麻豆约拍

Tha st貌iridh eile agam dhuibh an t-seachdain seo. A-rithist tha e mu Bhoban Saor. 鈥橲 e ainm an st貌iridh seo Mar a Fhuair Mac Bhoban Saor a Bhean.

Bha Boban Saor ag iarraidh air a鈥� ghille aige p貌sadh. Chuir e an gille don fh猫ill chaorach. Bha d脿 chaora aige. Bha e a鈥� dol a reic nan caorach. 鈥淐an ri daoine,鈥� thuirt athair ris, 鈥済u bheil thu a鈥� coimhead airson cuideigin a bhios a鈥� ceannach nan caorach. Bidh e a鈥� p脿igheadh airson p脿irt dhiubh. Ach bidh e a鈥� toirt nan caorach air ais dhut a-m脿ireach.鈥�

Chaidh an gille don fh猫ill. Dh鈥檉haighnich daoine, 鈥淎 bheil thu a鈥� reic nan caorach?鈥�

鈥淭ha,鈥� ars esan.

鈥淒猫 tha thu ag iarraidh orra?鈥�

鈥淭ha a leithid seo de phr矛s,鈥� thuirt e. 鈥淔eumaidh sibh p脿irt de na caoraich a cheannach. Ach feumaidh sibh na caoraich a thoirt air ais dhomh a-m脿ireach.鈥�

Uill, cha do cheannaich duine na caoraich. Dh鈥檉heuch an gille fad an latha. 鈥淒猫 tha thu ag iarraidh orra?鈥� bha iad a鈥� faighneachd.

鈥淭ha a leithid seo de phr矛s,鈥� thuirt e. 鈥淔eumaidh sibh p脿irt de na caoraich a cheannach. Ach feumaidh sibh na caoraich a thoirt air ais dhomh a-m脿ireach.鈥�

Th脿inig an fh猫ill gu cr矛ch. Bha na caoraich aig a鈥� ghille fhathast. Th貌isich e air an rathad dhachaigh. Bha e a鈥� dol seachad air taigh. Th脿inig boireannach 貌g a-mach.

鈥淐ha chreid mi,鈥� ars ise, 鈥済un do reic thu na caoraich agad.鈥�

鈥淐ha do reic,鈥� thuirt an gille. Agus dh鈥檌nnis e don bhoireannach mar a thachair.

鈥淐eannaichidh mise p脿irt de na caoraich,鈥� ars am boireannach. 鈥淐uir iad don chr貌 ud. Thig a-steach 鈥檚 gum faigh thu do bhiadh.鈥�

鈥淕l猫 mhath, ma-th脿,鈥� fhreagair an gille. Chuir e na caoraich don chr貌. Chaidh e a-steach. Ghabh e a bhiadh. Cheannaich am boireannach p脿irt de na caoraich. Thug i an t-airgead dha. Dh鈥檌arr i air fuireach airson na h-oidhche. Fhad 鈥檚 a bha e na chadal, chaidh i a-mach don chr貌. R霉isg i na caoraich. Ch霉m ise a鈥� chl貌imh 鈥� p脿irt de na caoraich, ceart gu le貌r.

Anns a鈥� mhadainn chaidh an gille dhachaigh leis na caoraich. Dh鈥檌nnis e do athair mar a thachair.

Bha am bodach toilichte. 鈥淭halla gu taigh a鈥� bhoireannaich. Thoir tairgse p貌saidh dhi.鈥�

Chaidh mac Bhoban Saor gu taigh a鈥� bhoireannaich. Thug e tairgse p貌saidh dhi. Bha i de貌nach gu le貌r a ghabhail. Agus sin mar a fhuair mac Bhoban Saor a bhean.

Faclan is abairtean: Mar a Fhuair Mac Bhoban Saor a Bhean: how Boban Saor鈥檚 son got his wife; bha Boban Saor ag iarraidh air a鈥� ghille aige p貌sadh: Boban Saor was wanting his son to marry; don fh猫ill chaorach: to the sheep sales; a鈥� dol a reic nan caorach: going to sell the sheep; a鈥� coimhead airson cuideigin a bhios a鈥� ceannach nan caorach: looking for somebody who will buy the sheep; airson p脿irt dhiubh: for part of them; bidh e a鈥� toirt nan caorach air ais dhut a-m脿ireach: he will be giving you the sheep back tomorrow; d猫 tha thu ag iarraidh orra?: what do you want for [on] them?; a leithid seo de phr矛s: this particular price [the storyteller doesn鈥檛 name the actual price]; feumaidh sibh p脿irt de na caoraich a cheannach: you must buy part of the sheep; dh鈥檉heuch an gille fad an latha: the lad tried all day; gu cr矛ch: to [its] end; cha chreid mi,鈥� ars ise, 鈥済un do reic thu na caoraich agad鈥�: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think,鈥� she said, 鈥渢hat you sold your sheep鈥�; dh鈥檌nnis e don bhoireannach mar a thachair: he told the woman what had happened; ceannaichidh mise: I will buy; don chr貌 ud: into that animal pen; thig a-steach 鈥檚 gum faigh thu do bhiadh: come in and get some [your] food; fhad 鈥檚 a bha e na chadal: while he was asleep; r霉isg i: she sheared; ch霉m ise a鈥� chl貌imh: she kept the wool; thalla gu taigh a鈥� bhoireannaich: go to the woman鈥檚 house; thoir tairgse p貌saidh dhi: make [give] her a proposal of marriage; de貌nach gu le貌r a ghabhail: willing enough to accept it.