大象传媒

Seo agaibh st貌iridh 脿 Barraigh. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a tha air 鈥楲uran鈥�. Tha e rud beag eadar-dhealaichte bhon st貌iridh mu 鈥楲uran鈥� 脿 Uibhist a Deas a bha againn an t-seachdain sa chaidh.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bha uaireigin croitear ann. Bha e fh猫in 鈥檚 a鈥� bhean aige a鈥� fuireach ann an 脿ite iomallach leotha fh猫in. Bha fearann gu le貌r aca, agus crodh. Cha robh dad a dh矛th orra.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Gach bliadhna, air Oidhche Shamhna, bha an croitear a鈥� call mart. Cha robh fios aige d猫 bha a鈥� tachairt. Bliadhna a bha seo, air Oidhche Shamhna, bha an croitear a鈥� cumail faire air a chuid spr猫idh. Chunnaic e dithis sh矛thichean a鈥� tighinn. Th脿inig iad a-steach don bhuaile. Chuir iad gr猫im air a鈥� mhart a b鈥� fhe脿rr. Dh鈥檉halbh iad leis.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A-mach air an t貌ir a chaidh an croitear. Ach cha robh e luath gu le貌r. An d猫idh greis, bha e claoidhte. Stad e air toman. Bha na s矛thichean air stad air an dearbh thoman. Bha iad a鈥� bruidhinn ri ch猫ile.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淩uith Luran gu luath,鈥� thuirt fear.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭ha a chuid arain cruaidh,鈥� thuirt am fear eile. 鈥淣am biodh e a鈥� gabhail brochan, seach aran, bhiodh e na bu luaithe.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Chuala an croitear, Luran, seo. Thill e dhachaigh. Dh鈥檉haighnich a bhean mar a chaidh dha. Dh鈥檌nnis e dhi a h-uile n矛.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淣ach d鈥� fhuair thu am beathach air ais?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich i.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淐ha d鈥� fhuair,鈥� ars esan, 鈥渁ch dh鈥檌onnsaich mi rudeigin feumail.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淒猫?鈥� thuirt a鈥� bhean.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淯ill,鈥� fhreagair e, 鈥渇eumaidh tu brochan is bainne a thoirt dhomh gach latha airson bliadhna.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淢ath gu le貌r,鈥� ars ise. Agus fad na bliadhna thug i brochan is bainne dha gach latha.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Nuair a th脿inig Oidhche Shamhna a-rithist, thuirt e rithe, 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� dol a chumail faire air an spr猫idh.鈥� Chaidh e a-mach don bhuaile. Th脿inig na s矛thichean. Thug iad leotha am mart a b鈥� fhe脿rr.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Ruith an croitear 脿s an d猫idh. An turas seo, bha e luath. Fhuair e gr猫im air a鈥� mhart. Thug e dhachaigh e. Cha do chuir na s矛thichean dragh air tuilleadh.

Here is a story for you from Barra. It鈥檚 called 鈥楲uran鈥�. It鈥檚 a bit different from the story 鈥楲uran鈥� from South Uist that we had last week.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 There was at one time a crofter. He and his wife lived in a remote place by themselves.They had plenty of land, and cattle. They wanted for nothing.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Every year, at Halloween, the crofter was losing a cow/steer. He didn鈥檛 know what was happening. One year, at Halloween, the crofter was watching over his livestock. He saw two fairies coming. They came into the fold. They got hold of the best cow/steer. They left with it.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Out in pursuit of them went the crofter. But he wasn鈥檛 fast enough. After a while, he was exhausted. He stopped on a hillock. The fairies had stopped on the same hillock. They were speaking to each other.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淟uran ran quickly,鈥� one said.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淗is bread is hard,鈥� said the other. 鈥淚f he would take porridge, rather than bread, he would be quicker.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Luran, the crofter, heard this. He returned home. His wife asked him how he [had] got on. He told her everything.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淒idn鈥檛 you get the beast back?鈥� she asked.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淣o,鈥� he replied, 鈥渂ut I learned something useful.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲hat?鈥� said the wife.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲ell,鈥� he replied, 鈥測ou must give me porridge and milk every day for a year.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淕ood enough,鈥� she said. And throughout the year she gave him porridge and milk every day.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 When Halloween came again, he said to her, 鈥淚鈥檓 going to keep watch on the livestock.鈥� He went out to the fold. The fairies came. They took with them the best cow.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The crofter ran after them. This time he was fast. He got hold of the cow. He took it home. The fairies didn鈥檛 bother him again.