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Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain air ais le Litir Bheag na seachdain sa. Litir 脿ireamh 680.

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An Litir Bheag 680

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu mar a thug am Buidseach Glas Gr脿inne am bruid. Bha Fionn air an rathad gu T矛r an Dorchadais. Bha e a鈥� dol a shaoradh Gr脿inne. Bha e a鈥� bruidhinn ri luchag nuair a th脿inig iolaire 脿s na speuran. Thug an iolaire gr猫im air an luchaig. Ach sh脿bhail Fionn i.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥楾apadh leibh, Fhinn,鈥� thuirt an luchag. 鈥楾hoir leibh mi agus bheir mi taic dhuibh.鈥� Chuir Fionn i am measg filltean an fh猫ilidh aige. R脿inig e caolas mara. Cha robh d貌igh aige faighinn a-null. Nochd an r貌n m貌r. 鈥楲eum orm agus bheir mi a-null thu,鈥� ars an r貌n.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Air an taobh thall, bha clachan briste coltach ri cuartan. Cha robh Fionn a鈥� faicinn rathad tromhpa. Chuala e gr脿gail os a chionn. Bha am fitheach ann. 鈥楥oimhead suas, Fhinn,鈥� thuirt am fitheach, 鈥榓gus lean orm.鈥� Le taic an fhithich, fhuair Fionn tron chuartan. Air an taobh thall dheth, chunnaic e caisteal a鈥� Bhuidsich Ghlais.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cha robh d貌igh aig Fionn faighinn a-steach. 鈥楾h猫id mise ann,鈥� thuirt an luchag. Thill an luchag le deagh naidheachd. 鈥楤idh cuirm mh貌r ann a-nochd,鈥� thuirt i. 鈥楾ha Gr脿inne air a ceangal ri colbh le r貌p. Cagnaidh mi tron r貌p agus sti霉iridh mi Gr脿inne a-mach.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dh鈥檕braich am plana gu math agus rinn Gr脿inne is Fionn air a鈥� chladach. Thug an r貌n taic dhaibh faighinn a-null. Bha am Buidseach Glas an t貌ir orra. Chuimhnich Fionn na rudan a thug Cailleach Ruadh nan S矛thichean dha. Dh鈥檉hosgail e a sporan. Thug e a-mach am bioran giuthais. Leig e e, agus dh鈥櫭╥rich coille mh貌r thiugh eadar iad fh猫in 始s am Buidseach Glas. Chuir i stad air an n脿mhaid airson greis.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 An ath latha, bha am Buidseach Glas fhathast a鈥� leantainn orra. Chuir Fionn a l脿mh na sporan agus leig e an 猫iteag ghleansach. Nochd loch m貌r gleansach. Chuir sin stad air an n脿mhaid airson greis.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Air an l脿rna-mh脿ireach, bha am Buidseach Glas a鈥� d猫anamh orra gu luath. Thug Fionn a-mach a鈥� chlach gharbh dhubh agus leig e i. Dh鈥櫭╥rich monadh m貌r, a鈥� cur d脿il air a鈥� Bhuidseach. R脿inig Fionn agus Gr脿inne an Abhainn Dearg. Agus innsidh mi dhuibh na thachair an uair sin an-ath-sheachdain.

The Little Letter 680

I was telling you about how the Grey Magician took Gr脿inne into captivity. Fionn was on the way to the Land of Darkness. He was going to free Gr脿inne. He was speaking to a mouse when an eagle came from the sky. The eagle grabbed the mouse. But Fionn saved it.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥楾hank you, Fionn,鈥� said the mouse. 鈥楾ake me with you and I鈥檒l help you.鈥� Fionn put it among the folds of his kilt. He reached a sea-strait. He had no way of getting over. The big seal appeared. 鈥楯ump on me and I鈥檒l take you over,鈥� said the seal.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 On the other side, there were broken stones [that were] like a maze. Fionn wasn鈥檛 seeing a way through them. He heard croaking above him. The raven was there. 鈥楲ook up, Fionn,鈥� said the raven, 鈥榓nd follow me.鈥� With the raven鈥檚 help Fionn got through the maze. On the other side of it, he saw the Grey Magician鈥檚 castle.

聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽There was no way that Fionn could get in. 鈥業鈥檒l go,鈥� said the mouse. The mouse returned with good news. 鈥楾here will be a big banquet there tonight,鈥� he said. 鈥楪r脿inne is tied to a column with a rope. I鈥檒l chew through the rope and I鈥檒l lead Gr脿inne out.鈥�

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The plan worked well and Gr脿inne and Fionn made for the shore. The seal helped them to get over. The Grey Magician was in pursuit of them. Fionn remembered the things that Cailleach Ruadh nan S矛thichean gave him. He opened his sporran. He took out the pine needle. He dropped it, and a great thick forest arose between themselves and the Grey Magician. It stopped their enemy for a while.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Next day, the Grey Magician was still following them. Fionn put his hand in his sporran and he dropped the shiny white pebble. A big shining loch appeared. That stopped their enemy for a while.

聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Next day, the Grey Magician was making for them quickly. Fionn took out the sharp black stone and he dropped it. A large mountain range arose, delaying the Magician. Fionn and Gr脿inne reached the Red River. And I鈥檒l tell you what happened then next week.

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