The Magic Plants of Myddfai
Planhigion Hud Myddfai
A gentle bilingual story inspired by the famous Physicians of Myddfai, with magic plants, a deep blue lake, and kind helpers.
Welsh Words to Learn
Say Together
Story Sounds
Lake Splash
Splash!
Rustling Leaves
Swish, swish.
Little Cough
Cough, cough.
Happy Village
Hooray!
Chapter 1: The Lady of Llyn y Fan Fach for Toddlers
Llyn hlin — Lake
Hud heed — Magic
Sâl sahl — Sick
Once upon a time, a beautiful lady lived inside a deep, blue llyn hlin — lake.
She had hud heed — magic — powers.
She knew how to help sick people feel better.
Welsh Version for Parents
Amser maith yn ôl, roedd dynes brydferth yn byw y tu mewn i lyn dwfn, glas.
Roedd ganddi bwerau hud.
Roedd hi’n gwybod sut i helpu pobl sâl i deimlo’n well.
Chapter 2: The Three Clever Boys
Bachgen BACH-gen — Boy
Pentref PEN-trev — Village
Helpu HEL-pee — Help
The lady had three little boys.
They lived in a pentref PEN-trev — village — called Myddfai.
The boys wanted to help people too, but they did not know how.
Welsh Version for Parents
Roedd gan y ddynes dri bachgen bach.
Roedden nhw’n byw mewn pentref o’r enw Myddfai.
Roedd y bechgyn eisiau helpu pobl hefyd, ond doedden nhw ddim yn gwybod sut.
Chapter 3: The Secret Meeting by the Lake
Dŵr door — Water
Llyn hlin — Lake
Gwrando goo-RAN-doh — Listen
One sunny morning, the lady splashed out of the dŵr door — water.
Splash!
She called her children to the edge of the lake.
“Listen closely,” she whispered.
Welsh Version for Parents
Un bore heulog, daeth y ddynes allan o’r dŵr.
Splash!
Galwodd ei phlant i ymyl y llyn.
“Gwrandewch yn ofalus,” sibrydodd hi.
Chapter 4: The Magic Herbs and Flowers
Deilen DAY-len — Leaf
Blodyn BLOD-in — Flower
Peswch PES-ookh — Cough
She showed them green leaves and yellow flowers.
“These are planhigion hud plan-HIG-yon heed — magic plants,” she said.
“This deilen DAY-len — leaf — helps a cough.”
“This blodyn BLOD-in — flower — helps a tummy ache.”
Welsh Version for Parents
Dangosodd hi ddail gwyrdd a blodau melyn iddyn nhw.
“Planhigion hud yw’r rhain,” meddai hi.
“Mae’r ddeilen hon yn helpu peswch.”
“Mae’r blodyn hwn yn helpu poen bol.”
Chapter 5: The Kind Doctors of Myddfai
Meddyg METH-ig — Doctor
Caredig kah-RED-ig — Kind
Myddfai MUTH-vai — Myddfai
The boys took the plants back to the village.
They helped people with their magic remedies.
They became the famous, kind Doctors of Myddfai!
Welsh Version for Parents
Aeth y bechgyn â’r planhigion yn ôl i’r pentref.
Fe wnaethon nhw helpu pobl gyda’u meddyginiaethau hud.
Daethon nhw’n Feddygon Myddfai enwog a charedig!
Mini Games
Lady of the Lake
Grow the Herbs
Help the Village
One-Page Printable Activity
Colour the magic plants, trace the Welsh words, and draw a blue lake.