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The youth sells pseudo‑magic objects and animals. The wolf is sold as a goat. The rabbit as letter carrier; the hat that “pays everything”; the wand that revives the dead. The teaching of languages or the self‑cooking pot. The gold‑dropping horse. The youth has himself buried alive and stabs his enemy from out of the ground with a knife. [Under this type has been included the tale of a person who sells the same animal to three different buyers in succession.]

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  10. Folklore

    “There were three brothers one time. Their names were - Hidilty, Didilty, and Domakinary.”

    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sarah Craig
    Age
    12
    Informant
    William O' Donnell
    Age
    26

  11. Scéal

    “Bhí sin ann agus is fadó bhí bacach ag siubhal fríd an tír seo dar b'ainm Jimmy Hogie.”

    Language
    Irish
    Informant
    Pádraig Ua Beirn
    Age
    88

  12. Seanscéal

    “Bhí fear ann aon uair amháin darbh ainm do Séamus Bán agus lá amháin chuaidh sé isteach i siopa a raibh biotailte 'a dhíol ann.”

    Language
    Irish
    Collector
    Seaghan Iosep Mac Seaghain
    Age
    11

  16. (no title)

    “Bhí fear ann uair amháin agus bhí feilm mhór talmhan aige, agus rinne sé teach don fear a chuir sé isteach...”

    Language
    Irish