Note 636 — Chapter XII
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Footnote 636:
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Sébillot, ii. 338, 344; Rh[^y]s, CFL i. 243; Henderson, Folk-Lore of the N. Counties, 262. Cf. the rhymes, "L'Arguenon veut chaque année son poisson," the "fish" being a human victim, and
"Blood-thirsty Dee Each year needs three, But bonny Don, She needs none."