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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0729, Page 033

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    out and work.' When the little man had said this he went off.
    When the poor man went home his wife asked him how much he got for the cow. When he told her she began to fight him. He told her to clean the table. When she did this he layed one of the bottles on the table. He then said "little men come out and work."
    When he had said this two little men came out of the bottle and got ready a dinner fit for a king. The woman fainted when she saw this. She was soon better and the two took a fine meal. When they were finished the woman told them to clean the table.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Oliver Bergin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Thomas Waters
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath