"And what befell the dark-brown dog, Henry, my dearest son?" 20 "His belly burst in the midst in two, Lady mother, ah me!" &c. "What wishest thou for thy father, Henry, my dearest son?" "I wish him a thousandfold boon and blessing, 25 Lady mother, ah me!" &c. "What wishest thou for thy mother, Henry, my dearest son?" "I wish for her eternal bliss, Lady mother, ah me!" &c. 30 "What wishest thou for thy true-love, Henry, my dearest son?" "I wish her eternal hell and torment, Lady mother, ah me!" &c. III. THE CHILD'S LAST WILL. _Den lillas Testamente: Svenska Folk-Visor_, iii. 13. Translated in _Literature and Romance of Northern Europe_, i. 265. See also Arwidsson's _Fornsånger_, ii. 90. "So long where hast thou tarried, Little daughter dear?" "I have tarried with my old nurse, Sweet step-mother mine." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 5 "What gave she thee for dinner, Little daughter dear?" "A few small speckled fishes, Sweet step-mother mine." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 10 "What didst thou do with the fish-bones, Little daughter dear?" "Gave them to the beagle, Sweet step-mother mine." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 15 "What wish leav'st thou thy father, Little daughter dear?" "The blessedness of heaven, Sweet step-mother mine." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 20 "What wish leav'st thou thy mother, Little daughter dear?" "All the joys of heaven, Sweet step-mother mine." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 25 "What wish leav'st thou thy brother, Little daughter dear?" "A fleet ship on the waters, Sweet step-mother mine." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 30 "What wish leav'st thou thy sister, Little daughter dear?" "Golden chests and caskets, Sweet step-mother mine." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 35 "What wish leav'st thou thy step-mother, Little daughter dear?" "Of hell the bitter sorrow Sweet step-mother mine." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 40 "What wish leav'st thou thy old nurse, Little daughter dear?" "For her I wish the same pangs, Sweet step-mother mine. _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 45 "But now the time is over When I with you can stay; The little bells of heaven Are ringing me away." _For ah, ah!--I am so ill--ah!_ 50 THE THREE KNIGHTS. See p. 251.