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1. The Story of the Three Wishes (continued)

   

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   stomach". So that minute it was in her stomach. So she wished it was out agin. That is all they had for the three wishes - a dirty old pounder.

   

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2. The Widow and Her Son

   

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   There once lived a widow and her son. They had only a pig. They wanted to sell the pig. The son was an "ashy pet". So one day the mother went to the market. While she was away, there came a wee man into the house. He began to play a fiddle. The "ashy-pet" got up and began to dance and dance and dance until he nearly killed himself at it. So the wee man stopped and said "I will give you the fiddle for the pig. The "ashy-pet agreed. So he gave him the fiddle and anyone came in he would start to play the fiddle and they would start to dance and dance and dance until they would nearly kill themselves dancing. The wee man told him if anyone started to fight with him to say to the stick "Lay on them" and the stick would beat and beat and beat them until they roared for mercy. The wee man got a rope, put it on the pig and brought it away with him. When the mother came home she was mad with her son. She began to scold him. He started to play the fiddle She started to dance and dance and she danced until the neighbors all came in. He then said to the stick

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   AT0592: The Dance Among Thorns

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Mc Morrow

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Aghavanny, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Peter Mc Morrow

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   45

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Aghavanny, Co. Leitrim