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Samucha, Am Buachaille/The Last Shepherd

Episode 17 of 35

Every spring Samucha migrates with his flock of 2,000 sheep to reach the high plains of the Caucasus, located at an altitude of 4000 metres.

Tha Samucha a' fuireach ann am beanntan Tusheti, 脿ite beag ann an Georgia air a' chr矛och le Chechnya. Tha e math air a bhith a' marcach eich, tha e na ch矛obair, fear-ci霉il, seinneadair agus seanchaidh. Am bliadhna, coltach ri gach 脿m earraich, tha e a' falbh le d脿 mh矛le chaorach a dh' ionnsaigh Caucasus, suidhichte aig ceithir mile meatair de dh' 脿rd. Ach tha e a' faireachdainn sg矛th agus aost. As d猫idh an t-seusan seo, bidh an t-脿m ann dha a dhreuchd a leigeil dheth mu dheireadh thall. Cuiridh e seachad an t-samhradh air a' bheinn c貌mhla ri a dhithis mhac, Daibhidh agus Kwiria, a gheibh na caoraich.

Samucha lives in the mountains of Tusheti, a tiny region in Georgia on the border with Chechnya. He's a fabulous horse rider, a shepherd, a musician, singer and storyteller. Every springtime, Samucha migrates with his flock of 2,000 sheep to reach the high plains of the Caucasus, located at an altitude of 4000 metres. But he feels tired and old and after this season, will finally retire.

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