School: Belvoir, Kilkishen

Location:
Belvoir, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 053

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 053

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  1. There are not many wild aminals in our country, but we have some a 1) foxes 2) rabbits 3) hares 4) squirreals 5) wild cats 6) deers 7) rats 8) badgers 9) Weasels Foxes
    The foxes are very plentiful in this locality Thye live in dens dug into the ground by themselves in lonely places or in a cave between two rocks They make sure they wont be hungry, they eat rabbits for some time this time only lasts when the rabbits are near them Then they have to go off for in Search of them and as they are on the hunt atall they pay a reset to the neighbouring fowl yard and take off
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Folktales index
    AT0033: The Fox Plays Dead and is Thrown out of the Pit and Escapes
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