‘Pâst Dannedd’ is a short story written by Mererid Thomas. It’s a stori fer with a warning.
We learn immediately that the story starts in a school, that it’s told from Lisa’s perspective, and that she doesn’t like Ffion.
…doedd hi a Ffion ddim yn dod ymlaen. Doedden nhw ddim yn ffrindiau…
In a PSE lesson the teacher challenges pupils to remove toothpaste from a tube.
Roedd Syr wedi trefnu i dri grŵp gael ras tynnu’r pâst o’r tiwb.
The only moment Lisa enjoys about the lesson is:
pan gafodd Ffion bâst dannedd ar ei siwmper du.
The teacher later reveals that the groups must now put the toothpaste back into the tube - and explains:
…ei bod hi’n amhosib tynnu rhywbeth nôl ar ôl ei ddweud e ar y wê.
Lisa does not agree:
…roedd Syr yn anghywir. Roedd Lisa yn gwybod bod y botwm “Dileu” yn gweithio.
She’s gossiped with friends online before and then deleted everything afterwards:
…wedi iddi wasgu’r botwm “Dileu” roedd popeth wedi mynd.
In the story, Lisa is soon taught a lesson in real life.
When her friend Cari messages her to say Ffion has been seen with a security guard in a shop, the pair believe she’s been arrested for stealing and their imaginations go wild.
Roedd stori fel hyn yn fêl ar fysedd Lisa.
Lisa shares the story online and embellishes it.
Roedd hi wedi gadael mewn car gyda’r heddlu……na, mewn fan heddlu….gyda’r seiren yn seinio….
The next morning, Lisa wonders if she might have stretched the story too far, and she deletes her posts.
When she gets home from school that day, her parents are very angry. They confront her with printouts of what she had written online.
Cochodd Lisa. Roedd popeth ar y papurau – popeth roedd hi wedi ei ddileu… Popeth…
Ffion hadn’t been caught stealing. She’d been talking to her dad who works as a security guard.
Lisa’s parents are very angry with her, but it appears Lisa hasn’t learnt her lesson:
Bai Cari oedd hyn. Hi ddechreuodd y stori ynte?
By the end of the stori fer, Lisa realises that perhaps the PSE lesson hadn’t been so “wirion” after all.
Brwsiodd ei dannedd yn ofalus – ond roedd blas rhyfedd ar y pâst heno rhywsut.
‘Pâst Dannedd’ shows how actions have consequences. Once something is said or done, it can’t easily be taken back. It’s not possible to put the toothpaste back in the tube.
Some of the main themes in the story are bwlio and ffrindiau.
You could discuss these by mentioning the details, events, characters or descriptions from the stori fer that link to the theme.
For example, if you’re discussing “bwlio”, think about the sequence of actions and the impact they have on the person who’s targeted. You can then describe examples of unkind behaviour you’ve experienced or witnessed.
Now, think about how you would answer these questions:
- Pam y gallai rhywun fod yn gas i berson arall?
- Pam bod ffrindiau da yn bwysig?
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Unit 4: Learn about the main events, characters and themes featured in the short story, ‘Pâst Dannedd’, by Mererid Thomas.
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