Parrot to the Rescue in Irish Gaelic by Mia Bowen Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved
	Jack and Lisa were on school holidays, but it hadn't been a fun holidays yet. It had been raining every day!
"Look!" cried Jack, pointing out the window. "Finally the sun is out!" "Why don't you go on a picnic? You can spend all day outside," suggested Mum.
	First they went down to the shed to find Peadar. "Dia daoibh! Cá bhfuilimid ag dul inniu?" squawked Peadar.
"Táimid ag dul go dtí an loch i gcóir picnic," replied Jack.
	"Téanam go dtí an loch!" squawked Peadar. And with a big flap of the wings, he was off leading the way up the path.
"Tá sé te," said Lisa, wiping her face with her hand. "Tá deoch ag teastáil uaim." "Tá tart ormsa freisin," said Jack. "Cá bhfuil an líomanáid?"
Suddenly, something large swooped down from the sky towards Lisa. Lisa screamed, "Áigh!! Cabhair! Cabhraigh liom!"
It was a ferocious magpie and she was on the attack. She thought they were too close to her nest.
"Cad atá ag tarlú?" cried Jack in alarm. "Imigh leat!" shouted Jack, flapping his arms around his head as the magpie targeted him. "Cabhróidh mé libh!" squawked Peadar. He chased the magpie high up into the tree, while Jack and Lisa disappeared down the path.
	They ran and ran and ran until they were out of breath ... "Slow down!" cried Lisa. "I think we're lost! I can't see the way to the lake any more."
Lisa looked up into the sky and saw Peadar flying above. "Stop, a Pheadar!" called Lisa. "Táimid ar strae! Cá bhfuil an cosán? Nílimid in ann é a aimsiú."
	"Is féidir liomsa é a aimsiú daoibh!" squawked Peadar as he zoomed down through the trees and along the path. "Leanaigí mise!" he screeched.
"Go mall!" puffed Jack. "Ní féidir linn eitilt cosúil leatsa! Tá orainn dul trí na sceacha," he called.
"Sin é an loch! Faoi dheireadh!" cried Lisa.
"Go raibh míle maith agat as do chabhair go léir, a Pheadar!" said Jack. "Tá fáilte romhaibh," replied Peadar, preening his feathers in embarrassment.
	They sat down beside the lake and started to set up their picnic.
First, they started with some fruit. Peadar called out as his favourite food appeared out of the backpack ...
"... péitseog, sútha talún, aibreoga, banana, oráiste ..."
"... silíní, piorra, fíonchaora ..."
Peadar eyed all the food with interest as it was placed on the picnic blanket. "Ta an-ocras orm. An féidir liom an cáca a bhlaiseadh, más é do thoil é?" he asked, bobbing his head towards a slice of fruit cake.
...............	"Ná hith é!" said Lisa, grabbing the cake. "Tá sé clúdaithe le seangáin." She tried to brush all the ants off. It was difficult. "Tá ocras ar na seangáin ..." said Jack. "Agus is maith leo cáca." "Ná bí buartha faoi!" squawked Peadar. "Is aoibhinn liom cáca agus is aoibhinn liom seangáin freisin!" Lisa raised her eyebrows at Jack. "Ugghhhh!" laughed Jack and Lisa together.
"An t-arán!" squawked Peadar. "Ar thug tú leat é?" "Thug," replied Lisa. "Ní dhearna mé dearmad air." Peadar happily grabbed a chunk of bread in his beak.
"An bhfuil aon cháis agat?" asked Jack. "Cinnte! Seo duit," replied Lisa as she pulled it out of the backpack. "Tabhair dom scian freisin, más é do thoil é," he added. "Go raibh maith agat," mumbled Jack through a mouthful of cheese and bread. They all ate for a while, chatting and laughing together.
"An bhfuil a dhóthain ansin?" asked Lisa. "An dteastaíonn níos mó uaibh?" "Ní theastaíonn ... tá pian i mo bholg. B'fhéidir go raibh an iomarca againn," said Jack. "Ní raibh ar chor ar bith!" squawked Peadar. They all laughed.
They spent the rest of the afternoon climbing trees, éploring and running around.
The sun was starting to get very low in the sky. "Tá sé ag éirí déanach," squawked Peadar. "Tá, caithfimid dul abhaile anois," said Jack.
They packed up their things and headed home down the path away from the lake .... tired, happy and not the slightest bit hungry. Soon they could see the roof of their house through the trees. It was good to be home.
...............	Magpie was happy to be alone again. She was even happier when she discovered some bread they had left behind.
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