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An Litir Bheag 854
Litir Bheag na seachdain sa le Ruairidh MacIlleathain. Litir 脿ireamh 854. Roddy Maclean is back with this week's short letter for G脿idhlig learners.
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An Litir Bheag 854
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An Litir Bheag 854
Seo sgeulachd 脿 D霉thaich MhicAoidh. Bha fear Sandaidh Rothach 脿s Armadal, sear air a鈥� Bhl脿ran Odhar. Bha e na iasgair. Bha e ag iasgach a-mach 脿 Loch an Inbhir. Bha bean Shandaidh an d霉il leanabh.
Choisich Sandaidh dhachaigh c貌mhla ri a bhr脿thair-ch猫ile, Seumas. Thug an turas beagan l脿ithean. Ghabh iad an rathad tro Shrath Nabhair. Bha iad ag amas air a dhol gu dannsa anns a鈥� Bhl脿ran Odhar. An ath latha, bha iad a鈥� dol a choiseachd dhachaigh.
Bha iad sg矛th. R脿inig iad tom fraochach. Laigh iad s矛os. Bha an latha bl脿th. Bha iad a鈥� dol a chadal nuair a chuala iad fuaim 鈥� ce貌l dannsa. Bha e a鈥� tighinn 脿s uamh bheag.聽
Chaidh Sandaidh agus Seumas a-null. Thug iad s霉il a-steach. Chunnaic iad solais gheala. Bha Sandaidh d猫idheil air dannsa. Mus robh cothrom aig Seumas stad a chur air, a-steach leis. Chaidh e s矛os tunail agus chaidh e 脿 fianais. Dh鈥櫭╥gh Seumas air ach cha d鈥� fhuair e freagairt. Chaidh Seumas air adhart don Bhl脿ran Odhar.
Dh鈥檃ithris Seumas na thachair ach cha do chreid duine e. An d猫idh seachdain, nuair nach robh sgeul air Sandaidh, bha daoine dhen bheachd gun do mhurt Seumas e.聽
Chaidh daoine a choimhead air an uaimh. Bha i goirid. Cha robh sgeul air tunail. Cha robh ce貌l sam bith ann. Chaidh latha is bliadhna a thoirt do Sheumas airson dearbhadh nach do mhurt e Sandaidh.聽
Thog Seumas bothan aig beul na h-uamha. Tron fhoghar 始s tron gheamhradh, cha do ghluais e bhon 脿ite sin.
Th脿inig an samhradh. Bha bliadhna air a dhol seachad bhon a dh鈥檉halbh Sandaidh. Cha robh ach aon latha air fh脿gail aig Seumas airson dearbhadh nach robh e ciontach.聽
Nuair a dh鈥櫭╥rich a鈥� ghrian, chuala Seumas fuaim. Ce貌l dannsa! An d猫idh greis, nochd Sandaidh. 鈥楧猫 a鈥� chabhag a th鈥� ort?鈥� thuirt e ri Seumas.
Nuair a dh鈥檌nns Seumas dha gun robh e air a bhith s矛os an tunail airson bliadhna, rinn Sandaidh g脿ire. 始S ann nuair a r脿inig e Armadal a dh鈥檌onnsaich e gun robh an fh矛rinn aig Seumas. Bha Sandaidh na athair aig gille a bha faisg air bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois!
Choisich Sandaidh dhachaigh c貌mhla ri a bhr脿thair-ch猫ile, Seumas. Thug an turas beagan l脿ithean. Ghabh iad an rathad tro Shrath Nabhair. Bha iad ag amas air a dhol gu dannsa anns a鈥� Bhl脿ran Odhar. An ath latha, bha iad a鈥� dol a choiseachd dhachaigh.
Bha iad sg矛th. R脿inig iad tom fraochach. Laigh iad s矛os. Bha an latha bl脿th. Bha iad a鈥� dol a chadal nuair a chuala iad fuaim 鈥� ce貌l dannsa. Bha e a鈥� tighinn 脿s uamh bheag.聽
Chaidh Sandaidh agus Seumas a-null. Thug iad s霉il a-steach. Chunnaic iad solais gheala. Bha Sandaidh d猫idheil air dannsa. Mus robh cothrom aig Seumas stad a chur air, a-steach leis. Chaidh e s矛os tunail agus chaidh e 脿 fianais. Dh鈥櫭╥gh Seumas air ach cha d鈥� fhuair e freagairt. Chaidh Seumas air adhart don Bhl脿ran Odhar.
