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School: Myshall (B.)

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    a flock of sheep passed by Little Tom shouted a him, to let him out of the bog. The man did as he was asked. Then he put the trunk of a small tree in the bag, and went with the man. When Big Tom returned, he went on and threw the bag into the river, thinking he had Little Tom drowned.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Kavanagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinacrea, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    Patrick Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinacrea, Co. Carlow