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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 144

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    (continued from previous page)
    They decided to ask the King. The King considered for some time, at last he said that the wasp was the most useful.
    The bee got very angry and he said he would have revenge out of the King. The King said "What harm can a little insect like you do!"
    The bee did not worry the king for a long time until one morning he saw the bee on the window sill and he said to himself that the bee was up to some mischief.
    This King had a beautiful daughter so he got uneasy that the bee might
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0310: The Maiden in the Tower
    AT0432: The Prince as Bird
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Bourke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Palmerstown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Anthony Tuoghill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlereagh, Co. Mayo