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   need not waste the time coming in to eat again, she did so, and when he had eaten he was about to go up the stairs when she asked him where was he going. He said when the people in his country had their supper eaten they always went to bed.
   Meanwhile she went out for a bucket of water laving two cakes of bread on the table and when the man came down the stairs he saw the two cakes on the table. He gave half a cake to the dog and hunted him out the door, so that when the woman would see the dog and the half a cake in his mouth she would think that it was the dog that took the bread. While the woman was outside the man took his journey home with the cake and a half of bread quite satisfied with himself and the trick he played on the woman.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
         1. bread (~2,063)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Katty Mc Auliffe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Meelin, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Mr D. Mc Auliffe

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Meelin, Co. Cork