Main content

An Litir Bheag 892

Litir Bheag na seachdain sa le Ruairidh MacIlleathain. Litir 脿ireamh 892. This week's short letter for G脿idhlig learners.

Available now

4 minutes

Last on

Sun 19 Jun 2022 13:30

Clip

An Litir Bheag 892

Tha mi a鈥� leantainn leis an sgeulachd An Long a Chaidh a dh鈥橝meireagaidh. 鈥楢n do rinn thu na dh鈥檌arr mi ort leis na famhairean?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich am bodach 鈥� a bh鈥� ann an riochd eich.

鈥楻inn,鈥� fhreagair Iain.聽

Leum Iain air muin an eich. R脿inig iad loch. 鈥楾ha iasg m貌r air an tr脿igh,鈥� thuirt an t-each. 鈥楥uir don loch e.鈥�

Rinn Iain sin. 鈥楾huirt an t-iasg gun cuimhnicheadh e mi,鈥� thuirt e.

Dh鈥檉halbh iad a-rithist. R脿inig iad caisteal pr脿ise. 鈥楾halla a-steach,鈥� thuirt an t-each. 鈥楥h矛 thu se貌mraichean l脿n 貌ir is airgid. Na bean ri dad.鈥�

Chaidh Iain don chaisteal. Chunnaic e na se貌mraichean a bha l脿n 貌ir is airgid. Chunnaic e pasg de dh鈥檌tean ge貌idh. Thug e t猫 de na h-itean leis airson peann a dh猫anamh.

Nuair a thill e, thuirt an t-each ris, 鈥楢n do bhean thu ri dad, Iain?鈥�

鈥楥ha do bhean,鈥� thuirt Iain. Dh鈥檉halbh iad agus r脿inig iad l霉chairt R矛gh.

鈥楩aighnich dhen R矛gh a bheil e ag iarraidh cl猫ireach,鈥� ars an t-each. Rinn Iain sin. Bha iad ag iarraidh cl猫ireach agus ghabh e ris an obair. 鈥楳a thig 猫iginn ort,鈥� thuirt an t-each, 鈥榗uimhnich orm agus thig mi.鈥�

Cha do ch貌rd na pinn anns a鈥� chaisteal ri Iain. Chuimhnich e an ite a bha aige. Rinn e peann dhith. Bha an sgr矛obhadh aige snasail. Chuala an R矛gh mu dheidhinn. Dh鈥檉heuch an R矛gh am peann. Bha an sgr矛obhadh aige fh猫in a cheart cho snasail. 鈥楥脿it an d鈥� fhuair thu am peann seo?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich e.

鈥楢nns a鈥� chaisteal phr脿ise,鈥� fhreagair Iain.

鈥楢ha!鈥� ars an R矛gh. 鈥楾hoir baintighearna a鈥� chaisteil phr脿ise an seo. Tha mi airson a p貌sadh.鈥�

鈥楥han urrainn dhomh,鈥� ars Iain.

鈥楩eumaidh tu,鈥� dhearbh an R矛gh. 鈥楴o th猫id do chrochadh.鈥�

San t-se貌mar aige, bha Iain a鈥� caoineadh. 鈥楤hiodh e math nam biodh am bodach liath an seo!鈥� thuirt e.

Th脿inig am bodach. 鈥楧猫 tha a鈥� cur ort?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich e. Mh矛nich Iain an suidheachadh dha. 鈥楥uiridh mi geall gun do bhean thu ri rudeigin sa chaisteal phr脿ise,鈥� thuirt am bodach.

鈥楧矛reach ite,鈥� dh鈥檃idich Iain. Fhuair e trod. Dh鈥檉halbh iad don chaisteal phr脿ise, a bha air taobh thall caolais. Tuilleadh an-ath-sheachdain.

The Little Letter 892

I am continuing with the story 鈥楾he Ship That Went to America鈥�. 鈥楧id you do what I asked you to do with the giants?鈥� enquired the old man 鈥� who was in the form of a horse.

鈥榊es,鈥� replied Iain.

Iain leaped onto the back of the horse. They reached a loch. 鈥楾here is a big fish on the beach,鈥� said the horse. 鈥楶ut it in the loch.鈥�

Iain did that. 鈥楾he fish said he would remember me,鈥� he said.

They left again. They reached a brazen castle [made of brass]. 鈥楪o inside,鈥� said the horse. 鈥榊ou鈥檒l see rooms full of gold and silver. Don鈥檛 touch anything.鈥�

Iain went to the castle. He saw the rooms that were full of gold and silver. He saw a bundle of goose feathers. He took one of the feathers to make a pen.

When he returned, the horse said to him, 鈥楧id you touch anything, Iain?鈥�

鈥楴o,鈥� said Iain. They left and they reached a King鈥檚 palace.

鈥楢sk the King if he wants a clerk,鈥� said the horse. Iain did that. They were wanting a clerk and he accepted the work. 鈥業f you get into trouble,鈥� said the horse, 鈥榬emember me and I鈥檒l come.鈥�

Iain did not like the pens in the castle. He remembered his feather. He made a pen of it. His writing was elegant. The King heard about it. The King tried the pen. His own writing was just as elegant. 鈥榃here did you get this pen?鈥� he asked.

鈥業n the brazen castle,鈥� replied Iain.

鈥楢ha!鈥� said the King. 鈥楤ring the lady of the brazen castle here. I want to marry her.鈥�

鈥業 cannot,鈥� said Iain.

鈥榊ou must,鈥� asserted the King. 鈥極r you鈥檒l be hanged.鈥�

In his room, Iain was weeping. 鈥業t would be good if the grey-haired old man were!鈥� he said.

The old man came. 鈥榃hat is upsetting you?鈥� he asked. Iain explained the situation to him. 鈥業鈥檒l bet that you touched something in the brazen castle,鈥� said the old man.

鈥極nly a feather,鈥� admitted Iain. He was scolded. They went to the brazen castle, that was on the far side of a strait. More next week.

Broadcast

  • Sun 19 Jun 2022 13:30

All the letters

Tha gach Litir Bheag an seo / All the Little Letters are here.

Podcast: An Litir Bheag

The Little Letter for Gaelic Learners

An Litir Bheag air LearnGaelic

An Litir Bheag is also on LearnGaelic (with PDFs)

Podcast