Auld Scary helped a girl in the harvest field by making her...
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1979.002
Original Tape ID
Summary
Auld Scary helped a girl in the harvest field by making her scythe work by itself.
At harvest time the girl farmservants had to work alongside the men in the fields. It was hard work, and the girls could not keep up. Auld Scary was passing a harvest field in his gig when he saw a girl utterly exhausted. He told her that the problem was that her scythe wasn't properly sharpened, and offered to do it. When he had sharpened it he showed the girl how to use the scythe properly. The scythe began to work by itself. The girl had to shout to the men to get out of the way. Auld Scary told the girl not to sharpen the scythe again that season, nor to let anyone else use it. Auld Scary had the black art, but only used it for good.
Bryce Whyte's father told him the story.
Item Subject/Person
Auld Scary
Recording Location
County - Angus
Parish - Montrose
Village/Place - Montrose
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Fair