` Cousin , ' said Dschemila suddenly , and turning round as she spoke . ` What is it ? ' answered he . ` The ogre is coming after us . I saw him . ' ` But where is he ? I do n't see him . ' ` Over there . He only looks about as tall as a needle . ' Then they both began to run as fast as they could , while the ogre and his dog kept drawing always nearer . A few more steps , and he would have been by their side , when Dschemila threw the darning needle behind her . In a moment it became an iron mountain between them and their enemy . ` We will break it down , my dog and I , ' cried the ogre in a rage , and they dashed at the mountain till they had forced a path through , and came ever nearer and nearer . ` Cousin ! ' said Dschemila suddenly . ` What is it ? ' ` The ogre is coming after us with his dog . ' ` You go on in front then , ' answered he ; and they both ran on as fast as they could , while the ogre and the dog drew always nearer and nearer . ` They are close upon us ! ' cried the maiden , glancing behind , ` you must throw the pin . '
So Dschemil took the pin from his cloak and threw it XXXXX him , and a dense thicket of thorns sprang up round them , which the ogre and his dog could not pass through . '
Over as behind between by in nearer till upon while