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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2005 17:26:56 -0500
From: Clark
Subject: Re: story of re-use


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on 1/24/05 4:43 PM, Robbady@AOL.COM at Robbady@AOL.COM wrote:

> Does anyone know the sourceand/or text of the story about a man (Or a woman)
> who wears a coat until it is too ragged, then turns it into a blanket until
> it is too ragged and then makes a shawl and uses it until it becomes too
> ragged...and so on and so on until he/she makes the remaining cloth into a
> button
> cover? I have heard of this tale (or song) but do not know where it comes
> from


There are many versions of the tailor's story. One can be found on-line at

www.healingstory.org/treasure/just_enough/just_enough.html

this version by Elisa Pearmain

Another version at http://www.sisterschoice.com/activitysss.html

- Mary
*****
Mary K. Clark
Exploring Stories ~ Weaving Tales
Writer ~ Storyteller ~ Artist

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