An cuala sibh riamh an sgeulachd 鈥楳acMhuirich Ratharsair鈥�? Bha MacMhuirich be貌 o chionn fhada ann an Ratharsair. Bha e ainmeil mar shealgair. Latha a bha seo, bha e a鈥� sealg faisg air D霉n Cana, a鈥� bheinn as 脿irde anns an eilean. Mharbh e fiadh agus ghreallaich e e. Chuir e air a鈥� ghualainn e. Bha e a鈥� coiseachd ri taobh Loch na M猫ilich nuair a chuala e fuaim 鈥� m猫ilich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha fios aig MacMhuirich nach e caora no gobhar a bha ga dh猫anamh. Chuir e am fiadh far a ghuailne. Rannsaich e anns an fhraoch. Lorg e creutair annasach. Bha e molach le sp貌gan m貌ra agus s霉ilean m貌ra. Bha eagal air ron t-sealgair. Cha robh e ach 貌g.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chuir MacMhuirich an creutair am broinn a ch貌ta. Thog e am fiadh agus chaidh e dhachaigh. Bha e a鈥� gabhail a dhinneir nuair a dh鈥檉h脿s an se貌mar dorch. Bha ceann m貌r gr脿nda aig an uinneig.

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听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha fios aig MacMhuirich d猫 bha ann 鈥� Uilebheist Ratharsair. 鈥楾hoir dhomh mo leanabh air ais,鈥� thuirt an t-Uilebheist.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楾ha e a鈥� tighinn air 猫irig,鈥� fhreagair MacMhuirich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楧猫 an 猫irig?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich an t-Uilebheist.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楩eumaidh tu cabhsair math a thogail tarsainn Loch Storab,鈥� thuirt MacMhuirich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥樖糞 e obair dhoirbh a tha sin,鈥� thuirt an t-Uilebheist. 鈥楢ch ma thogas mi e, am faigh mi an leanabh agam air ais sl脿n, s脿bhailte?鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楪heibh,鈥� arsa MacMhuirich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Dh鈥檉halbh an t-Uilebheist. Thill e mu mheadhan-oidhche. 鈥楻inn mi an obair,鈥� thuirt e. 鈥楾ha an cabhsair d猫ante.鈥�

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听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楾ha an leanabh air 猫irig fhathast,鈥� arsa MacMhuirich.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楶h脿igh mi an 猫irig!鈥� dh鈥櫭╥gh an t-Uilebheist. Bha e a-nise a鈥� f脿s feargach.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥楥ha do ph脿igh gu l猫ir,鈥� thuirt MacMhuirich. 鈥楩eumaidh tu gach f脿d m貌nach agam aig a鈥� pholl-mh貌nach a thoirt dhachaigh, agus cruach a dh猫anamh dhiubh aig ceann an taigh agam.鈥�

Did you ever hear the story of 鈥楳acVurich of Raasay鈥�? MacVurich lived a long time ago on Raasay. He was famous as a hunter. One day, he was hunting near D霉n Cana, the highest hill on the island. He killed a deer and gralloched it. He put it on his shoulder. He was walking next to Loch na M猫ilich when he heard a noise 鈥� bleating.

听听听听听听 听MacVurich knew it was not a sheep or goat that was making it. He put the deer from his shoulder. He found an unusual creature. It was shaggy with big paws and large eyes. It was afraid of the hunter. It was only young.

听听听听听听听 MacVurich put the creature inside his coat. He picked up the deer and he went home. He was taking his dinner when the room went dark. There was a big ugly head at the window.

听听听听听听听 MacVurich knew what it was 鈥� the Raasay monster. 鈥楪ive me back my baby,鈥� said the monster.

听听听听听听听 鈥業t comes under ransom,鈥� replied MacVurich.

听听听听听听听 鈥榃hat ransom?鈥� asked the monster.

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听听听听听听听 鈥榊ou must build a good causeway across Loch Storab,鈥� said MacVurich.

听听听听听听听 鈥楾hat始s difficult work,鈥� said the monster. 鈥楤ut if I build it, will I get my baby back without harm?鈥�

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听听听听听听听 鈥榊es,鈥� said MacVurich.

听听听听听听听 The monster left. It returned about midnight. 鈥業鈥檝e done the work,鈥� it said. 鈥楾he causeway is made.鈥�

听听听听听听听 鈥楾he baby is still under ransom,鈥� said MacVurich.

听听听听听听听 鈥業 paid the ransom!鈥� shouted the monster. It was now getting angry.

听听听听听听听 鈥楴ot entirely,鈥檚aid MacVurich. 鈥榊ou must take all of my peats home from the peat-bank, and make a stack of them at the end of my house.鈥