` How can I get him home ? ' asked Ian . ` Nought will bring him but a shake of that iron chain which hangs outside the gate . But there is neither to leeward , nor to westward , nor in the four brown boundaries of the sea , any man that can hold battle with him , save Ian , the soldier 's son , and he is now but sixteen years of age . ' ` In the land whence I have come there are many men with the strength of Ian , ' said he . And he went outside and pulled at the chain , but he could not move it , and fell on his knees . At that he rose to his feet , and gathering up his strength mightily , he seized the chain , and this time he shook it so that three links broke . And the second giant heard it on the hunting hill , and lifted his head , thinking -- ` It sounds like the noise of Ian , the soldier 's son , ' said he ; ` but as yet he is only sixteen years old . Still , I had better look to it . ' And home he came . ` Are you Ian , the soldier 's son ? ' he asked , as he entered the castle . ` No , of a surety , ' answered the youth , who had no wish that this giant should know him either ; ` but I will wrestle with you as if I were he . ' Then they seized each other by the shoulder , and the giant threw him on his two knees . ` You are the stronger , ' cried Ian ; ` but I am not beaten yet . ' And rising to his feet , he threw his arms round the giant . Backwards and forwards they swayed , and first one was uppermost and then the other ; but at length Ian worked his leg round the giant 's and threw him to the ground . Then he called to the raven , and the raven came flapping towards him , and said : ` Put your hand under my right wing , and you will find there a knife sharp enough to take off his head . ' And sharp indeed it was , for with a single blow , the giant 's head rolled from his body . ` Now wash yourself with warm water , and rub yourself over with oil of balsam , and to-morrow you will be as strong as many men .
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