ɪt wʌz kəlˈɛktᵻd baɪ mɚɹˈiː klˈoʊðɪldə bˈælfɚ fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹθ lˈɪŋkənʃɚ kˈɑːɹz ɪnðɪ ˈæŋkoʊm vˈæli; ɪts ʌnjˈuːʒuːəl kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks mˌeɪd mˈɛni pˈiːpəl dˈaʊt ɪts ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz æz ɐ fˈɛɹi tˈeɪl.
It was collected by Marie Clothilde Balfour from the North Lincolnshire Carrs in the Ancholme Valley; its unusual characteristics made many people doubt its origins as a fairy tale.