Volume: CBÉ 0221
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0221, Page 0083
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“There was a man wan time and he was a bit silly in his mind.”
(continued from previous page)had no gold at all. He kept the fairy there for about an hour an' a half, an' never took his eyes off him all the time. The fairy was gettin' fed up with him and could think of no plan ta get rid of him, and at last says he ta the man. "If you let me go I will give you three wishes. Two for yourself and wan for you wife". Very good" says the man "let it be so." You have only the three wishes mind says the fairy and mind make good use of them.' "Oh Begob I will" says the lad "I'll do me best with them" He went on home and it was fairly dark and begor didn't he lose his way he was so much taken up with thinkin' what he'd do with the three wishes that he didn't mind where he was goin' Begor anyway he went astray and didn't know(continues on next page)