Scottish Words tagged with: three blind mice - 3 posts.

Hippopotomus and chef at tea on a floating table on the plains of Africa.

Scottish Word: Tak.

Tags: hippo, ladder, lion, rabbit, stockings, string vest, sugar, table, tea, three blind mice, toes, towel

Noo… we tak turns tae hud the floating table doon. When mistress Hippo taks a bite o cake we hud it doon an when we tak a bite o cake she huds it doon. She huds … Continue reading Tak. →

hippo, ladder, lion, rabbit, stockings, string vest, sugar, table, tea, three blind mice, toes, towel

The owl gets the fright of its life and is lucky to only lose a few feathers as the blind mice warned by reverse engineering a gramophone into an early warning listening device lash out with baseball bats.

Scottish Word: Slee.

Tags: blind, fog, gramophone, grass, mice, nursery rhyme, owl, stick, three blind mice, wing

“Aye ye hoolet ye, yer no sae slee as ye think ye are noo that we’ve got oor secret weapon yokit an sicker. Wir warned.” Translate: slee: go or come silently. “Yes you owl you, you … Continue reading Slee. →

blind, fog, gramophone, grass, mice, nursery rhyme, owl, stick, three blind mice, wing

An error prone farmer's wife makes an impassioned apology for the beheading.

Scottish Word: Waly.

Tags: alarm, blind, blood, cut, Death, farmer, knife, mice, three blind mice, wife

“Oh walie walie walie a jist meant tae cut aff yir tail, sairie moose. ” Translate: waly, walie: an exclamation of dismay, distress. “Oh how awfully awfully distressing! I just meant to cut off your tail, … Continue reading Waly. →

alarm, blind, blood, cut, Death, farmer, knife, mice, three blind mice, wife

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Scottish Words tagged with: three blind mice - 3 posts.

Scottish Word: Tak.

Scottish Word: Slee.

Scottish Word: Waly.