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    them, and he would go and / seek his fortune, and he asked her to make a cake of bread for him. When his mother was making the cake of bread she asked him which would he prefer a big one and his curse or a small one and her blessing. He said "the biggest one you can make and your curse."
    He got his horse, gun and greyhound and went off with his cake of bread to seek his fortune. He sat down one day near a spring well to eat a piece of his cake, he gave a bit to his dog.
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0303: The Twins or Blood‑Brothers
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Flaherty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Denis Flaherty
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry