“C'raad ayns Niurin ta'n Shrop?”
S'cooin lhiam shenn eeasteyr Sostnagh va baghey ayns balley beg enmyssit
Brightlingsea. V'eh er chaggey sy chaggey mooar as v'eh red beg ching
sy chione kyndagh rish ny reddyn v'er jeet er. V'eh kiart dy liooar
choud's nagh row eh greinnit.
Laa dy row va mish as fer elley goll
magh marish sy vaatey. Va'n chenn eeasteyr ny 'er-Seyr jeh'n awin;
myr shen oddagh eh goll geeastagh boayl erbee baillish. Hie ooilley
er dy mie rish tammylt beg. Hayrn shin y lieen stiagh ny keayrtyn
as va shin tayrn palchey dy eeast. Doaltattym ghow mee tastey dy row
yn mollagh v'ec jerrey yn lieen ersooyl er yn ushtey. Dinsh mee da'n
chenn ghooinney agh cha noddym insh diu cre dooyrt eh, agh v'eh gaase
feer ghreinnit.
Tammylt beg lurg shen ren yn fer elley va marin scughey
yn baatey gour e ghrommey stiagh sy lieen; daase eh ny smoo greinnit
na v'eh roie as va chengey scammyltagh echey. Eisht v'eh feer chiune
rish tammylt marin scughey yn baatey gour e ghrommey stiagh sy lieen;
daase eh ny smoo greinnit na v'eh roie as va chengey scammyltagh echey.
Eisht v'eh feer chiune rish tammylt foddey as cha dooyrt eh fockle. Va'n
baatey goll magh foast as va'n lieen gaase lane trome. Fy yerrey dinsh eh
dooin prowal y lieen. Va'n lieen lane dy eeast famlaghyn, burdogeyn as
ymmodee reddyn elley. V'eh ro hrome dooin.
Eisht cheayll mee ard-choraa gra, “Cur lhiat yn shrop, bhoy!”
Cha row fys erbee ayms c'red v'eh geearee?
“C're boayl ta'n shrop?”
V'eh screeagh nish. Hooar mee sleayst, cuirn as tead, agh cha row eh
jeant magh, v'eh screeagh foast. Smooinee mee dy row my laa s'jerree er jeet!
Va'n fer elley scryssagh myr fer mee-cheeayllagh. Fy yerrey hooar
mee greie-rollian. Va shen yn red v'eh geearee, v'eh maynrey eisht.
Tra raink shin y traie reesht chionnee eh lhune dou sy thie-oast. Cha row
mee agh shey bleeaney jeig dy eash as va mee ceau breechyn giarey.
“Ny gow aggle,” dooyrt eh. “Abbyr dy bee oo nuy bleeaney jeig dy lieh
yn laa-ruggyree shoh cheet.”