A man played cards with the Devil and was torn to pieces.
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
April 1975
Track ID
78887
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1975.147.B4
Original Tape ID
Summary
A man played cards with the Devil and was torn to pieces.
One of the two sons of a crofter woman was very fond of drinking and playing cards. One night on his way to the inn he met a finely dressed man who joined him to play cards. The stranger won. The following night they played again as the young man wanted to win back his money, but they began to fight, and the stranger, who was the Devil, tore the young man to pieces.
Lucy Stewart heard stories about the Devil from her brothers and her father.
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good