THE SCOTTISH FAIRY BOOK - 30 Scottish Fairy Stories for Children
Elizabeth W. Grierson
(Abela Publishing, Aug. 13, 2019)
The 30 stories, poems and tales in this volume have been handed down for centuries by word of mouth from generation to generation by professional story-tellers, who travelled the highlands and islands, more often by foot, from village to village, or clachan to clachan, earning a night's shelter by giving a night's entertainmentThese 30 tales are accompanied by 38 pen and ink drawings plus 11 illustrated end-pieces.The 30 tales and stories in this volume are:Thomas The RhymerGold-Tree And Silver-TreeWhippety-StourieThe Red-EtinThe Seal Catcher And The MermanThe Page-Boy And The Silver GobletThe Black Bull Of NorrowayThe Wee BannockThe Elfin KnightWhat To Say To The New MuneHabetrot The SpinstressNippit Fit And Clippit FitThe Fairies Of Merlin's CragThe Wedding Of Robin Redbreast And Jenny WrenThe Dwarfie StoneCanonbie Dick And Thomas Of ErcildouneThe Laird O' Co'Poussie BaudronsThe Milk-White DooThe Draiglin' HogneyThe Brownie O' Ferne-DenThe Witch Of FifeAssipattle And The Mester StoorwormThe Fox And The WolfKatherine CrackernutsTimes To SneezeThe Well O' The World's EndFarquhar MacneillPeerifoolBirthdays==============HASHTAGS/KEYWORDS: Scottish Fairy book, folklore, fairy tales, myths, legends, fables, children’s stories, tales, ursgeuln, animals, Assipattle, astonishment, bairn, bannock, Baudrons, beautiful, Black, boat, bonnie, bottom, brave, Brownie, butler, Canonbie, Castle, chimney, Clair, Countess, creature, Dame, Dick, Doo, Draiglin, Earl, Elfin, Ercildoune, Fairy, farmer, Farquhar, Folk, Fox, Gemdelovely, Giant, goblet, Gold-Tree, Gregory, Habetrot, Harold, hawk, Hogney, horses, journey, Katherine, king, Kingdom, Knight, Lady, Laird, lassie, magic, magnificent, maiden, Maisie, Mester, Monster, Morna, mysterious, Norroway, Paddock, Paul, Peerie, Prince, Princess, Queen, Red-Etin, Robin, Scotland, servants, Snorro, Sorcerer, stable, step-mother, Stoorworm, sword, strawberries, , Thomas, wicked, widow, Wolf, wonder, woods, words, yellow