Well I remember studying an old (like really old, based on Scottish folklore maybe) poem for A-Level that was basically this exact story but I can't remember what it was called or who it was by and it's driving me completely mad.
The story is that the three children were sent away and the woman became a widow. Later the children died, but returned to the woman as ghosts. She prepares them a feast and makes them a bed not realising they are dead, ... and I can't remember what happens then. There is something about the sons telling her about heaven maybe? Telling her that she isn't long for the world and will soon join them in death? I can't remember. Please, if anyone knows the name of the poem or story it's based on, post a link or something! Gah...
Well I remember studying an old (like really old, based on Scottish folklore maybe) poem for A-Level that was basically this exact story but I can't remember what it was called or who it was by and it's driving me completely mad.
The story is that the three children were sent away and the woman became a widow. Later the children died, but returned to the woman as ghosts. She prepares them a feast and makes them a bed not realising they are dead, ... and I can't remember what happens then. There is something about the sons telling her about heaven maybe? Telling her that she isn't long for the world and will soon join them in death? I can't remember. Please, if anyone knows the name of the poem or story it's based on, post a link or something! Gah...