4
The youngest sister, fair and bright,
Was resolved for to wed with this valiant knight.
5
'And if you can answer questions three,
O then, fair maid, I will marry with thee.
6
'What is louder than an horn,
And what is sharper than a thorn?'
7
'Thunder is louder than an horn,
And hunger is sharper than a thorn.'
8
'What is broader than the way,
And what is deeper than the sea?'
9
'Love is broader than the way,
And hell is deeper than the sea.'
* * * * *
10
. . . . . . .
'And now, fair maid, I will marry with thee.'
C
Motherwell's MS., p. 647. From the recitation of Mrs Storie.