School: Scoil Sheosaimh Ntha (Cailíní)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Úna, Bean Uí Threasaigh
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  1. There was another man and there were alot of foxes around his place. He set a trap for one who was always coming into his yard. The fox was caught in the trap and when he saw the man coming in the morning he laid down and pretended to be dead. The man came to the fox and threw him over his shoulder. He thought he was dead. When he reached the garden gate he threw down the fox to open the gate, and he ran away.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    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
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Corely
    Gender
    Unknown
    Informant
    Tom Hussey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Scotland, Co. Galway