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05/04/2010
Tha litir bheag na seachdain-sa aig Ruaraidh MacIllEathain. This week's short letter for learners is introduced by Ruaraidh MacLean.
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An Litir Bheag 256
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An Litir Bheag 256
Seo agaibh seann st貌iridh 鈥 An R矛gh聽agus an Searrach. Tha searrach a鈥櫬燾iallachadh 鈥渆ach 貌g鈥.聽Bha duine ann uaireigin. Chaidh聽e a-mach air an r矛gh. Chaochail a聽bhean. Bha e fh猫in 鈥檚 a nighean a鈥櫬爁uireach c貌mhla. Bha a nighean聽uabhasach se貌lta.聽Chuir an r矛gh fios air an duine.聽Chaidh an duine don chaisteal. 鈥淭hig聽an seo a-m脿ireach,鈥 thuirt an r矛gh,聽鈥渁gus inns dhomh d猫 an rud as pailte聽air an t-saoghal.鈥 聽Chaidh an duine dhachaigh. 聽鈥淐an ris an r矛gh,鈥 thuirt a聽nighean, 鈥渘ach eil s矛on ann a tha cho聽pailt ris na taobhan.鈥澛犫淎 bheil thu fh猫in a鈥櫬爏maoineachadh sin?鈥 ars esan.聽鈥淭ha, athair,鈥 ars ise. 鈥淎irson聽gach rud air an t-saoghal tha co-dhi霉聽d脿 thaobh aige. An taobh a-staigh 鈥檚 an聽taobh a-muigh. An taobh 脿rd 鈥檚 an聽taobh 矛osal. An taobh thall 鈥檚 an taobh聽a-bhos.鈥澛燘ha an duine riaraichte. An ath聽mhadainn chaidh e don chaisteal.聽鈥淯ill,鈥 thuirt an r矛gh, 鈥渄猫 an rud聽as pailte air an t-saoghal?鈥澛犫淐han eil s矛on air an t-saoghal聽cho pailt ris na taobhan,鈥 ars an duine.聽鈥淐ho pailt 鈥檚 a tha rud sam bith, tha a聽thaobhan nas pailte.鈥澛犫淭ha mi riaraichte,鈥 ars an r矛gh.聽鈥淎ch bi an seo a-m脿ireach, agus inns聽dhomh d猫 an rud as beartaiche air an t-saoghal.鈥澛燚h鈥檉halbh an duine. Bha dragh聽air.聽鈥淐an ris an r矛gh,鈥 ars a nighean,聽鈥渘ach eil s矛on air an t-saoghal cho聽beartach ris a鈥 mhuir.鈥澛犫淎 bheil thu fh猫in a鈥櫬爏maoineachadh sin?鈥 ars esan.聽鈥淭ha, athair,鈥 ars ise. 鈥淭ha a鈥櫬爉huir fada nas motha na rud sam bith聽air an talamh. Tha barrachd innte dhen聽a h-uile rud.鈥澛燘ha an duine riaraichte. An ath聽mhadainn chaidh e don chaisteal.聽鈥淯ill,鈥 thuirt an r矛gh, 鈥渄猫 an rud聽as beartaiche air an t-saoghal?鈥澛犫淐han eil s矛on air an t-saoghal聽cho beartach ris a鈥 mhuir,鈥 ars an聽duine. Agus mh矛nich e carson. Bha an聽r矛gh riaraichte. Ach thuirt e, 鈥淭hig an聽seo a-m脿ireach. Mura h-inns thu聽dhomh gu d猫 as luaithe a tha air an t-saoghal聽caillidh thu do cheann.鈥 聽Agus c脿ite a bheil an searrach 聽anns an st貌iridh? A, uill, nochdaidh e 聽an ath-sheachdain.
The Little Letter 256
Here is an old story 鈥 鈥淭he King聽and the Foal鈥. Searrach means 鈥渁聽young horse鈥.聽There was once a man. He fell聽out with the king. His wife died. He聽and his daughter were living聽together. His daughter was very聽crafty.聽The king sent for the man. The聽man went to the castle. 鈥淐ome here聽tomorrow,鈥 said the king, 鈥渁nd tell聽me what thing is most plentiful in the聽world.鈥澛燭he man went home.聽鈥淭ell the king,鈥 said his聽daughter, 鈥渢hat there鈥檚 nothing as聽plentiful as the sides.鈥澛犫淒o you think that yourself?鈥澛爃e said.聽鈥淵es, father,鈥 she said.聽鈥淓verything in the world has at聽least two sides. The inside and the聽outside. The top side and the bottom聽side. The faraway side and the near聽side.鈥澛燭he man was satisfied. Next聽morning he went to the castle.聽鈥淲ell,鈥 said the king, 鈥渨hat is聽the most plentiful thing in the聽world?聽鈥淭here鈥檚 nothing in the world聽so plentiful as the sides,鈥 said the聽man. 鈥淗owever numerous anything聽is, its sides are more numerous.鈥澛犫淚鈥檓 satisfied,鈥 said the king.聽鈥淏ut be here tomorrow, and tell me聽what thing is the richest in the聽world.鈥澛燭he man left. He was upset.聽鈥淭ell the king,鈥 said his聽daughter, 鈥渢hat there is nothing in聽the world as rich as the sea.鈥澛犫淒o you think that yourself?鈥澛爃e said.聽鈥淵es, father,鈥 she said. 鈥淭he聽sea is much larger than anything on聽the land. There is more in it of聽everything.鈥澛燭he man was satisfied. The next聽morning he went to the castle.聽鈥淲ell,鈥 said the king, 鈥渨hat聽thing is the richest in the world?鈥澛犫淭here is nothing in the world聽as rich as the sea,鈥 said the man.聽And he explained why. The king was聽satisfied. But he said, 鈥淐ome here聽tomorrow. If you don鈥檛 tell what is聽the swiftest thing in the world, you鈥檒l聽lose your head.鈥澛燗nd where is the foal in the聽story? Ah, well, he appears next聽week.
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