description: Wee Macgregor is a boy of around seven or eight from the decent andkind sort of working-class family with which Glasgow's East End abounds,now and then. He has a wee sister called Jeannie, A Maw called Lizzieand a Paw called John.He had his genesis, 10 years before author J.J. Bell put pen to paper,in an overheard fragment of conversation on a Glasgow Fair Saturday on aboat going doon the watter when a distracted mother of five said to hereldest, ''Macgregor, tak yer paw's haun, or ye'll get nae carvies taeyer tea''. Carvies are, of course, sugared caraway seeds, unfashionablethese days except in Indian restaurants, but a widely usedbreath-sweetener and children's treat at the time.The language and the dialect are part of the charm of the stories andthe play, with words like stroop (the spout of a teapot), sumph (alout), and grumphy (a pig) and they are instantly recognisable incontext.
language: English
title: Wee Macgreegor
titlecomplete: Wee Macgreegor
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Grafton