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School: Turin (roll number 7827)

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Bríd Mhistéal
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    higher over the eagle's back and cried:= "You are not the King, I am the king".
    Thus the wren on that day, was by his cleverness made "king of all the Birds".
    The other birds were very much surprised when they saw the wren. They did not know nor never found out how the little bird got above them all.
    This title "King of all Birds" occurs in the Christmas song:- "The wren, the wren, the king of all birds" - which is sung by country children on each St. Stephen's Day.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Folktales index
    AT0221: The Election of Bird‑king
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Angela Crowley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloghan, Co. Westmeath