Draft stripAt the castle
The castle newcomers: the strip
The same story in six pictures. Read them in number order.
New folk, auld chair, a place tae stay.
A wee hello goes a guid long way.
In English: New neighbours and an old chair find a place, and a friendly hello goes a long way.
1
Eddie: “New folk! They’ll want aw new chairs.”
In English: New people! They’ll want all new chairs.
May: “Have you asked them?”
2
Cecily: “A home, with rooms for visitors.”
Hugo: “And neighbours to meet.”
3Stan checks and mends a loose joint. Hugo helps.
Hugo: “Does this old chair need replacing?”
Stan: “Let’s see what’s still useful.”
4
Cecily: “What helps after a long journey?”
May: “A clean towel and a comfortable chair.”
5
Hugo: “Our first restored castle furnishing!”
Stan: “A chair.”
6
Eddie: “An auld chair! I should hae asked first.”
In English: An old chair! I should have asked first.
Hugo: “Welcome, Eddie. Plenty more sitting to do.”
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The longer read-aloud version tells you why each of them does what they do. The castle newcomers
Draft, 21 October 2026. Eddie’s Scots lines were checked by a fluent Scots speaker. The strip is not yet read aloud with children or reviewed by an educator. Gullbrae is made up.