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1. Farmer and Three Sons (continued)

   

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   he was to pull a piece of skin from the top of his head to the sole of his foot so Bill agreed. "Your work is" he said to plough what a greyhound would piss over in the day" & when an ould lady would cry cawk in the corner to throw her out in the dung hill so Bill went on to this man & when the greyhound came out in the morning Bill had the horses yoked in the field & the greyhound never stopped & he couldn't plough it out in a year so when Bill come in to his dinner the ould lady cried cawk & he threw her out in the dung hill & again he come back the greyhound had the dinner ate so the next day Bill got sorry & the gentleman pulled a piece of skin from the top of his head to the sole of his foot.

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   • James Coleman