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1. Folk Tale - Pluto's Hidden Castle (continued)

   

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   end of it in his hand, and he said to Fergus follow me." He struck right and left, and to Fargy's surprise the wood parted, so as to made a pass where two could walk abrest. "Begorra" says Fargy, you can do anything" "Push on now Fergus or the wood will close in on us again. We will soon be in Pluto's park, and sure enough in a few minutes they were, and at the beauty of the place Fargy had to stand still for a while. He was astonished at the beauty of the scene. "Now go on for I will have to leave you, and don't depend on force but on cunning. Tell him you want employment and if he asks you how you got in jist say you tore in through the bushes.
   When Fargy had satisfied himself with the scene he started for Pluto and soon arrived at the castle, and the first he met was Pluto himself. He let a roar at Fargy that would have frightened a common man but Fargy was prepared for him. But when he looked at him his roar was nothing to his looks. His face was covered with hair up to his very eyes, and his breast also - black as a crow. He was very big but his head was out of all proportion to his body. How did you get in here?" he says "Oh! I tore in through the bushes." "Well what do you want?

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   B. O Grady

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan