School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)

Location:
Three Trees, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín A. Scott
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    the ground with sleep.
    When they were all sleeping the clever robber went in and rode away.
    Next day the owner of the horse came to the house and said I see your son has learned some of the trade.
    Next day he said that there would be a feast and he would have to steal the table cloth from the table with a number of soldiers round it with loaded revolvers.
    Next day the father looked in the window.
    When they saw him they all started out after him thinking it was the robber.
    When they were after the father the son went in and stole away the table cloth. The coming day he came to the father and said I see your son has learned most of the trade. He said that he would have
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Folktales index
    AT0950: Rhampsinitus
    AT1525: The Master Thief
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