Dh鈥檃ithris Seumas na thachair ach cha do chreid duine e. An d猫idh seachdain, nuair nach robh sgeul air Sandaidh, bha daoine dhen bheachd gun do mhurt Seumas e.聽
Chaidh daoine a choimhead air an uaimh. Bha i goirid. Cha robh sgeul air tunail. Cha robh ce貌l sam bith ann. Chaidh latha is bliadhna a thoirt do Sheumas airson dearbhadh nach do mhurt e Sandaidh.聽
Thog Seumas bothan aig beul na h-uamha. Tron fhoghar 始s tron gheamhradh, cha do ghluais e bhon 脿ite sin.
Th脿inig an samhradh. Bha bliadhna air a dhol seachad bhon a dh鈥檉halbh Sandaidh. Cha robh ach aon latha air fh脿gail aig Seumas airson dearbhadh nach robh e ciontach.聽
Nuair a dh鈥櫭╥rich a鈥� ghrian, chuala Seumas fuaim. Ce貌l dannsa! An d猫idh greis, nochd Sandaidh. 鈥楧猫 a鈥� chabhag a th鈥� ort?鈥� thuirt e ri Seumas.
Nuair a dh鈥檌nns Seumas dha gun robh e air a bhith s矛os an tunail airson bliadhna, rinn Sandaidh g脿ire. 始S ann nuair a r脿inig e Armadal a dh鈥檌onnsaich e gun robh an fh矛rinn aig Seumas. Bha Sandaidh na athair aig gille a bha faisg air bliadhna a dh鈥檃ois!
The Little Letter 854
Here is a story from the Mackay Country [far north Sutherland]. There was a guy, Sandy Munro, from Armadale, east of Bettyhill. He was a fisherman. He was fishing out of Lochinver. Sandy鈥檚 wife was expecting a baby.
Sandy walked home along with his brother-in-law, Jamie. The journey took several days. They took the road through Strathnaver. They were aiming to go to a dance at Bettyhill. The next day they were going to walk home.
They were tired. They reached a heathery hill. They lay down. The day was warm. They were going to sleep when they heard a sound 鈥� dance music. It was coming from a small cave.
Sandy and Jamie went over. They looked inside. They saw white lights. Sandy was keen on dancing. Before Jamie had a chance to stop him, in he went. He went down a tunnel and disappeared. Jamie called on him but received no reply. Jamie continued on to Bettyhill.
Jamie related what had happened but nobody believed him. After a week, when there was no sign of Sandy, people reckoned that Jamie [had] murdered him.
People went to look at the cave. It was short. There was no sign of a tunnel. There was no music there. A year and a day were given to Jamie to prove he did not murder Sandy.
Jamie built a bothy at the mouth of the cave. Through the autumn and winter, he didn鈥檛 move from that place.
The summer came. A year had elapsed since Sandy left. Only one day was left to Jamie to prove that he was not guilty.
When the sun rose, Jamie heard a sound. Dance music! After a while, Sandy appeared. 鈥榃hat鈥檚 your hurry?鈥� he said to Jamie.
When Jamie told him he had been down the tunnel for a year, Sandy smiled. It鈥檚 when he reached Armadal that he learned that Jamie was telling the truth. Sandy was the father of a lad who was nearly one year old!
Sandy walked home along with his brother-in-law, Jamie. The journey took several days. They took the road through Strathnaver. They were aiming to go to a dance at Bettyhill. The next day they were going to walk home.
They were tired. They reached a heathery hill. They lay down. The day was warm. They were going to sleep when they heard a sound 鈥� dance music. It was coming from a small cave.
Sandy and Jamie went over. They looked inside. They saw white lights. Sandy was keen on dancing. Before Jamie had a chance to stop him, in he went. He went down a tunnel and disappeared. Jamie called on him but received no reply. Jamie continued on to Bettyhill.
Jamie related what had happened but nobody believed him. After a week, when there was no sign of Sandy, people reckoned that Jamie [had] murdered him.
People went to look at the cave. It was short. There was no sign of a tunnel. There was no music there. A year and a day were given to Jamie to prove he did not murder Sandy.
Jamie built a bothy at the mouth of the cave. Through the autumn and winter, he didn鈥檛 move from that place.
The summer came. A year had elapsed since Sandy left. Only one day was left to Jamie to prove that he was not guilty.
When the sun rose, Jamie heard a sound. Dance music! After a while, Sandy appeared. 鈥榃hat鈥檚 your hurry?鈥� he said to Jamie.
When Jamie told him he had been down the tunnel for a year, Sandy smiled. It鈥檚 when he reached Armadal that he learned that Jamie was telling the truth. Sandy was the father of a lad who was nearly one year old!
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