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School: Iubhrach (roll number 8074)

Location:
Uragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Cristíne Ní Shíoda
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    Once upon a time there was a man and wife out on a ship and one of the ropes got cut. The man said that this was the but of a knife. The wife said that it was a scissors.
    "It was a knife,"said he.
    "It was a scissor" said she.
    "If you say that again I will throw you out" said he.
    "It was a scissors" was her reply.
    Out he threw her into the water. When she was sinking he asked her again what it was but she was not able to talk so she put up her hand and cut like scissors. Then she disappeared and was drowned.
    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
    AT1365B: Cutting with the Knife or the Scissors
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lily Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Unshinagh, Co. Leitrim