In the earlier post I should have said a "Puddy" is a frog.

Tolman and Eddy document another group of texts from the Scottish tradition that contain a "Cuddy alone" burden or variation such as "Kitty alone." The origin or meaning of this burden remains a mystery. From David G. H. Parsons The History of "The Frog's Courtship": A Study of Canadian Variants.


-Richie