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1. The Laughing Knights' Island Folktale (ar lean)

   

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   as thick as gateposts. He had one of the cows by the neck, dragging her away. Jack jumped to his feet and he shouted, '' Drop that cow '' let her out. '' He looked round at Jack and Jack got a full view of his face. He had one eye almost in the centre of his forehead. Jack ran up to him he let out the cow and said, '' You dwarf from Ireland, I'll soon put you into pulp, just with one of my hands, you little wretch. ''
   '' Two can play at that game '' says Jack. The giant grinned at Jack with contempt, and made a dash for him to crush him just like a fly. Just then Jack's bangle was flying towards the awful looking giant and it dropped round his neck. Jack gave a pull on the nose and it tightened so that he put out his tongue for five or six inches. Another pull brought him down to the ground, and Jack cut off his head with the sword, and axe that Green Slieve gave him. That ended Jack's trouble for that day. When the time came for returning Jack drove home his herd, and they never got as much milk for the herd before. Green Slieve ordered Jack it be brought in, thinking that he had lost some of the cows, as was always the case before, but when he found he had all his cows safe, he brought Jack up to his

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