THE GANKEYNOGUE IN THE OAK CHEST
There was once a man of these parts and he had a great longing for to find a treasure.
It chanced one evening that he seen a gankeynogue in the field, sitting in under a bush, and he says:
“Yon lad will surely be worth a powerful weight of gold.”
With that he went over and caught a hold of the gankey.
“Let you discover a treasure,” says he, “or else I’ll keep you like a dog on a chain from this out.”
“Keep away!” says the gankey. “How would a poor creature like myself be finding treasure for a strong farmer!”
“Let you not let on to be miserable,” says the man, “for well I know it’s great wealth you enjoy.”
“Is it me!” says the gankeynogue. “Sure I support a lengthy family entirely by my own industry.”