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The North Wind and the Sun – Gwynt y Gogledd a’r Haul

The North Wind and the Sun – Gwynt y Gogledd a’r Haul

 

Once upon a time, the North Wind and the Sun were the best of friends. The north wind was very cold and used to make people shiver in cold. The sun was warm and people used to hide in the shade when he was shining strong.

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Ar un adeg, roedd Gwynt y Gogledd a’r Haul yn ffrindiau gorau. Roedd gwynt y gogledd yn oer iawn ac yn arfer gwneud i bobl grynu mewn oerfel. Roedd yr haul yn gynnes ac roedd pobl yn arfer cuddio yn y cysgod pan oedd yn tywynnu’n gryf.

 

One day, the sun said, “I am the strongest since I am the hottest.”

The North Wind said, “No. I am the strongest since I am the coldest.”

The sun said, “No. I am the strongest since I can burn anything I want”

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Un diwrnod, dywedodd yr haul, “Fi yw’r cryfaf gan mai fi yw’r poethaf.”

Dywedodd Gwynt y Gogledd, “Na. Fi yw’r cryfaf gan mai fi yw’r oeraf. ”

Dywedodd yr haul, “Na. Fi yw’r cryfaf gan i mi allu llosgi unrhyw beth rydw i eisiau ”

 

The North Wind said, “No. I am the strongest since I can blow day and night while you are asleep all night.”

The Sun and the North Wind argued a lot and saw a traveller walking down the road. The Sun said, “Let us have a competition. Can you see the traveller over there? He is wearing a coat. Let us see who can force his coat away from him.”

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Dywedodd Gwynt y Gogledd, “Na. Fi yw’r cryfaf gan y gallaf chwythu ddydd a nos tra’ch bod chi’n cysgu trwy’r nos. ”

Dadleuodd yr Haul a Gwynt y Gogledd lawer a gwelon deithiwr yn cerdded i lawr y ffordd. Dywedodd yr Haul, “Gadewch inni gael cystadleuaeth. Allwch chi weld y teithiwr draw yna? Mae’n gwisgo cot. Gadewch inni weld pwy all orfodi ei gôt oddi wrtho. ”

 

The North Wind agreed. After all, he was the wind and he could blow it away. The North Wind began to blow harder and harder. The man felt so cold that he hugged his jacket as close as possible. No matter how hard the North Wind tried, the man refused to let go of his jacket.

The jacket only fluttered in the wind but it did not fly off since the man was holding it very tightly. After about an hour, the wind gave up. The man was feeling very cold and kept hugging his jacket closely.

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Cytunodd Gwynt y Gogledd. Wedi’r cyfan, ef oedd y gwynt a gallai ei chwythu i ffwrdd. Dechreuodd Gwynt y Gogledd chwythu’n galetach ac yn galetach. Roedd y dyn yn teimlo mor oer nes iddo gofleidio ei siaced mor agos â phosib. Waeth pa mor galed y ceisiodd Gwynt y Gogledd, gwrthododd y dyn ollwng gafael ar ei siaced.

Dim ond ysgwyd yn y gwynt y gwnaeth y siaced ond ni hedfanodd i ffwrdd gan i’r dyn ei dal yn dynn iawn. Ar ôl ryw awr, rhoddodd y gwynt y gorau iddi. Roedd y dyn yn teimlo’n oer iawn ac yn dal i gofleidio ei siaced yn agos.

 

The North Wind said to the Sun, “It is your turn now. Let us see you try and succeed.”

The Sun said, “Why not, sure. I shall force the traveller to remove his jacket easily.”

The Sun began to shine. The sun’s beams were gentle at first and the man was very happy. The sun became hotter and hotter and soon it became very hot.

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Dywedodd Gwynt y Gogledd wrth yr Haul, “Eich tro chi yw hi nawr. Gadewch inni eich gweld yn ceisio llwyddo. ”

Dywedodd yr Haul, “Wrth gwrs. Byddaf yn gorfodi’r teithiwr i dynnu ei siaced yn hawdd. ”

Dechreuodd yr Haul ddisgleirio. Roedd trawstiau’r haul yn dyner ar y dechrau ac roedd y dyn yn hapus iawn. Daeth yr haul yn boethach ac yn boethach a chyn bo hir daeth yn boeth iawn.

 

The man started to feel warm and removed his cap. Next he removed all the buttons and opened his jacket as it became sweaty. Soon it became so hot that the man went under a tree and removed his jacket.

The Sun laughed and said, “Look. I have won our bet!”

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Dechreuodd y dyn deimlo’n gynnes a thynnu ei gap. Nesaf tynnodd yr holl fotymau ac agor ei siaced wrth iddi fynd yn chwyslyd. Yn fuan daeth mor boeth nes i’r dyn fynd o dan goeden a thynnu ei siaced.

Chwarddodd yr Haul a dweud, “Edrych. Rydw i wedi ennill ein bet! ”

 

Moral: “Gentleness and kind persuasion win where force and bluster fail.”

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Gwers: “Mae addfwynder a pherswâd caredig yn ennill lle mae grym a ffroma yn methu.”

 

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