Editing Haggis (section)

==Folklore==
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[[Image:Haggis scoticus.jpg|thumb|A fictitious [[Wild Haggis]] ''Haggis scoticus'', next to a prepared specimen, as displayed at the [[Glasgow]] [[Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum|Kelvingrove Gallery]]]]
In the absence of hard facts as to haggis' origins, popular folklore has provided some notions. One is that the dish originates from the days of the old Scottish [[Drovers' road|cattle drovers]]. When the men left the [[Scottish Highlands|Highlands]] to drive their cattle to market in [[Edinburgh]], the women would prepare rations for them to eat during the long journey down through the [[glen]]s. They used the ingredients that were most readily available in their homes and conveniently packaged them in a sheep's stomach allowing for easy transport during the journey. Other speculations have been based on Scottish slaughtering practices. When a [[Chiefs of the Name|chieftain]] or [[laird]] required an animal to be slaughtered for meat (whether sheep or cattle) the workmen were allowed to keep the [[offal]] as their share.

A joke sometimes maintained is that a haggis is [[Wild Haggis|a small Scottish animal]] with longer legs on one side, so that it can run around the steep hills of the Scottish highlands without falling over. According to one poll, 33 percent of American visitors to Scotland believed haggis to be an animal.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/nov/27/travelnews.travel "American tourists believe Haggis is an animal"], guardian.co.uk, 2003-11-27.</ref>