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Mystery of the Footprints: A Dawn's Secret Revealed
Fluent Fiction - Irish: Mystery of the Footprints: A Dawn's Secret Revealed
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Story Transcript:
Ga: Bhí maidin bhog samhraidh i nDún Laoghaire, agus bhí brat ceo ag clúdach Trá Bhaile an Chlochaigh.
En: It was a soft summer morning in Dún Laoghaire, and a blanket of fog covered Trá Bhaile an Chlochaigh.
Ga: Bhí sé seo ina áit álainn, lán le radharcra iontach agus fuaim suaimhneach na dtonnta ag teacht isteach.
En: This was a beautiful place, full of incredible scenery and the soothing sound of the waves coming in.
Ga: Ba é sin an tírdhreach a chonaic Cillian gach lá.
En: That was the landscape Cillian saw every day.
Ga: D'fheidhmigh sé mar fhreastalaí tarrthála sa cheantar, ach bhí rud amháin a chuir isteach go mór air.
En: He worked as a lifeguard in the area, but there was one thing that greatly bothered him.
Ga: Gach maidin, roimh theacht na gréine, bhí rian coise mistéireach le feiceáil ar an ghaineamh.
En: Every morning, before the sun rose, a mysterious footprint trail could be seen on the sand.
Ga: Thosaigh na lorg ag imeall an uisce, agus lean siad isteach go teach cósta beag.
En: The footprints started at the water's edge and led up to a small coastal house.
Ga: Níor tháinig siad ar ais go dtí an fharraige.
En: They did not return to the sea.
Ga: Thaitin le Cillian fios a chur ar an mystery seo amach.
En: Cillian was eager to uncover this mystery.
Ga: An oiread sin ba mhian leis, gur shocraigh sé breacadh an lae a ardú ag an trá.
En: So much so that he decided to rise at the break of dawn on the beach.
Ga: D'éirigh sé maidin amháin, nuair a bhí an spéir fós dorcha.
En: He got up one morning when the sky was still dark.
Ga: Chuir sé a chuid éadaí lifeguard air agus shiúil sé go cúramach i dtreo an uisce.
En: He put on his lifeguard clothes and walked carefully towards the water.
Ga: Bhríste sé ag an fharraige.
En: He waited by the sea.
Ga: Ansin, d'éirigh scáthúlacht oíche ón uisce!
En: Then, a shadowy figure emerged from the water!
Ga: Ba í Maeve an scáth seo, bean le díograis mhór don bhéaloideas.
En: This shadow was Maeve, a woman with a great enthusiasm for folklore.
Ga: Labhair Maeve le guth ciúin.
En: Maeve spoke in a quiet voice.
Ga: "Tá tú mar chonaic mé, Cillian.
En: "You are the one I saw, Cillian.
Ga: Is tradisiún ársa é seo - snámh meán oíche samhraidh.
En: This is an ancient tradition – the midnight summer swim.
Ga: Ár seosúr rúnda, caomhnaithe laistigh de mhuintir na háite ar feadh na haoiseanna."
En: Our secret season, preserved within the local community for ages."
Ga: Bhí ionadh ar Cillian.
En: Cillian was astonished.
Ga: Ach d'éist sé go haireach agus thosaigh taispeántas síscéalta a fhilleadh. D'fhoghlaim sé faoi thraidisiún samhailteach a rinne muintir na háite le chéile sa cheo dorcha, ag caomhnú ceangal lenár stair.
En: But he listened carefully and began to learn about the enchanting tradition shared by the locals in the dark mist, preserving their connection to history.
Ga: Athraigh rudaí do Cillian.
En: Things changed for Cillian.
Ga: Thuig sé anois luach na scéalta agus na traidisiúin.
En: He now understood the value of stories and traditions.
Ga: Thuig sé nach raibh an t-amárach i gcónaí chomh soiléir is a cheapaimid.
En: He realized that the future is not always as clear as we think.
Ga: Agus maidir leis na cosáin sin, níor chuir sé isteach air níos mó.
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