Fluent Fiction - Irish: Lost Key Quest: A Dingle Peninsula Tale
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Lá fuar geimhreadh a bhí ann ar leithinis álainn an Daingin.
En: It was a cold winter day on the beautiful Dingle Peninsula.

Ga: Bhí an ghaoth ag séideadh go láidir thar na cnoc glasa agus an spéir lán le scamall dorcha.
En: The wind was blowing strongly over the green hills, and the sky was filled with dark clouds.

Ga: Bhí Seamus, Aoife agus Seán ag siúl ar an mbóthar cúng ag dul i dtreo an chlaí chaoirigh.
En: Seamus, Aoife, and Seán were walking on the narrow road towards the sheep pen.

Ga: "Brrr," a dúirt Aoife, ag tarraingt a cóta níos gaire timpeall uirthi, "tá sé an-fhuar inniu!
En: "Brrr," said Aoife, pulling her coat closer around her, "it's very cold today!"

Ga: ""Déanfaidh muid te le beagán obair," arsa Seamus, a bhí lán dóchais go mbeadh lá maith oibre roimhe.
En: "We'll warm up with a little work," said Seamus, who was hopeful of a good day's work ahead.

Ga: Ach nuair a shroich siad an geata, bhí fadhb mhór amháin acu.
En: But when they reached the gate, they had a big problem.

Ga: Bhí an geata dúnta agus an eochair caillte ag Seamus.
En: The gate was closed, and Seamus had lost the key.

Ga: Bhí sé féin agus a chairde gafa taobh amuigh den chlaí, agus na caoirigh go léir ag stánadh orthu ón taobh istigh.
En: He and his friends were stuck outside the pen, and all the sheep were staring at them from the inside.

Ga: "A Mhuire na nGrást," a d'fhógair Sean, ag féachaint ar Seamus.
En: "Oh, Mary of Grace," Sean exclaimed, looking at Seamus.

Ga: "Cá bhfuil an eochair?
En: "Where is the key?"

Ga: "Chuardaigh Seamus a phócaí.
En: Seamus searched his pockets.

Ga: D'aimsigh sé lán a phócaí de rudaí beaga - paidreacha, sreangán, píosaí páipéir - ach ní raibh aon eochair ann.
En: He found lots of small things - prayers, strings, bits of paper - but no key.

Ga: "Bhuel," arsa Seamus go mearbhall, "ní fheicim an eochair.
En: "Well," said Seamus bewildered, "I don't see the key.

Ga: Tá sí caillte!
En: It's lost!"

Ga: "Rinne Aoife agus Seán iarracht cabhrú le Seamus an eochair a aimsiú.
En: Aoife and Seán tried to help Seamus find the key.

Ga: Chuardaigh siad faoin bhféar, idir na carraigeacha, agus fiú amháin faoi na crainn beaga atá gar don gheata.
En: They searched under the grass, among the rocks, and even under the small trees near the gate.

Ga: Ach, ní raibh an eochair le fáil.
En: But the key was nowhere to be found.

Ga: Bhí an ghrian ag titim go mall taobh thiar de na cnoic, agus táinig an dorchadas go sciobtha.
En: The sun was setting slowly behind the hills, and darkness came quickly.

Ga: Shuigh an triúr le chéile, a smaointe ag dul i mbunachar.
En: The three sat together, their thoughts racing.

Ga: "Caithfidh muid réiteach a fháil," a labhair Aoife go socair, ag smaoineamh go críonna.
En: "We must find a solution," spoke Aoife calmly, thinking wisely.

Ga: Ansin, smaoinigh Seán ar rud éigin cliste.
En: Then, Seán thought of something clever.

Ga: "Féach!
En: "Look!

Ga: An sinneadán sean ag fás thar an bhalla," a dúirt sé, ag léiriú i dtreo an crainn.
En: The old sycamore is growing over the wall," he said, pointing towards the tree.

Ga: Seasann Seamus in airde agus braith sé na brainsí láidre.
En: Seamus stood up and felt the strong branches.

Ga: Le neart agus beagán tacaíochta ó Aoife agus Seán, d'éirigh leis na brainsí a lúbadh agus leath bealach a thabhairt dóibh thar an mballa.
En: With strength and a little help from Aoife and Seán, they managed to bend the branches and make a way over the wall.

Ga: Bhí dúshlán eile rompu - conas a gheobhaidis na caoirigh amach an geata dúnta?
En: They had another challenge - how would they get the sheep out through the closed gate?

Ga: Ach, bhí dea-ádh orthu nuair a thug Aoife faoi deara go raibh an geata ag oscailt le himeall.
En: But they were lucky when Aoife noticed that the gate was opening from the inside.

Ga: "Seo linn!
En: "Here we go!"

Ga: " a scairt sí, agus le cabhair ó Seamus agus Seán, d'éirigh leo an geata a oscailt go leor do na caoirigh dul trí.
En: she shouted, and with help from Seamus and Seán, they managed to open the gate enough for the sheep to go through.

Ga: Le sásamh a gcroíthe, chonaic se faoi dheireadh na caoirigh ag rith saor go sábháilte síos na faichí glasa.
En: With relief in their hearts, they finally saw the sheep running safely down the green fields.

Ga: "Beidh sé in am dúinn cóip eochair a dhéanamh," a gháireadh Seamus, "nó múineadh na caoirigh conas an geata a oscailt!
En: "It's time for us to make a spare key," Seamus chuckled, "or teach the sheep how to open the gate!"

Ga: "Rinne gach duine gáire agus d'fhág siad an croíchlós le chéile, agus an scéal ag críochnú le teaghlach sona agus sábháilte faoi dhíon don oíche.
En: Everyone laughed and they left the enclosure together, finishing the story with a happy and safe family under shelter for the night.


Vocabulary Words:

• winter: fuar geimhreadh
• Peninsula: leithinis
• blowing: séideadh
• hills: cnoc glasa
• clouds: scamall
• walking: ag siúl
• narrow: cúng
• road: mbóthar
• sheep: chaorigh
• gate: geata
• coat: cóta
• cold: an-fhuar
• work: obair
• problem: fadhb
• key: eochair
• lost: caillte
• pockets: pócaí
• things: rudaí
• paper: páipéir
• grass: bhféar
• rocks: carraigeacha
• trees: crainn
• darkness: dorchadas
• sitting: shuigh
• solution: réiteach
• branches: brainsí
• wall: balla
• challenge: dúshlán
• opening: oscailt
• running: rith