horse-eel

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Friday; but, my jewel, it was a mistake he made -- and instead of a trout, it was a thieving horse-eel; and instead of the goose killing

Celtic Fairy Tales Joseph Jacobs 1885
And so the King had his goose as good as new, to divert him as long as he lived; and the saint supported him after he came into his property, as I told you, until the day of his death -- and that was soon after; for the poor goose thought he was catching a trout one Friday; but, my jewel, it was a mistake he made -- and instead of a trout, it was a thieving horse-eel; and instead of the goose killing a trout for the

Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories The Young Folks Treasury, Volume 1 Various 1865