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1. A Story (continued)

   “Long ago there lived two children whose names were Finnala and Gras in a forest in Germany.”

   

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   She pressed them to eat more and she said it would improve their flavour as she meant to give the children to her son to eat.
   She said she should go to the wood. So saying she closed the door behind her. Down jumped the little man and he said "that woman is a cruel witch and she means to give the two of ye, to her son, who is a big giant". He also told them tht he was a prince that was changed into a little man by the cruel witch." "Then" said the children "is there any way we can be freed" "There is indeed" said the little red man "if you bring me the black handled knife that lies on the window in the square room which is lit by a hundred lamps." "And how are we to get there?" said the children.
   "It is quite simple" he said handing each of them a golden ball saying "put that in your mouth until ye return". "He told the to get outside and climb into the tree to teh back of the house and go down the hole in the middle of the trunk."
   So the children did

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Hugh G. Lynn

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Tom O Hara

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 35

   Address

   Keenagh Beg, Co. Mayo