When he came to the garden where the cherries grew he jumped off his horse , drank some water from the spring , which rose there , and fell directly into a deep sleep . The Draken came round about to eat him , but the dogs flung themselves on them and tore them in pieces , and scratched a grave in the ground with their paws , and buried the Draken so that Janni might not see their dead bodies . When Janni awoke , and saw his dogs all covered with blood , he believed that they had caught , somewhere , a wild beast , and was angry because they had left none of it for him . But he plucked the cherries , and took them back to his sister . When the Drakos heard that Janni had come back , he fled for fear forty fathoms underground . And the sister ate the cherries and declared herself well again . The next day , when Janni was gone to hunt , the Drakos came out , and advised the sister that she should pretend to be ill again , and when her brother asked her what she would like , she should answer ` Quinces , ' and when he inquired where these were to be found , she should say : ` In a garden distant about two days ' journey . ' Then would Janni certainly be destroyed , for there dwelt six brothers of the Drakos , each of whom had two heads . The sister did as she was advised , and next day Janni again set off , taking his three dogs with him . When he came to the garden he dismounted , sat down to rest a little , and fell fast asleep . First there came three Draken round about to eat him , and when these three had been worried by the dogs , there came three others who were worried in like manner . Then the dogs again dug a grave and buried the dead Draken , that their master might not see them . When Janni awoke and beheld the dogs all covered with blood , he thought , as before , that they had killed a wild beast , and was again angry with them for leaving him nothing . But he took the quinces and brought them back to his sister , who , when she had eaten them , declared herself better . The Drakos , when he heard that Janni had come back , fled for fear forty fathoms deeper underground . Next day , when Janni was hunting , the Drakos went to the sister and advised that she should again pretend to be ill , and should beg for some pears , which grew in a garden three days ' journey from the castle . From this quest Janni would certainly never return , for there dwelt nine brothers of the Drakos , each of whom had three heads . The sister did as she was told , and next day Janni , taking his three dogs with him , went to get the pears . When he came to the garden he laid himself down to rest , and soon fell asleep . Then first came three Draken to eat him , and when the dogs had worried these , six others came and fought the dogs a long time .
The noise of this combat awoke Janni , and he slew the Draken , and knew at last why the XXXXX were covered with blood .
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