She disguised her limp with the shuffle of an old woman. Competition was fierce to avoid having to take in the Old Woman. From within they heard the sound of an old woman crying. Jess is suffering from a nightmare about an old woman crying in her house. He stays in the house of an old woman in London. Upon seeing an old woman, says it's Haram. "Malkin" is an archaic term for a crotchety old woman. She removed her bracelets and gave them to the old woman. They open the grave and find the old woman perfectly preserved. Later, it suffered damage from a collision with an old woman attempting insurance fraud. She even appears as an old woman on occasion. The summoner then explains that he must collect money from a miserly old woman. These characters include&colon; Krampus, Saint Nikolaus, the woodsman, angels, and the old woman. Some maintain however that the story as well as the old woman originated with Southey. She assumed the form of an old woman, and asked him for shelter.