THE WELL O’ THE WORLD’S END
THE SEAL CATCHER AND THE MERMAN
THE MERMAID
THE LAIRD OF MORPHIE AND THE WATER KELPIE
THE LAIRD O’ CO
THE BROWNIE O’ FERNE-DEN
KATHERINE CRACKERNUTS
TAM LIN
THOMAS THE RHYMER
THOMAS THE RHYMER, SON OF THE DEAD WOMAN
GOLD-TREE AND SILVER-TREE
THE MAGIC WALKING-STICK
PART TWO: TALL TALES, GIANTS, MONSTERS
THE TWO SHEPHERDS
THE SPRIGHTLY TAILOR
THE LONELY GIANT
THE MAN IN THE BOAT
ASSIPATTLE AND THE MESTER STOORWORM
PART THREE: WANCHANCY APPARITIONS, SECOND SIGHT, WITCHES
TAM O’ SHANTER: A TALE
ADAM BELL
THE GREY WOLF
BLACK ANDIE’S TALE OF TOD LAPRAIK
THROUGH THE VEIL
PART FOUR: A CLASSIC VICTORIAN FAIRY TALE
THE GOLD OF FAIRNILEE
PART FIVE: LETTING GO?
THE KELPIE
THE ROWAN
THE MAN IN THE LOCHAN
PART SIX: ENVOY
WHY EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL A STORY
THE TAIL
NOTES ON THE AUTHORS
Footnotes
THE WELL O’ THE WORLD’S END
Page 8
THE MERMAID
Page 18
Page 19
THE LAIRD O’ CO
Page 25
THE BROWNIE O’ FERNE-DEN
Page 29
KATHERINE CRACKERNUTS
Page 39
TAM LIN
Page 44
Page 45
Page 46
Page 47
Page 48
Page 49
Page 50
THOMAS THE RHYMER
Page 51
Page 52
Page 53
THE MAN IN THE BOAT
Page 92
Page 93
Page 94
Page 96
ASSIPATTLE AND THE MESTER STOORWORM
Page 104
Page 105
Page 106
TAM O’ SHANTER: A TALE
Page 115
Page 116
Page 117
Page 118
Page 119
Page 120
Page 121
Page 122
BLACK ANDIE’S TALE OF TOD LAPRAIK
Page 135
Page 136
Page 137
Page 138
Page 139
Page 140
Page 141
THROUGH THE VEIL
Page 143
Page 145
THE GOLD OF FAIRNILEE
Page 156
Page 157
Page 159
Page 163
Page 164
Page 166
Page 168
Page 169
Page 173
Page 179
Page 182
THE KELPIE
Page 193
Page 194
THE ROWAN
Page 195
THE MAN IN THE LOCHAN
Page 197
Page 198
Page 201
Page 203
Page 204
Page 205
THE TAIL
Page 211
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