Rashie Coat
Files
Title
Rashie Coat
Alternative Title
Saltire Chapbook No. 12
Publisher
Edinburgh: Saltire Society
Date
1951
Extent
8 pages
13 cm
Identifier
Description
"This story is taken from Chamber's Popular Rhymes of Scotland Set in 11 pt. Scotch Roman" printed on last page.
Price 1/- printed on last page.
Type
fairytale/folk lore
Abstract
A reprint of a story taken from Robert Chambers’s Popular Rhymes of Scotland. In this variation of a Cinderella tale, Rashie-Coat is a king’s daughter who does not wish to marry the man chosen for her. She seeks the advice of an old hen-wife, who tells her to ask in succession for a cloak of gold, feathers, and rushes with a pair of slippers. When all of these things had been given to her and she still did not wish the match, she runs away from home and finds employment in the kitchens of a house. When everyone goes to kirk that Sunday, she is told to stay home and cook, but a fairy comes to her and bids her to go while she did the cooking for the day. She goes three Sundays in a row, wearing each of her cloaks in order, and drawing the attention of the king’s son, who wishes to marry her. On the third Sunday, he attempts to catch her, causing her to lose her slipper, which he uses to try and find his love. The hen-wife cuts off part of her daughter’s foot to make it fit, but the deceit is discovered by a bird, who informs the king’s son to seek Rashie-Coat behind the cauldron of the house, which he does, and “They lived happy and happy, and never drank oot o’ a dry cappy.” (8)
Subject
Courtship and Marriage
Chapbooks - Scotland - Edinburgh
Source
Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario
Is Referenced By
National Library of Scotland http://www.nls.uk/
Format
JPEGs and PDF derived from master file, which was scanned from the original book in 24-bit color at 600 dpi in TIFF format using an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner.
Rights
In the public domain; For higher quality reproductions, contact Archival & Special Collections, University of Guelph. libaspc@uoguelph.ca 519-824-4120, Ext. 53413
Contributor
Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph Library, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Citation
“Rashie Coat,” Scottish Chapbooks, accessed November 24, 2024, https://scottishchapbooks.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/824.
