- Source: Young Andrew
"Young Andrew" is a folk song catalogued as Child ballad 48.
Synopsis
Andrew seduces Helen and tells her he will fulfill his promise to marry her only if she brings him her father's gold. She does. He robs her not only of it but all her clothing. She goes home, naked. Her father is furious. Her heart breaks, killing her, and her father regrets it. Meanwhile, Andrew encountered a wolf in the woods, and it killed him; the gold still lies by his body.
Variants
This ballad contains motifs from both "Lady Isabel and the Elf-Knight" (Child 4) and "The Fair Flower of Northumberland" (Child 9).
This tale is found in German, Polish, and Danish variants.
See also
List of the Child Ballads
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Andrew Young
- Andrew Jackson
- Andrew Garfield
- Tom Felton
- Andrew McCollum
- Andrew Bachelor
- Jung Joon-young
- California Young Reader Medal
- Andrew Barisić
- Andrew Young
- Andrew Young (disambiguation)
- Young Andrew
- Hugh Andrew Young
- John Andrew Young
- Andrew Young (poet, born 1885)
- The Young Pope
- Andrew Clarence David Young
- Andrew Young House
- Andrew Young (skier)
