Fluent Fiction - Irish: The Bunny Mixing Breakfast Mishap
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Story Transcript:

Ga: Lá amháin faoi scáth na nAillte Móire, bhí beirt cairde, Seán agus Aoife, ag ullmhú bricfeasta ina dteachín cois farraige.
En: One day beneath the shadow of the Cliffs of Moher, two friends, Seán and Aoife, were preparing breakfast in their little seaside cottage.

Ga: Bhí an ghrian ag éirí, ag caitheamh solas órga thar an bhfarraige ciúin agus éin na maidine ag canadh go binn.
En: The sun was rising, casting golden light over the calm sea and the morning birds were singing sweetly.

Ga: Seán, a bhí ina chonaí le Aoife, shroich sé amach le haghaidh a bhosca gránach cacao is fearr leis.
En: Seán, who lived with Aoife, went out to fetch his favorite granola cereal box.

Ga: Aoife, a bhí tuirseach ó maidin ag déanamh cleachtadh ióga, shroich sí amach freisin le haghaidh a bhosca arbhair a bhfuil an-bhlas uirthi - cornflakes!
En: Aoife, tired from her morning yoga practice, also went out to get her beloved wheat flakes - cornflakes!

Ga: Ach, ar bhealach éigin i measc na maidine craiceáilte, mheasc siad a gcuid boscaí.
En: However, in the midst of the hectic morning, they mixed up their boxes.

Ga: Gan a thuiscint cad a tharla, dhoirt Seán bainne bán isteach sa bhosca a shíl sé a bhí líonta le gránaigh cacao.
En: Without realizing, Seán poured white milk into the box he thought was filled with cocoa granola.

Ga: Aoife mar an gcéanna, ag súil le blúiríní órga coirníní bána ina mbabhla.
En: Aoife, on the other hand, was expecting golden flakes covered in white and orange specks.

Ga: Lena mhíshástacht, chuala Seán crónán áthais beag sa bhosca.
En: To her dismay, Seán heard a little squeal of delight from the box.

Ga: Aoife, leis, mhothaigh sí go raibh rud éigin neamhghnách faoina gránach.
En: Aoife, in turn, felt something unusual about her cereal.

Ga: Ansin, phreab amach as a mboscaí pearlaí beaga bídeacha glasa agus oráiste - bia coiníní!
En: Then, hopping out of their boxes came small, vibrant green and orange bunnies - bunny food!

Ga: Bhain Aoife geit as a cuid cornflakes - nó bia coinín atá anois ann!
En: Aoife was perplexed by her cornflakes - or now, bunny food!

Ga: Seán, ionadh an domhain air, ag stánadh ar a lámh clúdaithe le piseanna agus carróga.
En: Seán, astounded, stared at his milk-covered hand, with bunnies and carrots.

Ga: Las éadrom an gháire ar a n-aghaidh fós agus ionsaí gáire orthu beirt.
En: A slight grin still on his face and an attack of laughter on both of them.

Ga: "Ní mór dúinn a bheith cúramach i gcónaí nuair atáimid ag meascadh ár mbricfeasta!
En: "We need to be careful at all times when mixing our breakfast!"

Ga: " arsa Seán go gairid, 's é ag iarraidh a chuid mearbhall a cheilt.
En: Seán said shortly, trying to hide his confusion.

Ga: Choimeád Aoife greim ar a bolg agus í á gáire, "Seo ceacht dúinn.
En: Keeping a grip on her belly and laughing, Aoife said, "Here's a lesson for us.

Ga: B'fhéidir go bhfuil sé in am dúinn coinín a fháil mar pheata!
En: It might be time for us to get a bunny as a pet!"

Ga: "Níor shocraigh siad a bhfadhb bricfeasta láithreach, ach tar éis gáire mór agus comhrá cairdiúil, chinn siad go rachaidís amach le chéile chun coinín beag a aimsiú agus é a thabhairt abhaile mar bhall nua den teaghlach.
En: They didn't solve their breakfast problem immediately, but after a big laugh and friendly conversation, they decided to go together to find a little bunny and bring it home as a new member of the family.

Ga: Idir an t-am seo agus deireadh an lae, bhí coinín gleoite acu darb ainm Peadar, a bhí an-shásta leis an mearbhall a mhúscail cairdeas níos dlúithe idir Seán agus Aoife.
En: Between now and the end of the day, they had an adorable bunny named Peadar, who was very happy to have woken up the confusion that deepened the bond between Seán and Aoife.

Ga: Agus ón lá sin amach, choinnigh siad a gcuid boscaí gránach i bhfad óna chéile - agus Peadar, an coinín, lán sásta lena chuid béilí nua!
En: And from then on, they kept their cereal boxes far away from each other - and Peadar, the bunny, was very content with his new meals!

Ga: Agus is amhlaidh, ag deireadh gach lá, nuair a shiúlann an ghrian síos thar na hAillte Móire, bhíonn gáire na cairdeas le cloisteáil ón dteach beag taobh leis an bhfarraige, áit a bhfuil an lucht creiche agus a gcuid peataí nua ag maireachtáil go sona sásta.
En: And so, at the end of each day, whenever the sun sets over the Cliffs of Moher, the laughter of friendship can be heard from the small house by the sea, where the burglars and their new pets live happily.


Vocabulary Words:

• beneath: faoi scáth
• shadow: scáth
• Cliffs: Aillte
• Moher: Móire
• friends: cairde
• preparing: ullmhú
• breakfast: bricfeasta
• seaside: cois farraige
• cottage: teachín
• rising: ag éirí
• casting: ag caitheamh
• golden: órga
• light: solas
• calm: ciúin
• sea: farraige
• morning: maidine
• birds: éin
• singing: ag canadh
• sweetly: go binn
• fetch: shroich
• favorite: is fearr leis
• granola: gránach
• cereal: bainne
• box: bosca
• mistake: measc
• realizing: a thuiscint
• poured: dhoirt
• milk: bainne
• filled: líonta
• without: gan