大象传媒

Bha mi a鈥� coiseachd an l脿 eile. Bha mi air seann rathad ann am B脿ideanach. 鈥橲 e an Seanalair Wade a thog an rathad. Bha sin eadar seachd ceud deug, fichead 鈥檚 a h-ochd (1728) agus seachd ceud deug is trithead (1730). Tha am p矛os sin dhen rathad a鈥� dol eadar Eadrais agus Ruadhainn. Tha na bailtean sin faisg air Bail鈥� 脵r an t-Sl猫ibh.

Eadar Eadrais agus Ruadhainn, tha baile-fearainn. 鈥橲 e Noid an t-ainm a th鈥� air. Bha Noid ainmeil anns an t-seann aimsir. Carson? Uill, bha bana-bhuidseach a鈥� fuireach ann.

Bha i a鈥� cur eagal air muinntir an 脿ite. Bha an crodh aig daoine a鈥� b脿sachadh. Bha na taighean aca a鈥� dol na theine. Bha aon rud a鈥� cumail na bana-bhuidsich toilichte. Airgead.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Th脿inig fear 脿s a鈥� Ghalltachd. Fhuair e taigh faisg air Ruadhainn. 鈥橲 e tuathanach a bh鈥� ann. Cha robh e a鈥� creidsinn ann am buidseachd. Bha e a鈥� magadh air daoine a bha a鈥� creidsinn ann am buidseachd. Dhi霉lt e airgead a thoirt don bhana-bhuidsich.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Feasgar a bha seo, bha an duine a-muigh. Bha e a鈥� coimhead air a鈥� chrodh aige. Chunnaic e maigheach. Bha a鈥� mhaigheach a鈥� dol timcheall nam b貌. Bha i a鈥� deothail nan sineachan aig na b脿. 鈥淯ill,鈥� thuirt e ris fh猫in, 鈥渃han fhaca mi a leithid a-riamh.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bha gunna aige. Fhuair e faisg air a鈥� mhaighich. Loisg e oirre. Cha do thachair dad. Ruith a鈥� mhaigheach p矛os beag air falbh. Stad i. Shuidh i s矛os. Choimhead i air an tuathanach. Cha robh dragh sam bith oirre.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Thiormaich na b脿. Cha d鈥� fhuair na daoine bainne sam bith. Bha an crodh a鈥� b脿sachadh. Dh鈥檌arr am fear Gallta air a鈥� bhuachaille aige dhol gu taigh na bana-bhuidsich. Dh鈥檌arr e air d脿 thunnaig a thoirt don bhana-bhuidsich. Thuirt e ris, 鈥淭halla gu taigh na caillich. Thoir na tunnagan dhi. Can rithe gu bheil mi an d貌chas gun tachd iad i.鈥�

Chaidh am buachaille gu taigh na caillich. 鈥淐an ri do mhaighstir,鈥� thuirt a鈥� bhana-bhuidseach ris, 鈥済un tachd mise esan mus bi a鈥� ghealach 霉r againn.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Oidhche a bha seo, bha an tuathanach a-muigh. Bha an d脿 ch霉 aige c貌mhla ris. Bha seo faisg air Noid. Leum mial-ch霉 m貌r air. Dh矛on na coin aige fh猫in e. Bha sabaid mh貌r ann. Dh鈥檉halbh na tr矛 coin. Bha iad fhathast a鈥� sabaid. Agus chan fhaca is cha chuala duine na coin no a鈥� bhana-bhuidseach 脿s d猫idh sin.

Faclan is abairtean: an l脿 eile: the other day; seann rathad ann am B脿ideanach: an old road in Badenoch; seanalair: general; eadar Eadrais agus Ruadhainn: between Ettridge and Ruthven; faisg air Bail鈥� 脵r an t-Sl猫ibh: close to Newtonmore; baile-fearainn: farm [settlement]; bha Noid ainmeil anns an t-seann aimsir: Nuide was famous in the old days; bana-bhuidseach: witch; a鈥� cur eagal air muinntir an 脿ite: frightening the local people; bha an crodh a鈥� b脿sachadh: the cattle were dying; bha na taighean aca a鈥� dol na theine: their houses were going on fire; 脿s a鈥� Ghalltachd: from the Lowlands; tuathanach: farmer; a鈥� creidsinn ann am buidseachd: believing in witchcraft; a鈥� magadh air daoine: mocking people: dhi霉lt e airgead a thoirt: he refused to give money; bha a鈥� mhaigheach a鈥� dol timcheall nam b貌: the hare was going around the cows; bha i a鈥� deothail nan sineachan aig na b脿: she was sucking the cows鈥� teats; chan fhaca mi a leithid a-riamh: I never saw the like; loisg e oirre: he shot at [on] her (maigheach is feminine); p矛os beag air falbh: a short distance away; cha robh dragh sam bith oirre: she wasn鈥檛 in the slightest upset; thiormaich na b脿: the cows dried up; cha d鈥� fhuair na daoine bainne: the people didn鈥檛 get milk; dh鈥檌arr am fear Gallta air a鈥� bhuachaille aige dhol gu taigh na bana-bhuidsich: the Lowland man asked his herdboy to go to the witch鈥檚 house; thalla gu taigh na caillich: go to the old woman鈥檚 house; thoir na tunnagan dhi: give the ducks to her; can rithe gu bheil mi an d貌chas gun tachd iad i: tell her that I hope they choke her; gun tachd mise esan mus bi a鈥� ghealach 霉r againn: that I will choke him before we have the new moon; 尘颈补濒-肠丑霉: greyhound; dh矛on na coin aige fh猫in e: his own dogs defended him; chan fhaca is cha chuala duine na coin no a鈥� bhana-bhuidseach: nobody saw or heard the dogs or the witch.