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1. The Widow and Her Three Daughters (continued)

   

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   of my stocking and I will take of you when she saw that they was no blood on her stocking. She said go out and get a switch and give three slashes of it against the flag and she would get back her sisters again.

   

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2. The King and His Daughter

   

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   Once there lived a King and he had one daughter and four Servants. His daughter wished to marry one of the Servants. The King heard all about and he did not like it, so he wished to kill the man. One day the King sent three of the men to the wood for three loads of timber. He gave them three strong horses and carts and he sent the other man to clean out a house when he had one sprong full, nine sprong fulls would come in. The house was full up and he could not clean it out. He ran in and told the King's daughter, she gave him the King's wand and told him to say when he had one sprong full out to say nine sprongs out so he had the house cleaned out in a few minutes. Then he told that King that he had the house cleaned out the King said, I dont believe you. When he looked at the house he could never

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   AT0650**: The Strong Youth

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Elizabeth Murphy

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Caisleán an Bhainne, Co. Chill Chainnigh