Caleb's Myth-Folklore Assignments

A Binnorie Song  I was a princess from Binnorie     The bonnie milldams of Binnorie A beautiful lass with skin so fair     And beautiful, flowing  golden hair Sir William came and took his bride     My sister whose smile spread so wide But soon his heart, it fell for me     The more beautiful princess of Binnorie And so he came and took my hand     and so he came and took my hand He slighted my sister, his bride to be     She plotted her vengeance where none could see That vengeful princess of Binnorie     That vengeful princess of Binnorie And time did pass and all was well     The hate in her heart, oh none could tell That vengeful princess of Binnorie     That vengeful princess of Binnorie One day she said let's go to the docks     She should have said let's go to the stocks For the river is where my life would end     A hand or a glove she would not lend She pushed...

 For the second part of the English Tales section I am taking notes on the story "Fairy Ointment" Illustration by John D. Batten (1890) Story A midwife is hired by a weird little fella with squinty eyes to come take care of a baby. The guy takes her to the house on a black horse with red eyes that moves insanely fast. When she gets there, there are a few other children and a mother in bed. She takes the baby and is told to rub a special ointment on its eyes the second he opens them. She does so. Curious as to what the ointment is meant to be, the midwife waits until nobody is looking and rubs some on her right eye. Immediately, the room transforms into a beautifully furnished place, the children turn into mischievous things with pointy ears and the woman is more beautiful than ever. These are pixies.     Eventually, the wife is good and the midwife is taken home. The next day she goes into market and sees the pixie taking things from the stalls but nobody notices. Wantin...

 For the first part of the English Tales section, I am taking notes on the story Binnorie. Illustration by John D. Batten (1890) Plot      Two princesses live near the bonny milldams of Binnorie. A man comes along and woos the elder sister. However, he eventually falls for the younger sister and leaves the eldest for her. Dramaaaa. The eldest sister blames her and hates her for it.     One day, the eldest suggests that they go down to the millstream and watch their father's boats. When they get there the eldest sister pushes the younger one into the water. The younger sister begs for help. The eldest sister denies her help because she hates her and anything she could be given in return would be hers if her sister died anyway.     The younger sister drowns. A miller and his daughter pull her body out of the water after the daughter saw her floating. A harper walks by and notices the beautiful woman. One day, he comes back and makes a harp from her...