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School: Craig Dhubh

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Cregduff, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giobúin
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    time to fill the cart of straw. The wind got strong again and put the straw around the field. Jack went again to the wind. The wind told him not to get angry. "I will give you another horse a tablecloth and a waiter." "Jack said Good bye to the wind."
    He then road home to the uncles house again. He told his uncles all about it. Jack left down the tablecloth and they all had a great supper. Early next morning Jack got up and went home to his wife. When he went home to his wife he spread out the tablecloth but he got nothing. His wife was very angry with him she was weak with the hunger
    Jack went the third time to fill the cart of straw but the wind got stronger than ever and put Jacks straw all over the village. He was very very angry with the wind. Taking a black
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    History Edit
    Folktales index
    AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Duddy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cregduff, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Duddy
    Gender
    Female