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1. Big Clause and Little Clause (continued)

   

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   with the woman of that house. But she was married before to a minister. She used to give the minister nothing but stirabout. Soon the minister came and brought Small Clause in. The wife of the minister heard them talking and she quickly put the man that was in love with her in a big chest and what he was eating and drinking in another. Small Clause saw all this going on when he was eating the stirabout with the minister he stirred the skin and it squealed.
   "What is that saying" said the minister. "It is saying that in that chest over there there is lots of nice things." He stirred it again and ti squealed and the minister said "What is that saying" said the minister. "it is saying that in that chest over there there is a man who is in love with your wife." They looked and found the man and the nice things. "Oh it is a great thing" said the minister "and it was no good. What do you want for it." "The full of the chest of gold

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   AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Michael Fahy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Derrywee West, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Jim Fahy

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Derrywee West, Co. Galway