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Heartfelt Bonds: A Christmas Gift Misunderstood
Fluent Fiction - Irish: Heartfelt Bonds: A Christmas Gift Misunderstood
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Story Transcript:
Ga: Bhí teach mór clainne níos gnóthaí ná riamh an Nollaig seo.
En: The big family house was busier than ever this Christmas.
Ga: Bhí an doras tosaigh maisithe le crochta bláthanna saothair, agus bhí boladh milis fianáin ag líonadh an tí.
En: The front door was decorated with hanging wreaths, and the sweet smell of cookies was filling the house.
Ga: Thíos staighre, sa seomra suí, bhí an crann Nollag gleoite lán le soilse ag lasadh go geal.
En: Downstairs, in the living room, the crann Nollag was beautiful, filled with lights shining brightly.
Ga: Timpeall na h-áite, bhí bronntanais i bpáipéar geal, ag feitheamh lena n-oscailt.
En: Around the place, there were gifts in bright paper, waiting to be opened.
Ga: Bhí Aoife ag obair go dian ar a bronntanas.
En: Aoife was working hard on her gift.
Ga: Bhí sí ar bís.
En: She was excited.
Ga: Ba í Aoife a bhí i gceannas ar bhronntanais ghreannmhara a dhéanamh chomh maith agus ba féidir léi.
En: It was Aoife who was in charge of making funny gifts as well as she could.
Ga: Bhí a croí istigh san obair, ag tabhairt gach rud a bhí aici chun an “duais” neamhoifigiúil a bhuachan don bhronntanas is fearr.
En: She put her heart into the work, giving everything she had to win the unofficial "prize" for the best gift.
Ga: Ach ní thuig sí go raibh sí ar tí éirí as lámh leis an obair.
En: But she didn't realize she was about to go too far with her work.
Ga: Bhí Aoife déanta mar bhronntanas faoi leith do Cormac.
En: Aoife had made a special gift for Cormac.
Ga: Ba chartún mór é seo, ag magadh faoi thréimhse a ghluaise faiseanta ard scoile Cormac.
En: It was a large cartoon, teasing about Cormac's high school fashionable phase.
Ga: Bhí Aoife den tuairim go mbeadh sé cóir nó greannmhar, ach níor smaoinigh sí go maith faoi.
En: Aoife thought it would be fair or funny, but she didn't think it through.
Ga: Thosaigh an malartú bronntanais leis na gaolta uile bailithe timpeall an tseomra.
En: The gift exchange began with all the relatives gathered around the room.
Ga: Bhí gáire agus comhrá ag séideadh tríd an seomra agus fianáin á roinnt idir gach duine.
En: Laughter and conversation filled the room as cookies were shared among everyone.
Ga: Ansin tháinig tráth Cormaic bronntanas Aoife a fháil.
En: Then it came time for Cormac to receive Aoife's gift.
Ga: Nuair a d'oscail Cormac an pacáiste, bhí an pictiúr mór sin ann ag stánadh air.
En: When Cormac opened the package, there was that big picture staring at him.
Ga: Tháinig tost trom ar an seomra.
En: A heavy silence fell over the room.
Ga: Bhí cuma náire ar Cormaic.
En: Cormac looked embarrassed.
Ga: D'fhéach sé ar Aoife le súile brónacha agus amach an doras leis, an pictiúr fágtha ar an úrlár.
En: He looked at Aoife with sad eyes and walked out the door, leaving the picture on the floor.
Ga: Bhí Aoife cráite, níor chreid sí go bhféadfadh gach rud dul chomh mícheart sin.
En: Aoife was devastated; she couldn't believe everything could go so wrong.
Ga: Rith Siobhan i ndiaidh a deartháir, ach d’fhan Aoife ina seasamh, ag troid leis na deora.
En: Siobhán ran after her brother, but Aoife stayed standing, fighting back tears.
Ga: Thuig sí go raibh sí ag déanamh botún uafásach.
En: She realized she had made a terrible mistake.
Ga: Chinn sí go gcaithfead
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