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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? "