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Dh鈥檉h脿g sinn 鈥淎n Nighean a Reiceadh鈥� anns an Litir mu dheireadh, agus an tuathanach a鈥� leughadh na litreach a bha i a鈥� toirt gu br脿thair an duine a cheannaich i. Bha am br脿thair a鈥� fuireach ann an D霉n 脠ideann. Bha am fear a cheannaich i air gealltainn dhi gum faigheadh i oideachadh sgoile agus an uair sin gum p貌sadh e i. Ach d猫 bha anns an litir ann an dha-r矛reabh? Leugh an tuathanach an litir: 鈥淥n a dh鈥檉h脿ilnich ormsa cur 脿s don chaileig seo, nuair a ruigeas i thu, croch i,鈥� leugh e.

Bha an t-eagal air a鈥� chaileig dhol a Dh霉n 脠ideann, ach bha an tuathanach se貌lta. 鈥淪gr矛obhaidh mise litir dhut an 脿ite na t猫 seo,鈥� thuirt e, 鈥渁ir chor 鈥檚 gun gabh a bhr脿thair c霉ram dh矛ot.鈥�

Seo na sgr矛obh e: 鈥淭ha mi a鈥� cur litir thugad, a bhr脿thair. Tha mi ag earbsa na caileige seo riut agus gabhaidh tu c霉ram dhi. Is i a鈥� chaileag as fhe脿rr a shuidh air a h-aodach riamh. Chan eil a leithid eile ann.鈥� Mh矛nich e gun robh e ag iarraidh air a bhr脿thair foghlam a thoirt dhi agus gum biodh e ga p貌sadh an ceann bliadhna.

An l脿rna-mh脿ireach, dh鈥檉h脿g a鈥� chaileag beannachd aig an tuathanach. Thug i buidheachas dha airson a choibhneis agus dh鈥檉halbh i a Dh霉n 脠ideann. Nuair a r脿inig i am baile, chaidh i gu taigh a鈥� bhr脿thar. Bha e na dhuine-uasal m貌r. Nuair a chaidh i a-staigh, sh矛n i an litir do th猫 de a nigheanan. Dh鈥檉halbh an nighean leis an litir gu a h-athair. Leugh e i.

鈥淥,鈥� ars esan, 鈥渁-nuas a鈥� chaileag.鈥� Thugadh a-nuas i, agus an t-aodach a b鈥� fhe脿rr a bha a-staigh, chuireadh uimpe e.

Chuireadh don sgoil i. Cha robh i fada innte nuair a bha i a鈥� toirt beatadh air a h-uile duine eile. Bha i na b鈥� fhe脿rr mar sgoilear na nigheanan a鈥� bhr脿thar. Chaidh a鈥� chaileag gu sgoil fhuaigheil agus gu sgoil dhannsaidh. Fhuair i f矛or dheagh ionnsachadh.

An ceann na bliadhna, th脿inig esan 鈥� am fear a cheannaich i. Bha e ann an D霉n 脠ideann airson a dhol gu b脿l m貌r. Nuair a bha e ann an taigh a bhr脿thar, dh鈥檉haighnich e dheth c脿鈥� robh a nigheanan.

鈥淭ha iad aig a鈥� bh脿l,鈥� thuirt e, 鈥渋ad fh猫in agus a鈥� bhean-uasal mh貌r a chuir thu fh猫in an seo.鈥�

鈥淒猫 a鈥� bhean-uasal a bha sin?鈥� ars am fear eile.

鈥淎n t猫 a chuir thu an seo o chionn bliadhna airson sgoil agus ionnsachadh,鈥� ars a bhr脿thair.

鈥淎ch chuir mi thugad i airson a crochadh!鈥� thuirt am fear eile. 鈥淐rochaidh mise a-m脿ireach i.鈥�

Chaidh an dithis bhr脿ithrean don bh脿l. Agus cha robh boireannach aig a鈥� bh脿l a bha na bu bhr猫agha no b鈥� fhe脿rr air dannsadh nan nighean.

