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1. The Hare, Lion, Eagle and Spider (continued)

   

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   and I can't be killed till that egg is broke on my forehead. "Begor" says Jack "I won't be long till I break it on your forehead" so Jace goes out to the forest and he says "I wish I was a lion" and no sooner said then he was a lion and off he goes roaring through the forest till he meets with this lion and he kills the lion and out leaps a hare and Jack was his hound and he kills the hare and out leaps the hawk and he kills the hawk and the egg fell out of the hawk and Jack was turned into a man and he got the egg and came on up and knocked at the door and the ould lad was getting very weak inside. The ould lad opened the door and when he opened the door he hit him with the egg in the forehead and killed him so him and the

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