Are you bored with modern sports? Then come to the Highland Games in
Scotland and discover traditional Scottish sports. The Games celebrate Scottish
culture, and also include Scottish dance competitions and typical local food.
From May to September there are Highland Games in towns and villages across Scotland.
Men, women and children travel from all over the world to watch.
Nobody knows when the Games started. But in the 11th century, King Malcolm III of
Scotland held a race to find a fast runner to take his messages. Maybe this was the first
Highland Games. Some historians say that the Victorians invented The Games in the
19 century.
Competitors at the Games do a lot of different events. There are special 'heavy' athletic
sports. One famous event is the caber toss. A caber is a heavy wooden pole. Contestants
throw the caber. The winners are very strong! Other events are the stone put - contestants
throw a big stone - and the hammer throw - they throw a metal ball on a long stick. Another
popular event is the Tug o' war. In this event, rival teams pull a rope in opposite directions!
Local Scottish athletes wear traditional tartan kilts similar to skirts. Tartan is a colourful
material. In the past, Scottish people wore tartan to show which family they were from.​

Just one touch

I am sitting in a chair next to Momma’s bed. I am watching her get ready for a

party.  She opens the beautiful jewelry box on her nightstand.  It is the size of a shoebox. It is wooden. It has colorful stones on top. They are  red, green, yellow, and blue. To me, the box looks magical. It looks like it has  special powers.  “Now, you know you must never touch this box, right?” Momma says. I feel like  she knows exactly what I am thinking. I just want to touch it. I just want to open it.

I just want to try on all the jewelry inside and dance around the room!

“Yes, Momma,” I say. “I know.”

What do I know?

I know Momma has always told me not to touch the box. She has said it since I

was a little girl.

“You are not old enough to wear my jewelry,” Momma says.

I am almost eleven years old! What is the big deal?

I know that when Momma puts on the rings and bracelets from the box, she looks

different. She seems to glow.

There is one necklace with a yellow stone like a tiger’s eye. When Momma puts

this on, she seems to float instead of walk. Her feet do not seem to touch the

ground. She moves lightly and gracefully. She moves without effort.

Momma kisses me goodnight. She leaves for the party. I run to the window to

wave to her, but she is already gone.

Tonight I am very curious.

Just one touch.

I sit on the edge of Momma’s bed. I place my hand on the nightstand. I pause. I

think.

My hand moves up and rests on the jewelry box. The box quickly flips open by

itself! Jewels fly into the air. They dance around my head. I feel strange. I fall

down to the floor.

I wake up in a place I have never seen before.

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