School: Tuar an Fhíona, Cluain Meala
- Location:
- Tuar an Fhíona, Co. Phort Láirge
- Teacher: Gearóid Ó Coindealbháin
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- Long ago a man owned a very big farm.
There were many outhouses in this farm. He ha a very big hen-house in which he kept many hens. He used to lock the hen-house every night but this night, however, he forgot to lock the house. The door was open for a part of the night. About eight o'clock a fox came to the hen-house. In he went.
Just when the man was about to go to bed he thought of the hen-house. He went out and locked the house. The fox was inside in the house unknown to the man. The fox killed many hens during the night.
Next morning when the farmer came out he opened the door of the hen-house(continues on next page)