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An Litir Bheag 690

Tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain air ais le Litir Bheag na seachdain sa. Litir 脿ireamh 690.

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An Litir Bheag 690

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu Fhearchar a鈥� Ghunna. A thaobh biadh, cha robh e miarraideach. Nuair a lorgadh e r貌cas marbh, bhiodh e ga ithe. Bha e measail air losgannan. Ach bha e a鈥� toirt an s霉ilean asta an toiseach. Cha do ch貌rd e ris nuair a bha e gan ithe gun robh iad a鈥� coimhead air!

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha e measail air sealg ach cha robh amas math aige. Latha a bha seo bha e faisg air Caisteal Bhrathainn nuair a chunnaic e r貌cas. Loisg e air ach dh鈥檉halbh an t-eun cho sl脿n ri breac. M矛os an d猫idh sin, bha Fearchar m矛ltean air falbh bho Bhrathann nuair a lorg e r貌cas a chaidh a mharbhadh le geamair. Thog ar laoch an t-eun an-脿irde. 鈥楽eall seo, seall seo!鈥� ghlaodh e. 鈥楽eo an r貌cas air an do loisg mi aig Caisteal Bhrathainn!鈥� Agus dh鈥檌th Fearchar an t-eun!

听听听听听听听听听听听 Bha Fearchar a鈥� coiseachd air rathad nuair a chunnaic e beathach. Loisg e air, ach cha do rinn e cron sam bith air. Ach bha e dhen bheachd gun robh air a le貌n. Ruith e 脿s a dh猫idh. Fad an latha a lean e air. Bha am beathach a鈥� cumail astar eadar e fh猫in agus an sealgair. Mu dheireadh, r脿inig Fearchar taigh. 鈥楥arson a tha thu a鈥� ruith an d猫idh m鈥� asail?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich fear an taighe.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥樖糞 e a tha ann damh a thilg mi air a鈥� mhonadh,鈥� thuirt Fearchar. A r猫ir choltais cha robh Fearchar air asal fhaicinn roimhe sin.

听听听听听听听听听听听 Uaireannan bha daoine a鈥� gabhail brath air Fearchar leis nach robh Beurla aige. Latha a bha seo bha e aig a鈥� mhargaidh anns a鈥� Bhl脿r Dhubh. Chunnaic e fear de na h-uaislean aig nach robh G脿idhlig. Bha fios aig Fearchar gun robh f霉dar-gunna aige. Bhruidhinn e ri duine-uasal eile aig an robh G脿idhlig. 鈥楥iamar a dh鈥檌arras mi f霉dar air?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Fearchar mun fhear eile.

听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥極, can ris tr矛 faclan Beurla,鈥� fhreagair an duine eile. 鈥�Guard your life. Agus gheibh thu f霉dar gu le貌r.鈥�

听听听听听听听听听听听 Chaidh Fearchar chun an duine eile. 鈥�Guard your life!鈥� thuirt e ris agus theich am fear eile le eagal!

The Little Letter 690

I was telling you about Fearchar a鈥� Ghunna. In terms of food, he wasn鈥檛 fussy. When he would find a dead rook, he would eat it. He was keen on frogs. But he was taking their eyes out to begin with. He didn鈥檛 enjoy it when he was eating them that they were looking at him!

听听听听听听听 He was keen on hunting but he had poor aim. One day he was near Castle Brahan when he saw a rook. He fired on it but the bird left in full health. A month later, Farquhar was miles away from Brahan when he found a dead rook that had been killed by a gamekeeper. Our hero picked up the bird. 鈥楲ook at this, look at this!鈥� he shouted. 鈥楾his is the rook I shot at at Castle Brahan!鈥� And Farquhar ate the bird!

听听听听听听听 Farquhar was walking on a road when he saw an animal. He fired on it, but he didn鈥檛 damage it at all. But he was of the opinion that it was wounded. He ran after it. All day long he followed it. The animal was keeping a distance between itself and the hunter. Finally, Farquhar reached a house. 鈥榃hy are you running after my donkey?鈥� the man of the house asked.

听听听听听听听 鈥業t鈥檚 a stag I felled on the hill,鈥� said Farquhar. Apparently Farquhar hadn鈥檛 seen a donkey before that.

听听听听听听听 Sometimes people were taking advantage of Farquhar because he spoke no English. One day he was at the market in Muir of Ord. He saw one of the gentry who spoke no Gaelic. Farquhar knew he had gunpowder. He spoke to another gentleman who did speak Gaelic. 鈥楬ow do I ask him for powder?鈥� Farquhar asked about the other man.

听听听听听听听 鈥極h, say three English words to him,鈥� the other man replied. 鈥�Guard your life. And you鈥檒l get plenty of powder.鈥�

听听听听听听听 Farquhar went to the other man. 鈥楪uard your life!鈥� he said to him and the other man fled in fear!

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