“Allison Gross”

Description

Allison Gross, a hideous witch, takes the singer prisoner and tries to induce him to love her. When he refuses, she turns him to a worm (with other sundry curses). He is at last freed by an elven queen

Cross references

• cf. "The Laily Worm and the Machrel of the Sea" [Child 36] (theme)

References

1. Child 35, "Allison Gross" (1 text)
2. Leach, pp. 128-131, "Alison Gross" (1 text, with a Danish (?) text for comparison)
3. OBB 12, "Alison Gross" (1 text)
4. PBB 17, "Allison Gross" (1 text)
5. DBuchan 5, "Allison Gross" (1 text)
6. DT 35, ALIGROSS
7. ADDITIONAL: Walter de la Mare, _Come Hither_, revised edition, 1928; #419, "Allison Gross" (1 text)
8. Roud #3212
9. BI, C035