[21] Little child.
[22] Heath.
[23] A fairy’s baby.
[24] Very large.
[25] Once upon a time the Cornish believed that his Dark Majesty was afraid to come into the Cornish land for fear of being put into a pasty.
The Witch in the Well
Padstow
Once upon a time seven little maids of Padstow Town met together in Beck Lane to play a game called ‘The Witch in the Well.’ As they stood waiting for the child who was to act the witch, an old woman dressed in a steeple-hat and chintz petticoat came down the lane towards them.