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OONA: Man, it’s a good job you never met up with Fin! It’s
more than your two front teeth you’d have lost.

CUHULLIN: You’re tricking me! I don’t believe any man eats
bread like that!

OONA: Oh, don’t you now! Just wait till you see this.

NARRATOR 4: She took one of the loaves off the table and
walked over to the cradle where Fin was lying dressed like
a baby.

OONA: This is Fin’s son. Isn’t he a fine little lad! (tickles Fin
under the chin) Just like his daddy.

FIN: (like a baby) Goo, goo! Goo, goo!

OONA: (to FIN, as to a baby, while holding out the loaf) Here
you are, me dove, have a bit of bread.

FIN: (looks fearfully at the loaf, then questioningly at OONA)

NARRATOR 2: Now, this loaf looked like all the rest, but
Oona knew that it was the only one without an iron griddle.

NARRATOR 3: She gave Fin a big wink. Then Fin took a bite
of the loaf that took away half the side of it.

FIN: (bites into the bread, then chews while making happy
baby sounds)

CUHULLIN: (staring at FIN) That’s amazing! And you tell me
this is Fin MacCool’s child?

OONA: None other! So you can guess what size of man his
daddy is.

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