School: Órán Mór (B) (roll number 4506)

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   “There was a woman once and she had three daughters.”

   

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   and she looked up the chimney and the bag was gone and she went after her. She met the sheep and she said "sheep of mine sheep of mine did you see that maid of mine with the wig and the wag and the long leather bag that stole all the money from me. She's on before you said the sheep. She went on until she met a cow and the cow said the same thing and she went on until she met a horse and the horse said the same thing. She went on until she met the mill and she said did you see that maid of mine. She is here behind me said the mill and the woman twisted the girl up in the mill and then the woman went home. The next year the second girl said it was time for her to go too. The mother made two cakes and she said which will you take the small one and my blessing or the big one and my curse. I will take the big one and your curse and she went away and she me the same woman as the other girl met. She did the same thing. After another year the youngest girl said that she would go and the mother made two cakes and she said which will you take "the big one and my curse or the small one and my blessing. I'll take the small one and your blessing. She went away and she met the same woman as the other two met and she took her in as a maid. One day the woman went to town and the girl took the bag of gold and went away and she met the sheep and the sheep said shear me and she did and the

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máirtín O Mógáin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrowmoneash, Co. Galway