Fable: a creature refused shelter refuses it in turn.
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.175.A2
Original Tape ID
Summary
Fable: a creature refused shelter refuses it in turn.
The Queen of the Bumbees [Bumblebees] was caught in a thunderstorm; her wings were soaked; she couldn't fly properly and couldn't get home. She went to the King of the Pishmools [ants] for shelter, but was told, "Where you made your summer's honey, you've to go and make your winter's quarters." But, "It's a long road there's no a turnin [it's a long road that has no turning]." A few months later, the King of the Pishmools and his party were out shooting. The King was thrown by his horse in a thunderstorm and went to the Queen of the Bumbees for shelter. She scalded him with a kettle of boiling water.
Bella Higgins explains that ants are called 'pishmools' from the belief that they pee on you as well as nip you.
Recording Location
County - Perthshire
Parish - Blairgowrie
Village/Place - Blairgowrie
Language
English, Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good