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Melangell and the Little Hare: Welsh Legend for Toddlers

Welsh Nature Legend for Toddlers

Melangell and the Little Hare

Melangell a’r Sgwarnog Fach

A gentle Welsh legend about kindness, quiet woods, a frightened little hare, and a brave promise to protect animals.

Age: 2–5 Theme: Kindness & Wildlife Read time: 5–7 minutes Learning: Welsh power words
Melangell a’r Sgwarnog Fach
Parent note: Welsh words and Welsh chapter text stay on the page. The read-aloud voice uses English-safe spoken lines so it does not pronounce Welsh badly. Use the blue guides to say the Welsh words together.

Welsh Words to Learn

Tywysoges Say it like: tuh-WUH-sog-ess Princess
Coed Say it like: koyd Woods / trees
Dyffryn Say it like: DUH-frin Valley
Sgwarnog Say it like: SGWAR-nog Hare
Ofnus Say it like: OV-niss Scared
Cŵn Say it like: koon Dogs
Coeden Say it like: KOY-den Tree
Clogyn Say it like: KLOG-in Cloak
Ceffyl Say it like: KEFF-il Horse
Caredig Say it like: kah-RED-ig Kind
Diogel Say it like: dee-OH-gel Safe
Addo Say it like: AH-thoh Promise

Say Together

Sgwarnog Fach
SGWAR-nog vahkh Little Hare

Story Sounds

Little Hare

Hop, hop, hop!

Quiet Woods

Shhh...

Big Dogs

Woof, woof!

Horse

Clip-clop!

Chapter 1: The Clever Princess

Tywysoges tuh-WUH-sog-ess — Princess

Coed koyd — Woods / trees

Dyffryn DUH-frin — Valley

Princess Melangell did not want to live in a noisy palace.

She loved the quiet coed koyd — woods.

She went to live in a beautiful, green dyffryn DUH-frin — valley.

Welsh Version for Parents

Doedd Tywysoges Melangell ddim eisiau byw mewn palas swnllyd.

Roedd hi’n caru’r coed tawel.

Aeth hi i fyw mewn dyffryn prydferth, gwyrdd.

Chapter 2: The Scared Hare

Sgwarnog SGWAR-nog — Hare

Ofnus OV-niss — Scared

Cŵn koon — Dogs

One day, a little sgwarnog SGWAR-nog — hare — was running fast.

Hop, hop, hop!

It was very ofnus OV-niss — scared.

Big hunting cŵn koon — dogs — were chasing it.

Woof, woof, woof!

Welsh Version for Parents

Un diwrnod, roedd sgwarnog fach yn rhedeg yn gyflym.

Hop, hop, hop!

Roedd hi’n ofnus iawn.

Roedd cŵn hela mawr yn ei herlid.

Wff, wff, wff!

Chapter 3: The Safe Hideout

Coeden KOY-den — Tree

Clogyn KLOG-in — Cloak

Diogel dee-OH-gel — Safe

The little hare saw Melangell sitting under a coeden KOY-den — tree.

It ran and hid safely inside her long, warm clogyn KLOG-in — cloak.

“Shhh,” whispered Melangell.

Welsh Version for Parents

Gwelodd y sgwarnog fach Melangell yn eistedd o dan goeden.

Rhedodd a chuddiodd yn ddiogel y tu mewn i’w chlogyn hir, cynnes.

“Shhh,” sibrydodd Melangell.

Chapter 4: The Angry Prince

Tywysog tuh-WUH-sog — Prince

Ceffyl KEFF-il — Horse

Dal dahl — Catch

A Tywysog tuh-WUH-sog — Prince — rode up on his big ceffyl KEFF-il — horse.

Clip-clop, clip-clop!

He wanted to catch the hare.

But his dogs stopped barking and ran away!

Welsh Version for Parents

Marchogodd Tywysog i fyny ar ei geffyl mawr.

Clip-clop, clip-clop!

Roedd e eisiau dal y sgwarnog.

Ond gwnaeth ei gŵn stopio cyfarth a rhedeg i ffwrdd!

Chapter 5: The Gentle Promise

Caredig kah-RED-ig — Kind

Addo AH-thoh — Promise

Diogel dee-OH-gel — Safe

The Prince saw how caredig kah-RED-ig — kind — Melangell was.

He promised never to hunt animals in her valley again.

The little hare was happy and diogel dee-OH-gel — safe.

Welsh Version for Parents

Gwelodd y Tywysog pa mor garedig oedd Melangell.

Addawodd na fyddai byth yn hela anifeiliaid yn ei dyffryn eto.

Roedd y sgwarnog fach yn hapus ac yn ddiogel.

Mini Games

Hop, Little Hare

Hide in the Cloak

Shhh

The Gentle Promise

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Addo

Parent FAQ

What is the moral of the story of Melangell?

The story teaches children about kindness, protecting wildlife, and being brave in the face of danger.

Is this version suitable for toddlers?

Yes. This version is gentle, short, interactive, and written for ages 2–5, with Welsh words shown clearly for parents to practise with children.

One-Page Printable Activity

Colour the little hare, trace the Welsh words, and draw a safe green valley.

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