A Pictish woman stole milk but ran away when she heard her c...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
September 1978
Track ID
81275
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1978.65
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Poor