Fluent Fiction - Irish: Kite Quest: A Windy Adventure at Muckross
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Lá amháin ar maidin, bhí spéir gorm le feiceáil os cionn Mhainistir Mhucrois.
En: One morning, a blue sky was visible above Monastery Muckross.

Ga: Bhí Seán, buachaill óg eachtrúil, agus a chairde Aoife agus Caoimhe ag dul amach chun lae spraoi a bheith acu.
En: Seán, a young adventurous boy, and his friends Aoife and Caoimhe were going out for a fun day.

Ga: Bhí eitilt eitleog i gceist agus bhí an t-eitleog is deise ag Seán.
En: They had kite flying in mind, and Seán had the most beautiful kite.

Ga: Bhí sí péinteáilte le dathanna geala - gorm, dearg agus buí.
En: It was painted with bright colors - blue, red, and yellow.

Ga: Nuair a shroich siad féarach glas na mainistreach, chaith Seán suas a eitleog agus thosaigh sé ag rith leis an téad ina lámh.
En: When they reached the green grass of the monastery, Seán flew his kite and started running with the string in his hand.

Ga: Ach go tobann, tháinig séideán gaoithe láidir agus thit an eitleog i gcrann ard in aice an tseanchlochair.
En: But suddenly, a strong gust of wind came and the kite fell into a tall tree near the ancient stone chair.

Ga: D'fhás Seán bán le heagla.
En: Seán turned pale with fear.

Ga: "Ní féidir liom í a fháil anois!
En: "I can't get it now!"

Ga: " arsa Seán brónach.
En: said a saddened Seán.

Ga: "Fan go bhfeicfimid," arsa Aoife go misniúil, agus í ag déanamh scéimh ar ghéagacha an chrainn.
En: "Let's wait and see," said Aoife bravely, as she examined the tree branches.

Ga: "B'fhéidir go bhfuil bealach éigin suas.
En: "Maybe there's a way up."

Ga: "D'éirigh le Caoimhe scéalta a léamh faoi dhaoine a shábháil rudaí ó chrainn.
En: Caoimhe remembered stories of people saving things from trees.

Ga: "Déanfaimid plean," ar sí go socair.
En: "We'll make a plan," she said confidently.

Ga: Sháraigh Seán an crann go cúramach, céim ar chéim agus é ag coimeád súil ar an eitleog.
En: Seán carefully climbed the tree, step by step, while keeping an eye on the kite.

Ga: Ach ar an gcéad chraobh mhór, rinneadh é a sháinniú.
En: But at the first big branch, it got stuck.

Ga: Ní fhéadfadh sé dul suas ná síos.
En: He couldn't go up or down.

Ga: "Bí cúramach, Seán!
En: "Be careful, Seán!"

Ga: " arsa Aoife, ach ba léir go raibh eagla uirthi freisin.
En: said Aoife, but it was clear she was scared too.

Ga: Caoimhe, le heagna a thaispeáint, d'iarr cabhair.
En: Caoimhe, to show her intelligence, asked for help.

Ga: "Fan, tá smaoineamh agam!
En: "Wait, I have an idea!"

Ga: " D'oscail sí a mála agus thóg amach téad eile.
En: She opened her bag and pulled out another string.

Ga: "Ceangail an téad seo timpeall an gheáig agus bainfidh muid le chéile é.
En: "Tie this string around the branch, and we'll pull it together."

Ga: "Cuidíodh le chéile iad, agus tar éis tamall, scaoil an téad a bhí ag coinneáil an eitleog.
En: They helped each other, and after a while, the string holding the kite loosened.

Ga: Tháinig Seán anuas go sábháilte, agus d’éirigh leis greim a fháil ar a eitleog a bhí i gceangal lena acmhainn.
En: Seán came down safely, and managed to grab his kite that was connected to his string.

Ga: Rinne gach duine gáire agus bhí áthas orthu gur éirigh leo an fhadhb a réiteach le neart foirne agus cairdeas.
En: They all laughed and were happy that they managed to solve the problem with plenty of teamwork and friendship.

Ga: Chuir Sián, Aoife, agus Caoimhe a gceachtanna luachmhara i dtacar agus d'fhág siad Mainistir Mhucrois le cuimhní cinn maithe agus scéal eachtraíochta le hinsint don lá eile.
En: Seán, Aoife, and Caoimhe left Monastery Muckross with valuable lessons and adventurous stories to tell for another day.


Vocabulary Words:

• morning: maidin
• visible: feiceáil
• Monastery: Mainistir
• adventurous: eachtrúil
• friends: chairde
• fun: spraoi
• kite: eitleog
• painted: péinteáilte
• bright: geal
• colors: dathanna
• blue: gorm
• red: dearg
• yellow: buí
• grass: féar
• flew: chaith
• running: ag rith
• string: téad
• strong: láidir
• wind: séideán gaoithe
• tall: ard
• tree: crann
• suddenly: go tobann
• fell: thit
• fear: eagla
• wait: fan
• branches: géagacha
• carefully: go cúramach
• eye: súil
• laughed: gáire
• happiness: áthas