‘Wee pig, wee pig, ‘ said the wolf. ‘Can I come ben?’
‘Whit? And let in a wolf that I dinna ken?
I’m in my hoose and I’m no feared.
By the hair on my broostlie beard
Away ye go, ye big hairy cloon.’
‘Then I will hech and I’ll pech and I will blaw your hoose doon.’
Here are six of the world’s best-loved folk and fairy tales, retold in lively modern Scots by Matthew Fitt and James Robertson. Familiar stories like Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin are given a fresh look and sound in these new versions, which are ideal for bedtime, nursery and classroom reading. Great entertainment for children and grown-ups alike.
Includes: Cinderella, Wee Reid Ridin Hood, The Three Wee Pigs, Snaw White, The Billy Goats Gruff and Rumpelstiltskin.
Sobre el autor
Matthew Fitt is a published novelist and poet as well as a translator. An acknowledged expert in the field of Scots language education, Matthew has written numerous children’s books and has translated a number of titles into Scots including Roald Dahl’s The Eejits and Geordie’s Mingin Medicine.
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