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The One-Orc Conclusion: Judging a Village by One Bad Apple! 🍎🧌

Late one night, Fergus O'Gold, the leprechaun, is woken up by a scary sound! 😱 His gold is being stolen! He and Snotbeard the Giant manage to capture the burglar: a tough, snarling orc named Urzog Night-Stalker. 🧌

Urzog is carrying a collection of nasty weapons—a serrated dagger, a Snaggle-Net, and even Stink-Bombs! 🤢 When Urzog reveals she's from the mountain village of Zul'Gath, Fergus jumps to a big, wrong conclusion:

"This one orc is a dangerous thief, so the entire village of Zul'Gath must be a nest of thieves! Every orc must be just as bad as she is!" 🤔

The frightened Snaggletonians gather their army and march to Zul'Gath, ready for a huge battle! But when they arrive, they meet the wise and kind village chief, Ghorza Stone-Hand. She's not a thief at all! She explains that every village has its troublemakers, and it's not fair to judge everyone based on just one bad person. 💖

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