Chuir esan brath oirre an l脿rna-mh脿ireach. Th脿inig i far an robh e. 鈥淪eadh,鈥� ars esan, 鈥渢ha thu be貌 fhathast.鈥�

鈥淭ha,鈥� fhreagair i. 鈥淭ha mi be貌 fhathast.鈥�

鈥淎 bheil eagal ort,鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich e, 鈥済un croch mi thu?鈥�

鈥淚nnsidh mise do luchd-lagha Dh霉n 脠ideann d猫 rinn thu orm,鈥� thuirt i ris. 鈥淏eiridh iad ort agus cuiridh iad don phr矛osan thu. Chan eil bean-uasal ann an D霉n 脠ideann as fhe脿rr a fhuair ionnsachadh na mise, agus gabhaidh iad m鈥� fhacal.鈥�

鈥淚st! Fuirich s脿mhach,鈥� ars esan. 鈥淭ha mi ag iarraidh m貌ran maitheanais ort. Bhithinn nad chomain nam p貌sadh tu mi.鈥�

鈥淭ha eagal orm romhad,鈥� ars ise.

鈥淏heir mi mo mhionnan dhut nach d猫an mi c脿il ort,鈥� ars esan.

Ph貌s iad, agus bha m貌ran de dh鈥檜aislean Dh霉n 脠ideann aig a鈥� bhanais. Cheannaich iad m貌ran thaighean agus bha gl猫 bheag ann an D霉n 脠ideann a bha cho beartach riutha.

Faclan na Litreach: se貌lta: cunning; b脿l: ball (dance); banais: wedding.

Abairtean na Litreach: An Nighean an Reiceadh: The Lass who was Sold; agus an tuathanach a鈥� leughadh na litreach: with the farmer reading the letter; br脿thair an duine a cheannaich i: the brother of the man who [had] bought her; gum faigheadh i oideachadh sgoile: that she would get an education; on a dh鈥檉h脿ilnich ormsa cur 脿s don chaileig seo: since I failed to kill this girl; croch i: hang her; an 脿ite na t猫 seo: in place of this one; air chor 鈥檚 gun gabh a bhr脿thair c霉ram dh矛ot: so that his brother will look after you; ag earbsa na caileige seo riut: entrusting this lass to you; chan eil a leithid eile ann: there are no others like her; ga p貌sadh an ceann bliadhna: marrying her in a year鈥檚 time; sh矛n i an litir do th猫 de a nigheanan: she handed the letter to one of the daughters; a-nuas a鈥� chaileag: bring the girl here [lit. down the girl]; an t-aodach a b鈥� fhe脿rr, chuireadh uimpe e: the best clothes, it was put on her; chuireadh don sgoil i: she was sent to school; a鈥� toirt beatadh air X: surpassing X; sgoil fhuaigheil: a needlework school; chuir mi thugad i airson a crochadh: I sent her to you for hanging; innsidh mise do luchd-lagha Dh霉n 脠ideann d猫 rinn thu orm: I鈥檒l tell the lawyers of Edinburgh what you did to me; beiridh iad ort: they鈥檒l take you into custody; gabhaidh iad m鈥� fhacal: they鈥檒l take my word; fuirich s脿mhach: keep quiet; tha mi ag iarraidh m貌ran maitheanais ort: I鈥檓 asking you to forgive me; bhithinn nad chomain nam p貌sadh tu mi: I鈥檇 be obliged if you鈥檇 marry me; tha eagal orm romhad: I鈥檓 scared of you; bheir mi mo mhionnan dhut nach d猫an mi c脿il ort: I give you my oath I鈥檒l never harm you.

Puing-ch脿nain na Litreach: Thug i buidheachas dha airson a choibhneis: she thanked him for his kindness. I鈥檇 like to make a little plea this week for you to ensure the preservation of the wonderful word buidheachas in our language. You鈥檒l still hear it used in phrases like 鈥渢hug e buidheachas dha鈥� (he thanked him), buidheachas do Dhia鈥� (thanks be to God) and 鈥渂uidheachas dhut a Dh猫, ar n-Athair鈥� (thanks be to you God, our Father). I can鈥檛 be sure if secularism or simple linguistic fashion is responsible, but it does seem to be much less used today by young Gaelic speakers (being replaced by 鈥渢aing鈥�). Here鈥檚 a way to encourage its use: If you鈥檙e writing Gaelic e-mails and want to say 鈥渕any thanks鈥�, why not write 鈥渢aing is buidheachas鈥�? It鈥檚 too nice a word to lose!

Gn脿thas-cainnt na Litreach: Is i a鈥� chaileag as fhe脿rr a shuidh air a h-aodach riamh: she is the best lass that ever sat on her clothes ie she鈥檚 brilliant, wonderful!