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The Owl and the Grasshopper – Y Dylluan a’r Ceiliog rhedyn

The Owl and the Grasshopper – Y Dylluan a’r Ceiliog rhedyn

 

Once upon a time, there was a very old and wise owl. The owl lived in the hollow of an old oak tree. She used to sleep all day and woke up only at sundown. Then she would fly around all night slowly and hunt for bugs and insects when it was very dark. She loved to eat insects and bugs and mice and frogs very much.

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Unwaith, roedd tylluan hen a doeth iawn. Roedd y dylluan yn byw ym mhant hen goeden dderw. Arferai gysgu trwy’r dydd a dim ond deffro ar ôl i’r haul fynd i lawr . Yna byddai hi’n hedfan o gwmpas trwy’r nos yn araf ac yn hela am chwilod a phryfed pan oedd hi’n dywyll iawn. Roedd hi wrth ei bodd yn bwyta pryfed a chwilod a llygod a brogaod.

 

And what did the owl sing at night? “Whoooooo Whoooooo Whoooooo” she sang as she flew around in the night. She could not see very well during the day as she was very old.

One summer she was sleeping well in the morning. A grasshopper saw her and wanted to make fun of her. The grasshopper started to chirp very loudly.

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A beth ganodd y dylluan yn y nos? “Whoooooo Whoooooo Whoooooo” canodd wrth iddi hedfan o gwmpas yn y nos. Ni allai weld yn dda iawn yn ystod y dydd gan ei bod yn hen iawn.

Un haf roedd hi’n cysgu’n drwm yn y bore. Gwelodd ceiliog rhedyn hi ac roedd eisiau gwneud hwyl am ei phen. Dechreuodd y ceiliog rhedyn wneud sŵn yn uchel iawn.

 

“Churp Churp Churp Churp. Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp. Churp Churp Churp Churp. Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp” he sang in a very loud and irritating way.

The owl woke up because of the sound and popped out its head from the tree.

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“Churp Churp Churp Churp. Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp. Churp Churp Churp Churp. Chirp Chirp Chirp Chirp ”canodd mewn ffordd uchel a chythruddol iawn.

Deffrodd y dylluan oherwydd y sain a phicio ei phen allan o’r goeden.

 

“Mr Grasshopper. If you don’t mind, can you please sing somewhere else? I am very old and need to sleep.”

The grasshopper was very naughty and replied back in a very rude manner.

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“Mr Ceiliog rhedyn . Os nad oes ots gennych, a allwch chi ganu yn rhywle arall os gwelwch yn dda? Rwy’n hen iawn ac angen cysgu. ”

Roedd y ceiliog rhedyn yn ddrwg iawn ac atebodd yn ôl mewn modd anghwrtais iawn.

 

“My dear owl. Maybe you should sleep somewhere else. I am free and can sing wherever I want. I am free and can sing however loudly I want.”

Saying so, the grasshopper continued to sing more loudly than before.

The wise owl knew that it would not do her any good by arguing with the brash young grasshopper. She knew that, during the day, she could not catch the grasshopper and punish him.

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“Fy nylluan annwyl. Efallai y dylech chi gysgu yn rhywle arall. Rwy’n rhydd ac yn gallu canu lle bynnag rydw i eisiau. Rwy’n rhydd ac yn gallu canu pa mor uchel ac y dymunaf. ”

Wrth ddweud hynny, parhaodd y ceiliog rhedyn i ganu yn uwch nag erioed.

Roedd y dylluan ddoeth yn gwybod na fyddai’n gwneud unrhyw les iddi trwy ddadlau gyda’r ceiliog rhedyn ifanc, digywilydd. Roedd hi’n gwybod na allai, yn ystod y dydd, ddal y ceiliog rhedyn a’i gosbi.

 

So she said to him in the sweetest of tones, “But you have mistaken me. I am unable to sleep because your sound is so melodious. I think that we must drink to your voice. I have a bottle of wonderful wine with me, the best in the world. I had kept it unopened for so long. Now I think is the best time to open it. Come and join me”

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Felly dywedodd hi wrtho yn y tonau melysaf, “Ond rydych chi wedi fy nghamgymryd. Ni allaf gysgu oherwydd bod eich sain mor swynol. Credaf fod yn rhaid inni yfed i’ch llais. Mae gen i botel o win rhyfeddol gyda mi, y gorau yn y byd. Roeddwn i wedi ei gadw heb ei agor cyhyd. Nawr, rwy’n credu, yw’r amser gorau i’w agor. Ymunwch â mi ”

 

The grasshopper was filled with pride and was moved by the flattery of the owl. He flew into the den of the owl. The owl quickly moved towards the grasshopper and ate him.

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Llenwyd y ceiliog rhedyn â balchder a chafodd ei symud gan wastadedd y dylluan. Hedfanodd i nyth y dylluan. Symudodd y dylluan yn gyflym tuag at y ceiliog rhedyn a’i fwyta.

 

Moral:  Flattery is not a proof of true admiration. Never let flattery throw you off your guard against an enemy.

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Gwers: Nid yw gwastadedd yn brawf o wir edmygedd. Peidiwch byth â gadael i wastadedd eich taflu oddi ar eich gwarchod rhag gelyn.

 

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