Sron-Adharcadh Iarainn
The Iron Rhino
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Sron-Adharcadh Iarainn
The Iron Rhino

Tha an sròn-adharcadh iarainn a ruith tron
priomh-choille gus am faic e a’chreag agus
bheir e ionnsaigh air gus an’sgolt e fosgailte.
Agus thuir e siol beag agus coinhead a air.

An deidh sin thog e e le bheul agus thilg e e fad air falbh
An deidh sin bheir e e dhan cheannard
agus an deidh sin ruith e air ais
agus chuir e e agus feithaidh iad gus am fas e
atharrachaidh e gu craobh mhòr agus an deidh thoir e ionnsaigh air

Ach cha do bhrist e ‘se a chraobh rinn a chuis
agus bheir e e dhan cheannard
thior e ionnsaigh air, cha do bhrist e
thug iad ainm air an “Craobh Iarrain”
araich iad e le tlachd gus aon làtha bhasaich
a chraobh
agus an uair sin coimhead iad anns na
creagan eile gus am faigh iad a-rithist e

The iron rhino runs through the jungle
until he sees the rock
and charges at it and cracks it open
and finds a little seed and looks at it

then he picks it up with his mouth and takes it far away.
Then takes it to his leader and then runs back
and plants it with its friend and waits until it grows.
It turns into a giant tree and then he charges at it

BUT! It doesn’t break.
he was beaten by a tree
and takes it to his leader.
He charges at it and then it doesn’t break

Then they name it the Iron Tree.
They cherish it withh their dlight,
until one day the tree dies
And then they look in other rocks until they find it
again

 

  Dan le (poem by):

Ross Hughes


Dealbh le (drawn by):
School:
Date:
Ross Hughes
Winton
Ayrshire
2008

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