Then he took the grey goose by her sleeve,
And said: "Madam Grey Goose, by your leave
I'll take you away without reprieve,
And carry you back to my den-o!"

And he seized the black duck by the neck,
And slung him all across his back,
The black duck cried out "quack, quack, quack,"
With his legs all dangling down-o!

Old Mother Wiggle-Waggle hopped out of bed,
Out of the window she popped her old head;
"Oh! husband, oh! husband, the grey goose is gone,
And the fox is off to his den, oh!"

Then the old man got up in his red cap,
And swore he would catch the fox in a trap;
But the fox was too cunning, and gave him the slip,
And ran through the town, the town, oh!

When he got to the top of the hill,
He blew his trumpet both loud and shrill,
For joy that he was safe and sound
Through the town, oh!

But at last he arrived at his home again,
To his dear little foxes, eight, nine, ten,
Says he "You're in luck, here's a fine fat duck
With his legs all dangling down-o!"

So he sat down together with his hungry wife,
And they did very well without fork or knife,
They never ate a better duck in all their life,
And the little ones picked the bones-o!

Catskin

Well, there was once a gentleman who had fine lands and houses, and he
very much wanted to have a son to be heir to them. So when his wife
brought him a daughter, bonny as bonny could be, he cared nought for
her, and said, "Let me never see her face."

So she grew up a bonny girl, though her father never set eyes on her
till she was fifteen years old and was ready to be married. But her
father said, "Let her marry the first that comes for her." And when this
was known, who should be first but a nasty rough old man. So she didn't
know what to do, and went to the henwife and asked her advice. The
henwife said, "Say you will not take him unless they give you a coat of
silver cloth." Well, they gave her a coat of silver cloth, but she
wouldn't take him for all that, but went again to the henwife, who said,
"Say you will not take him unless they give you a coat of beaten gold."
Well, they gave her a coat of beaten gold, but still she would not take
him, but went to the henwife, who said, "Say you will not take him
unless they give you a coat made of the feathers of all the birds of
the air." So they sent