School: Drong (2)

Location:
Drung, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Fháinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 426

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 426

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  1. (continued from previous page)
    "Get up on my tooth, and I'll carry you across"
    "O, no, no, said the little bannock of bread
    I'd be afraid you'd eat me
    At that the fox made a bound and gabbled him up
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. The Wren.
    One day the pigeon went to the wren to ask her how to put a roof on her nest. The wren began to tell her, "You put a stick this way."
    "O, yes, yes I know all that," says the pigeon."
    "Then you put another stick this way." says the wren.
    "O yes, yes, I know all that" says the pigeon.
    "Then you begin to put moss this way." says the wren.
    "O yes, yes, I know all that" says the pigeon.
    "Well when you know so much, you can go and finish it yourself," says the wren.
    "The pigeon went off, and never found out how to put a roof on her nest. She just puts a
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
          1. wrens (~39)
    Folktales index
    AT0236: The Thrush Teaches the Doves (etc.) to Build Small Nests
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Hudson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rakenny, Co. Cavan