School: Kilcorby
- Location:
- Kilcorby, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ebbitt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0969, Page 246
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- A lark built her nest in afield of corn, it grew ripe before her young ones were able to fly.
Fearing lest they should be destroyed when the corn would be reaping, she told them, before she went out to get them food each morning, that they must listen with attention and hear if anything were said about reaping the field.
On her return they told her that the farmer and his son had been there, and had agreed to ask their neighbours to assist them in cutting the corn next day.
"And as they depend upon their neighbours to help them, said the mother", "very well, then, I think we have no occasion to be afraid for to-morrow. The next day she went out, and she told them to listen as before. When she returned, they told her that the farmer and his son had again been there, and none of the neighbours came to help them, so they put it off till the next day.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frances Elliott
- Gender
- Female
