The Swarthy Smith of the Socks “Let us place a bet. I will bet you three hundred marks that I will make something for the next fair, that nothing you can make within the same time could ever surpass.” By Liana Paraschaki Once a month, the city of Edinburgh witnesses…
The Boghall Brownie To leave my old haunts, oh my heart it is sair,But the wife gae me blankets – she’ll see me nae mair; By Liana Paraschaki It was the year 1850, and Boghall Farm was not doing particularly well. The farm had fallen into disarray, no trace could…
The Mermaid Wife She begged and begged and begged the Shetlander to give her back her skin. But the man, stunned by her beauty and eager to possess her, cruelly refused... By Liana Paraschaki and Illustration by Allison McKay Beneath the rolling hills and evergreen meadows of the Shetland Islands…
The Legend of Cora Linn “There cannot be a scene more romantic than this." By Kevin Robertson-Damer Thirty kilometres south of Glasgow, near the UNESCO World Heritage Site, New Lanark Mill, lie the Falls of Clyde. The area consists of four waterfalls; Bonnington Linn, Dundaff Linn, Stonebyres Linn and Corra…
The Wee Bannock It ran and ran, until it came across another large cottage that had just been newly thatched, and seeing the door open, the bannock took refuge inside; it ran right across the floor towards a fire that was burning in the first room it came to. By…
The Fearsome Redcaps of The Scottish Borders You see, Red Caps live in the ruined and abandoned castles and forts in the Borders, especially ones where battles and particularly grisly events happened. By Kieran of Generally Spooky A part of the Unseelie Court, Redcaps are fearsome creatures who most certainly…
William Wallace and Ardrossan Castle It is said that the ghost of William Wallace roams the grounds of the castleon stormy nights. By Aidan Lynn of Ayrshire Legends William Wallace is known as Scotland’s national hero who fought the English armies during the Wars of Independence. Wallace also had quite…
St. Mungo, The Foundation of Glasgow, and Four Miracles “Here’s the Tree that never grew, Here’s the Bird that never flew, Here’s the Bell that never rang, Here’s the Fish that never Swam.” By Kevin Robertson-Damer Saint Mungo was born to Saint Teneu in 518 AD, in Culross, Fife. It…
The Witch of Fife Here, all the Elves, Faeries, and Mermaids of the North were celebrating with Warlocks, Brownies, Pixies, and even the Phantom Hunters, of whom have never been looked upon by mortal eyes. By Joanne Fong Long ago, in the Kingdom of Fife, there lived an old man…
The Milk White Doo Pew, pew, My minny me slew, My daddy me chew, My sister gathered my banes, And put them between twa milk-white stanes; And I grew, and I grew, To a milk-white doo, And I took to my wings, and away I flew. By Rosie Young There…