Sally, Sally
Sally dresses as a male and robs her true love, taking his money and his watch. He won't part with the ring she'd given as a token of her love, though. He'd rather die. The next day he sees her wearing the watch. She gives everything back, telling the tale and the fact that she did al...
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1992
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/munfla_list/id/4030 |
| Summary: | Sally dresses as a male and robs her true love, taking his money and his watch. He won't part with the ring she'd given as a token of her love, though. He'd rather die. The next day he sees her wearing the watch. She gives everything back, telling the tale and the fact that she did all this to find out if his love was true. Peacock (1965): 342 ("Gold Watch and Chain"); Mercer: Laws N21: Greenleaf 1968:342 ("Zillah"); other labels: "Sylvia's Request and William's Denial"; "The Female Highwayman"; "Silvy, Silvy". |
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