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Bha mi a-mach, o chionn tr矛 seachdainnean, air mar is urrainn do chuid de bheathaichean c脿nan nan daoine a thuigsinn 鈥� agus 鈥� uaireannan 鈥� a bhruidhinn. Uill, tha d貌igh eile ann airson coimhead air a鈥� ch霉is. 鈥橲 d貌cha gu bheil e nas fhasa 鈥� ma tha sinn airson bruidhinn ri beathaichean 鈥� gun ionnsaich sinne an c脿nan acasan. Ach ciamar a dh鈥檌onnsaicheas duine c脿nan nan ainmhidhean?

Uill, 鈥檚 d貌cha le bhith a鈥� lorg nathair gheal. Co-dhi霉, tha sin a-r猫ir seann sgeulachd a thathar ag innse fhathast ann an Tiriodh. Chan eil fhios agam co-dhi霉 tha nathraichean ann an Tiriodh an-diugh, neo an robh a-riamh, ach chan eil sin gu diofar. 鈥橲 e seo f矛or sheann sgeulachd a bh鈥檃ir innse air feadh na G脿idhealtachd uaireigin.

A-r猫ir na sge貌il, c貌 air bith a gheibh nathair gheal agus a n矛 brot leatha, agus a dh鈥檌theas a fe貌il, agus a dh鈥櫭瞝as am brot, gheibh e comas c貌mhradh nan eun agus c貌mhradh nam beathaichean a thuigsinn. Anns an sgeulachd, tha prionnsa 貌g ann a tha a鈥� fulaing air sg脿th r矛gh beartach sanntach a tha a鈥� deanamh geur-leanmhainn air an t-sluagh. Latha a bha seo, dh鈥櫭瞨daich an r矛gh don phrionnsa a dhol a lorg nathair gheal dha.

Dh鈥檉halbh am fear 貌g agus thug e m矛osan mus do lorg e d霉thaich far an robh m貌ran nathraichean. Mu dheireadh thall, ann an sgoltadh domhain ann an creagan, lorg e t猫 gheal agus chaidh e dhachaigh leatha. Ged a bha am prionnsa uabhasach sg矛th nuair a r脿inig e l霉chairt an r矛gh, dh鈥櫭瞨daich an r矛gh dha dhol s矛os don chidsin agus am brot-nathrach a dh猫anamh 鈥檚 a bhad. Bha an r矛gh coma ach gum faigheadh e am brot agus fe貌il na nathrach airson a bhracaist.

Tha sean-fhacal ann a chanas: 鈥淚s coma leis an r矛gh Eoghain, ach is coma le Eoghain co-dhi霉.鈥� Tha fhios againn gu robh an r矛gh anns an sgeulachd seo coma mun phrionnsa, ach chan eil e cho cinnteach gu robh am prionnsa a cheart cho coma mun r矛gh. 鈥橲 d貌cha gu robh, ach 鈥檚 d貌cha gur e d矛reach acras, agus am f脿ileadh math, a thug air am brot agus an fhe貌il fheuchainn. Agus bha iad cho blasda 鈥檚 nach b鈥檜rrainn don phrionnsa sgur gus an robh e air a h-uile criomag dhen fhe貌il ithe, agus a h-uile boinne dhen bhrot 貌l.

O mo chreach! Mhothaich e don rud a rinn e agus bha an t-eagal air. Bhiodh fearg mh貌r air an r矛gh. Dh鈥檉halbh e a-mach agus thuirt e ris fh猫in, 鈥淐脿it鈥� am faigh mi nathair gheal eile ann an cabhaig?鈥�

Chuala e guth os a chionn. 鈥淐han fhaigh thu an seo co-dhi霉,鈥� thuirt an guth.

Choimhead am prionnsa os a chionn agus chunnaic e fitheach ann an craobh. 鈥橲 e am fitheach a bha a鈥� bruidhinn ris, agus thuig e 鈥檚 a mhionaid gu robh comas aige c貌mhradh nan eun agus c貌mhradh nam beathaichean a thuigsinn.

