A Scottish lad and lass were sitting together

A Scottish lad and lass were sitting together on a heathery hill in the Highlands.

They had been silent for a while, then the lass said, “A penny for your thoughts.”

The lad was a bit abashed, but he finally said, “Well, I was thinking’ how nice it would be if ye’d give me a wee bit of a kiss.”

So she did so.

But he again lapsed into a pensive mood which lasted long enough for the lass to ask him, “What are ye thinking’ now?”

To which the lad replied: “Well, I was hoping’ ye hadn’t forgot the penny!”