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Tha aon st貌iridh eile agam mu Chalum Beag. Bha Calum a鈥� goid spr猫idh. Ach bu toigh leis an uachdaran e. Bho 脿m gu 脿m bha an t-uachdaran a鈥� d矛on Chaluim nuair a bha daoine eile feargach leis.

Turas a bha seo, ghoid Calum molt. Sin wedder ann am Beurla. Molt. Chaidh Calum a ghlacadh. Bha am molt aige. Chaidh e air beulaibh an uachdarain. Bha fianais l脿idir ann. Bha am molt aig Calum! Smaoinich an t-uachdaran. Dh鈥櫭瞨daich e Calum agus am molt a chur do chealla anns a鈥� chaisteal. Bha a鈥� chealla os cionn na talmhainn. Bha tuill bheaga sa bhalla.

Fhuair na daoine, a bha feargach le Calum, deoch is biadh. Bha iad ag ithe 鈥檚 ag 貌l. Chaidh an t-uachdaran suas don chealla.

鈥淎 bheil sgian gheur agad?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich e de Chalum.

鈥淭ha,鈥� fhreagair Calum.

鈥淐uiridh mi luchd-ceannach thugad airson do mhuilt,鈥� thuirt an t-uachdaran. Agus dh鈥檉halbh e. Thuirt e rud ne貌nach, nach tuirt? 鈥淐uiridh mi luchd-ceannach thugad airson do mhuilt.鈥� Ach bha fios aig Calum d猫 bha e a鈥� ciallachadh. Thug e an sgian a-mach. Mharbh e am molt. Ghe脿rr e am molt ann am p矛osan beaga. Thilg e na p矛osan a-mach air na tuill sa bhalla.

Sh矛os fodha, bha coin. Bha an t-acras orra. Dh鈥檌th iad na p矛osan dhen mholt. 脌s d猫idh 霉ine, thuirt an t-uachdaran gun robh e ag iarraidh Calum Beag fhaicinn 鈥� agus an fhianais na aghaidh. Ach nuair a dh鈥檉hosgail iad a鈥� chealla, cha robh sgeul air a鈥� mholt. Thuirt an t-uachdaran nach robh c霉is ann. Bha Calum saor airson a dhol dhachaigh.

Faclan is abairtean: tha aon st貌iridh eile agam: I have one more [other] story; bha e a鈥� goid spr猫idh: he was stealing livestock; bu toigh leis an uachdaran e: the landlord liked him; a鈥� d矛on Chaluim: protecting Calum; air beulaibh an uachdarain: in front of the landlord; fianais l脿idir: strong evidence; dh鈥櫭瞨daich e Calum agus am molt a chur do chealla: he ordered Calum and the wedder to put in a cell; os cionn na talmhainn: above the ground; tuill bheaga sa bhalla: small holes in the wall; feargach: angry; deoch is biadh: drink and food; sgian gheur: a sharp knife; cuiridh mi luchd-ceannach thugad airson do mhuilt: I鈥檒l send you buyers for your wedder; thuirt e rud ne貌nach, nach tuirt?: he said a strange thing, didn鈥檛 he?; d猫 bha e a鈥� ciallachadh: what he was meaning; thilg e na p矛osan a-mach air na tuill sa bhalla: he threw the pieces out of the holes in the wall; sh矛os fodha, bha coin: down below him were dogs; gun robh e ag iarraidh Calum Beag fhaicinn: that he was wanting to see Calum Beag; agus an fhianais na aghaidh: and the evidence against him; cha robh sgeul air a鈥� mholt: there was no sign of the wedder; nach robh c霉is ann: bha Calum saor airson a dhol dhachaigh: Calum was free to go home.