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Tha Raghnall agus Cailean nan caraidean. Bidh iad an-c貌mhnaidh a鈥� feuchainn ri l脿mh-an-uachdair fhaighinn air a ch猫ile. Tha iad air an dreuchdan a leigeil dhiubh, agus tha cus 霉ine aca airson a bhith a鈥� me貌rachadh is a鈥� beachdachadh air gnothaichean 鈥� m貌r agus suarach. Latha a bha seo, bha iad nan suidhe c貌mhla air being fo chraobh.

鈥楤ha mi a鈥� dol seachad air p脿irc nan lomnochdaichean an latha eile,鈥� thuirt Raghnall.

鈥楶脿irc nan lomnochdaichean?鈥� arsa Cailean. 鈥楧猫 fon ghr猫in a tha sin?鈥�

鈥樏�ite far am bi daoine a鈥� coiseachd timcheall gun sg脿th aodaich orra.鈥�

鈥極 鈥� lomnochdaichean. Ach ann an Alba?鈥�

鈥楿ill, bidh iad fo chabair ann an togalach bl脿th, ach a-mh脿in air l脿ithean samhraidh,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. 鈥楢ch 鈥檚 e latha samhraidh a bh鈥� ann agus chuir mi mo cheann thairis air an fheansa. Bhruidhinn mi ri bodach is cailleach.鈥�

鈥楢n robh iad lomnochd, no r霉isgte?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Cailean.

鈥楧earg r霉isgte,鈥� dh鈥檃ontaich Raghnall. 鈥楧矛reach mar a bha iad an latha a rugadh iad.鈥�

鈥楨h?鈥� thuirt Cailean.

鈥楿ill, chan ann buileach mar a bha iad nuair a rugadh iad,鈥� dh鈥檃idich Raghnall le g脿ire.

鈥楢gus bhruidhinn thu riutha... D猫 thuirt thu?鈥�

鈥� 鈥淪maoinichibh orm,鈥� thuirt mi riutha, 鈥渕ar bheathach air machraichean m貌ra Afraga. Tha sibhse nur beathaichean cuideachd. Tha sibh coltach rium, ach eadar-dhealaichte. Tha mise nam asal-stiallach, agus tha sibhse nur n-asail. Agus a bheil fhios agaibh d猫 tha mi airson a r脿dh ribh?鈥� 鈥�

鈥楪abh mo leisgeul,鈥� thuirt Cailean. 鈥楢ch d猫 th鈥� ann an asal-stiallach?鈥�

鈥楽eabra,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. 鈥楥oltach ri asal le stiallan air.鈥�

鈥極, ceart gu le貌r. Tha sin a鈥� d猫anamh ciall. An do fhreagair iad thu?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Cailean.

鈥楥ha do fhreagair,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. 鈥楥ha d鈥� fhuair iad teansa. Oir thug mi freagairt dhaibh.鈥�

鈥楢gus?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Cailean.

鈥楾huirt mi 鈥� 鈥渢ha sibh coltach rium sa h-uile d貌igh, ach nach eil stiall oirbh!鈥� 鈥�

鈥楬ut!鈥� thuirt Cailean. 鈥樷�橲 e breug a tha sin. Ach, trobhad ort, tha t貌imhseachan agam dhut fh猫in.鈥�

鈥楽iuthad, ma-th脿,鈥� thuirt Raghnall, 鈥榗ha ch霉m t貌imhseachan agadsa fada mi.鈥�

鈥楧猫 an diofar a th鈥� ann,鈥� thuirt Cailean, 鈥榚adar 脿m nuair a bhios l脿n na mara cianail 脿rd agus fuaim obann a bhios daoine a鈥� d猫anamh 脿s an t-sr貌in?鈥�

Bha Raghnall a鈥� me貌rachadh. 鈥楥an a-rithist e,鈥� thuirt e.

