大象传媒

Tha mi ag innse na sgeulachd Na h-Amhaisgean no Na Tr矛 Saighdearan. Bha an d脿rna saighdear anns a鈥� chaisteal. Chuir e an ceathramh muilt na mh脿ileid. Thill am boireannach leis an t-solas.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淏ha e ne貌nach gun tug thu an solas air falbh,鈥� thuirt an saighdear rithe.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭ha an duine ne貌nach nach urrainn biadh a chur na bheul gun solas,鈥� fhreagair i. Dh鈥檌arr i an ceathramh muilt suas is s矛os. Lorg i na mh脿ileid e. Bha i m矛-thoilichte. Dh鈥檌arr i gum biodh an saighdear air a thilgeil am measg nan con m貌ra.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bha an treas saighdear fhathast ri taobh a鈥� chnuic. An ath mhadainn chunnaic e an c霉 ruadh. Lean e air a鈥� ch霉. Chaidh e don chaisteal. Chunnaic e am boireannach. Ghlaodh am boireann-ach ris a dhol gu doras c霉il. Chaidh e a-steach. Thug am boireannach do she貌mar br猫agha e. Chaidh biadh a chur air a bheulaibh. Am measg a鈥� bh矛dh bha lofa m貌r de dh鈥檃ran cruithneachd.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Thug am boireannach an solas air falbh. Ach cha robh companach acrach aig an t-saighdear. Cha do chuir e dad na mh脿ileid. Nuair a thill am boireannach leis an t-solas, bha a h-uile rud ann an 貌rdugh.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Th脿inig an oidhche. Chaidh an saighdear a laighe. Ach cha d鈥� fhuair e cadal. Bha fuaim m貌r ann an ath dhoras. An ath mhadainn, thuirt e ris a鈥� bhoireannach, 鈥淐貌 iad na daoine siud a bha a鈥� d猫anamh fuaim fad na h-oidhche?鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚s iad sin na h-Amhaisgean,鈥� fhreagair i. 鈥淕hoid na h-Amhaisgean mi. Thug iad an seo mi. 鈥橲 e nighean r矛gh a tha annam ann an R矛oghachd na Fuarachd.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Air an oidhche sin, th貌isich am fuaim a-rithist. Chaidh an saighdear an ath dhoras. Thuirt e ris na h-Amhaisgean gun gabhadh e am fear a bu mhotha dhiubh aig an robh ceann agus a bu chaoil鈥� aig an robh casan agus gun gabhadh e dhaibh leis. Rinn e sin. Bha an se貌mar falamh agus s脿mhach.

I鈥檓 telling the story The Awisks or The Three Soldiers. The second soldier was in the castle. He put the quarter of mutton in his bag. The woman returned with the light.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t was strange that you took the light away,鈥� said the soldier to her.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淪trange is the man who can鈥檛 put food in his mouth without a light,鈥� she replied. She looked up and down for the cheese. Eventually, she found it in his bag. She was displeased. She asked for the soldier to be thrown amongst the big dogs.

聽聽聽聽聽聽 The third soldier was beside the hill. Next morning he saw the red dog. He followed the dog. He went to the castle. He saw the woman. The woman called to him to go to a back door. He went in. The woman took him to a beautiful room. Food was placed in front of him. Amongst the food was a large loaf of wheaten bread.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The woman took the light away. But the soldier didn鈥檛 have a hungry companion. He didn鈥檛 put anything in his bag. When the woman returned with the light, everything was in order.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The night came. The soldier went in order to sleep. But he didn鈥檛 sleep. There was a loud [continuing] noise next door. Next morning, he said to the woman, 鈥淲ho are those people that were making noise all night?鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hose are the Awisks,鈥� she replied. 鈥淭he Awisks stole me. They brought me here. I am the daughter of a king in the Kingdom of Coldness.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 That night, the noise started again. The soldier went next door. He said to the Awisks that he would take the one of them with the biggest head and the slenderest legs and he would beat them with him. He did that. The room was empty and quiet.