鈥淒猫 am fios a th鈥檃gadsa air mo ghnothach?鈥� dh鈥檉haighnich am prionnsa.

鈥淭ha gu le貌r,鈥� ars鈥� am fitheach, 鈥渢ha mi-fh矛n is mo she貌rsa air a bhith a鈥� cumail s霉il ort. 鈥橲 e an duine as fhe脿rr a choisinn an gliocas. Gabh air falbh bhon 脿ite seo mus tachair cron dhut.鈥�

Agus dh鈥檉halbh e. Aig deireadh na sge貌il, tha am prionnsa a鈥� cruinneachadh feachd de bheathaichean agus tha iad a鈥� fuadachadh an droch r矛gh a-mach 脿s an l霉chairt aige, agus a-mach 脿s an r矛oghachd. Sgeulachd shnog gun teagamh, ach a bheil teachdaireachd innte dhuinn an-diugh? Uill, 鈥檚 d貌cha gu bheil 鈥� ma lorgas tu nathair gheal, bidh an roghainn agad 鈥� fios a chur gu Dualchas N脿dair na h-Alba, neo brot a dheanamh dhith. D猫 dheanadh sibhse?!

nathair gheal: white snake; Tiriodh: Tiree; uaireigin: at onetime; brot: soup; beartach sanntach: rich and greedy; sgoltadh domhain: deep cleft;l霉chairt: palace; cidsin: kitchen; brot-nathrach: snake soup; 's a bhad: immediately;f脿ileadh: smell; fitheach: raven; feachd: battle force; a' fuadachadh: expelling;roghainn: choice.

o chionn tr矛 seachdainnean: three weeks ago; gun ionnsaichsinn an c脿nan acasan: that we will learn their language; a thathar ag innse fhathast:which is still told; a-r猫ir na sge貌il: according to the story; c貌 air bith a dh'itheas afe貌il: whosoever eats her meat (nathair is feminine); a thug air am brot agus anfhe貌il fheuchainn: that made him try the soup and meat; bha iad cho blasda 's nachburrainn don phrionnsa sgur: they were so tasty that the prince couldn't stop; mhothaiche don rud a rinn e: he realised what he had done; ann an cabhaig: in a hurry; os achionn: above him; thuig e 's a' mhionaid: he understood immediately; 's e an duine asfhe脿rr a choisinn an gliocas: it's the best man that earned the wisdom; gabh airfalbhmus tachair cron dhut: get away before harm befalls you; Dualchas N脿dairna h-Alba: Scottish Natural Heritage; neo brot a dh猫anamh dhith?: or make soup ofher?; d猫 dh猫anadh sibhse?: what would you do?

Is coma leis an r矛gh Eoghain, ach is coma le Eoghainco-dhi霉. The king doesn't like Ewen, but Ewen couldnt care less. You might use thisproverb to put down a detractor who has expressed a dim view of you! Coma as anadjective means indifferent, not caring, being disagreeable towards. Q: D猫 do bheachdair a Mhillennium Dome? (what is your opinion of the Millennium Dome?) A: Tha micoma mu dheidhinn (I am indifferent to it). Is coma leam e: I dislike it. Coma leat, abhalaich, cha leag thu leas a dhol ann! (never mind, lad, you dont need to go there!).Bha an r矛gh coma mun phrionnsa (the king disliked the prince). Chan eil e cinnteachgu robh am prionnsa a cheart cho coma mun r矛gh (it is not certain that the princedisliked the king to the same degree). Bha an r矛gh coma ach gum faigheadh e am brot(the king was indifferent to everything, except that he should get the soup ie. he hadonly one thing on his mind the soup!)

O mo chreach! Alas! (lit. Oh, my ruin!) This is acommon expression of woe which can be used both in a serious situation to expresssadness, and also to express surprise or disapproval in light-hearted conversation. IfOor Wullie spoke Gaelic his Help ma Boab! would possibly be O mo chreach!Also frequently heard (with similar meaning) is Mo chreach mh貌r! and Mo chreach's a th脿inig!