大象传媒

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu Thormod an t-Se貌ladair 鈥� 鈥榝ear nan nathraichean鈥�. Latha a bha seo bha e ann an oifis ceannard-sgoile. Bha an leasan seachad agus bha a鈥� chlann a鈥� taomadh a-mach 脿s na se貌mraichean teagaisg. Chuala Tormod feadhainn a鈥� sgreuchail. Chuir e a l脿mh na ph貌caid agus fhuair e a-mach gun robh an nathair aige air teicheadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ruith e a-mach don trannsa. Bha an nathair air an l脿r, a鈥� d猫anamh air an doras mh貌r. Bha a鈥� chlann anns gach oisean, cho fad air falbh bhon nathair 鈥檚 a b鈥� urrainn! Chrom Tormod s矛os, thog e an nathair agus chuir e na ph貌caid i. Cha robh fios aig a鈥� chloinn gun robh e air fiaclan na nathrach a sp矛onadh 脿s!

听听听听听听听听听听听 Ach cha deach c霉isean leis fad na h-霉ine. Tha e a鈥� m矛neachadh anns an leabhar aige My Story mar a chaidh a bh矛deadh turas. Bha c貌ig nathraichean aige ann an c猫idsichean. Bha e a鈥� faighinn puinnsean bhuapa d脿 thuras anns an t-seachdain. Latha a bha seo, chuir t猫 de na nathraichean a fiaclan a-steach gu bas a l脿imhe cl矛.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉h脿isg Tormod na cuislean le bhith a鈥� ceangal bann gu teann timcheall caol a dh霉irn. Ghe脿rr e na lotan le lannsa. Dheothail e an fhuil. An uair sin, shuath e criostalan de photassium permanganate air na lotan agus chuir e fios gu lighiche. Th貌isich a l脿mh air a dhol a dh鈥檃t. Bha i piantail.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Air an l脿rna-mh脿ireach bha a l脿mh is a gh脿irdean air an at gu m貌r. Ach taobh a-staigh beagan l脿ithean bha Tormod ceart gu le貌r a-rithist.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Turas eile bha e air baidhsagal le nathair ann am bogsa meatailt, ceangailte ri toiseach an rothair. Bha tubaist aige anns an deach e an comhair a chinn, a鈥� bualadh a chinn air an rathad. Bha e gun mhothachadh.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Nuair a th脿inig e thuige, bha an nathair a鈥� sn脿gadh air aodann. Stad i nuair a bha i air amhaich. Bha a beul air meall a sg貌rnain. Bha fios aig Tormod, nan gluaiseadh e, gun cuireadh an nathair nimh a-steach do amhaich. Nam biodh am puinnsean a鈥� dol a-steach gu cuisle, cha bhiodh Tormod be貌 fada. Mu dheireadh thall, lean an nathair air a rathad agus bha Tormod s脿bhailte.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Rinn e deuchainnean air an nimh. Ann an naoi ceud deug, fichead 鈥檚 a ceithir (1924) sgr矛obh e leabhar 鈥� The Life Story of the Adder. Tha caibideil ann mu dheidhinn mar a dh鈥檉haodadh, 鈥檚 d貌cha, nimh na nathrach a bhith na leigheas do dh鈥檃illse. Tha daoine fhathast a鈥� coimhead airson leigheas do dh鈥檃illse, ge-t脿.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha Tormod ainmeil mar e貌laiche air nathraichean. Bhiodh e貌laichean-n脿dair aig na h-oilthighean a鈥� sgr矛obhadh thuige agus bhiodh Tormod a鈥� gabhail 貌raidean thall 鈥檚 a-bhos air an nathair-nimhe.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chan eil mi buileach cinnteach d猫 bh鈥� air c霉l na h-霉idhe a sheall e ann an nathraichean. Ach 鈥檚 iongantach mura robh e co-cheangailte ann an d貌igh air choreigin ri cumadh a鈥� chreutair. Oir bha 霉idh mh貌r aige cuideachd ann an ainmhidh eile a tha fada, caol 鈥� an easgann. Innsidh mi dhuibh mu dheidhinn sin an-ath-sheachdain.

trannsa: corridor; oisean: corner; 肠猫颈诲蝉颈肠丑别补苍: cages; lighiche: doctor, physician; piantail: painful; easgann: eel.

: Latha a bha seo bha e ann an oifis ceannard-sgoile: one day he was in a headteacher鈥檚 office; a鈥� taomadh a-mach 脿s na se貌mraichean teagaisg: the pouring out of the teaching rooms; fhuair e a-mach gun robh an nathair aige air teicheadh: he found that his snake had gone; a鈥� d猫anamh air an doras mh貌r: making for the front door; cho fad air falbh 鈥檚 a b鈥� urrainn: as far as away as possible; gun robh e air fiaclan na nathrach a sp矛onadh 脿s: that he had pulled out the snake鈥檚 teeth; cha deach c霉isean leis fad na h-霉ine: things didn鈥檛 always go his way; mar a chaidh a bh矛deadh turas: how he was bitten once; a鈥� faighinn puinnsean bhuapa: getting poison from them; a-steach gu bas a l脿imhe cl矛: into the palm of his left hand; dh鈥檉h脿isg Tormod na cuislean: Norman compressed the blood vessels; ghe脿rr e na lotan le lannsa: he cut the wounds with a lancet; dheothail e an fhuil: he sucked the blood; shuath e criostalan de X air na lotan: he rubbed crystals of X on the wounds; th貌isich a l脿mh air a dhol a dh鈥檃t: his hand started to swell; ceangailte ri toiseach an rothair: tied to the front of the bike; bha tubaist aige anns an deach e an comhair a chinn: he had an accident in which he went head-first; a鈥� bualadh a chinn air an rathad: hitting his head on the road; nuair a th脿inig e thuige: when he recovered consciousness; bha an nathair a鈥� sn脿gadh air aodann: the snake was crawling on his face; bha a beul air meall a sg貌rnain: its mouth was on his Adams apple; gun cuireadh an nathair nimh a-steach do amhaich: that the snake would inject poison into his neck; lean an nathair air a rathad: the adder kept on its way; rinn e deuchainnean air: he experimented on; a bhith na leigheas do dh鈥檃illse: be a cure for cancer; d猫 bh鈥� air c霉l na h-霉idhe a sheall e: what was behind the interest he showed; cumadh a鈥� chreutair: the creature鈥檚 shape.

le bhith a鈥� ceangal bann gu teann timcheall caol a dh霉irn: by tying a bandage tightly around his wrist. Caol can be used to describe three parts of the human body viz. caol an droma 鈥榯he small of the back鈥�, caol na coise 鈥榯he ankle鈥�, caol an d霉irn 鈥榯he wrist鈥� ie 鈥榯he narrowing of the fist鈥�. With these structures the genitive (singular) article can be replaced by the possessive article, with the appropriate lenition eg caol mo dh霉irn 鈥榤y wrist鈥�, caol a coise 鈥榟er ankle鈥�, caol do dhroma 鈥榯he small of your back鈥�.

Bha e gun mhothachadh: he was unconscious.

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