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Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales, by George Douglas, [1901], at sacred-texts.com


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CONTENTS.

 

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INTRODUCTION

7

    The Three Green Men of Glen Nevis

85

NURSERY STORIES--

 

    The Story of the White Pet

67

    The Milk-White Doo

71

    The Croodin Doo

74

    "The Cattie Sits in the Kiln-Ring"

75

    Marriage of Robin Redbreast and the Wren

77

    The Tempted Lady

79

    The Fause Knight and the Wee Boy

81

    The Strange Visitor

83

    Rashin-Coatie

86

STORIES OF ANIMALS

 

    The Fox Outwitted

90

    The Fox troubled with Fleas

91

    The Fox and the Bag-pipes

91

    The Fox's Stratagem

91

    The Fox and the Wrens

92

    The Fox and the Cock

93

    How the Wolf lost his Tail

93

    The Frog and the Crow

94

    The Grouse Cock and his Wife

95

    The Eagle and the Wren

96

    The Wren's Presumption

96

    The Two Foxes

96

    The Bee and the Mouse

97

    The Two Mice

98

    Alexander Jones

99

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FAIRY TALES--

 

    The Fairies of Scotland

108

    The Fairy and the Miller's Wife

110

    Sir Godfrey Macculloch

112

    The Laird o' Co'

118

    Habitrot

115

    The Tulman

121

    The Isle of Pabaidh

121

    Sanntraigh

122

    Water Fairies

124

    Fairy Transportation

126

    The Poor Man of Peatlaw

127

    The Fairy Boy of Leith

128

    "Mind the Crooked Finger"

181

    The Two Young Ploughmen

133

    The Smith and the Fairies

134

    The Lothian Farmer's Wife

138

    Redemption from Fairy Land

138

    The Fairy and the Bible-Reader

144

    Thom and Willie

144

    The Gloaming Bucht

148

    The Faithful Pursebearer

152

THE BROWNIE, THE BOGLE, THE KELPY, MERMEN, DEMONS--

 

    The Scottish Brownie

177

    The Brownie of Bodsbeck

178

    The Brownie and the Thievish Maids

179

    The Bogle

181

    The Doomed Rider

182

    Graham of Morphie

185

    The Fisherman and the Merman

186

    The Mermaid Wife

189

    The Seal-Catcher's Adventure

191

    The Mermaid of Knockdolion

195

    The Young Laird of Lorntie

196

    Nuckelavee

197

    The Two Shepherds

200

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    Fatlips

203

    The Silly Mutton

205

WITCHCRAFT--

 

    Macgillichallum of Razay

218

    The Witch of Laggan

221

    The Blacksmith's Wife of Yarrowfoot

228

    The Miller of Holdean

280

    Ronaldson of Bowden

231

    The Farmer's Wife of Deloraine

232

    Laird Harry Gilles

234

    The Missing Web

235

    The Witches of Delnabo

237

    The Brazen Brogues

243

COMIC TALES--

 

    The Wee Bunnock

270

    The Shifty Lad

275

    Lothian Tom

293

    The Ploughman's Glory

302

    The Witty Exploits of Mr. George Buchanan

303

LITERARY TALES--

 

    The Haunted Ships

312

    Elphin Irving

318

    Cousin Mattie

336

    Rat Hall

351

 


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