鈥楧猫 an diofar a th鈥� ann eadar 脿m nuair a bhios l脿n na mara cianail 脿rd agus fuaim obann a bhios daoine a鈥� d猫anamh 脿s an t-sr貌in?鈥�

鈥楾ha diofar m貌r ann,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. 鈥楤uinidh fear dhiubh don mhuir agus am fear eile don bhodhaig.鈥�

鈥楪e-t脿,鈥� thuirt Cailean, 鈥� 鈥檚 e diofar gl猫 bheag a tha eatarra.鈥�

Bha Raghnall a鈥� beachdachadh greis ach cha do rinn e a鈥� ch霉is. 鈥楽iuthad, ma-th脿,鈥� thuirt e mu dheireadh. 鈥楥han eil fios agam. Inns dhomh.鈥�

鈥楢n litir 鈥渟鈥�, thuirt Cailean. 鈥楽in uile.鈥�

鈥楥iamar?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich Raghnall.

鈥楿ill, 鈥檚 e reothart a th鈥� anns an d脿rna fear dhiubh, agus sreothart a th鈥� anns an fhear eile!鈥�

鈥楬mph,鈥� thuirt Raghnall. Cha robh e toilichte gun do dh鈥檉h脿ilnich air an t貌imhseachan fhuasgladh. 鈥楥eart, ma-th脿, seo t貌imhseachan dhut fh猫in. D猫 an gas nach l矛on an soitheach sa bheil e?鈥�

鈥楤idh a h-uile gas a鈥� l矛onadh an t-soithich sa bheil e,鈥� thuirt Cailean. 鈥楧h鈥檌onnsaich sinn sin aig an 脿rd-sgoil鈥�

鈥楾ha thu ce脿rr,鈥� fhreagair Raghnall. 鈥楥anaidh mi a-rithist e. D猫 an gas nach l矛on an soitheach sa bheil e?鈥�

Agus bheir mi am fuasgladh dhuibh an-ath-sheachdain.

Dearg r霉isgte: totally naked; asal: donkey; asal-stiallach: zebra; breug: lie (untruth); bodhaig: body; eatarra: between them; reothart: spring tide; sreothart (no sreathart): sneeze.

Tha Raghnall agus Cailean nan caraidean: Ronald and Colin are friends; an-c貌mhnaidh a鈥� feuchainn ri l脿mh-an-uachdair fhaighinn air a ch猫ile: always trying to get one over the other; tha cus 霉ine aca airson a bhith a鈥� me貌rachadh is a鈥� beachdachadh air gnothaichean: they have too much time for contemplating and considering matters; m貌r agus suarach: great and trifling; p脿irc nan lomnochdaichean: nudist colony; gun sg脿th aodaich orra: without any clothes on them; fo chabair ann an togalach bl脿th: indoors in a warm building; ach a-mh脿in air l脿ithean samhraidh: except on summer days; chuir mi mo cheann thairis air an fheansa: I put my head over the fence; d矛reach mar a bha iad an latha a rugadh iad: just as they were on the day they were born; mar bheathach air machraichean m貌ra Afraga: as an animal on the great plains of Africa; tha sibhse nur beathaichean: you are animals; trobhad ort, tha t貌imhseachan agam dhut fh猫in: look here, I have a puzzle for you; siuthad, ma-th脿: go on, then; nuair a bhios l脿n na mara cianail 脿rd: when the tide is extremely high.

Bidh a h-uile gas a鈥� l矛onadh an t-soithich sa bheil e: every gas fills the vessel that contains it. A鈥� l矛onadh is a verbal noun which commands a noun in the genitive case where the article is present (we鈥檇 say a鈥� l矛onadh soitheach without the article). Soitheach is a masculine noun and its genitive singular inflection with the article is an t-soithich.

tha sibh coltach rium sa h-uile d貌igh, ach nach eil stiall oirbh: you鈥檙e like me in every way, except that you don鈥檛 have a stripe on you. This is an idiom that means you don鈥檛 have any clothes on!