“You thief! we will not ease.”
“Oh, it is the good champions you are,” said the ragged green man; “I did not think it was possible to tie him; but you shall see yourselves that I shall have Bioultach now.”
He turned to the giant and cut fine pieces of his flesh, till he had the full of his hands, and he ran and squeezed the flesh down on the stone, and Bioultach arose alive again. They smothered him with kisses and drowned him with tears, and dried him with fine cloths silken, and with the hair of their heads; and when Bioultach stooped under the door, the tree that was growing on him fell.
“Oh, Bioultach,” said the giant, “tightly, tightly it is they have tied me; but do you ease the tie a little.”
“Oh, you thief!” said Bioultach, “I will not ease; but tell me where is Maunus?”
“Oh! he is in the Bake-house outside there.”
“How shall I get him out?”
“I will put out the flame with a whiff.”
Bioultach pulled the giant out, till he quenched the flame and Maunus came out.