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NATIVE TEXTS 727
THE TURTLE AND 1-1-no Bust! TURKEY
Nnmbwa Ho verzei Zen MIm1na1‘,' ivabvaH lm nrambromb m'n nnai
THe turtle dwelt on land at Mbriinai; sHe ? in P in tHe
malaH, En metew malau iio lau iuaHvaH lm
malaH tree. And tHe busH turkey dwelt P in tHe water, sHe ? in
mates. En {top mbwelmg vere Zen Nimbninai; Hes
tHe sea. And sHe jumped unto tHe land at Nimbriinai; sHe saw
mzmbwu ,' iwn : " I mmgk, nambwu, uspzrasve, amt
tHe turtle ; sHe said 1 “ Look Here, turtle, you are not strong, so tHat
nimor silt geles mmgk at gembwil mmgk; ileH wut kimmgk
any man may see tHee and may kill tHee; it is good tHat I
ninggolo 1/nee gm wut ninggdes nimorot sflt at
I sHould dwell on land because I can see any man and
1u'/nggotop, ninggorop lmm.“ En mzmbwn ilong i1/to
I can jump [away], I can run away." And tHe turtle went ?
lam m mtew malau im lm Mlminai, ivaHvaH
P in tHe water, and tHe busH turkey dwelt at Mbriinai, sHe ?
inn mzmlnva lm nrombromb Mn mzai malaH. En nambwa
sHe resembles tHe turtle in P of tHe malaH tree. And tHe turtle
iva 141 pi: gai/aH Ian neies, ital mial lis, ivaH
? ? sHe will Lay [eggs] in tHe sea, back again, sHe lays [eggs]
vzrez Hw nimbinman, an ital ngamgar [is mbalnu, ivmn pix um!
on land by (along) tHe sand, and sHe P quickly again ? ? P tHat
golo I/era, u/at mtew malau 1's1'm17sim? in.
sHe will dwell on land, in tHe place wHere tHe busH turkey settled.
STORY or rm-; LARGE Bum Nam'mb AND ‘nus SMALL Om: Nevilala
Nwilala iniim Mlm imbou; nooimb mien ivari.
THe nu/ilala Had large a voice; tHe nazrimb His voice was little.
Na/11' sunwndew nin niuuv itop Raai. Nemm
THe gong-rHytHm sumï¬Åndzw of tHe izur dance ? sounded. All tHe
maH rnirung um! rev!/er’ In teuv, raial.
birds Heard (wisHed) tHat tHey migHt go to mu tHey migHt sing.
En nuoimb isump ,' inrimiirim Mr mien
And tHe mmimlr sat down; He remembered about His voice [tHat]
ivafl, an 4'11/er binggm nwilala : " Ninggzlip
it was little, and He said unto tHe nwilala: “I will take
nelvm ninggaial nilaur ! " New/ilala
tHy voice, I will sing (i.e. wisH to) tHe taurl“ THe mvilala
iu/er : “ Nowuswus, guviim sump ! " Nooimb
said: “I1 I ask you will let me Have it back!" THe nuoimb
iwer mial lis: “Ninggas iriimva, ninggaial maH nitaur at
replied again: "I will not keep it, I will ï¬ÅnisH singing tzur and
ninggelip mial binggam.â€ù Nevilala in/er: “Ba1anggm) "
I will take (it) back unto you.â€ù Nzvilalu said: “Truly? "