The Tortoise and the Ducks – Y Crwban a’r Hwyaid
Once upon a time, there lived a tortoise who lived in a pond. He always wanted to see the world. He wanted to fly like the birds and the bees. He wanted to visit all the places in the world like the volcano, the ocean, the hills, the mountains and the forests. But he was very slow. Because he was so slow, he could not travel anywhere.
TranslateUnwaith, roedd crwban yn byw mewn pwll. Roedd bob amser eisiau gweld y byd. Roedd eisiau hedfan fel yr adar a’r gwenyn. Roedd am ymweld â’r holl leoedd yn y byd fel y llosgfynydd, y cefnfor, y bryniau, y mynyddoedd a’r coedwigoedd. Ond araf iawn ydoedd. Oherwydd ei fod mor araf, ni allai deithio i unman.
He became very good friends with two ducks who lived in the same pond. He told them many times:
“I wish to travel across the world. I wish to fly. I wish to fly like you.”
The ducks felt bad since the tortoise could not fly and that he was always sad. Soon, it was winter and the ducks had to travel south. They were about to fly away when the tortoise begged them:
“Please Mr and Mrs Duck. Please take me with you. I too wish to fly and see the world.”
TranslateDaeth yn ffrindiau da iawn gyda dwy hwyaden a oedd yn byw yn yr un pwll. Dywedodd wrthynt lawer gwaith:
“Rwy’n dymuno teithio ar draws y byd. Hoffwn hedfan. Hoffwn hedfan fel chi. ”
Roedd yr hwyaid yn teimlo’n ddrwg gan na allai’r crwban hedfan a’i fod bob amser yn drist. Yn fuan, roedd hi’n aeaf a bu’n rhaid i’r hwyaid deithio i’r de. Roeddent ar fin hedfan i ffwrdd pan erfyniodd y crwban arnynt:
“Os gwelwch yn dda Mr a Mrs Hwyaden. Ewch â mi gyda chi. Dwi hefyd yn dymuno hedfan a gweld y byd. ”
The ducks were confused. They said, “But Mr. Tortoise, you cannot fly. You do not have wings. How can you come with us?”
The tortoise thought and said, “Maybe you can carry me?”
The Ducks said, “Oh No, Mr. Tortoise, you are too heavy for one of us to carry.”
The Tortoise started to cry and the ducks felt bad for him.
TranslateRoedd yr hwyaid yn ddryslyd. Dywedon nhw, “Ond Mr Crwban, ni allwch hedfan. Nid oes gennych adenydd. Sut allwch chi ddod gyda ni? ”
Meddyliodd y crwban a dweud, “Efallai y gallwch chi fy nghario?”
Dywedodd yr hwyaid, “O Na, Mr Crwban, rydych chi’n rhy drwm i un ohonom ni eich cario.”
Dechreuodd y Crwban grio ac roedd yr hwyaid yn teimlo’n ddrwg drosto.
Mr. Duck said, “Please don’t cry Mr. Tortoise. We shall take you south for the winter.”
Mrs Duck said, “But how? How can we carry him? He is so heavy?”
Mr Duck said, “Let us carry a stick between our beaks. Mr. Tortoise can hold on to the stick with his teeth and we both can carry him together.”
TranslateDywedodd Mr Hwyaden, “Peidiwch â chrio Mr Crwban. Fe awn â chi i’r de am y gaeaf. ”
Dywedodd Mrs Hwyaden, “Ond sut? Sut allwn ni ei gario? Mae e mor drwm? ”
Dywedodd Mr Hwyaden, “Gadewch inni gario ffon rhwng ein pigau. Gall Mr Crwban ddal gafael ar y ffon gyda’i ddannedd a gall y ddau ohonom ei gario gyda’n gilydd. ”
Mr. Tortoise said, “Oh. That is such a wonderful idea.”
Mr. Duck warned the Tortoise, “It is dangerous. Do not ever open your mouth or else you shall fall.”
The ducks held a stick and the Tortoise grabbed on with his teeth. The ducks took off into the skies gracefully and slowly. Soon the Tortoise was flying in the skies.
TranslateDywedodd Mr. Crwban, “O. Mae hynny’n syniad mor wych. ”
Rhybuddiodd Mr Hwyaden y Crwban, “Mae’n beryglus. Peidiwch byth ag agor eich ceg neu fel arall byddwch chi’n cwympo. ”
Daliodd yr hwyaid ffon a gafaelodd y Crwban gyda’i ddannedd. Aeth yr hwyaid i mewn i’r awyr yn osgeiddig ac yn araf. Yn fuan roedd y Crwban yn hedfan yn yr awyr.
Mr. Tortoise was very happy. He could see his pond and it looked so tiny from up in the skies. He wanted to speak and say, “How small our pond looks”. But he remembered the warning of the duck and kept quiet.
Soon they passed a forest. He wanted to speak and say, “How beautiful our forest looks. Let us stop here”. But he remembered the warning of the duck and kept quiet.
TranslateRoedd Mr. Crwban yn hapus iawn. Roedd yn gallu gweld ei bwll ac roedd yn edrych mor fach o i fyny yn yr awyr. Roedd eisiau siarad a dweud, “Mor fach mae ein pwll yn edrych”. Ond cofiodd rybudd yr hwyaden a chadw’n dawel.
Yn fuan, aethant heibio i goedwig. Roedd eisiau siarad a dweud, “Pa mor hyfryd mae ein coedwig yn edrych. Gadewch inni stopio yma ”. Ond cofiodd rybudd yr hwyaden a chadw’n dawel.
They passed over a large city. Many of the people were pointing at the two ducks and the tortoise and saying, “How marvellous? A flying tortoise!”
He wanted to speak and say, “Yes. It is the most marvellous thing in the world”. But he remembered the warning of the duck and kept quiet.
TranslateAethant dros ddinas fawr. Roedd llawer o’r bobl yn pwyntio at y ddwy hwyaden a’r crwban ac yn dweud, “Pa mor wych? Crwban yn hedfan! ”
Roedd eisiau siarad a dweud, “Ie. Dyma’r peth mwyaf rhyfeddol yn y byd ”. Ond cofiodd rybudd yr hwyaden a chadw’n dawel.
The Tortoise heard a child shouting, “That tortoise is not special! The ducks are flying and he is cheating.”
The tortoise opened his mouth to argue back and he let go of the stick. The Tortoise fell down to the ground where he was dashed to pieces.
TranslateClywodd y Crwban blentyn yn gweiddi, “Nid yw’r crwban yna’n arbennig! Mae’r hwyaid yn hedfan ac mae’n twyllo. ”
Agorodd y crwban ei geg i ddadlau yn ôl a gollyngodd y ffon. Syrthiodd y Crwban i’r llawr lle cafodd ei dorri’n ddarnau.
Moral: “Foolish curiosity and vanity often lead to misfortune.”
TranslateGwers: “Mae chwilfrydedd ac oferedd ffôl yn aml yn arwain at anffawd.”
