Volume: CBÉ 0221
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0221, Page 0132
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“There was a king wan time and had three sons.”
(continued from previous page)they mad to kill him. He just had time to take out the two loaves of bread and throw them at them before they were within a few feet of him. When they got the bread they lay down on the grass and started to eat it, and the kings son passed on in peace. It wasn't long until he was out of the wood and you may say he was glad. He travelled on a little farther and then he saw a house on the side of the road, and he went in, for it was now nearly night. When he went inside he saw a very old man sitting down by the fire. He seemed to be a lot older than the other old man, for he had a great white whisker down to his waist and it was as white as snow. The old man bid the king's son(continues on next page)