19. Sparks and fiery flamesexplode from its mouth.
20. And smoke spews from its noselike steamfrom a boiling pot,
21. while its blazing breathscorches everything in sight.
22. Its neck is so tremendousthat everyone trembles,
23. the weakest parts of its bodyare harder than iron,
24. and its heart is stone.
25. When this noisy monster appears,even the most powerfulturn and run in fear.
26. No sword or spear can harm it,
27. and weapons of bronze or ironare as useless as strawor rotten wood.
28. Stones thrown from a slingcause it no more harmthan husks of grain.This monster fears no arrows,
29. it simply smiles at spears,and striking it with a stickis like slapping it with straw.
30. As it crawls through the mud,its sharp and spiny hidetears the ground apart.
31. And when it swims down deep,the sea starts churninglike boiling oil,
32. and it leaves behind a trailof shining white foam.
33. No other creature on earthis so fearless.
34. It is king of all proud creatures,and it looks upon the othersas nothing.