Wisdom Assipatl and the Lord of the Sea Serpent Once upon a time, there lived in the north of Scotland a wealthy farmer. He had seven sons and one daughter. And people gave their youngest son a very strange nickname - they called him Assipatl, whic... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom King Malcolm and the Saints of Hexam When Malcolm, king of the Scots, devastated Northumbria with cruel slaughter, he maintained at the same time peace with the monastery of Hexham, for the sake of the glory of the saints, which rested i... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom Harry and the women This is why the Fenians were close to starvation. They lived off the deer they hunted, but they were unable to hunt because of witchcraft. They were so hungry that they held their bellies on seven oak... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom Blacksmith's Rock on the Isle of Skye It was said that the Fenians were sleeping inside this Rock, and that if anyone would go in there and blow three times on the Wooden Whistle, which lies next to Finn, they would rise up alive and heal... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom Moreg and the Water Horse When warm days come and the ferns darken under the summer sun, mountaineer farmers, according to ancient custom, lead their herds to the mountains, to summer pastures. There they unlock the doors of t... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom Death of Duff, King of Scots After the death of King Indulf, Duff, son of Malcolm, received the kingdom. At the beginning of his reign he made Culen, the son of King Indulf, ruler of Cumberland and sent him to Ebuda, which was th... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom The Witch of Fife Once upon a time, there lived an old man and an old woman in the kingdom of Fife. The old man was a meek, meek man, and the old woman was a flighty, empty woman. So some of their neighbors even looked... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom Uisden Mor and the yellow hornless goat There was a fine man named Uisden Mor, who lived near Lyden Lyn. At one time he wandered around northern Rossshire. Since this man was a warrior and carried weapons with him wherever he went, he loved... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom The Great Fenian Disaster One day, when Patrick had no psalms to sing, but had leisure for feasting and conversation, he went to the house of Oisin, the son of Finn, whose speech was pleasing to his ears. Patrick said: "We wel... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom Night assistants of the good housewife In the old days, good housewives, as soon as they finished all the day's chores around the house, began to do needlework - spinning wool or weaving cloth until late at night. Ineri, the wife of a weal... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom Fern Dan brownie There were once a lot of brownies in Scotland. Brownies are like brownies, but they do not live in people’s houses or yards, but on their own, somewhere close to human habitation. There are many tales... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
Wisdom Last of the Picts Once upon a time there was a people in this country called the Picts. They were very tiny people, with red hair, long arms, and feet so wide that when it rained, they could lift them over their heads,... Fairy Tales Scottish Fairy Tales
