Greyfriars
Bobby
Posted
by
Peter
on
29
September
2011
Tourists
from
all
over
the
world
come
to
be
____________________
beside
the
statue
of
Greyfriars
Bobby
,
outside
Greyfriars
Church
in
Edinburgh
.
In
the
podcast
today
,
we
will
talk
about
"
fact
"
and
"
fiction
"
.
A
"
____________________
"
is
something
which
is
true
;
something
which
I
,
or
someone
else
,
can
prove
to
be
true
.
For
instance
,
it
is
a
fact
that
the
earth
is
round
.
And
"
____________________
"
is
the
opposite
of
fact
.
It
means
something
which
is
____________________
,
something
which
is
made
up
something
which
comes
from
the
imagination
.
In
a
bookshop
,
you
will
find
a
section
____________________
"
fiction
"
.
This
is
where
you
can
buy
novels
,
books
of
short
stories
and
so
on
.
Another
section
of
the
bookshop
will
be
called
"
non
-
fiction
"
.
This
is
where
you
can
buy
biographies
,
and
books
about
cooking
or
gardening
,
books
to
help
you
play
golf
better
,
and
books
about
learning
English
.
Now
lets
go
to
Edinbugh
,
the
capital
city
of
Scotland
.
Edinburgh
is
an
old
and
beautiful
city
,
full
of
fascinating
places
to
visit
.
One
of
these
is
a
church
called
Greyfriars
Kirk
.
"
Kirk
"
is
a
Scottish
word
for
"
church
"
.
The
church
is
built
on
land
which
was
once
a
Franciscan
monastery
.
The
Franciscan
monks
wore
grey
clothing
,
hence
the
name
"
Greyfriars
"
.
Greyfriars
Kirk
____________________
an
important
part
in
the
history
of
Scotland
in
the
17th
century
,
and
____________________
a
centre
for
Protestant
opposition
to
the
king
.
However
,
the
reason
that
thousands
of
people
visit
Greyfriars
Kirk
every
year
has
nothing
to
do
with
17th
century
history
.
No
,
the
visitors
come
to
see
a
little
statue
of
a
dog
,
called
Greyfriars
Bobby
.
Bobby
____________________
to
a
man
called
John
Gray
(
or
"
auld
Jock
"
as
he
was
commonly
known
.
)
Auld
Jock
was
a
night
watchman
,
and
Bobby
____________________
with
him
everywhere
.
Then
,
in
1858
Auld
Jock
____________________
of
tuberculosis
.
He
was
____________________
in
the
churchyard
of
Greyfriars
Kirk
.
For
the
next
14
years
,
Bobby
____________________
beside
his
master's
grave
waiting
for
him
to
return
,
until
at
last
in
1872
Bobby
himself
died
.
Soon
after
that
,
a
wealthy
lady
____________________
for
a
statue
to
commemorate
the
dog
,
and
tourists
have
come
to
visit
the
place
ever
since
.
There
have
been
books
and
a
film
about
Greyfriars
Bobby
,
and
in
Edinburgh
you
can
buy
all
sorts
of
Greyfriars
Bobby
souvenirs
.
Bobby
is
indeed
one
of
the
most
famous
dogs
in
the
world
.
What
do
you
think
about
this
story
?
Perhaps
you
find
the
story
of
Greyfriars
Bobby
very
moving
.
Perhaps
there
are
tears
running
down
your
cheeks
as
you
think
of
the
poor
little
dog
waiting
for
his
master
who
never
____________________
.
Or
perhaps
you
are
thinking
,
"
What
a
stupid
dog
!
Why
didn't
he
go
away
and
chase
cats
or
chew
bones
or
do
other
things
that
make
a
dog
happy
?
"
Or
perhaps
you
are
wondering
,
"
Is
the
story
of
Greyfriars
Bobby
true
?
Is
it
fact
or
fiction
?
"
Unfortunately
for
the
tourist
industry
of
Edinburgh
,
there
are
reasons
to
think
that
it
may
be
fiction
.
Jan
Bondeson
of
Cardiff
University
has
recently
____________________
a
book
about
Greyfriars
Bobby
.
Jan
thinks
that
Bobby
was
a
stray
dog
and
that
the
man
who
____________________
after
the
graveyard
____________________
the
story
about
Bobby
sitting
beside
his
master's
grave
.
People
in
19th
century
Britain
were
often
rather
sentimental
,
and
a
stories
like
Greyfriars
Bobby
____________________
to
them
.
The
man
who
looked
after
the
churchyard
____________________
to
tell
the
story
to
visitors
,
and
the
visitors
would
put
their
hands
in
their
pockets
and
pull
out
a
few
coins
to
give
to
him
.
The
owner
of
a
nearby
restaurant
and
other
local
businessmen
____________________
to
spread
the
story
,
in
order
to
encourage
more
visitors
to
come
.
When
the
original
"
Bobby
"
died
(
probably
in
1867
)
,
they
even
found
another
dog
to
take
his
place
.
In
other
words
,
Mr
Bondeson
thinks
that
the
story
of
Greyfriars
Bobby
was
a
publicity
stunt
by
the
Edinburgh
tourist
industry
.
So
,
fact
or
fiction
?
I
cannot
possibly
say
what
I
think
.
Scottish
history
is
full
of
romantic
stories
.
Wealthy
American
tourists
who
imagine
that
they
have
Scottish
ancestors
believe
these
stories
-
all
of
them
.
The
Scottish
tourist
industry
depends
on
them
.
It
is
one
of
the
unwritten
laws
of
our
country
that
English
people
like
me
are
not
____________________
to
say
that
a
Scottish
story
,
no
matter
how
implausible
,
is
not
true
.
So
,
if
you
want
to
believe
that
Greyfriars
Bobby
sat
for
14
years
beside
his
master's
grave
,
you
can
believe
it
.
I
am
not
going
to
stop
you
.
