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Cuhullin: Well, now, that’s very civil of you, Narrator 4: Now, Oona had made up that one,
woman. But it grieves me even more to learn he’s too, so when he came back, she again tried not
not at home, ’cause I was told I’d find him here. to look surprised.
Oona: Well, now, you were told wrong, for Fin is Oona: Come in now and eat.
away at his causeway. He went rushing there in Narrator 2: She sat him down and put his food
a terrible rage. It seems that some giant called before him, with a big pile of bread loaves—the
Cuhullin has been looking for him, and Fin went ones she’d made with the iron griddles inside.
off to teach that fool a lesson. Cuhullin: Now, that’s fine-looking bread.
Cuhullin: Then I’ll go and find him there, for Narrator 3: Cuhullin picked up a loaf and sunk
I’m Cuhullin, and I won’t rest till I’ve settled any his teeth into it.
argument about whether he’s stronger than me. Cuhullin: Aaahhhhhh! A thousand thunderbolts!
Oona: Ach, don’t be in such a hurry. Come in Woman, what did you put in your bread?
and take your rest awhile. You’ll need it, if it’s Fin Oona: Nothing! What ails you, tall man? That’s
you’re going to fight, for he’s twice your size and the bread my husband eats six dozen loaves of,
ten times stronger-looking! every day!
Narrator 1: Fin nearly fell out of the cradle with Cuhullin: You mean he eats this stuff?! Sure it is
fright. hard as rock, and I’ve lost one of me good front
Fin: Oh, why does she have to go and blab like teeth on the first mouthful!
that? Why doesn’t she just let him go? Oona: Didn’t I say you were a poor, weak thing
Narrator 4: But Oona wasn’t so anxious to get rid compared to Fin? Ach, you’ll regret the day he
of Cuhullin. gets his hands on you.
Oona: Now, just set yourself down, and I’ll have a Cuhullin: Nonsense! If he can eat this bread, so
meal ready for you in no time. I’ve got the bread can I!
all baked and a lovely pot of stew on the fire. Narrator 1: He picked up another loaf and dug
Oh, while you’re waiting, I wonder if you’d do his teeth into it.
me a favor. A cold wind blows in at the door, this Cuhullin: Aaahhhhhh! I’ve lost me other front
time of day. Would you be so kind as to turn the tooth!
house around? Fin always does it for me when Oona: Man, it’s a good job you never met up
he’s home. with Fin! It’s more than your two front teeth
Cuhullin: Certainly. you’d have lost.
Narrator 2: Up he got and went outside. With no Cuhullin: You’re tricking me! I don’t believe any
bother at all, he picked up the whole house and man eats bread like that!
turned it to face the other way. Oona: Oh, don’t you now! Just wait till you see
Narrator 3: Oona was a bit surprised, because this.
Fin himself couldn’t have done it—she’d just Narrator 4: She took one of the loaves off the
made that up to frighten Cuhullin. But she didn’t table and walked over to the cradle where Fin
let on when he came back in. was lying dressed like a baby.
Oona: Thank you kindly. There’s just one other Oona: This is Fin’s son. Isn’t he a fine little lad!
thing, I’m hoping you won’t mind my asking. Just like his daddy.
Cuhullin: Ask on, good woman. Fin: Goo, goo! Goo, goo!
Oona: Fin was going to make a new well for me Oona: Here you are, me dove, have a bit of
near the house, but he forgot to do it, he left in bread.
such a terrible temper. There’s water under all Narrator 2: Now, this loaf looked like all the rest,
that rock for certain—all you need to do is pull but Oona knew that it was the only one without
the mountain apart. an iron griddle.
Cuhullin: All right, then, I’ll see if I can find it Narrator 3: She gave Fin a big wink. Then Fin
for you. took a bite of the loaf that took away half the side
Narrator 1: Off he went again. From the front of it.
door, Oona watched him put his big fingers into Fin: (sounds like Fin eats the bread, imitating a
a little crack in the rock. And with a couple of happy baby)
tugs, he ripped open the mountainside so the Cuhullin: That’s amazing! And you tell me this is
water gushed out. Fin MacCool’s child?

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