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  • The lion and the fox and the army of Dublin went on then, trying to catch the tailor, and they kept going until they came to the place where the old white garraun was, and the old white garraun told them that the tailor and his wife were there in the morning, and "Loose me," said he; "I am swifter than you, and I'll overtake them."

    Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling Sara Cone Bryant

  • "Would you make me a hole," said the old white garraun, "where I could go a-hiding whenever the people are for bringing me to the mill or the kiln, so that they won't see me; for they have me perished doing work for them."

    Stories to Tell to Children Sara Cone Bryant

  • The lion and the fox and the army of Dublin went on then, trying would they catch the tailor, and they were going till they came to the place where the old white garraun was, and the old white garraun said to them that the tailor and his wife were there in the morning, and "Loose me out," said he; "I am swifter than ye, and I'll overtake them."

    Stories to Tell to Children Sara Cone Bryant

  • They released the old white garraun then, and the old white garraun, the fox, the lion, and the army of Dublin pursued the tailor and his wife, and it was not long before they came up with them.

    Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling Sara Cone Bryant

  • They loosed out the old white garraun then, and the old white garraun, the fox, the lion, and the army of Dublin pursued the tailor and his wife together, and it was not long till they came up with him, and saw himself and the wife out before them.

    Stories to Tell to Children Sara Cone Bryant

  • "Would you make me a hole," said the old white garraun, "where I could go in to hide whenever the people come to fetch me to the mill or the kiln, so that they won't see me; for they tire me out doing work for them?"

    Stories to Tell Children Fifty-Four Stories With Some Suggestions For Telling Sara Cone Bryant

  • They loosed out the old white garraun then, and the old white garraun, the fox, the lion, and the army of Dublin pursued the tailor and his wife together, and it was not long till they came up with him, and saw himself and the wife out before them.

    Stories to Tell to Children: Fifty-One Stories With Some Suggestions for Telling 1907

  • When the old white garraun saw the tailor sitting down on the ground, he said, ` ` That's the position he had when he made the hole for me, that I could

    Stories to Tell to Children: Fifty-One Stories With Some Suggestions for Telling 1907

  • ` ` Would you make me a hole, '' said the old white garraun, ` ` where I could go a-hiding whenever the people are for bringing me to the mill or the kiln, so that they won't see me; for they have me perished doing work for them. ''

    Stories to Tell to Children: Fifty-One Stories With Some Suggestions for Telling 1907

  • The lion and the fox and the army of Dublin went on then, trying would they catch the tailor, and they were going till they came to the place where the old white garraun was, and the old white garraun said to them that the tailor and his wife were there in the morning, and ` ` Loose me out, '' said he; ` ` I am swifter than ye, and I'll overtake them. ''

    Stories to Tell to Children: Fifty-One Stories With Some Suggestions for Telling 1907

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