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Two riddles from the Shetland Folk Society collection, colle...

Date 08 August 1961
Track ID 42012
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1961.89.B50a & 50b

Original Tape ID

SA1961.089

Summary

Two riddles from the Shetland Folk Society collection, collected by M. G. Scott:

Riddle me, riddle me, rot tot tot,
A wee, wee man in a red, red coat,
Staff in his hand an a bane in his troat,
Riddle me, riddle me, rot tot, tot.
Answer: A fiddle.

A long man legless cam through da door an said: "Guid wife keep in your deuks [ducks], for cats an dogs I care no."
Answer: A worm.

T. A. Robertson comments that these riddles are not very common.

Item Notes

The answer to the riddle about the man in a red coat is usually 'a cherry'.

Recording Location

County - Shetland

Parish - Lerwick

Island - Shetland Mainland

Village/Place - Lerwick

Item Location

County - Shetland

Language

Scots

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good