Roald Dahl 
The Eejits 
The Twits in Scots

Mr Eejit wis AN EEJIT

HE WIS BOARN AN EEJIT

AND NOO AT THE

GRAUND AULD AGE O SIXTY,

HE WIS A

BIGGER

EEJIT THAN EVER.



In
The Eejits, Roald Dahl’s story about the world’s most revolting couple, Mr Eejit was horrible and hairy and his wife Mrs Eejit was just plain ugly. Now they are honkin, maukit, bowfin and clarty and Mrs Eejit’s hackitness is revealed in all its manky glory.



Read Matthew Fitt’s much loved translation of this children’s classic to find out what sleekit terrible things the Eejits do to each other.

About the author

Matthew Fitt is a published novelist and poet as well as a translator. An acknowledged expert in the field of Scots language education, Matthew has written numerous children’s books and has translated a number of titles into Scots including Roald Dahl’s The Eejits and Geordie’s Mingin Medicine.