The Third Labour

At midnight a monstrous serpentine dragon emerges from the forest; Rakhsh approaches his sleeping master and neighs and beats the ground so furiously, that he succeeds in waking him. Rostam looks around, but, seeing nothing, because the dragon has already vanished, grumbles and goes back to sleep. The dragon appears a second time and once again the faithful horse succeeds in rousing his master. Rostam is even angrier than before; but at this moment sufficient light is providentially given him to allow him to see the monster that has been causing Rakhsh such alarm. Rostam then slays the dragon.