“The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1821
Found in: Britain(Scotland)
Description
A gentleman will give a reward to lie with the lass of the hie toun hie. The hostler's wife lures the girl in and locks the door behind her. The gentleman sleeps with her. Eventually he sees her and her baby, and marries her
Cross references
- cf. "The Dainty Doonby" (plot)
- cf. "The Broom of Cowdenknows" [Child 217] (plot)
- cf. "The Sleepy Merchant" (plot)
- cf. "The Bonnie Parks o' Kilty" (plot)
References
- Child 290, "The Wylie Wife of the Hie Toun Hie" (4 texts)
- Roud #125
- BI, C290
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