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Once the Cock and the Hen went to the nut grove to gather nuts, and the Hen got a nutshell stuck in her throat and lay there flapping her wings. The Cock had to run and fetch her some water. He came to the spring and said, “Dear spring, give me water. I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove!” The spring answered, “You’ll get no water from me until I get leaves from you.” So the Cock ran to the lime tree. “Dear lime tree, give me leaves. I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove!” “You’ll get no leaves from me until I get red-gold ribbons from you,” answered the lime tree. So the Cock ran to the Virgin Mary. “Dear Virgin Mary, give me red-gold ribbons. I’ll give the red-gold ribbons to the lime tree, the lime tree will give me leaves, I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove.” “You’ll get no red-gold ribbons from me until I get shoes from you,” answered the Virgin Mary. So the Cock ran to the shoemaker:

“Dear shoemaker, give me shoes. I’ll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary will give me red-gold ribbons, I’ll give the red-gold ribbons to the lime tree, the lime tree will give me leaves, I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove.” “You’ll get no shoes from me until I get bristles from you,” answered the shoemaker.

So the Cock ran to the sow. “Dear sow, give me bristles. I’ll give the bristles to the shoemaker, the shoemaker will give me shoes, I’ll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary will give me red-gold ribbons, I’ll give the red-gold ribbons to the lime tree, the lime tree will give me leaves, I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove.” “You’ll get no bristles from me until I get grain from you,” answered the sow. So the Cock ran to the thresher:

“Dear thresher, give me grain. I’ll give the grain to the sow, the sow will give me bristles, I’ll give the bristles to the shoemaker, the shoemaker will give me shoes, I’ll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary will give me red-gold ribbons, I’ll give the red-gold ribbons to the lime tree, the lime tree will give me leaves, I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove.” “You’ll get no grain from me until I get lefse from you,” answered the thresher. So the Cock ran to the bakerwoman. “Dear bakerwoman, give me lefse. I’ll give the lefse to the thresher, the thresher will give me grain, I’ll give the grain to the sow, the sow will give me bristles, I’ll give the bristles to the shoemaker, the shoemaker will give me shoes, I’ll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary will give me red-gold ribbons, I’ll give the red-gold ribbons to the lime tree, the lime tree will give me leaves, I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove.” “You’ll get no lefse from me until I get firewood from you,” answered the bakerwoman.

So the Cock ran to the woodcutter. “Dear woodcutter, give me firewood. I’ll give the firewood to the bakerwoman, the bakerwoman will give me lefse, I’ll give the lefse to the thresher, the thresher will give me grain, I’ll give the grain to the sow, the sow will give me bristles, I’ll give the bristles to the shoemaker, the shoemaker will give me shoes, I’ll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary will give me red-gold ribbons, I’ll give the red-gold ribbons to the lime tree, the lime tree will give me leaves, I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove.” “You’ll get no firewood from me until I get an axe from you,” answered the woodcutter.

So the Cock ran to the smith. “Dear smith, give me an axe. I’ll give the axe to the woodcutter, the woodcutter will give me firewood, I’ll give the firewood to the bakerwoman, the bakerwoman will give me lefse, I’ll give the lefse to the thresher, the thresher will give me grain, I’ll give the grain to the sow, the sow will give me bristles, I’ll give the bristles to the shoemaker, the shoemaker will give me shoes, I’ll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary will give me red-gold ribbons, I’ll give the red-gold ribbons to the lime tree, the lime tree will give me leaves, I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove.” “You’ll get no axe from me until I get charcoal from you,” answered the smith.

So the Cock ran to the charcoal burner. “Dear charcoal burner, give me charcoal. I’ll give the charcoal to the smith, the smith will give me an axe, I’ll give the axe to the woodcutter, the woodcutter will give me firewood, I’ll give the firewood to the bakerwoman, the bakerwoman will give me lefse, I’ll give the lefse to the thresher, the thresher will give me grain, I’ll give the grain to the sow, the sow will give me bristles, I’ll give the bristles to the shoemaker, the shoemaker will give me shoes, I’ll give the shoes to the Virgin Mary, the Virgin Mary will give me red-gold ribbons, I’ll give the red-gold ribbons to the lime tree, the lime tree will give me leaves, I’ll give the leaves to the spring, the spring will give me water, and I’ll give the water to Tuppen, my Hen, who lies at death’s door in the nut grove.” Then the charcoal burner took pity on the Cock and gave him a piece of charcoal. So the smith got charcoal, and the woodcutter an axe, and the bakerwoman firewood, and the thresher lefse, and the sow grain, and the shoemaker bristles, and the Virgin Mary shoes, and the lime tree red-gold ribbons, and the spring leaves, and the Cock water. He gave it to Tuppen, his Hen, who lay at death’s door in the nut grove, and she was well again.