In the village of Elton, Gloucestershire, there was once a beautiful daughter. She was so attractive that men would come from far and wide to try and get her attention and her favour. Wary of bad-hearted men, her father decided to build a fence around their home and would refuse anyone permission to talk to her. One Sunday, a young man was on his way to church at Flaxley. As he passed by, the father watched him with a suspicious eye. Not long after this, a hare appeared at the gate. It deftly jumped into the garden and began nibbling the grass while watching the house. The father, who had heard that witches can turn into hares, took a shot at the animal with his musket. He hit it in the leg and, in startled fright, the hare hopped clumsily away. Soon after, the church bell began to ring out from Flaxley and the young man returned from service. As he walked by the house, the father noticed he too had a limp.
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