The miseries of poor simple innocent silly Tam.

[Edinburgh]

ca. 1820?

8 pages

16 cm

This is a comical Scots tale about a simple sack-weaver who decides it is high time he married. Taking advice from his mother, he decides to woo one of the butcher’s three daughters, two of whom have bastards by other men, and one who has a hunch-back and other undesirable physical qualities. Many humorous hijinks ensue during his courtship and marriage to Girzy, who looks as though “she had been nine months in a haggis.” Highlights include Tam being taught manners by his brother-in-law, Tam kissing a decapitated cow’s head instead of his betrothed, and Tam pouring soup on his sister-in-law’s backside in the middle of the night.

Courtship and Marriage

Fairy Tales & Folklore

Wit and Humor

Chapbooks - Scotland - Edinburgh

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