Gleashteeyn as ny Ferrishyn
Ayns un skeeal roish nish hug mee sheese y feysht shoh — “Nagh quaagh
eh dy ren yn chenn sleih y vooinjer-veggey y akin, as nagh vod shinyn ad
y akin edyr?”
Foddee dy row ny ayraghyn as moiraghyn ain molley ad-hene;
agh bleeantyn er-dy-henney cheayll mee jeh shenn dooinney dy row, va
shooyl ny-lomarcan er y vayr eddyr Glion Meay as Glion Rushen. Va earish
mie ayn, braew as grianagh. Ec un ynnyd, yeeagh eh sheese lesh yn awin,
as honnick eh er claddagh rish broogh ny h-awin chaglym dy ferrishyn nyn soie
er y faiyr ayns cummey fainey as lane taggloo goll eddyr oc. Cha row
ad agh tammylt beg ersooyl voish, as cha nee ynrican ren eh ad y
akin, agh v'eh clashtyn ny v'ad gra. (Cha geayll mee rieau row ad loayrt
ayns y Vaarle ny ayns y Ghaelg, agh s'cummey shen, son va yn daa ghlare
shoh ec y dooinney va clashtyn roo). Aghterbee, rere yn skeeal va er ny insh
da e chaarjyn liorish y dooinney, va ny ferrishyn dy-mooar seaghnit
mychione ooilley ny gleashteeyn v'er jeet stiagh 'syn Ellan, as ny shlee
jeu gagh laa. Dooyrt fer jeu, “Cha bee shee erbee dooin arragh!”
As fer elley, “Cheer erbee ta cooie da ny mwyljyn-y-jouyl shoh, cha nel
ad cooie dooin!” Fer elley reesht,
“Insh-jee dou nish — dy beign's er my woailley sheese ec ny
reddyn agglagh shoh, beagh ad booiagh dy my ghoaill stiagh ayns y
thie-lheihys? Cha gredym dy beagh ad!”
Fy-yerrey, ve reaghit nagh beagh
yn ellan sauchey daue veg ny sodjey, as tra va shoh currit roue hrog
dagh 'er jeu seose e roih, yn eie shoh y chummal seose. As ny lurg
y laa shen, ta sleih gra, cha row veg ry-akin ny ry-chlashtyn jeh 'n vooinjer-veggey!
(Cha voddym smooinaghtyn cre'n voayl t'ad nish; ta'n
ghleashtan ry-akin, ry-chlashtyn as ry-hoaral feiy-ny-cruinney, bunnys).