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21/07/2008

Tha litir bheag na seachdain-sa aig Ruaraidh MacIllEathain. This week's short letter for learners is introduced by Ruaraidh MacLean.

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Mon 21 Jul 2008 19:00

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An Litir Bheag 167

Th貌isich mi an t-seachdain sa chaidh air an sgeulachd 鈥淣a Tr矛 Coin Uaine鈥. Thill am prionnsa agus na tr矛 coin, Fios, Luaths agus Trom, don bheinn-sheilg. Shuidh am prionnsa air cnoc. Bha fios aig Fios far an robh na f猫idh. Rug Luaths orra. Thug Trom dhachaigh iad.

Dh鈥檌arr piuthar a鈥 phrionnsa air a br脿thair dhol don uaimh agus tr矛 glaodhan a thoirt aig an doras. Chaidh am prionnsa agus na coin don uaimh. Thug am prionnsa na tr矛 glaodhan. Th脿inig na famhairean a-mach. Mharbh na coin fear de na famhairean.

Feasgar an ath latha, thill am prionnsa agus na coin don uaimh. Thug am prionnsa tr矛 glaodhan aig an doras. Th脿inig na famhairean a-mach. Mharbh na coin famhair eile. Bha d矛reach aon fhamhair air fh脿gail be貌.

An ath latha a-rithist, thill am prionnsa agus na coin don uaimh. Ghlaodh am prionnsa tr矛 uairean aig an doras. Th脿inig am famhair a-mach. Mharbh na coin am famhair. Chaidh am prionnsa agus na coin a-steach don uaimh. Fhuair iad 貌r is airgead.

Chaidh am prionnsa dhachaigh. Bha a phiuthar a鈥 feitheamh ris le deoch phuinnsein. 鈥淪iuthad, a ghaoil,鈥 ars ise, 鈥渁gus 貌l an deoch seo.鈥

Dh鈥櫭瞝 e an deoch agus thuit e marbh. Th貌isich na coin air caoineadh. Dh鈥檉halbh iad. R脿inig iad tobar. Bha dithis aig an tobar. Bha fear a鈥 l矛onadh soitheach le uisge. Bha am fear eile ag amharc air.

鈥淒猫 tha sibh a鈥 d猫anamh?鈥 arsa Fios.

鈥淥,鈥 fhreagair am fear a bha a鈥 l矛onadh an t-soithich, 鈥溾檚 e tobar leigheis a tha seo. Tha mi a鈥 toirt uisge don duine seo.鈥

鈥淏u toigh leam,鈥 arsa Fios, 鈥渦isge fhaighinn dhomh fh矛n.鈥

Fhuair e uisge. Thill na coin gu taigh a鈥 phrionnsa. Dh貌irt iad an t-uisge air a鈥 phrionnsa. Dh鈥櫭╥rich am prionnsa gu sl脿n, fallain.

鈥淎-nis,鈥 arsa Fios, 鈥渢ha mi fh矛n agus na coin eile a鈥 falbh.鈥 Cha robh am prionnsa toilichte. 鈥淔eumaidh sinn falbh,鈥 thuirt Fios. Dh鈥檉halbh iad. Agus an ath sheachdain ch矛 sinn mar a tha an st貌iridh a鈥 tighinn gu cr矛ch.

The Little Letter 167

I started last week on the story 鈥淭he Three Green Dogs鈥. The prince and the three dogs, Fios, Luaths and Trom, returned to the hunting mountain. The prince sat on a hill. Fios knew where the deer were. Luaths caught them. Trom took them home.

听听听听听听听 The prince鈥檚 sister asked her brother to go to the cave and give three shouts at the door. The prince and dogs went to the cave. The prince gave the three shouts. The giants came out. The dogs killed one of the giants.

听听听听听听听 On the afternoon of the next day, the prince and dogs returned to the cave. The prince gave three shouts at the door. The giants came out. The dogs killed another giant. There was just one giant left alive.

听听听听听听听 The following day [next day again], the prince and dogs returned to the cave. The prince shouted three times at the door. The giant came out. The dogs killed the giant. The prince and dogs went into the cave. They got gold and silver.

听听听听听听听 The prince went home. His sister was waiting with a drink of poison. 鈥淗ere you are, love,鈥 she said, 鈥渄rink this drink.鈥

听听听听听听听 He drank the drink and he fell dead. The dogs started to cry. They left. They reached a well. There were two men at the well. One man was filling a vessel with water. The other man was watching him.

听听听听听听听 鈥淲hat are you doing?鈥 said Fios.

听听听听听听听 鈥淥h,鈥 said the man who was filling the vessel, 鈥渢his is a healing well. I am giving this man water.鈥

听听听听听听听 鈥淚鈥檇 like,鈥 said Fios, 鈥渢o get water for myself.鈥

听听听听 听听听He got water. The dogs returned to the prince鈥檚 house. They poured the water on the prince. The prince arose hale and hearty.

听听听听听听听 鈥淣ow,鈥 said Fios, 鈥渕yself and the other dogs are leaving.鈥 The prince wasn鈥檛 pleased. 鈥淲e must leave,鈥 said Fios. They left. And next week we鈥檒l see how the story ends.

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