He will draw from your head, the teeth, the teeth
Although he is not very big, 'tis true,
He is able to fight with such as you."

The giant put himself into a terrible passion, and would have killed
Avenant with one blow, only a raven from above flew at his head, and
pecked him straight in the eyes, so violently that he was blinded. He
began striking out on all sides, but Avenant avoided his blows, and
with his sword pierced him so many times that at last he fell to the
ground. Then Avenant cut off his head, and the raven, who had perched
on a tree, said,

"I have not forgotten how you rescued me from the eagle; I promised to
repay you, I think I have done so to-day."

"I owe everything to you, Mr. Raven," responded Avenant, as, holding
Galifron's head, he rode off.

When he entered the town, crowds followed him crying, "Here is the
brave Avenant who has slain the monster."

Avenant advanced to the Princess, and said, "Madam, your enemy is
dead. I hope you will no more refuse the King, my master."

"Although it is so," answered the Princess, "I shall refuse him unless
you will bring me some water from the Grotto of Darkness. At the
entrance there are two dragons, with fire in their eyes and mouths;
inside the grotto there is a deep pit into which you must descend, it
is full of toads, scorpions, and serpents. At the bottom of this pit
there is a little cave where flows the fountain of beauty and health.