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   “Once upon a time, there were a man and a woman by themselves...”

   

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   Once upon a time, there were a man and woman living by themselves. One night the man had a dream that he would find treasure on his own garden under an apple tree. Next morning, he told his wife. He took a spade and went out. He did not know which tree it was under; he began to dig and dig and dig but he found nothing. "Now" said his wife "the garden is ruined and you found nothing."

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
            1. treasure legends (~7,411)

   Folktales index

   AT1645: The Treasure at Home

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Pat Kane

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Peter Moran

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Address

   Kildorragh, Co. Leitrim