大象传媒

Ann an Litir ceud, seachdad 鈥檚 a naoi (179) thug mi dhuibh seanfhacal as toigh leam 鈥� is fhe脿rr a鈥� bhl貌igh bheag le beannachd na a鈥� bhl貌igh mh貌r le mollachd 鈥� the little thing with a blessing is better than the large one with a curse. Is fhe脿rr a鈥� bhl貌igh bheag le beannachd na a鈥� bhl貌igh mh貌r le mollachd. Ann an cuid de dhualchainntean canaidh daoine mallachd seach mollachd.

Uill, bha mi a鈥� leughadh seann sgeulachd Gh脿idhlig o chionn ghoirid agus nochd an seanfhacal innte. 鈥橲 e ainm na sgeulachd Balgam M貌r, agus bu mhath leam a h-aithris dhuibh.

Bha nighean aig R矛gh Eilean nam Ban a bha anabarrach br猫agha. Bha m貌ran shuirgheach aice. Ge-t脿, cha ph貌sadh i ach am fear a dh猫anadh long a she貌ladh air muir agus t矛r. Cha robh e an comas aon duine sin a dh猫anamh, ged a dh鈥檉heuch feadhainn.

Bha banntrach bhochd an sin aig an robh tri霉ir mhac. Thuirt am fear a bu shine rithe, 鈥溍坕rich is deasaich dhomh bonnach, a mh脿thair, is falbhaidh mi, feuch an d猫an mi long a she貌las air muir is t矛r.鈥�

Dh鈥櫭╥rich a mh脿thair agus rinn i d脿 bhonnach, fear beag is fear m貌r. Thuirt i ri a mac, 鈥淐貌 as fhe脿rr leat 鈥� am bonnach m貌r le mo mhallachd no am bonnach beag le mo bheannachd?鈥�

鈥淏eannachd no mallachd 鈥� thoir dhomh am bonnach m貌r,鈥� fhreagair e agus dh鈥檉halbh e leis an fhear mh貌r.

Th貌isich e air an soitheach a thogail. Cha robh e fada ag obair nuair a th脿inig seann duine liath na rathad. 鈥淭ha thu trang, a Mhic na Banntraich,鈥� thuirt e.

鈥淭ha mi sin,鈥� thuirt esan.

鈥淢a bheir thu dh貌mhsa cuid de do bhonnach, n矛 mi do chobhair,鈥� thuirt am fear liath.

鈥淕u dearbh, cha toir,鈥� fhreagair an gille. 鈥淐ha bhi gu le貌r ann dhomh fh矛n mus cuir mi cr矛och air an t-soitheach seo.鈥�

Agus, mar a thuirt, b鈥� fh矛or. Cha b鈥� fhada na dh猫idh seo gus an tug e suas an obair, 鈥檚 gun tug e an taigh air.

鈥淢a-t脿,鈥� ars an d脿rna br脿thair, 鈥渢h猫id mi fh矛n ga fheuchainn cuideachd. Ach, air a cheart d貌igh mar a thachair da bhr脿thair, thachair dh脿san.

Latha de na l脿ithean, dh鈥檌arr am fear a b鈥� 貌ige air a mh脿thair bonnach a dheasachadh dh脿san, agus gun rachadh e a dh猫anamh long. Rinn a mh脿thair d脿 bhonnach. 鈥�Gabh do roghainn,鈥� ars ise, 鈥渁m fear m貌r le mallachd do mh脿thar no am fear beag le a beannachd.鈥�

鈥淭hoiribh dhomh ur beannachd, a mh脿thair,鈥� ars esan, 鈥渁gus beag no m貌r am bonnach, bidh mise toilichte.鈥� Fhuair e bonnach beag agus beannachd na chois. Thug e c霉l don bhaile san robh e agus r脿inig e an t-脿ite anns an robh aige ris an long a thogail.

Th貌isich e air an obair agus th脿inig an seann duine liath a-rithist. 鈥淭ha thu trang, a Mhic na Banntraich,鈥� thuirt e.

鈥淭ha mi sin,鈥� ars esan.

鈥淢a bheir thu dh貌mhsa cuid de do bhonnach, n矛 mi do chobhair,鈥� thuirt am fear liath.

鈥淕heibh thu sin,鈥� ars an gille, 鈥済ed nach eil e ro mh貌r.鈥�

Th貌isich iad air an obair-togail a dh猫anamh c貌mhla agus cha b鈥� fhada gus an robh an long ullamh. Saoilidh mi gu bheil puing mhoralta anns an sgeulachd seo! Co-dhi霉, cha d鈥� r脿inig sinn Balgam M貌r fhathast. Feuchaidh mi ri sin a dh猫anamh an-ath-sheachdain.

is fhe脿rr a鈥� bhl貌igh bheag le beannachd na a鈥� bhl貌igh mh貌r le mollachd: the little thing with a blessing is better than the large one with a curse; cuid de dhualchainntean: some dialects; nochd an seanfhacal innte: the proverb appeared in it; bu mhath leam a h-aithris dhuibh: I鈥檇 like to tell it [fem] to you; ge-t脿, cha ph貌sadh i ach am fear a dh猫anadh long a she貌ladh air muir agus t矛r: however, she鈥檇 only marry the man who would make a ship that would sail on sea and land; cha robh e an comas aon duine sin a dh猫anamh: not one man was able to do that; ged a dh鈥檉heuch feadhainn: although some tried; banntrach bhochd aig an robh tri霉ir mhac: a widow who had three sons; am fear a bu shine: the eldest one; 猫irich is deasaich dhomh bonnach: get up and make me a bannock; feuch an d猫an mi long: to try to make a ship; c貌 as fhe脿rr leat?: which do you prefer?; nuair a th脿inig seann duine liath na rathad: when a grey-haired old man came his way; ma bheir thu dh貌mhsa cuid de do bhonnach: if you give me some of your bannock; n矛 mi do chobhair: I鈥檒l help you; mus cuir mi cr矛och air an t-soitheach: before I complete the vessel; mar a thuirt, b鈥� fh矛or: as he said, so it happened [was true]; cha b鈥� fhada na dh猫idh seo gus an tug e suas an obair: it wasn鈥檛 long after this that [until] he gave up the work; gun tug e an taigh air: that he went home; gun rachadh e a dh猫anamh long: that he would go to build a ship; gheibh thu sin: you鈥檒l get that.

Gabh do roghainn: take your pick/make your choice.

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