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From: Wilma Steele <>
Subject: [AppalLife] Re: Hardy Hard Head Last part
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 12:32:46 -0800 (PST)
In-Reply-To: <20020205202054.77326.qmail@web21208.mail.yahoo.com>



--- terry steele <> wrote:
> Well now, that old witch came out and said, what do
> you fellows want? Jack said, we want you to remove
> the
> spell from the King's daughter. You got any money,
> said the witch?
> Yes, I got this whole poke of money - in gold, said
> Jack. You know you have to wager and beat me at a
> trick to remove the spell? Jack replied, Yes I do -
> me
> and my friends can beat you at any old trick. The
> witch looked at that bag of gold and she begin to
> twitch - just itchy to be done with the lad and
> have
> that gold for her own. Okay, be back lickity-split.
> Here she came with that old haggle, she leaped upon
> the stump, turned a flipflop, landed on her back on
> the haggle, hopped up a laughing. Can you do that?
> Jack said, Hardy Hard Head, can you match that? Yes
> sir I sure can. Hardy Hard head got upon the stump,
> leaped into air, turned a flipflop, landed on his
> head
> right on the haggle. His head knocked those nails
> right in the ground, he jumped up and danced around
> the stump - feeling very fine.
> We won! said Jack.
> Now lad, how would you like to try another wager,
> I'll get another bag of gold. What you want to wager
> on now? The witch said, I can out eat any man alive.
> Jack said, Eatswell come here, can you beat-her? You
> can bet I can. Well, the witch was standing in front
> of one cow and Eatswell in front of the other. 1-2-3
> go!
> The witch opened her mouth about the time Eatswell
> swallowed the last tip of the horn. I won said
> Eatswell about the time the witch was finishing up
> her
> cow.
> Now Lad, said the witch, don't run away now boy,
> lets have another wager. On what said Jack? The
> witch
> said, I can out drink anyman alive. Jack said,
> Drinkswell what do you think, can you beat her? Yes,
> sir I believes I can. Okay said Jack. The witch was
> at
> one fork of the river and Drinkwell the other.
> 1-2-3go!
> The witch was very fast, but Drinkswell drank up the
> whole right fork of the river and the main stream
> just
> as the witch was finishing her side. WE WON! Cried
> Jack.
> Well now, wait a minute lad, said the witch, don't
> run off now. How about another wager? I don't know
> said Jack, as he picked up the four bags of gold -
> his
> one and the three others he had won from the witch.
> I
> seem to have plenty of money and I wouldn't want to
> take advantage of you maman. Now the witch's eyes
> were
> popping out as she kept begging for just one more
> wager. Jack said, This must be the last okay.
> I can out run anyman alive! Jack said, come here
> Runswell, can you beat her? Now the witch heard his
> words and got a little nervous, well now I am
> getting
> a shell for each of us. We must take that shell
> through Ky., across the mountains of WV. clear
> across
> the state of Va. to the ocean. You must fill your
> shell with salt water to prove you went to the
> ocean.
> Okay said Runswell. The witch said, remember. if you
> spill your water, you must go back to the house for
> a
> new shell, okay. Sure said Runswell.
> 1-2-3 go! The witch planned on stopping at the
> creek with the shell and she carried a little poke
> of
> salt withg her so it would appear she had went clear
> across to the ocean. As Runswell drew near, he go
> the
> poke and said maman I don't want you to lose because
> you are weighted down with that heavy sack, here
> I'll
> tote it for you. No she said, but too late; Runswell
> just disappeared over the mountain with the salt.
> Runswell went straight to the ocean, filled his
> shell
> and was returning home, when he met the witch, she
> was
> now near the ocean herself. Well now, looks like you
> beat me fair and square. Let's rest aspell, since
> you
> are winning. Okay said, Runswell. Here said the
> witch,
> put you head on this jawbone, see how nice and
> smooth
> it is, it is curved to fit your head like a nest.
> Runswell laid down and rested his head on the
> jawbone,
> as soon as his head touched it - he fall into a deep
> sleep.It was enchanted with a sleep spell. The witch
> took his shell and threw it away, and went on her
> way
> to the ocean.
> Jack began to get a little nervous, Runswell
> should
> be back by now. Jack asked Harkwell, see if you can
> hear anything? Yes sir, he said, I hear snoring over
> on the other side of the mountains. Jack asked
> Seeswell, can you see them? Yes sir, Runswell is
> asleep with his head on that jawbone, and the witch
> is
> in Va. now headed to the ocean. Jack yelled at
> Shootswell, do you think you can shoot that jawbone
> out of under his head without harming him? Yes Sir,
> I
> can! And he did! Runswells head hit the ground, as
> the
> bullet knocked the jawbone from beneath him. He woke
> up and realized he had been tricked. He reached for
> his shell, but it was gone. He wasted no time, he
> ran
> back to the cabin, got a new shell and leaped over
> those KY. and WV mountains, never had anyone ran so
> fast, never had Runswell himself ever run so fast.
> He
> ran clear to the ocean, then he saw the witch,
> bending
> over to fill her shell. Runswell was ssso angry, he
> kicked he old behind as hard as he could, she surfed
> across the ocean. Runswell, turned around and headed
> toward the finish line. He got there in the fastest
> time ever recorded for man or beast. Jaccccck won!
> He picked up his bag of goal and started back.
> He gave his friends an equal share as he dropped
> each
> off at their own home. He said, Sail, ship sail, to
> the old man he returned. He gave back the ship and a
> bag ogf gold, he still had plenty himself now.
> Jack thanked the old man and when home.
> Now Jack was the richest man in old Ky. and we
> don't
> know if he ever go to marry the princess or not, but
> Jack was happy just the same. He went on to slay a
> many a gaint, he attracked money and gold like a
> magnet. Maw was very proud of her boy JacK. Jack
> even gave Will and Tom money to get them out on
> their
> own. That is my story of Hardy Hard Head.
> Wilma Steele
>
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