Of the Discourse Between the Knight and the Squire, with Other Matters Worth Relating.
Sancho is so unhappy about the blanketing that he would like to go home. Just then, Don Quixote spies a large cloud of dust in the distance. "A prodigious army is approaching," he says, "And this day shall not only see a change in our fortunes, but shall see exploits of mine that shall be forever part of history." But Sancho sees two dust clouds that his master interprets as two armies about to attack one another. He describes giants and crests and heraldic symbols that Sancho cannot discern for the dust. As the two armies approach, however, Sancho hears the bleating of sheep and warns his master—too late—that the hosts are but separate flocks crossing the path. Don Quixote charges into the midst, scattering, trampling, and wounding many animals. The shepherds respond to the attack by expertly using their slingshots. Don Quixote is hit by so many rocks that he is quite unconscious when Sancho arrives to help him. Toothless and sore all over, the knight curses the necromancer who has robbed him of victory by changing the armies into a flock of sheep.
