legend. Part bird and part man, with red beak for a nose
and flashing eyes, the tengu was notorious for stirring up
feuds and prolonging enmity between families. Indeed, the
- belligerent tengus were supposed to have been man's first
+ belligerent tengu were supposed to have been man's first
instructors in the use of arms.
[ Mythical Beasts, by Deirdre Headon (The Leprechaun Library) ]
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