Young Waters
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Young Waters is Child ballad number 94.
[edit] Synopsis
The queen sees Young Waters ride to court. A clever lord asks her who the comeliest man is, and she says Young Waters. The king is angry that she did not except him. She tries to appease him, but the king throws Young Waters in prison and executes him.
[edit] External links
- Young Waters
- The history of Young Waters with questions of literary vs. oral transmission
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