School: Ballinorley (roll number 11597)
- Location:
- Bellanurly, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Mrs Anna Ewing
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- (continued from previous page)her cheeks. Then she said she would tie her in a sack to the chimney and beat her until she died."Well" said the witch "that is what I'm going to do with you," She gave her buckets of flour & water to eat, but when she turned her back Rucky made the cats & dogs eat it. Then she rubbed some on her cheeks & the witch thought it was coming through. She put Rucky in a sack & tied her to the chimney and went to the wood to get a stick to do the beating with. While she was away Rucky got out of the sack & put in the cats & dogs instead. The witch came(continues on next page)
