大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh an st貌iridh An Gille agus an Gobha. Bha ceann na bana-phrionnsa tromach air shearrach. Bha Iain, an gobha, air gealltainn don R矛gh gun cuireadh e ceart i.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ghe脿rr e a ceann dhith, mar a rinn an gille don bhoireannach ann an ce脿rdach Iain fada roimhe sin. Chuir e an ceann don teine agus sh猫id e am balg-s猫ididh. An ceann greis cha robh air fh脿gail dhen cheann ach luaithre. Rinn Iain smugaid, agus rinn e taois dhen luaithre. Chuir e an taois air amhaich na h-矛ghne ach cha do rinn sin feum sam bith. Cha do dh鈥檉h脿s a ceann 脿s 霉r.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha an t-eagal m貌r air Iain. Bha na freiceadain a鈥� feitheamh taobh a-muigh an dorais. Dh鈥檉heuch e a-rithist e. Cha do dh鈥檕braich e.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An uair sin, fhuair e sgleog air a chluais. An sin, na sheasamh air a ch霉laibh, bha am fear 貌g, le 猫ideadh uaine air. 鈥淣ach do dh鈥檌nns mi dhut,鈥� thuirt e, 鈥済un a bhith a鈥� d猫anamh an rud a rinn mise. Suidh an sin. Agus na gluais corrag.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Rinn am fear 貌g taois dhen luaithre agus chuir e air amhaich na bana-phrionnsa i. Nochd solas uaine anns an taois agus dh鈥櫭╥rich ceann air amhaich na h-矛ghne. Dh鈥檉hosgail i a s霉ilean agus rinn i g脿ire. 鈥�Tiugainn, a ghr脿idh,鈥� thuirt am fear 貌g rithe. Mus do dh鈥檉halbh iad, thug am fear 貌g seachd buinn 貌ir don ghobha. 鈥淐uimhnich,鈥� thuirt e, 鈥渘a d猫an a-rithist e!鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha Iain air c貌ig buinn 貌ir a sh脿bhaladh bhon chiad turas a thachair e ris a鈥� ghille. Mar sin, bha a-nise dusan bonn 貌ir aige. Ach chuimhnich e a sheann bhean, a bha marbh fon ghual anns a鈥� che脿rdaich aige. Bha e fhathast fo iomagain mu dheidhinn sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 An uair sin, bha gnog air an doras. Bha cuideigin ag iarraidh a-steach. Dh鈥檉hosgail e an doras. C貌 bh鈥� ann ach Magaidh a bhean, agus i be貌. Ghabh e uiread de dh鈥檌ongnadh 鈥檚 gun do chuir e a gh脿irdeanan timcheall oirre.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淒猫 tha thu ris?鈥� thuirt i.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淭ha mi ag iarraidh p貌g,鈥� ars esan.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淧貌g?鈥� ars ise. 鈥淐ha d鈥� fhuair mi p貌g bhuat bho chionn bhliadhnaichean.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淯ill, bheir mi p貌g dhut an-dr脿sta,鈥� thuirt Iain. 鈥淕heibh thu p貌gan bhuam mar nach d鈥� fhuair riamh.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淣ach ist thu!鈥� thuirt i. 鈥淪guir dhen dol a-mach agad. Nise, tha fear a鈥� tighinn s矛os an rathad, air muin eich. 鈥橲 d貌cha gum faigh sinn beagan airgid airson biadh a cheannach.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淎irgead?鈥� thuirt Iain. 鈥淎irgead? Mas e airgead a tha thu ag iarraidh, 鈥檚 e mi fh矛n an duine.鈥� Chuir e a l脿mh na ph貌caid. Thug e a-mach dusan bonn 貌ir.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淐脿ite an d鈥� fhuair thu sin, a bhumaileir leisg?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich a鈥� bhean. 鈥淚s cinnteach nach ann tro chosnadh onarach.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淣a bodraig le sin,鈥� ars an gobha. 鈥�鈥橲 ann 诲丑耻迟蝉鈥� a tha e. Agus gheibh thu tuilleadh nuair a ruigeas am fear-eich sinn.鈥� Bha fios aig an Iain gur e teachdaire bhon R矛gh a bh鈥� anns an fhear-eich. Bha duais aige do dh鈥橧ain airson ceann na bana-phrionnsa a thionndadh air a h-amhaich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Agus bhon latha sin a-mach gus an do leig e suas an de貌, cha tuirt Iain facal feirg a-rithist don bhean aige. Bha e coma mu a droch n脿dar agus mun t-sn矛omh a bh鈥� aice na h-amhaich. Agus thug e p貌g dhi a h-uile oidhche mus deach e a laighe.

An Gille agus an Gobha: the lad and the smith; bha ceann na bana-phrionnsa tromach air shearrach: the princess鈥檚 head was on backwards; air gealltainn don R矛gh: had promised to the King; ghe脿rr e a ceann dhith: he cut her head off [her]; fada roimhe sin: long before that; sh猫id e am balg-s猫ididh: he blew the bellows; amhaich na h-矛ghne: the girl鈥檚 neck; bha na freiceadain a鈥� feitheamh taobh a-muigh an dorais: the guards were waiting outside the door; fhuair e sgleog air a chluais: he received a cuff on his ear; na sheasamh air a ch霉laibh: standing behind him; le 猫ideadh uaine air: wearing green clothing; nach do dh鈥檌nns mi dhut: didn鈥檛 I tell you; suidh an sin: sit there; na gluais corrag: don鈥檛 move a finger; dh鈥檉hosgail i a s霉ilean agus rinn i g脿ire: she opened her eyes and smiled; seachd buinn 貌ir: seven gold coins; bha e fhathast fo iomagain: he was still vexed; d猫 tha thu ris?: what are you doing?; gheibh thu p貌gan bhuam mar nach d鈥� fhuair riamh: you鈥檒l get kisses from me like you never got before; nach ist thu!: [won鈥檛 you] be quiet!; sguir dhen dol a-mach agad: stop your nonsense; air muin eich; on horseback; chuir e a l脿mh na ph貌caid: he put his hand in his pocket; a bhumaileir leisg: you lazy oaf; is cinnteach nach ann tro chosnadh onarach: certainly not through honourable earning; na bodraig le sin: don鈥檛 [you] bother about that; gus do leig e suas an de貌: until he breathed his last; facal feirg: an angry word; bha e coma mu a droch n脿dar agus mun sn矛omh a bh鈥� aice na h-amhaich: he didn鈥檛 care about her bad nature and about the twist she had in her neck; thug e p貌g dhi a h-uile oidhche mus deach e a laighe: he gave her a kiss every night before he turned in.

鈥橲 ann 诲丑耻迟蝉鈥� a tha e: it鈥檚 for you. This construction allows us to emphasize the personal pronoun thu, here disguised in the prepositional pronoun dhut 鈥榯o you鈥� (idiomatically 鈥榝or you鈥�). The use of the emphatic suffix 鈥搒补 on dhut ie dhutsa, shortened to 诲丑耻迟蝉鈥� in front of a vowel, increases that emphasis. An alternative would be tha e dhutsa but, by using 鈥檚 ann at the start of the clause, it puts more emphasis on the dhutsa.

Tiugainn, a ghr脿idh: let鈥檚 go, dear.

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