A man chose between his two sweethearts according to whether...
Contributors
Fieldworkers
Date
Track ID
22452
Part 1
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1960.167.A12
Original Tape ID
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
Collection
Classification
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good