Introduction
FIRESIDE TALES OF THE TRAVELLER CHILDREN
The Cockerel and the Fox
The Fox and the Goat
Lion and the Four Bulls
Boy and the Snake
The Dog and the Peacock
Tatties from Chuckie-stanes
The Dog and the Manger
I Love You More Than Salt
The Hunchback and the Swan
The Goat that Told Lies
The King and the Lamp
The Boy and the Boots
THE BROONIE, SELKIES AND FAIRIES
The Broonie on Carra
The Broonie’s Farewell
Selkie Painter
Mary and the Seal
The Tramp and the Boots
The Taen-Awa
JACK TALES
Jack and the Witch’s Bellows
Jack and the Devil’s Purse
Death in a Nut
The Ugly Queen
BARRIE MOOSKINS
The Coming of the Unicorn
The Giant with the Golden Hair of Knowledge
The Thorn in the King’s Foot
Boy and the Blacksmith
Afterword
References
Glossary