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1. Old Stories Told to Children by Their Mothers - Cakeen Caukeen (continued)

   

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   and away it went again.
   Next it met a fox and he asked Cakeen, caukeen how far did you come? I came from a wee, wee woman and a wee, wee man a wee, wee pot and a wee, wee pan and a pig on the dunghill, a goose in the puddle, a barnful of threshers, a field full of reapers and a dog and ill go from you too if I can said the cake- But the fox made a bite at it and got it and ate it

   

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2. Old Stories Told to Children by Their Mothers - The Horned Woman

   

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   This story is told to frighten children who will not go to bed for their parents Little Kitty was told to go to bed but she would not do so. Her father and mother went to bed and left her sitting by the fire in the kitchen. After a while a knock came to the door. A voice said "Let in the woman with the one horn." Then Kitty opened the door and let in came a woman

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   Folktales index

   AT0531: Ferdinand the True and Ferdinand the False

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Willie Conaughton

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   11

   Address

   Muckanagh, Co. Westmeath

   Informant

   Mrs Duffy

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   78

   Address

   Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath