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    white bull. The step-mother told the little boy to mind the cows; she gave him nothing to eat except whenever she liked. She wouldn't let him go to school either. One day he was sitting down minding the cows when he started thinking about his mother. He said that if his mother lived, he would not be hungry, and that he would be at school.
    The white bull heard him, and came up to him, and went to him and told him to twist his horn and he would get food. He did so, and a white table cloth fell out to him, he opened
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0511: One‑Eye, Two‑Eyes, Three‑Eyes
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry