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"You raise it!" replied Little John, and the giant lifted
_it as though it were a mere pebble.
Beneath the slab there were three pots of gold. "Carry
those upstairs!" ordered the giant.
"You carry them up!" answered Little John. And the
giant carried them up one by one.
When they were back in the hall where the great
fireplace was, the giant said, "Little John, the spell has
been broken!"
At that, one of his leg came off and kicked its way up
the chimney.
"One of these pots of gold is for you." An arm came
loose and climbed up the chimney.
"The second pot of gold is for the friars who come to
carry away your body, believing you perished. "
The other arm came off and followed the first.___
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