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1. Story of the Fox (continued)

   

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   byre to see if there were any of the geese living.
   To his surprise when he came out of the byre again he saw the fox sitting on a green bank. Having let three barks, he sped for the summit of the mountain.

   

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2. Story of the Weasel

   

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   Once upon a time there was a man "footing" turf. He got a weasel's nest in which there were three young ones. He took the nest and hid it. The mother weasel came and tossed all the "footings" of turf. It happened that the man had a can with him - There was milk in the can so that if he were thirsty he could have a drink of milk. The weasel put her fore paws resting on the can and the man saw her looking into it. He brought the young ones back and left them where she could get them. The weasel, then, came, overturned

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Francis Earley

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   75

   Address

   Eden, Co. Leitrim