How Scotland was made

AT THE BEGINNING OF TIME GOD WAS

DISCUSSING THE CREATION OF THE WORLD

WITH THE ANGEL GABRIEL. LEANING BACK

IN HIS GOLDEN THRONE, HE TOLD HIM OF

HIS PLANS FOR SCOTLAND.


"GABRIEL," GOD SAID, "I AM GOING TO GIVE

SCOTLAND TOWERING MOUNTAINS AND

MAGNIFICANT GLENS RESPLENDANT WITH

PURPLE HEATHER. RED DEER WILL ROAM THE

COUNTRYSIDE, GOLDEN EAGLES WILL CIRCLE IN

THE SKIES, SALMON WILL LEAP IN THE

CRYSTAL CLEAR RIVERS AND LOCHS, AND THE

SURROUNDING SEAS WILL TEEM WITH FISH.

AGRICULTURE WILL FLOURISH AND THERE WILL

BE A GLORIOUS COMING TOGETHER OF WATER

WITH BARLEY TO BE KNOWN AS WHISKY.

COAL, OIL AND GAS - ALL WILL BE THERE. THE

SCOTS WILL BE INTELLIGENT, INNOVATIVE,

INDUSTRIOUS AND....."


"WAIT A MINUTE!" INTERRUPTED

GABRIEL. "ARE YOU NOT BEING JUST A WEE

BIT TOO GENEROUS TO THERE SCOTS?"


BUT THE ALMIGHTY REPLIED, "NOT

REALLY. I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU WHO THEIR

NEIGHBOURS ARE GOING TO BE!!"