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 day to Dundee, leaving his wife at home ill in bed... By Charles John Tibbitts The Laird of Balmachie's Wife is a short tale that deals…
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 weather-beaten cat, shivering with cold.... By George Douglas A hero, celebrated for his hatred of witchcraft, was warming himself in his hunting hut, in the…
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 soon after espied a woman... By George Douglas Near the town of Aberdeen, in Scotland, lived James Campbell, who had one daughter, named Mary, who, was…
Angus & Bride The Battle of Seasons The story of the struggle between Angus and Beira is the story of the struggle between spring and winter, growth and decay, light and darkness..... By Donald Alexander Mackenzie All the long winter Beira kept captive a beautiful young princess named Bride. She…
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 a story and more a summary of events. By George Douglas The Scottish Brownie formed a class of beings distinct in habit and disposition from the…
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 boy of about thirteen or fourteen years..... By Rev. Thomas Pattison, Islay Years ago there lived in Crossbrig a smith of the name of MacEachern.…
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 wren met him...... By Joseph Jacobs I will tell you a story about the wren. There was once a farmer who was seeking a servant,…
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 very rich mine of gold under and near the mountain.... By Robert Chambers It is supposed by the people who live in the neighbourhood of…
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 of trews, used in olden time..... By Joseph Jacobs A sprightly tailor was employed by the great Macdonald, in his castle at Saddell, in order…
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 you’ll find a devilish tale… By Rebecca Brown Crail is just one of many picturesque seaside towns along the Fife Coastal Route in the East…