The Fause Knight Upon the Road
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The Fause Knight Upon the Road is Child ballad 3. It features a riddling exchange between a schoolboy and a "false knight," the devil in disguise.
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The knight asks the boy where he is going, and what he is carrying (books). He asks after the sheep, which belong to the boy and his mother, and how many belong to the knight -- as many as have blue tails. The knight may wish him in a tree, the boy to have a ladder, the knight to have it break, and so on.
Throughout any exchange, the boy is described as standing fast. This appears to be the condition that will save him.
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