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    night and her breakfast next morning and away he went. He went into the first house, and he asked the woman of the house did she know any one looking for a man, and she answered saying she knew a king looking for a man.
    But she said that it was a haunted house and that anyone who would sleep in it would get five hundred pounds for every night from the king. The king was a protestant, but the boy said that he did not mind what he was. The boy went into the king's house, and he asked him did he want a man and the king said he did.
    The king said "this is a haunted house, and you will get five hundred pounds
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Folktales index
    AT0326: The Youth Who Wanted to Learn What Fear Is
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Hannon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Ellen Foley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    74
    Address
    Mountcoal, Co. Kerry