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    eyes and a mouth in it and put a lit candle in it. The man came and he would be always looking behind him and he never saw the thing until he was beside it. he started to run and did not stop until he was at home and he never worked again and he was called lazy Bill that never worked nor never will.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1640: The Brave Tailor
    AT2025: The Fleeing Pancake
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James O' Dea
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    James O' Dea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Randalstown, Co. Meath