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1. Old Stories (continued)

   

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   2) Once a man got married and his wife would not get up so he had to make the breakfast but one morning he shouted to his wife that there was a fire she ran down and asked where the fire was. In every other house only this. After that his breakfast was ready when he got up.

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2. Local Weather Signs

   

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   There are many ways of telling the various signs of the weather
   1. When the salt gets damp, and the soot begins to fall it is a sign of rain.
   2. When the hen runs to her house it is a sign of rain.
   3. When we hear the curlew it is a sign of rain.
   4. When the mist goes up in the morning it comes down in rain.
   5. When the crook gets damp it is a sign of damp.
   6. When the river is muddy it is a sign of rain.

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