School: Bunlahy, Granard
- Location:
- Bunlahy, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Mrs Brady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0765, Page 300
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- (continued from previous page)It wasn't long till she met a wretched looking horse. 'Scratch me scratch me, says the horse, I wasn't scratched this seven years" Haven't I enough to do, says she, without scratching a dirty old nag like you" says she and on she went.
By this time she was beginning to get very hungry so after a short time she sat down to eat some of the oaten bread. She was not long there until a dog came up; he was covered with sores and looked starved, Feed me, feed me, says the dog, I wasn't fed this seven years'. Get out of my sight, you cur, says she, lifting a stone and hitting him; the poor dog began to [?] and went away. She had more than half the cake left and what came up but a little robin looking for crumbs; the lassie was so cruel that she gathered up(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Sweeney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Coolcor, Co. Longford
