大象传媒

Tha mi airson sgeulachd thraidiseanta innse dhuibh. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm oirre 鈥淏ilidh鈥�. Chaidh a cruinneachadh ann am Barraigh anns an naoidheamh linn deug. Tha mi an d貌chas gun c貌rd i ribh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha uaireigin tuathanach ann. Bha mac aige air an robh Bilidh. Bhiodh Bilidh a鈥� goid rudan air daoine. Bhiodh e a鈥� goid air an duine-uasal faisg air l脿imh. Th脿inig an duine-uasal. Thuirt e ris an tuathanach gum bu ch貌ir dha ce脿ird ionnsachadh do a mhac. Cha bhiodh ce脿ird na b鈥� fhe脿rr na m猫irle.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha robh an tuathanach toilichte ach chuireadh fios air Bilidh. Dh鈥檉haighnich an duine-uasal de Bhilidh am biodh e de貌nach m猫irle ionnsachadh. Thuirt Bilidh gum bitheadh. Cha robh ce脿ird sam bith ann a b鈥� fhe脿rr a ch貌rdadh ris na m猫irle.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ged nach robh athair toilichte, chuir e an gille aige an 貌rdugh airson falbh a dh鈥檌onnsachadh na m猫irle. Dh鈥檉halbh Bilidh. Choinnich e ri duine air an rathad. Dh鈥檉haighnich an duine c脿鈥� robh e a鈥� dol. Thuirt Bilidh gun robh e a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌onnsachadh na m猫irle agus gun robh maighstir a dh矛th air.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚s dona a鈥� che脿ird a tha thu a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌onnsachadh,鈥� ars an duine. Agus dh鈥檉halbh e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Cha b鈥� fhada a chaidh Bilidh nuair a thachair e ri tri霉ir eile. Dh鈥檉haighnich iad c脿鈥� robh e a鈥� dol. Thuirt Bilidh gun robh e a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌onnsachadh na m猫irle agus gun robh maighstir a dh矛th air.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淯ill, uill,鈥� arsa fear dhiubh. 鈥淭ha mise ag iarraidh gille airson na ce脿irde sin. Bidh mi toilichte d鈥� fhastadh.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉halbh Bilidh leis an fhear eile. Chaidh iad gu taigh-seinnse. Bha an duine ag iarraidh na rudan a bu luachmhoire na bhroinn a ghoid. Bha r貌p aige. 鈥淣ise,鈥� thuirt e ri Bilidh, 鈥渢h猫id thusa s矛os an similear air an r貌p. Cuir a h-uile rud luachmhor suas an similear. An uair sin bheir mise thu fh猫in suas air an r貌p.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Air an oidhche, nuair a bha na daoine air a dhol a laighe, chaidh Bilidh air mullach an taigh-sheinnse. Leig a mhaighstir Bilidh s矛os air an r貌p. Nuair a bha Bilidh san r霉m, chuir e a h-uile rud luachmhor suas an r貌p. Ach theich am fear eile. Dh鈥檉h脿g e Bilidh sh矛os anns an t-se貌mar.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha Bilidh ann an 猫iginn. Cha robh fios aige d猫 dh猫anadh e. Sheall e mun cuairt. Lorg e seiche mairt. Bha adhaircean oirre. Chuir e timcheall air i. Th貌isich e air sgriachail air feadh an t-se貌mair.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥櫭╥rich a鈥� bhean-mhuinntir. Las i solas agus dh鈥檉hosgail i doras an t-se貌mair. Nuair a chunnaic i Bilidh le seiche mairt is adhaircean air, ghabh i eagal. Ruith i a-mach 脿s an r霉m. Ghlaodh i ri a maighstir.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淒猫 tha a鈥� cur ort?鈥� ars a maighstir.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha gu le貌r,鈥� ars ise. 鈥淐hunnaic mi an Donas!鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh am maighstir don r霉m. Bhruidhinn e ris an 鈥淒onas鈥�. 鈥淒猫 chuir an seo thu?鈥� thuirt e ris.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚s tric a tha mi an seo,鈥� fhreagair Bilidh. 鈥淣uair a thig mi air an turas mu dheireadh, chan fh脿g mi fiach sn脿thaid agad.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淒猫 ghabhas tu鈥�, arsa fear an taigh-sheinnse, 鈥渁gus gun tighinn tuilleadh? An gabh thu leth-cheud nota?鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐ha ghabh,鈥� fhreagair Bilidh. 鈥淭ha ceud beag gu le貌r. Ach ma gheibh mi ceud, falbhaidh mi is cha tig mi tuilleadh.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus chaidh Bilidh dhachaigh le ceud nota na ph貌caid.

chaidh a cruinneachadh ann am Barraigh: it [fem] was collected in Barra; bha uaireigin tuathanach ann: there was once a farmer; duine-uasal faisg air l脿imh: a gentleman nearby; gum bu ch貌ir dha ce脿ird ionnsachadh do a mhac: that he should teach his son a trade; chuireadh fios air Bilidh: Billy was sent for; chuir e an gille aige an 貌rdugh: he organized his son; gun robh maighstir a dh矛th air: that he needed a master [to teach him]; is dona a鈥� che脿ird a tha thu a鈥� dol a dh鈥檌onnsachadh: bad is the trade you are going to learn; cha b鈥� fhada a chaidh Bilidh: Billy had not gone far; bidh mi toilichte d鈥� fhastadh: I鈥檒l be pleased to hire you; th猫id thusa s矛os an similear air an r貌p: you鈥檒l go down the chimney on the rope; cuir a h-uile rud luachmhor suas: send up all the valuable items; bheir mise thu suas: I鈥檒l bring you up; nuair a bha na daoine air a dhol a laighe: when the people had gone to bed; ann an 猫iginn: in a tight fix; lorg e seiche mairt: he found a cow鈥檚 hide; th貌isich e air sgriachail air feadh an t-se貌mair: he began to scream throughout the room; dh鈥櫭╥rich a鈥� bhean-mhuinntir: the maid-servant arose; d猫 tha a鈥� cur ort?: what鈥檚 upsetting you?; chunnaic mi an Donas: I saw the Devil; chan fh脿g mi fiach sn脿thaid agad: I鈥檒l not leave you the worth of a needle; d猫 ghabhas tu, agus gun tighinn tuilleadh: what would you take not to return; ma gheibh mi ceud, falbhaidh mi: if I get a hundred [pounds] I鈥檒l leave.

Cha robh ce脿ird sam bith ann a b鈥� fhe脿rr a ch貌rdadh ris na 尘猫颈谤濒别: there was no trade which he would enjoy more than thieving. It鈥檚 another way of expressing a b鈥� fhe脿rr leis. Notice that in this type of expression the traditional Gaelic word order is different from English (in which the verb precedes the adverb). One might say a ch貌rdadh ris na b鈥� fhe脿rr na m猫irle (note the comparative form na) but it鈥檚 not as elegant or gn脿thasach. Here are some other examples with a mixture of tenses: B鈥� e sin an g猫am a b鈥� fhe脿rr a ch貌rd rium riamh; 鈥橲 e sin am f矛on as fhe脿rr a ch貌rdas rium le biadh Eadailteach; 鈥橲 e sin an rud a b鈥� fhe脿rr a ch貌rdadh ris a鈥� ch霉.

Bhiodh Bilidh a鈥� goid rudan air daoine: Billy would steal things from people [note the traditional usage of the preposition 鈥渁ir鈥� in this expression.

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