The Sailor & The Champion The crowd began to jeer at the champion for not making quicker work of the Highlander; and the champion, stung by their taunts, got furious, and cut and slashed desperately.... By Cuthbert Bede (1902) Above a century ago, James Fisher, a native of Campbelton, was…
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 a well known one, perhaps due to it being a strong message in perseverance.In 1306, Robert the Bruce murdered his competitor for the Scottish throne,…
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 Rebecca BrownIllustration by Linley Barba James Macgrigor was a man of many curiosities. He was intrigued by all manner of things, and this curiosity extended…
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 while unsurprisingly being from Linton was not what you would typically think of as a worm. That is unless your garden is packed with 10…
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 was a king who had a wife, whose name was Silver-tree, and a daughter, whose name was Gold-tree. On a certain day of the days,…
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 see it resembled a tiny human in flight. It was then her remembered a warning his mother had once told him. By George Smith It was…
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 be picked out through the din... By David White Legend tells of a warrior Queen on Skye who over 2000 years ago trained warriors revered…
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, and it will cure any illness.” Words by Rebecca BrownIllustrated by Linley Barbour In times gone by, there was a Queen of the Western Isles.…
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 this mortal world.... Words by Catherine Arkwright Illustration by Linley Barba The tale begins, as most romantic tales do, with a sunset over the loch.…
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 David WhiteIllustration by Linley Barba The brownie is a creature most dear to the hearts of the great Scottish families, for while shaggy, short and…