Oie ny Skynnyn Liauyrey
Va carrey dou ayns Rhumsaa enmyssit Ean Curphy. Yn cheayrt s'jerree
haink mee my whaiyl rish tammylt er dy henney v'eh gobbragh ayns
Sostyn. T'eh cheet er ash dys yn Ellan ny keayrtyn foast laghyn seyrey y
cheau. Tra v'eh baghey ayns Rhumsaa veagh shin goll eeastagh cooidjagh dy mennick.
Veagh my ayr goaill baatey beg er faill as ersooyl lhien magh
ass y phurt. Va Ean feer aghtal dy reuyrey son lobbaghyn (ny luggyn)
sy gheinnagh (gollrish Moyrn Phurt le Moirrey?). Cha vaik mee rieau fer
share; v'eh feer happee dy jarroo agh s'goan v'eh giarey lobbagh erbee
rieau; ga dy ren eh reuyrey lesh kiebbey, cha nee grep v'eh jannoo
ymmyd jeh. Dooyrt eh dy row eh ny s'tappee dagh lobbagh y reuyrey ny lomarcan.
Dooyrt eh myrgeddin nagh vod sleih ta jannoo ymmyd jeh'n
grep reih yn mooadys jeh ny lobbaghyn, as nagh n'eeu lesh geeastagh
lesh lobbaghyn beggey. Ren mee cooney lesh agh va Ean dy kinjagh geddyn
lobbaghyn ny share as ny smoo ayns lieh y traa.
Aghterbee, laa dy row va shin
ooilley aarloo dy gholl eeastagh, as mooarane lobbaghyn ain as va
Ean er chur lesh skynn mooar noa. Va my ayr jeeaghyn er dy ouryssagh. Cha by
vie lesh skynnyn mooarey, agh cha dooyrt eh veg. Ren my ayr ymmyrt
yn baatey magh ass y phurt, as lurg tammylt beg va shin geeastagh. Va
my huyr marin as she eeasteyr mie ee. Va Ean as mish trooagh ree. Cha row
eeast erbee ain foast tra dyllee Wendy, “Ta eeast aym!”
Ren ee e cooid share dy hayrn yn rimlagh stiagh sy vaatey, agh cha dod ee
tayrn yn eeast dys eaghtyr yn ushtey. Ren Ean cooney lhee as lurg shen
mee hene, agh beign da ve muc-varrey v'eck, er-lhien.
Haink my ayr fy yerrey
as ghow eh toshiaght dy hayrn yn eeast mooar shoh gys eaghtyr yn
ushtey. Tra honnick shin yn eeast v'ayn, honnick shin astan-marrey mooar.
“Cur reamys dou,” dooyrt Ean as ghow eh greim er e skynn mooar. Cha nel
cooinaght mie aym jeh'n traa lurg shen. Va shin ooilley lheimmyragh
mygeayrt — my ayr, my huyr, mee hene, as yn astan-marrey. Va Ean ny
hoie as giarey as scoltey lesh e skynn mooar. V'eh ayns gaue smoo er yn oyr
dy row cassyn rooisht echey. Agh va shin ayns gaue dy huittym magh
ass y vaatey, er y fa dy row baatey feer veg v'ain.
Fy yerrey va'n astan
currit gy baase as va ooilley'n cheshaght tayrn ennal reesht. Dymmyrt
my ayr gys y thalloo gra, “S'treisht lhiam dy vel shiu jeant magh nish;
s'liooar dou shen, Ta ooilley shoh kiart dy liooar diuish agh she rouyr
dooys eh. Cha noddym snaue!”