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26/03/2007

Tha litir bheag na seachdain aig Ruairidh MacIlleathain.

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An Litir Bheag 97

Bha Fionn agus a laoich ann an Taigh a鈥 Bhl脿ir Bhuidhe. Cha robh comas aca 猫irigh. Airson a bhith saor, bha iad feumach air fuil mic R矛gh Innis T矛le. Bha Oscar is Laoghaire a鈥 feitheamh ris na mic. Bha iad a鈥 feitheamh aig beul na h-abhainn aig dol fodha na gr猫ine.

Th脿inig sluagh m貌r. Thug Oscar is Laoghaire ionnsaigh orra. Cha do dh鈥檉h脿g iad aon duine be貌. Ach chan fhaca iad clann an R矛gh. Dh鈥檌arr Fionn orra dhol air ais gu beul na h-abhainn air an oidhche sin. Ach roimhe sin, bha an t-acras air Fionn is a chompanaich. 鈥淔aigh biadh dhuinn an-dr脿sta,鈥 arsa Fionn.

Chaidh Oscar is Laoghaire don Taigh Mh貌r. Chunnaic Oscar duine fuathasach m貌r, agus ceithir l脿mhan air. Bha e a鈥 togail fe貌il 脿s a鈥 choire. Rinn an iolaire air Oscar. Thog Oscar an coire. Thaom e air an eun e. Thug an iolaire sgreuch aiste. Chaidh i tron bhalla. Chan fhacas a-rithist i. Dh鈥檉halbh Oscar is Laoghaire le biadh airson Fionn is a chompanaich.

Aig dol fodha na gr猫ine bha Oscar is Laoghaire aig beul na h-abhainn. Chunnaic iad sluagh m貌r a鈥 tighinn. Thug Oscar is Laoghaire ionnsaigh orra. Cha do dh鈥檉h脿g iad aon duine be貌. Thill iad gu Fionn. Dh鈥檌nnis iad do Fhionn nach t脿inig clann an R矛gh. Dh鈥檌arr Fionn orra tilleadh gu beul na h-abhainn an ath oidhche. Ach roimhe sin, bha an t-acras air Fionn is a chompanaich. 鈥淔aigh biadh dhuinn,鈥 arsa Fionn.

Chaidh Oscar is Laoghaire don Taigh Mh貌r. Chunnaic iad duine air an robh d脿 cheann agus ceithir l脿mhan. Bha e a鈥 togail fe貌il 脿s a鈥 choire. Ach nuair a chaidh Oscar a-staigh, cha robh duine ann. Na 脿ite bha Beithir Mh貌r Sgiathach.

Tharraing Oscar sleagh. Chuir e an t-sleagh tron Bheithir. Nuair a tharraing e an t-sleagh a-mach, chaidh a鈥 Bheithir 脿 sealladh.

Chaidh Oscar is Laoghaire air ais gu Taigh a鈥 Bhl脿ir Bhuidhe. Bha biadh aca do Fhionn is a dhaoine. Nuair a th脿inig ciaradh an fheasgair, thuirt Fionn ri Oscar, 鈥淏idh an fhuil agad a-nochd.鈥 Agus cluinnidh sibh deireadh na sgeulachd an ath-sheachdain.

Faclan is abairtean

Faclan is abairtean: Bha Fionn agus a laoich ann an Taigh a鈥 Bhl脿ir Bhuidhe: Fionn and his heroes were in the House of Bl脿r-Buie (yellow field); cha robh

comas aca 猫irigh: they couldn鈥檛 rise; airson a bhith saor: to be free; bha iad feumach air fuil mic R矛gh Innis T矛le: they needed the blood of the sons of the King of Iceland; bha iad a鈥 feitheamh aig beul na h-abhainn: they were waiting at the mouth of the river; dol fodha na gr猫ine: sunset; sluagh m貌r: a great host; thug X ionnsaigh orra: X attacked them; cha do dh鈥檉h脿g iad aon duine be貌: they didn鈥檛 leave one man alive; chan fhaca iad: they didn鈥檛 see; roimhe sin, bha an t-acras air X: before that, X was hungry; faigh biadh dhuinn an-dr脿sta: get us food just now; duine fuathasach m貌r, agus ceithir l脿mhan air: a terribly large man with four hands; iolaire: eagle; rinn an iolaire air Oscar: the eagle made for Oscar; thog Oscar an coire: Oscar lifted the cauldron; thaom e air an eun e: he poured it on the bird; thug an iolaire sgreuch aiste: the eagle let out a screech; chan fhacas a-rithist i: it was never seen again; thill iad gu Fionn: they returned to Fionn; dh鈥檌arr Fionn orra tilleadh gu beul na h-abhainn an ath oidhche: Fionn asked them to return to the river mouth on the next night; Beithir Mh貌r Sgiathach: a large winged dragon; tharraing Oscar sleagh: Oscar drew a spear; nuair a tharraing e an t-sleagh a-mach, chaidh a鈥 Bheithir 脿 sealladh: when he pulled the spear out, the dragon disappeared; ciaradh an fheasgair: dusk; bidh an fhuil agad a-nochd: you鈥檒l get the blood tonight; cluinnidh sibh deireadh na sgeulachd: you can [will] hear the end of the story.

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