" The Eejits"- A translation into Scots of
Roald Dahl's " The Twits" by Matthew Fitt.
" The Gless Ee. Ye can play hunners o tricks wi a gless ee because ye can tak it oot and pap it back in again ony time ye like. Ye can bet yer life Mrs Eejit kent aw the tricks. Wan mornin she took oot her glessee and drapped it intaeMr Eejit's joog o ginger when he wisnae lookin......"
Lari Don has translated Burn's classic and wonderful poem " Tam O' Shanter." Tam has left the pub and is riding home on Meg his mare when he hears about a party worth gatecrashing... but a party in a graveyard!
Or why not try " Tam O'Shanter's big Night Oot: Wee Plays in Scots" another offering by Matthew Fitt.
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