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An rìgh, an droch mhuime agus a' phiseag.

Contributors
Date 03 December 1959
Track ID 34455
Part 1

Track Information

Original Track ID

SA1960.1.B3

Original Tape ID

SA1960.001

Summary

The king, the bad step-mother and the kitten.

A certain king had three daughters. He re-married and his new wife resented her step-daughters. She had one sent to a deserted island for a year. She was given a little food and, whilst alone on the island, she shared this with a kitten. The kitten was so thankful that it brought her food for the rest of the year. She returned home more beautiful than ever, with the result that the queen sent her own daughter to make her beautiful. However, she did not share her food with the kitten and, when they returned after the year, there was nothing left of her but bones.

The contributor heard this story over 50 years previously.

Recording Location

County - Inverness-shire

Parish - South Uist

Island - South Uist

Language

Gaelic

Collection

SoSS

Classification

AT403 AT480

Source Type

Reel to reel

Audio Quality

Good