“The Spider from the Gwydir”

Description

"By the sluggish River Gwydir Lived a wicked redbacked spider...." A drunken shearer falls asleep near its lair. A man and woman come up and set out to rob him. As she approaches, the spider bites her. She flees in pain; the shearer is saved

References

1. Meredith/Anderson, pp. 204-205, "The Spider from the Gwydir" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Meredith/Covell/Brown, pp. 170, "The Moree Spider" (1 text)
3. BI, MA204