“Ta dty Chassyn Ro Vooar!”
Va mee ruggit ayns balley beg cheerey enmyssit
Petworth ayns Sostyn. Ta my ayr er n'insh dou ymmodee skeealyn mychione yn
sleih va baghey aynshen. V'ad gollrish sleih erbee elley veih'n cheer;
t'ad gleashaghey dy moal agh smooinaghtyn dy tappee as dy dowin.
Tra va my ayr
ny ghooinney aeg, veagh eh ceau e laghyn seyrey ayns shen sy thie-oast
Yn Bunny-Curnaght. Haink e voir veih Petworth dy bunneydagh; v'ee ny
h-inneen da dooinney va gobbraghey ayns thie smoo y valley. Dinsh my ayr
dou keayrt ennagh dy row eh gobbragh marish cabbil. Ymmodee bleeantyn lurg shen
va my huyr gobbragh marish cabbil ayns y voayl cheddin.
Aghterbee,
va'n fer-oast va freayll yn thie-oast ta mee er n'imraa ny ghooinney feer ghrinderagh,
as v'eh cliaghtit lhiggey magh ass uinnag as gyllagh magh
er ooilley'n theay choud's v'ad goll mygeayrt y valley. Va dooinney er lheh
baghey ayns Petworth as cassyn feer vooar echey; cha nel mee slane
shickyr agh ta mee smooinaghtyn dy row e ennym ‘Doody Whittington,’ as
v'eh shooyl shaghey Yn Bunney-Curnaght dy mennick. Va'n fer-oast gyllagh er
dy kinjagh mychione e chassyn vooarey. Va skeeal mie ec Doody as dy cadjin
v'eh cur freggyrtyn mie da'n fer-oast.
Laa dy row dyllee yn fer-oast rish,
“C'raad t'ou goll jiu, y ghooinney? Trooid stiagh as gow pynt marym.”
“Kiart dy liooar,” greggyr Doody. “Agh sheign dou goll gys kerrin y valley
hoshiaght dy hyndaa mygeayrt as cheet er ash,” dooyrt eh jeeaghyn er a
chassyn. Haink eh er ash fy yerrey as hie eh stiagh sy Bunney-Curnaght,
as dooyrt yn fer-oast rish.
“Gow my leshtal, y ghooinney, foddee dy vel mee er spotchal mychione
dty chassyn vooarey ro vennick. Gow pynt marym.”
“Foddee dy vel,” dooyrt Doody rish. “As cha sayms cre'n fa t'ou
spotchal. Va ny cassyn ec my ayr foddey ny smoo na my chassyn's
hene. Tra v'eh geearree e vreechyn y chur mysh, beign da cur ad mysh
erskyn e chione!”