麻豆约拍

Tha sinn fhathast a鈥� toirt s霉il air rannan. Rannan cloinne. Tha iad anns an leabhar 鈥淎ir do bhonnagan a ghaoil鈥�. Nochd an leabhar sin an-uiridh. Seo rann air a bheil an t-ainm 鈥淒eich Balaich Bheaga Dhubha鈥�. Tha sin a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渢en small black-haired boys鈥�. Ach mar a ch矛 sinn, chan eil deich ann aig an deireadh:

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Deich Balaich Bheaga Dhubha

Nan suidhe muigh air being 鈥�

Thug an starrag leatha Seoc

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach naoi.

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Naoi balaich bheaga dhubha

Nan suidhe muigh air tobht鈥� 鈥�

Thuit Fionn tro tholl nan cearc

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach ochd.

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Ochd balaich bheaga dhubha

Ag iasgach le slait 鈥�

Ghoid na giomaich Fearchar

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach seachd.

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Seachd balaich bheaga dhubha

Nan suidhe 鈥檊 ithe 鈥檓 biadh 鈥�

Thachd bunt脿ta Coinneach crost

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach sia.

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Sia balaich bheaga dhubha

A鈥� cur a-steach an fhe貌ir 鈥�

Thuit a鈥� chruach air 脵isdean beag

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach c貌ig.

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C貌ig balaich bheaga dhubha

A鈥� se貌ladh ann an eathar

Shluig muc-mhara Donnchadh

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach ceithir.

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Ceithir balaich bheaga dhubha

Nan cadal leis an sg矛ths 鈥�

Thuit Raghnall tron an leabaidh

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach tr矛.

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Tr矛 balaich bheaga dhubha

Ag ithe m矛r is c脿is 鈥�

鈥淢ar sin leibh,鈥� thuirt Alasdair

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach dh脿.

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D脿 bhalach bheag dhubh

A鈥� toirt a-steach a鈥� bh霉irn 鈥�

Thuit Eachann dhan an tobair

鈥橲 cha robh ann ach aon.

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Aon bhalach beag dubh

Na sheasamh 鈥檚 car na cheann 鈥�

Ruith esan a dh鈥橝meireagaidh

鈥橲 cha robh 鈥檔 c貌rr ann.

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鈥橲 e deagh rann a th鈥� ann, nach e? Tha e math do chloinn. Tha e math mar gheama. Seo an rann a-rithist. Cuimhnichibh gu bheil an leabhar anns na b霉than.

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Deich Balaich Bheaga Dhubha etc鈥�

Faclan is abairtean: tha sinn fhathast a鈥� toirt s霉il air: we are still looking at; rannan cloinne: nursery rhymes; nochd an leabhar sin an-uiridh: that book appeared last year; mar a ch矛 sinn: as we shall see; chan eil deich ann aig an deireadh: there are not ten there at the end; nan suidhe [a-]muigh air being: sitting outside on a bench; thug an starrag leatha Seoc: the crow took Jock with her; 鈥檚 cha robh ann ach naoi: [then] there were only nine; tobht[a]: 谤霉颈苍; thuit Fionn tro tholl nan cearc: Fionn fell through the hens鈥� hole; ag iasgach le slait: fishing with rods; ghoid na giomaich Fearchar: the lobsters stole Farquhar; ag ithe am biadh: eating their food; thachd bunt脿ta Coinneach crost: a potato choked irritable Kenny; a鈥� cur a-steach an fhe貌ir: bringing in the hay; thuit a鈥� chruach air 脵isdean beag: the haystack fell on little Hugh; a鈥� se貌ladh ann an eathar: sailing in a boat; shluig muc-mhara Donnchadh: a whale swallowed Duncan; nan cadal leis an sg矛ths: sleeping with [the] weariness; thuit Raghnall tron an leabaidh: Ronald fell through the bed; ag ithe m矛r is c脿is: eating bread and cheese; mar sin leibh: cheerio; a鈥� toirt a-steach a鈥� bh霉irn: bringing in the water; thuit Eachann dhan an tobair: Hector fell into the well; ruith esan a dh鈥橝meireagaidh: he r脿n [off] to America; 鈥檚 cha robh 鈥檔 c貌rr ann: and there were none left; 鈥檚 e deagh rann a th鈥� ann, nach e?: it鈥檚 a good verse, is it not?; cuimhnichibh gu bheil an leabhar anns na b霉than: remember that the book is in the shops.