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While investigating the destruction of his house by one of these creatures, a man was told not to worry because “[these creatures] never strike the same house twice.” When discussing what could have produced a footprint, a group ruled out (15[1])bears because “bears are sweet”, dragons because of no scorch marks, and griffins because they’re extinct, before deciding on these creatures. A plan to kill one of these creatures involved getting birds to peck its eyes out before trapping it in tar. A man described how “you think of all of the things you’ve seen” and “you (*) wish that you could live in between” after encountering these “terrible, awesome, (10[1])scary, wonderful” creatures “in the sky”. One of these creatures killed Rapunzel, the baker’s wife, and the narrator while avenging her husband’s death. (10[1])For 10 points, a golden harp and a hen laying golden eggs (10[1])were stolen from what creatures by Jack? ■END■

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