George Webbe Dasent, Popular Tales from the Norse — The Cock and Hen a-Nuttingl (1912)
“ Dear good friend Sow, give me bristles, the bristles I'll give, to the Shoemaker, the Shoemaker'll give me shoes, the shoes I'll give to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary'll give me a red ribbon, the red ribbon I'll give to the Linden, the Linden'll give me leaves, the leaves I'll give to the Spring, the Spring'll give me water, the water I'll give to Dame Partlet my mate, who lies at death's door in the hazel-wood. ”
