tàng-a, ikmar-li?" pulo: ànke "H. K. athai do" pu, are you saying, brothers?" he said: and "H. K. his bow has" saying,

phere-si kàt-lo; chingthu-cherbu-si kàt-lo; fearing they ran away; stumbling and falling they ran;

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ahèmthàp kachile at their jungle hut their own arriving,

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aning-vàngphàk-vàngphàk, ànsi ajo-pàngthàng they vomited (lit. their breast came up), and night-clearing away

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bòr-i-dèt-si adàp hèm chevoilo. Ànsi H. K.-ta with great difficulty in the morning home they returned. Then H. K. also

alàngtum-aphi-aphi dun-si, chilònghe thàm-theròk sarnung them after coming, the worm-casts clods six on the roof

var-dun-lo. Ànsi àn-chòdèt jundèt a-ikmar rit threw. Then rice having eaten having drunk his brothers field (to)

dàmlo; aphi H. K. vànglo. Ànsi atepi àn pilo. went; afterwards H. K. came. Then his sister-in-law rice gave him.

Chodèt jundèt pulo, "Ai tepi! ne dàk Having eaten and drunk he said, "O sister-in-law! I here

nàng-do-dun thèk-the-lo: kòrte-apòk mu-te-apòk aphu-thàk remain with you cannot: my brothers own (doublet) nay even

e-po-apòk-ta ne-pràn ne-mui-si ne arlèn-thuròng; ne-pethi-ji our father own even my life (doublet) me aim at (plur.); me to kill

ne-pejàng-ji-si matha-thuròng. Apòtke ne me to slay they are plotting (plur.). Therefore I

chòngvir-po. Sàng-tèt sàngti him sàngpher-le ne will go a-wandering. A provision of rice bread parched rice also to me

sik-pi-nòn." Ànsi atepi pu-tekàng-lo-- "Lale ne preparing give." Then to his sister-in-law he said on leaving-- "If I

thi-dàm-de jàng-dàm-de-dèt, tàngte ne-kevàng-apòr chelònghe do not die (doublet), then my-returning-time (at) worm-cast

thàm-theròk nàng-varpo; ànke inghoi-inghu kapòt-kaplèng clods-six here I will throw; then the stools the planks

chàm-nòn." Chiru-ràp-jo-si chekàk-lo. wash clean." Having wept together they parted.

Ànsi H. K. athai che-pòn-si kedàm-ma-kedàm, ànsi a-phi Then H. K. his bow having taken went along, and his granny

hèm-epi ahèm le-lo. "O phi! nàng bàng-do?" Sarpi the widow's house (at) arrived. "O granny! are you there?" The old woman

nàng-thàk-dèt "Komàt-ma? dàk putàng-te, ne-dòn ne-ràp there answered "Who is there? as for this place, to me kith and kin

avedèt-pile: komàtsi kevàng-ma?" H. K. thàk-dèt, "Ai ne phi." there is not any: Who is come?" H. K. answered, "Oh, I, granny."