Ànsi sarpi pulo-- "kopi-kevàng-ma, po? neke Then the old woman said-- "Why have you come, my dear? I am but
hèm-epi: ne hèm ave ne rit ave: a lone widow: I house have not I field have not:
cho-hàng chorèk-chòt-si kecho: kopi kevàng-lo?" H. K. food-begging (doublet) only (from) I eat: why have you come?" H. K.
thàkdèt-- "Nàng-lòng nàng-do-dun-po." Sarpi answered-- "With you I will remain here as a companion." The old woman
pudèt-- "Nàngke recho-athèng kethe-athèng le, kopusi said-- "You that fit-to-be-a-king, fit-to-be-a-great-man are, how
ne-hèm nàng nàng-kedo-dun-thèk-ji ma?" H. K. thàk-dèt-- "Me in my house you can keep me company?" H. K. answered-- "Good,
phi: nàng-do-dun-po." Ànsi do-dun-lo thàk-dun-lo. Ànsi granny: here I will stay." So he stayed with her (doublet). Then
aphi hèmepi pulo-- "H. K., nàng sòk te-dun-nòn; his granny the widow said-- "H. K., do you the paddy spread out to dry;
ne recho-aròng sòk-sàng rèk-dàm-po. Mo sòk I in the king's village paddy-rice to beg am going. After paddy
te-dèt nàng làng-chinglu dàm-ji-sèt-ta, làng-thàk you have spread out, you in the stream bathe to go if want, up-stream
dàm-ri: la etum a-hèm a-lòngle chinglu." Ànsi go not: this of us two house ground (upon) bathe." Then
sòk-te-dèt aphi hèm-epi recho-aròng dàm-lo. paddy having spread out his granny the widow to king's village went.
H. K. sòk pòn-lo: harlo-dun-lòtsi H. K. the paddy took: having turned it over frequently
palòm-pèt pe-rèng-dèt-si sòk in a very short time having thoroughly dried it the paddy
oi-si làng chinglu-dàm-lo. having collected together in the stream he went to bathe.
Ànsi H. K. matha-voi-phàk-- "kopi-apòtsi ne-phi 'làngthàk Then H. K. thought again-- "for what reason my granny 'up stream
dam-ri' pu ne-kepu-tekàng-lo-ma? Làng-thàk nàng-dàm-si go not' saying me telling went away? Up stream there going
nàng-làng-dàm-ji-làng," pusi làngthàk dàmlo. Ser I will go and see for myself," so saying up stream he went. Gold
alàng-the rup alàngthe kephuk thèk-dàm-lo. water-vessels silver water-vessels broken he, going, saw.
"O lasi 'làngthàk dàm-ri' pu ne-phi "Oh, that was why 'up-stream go not' saying my granny
ne-ke pu-tekàng-le. Ningve nèng-arju-ji, komàt-ching told me when she went away. To-night I will ask her, whose