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A man chose between his two sweethearts according to whether...

Date April 1960
Track ID 22452
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.167.A12

Original Tape ID

SA1960.167

Summary

A man chose between his two sweethearts according to whether they could make porridge from shavings.

A rich man had two sweethearts. To choose which one he would marry he set them a test: to make porridge from a basket of shavings. The rich sweetheart put in all the shavings at once and they caught fire. The poor one put the shavings in a little at a time and managed to make porridge and get the rich man for her husband.

Recording Location

County - Aberdeenshire

Parish - Old Deer

Village/Place - Fetterangus

Language

Scots

Genre

Story

Collection

SoSS

Classification

AT1452

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good