School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)

Location:
Three Trees, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín A. Scott
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    the tree.
    The giant thought he jumped over the tree.
    He became afraid of the tailor and ran away to his home.
    Next day the tailor went to where the giant slept.
    That night the giant was entertaining another giant.
    When the giants were sleeping the tailor climbed up the tree that the giants were sleeping under and dropped down a stone.
    Then the one giant began complain that the other was hitting him.
    At last the two giants began to fight.
    They fought till they killed each other.
    The he went and told the King that he had killed the giants. Then he gave him a large sum of money and he lived happy ever after.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Folktales index
    AT1640: The Brave Tailor
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josephine Allen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Three Trees, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mr Tom Brown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aught, Co. Donegal