Sean Mac an Bheatha

go díreach nuair a thanaic sé in aice leis bhí an punann deireadh

just when he came near it the last sheaf

nuair a thainic an t-ualach uirthí

when the load fell onto her

thart agus thart agus thart agus thoisigh sé ag cur snaidhme agus snaidhm agus néimé

around and around and around and he started tying knots and knot and knots

céard a bheadh ann ach dreancaid

What would be there but a flea

"Dona go leor" a deir sé, "céard a dheanas mé?"

"Bad enough" he says, "what will I do?"

"anois" adeir sé, "lig amach do láirín".

"now" he says, "let out your mare".

fód a deir sé tiontaí agat

sod, he said, turned

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.

"níl fáil ar bith air" a deir sé

"couldn't do better" he says.

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.