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School: Corboy, Meathús Truim (roll number 11421)

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Corboy, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Susan Stephens
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  1. Why the Swallow Has a Forky Tail

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    It is said that one time a swallow was sitting in a tree, a snake was on one of the branches of the tree, when he saw the swallow, it crawled along until it was just beside the swallow. The swallow saw it and was going to fly away but the snake caught it by the tail, the swallow pulled to get away and he left the middle of his tail in the snakes mouth. This is how the swallow has a forky tail.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Violet Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Lackan, Co. Longford