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A bheil sibh e貌lach air an t-seann l脿mh-sgr矛obhainn, The Wardlaw Manuscript? Bha i air a sgr矛obhadh ann am meadhan an t-seachdamh linn deug. Tha i ag innse t貌rr mu eachdraidh Chlann 鈥檌c Shimidh 鈥� the Frasers of Lovat. Tha mi airson st貌iridh innse dhuibh 脿s an l脿mh-sgr矛obhainn.

Bha fear ann uaireigin air an robh an Gobha Ruadh. Dh鈥檌arr e air sgalag aige, D貌mhnall MacAlasdair, gadan droighinn fhaighinn dha. Chaidh D貌mhnall gu preas droighinn. Shreap e suas anns a鈥� chraoibh. Ach thuit an sgian 脿s an l脿imh aige.

Nuair a bhuail an sgian anns an talamh, rinn i gliongadaich. Nuair a thog D貌mhnall an sgian, lorg e poit-chr猫adha. Chladhaich e a鈥� phoit a-mach. Bha i l脿n 貌ir.
Cha tug D貌mhnall leis ach f脿inne. Dh霉in e a鈥� phoit agus chuir e air ais i. Thill e don che脿rdaich, far an robh nighean aig a鈥� ghobha a鈥� fuine aran.
鈥楢 She貌naid,鈥� arsa D貌mhnall, 鈥榯hoir dhomh bonnach no dh脿 agus bheir mise f脿inne bhr猫agha dhut.鈥�

Thug Se貌naid bonnaich dha, agus thug D貌mhnall an fh脿inne dhi. Tha fhios gun robh i toilichte.

Thill an Gobha Ruadh dhachaigh. Chunnaic e an fh脿inne 貌ir air corrag a nighinn.

鈥楥脿ite an d鈥� fhuair thu an fh脿inne sin?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich e.

鈥極 Dh貌mhnall MacAlasdair,鈥� fhreagair i.

Chaidh an gobha a bhruidhinn ri D貌mhnall. Fhuair e a-mach mun 貌r a lorg an sgalag.

鈥楥霉m s脿mhach mu dheidhinn,鈥� thuirt an gobha. 鈥楧猫an d鈥� obair. Na can guth ri duine. Aig deireadh an latha, th猫id sinn ann c貌mhla.鈥�

Cha do thuig D貌mhnall nach robh an Gobha Ruadh onarach. Dh鈥檉halbh an gobha don phreas droighinn. Lorg e a鈥� phoit. Thog e i agus, gu dearbh, bha i l脿n 貌ir.

Dh鈥檉halbh an gobha dhachaigh leis a鈥� phoit. Chuir e am falach i ann an ciste ghlaiste. Aig deireadh an latha-obrach, chaidh e far an robh D貌mhnall. Chaidh an dithis don phreas.

Ach cha robh sgeul air a鈥� phoit. Cha robh ann ach sloc beag. 鈥楢ch bha i an seo,鈥� thuirt D貌mhnall.

鈥業st,鈥� thuirt am fear eile, 鈥榗ha robh ann ach aisling. Cha robh 貌r an seo ann!鈥� Agus d猫 thachair an uair sin? Gheibh sibh a-mach anns an ath Litir.

Do you know the old manuscript, The Wardlaw Manuscript? It was written in the middle of the 17th Century. It tells us a lot about the history of the Frasers of Lovat. I want to tell you a story from the manuscript.

There was once a man called the red-haired blacksmith. He asked a servant of his, Donald MacAllister, to get him withes of blackthorn. Donald went to a blackthorn bush. He climbed up in the tree. But the knife fell from his hand.

When the knife hit the ground, it made a clinking sound. When Donald picked up the knife he found a clay pot. He dug the pot out. It was full of gold.

Donald only took a ring with him. He closed the pot and put it back. He returned to the smiddy, where a daughter of the smith was baking bread.

鈥楯anet,鈥� said Donald, 鈥榞ive me a bannock or two and I鈥檒l give you a beautiful ring.

Janet gave him bannocks, and Donald gave her the ring. I鈥檓 sure she was pleased.

The red-haired smith returned home. He saw the gold ring on his daughter鈥檚 finger.

鈥榃here did you get that ring?鈥� he asked.

鈥楩rom Donald MacAllister,鈥� she replied.

The smith went to speak to Donald. He found out about the gold that the servant [had] found.

鈥楰eep quiet about it,鈥� said the blacksmith. 鈥楧o your work. Don鈥檛 say anything to anybody. At the end of the say, we鈥檒l go there together.鈥�

Donald didn鈥檛 understand that the red-haired smith wasn鈥檛 honest. The smith went to the blackthorn bush. He found the pot. He picked it up and, indeed, it was full of gold.

The smith went home with the pot. He hid it in a locked chest. At the end of the working day, he went to where Donald was. The two of them went to the bush.

But there was no sign of the pot. There was only a small depression. 鈥楤ut it was here,鈥� said Donald.

鈥楤e quiet,鈥� said the other man, 鈥榠t was only a dream. There was no gold here!鈥� And what happened then? You鈥檒l find out in the next Litir.