“The Kitchie-Boy”
Description
A lady reveals her love to a kitchen boy. He begs her not to make it known; her father would kill him. She sends him over the sea; he rebuffs a lady's advances. He returns home in disguise and convinces the father to let him marry his daughter
Notes
Child views this as a "modern 'adaption' of 'King Horn'" (i.e. "Hind Horn," Child 17), from which it derives some stanzas. The plot, however, is by no means identical, sharing elements with a number of other ballads. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Matt Hyland" (plot)
- cf. "Richie Story" [Child 232] (plot)
- cf. "The Prince of Morocco (The Sailor Boy II)" [Laws N18] (plot)
- cf. "Hind Horn" [Child 17] (lyrics)
References
- Child 252, "The Kitchie-Boy" (5 texts)
- Bronson 252, "The Kitchie-Boy" (3 versions)
- Leach, pp. 616-621, "The Kitchie-Boy" (1 text)
- DBuchan 25, "The Kitchie-Boy" (1 text)
- Roud #105
- BI, C252