` She is thine , ' answered Yspaddaden , ` but it is Arthur and none other who has won her for thee . Of my own free will thou shouldst never have had her , for now I must lose my life . ' And as he spake Goreu the son of Custennin cut off his head , as if had been ordained , and Arthur 's hosts returned each man to his own country . THE ORANGE FAIRY BOOK The Story of the Hero Makoma From the Senna -LRB- Oral Tradition -RRB- Once upon a time , at the town of Senna on the banks of the Zambesi , was born a child . He was not like other children , for he was very tall and strong ; over his shoulder he carried a big sack , and in his hand an iron hammer . He could also speak like a grown man , but usually he was very silent . One day his mother said to him : ` My child , by what name shall we know you ? ' And he answered : ` Call all the head men of Senna here to the river 's bank . ' And his mother called the head men of the town , and when they had come he led them down to a deep black pool in the river where all the fierce crocodiles lived . ' O great men ! ' he said , while they all listened , ` which of you will leap into the pool and overcome the crocodiles ? ' But no one would come forward . So he turned and sprang into the water and disappeared . The people held their breath , for they thought : ` Surely the boy is bewitched and throws away his life , for the crocodiles will eat him ! ' Then suddenly the ground trembled , and the pool , heaving and swirling , became red with blood , and presently the boy rising to the surface swam on shore . But he was no longer just a boy ! He was stronger than any man and very tall and handsome , so that the people shouted with gladness when they saw him . ` Now , O my people ! ' he cried , waving his hand , ` you know my name -- I am Makoma , `` the Greater '' ; for have I not slain the crocodiles into the pool where none would venture ? ' Then he said to his mother : ` Rest gently , my mother , for I go to make a home for myself and become a hero . '
Then , entering his hut he took Nu-endo , his iron hammer , and throwing the sack XXXXX his shoulder , he went away .
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