Yet another variation of the story, titled "The Green Ribbon", appears in the 1984 book In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz. In this version, a girl named Jenny, who wears a green ribbon around her neck, meets a boy named Alfred. Jenny refuses to tell Alfred why she wears the ribbon, even when wearing the ribbon as the two are married. After reaching old age, Jenny allows Alfred to untie the ribbon, causing her head to fall onto the floor.
