School: Castlegannon, Mullinavat (roll number 13028)

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1. Big Phelaley and Little Phelaley (continued)

   

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   heard of again.

   

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2. The Widow and Her Son

   

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   There was once a poor widow and she had one son and his name was Jack he was a fool. One day his mother sent him to the shop for a needle when he was coming home he stuck it in a load of hay. When he went home his mother asked him where was the needle and he said I stuck it in a load of hay and she said why didn't you stick it in your coat and she beat him. The next day she sent him for a pound of butter and he stuck it on his coat and it melted to the ground. When he went home his mother asked him why didn't you put it in a cabbage leaf so she beat him again. The next day she sent him for milk and he put it in a cabbage leaf and it all spilled about when he went home she asked him what did he do with the milk and she said why didn't you put it in a can and she beat him again. The next day she sent him for a dog and he put him into the can when he went home the dog was dead and his mother said why didnt you put a cord on his neck and pull him after you and she beat him again. The next day she sent him

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   AT1696: “What Should I have Said (Done)?”

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nellie Dalton

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Castlegannon, Co. Kilkenny