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School: Derryvoney

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Derryvony, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ní Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0970, Page 061

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    One Christmas Eve a farmer caught a fox stealing his geese. Pray farmer spare me said the fox. You must agree that I cannot live without food, and I will give you my word of honour that I have never stolen from you only when I am very hungry. Last Monday I met two of your fattest turkeys walking by the river and I did not frighten them. The next day I met your finest hen. She called me a scoundrel. I did not even snap at her
    The man bent down to let (you) out the fox from the wire which he was caught in. But suddenly a crow which had been sitting on a tree listening to the talk began to caw until he nearly
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