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Tha amas aig Mia à Eilean Leòdhais anns na h-Eileanan an Iar asal a teaghlaich a mharcachd air an tràigh. ’S e seo amas a tha i an dùil a choileanadh, ach cha bhi e idir furasta. Tha i gu math cleachdte a bhith a’ cuideachadh le na beathaichean oir gu bheil a pàrantan a’ ruith colaiste airson daoine aig a bheil feumalachdan a bharrachd agus mar phàirt dhen sin, tha tuathanas aca, le caoraich, gobhair, cearcan-fhrangach, rabaidean agus asalan.

Chan eil mòran asalan no asalan-obrach anns na h-Eileanan an Iar. A dh'aindeoin seo, tha Mia uile chinnteach gu bheil i airson Jimmy a thrèanadh ged a tha e cho righinn ri ròn! Le bhith cho dèidheil air eich agus seach gun deach a togail ann an àrainneachd air a cuairteachadh le beathaichean, tha i a’ creidsinn gun urrainn dhi buaidh a thoirt air Jimmy.

Le ceangal làidir agus dàimh shònraichte aice ris a’ bheathach ghràdhach seo, chì sinn Mia a’ strì gus smachd a chumail air Jimmy crosta. Feumaidh i a thrèanadh gus èisteachd rithe, gus trotadh agus gus stad an uair a thèid iarraidh air. Bidh tòrr obair na lùib, ach tha Mia deònach an dùbhlan a ghabhail os laimhe. Bheir Mia sealladh dhuinn air an t-saoghal aice cuide ri Jimmy, a caraid as fheàrr leatha.

Eleven-year-old Mia from the Isle of Lewis in the Western Isles has a dream to ride the family donkey on the beach. This is a dream she intends to fulfil, but it certainly won’t be an easy task. She is no stranger to helping out with animals as her parents run a college for people who have additional needs and as part of that, they have a farm with sheep, goats, hens, turkeys, rabbits, and donkeys, of course!

There aren’t many donkeys or indeed working donkeys in the Western Isles. Despite that, Mia is determined that she is going to train Jimmy even though he is a stubborn mule! With a love of horses and having grown up in an environment surrounded by animals, she believes she can work her magic on Jimmy.

With a strong and special connection to this loving animal, we follow Mia as she strives to discipline Jimmy, who can be mischievous and challenging at times. She will need to train him to listen to her, to trot and to stop on command. It will take a lot of hard work and effort, but Mia is up for the challenge.