Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

14/07/2008

Tha litir bheag na seachdain-sa aig Ruaraidh MacIllEathain. This week's short letter for learners is introduced by Ruaraidh MacLean.

5 minutes

Last on

Mon 14 Jul 2008 19:00

Clip

An Litir Bheag 166

Tha st貌iridh agam dhuibh an t-seachdain seo. 鈥橲 e an t-ainm a tha air 鈥淣a Tr矛 Coin Uaine鈥.

Bha ann uaireigin prionnsa agus a phiuthar. Bha iad a鈥 fuireach c貌mhla. Gach latha bha am prionnsa a鈥 falbh don mhonadh.

Latha a bha seo, thachair am prionnsa ri duine. Bha tr矛 coin uaine aig an duine.

鈥淎n ceannaich thu na coin seo?鈥 ars an duine. 鈥淎n toir thu dhomh molt air an son?鈥

鈥淏heir,鈥 thuirt am prionnsa.

鈥淚s iad ainmean nan con 鈥 Fios, Luaths agus Trom,鈥 ars an duine. 鈥淣uair a th猫id thu don bheinn-sheilg suidh air cnoc. Bidh fios aig Fios far am bi na f猫idh. Beiridh Luaths orra. Agus bheir Trom dhachaigh iad.鈥

Fhuair an duine am molt agus fhuair am prionnsa na coin. An ath mhadainn, chaidh am prionnsa don bheinn-sheilg.

Shuidh am prionnsa air cnoc. Bha fios aig Fios far an robh na f猫idh. Rug Luaths orra. Thug Trom dhachaigh iad.

Air an rathad dhachaigh bhruidhinn Fios ris a鈥 phrionnsa. Dh鈥檌nnis e dha gun deach tr矛 famhairean a choimhead a pheathar. Rinn na famhairean uamh fon taigh. Rinn iad toll tron 霉rlar. Air an toll chuir iad sguiteal no trapdoor. Air an sguiteal chuir iad cathair. Bha a鈥 phiuthar a鈥 dol a dh鈥檌arraidh air a br脿thair suidhe air a鈥 chathair. Bha e a鈥 dol a thuiteam don uaimh. Bha na famhairean a鈥 dol ga ithe.

鈥淣a suidh air a鈥 chathair,鈥 thuirt Fios. 鈥淭hoir am brochan dhen teine. Cuir air an sguiteal e. Bidh mise agus na coin eile a鈥 sabaid. Cuiridh sinn car dhen phoit, agus dhen sguiteal. Tuitidh am brochan air na famhairean. Bidh iad air an losgadh.鈥

Th脿inig am prionnsa dhachaigh. Dh鈥檌arr a phiuthar air suidhe air a鈥 chathair. Dhi霉lt e. Thug e am brochan dhen teine. Chuir e air an sguiteal e. Th貌isich na coin air sabaid. Thuit am brochan air na famhairean.

Chaidh am prionnsa agus na coin 脿s an d猫idh. Chaidh na famhairean a-steach air doras na h-uamha.

An ath mhadainn thill am prionnsa agus na coin don bheinn-sheilg. Ach cha robh droch obair nam famhairean seachad fhathast.

The Little Letter 166

I have a story for you this week. It is called 鈥淭he Three Green Dogs鈥.

听听听听听听听 There was once a prince and his sister. They lived together. Each day the prince was leaving for the hill.

听听听听听听听 One day, the prince met a man. The man had three green dogs.

听听听听听听听 鈥淲ill you buy these dogs?鈥 the man said. 鈥淲ill you give me a wedder for them?鈥

听听听听听听听 鈥淚 shall,鈥 said the prince.

听听听听听听听 鈥淭he dogs鈥 names are Knowledge, Swiftness and Heaviness,鈥 said the man. 鈥淲hen you go to the hunting mountain, sit on a hill. Fios will know where the deer are. Luaths will catch them. And Trom will bring them home.鈥

听听听听听听听 The man got the wedder and the prince got the dogs. Next morning, the prince went to the hunting mountain.

听听听听听听听 The prince sat on a hill. Fios knew where the deer were. Luaths caught them. Trom took them home.

听听听听听听听 On the way home Fios spoke to the prince. He told him that three giants went to see his sister. The giants made a cave under the house. They made a hole in [through] the floor. On the hole they put a scuttle or trapdoor. On the scuttle they placed a chair. The sister was going to ask her brother to sit on the chair. He was going to fall into the cave. The giants were going to eat him.

听听听听 听听听鈥淒on鈥檛 sit on the chair,鈥 said Fios. 鈥淭ake the porridge off the fire. Put it on the scuttle. I and the other dogs will fight. We鈥檒l upset the pot, and the scuttle. The porridge will fall on the giants. They will be burned.鈥

听听听听听听听 The prince came home. His sister asked him to sit on the chair. He refused. He took the porridge off the fire. He put it on the scuttle. The dogs started to fight. The porridge fell on the giants.

听听听听听听听 The prince and the dogs went after them. The giants entered the door of the cave.

听听听听听听听 The next morning, the prince and the dogs returned to the hunting mountain. But the bad work of the giants was not over and done with yet.

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Jul 2008 19:00

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