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A Pictish woman stole milk but ran away when she heard her c...

Date September 1978
Track ID 81275
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1978.65

Original Tape ID

SA1978.065

Summary

A Pictish woman stole milk but ran away when she heard her child was hurt.

A man told a Pictish woman [i.e. a troll] who was milking his cow that her child had fallen into the fire and burned herself; the woman ran, leaving her fairy pot behind. The minister is supposed to have kept the pot.

Another time the man let the woman take the milk for her sick child and she put a good blessing on the house in return.

Recording Location

County - Shetland

Item Location

County - Shetland

Parish - Fetlar

Island - Fetlar

Language

English, Scots

Genre

Story

Collection

SoSS

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Poor