The Haggis Hunt of 2001
by Lisa Marten
This is a true story it must be told. It was a brisk autumn morning in Scotland when the students and leaders of the Harvest Ministry College set out with wild abandon towards the north.They headed through the concrete streets and bustling traffic of downtown Glasgow and out into the country up to the Trossach hills in search of the ferocious legendary Highland Haggis.
The vivid autumn colors of the trees and the rolling green and fiery red hills of the Trossachs were a bonny landscape to the days adventure. The group of dreamy students rode in the infamous big blue bus with hopes of capturing a glimpse of the delicious beast.
Along the journey they were entertained by stories of the legendary Scottish Haggis Hunter, Jimmy McGregor who wrestled with the deadly beastie (a 3 legged, one eyed monster) who had barely escaped with his life. Some of the students made fun of the stories, they were strenuously warned against this behaviour.
Upon arriving at their hunting destination at Loch Katrine, they were let loose to wander the Scottish woods and hillsides on their much anticipated Haggis Hunt. The student who came out alive with the best hunting story would win a tasty prize. Needless to say, it was a mad dash into the trees and the students scattered like billiard balls after a break.
What sounds the leaders heard deep within the woods soon after were so gruesome they sent shivers up their spines. It was enough to remind them that it was foolish for any man to mock the beast. The students would soon find out the horrid truth.
So you too, consider yerself warned mate. Hark and heed the warnings of this true tale. The writer was one of the ignorant students who barely escaped out of the deep Scottish woods with her life! The Highland Haggis is a beastie not to be reckoned with.
Aye!
by Lisa Marten
This is a true story it must be told. It was a brisk autumn morning in Scotland when the students and leaders of the Harvest Ministry College set out with wild abandon towards the north.They headed through the concrete streets and bustling traffic of downtown Glasgow and out into the country up to the Trossach hills in search of the ferocious legendary Highland Haggis.
The vivid autumn colors of the trees and the rolling green and fiery red hills of the Trossachs were a bonny landscape to the days adventure. The group of dreamy students rode in the infamous big blue bus with hopes of capturing a glimpse of the delicious beast.
Along the journey they were entertained by stories of the legendary Scottish Haggis Hunter, Jimmy McGregor who wrestled with the deadly beastie (a 3 legged, one eyed monster) who had barely escaped with his life. Some of the students made fun of the stories, they were strenuously warned against this behaviour.
Upon arriving at their hunting destination at Loch Katrine, they were let loose to wander the Scottish woods and hillsides on their much anticipated Haggis Hunt. The student who came out alive with the best hunting story would win a tasty prize. Needless to say, it was a mad dash into the trees and the students scattered like billiard balls after a break.
What sounds the leaders heard deep within the woods soon after were so gruesome they sent shivers up their spines. It was enough to remind them that it was foolish for any man to mock the beast. The students would soon find out the horrid truth.
So you too, consider yerself warned mate. Hark and heed the warnings of this true tale. The writer was one of the ignorant students who barely escaped out of the deep Scottish woods with her life! The Highland Haggis is a beastie not to be reckoned with.
Aye!
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