The two were inseparable, according to legend, and this is best version I have ever heard. Actually, it combines two versions, one, in prose, from The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child (1888) and one in story form from Henriette Elizabeth Marshall (1905). . She based hers upon the prose.We hope you enjoy it- and if you do-send us a kind review!1001 RADIO DAYS (our 4th 1001 podcast) is hosting "31 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS MEMORIES" beginning December 1st, bringing a new episode nightly ALL MONTH!  Enjoy Christmas themed shows from the golden days of radio-including THE LONE RANGER, LUX RADIO THEATER ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE, a JACK BENNY MEMORIAL, Edmund R Murrow's 1940 CHRISTMAS EVE IN LONDON, THE LIFE OF RILEY, FATHER KNOWS BEST, GUNSMOKE, THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, and many more.Subscribe FREE HERE: CASTBOX.FM SUBSCRIBE FREE HERE: http://www.castbox.fm/channel/1001-RADIO-DAYS-id1371913?country=usAPPLE USERS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2ANDROID USERS: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/recorded-history/1001-radio-daysE to 1001 Radio Days here:IF YOU ENJOY THIS STORY YOUR REVIEWS AT APPLE/ITUNES ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! Here is the link for 1001 Stories For The Road at Apple/iTunes Podcast!   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901?mt=2  Catch 1001 HEROES now at Apple iTunes Podcast App:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2Here is the link for 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622?mt=2 Link for 1001 Stories For The Road at Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901?mt=2Android: 1001 Heroes  http://www.castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=usAndroid: 1001 Classic Short Stories:  http://www.castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=usAndroid" 1001 Stories For The Road:  http://www.castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone.Website For  1001 Heroes is still www.1001storiespodcast.com