momotaro's onslaught was so furious that the devils could not stand against him. at first their foe had been a single bird, the pheasant, but now that momotaro and the dog and the monkey had arrived they were bewildered, for the four enemies fought like a hundred, so strong were they. some of the devils fell off the parapet of the castle and were dashed to pieces on the rocks beneath; others fell into the sea and were drowned; many were beaten to death by the three animals.