Elizabeth W. Grierson 
THE SCOTTISH FAIRY BOOK – 30 Scottish Fairy Stories for Children 

The 30 stories, poems and tales in this volume have been handed down for centuries by word of mouth from generation to generation by professional story-tellers, who travelled the highlands and islands, more often by foot, from village to village, or clachan to clachan, earning a night’s shelter by giving a night’s entertainment



These 30 tales are accompanied by 38 pen and ink drawings plus 11 illustrated end-pieces.

The 30 tales and stories in this volume are:

• Thomas The Rhymer


• Gold-Tree And Silver-Tree


• Whippety-Stourie


• The Red-Etin


• The Seal Catcher And The Merman


• The Page-Boy And The Silver Goblet


• The Black Bull Of Norroway


• The Wee Bannock


• The Elfin Knight


• What To Say To The New Mune


• Habetrot The Spinstress


• Nippit Fit And Clippit Fit


• The Fairies Of Merlin’s Crag


• The Wedding Of Robin Redbreast And Jenny Wren


• The Dwarfie Stone


• Canonbie Dick And Thomas Of Ercildoune


• The Laird O’ Co’


• Poussie Baudrons


• The Milk-White Doo


• The Draiglin’ Hogney


• The Brownie O’ Ferne-Den


• The Witch Of Fife


• Assipattle And The Mester Stoorworm


• The Fox And The Wolf


• Katherine Crackernuts


• Times To Sneeze


• The Well O’ The World’s End


• Farquhar Macneill


• Peerifool


• Birthdays

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