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THE TAILOR AND THE THREE BEASTS. 13
him out his wife and his money, for that he would throw-
down the court again, unless he should get the wife.
They were afraid then that he would throw down the
court, and they sent the wife out to him.
When the tailor was a day gone, himself and his wife,
they repented and followed him to take his wife off him
again. The people who were after him were following
him till they came to the place where the lion was, and
the lion said to them : " The tailor and his wife were
here yesterday. I saw them going by, and if ye loose
me nos\', I am swifter than ye, and I will follow them
till I overtake them." When they heard that they
loosed out the lion.
The lion and the people of Dublin went on, and they
were pursuing him, until they came to the place where
the fox was, and the fox greeted them, and said : " The
tailor and his wife were here this morning, and if ye
will loose me out, I am swifter than ye, and I will
follow them, and overtake them." They loosed out the
fox then.
The lion and the fox and the army of Dublin w^ent 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 Fll
overtake them." 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 toge-
ther, and it was not long till they came up with him,
and saw himself and the wife out before them.
When the tailor saw them coming he got out of the
coach with his wife, and he sat down on the ground.
When the old white garraun saw the tailor sitting