Table of Contents Attack! Lost Picnic Hungry Ants Yth esen Jack ha Lisa yn dy'golyow skol, mes ny viens an dy'golyow didhanus hwath. Jack and Lisa were on school vacation, but it hadn't been a fun vacation yet. Hi a via ow kul glaw pub dydh! It had been raining every day! "Mir!" a grias Jack, yn-dann boyntya war-tu ha'n fenester. "Wortiwedh, yma'n howl ow splanna!" "Look!" cried Jack, pointing out the window. "Finally, the sun is out!" "Prag nag ewgh hwi dhe gavos kroust? Hwi a yll spena oll an jydh yn-mes," a brofyas Mamm. "Why don't you go on a picnic? You can spend all day outside," suggested Mom. Yn kynsa yth ethons war-nans dhe'n krow dhe gavos Pedrik. First they went down to the shed to find Pedrik. "Dydh da! Ple'th esons ni ow mos hedhyw?" a skrijas Pedrik. "Hello! Where are we going today?" squawked Pedrik. "Yth eson ni mos dhe'n lynn," a worthebis Jack. "We're going to the lake," replied Jack. "Gwren ni mos dhe'n lynn!" a grias Pedrik. "Let's go to the lake!" squawked Pedrik. Ha gans flapp bras a'y dhiwaskell, yth o ev dhe-ves rag ledya an fordh yn-bann an hyns. And with a big flap of his wings, he was off leading the way up the path. "Tomm yw hi," yn-medh Lisa, yn-dann segha hy bejeth gans hy leuv. "Yma edhom dhymm a eva neppyth." "It's hot," said Lisa, wiping her face with her hand. "I need to drink something." "Yma seghes dhymm ynwedh," yn-medh Jack. "Ple'ma'n diwes lymmaval?" "I'm thirsty too," said Jack. "Where is the lemonade?" Distowgh y sedhas neppyth bras yn-nans dhyworth an ebron war-tu ha Lisa. Suddenly, something large swooped down from the sky towards Lisa. Lisa a skrijas, "Ow!! Harow! Gweres vy!" Lisa screamed, "Ouch!! Help! Help me!" Yth o bran wyls hag yth esa hi owth omsettya. Hi a dybi aga bos re ogas dh'y neyth. It was a ferocious crow and she was on the attack. She thought they were too close to her nest. "Pandr'a hwer?" a armas Jack rag own. "What's happening?" cried Jack in alarm. "Ke dhe-ves!" a armas Jack, yn-dann flappya y dhiwvregh a-dro dh'y benn ha'n vran orth y gostenna. "Go away!" shouted Jack, flapping his arms around his head as the crow targeted him. "My a wra agas gweres!" a skrijas Pedrik. "I'll help you!" squawked Pedrik. Ev a helghyas an vran yn-bann a-ugh y'n wedhen, ha Jack ha Lisa ow tisomdhiskwedhes war-nans an hyns. He chased the crow high up into the tree, while Jack and Lisa disappeared down the path. I a bonyas ha ponya ha ponya bys pan ens i dianal ... They ran and ran and ran until they were out of breath ... "Ke moy lent!" a armas Lisa. "Kellys on ni, my a dyb! Ny allav vy gweles an fordh dhe'n lynn namoy." "Slow down!" cried Lisa. "I think we're lost! I can't see the way to the lake any more." Lisa a viras yn-bann y'n ebron hag a welas Pedrik ow neyja a-ugh. Lisa looked up into the sky and saw Pedrik flying above. "Hedh, a Bedrik! a armas Lisa. "Kellys on ni!" "Stop, Pedrik! called Lisa. "We're lost!" "Ple'ma'n hyns? Ny yllyn ni y gavos," a armas Lisa. "Where is the path? We can't find it," called Lisa. "My a yll y gavos ragowgh!" a skrijas Pedrik hag ev ow neyja yn uskis yn-nans der an gwydh hag a-hys an hyns. "I can find it for you!" squawked Pedrik as he zoomed down through the trees and along the path. "Holyewgh vy!" ev a skrijas. "Follow me!" he screeched. "Ke moy lent!" yn-medh Jack, yn unn dhiena. "Slow down!" puffed Jack. "Ny yllyn ni neyja kepar ha ty! Res yw dhyn tremena der an prysk," ev a armas. "We can't fly like you! We have to go through the bushes," he called. "Ottena an lynn! Wortiwedh!" a grias Lisa. "Finally! There's the lake!" cried Lisa. "Meur ras a oll dha weres, a Bedrik!" yn-medh Jack. "Thanks for all your help, Pedrik!" said Jack. "Wolkom owgh hwi," a worthebis Pedrik, yn-dann gempenna y bluv der ankombrynsi. "You're welcome," replied Pedrik, preening his feathers in embarrassment. I a esedhas ryb an lynn hag a dhalethas pareusi aga kroust. They sat down beside the lake and started setting up their picnic. Yn kynsa y talathsons gans neb frooth. First, they started with some fruit. Pedrik a grias ha'n boos an gwella ganso owth omdhiskwedhes yn-mes a'n sagh keyn ... Pedrik called out as his favorite food appeared out of the backpack ... "... aval gwlan, sevi, brykedh .. " "... a peach, strawberries, apricots ..." "... banana, owraval, keres ..." "... a banana, an orange, cherries ..." "... peren ha grappys." "... a pear and grapes." Pedrik a lagattas orth oll an boos gans les hag ev ow pos gorrys war an lenn groust. Pedrik eyed all the food with interest as it was placed on the picnic blanket. "Yma nown bras dhymm. A allav vy previ henna, mar pleg?" ev a wovynnas, yn-dann benndroppya war-tu ha'n darn tesen frooth. "I'm very hungry. Can I try that, please?" he asked, bobbing his head towards a slice of fruit cake. "Na wra hy dybri!" yn-medh Lisa, yn-dann dhalghenna an desen. "Kudhys gans moryon yw hi." "Don't eat it!" said Lisa, grabbing the cake. "It's covered with ants." Hi a assayas skuba oll an moryon dhe-ves. Kales o. She tried to brush all the ants off. It was difficult. "Yma nown dhe'n moryon ..." yn-medh Jack. "Hag yw da gansa tesen." "The ants are hungry ..." said Jack. "And they like cake." "Na berthewgh ahwer!" a skrijas Pedrik. "Da yw genev tesen ha da yw genev moryon ynwedh!" "Don't worry!" squawked Pedrik. "I like cake and I like ants too!" Lisa a dhrehevis hy dewabrans orth Jack. Lisa raised her eyebrows at Jack. "Aaagghhh!" a hwarthas Jack ha Lisa war-barth. "Ugghhh!" laughed Jack and Lisa together. "An bara!" a skrijas Pedrik. "The bread!" squawked Pedrik. "A wruss'ta perthi kov a'n bara?" "Did you remember the bread?" "Gwrug," a worthebis Lisa. "Ny wrug vy y ankevi." "Yes," replied Lisa. "I didn't forget it." Yn lowen y synsis Pedrik tamm bara yn y elvin. Pedrik happily grabbed a chunk of bread in his beak. "Eus nebes keus genes?" a wovynnas Jack. "Have you got any cheese?" asked Jack. "Yn surredi! Ottomma," a worthebis Lisa, ha hi orth y denna yn-mes a'n sagh keyn. "Sure! Here it is," replied Lisa, as she pulled it out of the backpack. "Ro dhymm kollell, mar pleg," ev a geworras. "Give me a knife, please," he added. "Meur ras," a gewsis Jack yn tiskler der anowas keus ha bara. "Thanks," mumbled Jack through a mouthful of cheese and bread. I oll a dhybris pols, yn-dann geskewsel ha hwerthin war-barth. They all ate for a while, chatting and laughing together. "Yw henna lowr?" a wovynnas Lisa. "Eus hwans dhywgh a nebes moy?" "Is that enough?" asked Lisa. "Do you want any more?" "Nag eus ... Yma drog sagh boos dhymm. Martesen yth o re," yn-medh Jack. "No ... I've got a stomach ache. Perhaps it was too much," said Jack. "Nevra!" a skrijas Pedrik. I oll a hwarthas. "Never!" squawked Pedrik. They all laughed. I a spenas remenans an dohajydh owth yskynna gwydh, ow hwithra hag ow ponya a-derdro. They spent the rest of the afternoon climbing trees, exploring and running around. An howl a dhalethi dos ha bos pur isel y'n ebron. The sun was starting to get very low in the sky. "Diwedhes yw," a skrijas Pedrik. "It's late," squawked Pedrik. "Yw, res yw dhyn mos tre," yn-medh Jack. "Yes, we have to go home," said Jack. I a fardellas aga thaklow hag ethons tre war-nans an hyns dhe-ves a'n lynn ... skwith, lowen ha nyns esa nown vytholl dhedha. They packed up their things and headed home down the path away from the lake ... tired, happy and not the slightest bit hungry. Yn skon y hyllons gweles to aga chi dres an gwydh. Soon they could see the roof of their house through the trees. Da o bos tre. It was good to be home. Lowen o an vran dhe vos hy honan arta. The crow was happy to be alone again. Hi o moy lowen hogen pan dhiskudhas hi nebes bara re'n gassons i a-dhelergh. She was even happier when she discovered some bread they had left behind.