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A Dunnie is a small Brownie-like being in the folklore of the Anglo-Scottish borders, specifically Northumberland, the most famous being that of the ''Hazlerigg Dunnie'' of Hazlerigg in the parish of Chatton, Northumberland.〔''Notes on the folk-lore of the northern counties of England and the borders'' By William Henderson, 1866, pages 227-228.〕 The Dunnie has been known to take the form of a horse in order to trick a rider into mounting him before disappearing and leaving them in the muddiest part of the road. He also is said to disguise as plough-horses only to vanish when the ploughman takes him into the stalls.〔 The Dunnie was also said to wander the crags and dales of the Cheviots singing: :"Cockenheugh there's gear enough, :Collierheugh there's mair, :For I've lost the key o' the Bounders, (or "It is also "I've lost the key o' the Bowden-door.") :An' I'm ruined for evermair."〔 The Dunnie is thus thought to be a ghost of a reiver who hoarded his loot in the fells and guards his ill-gotten gains to this day.〔 In full the song of the dunnie goes: :"Cockenheugh there's gear enough, :Collierheugh there's mair, :For I've lost the key o' the Bounders" :"Ross for rabbits, and Elwick for kail, :Of a' the' towns e'er I saw Howick for ale: :Howick for ale, and Kyloe for scrubbers, :Of a' the towns e'er I saw Lowick for robbers;- :Lowick for robbers, Buckton for breed, :Of a' the towns e'er I saw Holy Island for need;- :Holy Island for need, and Grindon for kye, :Of a' the towns e'er I saw Doddington for rye:- :Doddington for rye, Bowisdon for rigs, :Of a' the towns e'er I saw Barmoor for whigs:- :Barmour for whigs, Tweedmouth for doors, :Of a' the towns e'er I saw Ancroft for whores:- :Ancroft for whores, and Spittal for fishers, :Of a' the towns e'er I saw Berrington for dishes."〔''Folk-lore: or, A collection of local rhymes, proverbs, sayings, prophecies, slogans, &c. relating to Northumberland, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Berwick-on-Tweed'', Michael Aislabie Denham, 1858, pp. 136-137〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dunnie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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