麻豆社

Bha mi ag innse dhuibh mu Chalum Beag an t-seachdain sa chaidh. Bha Calum a鈥� fuireach anns na Srianan no Streens of Findhorn. Bha e m矛-chli霉iteach. Carson? Uill bha e a鈥� goid spr猫idh.

Bha aon each aige 鈥� fear sean, b脿n. Bha e feumach air each. Bha e a鈥� dol a threabhadh na talmhainn. Ach cha robh airgead aige airson fear a cheannach. Mharbh e an t-each aige. Thug e an t-seiche dheth. Thiodhlaic e an closach.

Air an ath oidhche, choisich e gu tuathanas. Chaidh e don st脿ball. Thug e each a-mach leis. Bha an t-each donn. Chaidh e dhachaigh leis.

Chuir e an t-seiche bh脿n air an each dhonn. Bha e coltach ri each b脿n. Cha do lorg an tuathanach an t-each. Rinn Calum an treabhadh. An uair sin, thug e an t-seiche far an eich. Bha an t-each donn a-rithist. Thug e an t-each donn air ais don st脿ball.

Bha n脿baidh aig Calum. Bha an duine sp矛ocach. Latha a bha seo, dh鈥檌arr e air Calum a鈥� mhuc aige a mharbhadh. Ach cha robh e ag iarraidh fe貌il na muice a thoirt seachad do dhaoine eile. Dh鈥檌arr e comhairle bho Chalum.

鈥淐uir an closach don abhainn air beulaibh an taigh agad a-nochd,鈥� thuirt Calum. 鈥淔脿saidh e fuar is bidh sin math don fh猫oil. Faodaidh tu coiseachd s矛os don taigh againn a-m脿ireach. Bidh an naidheachd agad gun do ghoid cuideigin a鈥� mhuc. Can sin ris a h-uile duine.鈥�

Uill, d猫 bha Calum Beag a鈥� d猫anamh air an oidhche? Cha robh e anns a鈥� leabaidh aige fad na h-霉ine, co-dhi霉. Air an l脿rna-mh脿ireach, cha robh closach na muice san abhainn. Chaidh an duine gu taigh Chaluim. 鈥淕hoid cuideigin a鈥� mhuc agam,鈥� thuirt e.

鈥淪eadh, seadh,鈥� arsa Calum ris. 鈥淐um ris an sgeul sin nuair a tha thu a鈥� bruidhinn ri daoine eile.鈥�

鈥淎ch 鈥檚 e an fh矛rinn a th鈥� agam,鈥� thuirt an n脿baidh a-rithist. 鈥淕hoid cuideigin i ann an dha-r矛reabh.鈥�

鈥淪eadh, seadh, tha fhios a鈥檓,鈥� thuirt Calum. Tha mi a鈥� smaoineachadh gun do phriob e a sh霉il ris an fhear eile!

Cha robh fios aig an n脿baidh gur e Calum a ghoid a鈥� mhuc. Agus tha mi cinnteach gun do ch貌rd an fhe貌il ri Calum 鈥檚 a鈥� bhean aige.

Faclan is abairtean: m矛-chli霉iteach: infamous; bha e a鈥� goid spr猫idh: he was stealing livestock; bha e feumach air each: he needed a horse; bha e a鈥� dol a threabhadh na talmhainn: he was going to plough the land; mharbh e an t-each aige: he killed his horse; thug e an t-seiche dheth: he took the hide off it; thiodhlaic e an closach: he buried the carcase; air an ath oidhche: on the next night; st脿ball: stable; thug e each a-mach leis: he took a horse out with him; air an each dhonn: on the brown horse; cha do lorg an tuathanach an t-each: the farmer didn鈥檛 find the horse; thug e an t-seiche far an eich: he took the hide off the horse; sp矛ocach: miserly; dh鈥檌arr e air Calum a鈥� mhuc aige a mharbhadh: he asked Calum to kill his sheep; cha robh e ag iarraidh fe貌il na muice a thoirt seachad do dhaoine eile: he wasn鈥檛 wanting to give the pig鈥檚 meat do other people; cuir an closach don abhainn air beulaibh an taigh agad a-nochd: put the carcase in the river in front of your house tonight; faodaidh tu coiseachd s矛os don taigh againn a-m脿ireach: you can walk down to our house tomorrow; gun do ghoid cuideigin a鈥� mhuc: that somebody stole the pig; can sin ris a h-uile duine: tell that to everybody; air an l脿rna-mh脿ireach: the next day; 鈥淪eadh, seadh,鈥� arsa Calum ris: 鈥淎ye, aye,鈥� Calum said to him; cum ris an sgeul sin: keep to that story; 鈥檚 e an fh矛rinn a th鈥� agam: I鈥檓 telling the truth (lit. it鈥檚 the truth I have); tha mi a鈥� smaoineachadh gun do phriob e a sh霉il: I think that he winked; tha mi cinnteach gun do ch貌rd an fhe貌il ri Calum 鈥檚 a鈥� bhean aige: I鈥檓 sure that Calum and his wife enjoyed the meat.