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1. The Laughing Knights' Island Folktale (continued)

   

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   to go home that night. The Knight sent for Jack to come to his room.
   '' Well, Jack says he, how did you '' get on to-day?
   The very best, master.
   Well you are the best man on this island.All the boys I had let my herd go down. Every day there was a cow or two gone, and they said they heard a dreadful roar and they ran away.
   They didn't see what took the cows.
   '' Well, master, I didn't run
   away, and if you come with me the day after tomorrow I'll show you a
   sight that you never saw before. ''
   '' And why not come tomorrow? ''
   '' Well says Jack the job is not finished yet, so wait till after tomorrow and I'll let you come?
   ''You'll let me come ? '' Can't I come when I like ? ''
   '' You can go tomorrow but there's every chance that you could never come back, for I'm not sure yet if the last of your enemies are gone. ''
   '' Well says the Laughing Knight I'll do as you say, for you are the most wonderful boy I met. ''
   So he waited till the day that Jack appointed.
   Jack went with his cows next day and did not expect any more visitors of that ugly kind, and went up a tree, for some of the tempting fruit, he chanced to look over to where the cattle were feeding, and he saw a giant, coming with

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Informant

   B. O Grady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan