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    There was a woman wan time and she had three sons.

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    burning in hell for ever and ever". Oh thats right,that's right" the poor woman cried "Now" says the angel "to come to your youngest son, he would have turned out to be the biggest rascal of them all. he would have turned away from God and from his religion, and would be damned for ever also, and isn't it better that God took him in time." "Oh" says the poor woman "I wonder will God ever forgive for what I have done" and she started to cry again. "Of course he'll forgive you" says the angel "You turn over a new leaf and go back to your house and thank God that he took your three sons when they were prepared to go." The poor woman thanked the angel over and over
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    4 June 1936
    Item type
    Lore
    Folktales index
    AT0759: God's justice Vindicated
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant