Fox and wolf
Scotland
- Archival Reference
- SSSA/TA/AT047/001
- Date
- 1891
- Item category
- Manuscript
- Aarne-Thompson index
- AT0047E: Ass's Charter in his Hoof
- Language
- Scottish Gaelic
- Parish
- Perthshire
- Collector
- Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray
- Narrator
- John (LM MSS) Robertson
- Narrator source
- Unknown
Archival Reference
SSSA/TA/AT047/001
School of Scottish Studies LM MSS 43
Transcript
AI183Td.343. Am balgair 's am madadh-alluidh.Bha balgair agus madadh-alluidh'gabhail sraide anns a' choill, 's bha iadbaileach acrach. Chunnaic iad lairagus searrach, thuirt am balgair risa' mhadadh-alluidh gu'm bu laghachan searrach 'bha aig an lair, 's thuirtam balgair, "theid sinn thun na lairchoimhead an creic i an searrach, 'sgu'm faigh sinn e ri itheadh." Thuirt ambalgair ris an lair co meud bhiodh i'sir' air an t-searrach. Thuirt an lairris a' bhalgair gu'n robh 'phris aig ant-searrach sgriobht air bonn na casdeireidh aice. Thuirt am balgair nachrobh e 'na sgoilear mhath, 's thuirt ammadadh-alluidh gu'n robh e 'na sgoileargrinn. Thuirt am balgair ris e dolna prise. Thog an lair acas dar bha am madadh-alluidh 'sealltainair. Bhuail i anns a' cheann e, gusna mharbh i e. Thuirt am balgair; "gabh184thus' sin le do sgoil 's t' ionnsacha',cha robh mise mo sgoilear mathriamh; agus dh'fhalbh e.