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1. Jack and the Brown Horse (continued)

   

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   He then plunged into the water and swam away through the raging foam. Jack remained behind the wall of sand and watched the tide coming nearer. After about half an hour it was within a foot of the wall and there was still no sign of the brown horse coming back. Jack was beginning to feel a little uneasy when he saw the tide coming high the edge of the wall. It was now within a couple of inches of the top and there was still no sign of the horse. One inch now, and no horse coming! Jack began to tremble. He didn't care whether the brown horse got the red mare and the three foals or not, all he was afraid of was that his faithfull friend would be drowned. The water was now at the very top of the wall, and Jack had to take

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   History Edit

   Date

   1935

   Item type

   Lore

   Folktales index—relevant types

   AT0531: Ferdinand the True and Ferdinand the False

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Tomás de Buitléir