Assipattle and the Mester Stoor worm One day, a terrible evil reached the shores of the kingdom: The Mester Stoor Worm, king of all sea
Martin and the Dragon “Tempted at Pitempton, Draigled at Baldragon, Stricken at Strathmartin, And kill’d at Martin’s Stane.” By Rebecca Brown The City of Dundee
Bride, Angus and the Cailleach And so winter gave way to spring, and then summer and autumn as Angus and Bride continued to rule, only
Michael Scott & The White Snake Before Michael Scott became the legendary Borders Wizard who cleaved the Eildon Hill into three, he was just an
The Baobhan Sith Before long, the women were singing an enchanting song and the hunters needed no more invitation to dance. They all seemed completely
Samhain While the supermarket shelves are stocked with plastic scythes and witches hats, this time of year meant something much different to our ancestors. By
The Headless Drummer Boy …round and round and round, rat-tat-tatting on his drum. On closer inspection, frightened castle servants would observe that the unknown young
The Gorbals Vampire After school, hundreds of children of all ages armed themselves with blades and crosses, stakes and dogs and descended upon the city’s
The White Lady of Balgay Bridge Never cross Balgay Bridge at night, lest you meet the same fate as the White Lady… By Rebecca Brown
The Son of the King of Eirin On the morrow the son of the King of Eirin saw the King of the World, who said
The Dark Knight of Kilbryde a young lady of the Cromlix family fell deeply in love. However, the ruthless Knight taking advantage of the violent
The Sailor & The Champion The crowd began to jeer at the champion for not making quicker work of the Highlander; and the champion, stung
Bruce and the Spider If at first, you don’t succeed: try, try, try again. By Rebecca Brown The tale of Bruce and the Spider is
The Kelpie of Loch Ness Macgrigor drew his hefty claymore and struck the Kelpie’s nose. The Kelpie yelped in fright and rushed backwards… Words by
The Worm of Linton Upon arriving at what Sommerville took to be the lair of the beast he….. By David White The Worm of Linton
Gold-Tree & Silver-Tree Silver-tree went home, blind with rage. She lay down on the bed, and vowed… By Joseph Jacobs Once upon a time there
The Fairies of Merlin’s Craig Fergus stepped back in shock, this tiny creature just spoke and what more as it drew nearer, he could
Sgathach’s Warrior School When dawn was about to break the clash of swords could be heard and the loud exclamation of one man could also
The Frog Prince “Deep in the woods, there is a well. They say that the water from the well is sourced from a prince’s blood,
The Swan of Loch Sunart Young love, as it always has, believed in only the dreams planted by the sprites and had little interest in
The Brownie’s Coat He leapt off the horse outside the house of the mid-wife and banged upon her door. Upon answering the mid-wife…. Words by
Scotland’s first-footing Tradition Tradition asks for a very particular type of first-footer: dark haired men are preferred. By Rebecca Brown Scotland claims many traditions around
The White Cow of Lewis Aine growing short of food, like much of the island had been forced to sacrifice her cow for which she
The Kelpie’s Chimney A legend, still told around Scottish fires to this day although the origin is lost in time, speaks of a Kelpie which
The Legends of Heather Ale From the bonny bells of heather They brewed a drink long-syne, Was sweeter far than honey… By David White The
The Battle of the Birds There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant, and the wren met him and said… By Joseph Jacobs
Mill o’ Tifty’s Annie My heart was broken first by love, Noo my brither’s broke my body. By Francis James Child At Mill o’ Tifty
Thomas the Rhymer He leapt off the horse outside the house of the mid-wife and banged upon her door. Upon answering the mid-wife…. By Charles
The Laird of Balmachie’s Wife In the olden times, when it was the fashion for gentlemen to wear swords, the Laird of Balmachie went one
Tam O’Shanter and it’s Origins She tauld thee weel thou was a skellum, A blethering, blustering, drunken blellum By David White & Robert Burns Tam
The Witch of Laggan As the hunter sat listening to the howling storm as it whistled by, there entered at the door an apparently poor
Taken by the Fair Folk Her husband, one evening after sunset, while riding in his own field, heard a most pleasant concert of music, and
Angus & Bride The Battle of Seasons The story of the struggle between Angus and Beira is the story of the struggle between spring and
The Brownie’s Coat (early text) This an older and briefer text depicting the tale of the Border brownie. Good for those looking for less of
The Smith and The Faeries Years ago there lived in Crossbrig a smith of the name of MacEachern. This man had an only child, a
The Battle of the Birds I will tell you a story about the wren. There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant, and
The Gold of Largo Law It is supposed by the people who live in the neighbourhood of Largo Law in Fife, that there is a
The Sprightly Tailor A sprightly tailor was employed by the great Macdonald, in his castle at Saddell, in order to make the laird a pair
The Story of Crail’s Bluestane If you visit Crail, take a walk along South Marketgate, past The Golf Hotel along to the Parish Kirk where