dead forever," said a third. "He is dead by the cast of my
stone," said Feet-in-the-Ashes.

They went up to where the Giant was and looked all over him.
"There is the stone that overthrew him," said one of the
youths, "that round black stone. Where did you get it?"

"On the moor," said Feet-in-the-Ashes.

"On the moor," said the others looking at him.

"Yes," said Feet-in-the-Ashes, "Picked it up this morning on
the moor just as the cock crew."

One of the three youths took the round black stone in his
hand. "I'll bring the stone with me," said he. "We'll go into
the Castle now and see what our finding there will be."

They went into the Castle. The three youths told
Feet-in-the-Ashes they would help him to find what he had
come to seek--the three teeth out of the head of the King of
Ireland. They searched and they searched all over the Castle.
At last one of them opened an iron press and there on a shelf
was a silver cup and in the cup were three teeth.
Feet-in-the-Ashes knew they were what he had come for. He
left the cup beside him.

They took provisions from the Giant's store, put them on the
table and began to eat. But first one and then another and
then the third of the three youths made an excuse and left
the table. Feet-in-the-Ashes went on with his breakfast. Then
he left the Castle to look for the three youths that had
been his companions. He did not find them. He went down to
the sea-shore. He saw his boat and the sails were raised on
it. In the boat were the three youths and they were making
ready to put out to sea. Feet-in-the-Ashes shouted to them.
Then one of the youths came to the side of the deck and spoke
back to him.

"You found the Stone of Victory without knowing it," said he,
"and you let us take it in our hands. Now we cannot give it
back to you for our lives depend on our keeping it and
bringing it away. And," said he, "we fear to stay on the land
with you because you have such luck that you could take the
Stone from us. The boat we came in is gone. We take your boat
and we think that you have such luck that you will find
another way of getting off the island. Remember that what you
came for was not the Stone of Victory but the King's teeth,
and we helped to find them for you."

They had hoisted the sails and now a win