大象传媒

Tha mi a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌nnse dhuibh st貌iridh. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm air an st貌iridh 鈥淎n Nighean a Reiceadh鈥�. The Lass that was Sold. An Nighean a Reiceadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha duine bochd ann. Bha seachdnar cloinne aige. Th脿inig duine-uasal.听听听听听

听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淎n reic thu aon dhen chloinn?鈥� ars an duine-uasal.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淩eicidh,鈥� fhreagair am fear bochd.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐ha reic,鈥� thuirt a bhean.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淩eicidh,鈥� thuirt am fear bochd.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thug an duine-uasal fichead nota don fhear bhochd. Cheannaich e an nighean a b鈥� 貌ige. 鈥橲 e d矛reach leanabh a bha innte. Ach cha deach an duine fada. Thilg e an leanabh do linne, faisg air muileann.

Lorg am muillear an leanabh. Chaidh e dhachaigh leatha. Thug e dha bhean i. Thuirt e ris a h-uile duine gun do rugadh leanabh do a bhean.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh dusan bliadhna seachad. Th脿inig coigreach. Thuirt e ris a鈥� mhuillear, 鈥淭ha an nighean agad br猫agha.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha i gl猫 bhr猫agha,鈥� ars am muillear.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淒猫 an aois a tha i?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich an coigreach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha dusan bliadhna.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚s leamsa i,鈥� ars an coigreach. 鈥淐heannaich mi i airson fichead nota. Chaith mi don uisge i. Fhuair thusa san uisge i.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thug an coigreach an nighean leis. Bha iad air muin eich. Bha am muillear agus a bhean br貌nach. Ghabh an coigreach rathad cunnartach os cionn na mara.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐arson a tha thu a鈥� gabhail an rathaid seo?鈥� ars a鈥� chaileag.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭hig far an eich,鈥� thuirt e rithe. 鈥淐aithidh mi s矛os a鈥� chreag seo thu.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淣a marbh mi,鈥� ars a鈥� chaileag.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Thug an coigreach f脿inne 貌ir far a mhe貌ir. 鈥淎 bheil thu a鈥� faicinn an fh脿inne seo?鈥� thuirt e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha,鈥� ars ise.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha m鈥� ainm air an fh脿inne,鈥� ars esan. 鈥淢ionnaich air an fh脿inne nach fhaic mi tuilleadh thu.鈥�

I鈥檓 going to tell you a story. The story is called 鈥淭he Lass that was Sold鈥�. (The Lass that was Sold). The Lass that was Sold.

听听听听听听听 There was once a poor man. He had seven children. A gentleman came by.

听听听听听听听 鈥淲ill you sell one of the children?鈥� said the gentleman.

听听听听听听听 鈥淵es,鈥� the poor man replied.

听听听听听听听 鈥淣o,鈥� said his wife.

听听听听听听听 鈥淵es,鈥� said the poor man.

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听听听听听听听 The gentleman gave the poor man twenty pounds. He bought the youngest daughter. She was only a baby. But the man didn鈥檛 go far. He threw the infant in a pool, close to a mill.

听听听听听听听 The miller found the baby. He went home with her. He gave her to his wife. He told everybody his wife had given birth to a baby.

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听听听听听听听 Twelve years passed. A stranger came by. He said to the miller, 鈥淵our daughter is beautiful.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥淪he鈥檚 very beautiful,鈥� said the miller.

听听听听听听听 鈥淗ow old is she?鈥� the stranger asked.

听听听听听听听 鈥淭welve years old.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥淪he鈥檚 mine,鈥� said the stranger. 鈥淚 bought her for twenty pounds. I threw her into the water. You got her in the water.鈥�

听听听听听听听 The stranger took the girl with him. They were on horseback. The miller and his wife were sad. The stranger took a dangerous road above the sea.

听听听听听听听 鈥淲hy are you taking this road?鈥� said the girl.

听听听听听听听 鈥淕et off the horse,鈥� he said to her. 鈥淚鈥檓 going to throw [I will throw] you off [down] this rock.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥淒on鈥檛 kill me,鈥� said the girl.

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听听听听听听听 The stranger took a gold ring off his finger. 鈥淒o you see this ring?鈥� he said.

听听听听听听听 鈥淵es,鈥� she said.

听听听听听听听 鈥淢y name is on the ring,鈥� he said. 鈥淪wear on the ring that I鈥檒l never see you again.鈥