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1. Jack the Giant Killer (continued)

   

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   the two giants & he started off & he travelled a great distance to where the two giants were & when he came upon them they were loading timber - taking trees up by the roots & loading them up upon a big wagon load & a dozen oxes drawing them. When Jack saw the two giants he go frightened & he got into an old hollow tree & remained there for some time & the giants came on to where he was & they had the load loaded by this time & one of the giants said that that would be very handy for kindling a fire & he took the old rotten tree & threw it up on top of the load & sat on it & the other giant got up to sat beside him but they were crushing Jack very heavily & he plunged his sword into a great big

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   • James Doyle