approach the place he quickly observes it and shakes himself;
which, by the sound of the bells, not only alarms the prince and his
guards, but the whole country round, so that it is impossible ever
to get him, and those that are so unfortunate as to be taken by the
Knight of the Glen are boiled in a red-hot fiery furnace.'

`Bless me,' says the young prince, `what will we do? If we
return without the steed we will lose our heads, so I see we are ill
fixed on both sides.'

`Well,' says the Thief of Sloan, `if it were my case I would
rather die by the Knight than by the wicked Queen; besides, I will
go with you myself and show you the road, and whatever fortune
you will have, I will take chance of the same.'

They returned him sincere thanks for his kindness, and he,
being well acquainted with the road, in a short time brought them
within view of the knight's castle.

`Now,' says he, `we must stay here till night comes; for I know
all the ways of the place, and if there be any chance for it, it is
when they are all at rest; for the steed is all the watch the knight
keeps there.'

Accordingly, in the dead hour of the night, the King's three sons
and the Thief of Sloan attempted the Steed of Bells in order to
carry him away, but before they could reach the stables the steed
neighed most terribly and shook himself so, and the bells rung with
such noise, that the knight and all his men were up in a moment.