Marienwörmken flïg furt, Flïg furt nach Engelland! Engelland ist zugeschlossen, Schlüssel davon abgebrochen. (M., p. 347.) "Insect of Mary, fly away, fly away to Engelland. Engelland is locked, its key is broken." The rhyme thus combines the idea of the keys of heaven with _Engelland_, the home of the unborn spirits, and with Mary, to whom the insect is dedicated. Many of our ladybird rhymes refer to the danger that is threatening, probably from sunset or the direction of the West, but one person is safe. It is little Nan, who sits weaving gold laces. Spinning gold or silk was a prerogative of the mother divinities who sat in heaven (Gr., 223, M., 705). Another rhyme calls her Ann. Nan or Ann reappears in the corresponding ladybird rhymes of Switzerland and Swabia. In Aargau they sing:-- Goldchäber, flüg uf, uf dine hoche Tanne, Zue diner Muetter Anne. Si git dir Chäs und Brod, 's isch besser as der bitter Tod. (R., p. 464.) "Gold-chafer, up and away, up to thy high story, to thy Mother Anne, who gives thee bread and cheese. 'Tis better than bitter death." In Swabia they sing:-- Sonnevögele flieg aus, Flieg in meiner Ahne Haus, Bring mir Aepfel und Bire; Komm bald wieder. (Me., p. 24.) "Sunbird, fly away, fly to my ancestress' house; bring me apples and pears; come back soon." This request to the ladybird to bring down gifts from heaven has a parallel in our rhyme which entreats it to "carry up ten pounds, and bring down eleven." According to another of our rhymes the one who is safe at home is Tom, who lies under the grindelstone, that is the grindstone. The analysis of the stories that are told of Tom shows that he is related to the northern god Thor, and that the grindstone corresponds to Thor's hammer. Moreover, in Scandinavian folk-lore there is a house-sprite called Tommelgubbe, literally Tom-boy, who took offence if work was done on a Thursday, the day sanctified to the god Thor. The hammer of Thor was called _Mjölnir_, that is pounder, and with it the god was busy in summertime in heaven, pounding ice into snow.