Luran agus a' Mhaighdeann-mhara

Bha deagh bhaile aig Luran. Bha beothaichan aige-crodh caoraich agus eich. Agus bha deagh bhàta aige cuideachd. Ach bha aon rud ga bhodraigeadh: bha na sìtheanaich a tighinn a h-uile oidhche s bha iad a goid nam beothaichean aige! Cha robh fhios aige dè dhèanadh e. Ach latha dhe na lathaichean a bha e ag iasgach thàinig maighdeann-mhara dhan bhàta...S e seo té dhe na sgeulachdan as fheàrr le Migi MacNìll seanchaidh á Baile Sheumais Siorramachd Bhioctoria Ceap Breatainn. Thàinig a mhuinntir á Eilean Bharraigh o chionn còrr is dà chiad bliadhna. Seo agaibh té dhe na sgeulachdan a chaidh innse do Mhigi nuair a bha e na bhrogach òg-agus tè nach do leig e ás a chuimhne riamh. Mar a thuirt Souter Strachan á Framboise Ceap Breatainn Siud na lathaichean a bha bòidheach; a bhith a cluinntinn sgeulachdan mar siud!Long ago the Gaels brought this folktale from the Isle of Barra Scotland to Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia. A favourite of Cape Breton Gaelic tradition bearer Michael Mickey MacNeil this tale tells the story of Luran a farmer and fisherman. Luran had cattle sheep and horses and a good boat too. But one thing was bothering him: the fairies kept coming every night and stealing his animals. He didnt know what to do. But one day when he was out fishing a mermaid came to his boat... (GOC edition suitable for use in GME schools in Scotland)