School: Bun Machan
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- There was once in this county a robber named Crotty. He used to rob people of their gold on the lonely highway. At last he was caught and sentenced to death for murder. Before he was hanged he said that if there was any of his friends in the town he would tell them where to find plenty of gold. As none of his friends were there he said that a bootful of gold was(continues on next page)