Sean Mac an Bheatha
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maidin lá arna mhárach fuair an t-athair amach go bhfeice sé an barr.
The next morning the father went out that he would see the result.
agus go dtí barr an dréimire. Thosaigh sé ag labhairt leis an... ag caint leis an láirín
and to the top of the ladder. He started speaking with the... talking with the mare.
thug sé... tharraing sé anuas an láirín
he took... he brought down the mare
agus thit sé dhon droim an láirín
and it fell to the mares back.
tharraing sé an dreancaid aníos
He pulled up the flea
in a sheasamh aige sula dteirí... sula ndeachaidh an ghriain insa talamh.
was standing before the sun goes... went down.
Ní i bhfad a fuair sé ná gur mhoithigh siad torann mór thairis é
He didn't get far before they heard a loud noise over him.
Síos agus suas, síos agus suas, agus mar a bhí sé ag imeacht bhí an coirce ag titim
Up and down, up and down, and as he went, the oats were falling
nuair a thainic Máirt an Earraigh thoisigh 'chuile shórt ag borradh
when the March Spring arrived, everything started growing
craiceann an dreancaid leis agus chuir sé chuile ghráinne dhon choirce a d'fhás insa ngarraí beag
the flea skin with him and he put every grain of oats that grew in the small garden
sciorr sé anuas an t-ualach
He slid down the load
agus barr slataí ní fhaca aon duine ariamh chomh breá agus a d'fhás amach
and better rods, nobody every saw as fine as them that grew out
má thagann aon ghaoith a déir sé leis fhéin, cailfidh muid an síol. isteach leis.
If any wind comes, he said to himself, we will lose the seed. Back in he went.
tharraing sé scian bheag as a phóca agus níorbh fhada ná gur ghearr sé an
He pulled a small knife from his pocket and it wasn't long before he cut