Volume: CBÉ 0221

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    There was once a man and he would put to death...

    There was once a man and he would put to death anybody who would cut him when they would be shaving him. At last he could scarcely find anybody to do the job at all for him. At last there was a young barbour came about and he said that he would shave him without cutting him. The man then told him to be very careful that if he cut him he would shoot him dead and he left the revolver down on the table beside him. The young fellow started off anyhow and shaved away for a long time, and he shaved him in such a manner that he didn't care whether he cut him or not. The man looked at him and told him to be careful three
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    16 August 1936
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant