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1 3 2 WEST HIGHLAND TALES.
aud made him a bed beside her own bed ; but he was
without ceasing, saying, " A chaoimheag, a chaoimheag,
an cuimlineach leat an gealladh beag a thug a thug
thu aig an tobar dhomh, a ghaoil, a ghaoil." But
she took no notice of his complaining, till he said to
her, " There is an old rusted glave behind thy bed,
with wdiich thou hadst better take off my head, than
be liolding me longer in torture."
She took the glave and cut the head off him.
When the steel touched him, he grew a handsome
youth ; and he gave many thanks to the young wife,
who had been the means of putting off him the spells,
under which he had endured for a long time. Then
he got his kingdom, for he was a king ; and he mar-
ried the princess, and they were long alive and merry
together.
SGEULACHD BAN-RIGH A DH' lARR DEOCH A TOBAR
ARAID.
Sua banrigh ann roimhe so a bha tinn, agus bba triiiir nigbean
aice. Thubbairt i ris an te 'bu shine, " Falbh do 'n tobar fbìor-uisg',
agus tbabbair do m' ionnsuidh deoch gu m' leigheas." Db' fbalbh
an nigbean agus rainig i 'n tobar. Tliainig losgann a mos a dh'
fharraid di am posadh i e na 'm faigheadh i deocb d'a matbair.
" Cha pbbs mis' thu 'chreutair gbrànnda ! air aon cbor." " Mata,"
ars' esan, " cha 'n fbaigb thu 'n t-uisge." Dh' fbalbh i dhachaidh,
agus cbuir a mhtbair air falbh a piuthar a b' fbaisge dhi a dh' iarr-
aidb deoch do 'n uisge. Rainig i 'n tobar, agus thainig an losgann
a nios, agus dh' fliarraid e dhi am posadh i e, na 'm faigheadh i 'n t-
uisge. " Cha phos mis' thu 'chreutair ghrànnd'," ars' ise. " Cha 'n
fliaigh thu 'n t-uisge mata," urs' esan. Thill i dhachaidh, agus
cliaidh a piuthar a b' oige 'dh' iarraidh an uisge. An uair a rainig
i 'n tobar thainig an losgann a nios mar a b' àbhaist, agus dh' fharr-
aid e dhi am posadh i e na 'm faigheadh i 'n t-uisge. " Mar am
bheil sèol eil' agam air leigheas fhaotainn do m' mbatbair pòsaidh
mi thu," ars' ise, agus fbuuir i 'n t-uisge, agus shlknaicbeadh a
màthair.

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Volume 2
DescriptionVol. II.
ShelfmarkBlair.174
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Popular tales of the West Highlands
DescriptionOrally collected, with a translation by J.F. Campbell.
ShelfmarkBlair.173-176
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