大象传媒

Chan eil fhios a鈥檓 a bheil sibh e貌lach air an fhacal amhaisg 鈥� A-M-H-A-I-S-G. No -U-I-S-G anns na seann leabhraichean. Tha e air eadar-theangachadh mar as trice anns na seann teacsaichean mar 鈥渄飞补谤蹿鈥� no 鈥减颈驳尘测鈥� ach chan eil e a鈥� seasamh airson d矛reach duine a tha beag no an treubh Afraganach ris an canar 鈥減igmies鈥�. Tha e a鈥� ciallachadh duine beag aig a bheil droch r霉n. Bidh e a鈥� nochdadh ann am Beurla mar awisk 鈥� A-W-I-S-K. Co-dhi霉, seo agaibh f矛or sheann st貌iridh 脿 dualchas nan G脿idheal air a bheil Na h-Amhaisgean no Na Tr矛 Saighdearan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Uair a bh鈥� ann, bha tr矛 saighdearan a theich bhon arm. Dh鈥檉h脿g iad am baile agus choisich iad a-muigh air an d霉thaich airson d脿 latha. Am beagan b矛dh a bh鈥� aca, bha e air a chaitheamh. Shuidh an tri霉ir ri taobh cnoc, a鈥� leigeil dhiubh an sg矛ths. Cha robh iad fad鈥� an sin nuair a chunnaic iad c霉 m貌r ruadh a鈥� tighinn far an robh iad. Thuirt iad ri ch猫ile nach robh taigh fada bhuapa.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥櫭╥rich fear dhiubh agus dh鈥檉halbh e an d猫idh a鈥� choin. Cha deach e astar m貌r nuair a chunnaic e caisteal br猫agha. Ghabh e roimhe dha ionnsaigh. Ach cha robh doras ri fhaicinn air. Bha an saighdear a鈥� dol mun cuairt a鈥� chaisteil nuair a chunnaic e boireannach dreachmhor aig uinneag. Ghlaodh am boireannach ris a dhol a dh鈥檌onnsaigh doras c霉il. Rinn e sin agus chaidh e a-steach. Dh鈥檉h脿iltich am boireannach e agus thug i do she貌mar br猫agha e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh biadh a chur air a bheulaibh. Bha leth de mhulachag c脿ise am measg a鈥� bh矛dh. Bha ciaradh ann agus chaidh solas a lasadh. Nuair a shuidh an saighdear airson biadh a ghabhail, thog am boireannach an solas agus dh鈥檉h脿g i an saighdear ann an dorchadas. Chuimhnich esan air na caraidean acrach aige agus chuir e an leth-mhulachaig na mh脿ileid airson a thoirt dhaibh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An ceann greis, thill am boireannach leis an t-solas. 鈥淏u ne貌nach e gun tug thu an solas air falbh,鈥� thuirt an saighdear rithe.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淚s ne貌nach an duine nach amaiseadh air a bheul co-dhi霉 bhiodh e dorch no soilleir,鈥� fhreagair i. 鈥�Chan fhaod e a bhith gun do dh鈥檌th an coigreach beag a鈥� mhulachag mh貌r.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檌arr i a鈥� mhulachag suas is s矛os. Mu dheireadh, lorg i na mh脿ileid i. Bha i m矛-thoilichte. Dh鈥檌arr i gum biodh an saighdear air a thilgeil am measg nan con m貌ra. Cha d鈥� fhuair e ri ithe an sin ach cn脿mhan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Air an l脿rna-mh脿ireach, chunnaic an dithis shaighdearan eile an c霉 ruadh a-rithist. Chaidh fear dhiubh 脿s a dh猫idh. Cha deach e fada nuair a chunnaic e an caisteal. Bha e a鈥� dol timcheall a鈥� chaisteil nuair a chunnaic e am boireannach dreachmhor aig an uinneig. Sm猫id i air a dhol don doras ch霉il. Dh鈥檉h脿iltich i a-steach e. Chaidh biadh a chur air a bheulaibh anns an t-se貌mar bhr猫agha. Am measg a鈥� bh矛dh bha ceathramh muilt.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a shuidh an saighdear a ghabhail a鈥� bh矛dh, thug am boireannach an solas air falbh. Bha an saighdear san dorchadas. Chuimhnich e air a鈥� chompanach agus chuir e an ceathramh muilt na mh脿ileid. An ceann greis thill am boireannach leis an t-solas. Agus 鈥� leanaidh an st貌iridh an-ath-sheachdain.

Tha e air eadar-theangachadh mar as trice anns na seann teacsaichean: it is usually translated in the old texts; duine beag aig a bheil droch r霉n: a wee guy of evil intentions; f矛or sheann st貌iridh 脿 dualchas nan G脿idheal: a really old story from the tradition of the Gaels; a theich bhon arm: who fled from the army; am beagan b矛dh a bh鈥� aca, bha e air a chaitheamh: the little food they had, it was used up; ri taobh cnoc, a鈥� leigeil dhiubh an sg矛ths: beside a hill, relieving their weariness; nach robh taigh fada bhuapa: that a house wasn鈥檛 far from them; dh鈥檉halbh e an d猫idh a鈥� choin: he went after the dog; ghabh e roimhe dha ionnsaigh: he set out towards it; ghlaodh am boireannach ris a dhol a dh鈥檌onnsaigh doras c霉il: the woman called on him to go to a back door; dh鈥檉h脿iltich am boireannach e: the woman welcomed him; air a bheulaibh: in front of him; bha ciaradh ann agus chaidh solas a lasadh: it was getting dark and a light was lit; dh鈥檉h脿g i an saighdear ann an dorchadas: she left the soldier in darkness; chuimhnich esan air na caraidean acrach aige: he remembered his hungry friends; bu ne貌nach e gun tug thu an solas air falbh: it was strange that you took the light away; is ne貌nach an duine nach amaiseadh air a bheul co-dhi霉 bhiodh e dorch no soilleir: strange is the man who couldn鈥檛 find his mouth whether it鈥檚 dark or light; am measg nan con m貌ra: amongst the big dogs; ceathramh muilt: a quarter of mutton.

Chan fhaod e a bhith gun do dh鈥檌th an coigreach beag a鈥� mhulachag mh貌r: it cannot be that the small stranger ate the big cheese.

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