Reading Notes : Celtic Tales, Part B
The Sprightly Tailor
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- A sprightly tailor was employed in a castle
- In order to make special clothing, he was told to go to the church and he would get a handsome reward
- It was said that the old church was haunted
- The tailor was aware of this but went on
- When night came, he went to the church and chose a gravestone to sit and work
- While he was working the floor beneath him began to rumble, and a head popped up
- The head asked the tailor, "Do you see this head of mine?"
- The tailor responded, yes. However, he kept working
- This continued with all the other body parts
- But the tailor kept working
- When the tailor finished, he took his work and ran out of the church
- The apparition followed
- When the tailor reached the gate, he closed it shut on the apparition
- The tailor was able to receive is handsome reward
Bibliography : story by Joseph Jacobs, The Sprightly Tailor, Source Link to story
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