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Children's Stories
by Margo Fallis
Tartan Day


"Have you seen Colin? He’s walking around with a skirt on. It’s so funny. Hee hee hee," giggled Amanda.

"He’s wearing a skirt?" Cindy asked.

"It’s plaid. It’s white with green, red and yellow stripes in it. Since when do boys wear skirts?" Amanda chuckled.

"Shhhh. There he is now. Oh Colin, that’s a cute skirt you’re wearing," Cindy said.

Colin ran over to them. His long tail poked out of the back of the skirt. "Why aren’t you two off nibbling on some cheese or something?"

"We’ve been discussing your skirt," Amanda said.

"It’s not a skirt. I’d think girl mice like yourself would know what a kilt is," Colin sneered.

"A kilt? What’s that?" Cindy asked.

"You both know I’m a Scottish mouse. My great grandfather Angus McMouse came over on a ship from Scotland. Today is Tartan Day," Colin explained.

"Tartan day? What is tartan?" Amanda questioned.

"Tartan is what you call plaid. Long ago, our highland ancestors wore kilts, or skirts as you say, to show what clan they belonged to. A clan is a group or a family, so to speak. Tartan Day is a celebration in America where we honor our Scots heritage," Colin answered.

"My grandma came over from Ireland, but I think my great grandfather Jamie McSqueal came from Scotland. That would mean I could celebrate Tartan Day too. This is exciting," Amanda smiled.

"All you need is a kilt," Colin said.

"What about me? I don’t think I am Scottish but I want to wear a kilt too," Cindy pouted.

"Let’s go to my house. I’ve got one for each of you to wear today and then you can come to the celebrations with me. We’ll have a grand old time at the Tartan Day festivities," Colin said.

The three mice spent the day in their kilts, watching the Tartan Day parade and nibbling on meat pies, sausage rolls, haggis, shortbread and clootie dumplings. It was the best April 6th that they’d ever had.


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