School: Eanach Mór (roll number 13912)
- Location:
- Annagh More, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mártain Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0142, Page 131
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- In a palace one time there was a cook and this day the cook was carving a goose, and what did he do but cut one leg and put it into his pocket. The king did not say anything about it, but the next day they were going for a drive. It was a frosty morning and there was some geese lying on a pond of water, and they had one of their legs under their wing. The cook said to the king, "these geese has only one leg". The king said, "sh", and then they let down the other leg. The cook said why didn't you say 'sh' to the goose that was on the dish yesterday and she would have two legs also.
- There was a man one time + he bet on another man that he would do everything the child would do for the(continues on next page)
