl and the diamond lance that are hidden in the cellar without a key ? ' rejoined Peronnik . ` The flower that laughs opens all doors and lightens all darkness , ' said the lady ; and as she spoke , they reached the further bank , and advanced towards the castle . In front of the entrance was a sort of tent supported on poles , and under it the giant was sitting , basking in the sun . As soon as he noticed the colt bearing Peronnik and the lady , he lifted his head , and cried in a voice of thunder : ` Why , it is surely the idiot , riding my colt thirteen months old ! ' ` Greatest of magicians , you are right , ' answered Peronnik . ` And how did you manage to catch him ? ' asked the giant . ` By repeating what I learnt from your brother Bryak on the edge of the forest , ' replied the idiot . ' I just said -- Colt , free to run and free to eat , Colt , gallop fast until we meet , and it came directly . ' ` You know my brother , then ? ' inquired the giant . ` Tell me why he sent you here . ' ` To bring you two gifts which he has just received from the country of the Moors , ' answered Peronnik : ` the apple of delight and the woman of submission . If you eat the apple you will not desire anything else , and if you take the woman as your servant you will never wish for another . ' ` Well , give me the apple , and bid the woman get down , ' answered Rogear .
The idiot obeyed , but at the first taste XXXXX the apple the giant staggered , and as the long yellow finger of the woman touched him he fell dead .
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