Sean Mac an Bheatha

agus meastú céard a d'éirigh?

and do you know what happened?

agus tabhar leat do chrann

and take your pole with you

Éirigh a deir sé. An coirce a chuir tú inné tá sé sé troithe ar airde

Get up he says. The oats you planted yesterday are six feet high.

Bhí an t-athair amuigh

The father was outside

anois adeir sé níl agam le déanamh ach í a cheangal agus an stocadh.

Now he says, I have nothing to do but to tie it and stook it.

isteach i gcraiceann an dreancaid.

into the skin of the flea.

Maidin lá arna mhárach fuaigh an t-athair amach go bhfeicfidh sé goidé an [bláth] a chuir sé air.

The next morning the father went out that he would see what [result] he put on it.

ar deireadh chainic sé cnoc mór i lár an bhóthair

finally he saw a big hill in the middle of the road

téirí isteach insa ngarraí beag

go into the small garden

thóg sé an crann, chuir sé trasnaí ar a ghualainn é.

He took the pole, put it across his shoulder.

agus gabh amach agus croith coirce ins an ngarraí beag

and go out and shake oats in the small garden.

Isteach leis an gearrbhodach ina dhiaidh.

In with the little fellow after him.

I gceann tamaill chonaic siad scioból mór

After a while they saw a big barn.

ar deireadh chonaic sé crann saileog.

at last he saw a willow tree.

agus deir sé chomh happy "má thagann aon ghaoth, cáilfidh muid an síol."

and he says so happily "if any wind comes, we'll lose the seed."