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1. Silly Thing (continued)

   

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   to do with her, for they knew she would be of no use to them. she was so silly. They told her to go home and mind their mother but she wouldn't mind them Then they got a rope and tied her to a tree and went on their journey again. Poor Sillything was tied to the tree for about half an hour when a man came towards her on a horse and released her. She again followed her sisters. The two sisters had gone on a good piece by this time, but they again heard the noise behind them and looked around and there was Sillything. They were in an awful [?] now but they could do nothing but bring her with them. So they travelled on farther until the night was falling. Then they said to each other that they would have

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   History Edit

   Date

   1935

   Item type

   Lore

   Folktales index—relevant types

   AT0328: The Boy Steals the Giant's Treasure

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script