Contents

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How he came to know what the birds said[13]
The Stone of Victory.
And how Feet-in-the-Ashes, the Swineherd's Son, came to find it[21]
The King of the Birds[51]
Bloom-of-Youth and the Witch of the Elders[67]
The Hen-wife's Son and the Princess Bright Brow[85]
The Giant and the Birds[113]
The Sea-Maiden who became a Sea-Swan[133]
What the Peacock and the Crow Told Each Other[149]
The Treasure of King Labraid Lorc[163]

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Round and Round the Castle they went, and the Giantwith his strength was wearing out Feet-in-the-Ashes
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"No bird will ever out-soar this flight of mine,"said the Eagle[61]
But just as the Witch was dragging her to thestone a robin began to sing[79]
The Red Champion said, "Good is the Champion thatthe King of this Land has sent against me."[97]
All flew from the mountain except one bird andhe was the greatest amongst them all[117]
I put it to my lips, I drank it when he took astep towards me[141]
O most beauteous of all the birds, do you know ofany arms by which a hero can slay a dragon?[155]
"Ernan is Lord, is Lord of the Fair Islands"[173]