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   woman had to be content with what she heard. So she had to buy the table for bottle. He placed the bottle on the table and cried bottle do your duty. Out came two little men. They began to place a meal for mike and his mother that they never sat down to before. They also supplied some fine wear. When they had that done they went back into the bottle again. The landlord found out how Mike was after getting rich and he tried to coax the bottle from him. The landlord summoned the tenants to his house and Mike was one of the guests. They had a great time and while they were in the light of their amusement Mike spotted his [ow] old bottle. Mike thought of a plan. He said that he would pay no more until he get back his bottle. Take it away you devil said the landlord and the devil go with you and your bottle. So he placed the bottle on the table and said bottle do your duty. As before the two little men came out. This time they had two sticks and they did not leave a bit in the house but they broke and they also left the

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   AT0563: The Table, the Ass, and the Stick

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maurice Courtney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   11

   Address

   Annagh Beg, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   Con Courtney

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   43

   Address

   Annagh Beg, Co. Kerry