A couple were granted three wishes but wasted them.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
August 1975
Track ID
76329
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.107
Original Tape ID
Summary
A couple were granted three wishes but wasted them.
The following story was made up about Hughie Meek and his wife. Supposedly, they were smoking by the roadside near Birnam when a little man appeared on Hughie's pipes and granted them three wishes. His wife saw a tattie beetle [potato masher] in a shop and wished for it. Her husband was angry and wished it was stuck up her [word not uttered]. They had to use the last wish to get it out.
There is a painting of this couple in the Tate Gallery.
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Montrose
Village/Place - Montrose
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good