大象传媒

Halo a-rithist. Tha sinn a鈥� leantainn leis an sgeulachd 脠irig Fhinn. Bha am fear beag ann an R矛oghachd nam Fear M貌ra. Bha Fionn agus a cho-dhaltan air a dhol dhachaigh. Chuala am fear beag bho na br脿ithrean mu r猫iseamaid shaighdearan. Bha cailleach ann cuideachd. Bha soitheach draoidheil aice. Bha i a鈥� cur corrag anns an t-soitheach is an uair sin ann am beul duine a chaill a cheann. Bha an duine sin ag 猫irigh be貌.

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聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hig r猫iseamaid eile,鈥� thuirt aon bhr脿thair. 鈥淏idh cluicheadairean cl脿rsaich aca. Cuiridh iad nad chadal thu.鈥�

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聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hig cailleach mh貌r mh貌r,鈥� thuirt an treas br脿thair. Ma bhios i faisg ort, marbhaidh a h-anail thu.鈥�

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聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淐ha tig duine sam bith eile,鈥� fhreagair na br脿ithrean. Dh鈥檉halbh am fear beag.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 R脿inig e an t-脿ite. Chunnaic e r猫iseamaid a鈥� tighinn. Chaidh e am falach. Chaidh na saighdearan seachad. Chaidh am fear beag air an c霉laibh. Mharbh e a h-uile duine aca. Th脿inig a鈥� chailleach. Bha soitheach draoidheil aice. Laigh am fear beag am measg nan daoine marbh, mar gu robh e fh猫in marbh.

Chuir a鈥� chailleach corrag anns an t-soitheach. Chuir i a corrag ann am beul fear de na saighdearan, agus dh鈥櫭╥rich e be貌. Chuir i a corrag ann am beul an fhir bhig. Bh矛d esan a corrag dhith. Leum e gu chasan. Mharbh e a鈥� chailleach agus an saighdear.

Th脿inig an r猫iseamaid eile. Bha cluicheadairean cl脿rsaich aca. Dh鈥檉h脿s am fear beag uabhasach sg矛th. Ach chum e na dh霉isg. Nuair a chaidh na saighdearan seachad, leum e a-mach agus mharbh e iad.

Th脿inig a鈥� chailleach mh貌r mh貌r. Bha iad a鈥� sabaid fad na h-oidhche. Anns a鈥� mhadainn chaidh na br脿ithrean ann.

鈥淐uir do chorrag anns an t-soitheach,鈥� thuirt am fear beag ri fear de na br脿ithrean, 鈥渁gus cuir nam bheul i.鈥� Rinn am br脿thair sin agus mharbh am fear beag a鈥� chailleach.

Bha an ceathrar a鈥� fuireach c貌mhla. Ach l脿 a bha seo bha am fear beag anns a鈥� mhonadh. Th脿inig marcaiche 脿s an 脿ird an iar-thuath. Bha e air each dubh. Thug am marcaiche ionnsaigh air an fhear bheag. Thug am fear beag a chlaidheamh a-mach agus 鈥� uill, innsidh mi dhuibh d猫 thachair an ath-sheachdain, nuair a thig an st貌iridh gu cr矛ch.

Faclan is abairtean: tha sinn a鈥� leantainn leis an sgeulachd 脠irig Fhinn: we are continuing with the story 鈥淔ionn鈥檚 Reparation鈥�; R矛oghachd nam Fear M貌ra: Kingdom of the Big Men; bha Fionn agus a cho-dhaltan air a dhol dhachaigh: Fionn and his foster-brothers had gone home; chuala am fear beag bho na br脿ithrean: the wee man heard from the brothers; mu r猫iseamaid shaighdearan: about a regiment of soldiers; bha soitheach draoidheil aice: she had a magic vessel; bha i a鈥� cur corrag ann am beul duine a chaill a cheann: she was putting her finger in the mouth of a man who [had] lost his head; bha e ag 猫irigh be貌: he was arising alive; c貌 eile a thig?: who else will come?; cuiridh iad nad chadal thu: they will put you to sleep; ma bhios i faisg ort, marbhaidh a h-anail thu: if she is close to you, her breath will kill you; cha tig duine sam bith eile: nobody else will come; dh鈥檉halbh am fear beag: the wee man left; chaidh e am falach: he hid; chaidh na saighdearan seachad: the soldiers went past; chaidh am fear beag air an c霉laibh: the wee man went behind them; laigh am fear beag am measg nan daoine marbh: the wee man lay among the dead men; mar gu robh e fh猫in marbh: as if he himself were dead; chuir a鈥� chailleach corrag anns an t-soitheach: the hag put a finger in the vessel; ann am beul an fhir bhig: in the wee man鈥檚 mouth; bh矛d e a corrag dhith: he bit her finger off; mharbh e a鈥� chailleach: he killed the hag; bha cluicheadairean cl脿rsaich aca: they had harpers; dh鈥檉h脿s am fear beag uabhasach sg矛th: the wee man grew very tired; ach chum e na dh霉isg: but he stayed awake; bha iad a鈥� sabaid fad na h-oidhche: they were fighting all night; cuir nam bheul i: put it [fem] in my mouth (corrag is feminine); bha an ceathrar a鈥� fuireach c貌mhla: the four [men] were living together; l脿 a bha seo bha am fear beag anns a鈥� mhonadh: one day the wee man was on the hill; th脿inig marcaiche 脿s an 脿ird an iar-thuath: a rider came from the north-west; bha e air each dubh: he was on a black horse; thug X ionnsaigh air Y: X attacked Y; thug am fear beag a chlaidheamh a-mach: the wee man took out his sword; nuair a thig an st貌iridh gu cr矛ch: when the story comes to an end.