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   who acts as the mother of the children sends each of the children to the garden for something. The ghost asks them what they want, and they tell him what they want. Then he drives them out of the garden, and they go back and tell their mother that there is a ghost in the garden, and she sends them to the garden again and again, and the fourth time she goes herself and the following conversation occurs:
   Mother "What do you want?"
   Ghost "I want a needle and thread"
   Mother "What do you want the needle and thread for?"
   Ghost "to sew my bag."
   Mother "What do you want the bag for?"
   Ghost "To carry stones."
   Mother "What do you want the stones for?"
   Ghost "To sharpen my knife."
   Mother "What do you want to sharpen the knife for?"
   Ghost "To cut your throats" and then he runs after them and kills them.
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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eirene Matthews

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballynagore, Co. Westmeath