“Who have taken from us the Sun and the Moon and the Dawn?” the people cried in terror.
“Whoever they are,” the King said, “they shall have to restore them! Where, O where are the heroes who will undertake to find the Sun and the Moon and the Dawn and return them to their places in the sky?”
There were many men willing to offer themselves for the great adventure but the King realized that something more was needed than willingness.
“It is only heroes of exceptional strength and endurance,” he said, “who should risk the dangers of so perilous an undertaking.”
So he called together all the valiant youths of the kingdom and tested them one by one. He had some waters of great strength and it was his hope to find three heroes the first of whom could drink three bottles of the strong waters, the second six bottles, and the third nine bottles.
Hundreds of youths presented themselves and out of them all the King found at last two, one of whom was able to take three bottles of the strong waters, the other six bottles.
“But we need three heroes!” the King cried. “Is there no one in all this kingdom strong enough to drink nine bottles?”
“Try Log!” some one shouted.
All the youths present instantly took up the cry:
“Log! Log! Send for Log!”