An Timire - Earrach 2016

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Timire Croí na hÓige

NA MONCAITHE AGUS NA HÉISC

BhĂ­ sĂ©asĂșr na bĂĄistĂ­ ann agus tuilte ar fud na TansĂĄine. Chuaigh a lĂĄn ainmhithe ar a dteitheadh i dtreo na gcnoc. ThĂĄinig na tuilte chomh tapa sin gur bĂĄdh a lĂĄn. NĂ­or bĂĄdh na moncaithe, ĂĄfach, mar bhĂ­ siadsan in ann lĂ©im in airde ar na crainn in am. D’fhĂ©ach siad anuas agus chonaic siad na hĂ©isc ag lĂ©im as an uisce faoi mar go raibh siad ag baint spraoi as na tuilte go lĂ©ir. Arsa moncaĂ­ lena chara: ‘FĂ©ach orthu, na crĂ©atĂșir. BĂĄfar iad!’ ‘TĂĄ an ceart agat,’ arsa an moncaĂ­ eile. ‘NĂ­or Ă©irigh leo na cosa a thabhairt leo. Ó fĂ©ach, sin an fĂĄth – mar nach bhfuil cos ar bith fĂșthu!’ ‘Muise!’ arsa an chĂ©ad mhoncaĂ­. ‘Seo linn! Caithfear teacht i gcabhair orthu.’

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SĂ­os leo agus sheas siad ar bhruach na habhann. Thosaigh siad ag iascaireacht! BhĂ­ sĂ© deacair breith ar na hĂ©isc ach tar Ă©is tamaill d’éirigh leo a lĂĄn acu a ghabhĂĄil agus iad a leagan ar an bhfĂ©ar. Is gearr go raibh carn dĂ­obh ann ina luĂ­ ansin is gan cor astu. ‘Caithfidh go raibh an-tuirse orthu,’ arsa moncaĂ­ acu leis an moncaĂ­ eile. ‘Caithfidh go raibh.’ Sea, bhĂ­ lĂĄ maith oibre dĂ©anta acu, dar leo fĂ©in. ‘Codladh sĂĄmh!’ arsa na moncaithe ansin leis na hĂ©isc agus ar ais leo i measc ghĂ©aga na gcrann. Sliocht as ‘ÓrĂł na CircĂ­ní’ agus scĂ©alta eile Ăłn Afraic le Gabriel Rosenstock, le foilsiĂș amach anseo ag an nGĂșm.

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