Reading Notes: The Golden Ball, Part A

The Golden Ball

there were two daughters to one mother
they came home from a fair and saw a handsome young man at his front door
he was dressed in golden accessories
he gave each daughter a golden ball
he told them if they lost it, they would be hung
the youngest daughter lost her ball
she had thrown it too far
it went so far it went into a house and she never saw it again
she was taken away to be hung
she had a boyfriend who said he would get the ball so she wouldnt be hung
an old lady appeared where the ball was
she told him he must sleep three nights at the house if he wanted to ball back
he went into the house and looked all over for the ball
the first night in the house a giant came looking for the boy
the boy hid and the giant looked out the window for him
the boy cut the giant in half
half of the giant fell out the window onto a group of bogles
the bogles wanted the other half of him so the boy threw it out the window to them
the next night another giant came and the boy cut him up as well but shoved his pieces up the chimney
the last night the boy killed all the bogles and got the golden ball back
the daughter who lost the ball was set to be hung
the hangman tells her to say any prayers or goodbyes
her mom and dad come to watch her be hung
he boyfriend arrives right as she was about to be hung
he gives her the golden ball and he took her home
they lived happily ever after

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