. Scottish fairy and folk tales. gusted at taking all this trouble for nothing. Well, he was just going to give up the search indespair, when he espied a very handsome flower grow-ing beside a rock at the further end, and thought hewould go and have a look at it before telling hisbrothers of his unprofitable search. And the plantwas a really pretty one. It had a splendid yellowflower like a great gowan growing on the top of a stoutstalk which sprang from a bunch of large green leavesbelow. He certainly never had seen the like before,and he stood there admiring it very much. I wonder what sort
. Scottish fairy and folk tales. gusted at taking all this trouble for nothing. Well, he was just going to give up the search indespair, when he espied a very handsome flower grow-ing beside a rock at the further end, and thought hewould go and have a look at it before telling hisbrothers of his unprofitable search. And the plantwas a really pretty one. It had a splendid yellowflower like a great gowan growing on the top of a stoutstalk which sprang from a bunch of large green leavesbelow. He certainly never had seen the like before,and he stood there admiring it very much. I wonder what sort of plant this can be ? ^ saidDonald. Oh, Im a Thunder-plant, said the flower. A what ? said Donald. A Thunder-plant, said the flower again. Indeed; and what sort of kind can that be ? said Donald. 42 SCOTTISH FAIRY TALES. Just smell me, and you will soon see, said theflower. Well, Donald w^as curious to know what sort ofplant a Thunder-flower could be, so he leaned downand gave a truly good sniff in the very centre of HE LEANED DOWN. Bang! There was a startling report, and theechoes of it rolled and rolled round the mountains,and Donald fell flat on his back with astonishmentand alarm. Well, we live and learn something new every day,certainly, said Donald as he got up rubbing his legsand elbows. Im not sure but that you would be a THE THREE GREEN MEN OF GLEN NEVIS. 43 good companion in a pinch, if you could always dothat when you were asked. I dont object to going with you as a companion,said the flower. Dig me up carefully, and put mein your wallet. I may be of some use to you on theway. So Donald dug the Thunder-plant up carefullywith his knife and put it in his wallet. ^ At any rateI shall not go home empty. A plant is better thannothing, quoth he; though of what use a Thunder-plant may be to me I assuredly do not know at pres-ent. Time will show that, said the Thunder-plant. Ay will it, said Donald. In the meantime Dougald, the second brother, hadgone to seek fo
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