大象传媒

Tha mi ag innse na sgeulachd Balgam M貌r. Bha Mac na Banntraich ag iarraidh nighean an R矛gh a ph貌sadh. Cha robh an R矛gh de貌nach a nighean a thoirt dha. Th脿inig an Earchlais-脵rlair. Bha ise n脿imhdeil do Mhac na Banntraich.

Thuirt i gu feumadh Mac na Banntraich neach a lorg a bheireadh botal uisge 脿s an tobar uaine na bu luaithe na Nighean Dubh na Luideig.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� cluinntinn rud-eigin,鈥� thuirt Claisneachd Mhath.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淒猫 tha thu a鈥� cluinntinn?鈥� thuirt Mac na Banntraich.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淕u feum thu botal uisge a thoirt 脿s an tobar uaine nas luaithe na Nighean Dubh na Luideig.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淩猫isidh mise na h-aghaidh,鈥� thuirt Lurga Luath. Bha Nighean Dubh na Luideig luath. Ach bha Lurga Luath na bu luaithe. R脿inig esan an tobar an toiseach.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dh鈥檉heuch Nighean Dubh na Luideig ris a鈥� ch霉is a dh猫anamh air Lurga Luath le a teanga. 鈥淒猫an suidhe is leig d鈥� anail. Sl矛obaidh mi do cheann,鈥� thuirt i. Shuidh e s矛os. Shl矛ob i a cheann. Thuit e na chadal.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Rug i air claigeann each marbh. Chuir i fo a cheann e. Dh鈥檉halbh i.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� cluinntinn rud-eigin,鈥� thuirt Claisneachd Mhath.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淒猫 tha thu a鈥� cluinntinn?鈥� thuirt Mac na Banntraich.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� cluinntinn srann Lurga Luaith,鈥� thuirt e. 鈥淭hug Nighean Dubh na Luideig am botal uisge bhuaithe.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淣矛 mise an gnothach,鈥� thuirt Cuimse Dh矛reach. Loisg e peilear air claigeann an eich. Dh霉isg Lurga Luath. Ruith e 脿s d猫idh Nighean Dubh na Luideig. Fhuair e am botal uisge air ais. Thug e am botal do Mhac na Banntraich. Thug Mac na Bann-traich am botal do nighean an R矛gh.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ach cha robh an Earchlais-脵rlair deiseil. Thuirt i gu feumadh Mac na Banntraich an torc nimhe a mharcachd gu doras na L霉chairt.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� cluinntinn rud-eigin,鈥� thuirt Claisneachd Mhath.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淒猫 tha thu a鈥� cluinntinn?鈥� thuirt Mac na Banntraich.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� cluinntinn gu feum thu an torc nimhe a mharcachd gu doras na L霉chairt.鈥�

I鈥檓 telling the story Great Gulp. The Widow鈥檚 Son wanted to marry the King鈥檚 daughter. The King wasn鈥檛 willing to give him his daughter. The Floor-Mischief came. She was hostile to the Widow鈥檚 Son.

She said that the Widow鈥檚 Son would have to find a person who would bring a bottle of water from the green well more quickly than the Black-haired Girl of the Ragged Cloth.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 hearing something,鈥� said Good Hearing.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲hat are you hearing?鈥� said the Widow鈥檚 Son.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hat you need to take a bottle of water from the green well more quickly than the Black-haired Girl of the Ragged Cloth.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檒l race against her,鈥� said Nimble Shanks. The Black-haired Girl of the Ragged Cloth was swift. But Nimble Shanks was swifter. He reached the well first.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Black-haired Girl of the Ragged Cloth tried to defeat Nimble Shanks with her tongue. 鈥淪it down and take a breath. I鈥檒l stroke your head,鈥� she said. He sat down. She stroked his head. He fell asleep.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 She took hold of the skull of a dead horse. She put it under his head. She left.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 hearing something,鈥� said Good Hearing.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲hat are you hearing?鈥� said the Widow鈥檚 Son.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 hearing Nimble Shanks鈥� snoring,鈥� he said. 鈥淭he Black-haired Girl of the Ragged Cloth took the bottle of water from him.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檒l do the job,鈥� said Straight Aim. He shot a bullet at the horse鈥檚 skull. He ran after the Black-haired Girl of the Ragged Cloth. He got the bottle of water back. He gave the bottle to the Widow鈥檚 Son. The Widow鈥檚 Son gave the bottle to the King鈥檚 daughter.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 But the Floor-Mischief wasn鈥檛 finished. She said that the Widow鈥檚 Son would have to ride the wild boar to the door of the Palace.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 hearing something,鈥� said Good Hearing.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲hat are you hearing?鈥� said the Widow鈥檚 Son.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚鈥檓 hearing that you will have to ride the wild boar to the door of the Palace.鈥