2nd level: Scots

Harris and Iona decide to have a treasure-hunting competition using metal detectors. They set off into nearby woods, bringing Harris’s dog Growler with them. After searching all day, the expedition takes an unexpected turn.

A tired mum of three is fed up with her messy house. As she begins to clean up, she realises how long it's all going to take, and cries out for the fairies to help her. She immediately wishes she hadn't, because she knows that fairies will always want something in return …

Waste disposal on a spaceship is an important job. There’s enough rubbish, food scraps and other yukky stuff to keep a whole team of scaffies busy. But when the ship is attacked by refuse-loving aliens, it takes some clever thinking to solve the problem.

"Don't call me 'Witchy'," Angel snarls when Tommy runs into her and her gang in the afternoon. But when he sees her partying in the auld kirk later, he forgets himself ... James Rottger narrates a 21st Century tale inspired by Robert Burns' classic poem, Tam O'Shanter.

12 year old Euan is fascinated by the inscriptions on a standing stone near his house. He knows a bit about the history of the Pictish people who once lived in the area from his dad. But when he touches the stone, something strange seems to happen ...

Lori is startled when she accidentally disturbs a strange creature on the beach. The Shellycoat tells her about his gown of seaweed and shells, and how his powers have been fading since the shells began to break and fall away. Can she help?

Two brothers in turn, are lured into the Draiglen Hogney's castle on a stormy night, only to be turned into stone. Their young sister Agnes vows to rescue them, but will she be able to outwit the evil ogre? A traditional Scots yarn, retold by Susi Briggs.

When Zeus, the most important of all the gods on Mount Olympus, sends his daughter down to live on Earth, he has only one instruction for her: take this box with you, and do NOT open it. Nicola Roy tells the story from Pandora's point of view.

Helen and Aphrodite are half-sisters, but Helen's mother is a human, while Aphrodite's is a goddess. At Helen's birthday party, they ask the handsome Paris to decide which of them is the most beautiful. Big mistake. His reaction sparks the massive battle called the Trojan War.

It's the 21st Century, and the Minotaur is a ferocious beast that prowls a deserted housing estate, where there are no street lights and there's no mobile phone signal. A modern retelling of the classic tale, by Alan Bissett.

"See you, and your obsession wi bling?" Crawford Logan tells the sorry tale of King Midas whose love of all things gold causes him to lose the most precious thing he had in the world. His daughter.

It's dark when heavy snowfall stops the two girls and their mum from driving any further. To stay warm, they knock on the door of a nearby house and are offered beds for the night. There's just one condition ...