Douglas, George Brisbane, Sir, bart., 1856-1935, ed · New York, Burt · leaf 239
rit, which, I do hope sincerely, will never be. Oh,mercy me! what a state the poor thing is in! But au SCOTTISH FAIRY TALES. it is fat, for all that, and thats all I want. So shopatched up the silly muttons scars and tears, and cutoff the ragged hits of fleece that still hung about him,and washed… … CUT OFF THE RAGGED BITS. And from day to day she fed the silly mutton onall there was good and nourishing, and the sillymutton grew fat and sleek, so that now it barelycared to move from his seat by the hearth, but ateand slept, and slept and ate all day long. And so delighted was the silly mutton…
Folklore, Scottish · Fairy tales -- Scotland
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