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Tá an lá ag éirí gearr agus is fada an choiscéim í 'na bhaile mhóir agus nuair a bheas a ngraithí déanta againn beidh sé mall go maith nuair a bheas muid ar ais.
"The day is getting short and it's a long walk to the big town, and by the time we have our business done it will be quite late when we get back."
Las Seán an puíop', dheargaigh sé aithinne thuas ag an tinidh agus nuair a bhí an puíopa lasta aige "tá mise réite anois", ar seisean, "tá sé chomh maith againn a bheith ag bualadh an bhóthair agus ag baint píosa as.
"Seán lit the pipe, he reddened the gorse up at the fire and when he had the pipe lit he said 'I'm ready now', 'it's just as well for us to be hitting the road and making a bit of headway."
" Níor úirt Caolchat a dhath ach ag faire faoi agus thairis.
"Caolchat said nothing but kept looking around and about."
Scaoil Seán an bhó agus an t-asal, d'oscail sé an doras thiar agus lig sé amach iad suas an garraí agus lig sé amach na cearcaí agus thug sé isteach na huibheachaí as teach na gcearc agus dhún sé an doras iataí aríst agus chuir a lámh suas ar an lot' os cionn an dorais thiar agus tharraing sé anuas mála saic.
"Seán released the cow and the donkey, he opened the back door and let them out into the field, and he let out the hens and brought in the eggs from the henhouse and closed the back door tightly again and put his hand up to the loft above the back door and pulled down a sack bag."
Fuair sé i gcionn an bhainne agus d'ól sé lán a bhoilg den bhainne.
He found the milk and drank his fill of it.
" Agus níor úirt Caolchat sea ná ní hea.
"And Caolchat didn't say yes or no."
Tá muid ag goil amach i gcoinne brógaí, caithfidh 'ach éinne brógaí a fháil dhúinn féin agus tá do chosaí-sa bruite agat sa luaith agus teastaíonn brógaí uait níos cruaidhe ná duine ar bith.
"We are going out to get shoes, everyone needs to get shoes for themselves and your feet are burnt in the ashes and you need shoes more than anyone else."
Agus bhreathnaigh sé ar Sheán agus bhreathnaigh sé ar Phílí Cat.
"And he looked at Seán and he looked at Philí Cat."
Thug sé sop agus deoch don bhó agus don asal, d'ith sé a bhricfeast', agus thug sé a bhricfeasta do Philí Cat agus cé a laindeálfadh go hádhmhail isteach ar a bpoll ar an doras iataí ach Caolchat.
"He gave a wisp and drink to the cow and the donkey, ate his breakfast, and gave his breakfast to Philí Cat, and who would gracefully land into their hole on the closed door but Caolchat."
Ar maidin, leis an bhfáinneachan bhí Seán ina shuí agus anuas le Pílí Cat ón lot', agus rinne Seán graithí na maidine.
"In the morning, with the first light, Seán was up and down with Pílí Cat from the shed, and Seán did the morning chores."
Leag sé an sásar bainne ag Pílí Cat agus fuair sé féin a chodladh i ndiaidh an tinidh a chagailt.
He laid the saucer of milk down for Pílí Cat and went to sleep himself after stoking the fire.
Agus fuair sé síos ag an drisiúr agus thóig sé an jug amach as an drisiúr a raibh an bainne ann agus tharraing sé an sásar aniar ón drisiúr go dtugadh sé braon do Phílí Cat, chuile oíche roimh a dtéadh sé a chodladh.
And he got down at the dresser and took the jug out of the dresser that had the milk in it and pulled the saucer over from the dresser to give a drop to Phílí Cat, every night before he went to sleep.
Réiteoidh mé sac agus cuirfidh mé thú féin agus Caolchat sa tsac agus buailfidh mé an sac ar mo dhroim agus gabhfaidh muid isteach agus amach chun an bhaile mhóir agus ní iarrfaidh sibh coiscéim a shiúil.
"I will prepare a sack and put you and Skinny Cat in the sack and I will put the sack on my back and we will go in and out to the big city and you will not have to walk a step."
"Caithfidh muid a bheith inár suidhe beagán níos moiche ar maidin," a deir Seán, "agus an bricfeasta a bheith ite againn go luath agus ansin buailfidh muid an bóthar.
"We need to be sitting a little later in the morning," says Seán, "and have our breakfast eaten early and then we will hit the road.
"Ara", a deir Seán, "tá sé ag brú suas le aimsir na Nollag anois, amárach an Satharna Mór agus caithfidh muid a ghoil 'un an bhaile mhóir agus brógaí a fháil dhúinn féin.
"Ara," says Seán, "it's getting close to Christmas now, tomorrow is the Big Saturday and we have to go to the big town and get shoes for ourselves.