School: Baile an tSratha (roll number 17014)

On this page

1. Funny Stories (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   music, and some people singing, “Monday, Tuesday,” Rossmore joined in the singing “Monday Tuesday and Wednesday too.” The fairies all gathered around him. He spent the night amongst them. They were so delighted with him that they told him to make a wish. He did so and wished to get rid of the hump that was on his back. They threw him up in the air three times and when he fell to the ground his hump had disappeared. When he went home his mother did not know him.

   Next Market day his brother set out for the market. He too sat down and fell asleep. When he awoke, the fairies had all gathered round him, singing “Monday, Tuesday.” They asked him to join in the singing. He was so bad-tempered that he told them to leave him alone.

   When they were finished singing they asked him to make a wish. He too wished to get rid of his hump. They threw him up three times and when he came to the ground, he had two humps instead of one. The fairies went away

   (continues on next page)

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. jokes (~6,086)

   Folktales index

   AT0503: The Gifts of the Little People

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Travers

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballintra, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mrs Travers

   Relation

   Unknown

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   48

   Address

   Ballintra, Co. Donegal