
Ainmhithe Allta
- Language
- Irish
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Mathghamna
- Informant
- Tomás Ó Mathghamna
He lets himself sink somewhat in water with a bundle of hay. The fleas gather on the haybundle. Finally the fox dives under the water.
“The way a fox takes the fleas out of himself is; he gets a mouthful of wool on a hedge where there are sheep and he goes to the bank of a river...”
“I heard another story about the way the fox rids himself of the fleas...”
“Once upon a time a fox was in a very bad way with the fleas...”