6 “ ‘For a freend oʼ mine has come to me on his way, and I hae nocht to set afore him.’
And he said to them, “Wha amang ye sal hae a freend, and sal gang to him at mirk midnicht, and sal say to him, ‘Freend! lat me hae three bannocks!
“And he in‐by sal say, ‘Fash‐me‐na! the door has been steekit, and my weans are aʼ wiʼ me iʼ the bed; and I canna rise to gie ye!’