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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 473

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    what to do. Who did he meet but a fox. "I'll take you across" said the fox. You'll eat me" said the cakeen. "I will not eat you" said the fox. "Be this and be that you'll eat me" said the cakeen.
    "Be this and be that and be all the grey hairs that's on my grand father's back, I'll not eat you", said the fox. The cakeen went on the fox's back, but when he got half-way across the river, the fox put up his head, and took a bite of the cakeen.
    Before he got to the end of the river, he eat the cakeen in one bite. That was the end of the cakeen.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT2025: The Fleeing Pancake
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Killeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo