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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: A Collection of Kachári Folk-Tales and Rhymes - -Author: J. D. Anderson - -Release Date: November 11, 2016 [EBook #53506] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK KACHARI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES *** - - - - -Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project -Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of -public domain material from the Google Books project.) - - - - - - - - - - A - COLLECTION - OF - KACHÁRI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES, - - INTENDED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO - REVEREND S. ENDLE'S - KACHÁRI GRAMMAR. - - - BY - J. D. ANDERSON, - INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE. - - SHILLONG: - PRINTED AT THE ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE. - 1895. - - - - - - - - -TRANSLITERATION. - - -I am sorry to find that in transcribing I have wandered away from -Mr. Endle's system of marking the values of the vowels. But the -differences are, in essence, very small. - -The circumflex accent indicates a long vowel. - -"å" is as in Mr. Endle's Grammar. - -"ù" is the guttural "u" printed in Mr. Endle's Grammar as "u." - - -J. D. A. - - - - - - - - -PREFACE. - - -This little collection of Kachári folk-stories and rhymes is intended -as a supplement to the Reverend Mr. Endle's Grammar of the language, -and as a reading-book for those who have acquired an elementary -knowledge of Kachári. I have added a rough translation, thinking -that these specimens of the folk-lore of a very simple and primitive -people may be of interest to some who do not care to learn Kachári, -and that it may stimulate others to make fuller and more successful -excursions into an unexplored field. These stories were collected -during a tour of only six weeks' duration in the Kachári mauzas of -Mangaldai, and cost only the effort of taking down the tales as they -were dictated. Not only the Kacháris, but the other hill tribes of -Assam have doubtless their stores of folk legends which have never -been exploited; and it pleases me to hope that others may find it -as pleasant as I have found it, to collect these fictions of the -savage mind over the camp fire. The text of the stories suggests a -problem which it may amuse some one with better opportunities or more -perseverance than myself to solve. It will be noticed that while the -words are for the most part Kachári words, the syntax is curiously -like the Assamese syntax. As an instance of this I have taken down -(see page 1) an accused person's statement in both Assamese and -Kachári. The Kachári version is, literally, a word-for-word translation -of the Assamese. I can think of no other two languages in which it -would be possible to translate a long statement word for word out -of one into the other and yet be idiomatic. The most characteristic -idioms are exactly reproduced. The Assamese says mor bapáy, but tor -báper. The Kachári similarly says Ângnî âfâ, but nangnî namfâ. The -Assamese says e dâl láthi; the Kachári translates gongse lauthi. The -Assamese says gai-pelay kalon; the Kachári khithâ-hùi-man. And many -more instances will occur to any one with a knowledge of Assamese -who reads these stories. Briefly, it may be said that Kachári, -as it is spoken in Darrang, has a vocabulary mostly of the Bodo -type, though it contains many words borrowed from the Assamese. Its -syntax, on the other hand, is nearly identical with the Assamese, -almost the only exception being the use of the agglutinate verb -(see page 26 of Mr. Endle's Grammar). Even the agglutinate verb is -more or less reproduced in Assamese in the use of such expressions -as gai pelay. Now it is quite possible that the Kacháris, from long -association with their Hindu neighbours, have learnt their syntax, -while retaining their own vocabulary. A more tempting theory is that -Assamese and Kachári are both survivals of the vanished speech of the -great Koch race, who, we know, ruled where Assamese and Kachári are -now spoken side by side; that Assamese has retained the Koch syntax, -while it has adopted the Hindu vocabulary of Bengal; that Kachári -has preserved both vocabulary and syntax. This theory, if it can be -defended, would at last give Assamese a valid claim to be considered -a separate tongue, and not a mere dialect of Bengali. It would also -give an explanation of the vexed question of the origin of the word -Kachári. Ârúi is a common patronymic in the Kachári speech. As Mr. Gait -has noted in his Census Report, the Kacháris have totemistic clans, -calling themselves Bâg-ârùi, sons of the tiger, and so on. What more -simple than that the Koch-ârùi are the sons of the Koches? So far, -the problem is one of mere guesswork and theory. But there are other -branches of the Bodo tongue in the Tipperah and Gáro Hills and in -North Cachar, where men of the Bodo race do not come into contact with -Assamese. Do the same idioms and the same syntax exist there? If not, -they were probably borrowed from Hindu sources. If they do, it seems -probable that these idioms and this syntax have survived not only in -them, but in the Hinduised Assamese. - -I had intended to draw up a list of the agglutinate verbs found in -this little collection of stories to supplement that given at page -26 of Mr. Endle's Grammar. But anyone interested in the subject will -find them for himself in the stories, and will learn more easily -from the context than from any vocabulary what the precise shades of -meaning of the interpolated particles are. They are a very curious and -interesting feature of the language, and are probably found in richer -abundance where the well of Bodo undefiled has not been contaminated -by a mixture with other tongues. - -I must not conclude without offering my hearty thanks to the Reverend -Mr. Endle for his advice and help in collecting these stories, and -to Samson, my tutor, who was in truth "the only begetter of these -ensuing" fictions. He told me most of them and corrected all. I have -no doubt he has many other primitive legends, if any one will take -the trouble to write them down. - - -J. D. ANDERSON. - -The 21st September 1894. - - - - - -P.S.--There can be no doubt that the Kachári of Darrang is greatly -influenced by the surrounding Assamese, though, even now, many -Kacháris, and especially women, do not speak Assamese at all. There -is an anecdote among the Kacháris showing the inconveniences of the -bilingual state. A Kachári lad married an Assamese girl, and going to -his mother-in-law's house was given food. His hospitable mother-in-law -cried to him "Khâ! Khâ!" so he bound her hand and foot. Then she -laughed, seeing that he supposed her to be talking Kachári. So she -said to him (in Kachári) "Zâ! Zâ!" on which he went away. I am afraid -the Kachári syntax is borrowed from Assamese. - - - - - - - - -KACHÁRI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES. - - -AN ACCUSED PERSON'S STATEMENT IN ASSAMESE AND KACHÁRI. - - -Question.--Tumi ki kaba khujá? - Nang mâ bungnù nâmaidang? - -Answer.--Mangalbár diná may ishkulalai gaichhilon. Âmár parikshár - Mangalbár diná âng ishkulau thângdangman. Zangnî parikhâ-nî - -din haichhile. Mástore ámáre ghar âhibalai du bájit chuti dile. -din zâdangman. Mâstorâ zangfùrkhô nå fainù-lâgi du bâzit chuti hùnai. - -Gharat áhi, khai-dai-kari, Nandir tát paribalai galon. - Nå fainânai, zâùi lùngùi, Nandi-nî-au sùlungnù lâgi thângnaise. - -Nandiye mot-kai beshi pare. Tin bájit may gaichhilon. Tát - Nandi âng-nùkhri sùlùng-sî-nù. Tini baziau âng thângnai. Bean - - derh ghanta parichhon. Sáre chári bájit pari thakár pará -ghantâ-se-khaise sùlùngnai. Ghantâ brùi-khaise sulungbai thânai-au - - mar Paramesvari bhanir mát sunilon; "Maharánir dohai, -ângnî Paramesvari âgùi-nî mâthù khnânaise; "Mahârâni-nî dohai, - - Kampanir dohai, mar garbbhabati baiek chulit dhariba -Kampani-nî dohai, ângnî modom-au thânai âgùi-nî kheneau homnù - -ne pai." E rakam buli sunáte may ulai áhilon. Dekhon ji - manâ." Be baidî bungnai khnânai-au âng onkhât-bù-naise. Nunaise - - Kuntiye Gilásiye chulia-chuli-kai pariyáchhe, áru -Kunti-zang Gilâsi-zang kheneau hom-lai-nânai goglainânai dang, ârù - - Paramesvariye o Ilásiye. Mosai e dál rul ánipelai Gilásik -Paramesvari zang Ilâsi-zang. Mosaiâ rul gong-se lânânai Gilâsikhô - - erwai dile, Kuntik ágar mári dharichhe. Bám háte Kuntir -sågå-hù-naise, Khhunthikhô hom-khiùp-naise. Âkhsîzang Khunti-nî - - hátat dharichhe, hon hátat rulir ághát karichhe Kunti tatkhânât -âkhâiau homdang, âgdâ zang rul zang bu dang Khhuntiâ obânù - - pari gaichhe. Tár sheshe Madhu áhichhe. Âhi Kuntik chulit -gaglai-nângnai. Bînî unau Madhu fainai. Fainânai Khuntikhô kheneau - -dhari e char márichhe. May galon; gay pelay kalon: -homnânai sùbâ-se sùbânaise. Âng thângnaise; thângnânai khithânaise: - -"Apo e sab bar anyáy kathá. He ke janie tomár jiyar, e -"Brai befùr hâmâ khorâng. Be sâne-sùâbù nangnî fisâzù, be - - ke janie tomár jiyar. Tomár jiyar-hatak ji ne márilá, mor -sâne-sùâbù nangnî fisâzù. Nangnî fisâzù-fùrkhô zi buâ-khùise, ângnî - -bhani-hatak kio márilá? Tomár jiyar-hatak o máriba puá, mor -âgùi-fùr-khô mânù bunai? Nangnî fisâzù-fùr-khô bù bu-nângauman, ângnî - - bhanihatak o máriba puá. Âru ran bhángi diba puá." E -âgùi-fùr-khô bù bu-nângauman. Ârù nânglai-nai sefai-nângauman." Erùi - -buli kawáte mok bukate Bângâli-ghusâ [1] marile. He -khithánai-au âng-khô zerbâ-i-au Bângâli-ghusâ saunaise. Be - -ghusá khai, may jijir-muá khálon. Tenekwâte mar bapair mât -sau-zâ-nânai âng zingri-mutdâ maunaise. Ereaunù ângnî âtâr mâthù - -sunichhon. Bapay-e kaichhe: "Mor garbha-bati cháwálik -khnânaise. Âfâiâ khithâdang: "Ângnî modom-au thânai hingzausâkhô - -ne máribí." Kawate Mosai ahile; mor bapaik e már - dâ bu." Khithânai-au-nù Mosâiâ fainaise; ângnî âfâkhô phongse - -márichhe. Bapáye bágari parichhe. Tár pichhat Madhue e már - budang. Âfâ gaglainaise. Bînî unau Madhuâ-bù phongse - -márichhe. Tár pichhat Kámesvar bar báns e dal lai áhichhe. - budang. Bînî unau Kâmesvar wâ gedet gongse lâbodang. - -Mar manat sandeha hal. Mor bapáy burha mánu. E du - Ang gînaise. Ângnî âfâ brai mânsùi. Be phong-ne - - mârate bapay kápi áchhe. Tenekwáte Kámesvare marichhe -bu-nai-au-nù âfâiâ maubai thâdang. Bebaidî-nù Kamesvarâ fongse - -e már. Tenekwáte Madhu o e dal báns lai mariba-lai áhichhe. -budang. Bebaidînù Madhu bù wâ gongse lânanai bunù faidang. - -Pránar bhay dekhí, ji thait sangrám haichhe, he thait e dál báns -Thoinu gînânai, zerau nânglaidangman, beau nù wâ-gon gongse - - pálon. Mor bapaik mâre buli, mai o e bár Madhuk márilon. -man-nai. Ângnî âfâkhô bugan hannánai, ângbù fongse Madhukhô bunaise. - - Murat parichhe, na kót parichhe, mor gát yád nai. -khårå-au-sù gaglai-khù, na mau-sù gaglai-khù, âng khithânù bâiâ. - -Tetia Madhu mátit pari gaichhe. Mor bapaik may toli laichhon. -Obânu Madhuâ hâ-i-au gaglainaise. Ângnî âfâkho âng dikhângnaise. - -Tenekwát mor kakai áhi paichhe. Kokai-e may-e ámár bapaik -Ereaunù ângnî âdâ så fainaise. Âdâzang ângzang zang-nî âfâkhô - -lai áhichhon, ârû Madhudale Madhuk lai gaichhe. - lâbônaise, ârû Madhuni-frâ Madhukhô lângnaise. - - - - - -DÙIM DÙIS NI KHORÂNG. - -Sânùi brai burui man. Phâre unau bîsur gothai brai-buruî zâlângbâ, -buruiâ zingâsînânai brainu khithânaise "Brai, zangfùrhâ zî dânai -fisâfur dang, bîsùr mâ zânânai thânggan?" Erui bungbâ braia mai hu -khâmnu lâgi Khubernîau thângnânai, mai sobai bîsor ârù lai-megong -lâfâ megong bîfùr mânî-nî bîgot-zului bînânai nå-i-au lâbônânai -sânsnî sânzât lâmâiau hor thânânai, nå man-fai-nânai buruinù -khithanaise: "Ang gasenù bigot-zului lâbobai." Phâre nå-i-au sân-ne-sù -thânânai, khet khâmnù lâgi sorai fithâ-gundui lânânai hâ, nainù lâgi -thângnaise. Phâre gahâm hâ, dåtse nai-ui frâbui fâtbrùi-thing-bù zurâ -khânânai dinnanai nå fainaise. Unau sânseni-khâli khodal sekhâ, -bifùr-mâni lânânai thângnânai hâgrâ eonânai ârù bî hâgrâtùrkhô -saunânai hâkhô mazâng khâmnaise. Bînîfrai, sanzâ sanâp ârù sâ khùlâ -fâtbrùi-thing khulumnânai khonâ brùithing phongse phongse zaunaise. - -Biaunù hâ gasenù mannaise. Phâre baidî baidî mai ârù fîfâng -megon-thaigong boikhôbù fùnânai hùnaise. Phâre hâbâ zapbâ braiâ nåi-au -thângnânai zirai nânai thânaise. Obâsù âzîbù dang khâlibù dang sânse -buruiâ mai nainù lâgi braikhô lùgù homnaise. Khintu braia bungnaise -"Lâmâiau dùi gùiâ. Nanghâ dùi gâng-bâ âng maunîfrai hùnù?" Theobù -bî brai-nî khorâng khnâsongâlâbâ embrâbrâ braikhô homnaikhai -lâng-gnâng-naise. Phâre thângùi thângùi mainî hâ man-sî man-sî zâbâ, -buruihâ dùi gângnânai brainù khithâbâ, braiâ bungnaise "Âng nangnù -dùhùi-nù khithâ-dangman, nonggâ? lâmâ-i au gùia hannânai? Theobù -ângnî khorâng khnâ-i-âlâbâ fainânai ângkhô dukhu hùíù. Ereùi bungbâ, -buruiâ bungnaise. Dinî âng dùi man-lâng-âbâ, thoi-sî-gan. Nang âng-nù -dùi hùnùnânggô." Phâre unau braiâ mungbù upai mane zânânai, dùi -namai-nâng-naise. Nâmaie nâmaie fukurimanse nubâ, bî buruinî megonkhô -hî zang khânânai be fukuri-hâ-lâgi lângnaise. Ârù braiâ bungnaise -"Nang be fukuri khô naiâlâbâ dùi lâng." Khintu dùi lângbâ-rù mâbâ -mâbâ dùi nî dau ârù hângsùfrâ birlai-bâ, bîkhô khnânânai, bîkhô nainù -lubuinânai nainaise. Beaunù daufùrnî gelenai ârù rong zâlainai nunânai -bîhâbù brai zang rong zâlainù mon zânaise. Obâsù braiâ khâmâ, buruiâ -âgârâ. Phâre braiâ buruinî khorâng lânù gnâng zânaise. Obâsù bîsùrhâ -âji-bù-thâiù khâli-bù-thâiù gåthå gåthai zânaise. Zâbâ, bîsùrkhô -fisînù hâekhai braiâ bîsùrkhô buruinî khorângzang Hem-nî hâzô-au -lângnânai beaunù fukuri manse khâmnânai baidî baidî nâ khâmnânai -dùiau hogârnânai dinbù-naise. - -Phâre unau Srî braiâ sùimâ fudrun mâse lânanai, mùi sessâ ârù -khusung nâmaibaie nâmaibaie dùi gângsù dangman. Ereau-nù Srî braiâ -be fukuriau thâng-fnâng-naise. Beaunù dùi nunânai lângnù nâmaibâ, -nâfrâ bîkhô raidaunaise. "Afâ, nang bení dùi lângbâ, zangfùrkhô -gahâm khâmnânggan." Beaunù bî sùmai lânânai, dùikhô lângbâ, náfrâ -bungnaise. "Dâ nang zangfùrkhô Loitho hâlâgî lâng." Beaunù Srî -braiâ gaigainù lauthî zang dru-dru bù-bù-bâ khîthû khîthû dùi bùhùi -bùnai, ârù nâfrâ bù fainaise. Bîbaidînù dùisâ zânaise. Obâsù unau -nâfrâ Srî brai-nù lao thaise ârù khumrâ thaise hotaaise. Phrâ bîkhônù -lâbônanai sâse khurmâ-nî nå-i-au hâpfaibâ bînù zô mîkhâm ârù ômâ mâse -buthâtnânai hùnaise. Phâre okhà naibâ Srî braiâ be khumrâ-khô bînî -khurmânù hunaise. Hùbâ bi khumrâkhô dânkhaubâ thâkâ gazâ mannânai -ârù bâtî-se khâm zâhùnù lâgi omâ buthâtnaise. Ârù omâ bikhau [2] -man-se dinnaise. Zâkhâng-ùi frâbùi fainù nâmaibâ omâ bikhaukhô Srî -brainù hùnaise. Hùbâ ârù braiâ laukhôbù khurmânù hùnaise. Bî lau-au -darbî gazâ dangman. Khintu be khorângkhô braiâ mi-thiâ. Ârù bînî -khurmâiâ-bù bî-nù khithâ-i-â-khùise. Unau braiâ nåi-au fainaise. Ârù -bîhâ nå-i-au bînî fisâzù-khô zâbrâ zânânai thânai nunaise. Bî lao ârù -khumrâ-khô bînî khurmâ-khô hùlângnaikhai bîbaidî zâbrâ zânai ârù bînî -khurmâiâ-bù be lao ârù khumrâ-khô lâkhmânaikhai zâbrâ gabrâp zânânai -thânaise. Obâsù bînî unau nâ-frâ ozâ zâ-thî-nânai bîsùr-nî nå-i-au -thângnânai gadân nai-hùi-nânai [3] khithânaise "Nang-sùr zùsâ mairong -ârù goe zorâse fâthùi zorâse ârù dau mâse lânânai dùisâ-i-au hùnânai -khulumbâ, nang-sùr-hâ zâbrâ gâgan." Besùr bibaidi-nù khâmnânai zâbrâ -gânaise. Bînîkhai dâ Båråfrâ dùisâ dùimâ fùrkhô khulumù. Zapbai! - - - - - -SÂSE OLSI GÅTHÅ NÊ KHORÂNG. - -Sâse olsiâ gåthå dangman. Bî mâlai hâli oinânai mai gai zap-bâ, -obâsù bî mâmâr dublîau hâli oi-hùi-dang. Phâre Bùthùr braiâ olsia -gåthåkhô hâli oinai nunânai bî thângnù hâekhai, bungnaise. "Helùi -gåthå, nanglai dâ mâ hâlî oidang-hùi, bùthùrâ mobâbânù thângbai. Dâ -mai gaibâ, mâ zâbâu-nù?" Theobù bî bîkhô naifinâ, mosôkhô bùâ dhum -dhum dhâm dhâm [4] bunânai, nâtzret nâtflet bâli oibai thâiù. Unau -braiâ khonle khonle sùngnaikhai gåthåâ brâp-nânai nai-gedau-nânai -bungnaise "Nanglai maunî brai lùi? Âng khô hâli oinaiau be baidî -sùngbai thâiù? Anghâ mâ zâdang, âng sù mithîdang." Beaunù braiâ -bungnaise "Nonggâ, lùi âfâ, âng nangkhô gahâm khorâng-sù khithânù -nâmaidang!" Beaunù gåthåâ bungnaise "Mâ khorâng dang? Mâmâr -khithâ! Ânghâ hâli oinù sân zolângbai!" Obâsù braiâ bungnaise "Då -hâli oinânai mâ zânù? Bùthùr thângbai," hanbâ, gåthåâ bungnaise -"Bî bobething thângkhù? Mau thângkhù nang ângnù khithânanai hù. Âng -mai gainù manâbâ, mâ zânânai thâng-gan?" Obâsù braiâ bungnaise -"Nang âglânu mâlai zang lùgùse hâli oinânai mai gaibâ hâmgauman, -dâlai bùthùr-khô sùr nunù hâgo, ârù mâbrùi bîkhô laifin-nù?" Beaunù -gåthåâ bungnaise "Nang khithînânai hùnù hâbâ, âng bîkhô zerùïbâbù -lâbônù hâgan." Hanbâ, bîkhô braiâ bùlù hâekhai khithânaise "Nang -bething thângùi thâbâ khårå phut-thru-thru brai sâse thokon thunânai -dubli gezer gezer thangnai nugan. Obâniâ nang bîkhônù hom. Ârù -bî zere khithâ-i-ù nang bebaidînù khâmdùi" hannânai, bùthùr braiâ -thângnaise. Obâsù gåthåâ hâli hogârnânai nåiau fainânai bîmâ buruikhô -mâmâr khâm songnù hùnânai, zâùi lângùi bîmânù khithânaise "Ai, nang -gâbun fungzânî khâm songnânai hù, ârù, mairong khothâse bùnnânai -hù. Âng bùthùr braikhô hùs-ù-lâng-nù. nânggô. "Manâthù dinî âng hâli -oinaiau brai sâse fainânai mai gainainî Bùthùrâ thangbai hannânai -khithânai, ârù bikhô hùsù lângbâ mangan, ârù bîzere khâmnù thinù, -bebaidî-nù khâm hannânai khithâlângnai." Obâsù buruia okhâ naibâ -khâm songnânai gåthåkhô zâ-hù-ùi lâng-hù-ùi mairong khothâse -bùnnânai hùnânai gåthåkhô hogârnaise. Gåthåâ thângùi thângùi -zaikhônù lùgù manù, bîkh-ônù sùngù, bîsùr bungù: "Bùthùr thângbai -hannânai mithigô. Bî mâbrùi ârù bobething thâng-khù, bîkhô zangfùr -khithânù hâiâ." Beaunù gåthåâ gadau-srau zânânai bobething thângan -hannânai zerenù manù erenù dubli gezer gezer thâbai baibâ gazânau brai -sâse nuhotnaise Nuhotbâ bînù bù-thùr zânù nânggô nungnânai, bî-khô -bungnaise "Âfâ, råthå! dåse råthå! Ang nang-ni-au manse khorâng sùngnù -nâmaidang." Theobù braiâ khnâsongâlâbâ thângùi thâiù. Gåthåâ-bù khithù -khîthù thângùi thângùi khithâ-lângù. Gabauzang braiâ nai fâfin-nanai -bungnaise "Mâ hekhong-hekhong sùr gåthålùi maunî lùi nanglai?" hannânai -sùngbâ gåthåâ bungnaise "Âfâ brai, da brâp-lùi! ang manse dukhuau -gaglâi-nânai, nangnî khâthiau faidang." Hanbâ, braiâ "Mâmâr khithâ -mâmâr khitha âng thângnù nânggô, ânghâ nåâ gazân, hor-thô hùi-gan;" -hannaise. Obâsù gåthåâ khithânaise "Âfâ âng nangkhô bùthùr brai baidî -nùiù. Bînîkhai nang ângkhô dâ buthât. Mâlaiâ boibù mai gaithrå-bai -âng un zânanai daise bù gainù hâ-e khùise. Bînîkhai nang dåse -thâng-fâfin-bâ ângha mai zagan" bungnaikhai, braia bînù khithâ-naise -"Âng dâ faibai, thâng fâ-finnù hâlia, nang benîfrai mâmâr thângnânai, -zese hâiù gathâng-gabrâm hâli oinânai mai gaihùithâng." Obâsù gåthåâ -fainânai zerenù manù, erenù khothiâ [5] khinî-khô gai-brop-nânai -dinnaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -GÅTHÅ MÂMRA NÎ KHORÂNG. - -Sânùi brai bùrùihâ gåthå sâse dangman. Braiâ gåthå uduibâ-nù -thoi-lâng-naise. Obâsù bîmâ bùrùiâ bîbai-nânai gåthåkhô bângai -fidit-bâ gåthåâ bungnaise "Ai, âng dâ mosô gumnù hâ-sî-gô. Nå-se-au -murkhiâ hâpnù nâmaiù." Bînî bîmâ bungnaise "Âfâ fisâtlaiâ, nang âng -thoiâgo mâni dukhu zânù nânggâ." Khintu fisâtlaiâ bînî dukhu mon -hùâlâbâ sâse nî nåiau murkhiâ hâpnaise. Phâre bîkhô murkhiâ-frâ -mosô gum-zâp-nù hùâ. Obâsù sâse gurkhiâ braiâ bîkhô onnânai -gum zâp-hù-naise. Phâre gurkhiâfrâ bîkhô nunù hâiâ, ârù boibù -bu-i-ù. Bînîkhai unau bî thânù hâekhai, monau dukhu khâmnânai, -bùidâkh-sâri lângnaise. - -Phâre thângùi thângùi bî nâmâ-i-au Simlî Bîr khô lùgù mannaise. Phâre -bîkhô bungnaise "Dau, nanglai mâ bîr lùi? Simlî bîfâng fângse mâni -bân-bù-dang!" Obânù bî bungnaise; ângnù mâ bîr, lùi, âdâ? Zekhô -bungù Gilâ Charan bîr, bîsù bîr!" Obâ gåthåâ bungnaise, "Bî bîrâ -ângnù!" Bungbâ, obâ, "Âng nang zang thângfâgan lùi, âdâ." Erui -hannânai, bî zang thângnaise. Bebaidînù thângùi thângùi ârù Dhop Bîr -khô lùgù manbâ, bîkhô bù bungnaise "Dau, be lai mâ bîr lùi? Dhop -bîtâng fângse mâni hâtsingnù bân-bù-gâr-dang!" Obâsù bî bungnaise -"Ang-lai mâ bîr lùi, âdâfùr. Zi Gilâ Charan bîr bî, sù!" Obâ Gilâ -Charan bungnaise, "E gùi, bî lai ângnù nanggâ lùi?" Erùi hanbâ, -"O âdâ, obâ âng-bù nang sùr zang thângfâgan," hannânai bisùr zang -thângnaise. Bebaidinù Bîsor Bîr, Bândor Bîr, Hâgor Bîr, ârù Ot Bîr -boi zang bîsùr sârå bîr zânaise. Bebaidînu lùgùse thângùi thângùi -sâse. Raikhô burui-nî nå man-hùi-bâ, beaunù khâm song-zâ-nù lâgi -sâse bîr Raikhônî-au ot bainù thângnaise. Thângbâ, Raikhô bùrùiâ -mânsùi nunânai zânù lubuinânai lomzâ-thî-nânai udunânai thânaise, -ârù bî bîrkhô bungnaise "Âbo, ângni khâthi-au-nù ot dang, sukhângnânai -lângfai!" Hanbâ, bî fainânai sukhângdangman. Ereaunù khathiau thânai -hâkhorau zùnânai khùkhlainaise. Bîbaidi-nù gabâu zâbâ, boibo sâse sâse -thângnânai, beaunù gaglai-thrå-naise. Obâsù Gilâ Charan bîrâ manse -khorâng zâbai nungnânai bîau thângnânai, Raikhô buruikhô nunaise. Obâsù -bî Raikhô burui khô sùbâ-khrâng hot-naise. Beaunù bùrùiâ dukhu mannânai -"Abo, nang ângkhô dâ buthât!" hanbâ; "Obâ ângni âgùifùr khô dîhonnânai -hù." Ereui bungnai-au-nù bùrùi zâkhlâ gongse lâbonânai besurkhô -hâkhor-nîfrai dîkhângnaise. Phâre unau bî Raikho bùrùikhô bùthât-naise. - -Arù bîzang thângùi thângùi sâne Raikhô thânai thauni -man-hùi-naise. Man-hùi-bâ, beaunù simlî-Bîr-khô mikhâm song-nù -thin-nânai, bîsùr shikâr khâmnù thângnaise. Phâre bî khâm songnânai -dinnaise. Khintu Raikho sânùiâ fainânai khâmkhô zâfainaise. Phâre -bîsùr fainânai, "khâmâ hùrù?" hannânai bungbâ "E âdâfur, âng -mikhâm songnù baugârbai lîfùr, manâthu âng gumâ mazâng mâse -nunânai bîkhô naibai thâdangman." Khintu Gilâ Charan bî khorângkho -mithîdangman. Bînîkhai bî thânânai khâm songnaise. Phâre khâm -zânù lâgi Raikhô sânùiâ fainânai; "Ùi gåthå! zangfùrnù khâmâ hù -lùi!" Hanbâ, bungnaise "Zangfùrnù ukhùinânai dang, nangsùrnù mâbrùi -hùgan!" bungbâ "Gådå-i-au set-bâ gâkhir onkhâtnai gåthå-â-nù [6] -zangfurkhô ereùi khithâiù nâ?" bungbâ, sânùikhô-bù gådå homnânai Gilâ -Charanâ dubli dotse nî gazân khubui-hot-naise. Obâsù bîsûr bînîfrai -bekhô zânù hannânai, brâpnânai hârau-hurau hù-sù-lai-bù-naise. Obâ -bîsùr-khô-bù dân-thât-naise. Bebaidînù sâ-thâm-nî-frai sârå-hâ-lâgi -Raikhô bùthâtnânai, Raikhôfurnî mikhâm songnai sârå hânthî hingzau -lâbonânai, nå khâmnânai zâbai thânaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -SÁSE PHÂLÂNGI GÅTHÅNI KHORÂNG. [7] - -Sâse uduiau-nù bîfâ thoizânai gåthå dangman. Phâre âzi âzi khâli khâli -bî gedet zâbâ sânse bîmânî-au sùngnaise "Ai, âglâ zangfùrhâ âfâ-i-â -lai mâ maunânai zâdangman?" hanbâ, bîmâiâ hâmâ sunânai khithânaise -"Namfâiâ desù desù fâlângî khâmnânai zâdangman. Bî thâblâ, dâ -zangfrâ esebù dukhu zâiâman" hanbâ, bî bungnaise. "Uh! obâ bî hâbâ-khô -âng hâiâ nâ! Bese thâkâ dang, ângnù dîhonnânai hù!" Hanbâ, bîmâiâ -bungnaise "Âfâ nang bîbaidî khâmnù nânggâ. Âng bîùi gâpùi nangnù -zâhùgan. Nang mâlainî dekhuau thângnânai mâbruibâ thoibâ betbâ âng -mâbrùi thâgan?" Theobù gåthå â khnâsongâlâbâ embrâ-brâ bîmâ-nî-au -thâkâ bînâ-nai lânânai bastu bainaise, ârù nau gongse nâmainânai -lânaise, ârù gâsenù zå zâbâ, mânsùi sânùi-sù homnânai bîmâ buruikhô -khulumnânai mâlainî dekhu-au nau zang thângnaise. Bebaidînù thângùi -thângùi gâmî dåtse dùi-gâthan-au naukhô khânânai, gâmî gâmi bastu -phân-hù-naise. Bî gâgai nau ne-ù. Bebaidînù thâùi thâùi beau-nù -sùrbâ brai burui sâ-nùi-hâ hângsù gufut mâse dangman. Bînù bîsùrnù -dùi laiùi mikham songùi hùgrâ-man. Bîkhônù sânse bî gåthåâ dùi -gathânau gagainî hângsù-bîgur-khô khùnanai din-nânai ârù mazâng -sikhlâ-sâ zânânai duguinai nunaise. Bînîfrainù boi hângsù-nî girimâ -brai-bùrùi-khô on-sù-nânai thau ârù bînî nau-au zî zî bastu dang, -ozâinù bângai bângai hùnù homnaise. Bîbaidînù bastufùrkhô fânùi -fânùi fân-zap-bâ nåiau fainai so-nai-khai bî brai buruinî nå-iau -thângnânai thâkâ zâbrâ hùnânai, hângsù khô bîbâ, brai bùrùiâ -"Erenù lâng" hannânai bungdangman, khintu bî fâfù- [8]nâng zânù -gînânai, brai-nî-gnâng bastu-khai embrâ-brâ thâkâ hùnânai hângsùkhô -lâbônaise. Bînîfrai nau lânânai fai-ùi faiùi nå man-fai-nânai, âzibù -thâiù khâli-bù thâiù bî hângsù mânsùi zâ-i-e nunânai, sânfrimbù -hâmlângnaise. Bîkhônù nunânai bîmâ buruiâ mâlainîau sùngbai baibâ -raubù mungbù khithânù hâiâ Khintu biaunù bùrùi sâse dangman. Bînîau -sùngbâ, bî bungnaise "Âgùi, nang bîkhônù mithiâkhùi nâ? Bî fâlângi -khâmnai thângnai-au bîhâ mâbâ manse zâdang. Nang bîkhô buddî khâmbâ, -mithînù hâgan." Hanbâ, bîmâ bùrùiâ bungnaise "Khithâ-hor-hai, -ai bùrùi, dhorom mangan." Hanbâ, bî khithânaise "Nang sânse sâse -sikhlâsa lâbônânai nangnî gåthånî themâ nainù thin. Arù themâ -naibai thânai-au-nù gâpthînânai sùng-thâng. "Nang mânù sânfrimbù -hâm-lâng-dang?" Obânù bî bîkhô on-khâng-nânai bînî monau zî khorâng -dang, bî khithâgan." Hanbâ, bimâ bîbaidînù khâmnaise. Hingzausâ-iâ -themâ nainaiau-nù gâpthînânai gongrai surukhù surukhù [9] sùngnaise -"Adâ-lùi, nang-hâ-lai mâ zâdang? Nang bekhô khithâiâbâ, âng bù khâm -dùi zâiâ," hannaikhai gåthåâ hâmâ sunânai, bînù lâse lâse khithânaise -"Ang fâlângî khâmnù thângnai-i-au dâ ângnî nå-iau zî hângsù gufut -mâse dang, bîkhô mânsùi zânai nudangman. Khintu bî dâ baidî-sùi-ùi-nù -thâbai. Bînîkhai âng erebaidî zâdang." Themâ nai-khângbâ be gâsenù -khorâng hingzausâiâ bînî bîmâ-nù khithânaise. Bekhô bîmâiâ khnânânai -boi bùrùinù khithâ hùi-naise lâiù. Buruiâ bîkhô khnânânai buddî -hùnaise lâiu: "Nang dinî boi hingzausâkhô lâbonânai khithânânai -hù, bî dinî horau udu-lâng-thî-nânai thâthang. Hor gezerbâ hângsùâ -mânsùi zânânai gagainî modaifùrkhô khulumbai thâiù. Beaunù bî hângsù -bîgurkhô zuzai-mù-au sùnânai hùbâ, obâniâ mânsùi-i-nù thâ-sî-gan." Be -buddi hùnai-baidînù bîmâiâ hingzausâ-nù khithânaise, ârù hingzausâiâ -bù gåthånù khithânânai hùnaikhai, sânse gåthåâ khurui gongseau -khârezang thauzang golainânai dinnai, ârù songor manse dinnaise. Hor -zâbâ bî udui-thî-lâng-nânai thâbâ, hângsùâ horau sikhângnânai âkhaiau -âthengau modom au-bù khepthu-bai-dang. [10] Theobù bî khet-khut -khâmâ-khuise. Bînîkhai bî udu-lângmâtbai nungnânai, gagainî -hângsù bîgùr khô lâsehai khunânai dinnânai gâgainî modai-fùr-khô mon -hùnânai khulumbâi thâdangman. Ere-au-nù srî-srî lâsehai sikhângnânai -boi hângsù bîgùrkhô thâpnehai zuzai-mù-au efopnânai dinnaise. Unau -bigurâ khâmnânai manâm-khang-bâ, bîkhô manâmnânai mannânai "Ângkhô mâ -khâmkhù, mâ khâmkhù?" hannânai, fâtdrâp-dô gaglainánai khânggrâng-nânai -thoi-hâp-nânai thânaise. Obâsù gåthåâ mâmâr fainânai khuruinî thaukhô -khårå-modom-âtheng-âkhai-au hùnânai, songor zang sîpbai thânaise, -ârù bîbaidînu sîpùi sîpùi thâblâ, gabâu-zang hâmâ sukhângnaise, -ârù thâng-khâng-naise. Bîbaidî-nù mânsùi zânânai, sânùi-zang hâbâ -khâm-lai-nânai zâbrâ dinhâ lâgi fisâ fisù zang rozo-rù-man zâlai-bai -thânai-se. Zapbai! - - - - - -BÎD BÎNÂNAUNÎ KHORÂNG. - -Sâse razâ ârù rânî dangman. Bîsùr hâ hoâiâ thoi-grù-naise. Bî -thoibâ hingzauâ modomau dangman. Sânne-sù thânanai hingzausâ sâse -zânaise. Ârù bîsùrhâ hoâsâ bù sâse dangman. Phâre sân-ne-sù thânânai, -bîsùrnî bîmâiâ thoinaise. Thoibâ hingzausâ nî bidâiâ bîkhô gâkhîr -daunânai fidet-naise. Phâ unau bîsùr zânù-gùie zâlângnânai unau -gâmi gâmi bîbainânai zânânaise. Bîbaidînu thâbai-ùi thabai-ùi sâse -râzâ nî nå-î-au hâp-hùi-naise. Beaunù Razâiâ onnânai bîsùrkhô bînî -nå-î-au dinnai. - -Be dekhu-au sikhau sâ-snî dangman. Bîsùrnù râzâiâ ozainù dau, omâ, -mosô, phâreo hùnânggô. Be khorângkhô gåthå-mâmrâiâ khnânânai, bîsùr-khô -dânthâtnu lâgi razâ-nî-au sùngnaise. Khintu razâhâ bikhô thinnù mon -gùiâman. Theobù bînî mon zang-nù thin-naise. Obâ gorai mâse emfui -gongse razânîau bînânai lânânai, be sikhaufur-nî nåiau thângnânai -goraikhô dâpseau khânânai dinnânai, bî emfui lânânai dor-mukhângâu -srî srî zombai thâ-naise. Unau be sikhau gedetsinâ onkhârbùbâ -bîkhô dân-naise. Ârù boikhôbù sâse sâse bepaidi-nù dânnaise. Khintù -boinùkhrî uduisuiâ monau bângai gînânai, lâse lâse fainaiau bîkhô -gahâmùi dânnù manâkhuise. Beaunù thoi-e-khai bî bîsùrnî nå gongseau -bîkhô sùnânai tâlâ mârînânai dinnaise. Manâthu âglâ bînî bîmâiâ bîkhô -zî dânbâ-bù phongse bùâ dânnù thinlângdangman. Bînîkhai bî bîkhô -ârù dânnù hâiâ-khuise. Unau be khorângkhô razânî sigâng-au gâsenù -khithâ-naise. Beaunù razâiâ sikhaufùrnî nåkhô bîsùr sânekhô girimâ -khâmnaise. Beaunù bîsùr thânânai bîdâiâ binânau-khô khîthânaise "Âgùi, -nang be gâsenú nå gongse gongse-ùi nainù lubuibâ, nainù hâgo. Khintu -be tâlâ-mârinai-khô nang dâ kheo." Bîdâiâ shikâr khâmgrâ-man. Phâre -shikâr khâmnu thângbâ, bînânaunu sobai zang mairang zang golainânai, -khurui gongseau hùlângnaiman. Bî bîkhônu sânse mâni bâsîbai -thâdangman. Unau sân-ne-sù thânânai, bi gâsenù nå-fùr-khô kheo-e -kheo-e nainaise. Khaise-au mosô, khaise-au gorai, khaise-au dau, -bebaidînù nåfrimbù bî nainaise, Khintu bî kheonu hù-i-e nåkhô mon -khâmnânai naiâlâbâ thânù hâiâkhùise. - -"Mânâthù beaubù mâ dang âng nunù nânggô;" erùi hannânai bî kheonânai -naibâ, thoi-hâng thoi-hâng mânsùi sâse nunaise. Beaunù bî khulumbâ, -onnânai, bî zî khithâiù, bîkhônù lânânai, muli hùnaise. Beaunù -sân ne sù thânânai mânsùiâ gahâm zânaise. Phâ bîbaidînù ozainù -railainù ârù bînù khâm dùi hùnù homnaise. Bebaidinù thaie thaie -bîsùr khoràng zâlainaise. Phâ unau bîdâkhô buthâtnù lâgi sikhauâ, -hingzaukhô buddi hùnaise "Nang dînî zobrâ zâ-thî-nânai thâ, ârù -khithâ: ângnù mosâ-gâkhir zâhùbâ, âng gahâm zâgan." Bibaidi-nù bidânù -khithânaise. Bidaiâ khnânânai hâgrâ-bâre-au mosâ nâmai-lâng-naise. Bînî -khâfâlùi [11] mosâ bîmâ mâse hâthâi-au mosô begeng nâng-phthânânai -thânai lùgù man-naise. Beaunù mosâkhô sùmai lâhùnânai hâthai-nîfrai -begeng-khô dîhonnaise. Unau bî mosânî gâkhir-nî khorâng khithânaikhai -bî gaigai nî gâkhir ârù fisâ bù mâse hùnaise. Bekhô lâbonânai -binânaunù hùfainaise. Phâre okhâ naibâ, sikhauâ, bî hingzaukhô -sùngnaise. "Nangnù mosâ gâkhir hùfai-nù nâ?" Bî khithânaise, gâkhir -ârù bînî fisâ bù mâse âdâiâ lâbodang." Biau bî hamâ man-naise. Ârù -sânse fukuri manse-nî dùi lâbonù khithânai. Bî fukuri-nî dùikhô -lâbobâ mânsùiâ thoiù. Beaunù binânauâ bidânù khithânaise, "Nang be -fukuri-nî dùi ângnù lâbonânai hùbâ, âng gahâm zâgan Bebaidînù bidaiâ -gorai mâse emfui gongse sùimâ mâse ârù mosâ-fisâ-khô bù lânânai -thângnaise. Thângùi thângùi bongfâng gedet fângse man-hùinânai, -be bongfâng singau-nù bî zirainânai dang. Ereaunù zibaù gedet -mâse bî bongfangau mânnânai gâkhùlâng-dâng, nunânai, bîkhô emfui -zang dân-so-naise. Ârù dåse thânânai, ârù mâse zibaû bîbaidînù -gâkhùlângnai-au bîkhô-bù dânnaise. Bîbaidînù bî beaunù dang, obânù -dau gedet mâse be bongfângau bîrbùnânai fisâ-fur-nù âdhâr hùbâ, -fisâfrâ zâiâkhùise. Obâ bîmâ bungnaise; "nangfùr dinî mânù âdhâr -zâiâ?" Obâ fisâfrâ khithânaise "Bongfang singau thânai mânsùikhô -nang on-bâ, zangfùr âdhâr zâgan." Hanbâ, bimâiâ "ongan" hannânai -sumai lânaise. Fisâfrâ âdhâr zâkhângùi-frâ-bùi, bîmâiâ mânsùi-khô -sùng-naise "Nangkhô mâ nânggô?" Sùngbâ, bî khithânaise "Ângnù bî -fukuri-ni dùi nânggô." Be dauâ fukuri-nî khorâng boikhô-bù mithînânai -bînù khithânânai hùnânai bîkhô be fukuri khâthiau dinhùinaise. Be -fukuri khathiau-nù fukuri-nî girimâ khunguri [12] sâse dangman. Gâthå -mâmrâiâ bînî nå-i-au hâpnânai khungari zang gâsenù khorâng-bâthrâ -zâlai-nâise. Obâ khunguriâ "Nang-nî khorâng-khô âng boikhôbù -mithî-bai. Nang ângkhô hâbâ khâm. Be fukuri-nî dùikhô nang lâng-nù -hâiâ: thoigan. Ârù nang-khô buthât-nù lâgi-sù nangnî nang-nânauâ, upai -khâmdang. Nang zî mânsùi dân thârâ-lâbâ dindang-man; bî sikhâua-nù be -gâsenù khôrang khâmdang." Erùi han-nânai bisùr sânebù failainaise, -ârù bînî bînânau ârù sikhaukhô dân-thât-nâise. Dânthât-nânai, bîsùr -sânezang beaunù girimâ zânânai thânaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -EMBU BONGL NÎ KHORÂNG. [13] - -Brai bùrùi sânùi dangman. Bîsùrhâ zânù lùngnù gùiâman. Bînîhai -sen-khokhâ sananai, zî nâ manù, bîzangnu mai slailânai mikhâm -zâiù. Bebaidînù khâmùi khâmùi sânse senau nâ mâsebù nângâlâbâ, -embu bonglâ gazâ senau thîp nângânai thâdang. Obâsù braiâ dâulâ -gesîpbâ sâünù thângnânai, sen nai-hùinaise, ârù sen khô dikhângnânai -ilit mannaikhai rong zânânai, mâmâr bîbân khânânai, nå-hâ-lâgi -bât-zret-bât-thet bân-bù-naise. Ârù bùrùi-khô phuzâ-nânai bungnaise -"Bùrùi, bùrùi, mâ dâbù uthiâ-lùi? Sân-zåbai!" Hannânai, phùzâbâ -bùrùiâ mâmâr sikhângnânai ot sunânai sâne-zang ot sailainaise. Ârù -braiâ bungnaise "Zangfùrhâ dinî khaphâl gâham! Senau nâ thîp-bungnânai -thâdang!" Obâsù bùrùiâ bungnaise "Hùrù, hùrù! nai-nî, lâbonai!" hanbâ, -braiâ mâmâr khithîfainaise. Ârù brai bùrùiâ sânùizang orau -gahâmùi nainânai nunaise gâsenù embubonglâ gazâ. Obâsù bùrùiâ -braikhô bungnaise "Dinî nanghâ khaphâlâ gahâm zâdang! Gahâmùînù -khâm manzâsîgan!" hannânai bungbâ braiâ senkhô dåkhånaise, ârù -buruikhô buthâtnù thin-bâ, bùrùiâ gon gongse lânânai thå thå -bù-thât-hù-lâng-naise. Emphâre bùthât-zap-bâ mâse âtheng bainânai -thoifrâmnânai bùrùi-nî khâmflai singau thâdangman. Unau gâsenù -embu-fùr-khô sâi-khâng-nânai, brai bùrùiâ bînîfrai uthîbâ ârù -khâmflai dikhângbâ, be thoifrâmnai embukhô nunânai, braiâ, "Bùrùi, -mâse embu thâbai, bùthât! bùthât!" Hanbâ, embuâ rai-dau-naise -"Âfâ lùi âng-khô dâ bùthât: âng nangnù hâli oinânai, khodâl -zaunânai, mai gainânai hùgan." Obâsù braiâ bungnaise: "Mobâthù -embu-bonglaia hâbâ maunânai hùnai nudang-lùi? Nang hâbâ maunânai -hùnaia gakhâ! Buthâtzânù gînânai nang bekhônù khithâdang." Bungbâ, -embu bonglâiâ gahâmùi khulum-bai-nai-khai, ârù sumai lâ-nai-khai, -braiâ bùrùiâ onnânai bîkhô buthârâlâbâ nå-i-au dinnaise. Obâsù âjibù -thâiù kâlibùthâiû dùilâng bùthùr såbâ, embu-bonglâiâ nângal lânânai -dubliau hâli oinù thângnaise. Ârù bî nângal-mothiau gâ-khù-nânai -hâli oibai thâbâ, bînî dubli thing sùrba rajâ sâse hâthi gânânai -fainai nubâ embubonglâ raihotnaise "Helùi, helùi, nang maunî mânsùi -lùi? Âng nî âli-fùr-khô gâphle-gâsi khâmdang!" Hanbâ râzâiâ, "Âng khô -bebaidî rainaiâ sùr?" Hannânai, mânsùi hotbâ, sâfrâ singau hâkhmânânai -thâiù. Bînîkhai mânsùiâ nunù hâekhai thâng-phâ-phinse. Bebaidînù -khonle khonle raiù, khon-frimbù bîkhô nunù hâekhai râzaiâ mosôkhônù -lânù thinnânai nå-hâ-lâgi lângnaise. Obâsù bî bù khîthu khîthu -thângnânai gogrâ nî nå sâïau thurui singau hâpsù-nânai thânânai -rajâ khô baidî baidî raibai thâ-sùnaise. Râjâiâ bîkhô khnânânai, -naibâbù nuekhai brâpnânai gogrâkhônù sefainù thinnaise. Khintu -bî bînîfrai thângkhmânânai saurâ nå sâ-i-au thânânâi ârù rainaise -Bebaidînù gâsenù nå sephainù gnâng zânaikhai, râzâiâ unau gînânai -bîkhô gahâmùi sùngnaise, "Helùi âfâ, nanglai modai nâ mânsùi? Âng -nangkhô mungbù khâmliâ." Hanbâ, bî bungnaise "Âng modai nunggâ, -mânsùi-sù. Ârù nang ângnî mosâ lâbonai-khai âng nângkhô raidang. Ârù -nang dâ nangnî phisazùkhô âng zang hâbâ khâmnânai hùgan hannânai sumai -lâiâ gô mâni, âng nangkhô bebaidînù nue zânânai raibai thâgan." Hanbâ, -râzaiâ sumai lânângnaise. Obânia bî nånîfrai onkhâtnaise. Onkhâtbâ -râzâiâ sumai lânaikhai, ârù mâbâ modai-fùr zânù hâgô nungnânai, hâbâ -khâmnânai hùnaise, ârù dolâ, hâthi, gorai gâ-khù-hù-lainânai nåhâlâgi -hotbâ ârù brai bùrùinî nå khâthî man-fai-ba, brai bùrùia gînânai, -nå-nîfrai khâtlângdang-man. Bîkhô embu-bongla fisâtlâiâ nunânai -"Gînù nânggâ" hannânai, mânsùi hotnânai lâbo-finnaise. Obâsù brai -bùrùi fisâtlâ ârù bîhâmzù boibù zå zânânai rong zâ-lainânai mânsùi -fùrkhô khâm-dùi zâhùnai lùnghùnaise. Bebaidînù thâùi dang, sânse -bîhâmzùâ embu-bonglâ-khô nainù bânânai embu-bongla-khô duguinù -thinnaise. Embu bonglaiâ bungnaise "Âng udui-nî-frai dùi-au-nù -thâiù. Dâ dùgùibâ ânghâ mâ zânù?" Obâsù hingzauâ bungnaise "Nang dui -gusu-au thânai-khô âng mithîdang. Khintu nangnî bîkhong-nî gâdi-mâlâ -nunânai-sù âng nangkhô thukuinù nâmaidang," hanba, embu bonglâiâ mânthi -zânaise. Zâbâ dùi glopglop phûdung-nânai hoâkhô linghotnaise. "Mâmâr -faidù! Âng thukuinù nânggo." Bî mâmâr fainânai, sùngbâ; "Nang âglâ -dùiau bât-sùm grù. Âng unau bîkhong hùnânai hùgan," hanbâ, bî bîau -bât-sùm-nânai khâng-grâng-nânai thoinânai thânaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -MÙI ÂRÙ DAUKH DAND NÎ KHORÂNG. - -Bîsùr sâne zang âglânîfrai fisikhî man. Ârù bîsùr bongfâng fângseau -ozainù lùgùse thânaiman. Phâre sânse mùikhô sel mâseâ nunânai -bîkhô gufûng ârù zânù lâgi gahâm nunânai selâ raidaunaise "Helùi -khurmâ! Nang beau mâ nâmaidang? Âng nang khô nunânai on-sùdang ârù -nanghâ khusi dangbâ, âng nangzang khurmâ khâmgan." Beaunù mùiâ -bungnaise: "Nangzang ângzang mâbrùi khurmâ zânù hâgô? Nang ângni -hothru. Nang ângkhô manbâ, nang ângkhô zâgô. Âng nangnî bîdot." Be -khorang khnânânai selâ monau dukhu mannânai bungnaise "Nang zî -khorâng khithâdang, gâsenù nunggô. Ârù bînîkhâi ânghâ raubô -gùiliâ, thoithro-bai. Bînikhai âng dâ monau gunînânai gokhainî -[14] haran lâbai. Ârù nang boidî raunîbù mungbù khâme, omâzang -khurmâ khâmnù mon zâdang. Nang ângkhô beau mungbù dâ bung." Be -khorâng-au-nù mùiâ mânthî zânaise. Obâ bîsùr sâne zang bongfâng guriau -thâng-lai-naise. Beaunù daukhâ-dandâ-î-â sel-khô nunânai, bîkhô âgâr-nù -lâgi mùinù zâbrânù gahâm khorâng khithâdangman. Khintu be khorâng-khô -mùiâ khnâ-song-hiâ-khai, daukhâ dandâiâ sâkhthar manse khithânaise: -"Sâne fisikhî dangman-nù. Bîsùr sâne zang khorâng khâlainaise zî -"Zangfùr zebù dukhuau gârlainù nânggâ." Phâre sânse bîsùr maubâ -thângnaiau hâgrâ gezer gezer thângdangman. Beaunù lâmâ gezerau -mâfur mâse lùgù man-naise. Phâ bîsùr sânùi nî gezerau sâse bongfâng -gâkhùnù hâgoman, sâse haiâman. Zeblâ mâfurâ hù-sù-bù-dang, sâse -khâtnânai bongfângau gâkhùhùinaise. Sâseâ mungbô upai mane zânânai -hâiau khuglupnânai, hâng lâiabâ thânaise. Unau mâfurâ fainânai bikhô -manâm-su-nânai hâng gùie nunânai, gârlângnaise. Phâ bongfângnî -mânsùiâ sùngnaise "Helùi sikhî, nangkhô mâfurâ manâm-su-nânai mâ -khithânai?" Beaunù bî bungnaise "Bebaidî mânsùi-zang nang khurmâ -dâ khâm," erùi hannânai bungnai." Daukhâ dandâ bungnaise "Besùr -sânùi-nî baidi nang-hâ-bù zânù hâgô. Theobù mùiâ bînî khorâng khô -lâiâkhùise. Phâre âzi-bù-dang kâli-bù-dang sânse selâ phân nunânai -mùikhô bî thauni-hâ lâgi bîkhô phânau khùkhlainaise. Phâre bî phân-nî -deoling-khô ot-sonù thinbâ-bù, otnù manâ hannânai otsoâkhùise. Unau -daukhâiâ bîsùrnî khorângkhô mithînânai nâmai-lâng-nânai mùikhô -phânau nângnânai thânai nunaise. Nubâ, bîkhô gahâm khâmnù lâge upai -khâmnaise. Phâre, okhâ naise naise zâdangman, ereaunù bî bungnaise -"Sikhî nung uduikhô dukhrâng hùnânai hâng laiâlâbâ thâ. Ârù âng gâp-bâ, -nang khât. Be upai-au goâbâ, ârù gùiliâ-se." Bî khithanai-baidi-nù -mùiâ khâmnânai dang. Ereau-nù phân-nî girimaiâ fainânai mùi-khô -thoinai mon khâmnânai, zongkhô hâiau thunânai dinnânai phânnî -deoling khô kheonânai fahâm-dang-man. Ereau-nù daukhâiå gâpnânai -hùbâ, mùiâ sikhângnânai dophong khâtbâ, mânsùiâ zongkhô lânânai, -khubui hot-naise: khintu mùinî modomau nângâlâbâ selnî modomau -nâng-hùi-naise. Beaunù selâ thoinaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -BRAI SÁSE NI KHORÂNG. - -Sâse brai dangman. Bî sân-se hâgrâiau thâthî dân-nù thângbâ, mosa -mâse sùgùmnai khnânaise. Ârù obânù bînî khâthî nî frai dau mâse -bîr-lâng-bâ, braiâ gîkhrongnânai bung-nâise "Âng nangkhô manbâ, -khugubân phurungauman." Bî be khorâng-khô-nù bungùi thâdang, mosâ -khnânânai "Be braiâ mâ khithâdang? Ang bekhô mithinù nângbai, ârù -bekhô âng zâ-liâ-bù. Erùi nungnânai braikhô mâthù [15] hùnaise "Helùi -brai, nanglai mâthù [16] khithâdang?" Theobù braiâ khnâsongâlâbâ -bî khorângkhônù bungù ârù thâthi dânù. Obâsù mosâiâ khâthî-åse-au -fainânai, brai-khô bungnaise "Nang mâ khorâng bungdang, ângnù -khithâiâbâ âng nangkhô zâgan." Ereùi hanbâ brai gînânai "Nang -gabun ângnî nåiau thâng. Oba âng nang-nù khithâgan." Hanbâ, bî -thângnaise. Okha naibâ, mosâiâ sùngùi sùngùi brai-nî nåiau phungaunù -okhar fainaise. Phâre braiâ nunânai "Apâ, nang mau-nù thângnu lùi" -hanbâ "Âng burobu thângâ. Nang-nî-au-sù mîa-nî khorâng sùlùngnù -faidang. Obasù braiâ bungnâise "Âng nang hât-sing-bâ be khorâng-khô -khithânu hâiâ. Ârù mâ-ne-sù lai-bau." Ereùi bungbâ, bî thângnânai -mâne mâthâm bîzang lâbonaise. Obâsù braiâ mai dângrî set-lâi-au -dîhonnaise. Dîhonnânai bî ghai mithînai mosôkhô uthumai khamnânai -mosôfùrkhô khânânai mai-mâran hùnaise. Hùbâ, boi uthumai zânai mosâiâ -bungnaise "Abô, âng-hâ khårå megem-sù dang." Phâ braiâ khithânaise; -"rå-dåse, âbô, rå thå, dânù zâsîsù," hannânai, hù-ùi thânaise. Phâre -unau mosâiâ khårå megemnânai gaglai-sù-nânai thâbâ, phânsân gnâng -lauthî lânânai gahâmùi thunânai hùnaise. Obâ mosâiâ "Abô! ângkhô mâ -khâmù? Âng dinî thoisîgan!" Hanbâ, braiâ bungnaise "Nang mîâ ghugubân -sùlùngnù nâmaidangman bebaidî dukhu zânù hâiâbâ, âng nangkhô mâbrui -fùrùngan?" Hannânai, ârù thù-khrâng thùsi khâmse. Obâsù mosâiâ -bungnaise "Âng dukhu zâdang, be nunggo; nangnî khorâng khô âng -mithiâkhui." Hanbâ, braiâ bungnaise "Bîkhônù ghughubân hannânai -bungu." Obânù mosâ bungnaise "Âng mithîbai, zang-fùrkhô hogar -dù!" Braiâ bungnaise "Rå, âru bângai mithî-zap-si-gan." Hannânai, -ârù hunaise. Unau mosâiâ brai-khô khulum-bai-nù homnaise. Phâre maiâ -gâbâ bîsùr-khô hogâr-hot-naise. Hogâr-slâp-nù manâlâbâ, uthumai ârù -bîsùrbù khâtlângnaise. Khât lângbâ, mengnânai, bîsûr dâpse au boibo -zå zânânai zirainaise. Obânù bîsùr boi didungkhô nunânai brainù -hùnùlâgi railainaise "Be dîdungkhô hùâbâ, bî mobâbâ zang-fùr-khô -sinai mangan." Bungnânai, bîbù bungù "nangthâng." Brainî sinnainai -mosâiâ thâng-nâng-naise. - -Obâsù bî thùrthùr bùrbùr gînânai thângdang, âru brai-nî nå -man-hùi-nânai, brainù didung-khô zâsi [17] hubâ, braiâ bungnaise: -"Manâbai; âng udubai. Âng onkhâtliâ. Inzur-goblong-thing -hot." Han-bâ, mosâiâ lânzâiâ zang didung-khô hotnaise. Obânù, -braiâ sekhâ lânânai lânzaikhô dân-so-naise. Beaunù mosâiâ gâp-khrau -gâpsî khâtlângbâ, braiâ bungnaise "Ârù ânghâ sâse âgùi sing-sing -hù-siù-lâng-dang! Nang khâtnânai mâu-thu gonù?" Be bîbaidinù khârùi -khârùi naifinnânai raukhôbù nuekhai, zirainaise, ârù khânkhrai -gurungau dùi nunânai, khândâ lânzai-khô sunânai zånaise. Phâre -khânkhraiâ onkhâtrânai lânzaiau khepnaise. Obânia mosâiâ "Gomâ -gomânu brainî bîgúiâ fai-mât-dang;" hannânai, bînîfrai khîbù -khîsât khâtlângnaise. Obâsù zesenù khârù khânkhraiâ gaglaigan -nungnânai, gahâmùi khep-sin-lângù. Bebaidînù khârùi khârùi mosâiâ -thoifrâmnai zânaise. Unau bongfâng-fùr-au nângnânai âgârbâ, obâsù -mosâiâ gahâm zânaise, ârù brai-bi-gùi-khô thângbai nunânai, khâm dùi -zânaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -MÙKHR ÂRÙ SESS NÎ KHORÂNG. - -Mâse sessâ ârù mùkhrâ zang fisikhî man. Bîsùr sânùi zang ozainù -lùgùse thâiù, lùgùse zâiù, ârù lùgùse thâbaibaiù. Obâsù sânse sâse -Darrangârùi mânsùi goe thâlit lânânai, âlâsî zânù thângnai nâmau -lùgù mannânai, bîsùr railainaise "Be mânsùi-nî goe thâlit-fùr-khô -zânù lâgî zangfùr buddî manse khâmnù nânggô," hannânai, sessâ-khô -nâmau-nù thânù thinnânai mùkhrâia hâgrâ-iaù hâkhmânai thânaise. Phâre -mânsùiâ manfaibâ, sessakhô nunânai, bîbân dinnânai, hùsùnaise. Hùsùbâ, -mùkhraia hâgrânîfrai mâmâr onkhâtnânai thâlitfùrkhô lânânai bongfângau -gâ-khù-hùi-naise. Ârù "sessâ-faigan" hannânai, thâlit goe-fùrkhô -mâmâr zâ-grù-naise. Ârù thâlit bigùr buâ sessânù dinnaise. - -Emphâre unau sessâkhô mânsùiâ homnù hâiâkhùise ârù unau nåiau -thâng-phâ-phin-naise. Obâsù sessaiâ gâbzrî-ùi gâbzrî-ùi thângnânai, -fisikhîkhô lùgù man-hùi-nânai, gur thâlit bîbâ, thâlit bigùr bùa -hùnaise. Bînîkhai sessâiâ brâpnânai "Bekhô bângai dukhu hùgan," monau -nungnânai, thâsobâre singau thâhùnaise. Unau mukhrâiâ bongfângnîfrai -onkhâtnânai: "Sikhî lùi! sikhî lùi! hanùi hanùi gâbzrî gâbzrî -thângbâ, sessâiâ brâpnânai bungnaise "Mâthù sikhî-sikhî lùi! Âng -beaunù razânî khuser ne-fai-dang. Nangnù ângkhô mânu nânggô?" Obâsù -mukhrâiâ nuzâhùinânai bungnaise "He sikhî! khuserkhô ângnù thåse ù, -herâ! Bese gathâu âng zâ-nai-nî;" hanbâ, sessâ bungnaise; "Âng nang-nù -hùnù hâiâ. Razâ khnâbâ ângkhô bugan." Theobù bî embrâ-brâ-bînaikhai -"Zâ lùi zâ, âng nangzang hâ-liâ" hannânai, zânù hùnaise. Phâre bî -zânânai, sâlâiau mânbâ "Sikhî âng thoinaise" hannânai, bâbrâpbaibâ, -sessâ bungnaise "Nang gagainù dukhu mandang. Âng dâ nangkhô mâ -khâmgan?" hannânai, bere jåthâ nî bâhâ singau thâ-hùi-naise. Mùkhrâ -bù un un gâbzrînânai thângnânai ârù nu-zâ-hùi-nai-sui-lâiù "Sikhî -nang mâ khâmdang, herâ" bungbâ, sessâ khithânaise "âng razâ nî -zåthâ nedang" hanbâ "Sikhî, ângnù bângai dâmnai-nù hù, herâ!" Sessâiâ -bungnaise "Uh âng hâiâ, herâ; râzâ khnâbâ ângkhô buthâtgân," bungbâ -bù, embrâbrâ "Âng lâsui-sù dâmgan, herâ," hannânai, bere bâhâkhô -âkhâi-phât-ne zang bu-zâp-naise. Obânu berefrâ mukhâng, megon, modom -gasenú ot phop-bâ mùkhrâiâ gâp-khrau gâp-sî bâbrâp-bai naise. Obâniâ -sessâiâ bungnaise: Âng dù-hùi-nù nang-nù khithâ-dangman, theobû nang -khorâng lâia. Âng mâ khâmgan?" hannânai, ârù dâpseau zîbô-gowâl-nî -khâthîau thâ-hûi-naise. Azùnghâ mùkhrâ bù khîthû khîthû thângnânai -bungnaise "Ârù beau lai nang mâ khâmdang, herâ?" Sessâ bungnaise -"Âng razâ-lùnghâ-nî [18] sâmâ-lauthî nedang, herâ." Bungbâ "Sikhî, -âng-nù bù hù, herâ! âng bângai dângnai-nî!" Bî "hùâ" hanbâbú, -embrâ-brâ, dangnainânai, beaubù bî zîbô-zang ot-zâ-naise. Bînîfrai -sessâ thângnânai photobâreau thâ-hui-naise. Mùkhrâ bù gâbzrî gâbzri -thângnânai, ârù lùgù lâ-hùi-nânai sessâ-khô súngbâ, bi bungnaise: -Bekhônù razânî dolâ hannânai bungù. Mùkhrâ bungnaise: "Sikhî, âng -bângai uthî-nai nî, herâ!" bungbâ "Uh! âng hùnù haiâ. Razâ khnâbâ, -âng-khô mâ bunggan? Nang mâbâ âbrâ mânsùi, herâ! Khorâng khithâbâ-bù -khnâsonggâ," bungbâbù, mùkhraiâ "Nonggâ, herâ, sikhî dåse buâ uthîgan" -hannânai, phåtåbâreau bât-drumbâ, gådåhâ lâgi thrùp thângnaise. Obâsù -sessâ khithânaise "Duhui thâlit zânânai bîgur hùnaiâ, benù, -herâsikhî, nang beaunù thâ-dù! Âng nangkhô khulumbai! âng thângnaise" -hannânai, bî mu-khrâ-khô beaunù gâr-lai-naise. - -Obâsù unâù bîthîng gândâ mâse fainai nubâ, bîkhô mukhraiâ -dikhâng-nù thing-dangman. Gândâiâ bungnaise "Âng-hâ ukhui-sù-dang -ârù dùi-gâng-sùi-dang: âng nangkhô dikhângnù hâiâ," hannânai, -bî thângnaise. - -Bînî unau ârù moesù mâse fainai-au bîkhô bù khithâdangman Bîbù -khnâsongâlâbâ blot thângnaise. Boinùkhrî khî-zap-au mosâ mâse -ukhui-sù-nânai bîthîng thângdangman. Mùkhrâ nunânai bungnaise -"He âfâ, nang ângkhô be dukhu nî frai dikhângâbâ, ârù raubô -dikhângliâ." Hannânai gahâmùi khulumnù homnaise. Theobú bî "Âng -nangkhô dikhângnânai mâ mangan?" hannânai, khozo-ne-sù [19] thângbâ, -mukhrâiâ bungnaise "Âfâ, nang ângkhô be photobâre-nî-frai dikhângnânai -hâbrùfùrkhô sù-srâ-nânai ângkhô nang zâ!" hanbâ, bî ukhui-sû-nai-khai, -be khorâng-au khnâ-song-nânai, bîkhô bungnaise "Âng nangkhô zânû mon -gúiâ, manâthù, bebaidî dukhuau gaglainaikhô dikhângbâ, ânghâ gahâm -zâgan. Theobù nang gaigainù zâsinânai hùnai-i-au, âng zânù hâgo," -hannânai, bînî lânzai-khô pholau hotbâ, mùkhrâiâ bînî lânzâiau -hombâ, dikhâng-bù-naise, mù-khrâ khîthânaise "Âfâ nang ângkhô dâniâ -modom-fùr-khô gahâmui susrâ, emphâre rânbâ zâ," hannânai sândungau -dåse zåbai thâdangman. Ereaunu mosâ-iâ phâtsething naineau, bî -bongfângau fât-drâp gâ-khù-naise. Mosâ bekhô nunânai, brâp-nânai, -bongfâng guriaunù sânne sânthâm nebai thânaise. Bebaidî thânânai, -unau khugâ sînânai, hâthai hâzîzî khâmnânai, thoithî-nânai, thânaise, -ârù thâmfaifrâ khugâ-i-au brûng-brûng han-lai-nù homnaise. Beaunù -mukhrâiâ ose ose thoi-mâtbai nungnânai bongfâng bîzô nî frai lâse -lâse onkhâtbùnânai âglâ lâse-i-hai lânzai khugau sù-nai-grù-bâ-bù mosâ -mungbô khâmâkhuise. Ârù unau âtheng thângse sùnânai hùnai, beaubù -mungbô khâmâkhùise. Obâsù mùkhrâ bungnaise "Nang ângnî âthengfùrkhô -khrem-khrem otnânai zâgauman, lanzai-khô khrem khrem otnânai zâgauman," -hannânai, rong zânânai: "Dâniâ ângnî khårokhô-nù zâ," hannânai, khugau -sùnânai hùbâ, obânù mosâiâ khrem ot-khrep-naise. Thoibai! Zapbai! - - - - - -KHUSUNG ÂRÙ MÙKHRÂ. - -Besur sâne zang fisikhî man. Sânse lâmâiau thâbâ, sâse mânsùi -gur thâli mairang bânnânai lâbonai nùnaise. Bîkhô nunânai -mùkhraiâ fisikhînù khithânai-sùi: "Helùi sikhî, nang beaunù -zåbai thâ. Be fainai mânsùia bîbân dinnânai nangthângkhô hùsùbâ, -nangthâng khât." Erùi hannânai khusungkhô bî lâmâ-au-nù dinnânai -mùkhrâiâ hâgrâ singau hâpnânai ânda zânânai hâkhmânânai thânaisui -obâ be mânsùiâ khâthi zâbâ, khusungkhô nunânai, bîbân dinânai, -húsúnaise. Obânú mùkhrâiâ hâgrâ nî frai onkhâtnânai be thâli ârù gur -khô lângnânai bongfângau gâkhùhùinaise. Unau be mânsùiâ khusung-khô -manekhai, gaigainî nå-i-au thâng-fâ-fin-naise. Benî unau, khusungâ -hâgrâ-nî-frai onkhâtnânai fisîkhô nâmainânai man-nânai, thâlit ârù -gur bînaise. Khintu mùkhrâiâ thâlit zânânai bigur gazâ, gur zânânai, -thinkli gazâ khusungnù hùnaise. Beaunù khusungâ brâp-naikhai, -bîkhô bongfângau dikhâng-lâng-naise. "Nang âng-khô gur ârù thâlit -zânai nudang-man. Beau mâ dang, nang gagainù nai." Bebaidî bungnânai -mùkhrâiâ bongfâng-nî-frai onkhatnânai thângnaise Phâre khusungâ beaunù -thânânai onkhâtnù haiâkhùise. Be bongfângnî sing-thing baidî baidî omâ -thângdangman. Khintu raubô bîkhô on-â-khùise. Unau, gândâ brai mâse be -thing thângbâ bî bîkhô khulumnânai bungnaise "Âfâ, nang ângkhô onbâ -âng nangnî bîkhung sâïau bât-drùm-nù nâmâiù." Beaunù gândaiâ bîkhô -onnânai thinnaise. Thin-bâ, bî bât-drùm-naise. Obânù gândâ-hâ zânzi -bai-naise! Obâniâ, bîkhô khusungâ hâgrâ zang khupnânai dinnânai, -razânî nåau thângnânai razâ zånai khâmflai sing-au thâ-hùi-naise. Phâ -zeblâ mel khun khun zâdangman, obâ khusungâ khîphînâise. Razâ bîkhô -khnânânai "Sùr khîphîdang? Khîthù dân!" Beaunù boibô "Âng khîphîâkhùi" -hannânai bungnaise. Ârù bebaidînù khonnesùi khîphîni-au, sâse mânsùiâ -bîkhô razâ nî khâmflai singau nuhotnaise. Nunânai razâni sigângau -bung-naise "Âfâ, nangthâng âng-khô dân lâgi-bù, âng manse khorâng -khithânù nâmâiù. Nangthângnî khâmflai singau-nù mâbâ mâse dang. Âng -mithîgo bînù khîphîdang." Phâre razâiâ nainânai, bîkhô nunânai, khîthù -dânnù thinnaise. Obâniâ khusungâ bungnaise "Âfâ nang ângnî khîthû -dâ dân! Âng nangthâng-nù gândâ mâse hùgan." Beaunù razâiâ brâpnânai, -bîbînai-baidi-nù mânsùi zâbrâ bî zang hùnânai hotnaise. Bî thângnânai, -gândâ-khô boi bongfang guriau khithî-hui-naise. Mânsùifur gândâkhô -lâbonânai, razânî singau hùbâ, razâ hontoh zânânai bînù gorai mâse -hùnaise. - -Be gorâiau uthînânai khâtbaibâ, mùkhrâiâ nunânai sùng-bâ, bî bungnaise -"Be goraikhô ângnù razâiâ hunai." Obânù bî sùngnaise "Mâbrùi razâiâ -nangnù hùnai?" Beaunù bî khithânaise, "Nang ângkhô zî bangfâng -sâiau gâr-bu-dangman; âng beaunù thânânai, lâmâkhândâ mâse-nî sâiau -bongfâng-nî-frai bât-drûmbâ, bî thoinaise. Unau âng bînî sâiau zâbrâ -zigâp hung-nânai hùsinnânai bîkhô dinnânai razânî sigâng-au gândâ nî -khorâng khithânaise. Beaunù razâiâ ângnù hontoh zânânai, be goraikhô -hùdang." Beaunù mùkhrâiâ bî khithânai baidî khamnaise. Râjâiâ bîkhô -nunânai brâpnânai khîthû dânnaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -BÂMUN DEÂRU BÎNÎ SÂKOR NÎ KHORÂNG. - -Sâse Bâmun dangman, ârù bîbâ sâkor sâse dangman. Sân-se sâne -zang Bâmun nî bîhau-bikhunzù-nî nåiau thâng-nù-lâgi thâlit gur -gâkhir sorai lânanai sâkhor-khô bân hùnânai, bîkhô khithânaise -"Nang be thâlit-fùrkhô dâ zâ. Zâbâ ânghâ khîthù fâtse bù megon -dang." Erùi hannânai thângùi thânaise. Phâre unau boi sâkhorhâ -mikhâm ukhui-bâ, thâlit-khô lânânai, thaise thaise bînù un-phât-si -khithînânai, bebaidînù boibo-khô-bù zâ-thro-lâng-naise. Phâre -unau bîsur dâpseau zirai-hùiba, Bâmun bîbânkhô nueâkhâi, sâkhor-nî -sigâng-au sùngnaise "Bibânâ mâ zâkhù?" Obâ sâkhorâ bungnaise, -âng dùkhùi-nù nangnù khithînânai bî thâlit-fùrkhô zâbai. Ârù dâ -nang mânù sùng-dang?" Bebaidînù Bâmunâ bolo [20] hâekhai srî srî -thânaise. Phâre besùr beaunù khâm song-zâ-nù-lâgi zothon khâmnaise, -ârù beaunù nâ khâwai mâ-ne-sù mandangman. Bînî sâkhornù mâse bùa -hùnânai, gâsenù Bâmunâ lânaise. Phâre zeblâ khâm man-naise, sâne-bù -zânù lâgi zodangman. Ereaunù sâkhorâ sùngnaise "Bâmun gohain, -nâ khâwâiâ mâse bùâ daugâiù, nâ dùlù dùlù daugâiù?" Beaunù Bâmunâ -bungnaise "Dùlù dùlù daugâiù." Obâ bî bînî nâ mâsekhô bînî khâm-au -khubui-hot-detnaise "Manâthù be hâtsing daugânù hâiâ, nang-ni zang -dùlùse zâthang." Beaubù gaigai-nî khorâng-zâng-nù zennânai bîkhô -mungbâ bung-nù hâiâ khùise. Unau khâmkhô sâkhorâ hâtsing manzânaise. - -Phâre bînifrai thângùi thângùi simli bîfâng dùlùse nunânai, Bâmun-khô -sùngnaise "Bâmun gohain! be nunai bongfâng-frâ mâ bongfâng?" Bamunâ -khithânaise "sirmolu." Sâkhorâ bungnaise: "Sirmolu nunggâ. Bîkhô -hirmolu hanù." Phâ obâsù phong-bâ phong-bâ sônù lâgi khorâng -khâlainaise. Phâre gurkhiâ dùlùse lùgù mannânai, bîsùrkhô sungbâ, -"himulu" hannânai bîsùr bungnaise. Obânù sùngâ-hoâ-lâbâ Bâmunkhô -phong-bâ sônaise. - -Ârù bebaidi thângùi thângùi burmâ dùlùse nunânai sâkhorâ Bâmunkhô -sùngnaise "Bâmùn gohain, boi gângsù zâbai thânai zanthu-fùr mâ -bungô?" Bâmunâ khithânaise "Bîfur sâg." Sâkhorâ bungnaise "Nunggâ, -bîfùr sâgoli." Beaubù bîbaidinù Bâmunâ phongbâ sô-zâ-naise. Ârù -bînîfrai thângnânai dau-bå dùlùse nunânai sùngnaise" "Bâmun gohain, -befùr mâ dau?" Bâmunâ bungnaise "Nang bîfùrkhô mithiâ? Bîfurkhô bog -hanù." Bî bungnaise "Mâ bog hanù? Nunggâ. Bîkhô boguli hanù." Beaubù -bebaidinù Bâmunâ phongbâ sôzânaise. Unau bî manse slok hannaise: - - - "Sâg sirmolu bog ba-káran - Tinî pânch panra kîl sudâ akâran." - - -Phâ bînîfrai thângnânai bihai-bikhunzù nî nå khâthî manbâ, sâkhorkhô -thin-hot-grù-nânai khithânaise "Nang thângnànai mâmâr khâm songnù thin; -manâthù ânghâ mikhâm ukhui-sù-dang." Phâre bîbaidî-nù bî thângnânai, -Bâmun-nî bikhunzù-nù hângsù bûthâtnânai sobai khâre zang mikhâm -songnânai dinnù khithânaise, ârù bungnaise "Nangnî nangzâ-mâdùiâ -megong-au gabâp nunggâbâ zâiâ." Obâsù bî songnânai dinnaise. Phâre -unau bizâmâdùiâ so-fai-bânù, mâmârùi khâm khutnânai hunaise. Bizâmâdùiâ -ukhui-sù-nai-khai, khâm megong mungbo bâsiâlâbâ zânù gnâng zânaise. - -Obâsù unau bebaidînù baidî baidî lâzi mannai zânaikhai, Bâmunâ -bidânùlâgi sitti gângse lit-nânai sakhornî âkhâi-au hùnânai -nå-i-au hotnaise. Lâmâ såse thângbâ, beaunù litnù-grang sâse mânsùi -lùgù mannânai, bînù sitti khithînaise. "Beau mâ litdang, âng-nù -khithâ." Obâsù, mânsùiâ sitti-khô nainânai, "Nangkhô dânnù lâgi -Bâmun nî bidâ-khô thindang" erui bungbâ, bî sittî-khô phisînânai -bungnaise "Afâ nang ângnù gubun sitti gângse litnânai hù." Ârù -be sitti-au erehai lit: "âdâ, nangnî fisâ-hingzau zang be sâkhorâ -man-hùi-bâ-nù hâbâ khâmnânai hù. Âng benifrai thângnânai bîsùr-nî -hâbâ nunù nânggâ." Bebaidinù be sitti-khô lângnânai Bâmun-nî bidânù -hùnaise. Khintù bî sitti-khô nunânai, monau dukhu mansù-naise. Theobù, -bigùi-nî khorâng gârnù hâekhai, fisâzù zang mâmâr hâbâ khâmnânai -hùnângnaise. - -Phâre sânse thânânai bî fainânai bidâ khô sùngbâ gâsenù khorâng -khnânânai, bî sâkhor khô dânnùlâgi srî srî upai khâmnaise. Be upaikhô -sakhornî hingzauâ mithînânai, bekhô onnânai bînù khithânaise. Khithâbâ, -hingzau zang horau udunîau mosôfisâ mâse khâ-khrop-nânai futhunânai -dinnaise. Phâre Bâmunâ fisâzù zang udubai thâdang mon khâmnânai, srî -srî thângnânai mosôfisâ-khô dânnaise. Phâre sân-sô-bâ mosâfisâkhô -dânfnâng-nai nunânai mâmârùi bizâmadui sâkhorkhô gârhùinù lâgi -thinnaise. Khintu bizâmâduiâ bîsùrnî bâriâu lângnânai, lânzâi -dîhonnânai, fopnânai dinnaise. Unau Bâmunâ mosâ bùthâtnai-nî -nungge srî srî uddhâr zânu lâgi gaminî mânsùifùrkhô lingnânai phozù -hùdangman. Phâre mânsuifùr zânu zobâ, sâkhorâ bâriau thângnânai mosô -lânzai-khô bunânai bungnaise "Bamunâ mosobù bùthârâ-khùi phozù-bù hùâ -khùi, hùi-sù!" Bebaidî bungbai-thâbâ, phozùnî mansùifrâ khnânânai, -phozù zâiâkhùise. Bebaidînù bîsùr uddhâr manâkhùise. Zapbâi! - - - - - -ÂBR NÎ KHORÂNG. - -Sâse brai bùrùi dangman. Bi-sùr-hâ sâse gåthå dangman. Bî sânse -brai-bùrùi-ni-au mosô bainu lâgi thâkâ bînaise. Khintu brai bùrùi -gåthåkhô âzlâ nunànai thâkâ hùâman. Gåthåâ embrâ-brâ bînai-khai thâkâ -zakhai-brùi hùnaise. Phâre gåthåâ mosô bainù lâgi thângùi thângùi -manthâm âlî-nî khâthi-au gahâm mosô mâse nunânai, be âlî-au thâkâ -dinnânai mosôkhô khânânai lâbonaise. Thângùi thângùi bîhâ khînù -on-khâtnânai mosôkhô hâgra daise-au khânanai dinnânai khîhùibâ mosoâ -bething khâtlângnaise, Phâre be khînainîfrai fainânai mosôkhô nuekhai -hâgrâ hâgrâ nâmaibainaise. - -Ârù bî mùi zonthrâ mâse nunânai, bîkhônù bînî mosô hannânai, hùsùbaie -hùsùbaie unau mùiâ hâgrâ zethap-au gongâ nângnânai thâpthânânai -thânaise. Obâsù bî mùikhô gådåiau dîdungzang khânânai nå hâ lâgi didung -zorai zorai nå manfai-naise. Beaunù bîmâ bifâiâ sùngnaise "Nang mosô -bainù thângnaia, hùrù?" Obâsù bî bungnaise "Be dîdungkhô bùbânù, -zangfùr mosô mangan." Erù hannânai sâthâm zang dîdungau homnânai -bùnaise. Bùî bùî mùiâ nå man-fai-bâ, boibù gî-khrongnaise. Phâre -bîmâ bîfâiâ mùi-khô buthâtnânai mai salai-nù lâgi gâmînîmânsùinù -bângan hùnaise. - -Beaunù gåthå âbrâiâ ai âfâiâ mosô buthâtnai zâbai hannânai mâlainî -gâme gâme khithâbainaise. Khintu bîkhô âbrâ nunânai mansùifrâ bînî -khorâng khô fathiâ-khùise. - -Bînî unau, âjî-bù thâiù kâli-bù-thâiù, âbrâiâ bângai detbùnânai gâgainî -hingzau namainù lâgi ârú brai bùrùi-nî-au thâkâ bînaise. Beaubù -hùâ gârâ, thâkâ zokhai-brùi brainîfrai lânânai hingzau ânmainânai -thângnaise. Thângùi thângùi gâmî mânsùi-nî dùi gathân-au zombai -thânaise. Phâre unau sâse mazâng hingzausâ dùi lângnù fainai nunânai, -dùi gâthan-au bi lângnai hingzausâkhô homnânai lâbonaise. - -Phâre fai-ùi fai-ùi nâmâ-i-au mengnânai bongfâng fângse nî singau -zirainaise, ârù mosô halwâ mâse lânânai mânsùi sâse bù beaunù -ziraidangman. Bîbaidî bîsùr ziraibâ thâbâ homnai lâng-zâ-nai -hingzausâiâ zingâsi-nânai gâbùi gâbùi megon-dùiâ hâ-hâlâgi -bùhi-lâng-naise. Bîkhô nunânai mosô lânai mânsùia âbrâ-nù khithânaise -"Nang be hingzau-sâ-khô mau mannai? ârù nang bîkhô nainânai lâbodang, -na naiâlabâ lâbodang?" Obâ âbrâiâ bungnaise "Ang bîkhô mazâng nunânai -bîsurnî dùi-gathân-nî-frai thâkâ zokhai-brui dinnânai lâbodang." Obânú -bî buddi grângâ bungnaise "Nang khânâ dang: be hingzausâ mazâng-bâ-bù, -bînî megon thaine-â betnai. Nang nuakhùi nù? Honùi, dùiâ so so -bùhîlângdang. Bîbaidi hingzausâkhô nang mâ khâmnù?" Be khorâng -khnânânai âbrâiâ bînî mosô zang slainù nâmainaise. Khintu bî mânsùiâ -misainù hùnù nâmâiâ. Theobù embrâbrâ bînaikhai: "lâ, le, lâ!" hannânai, -mosôzang mânsùisang slainânai, gâgai gâgai monau gahâm mannânai azang -sâse azang sâse mâmâr thânglainaise. Bebaidînù thângùi thângùi âbrâiâ -bongfâng fângse singau burmâ lânai mânsùi sâse zåbai thânai nunânai, -bîbù beau-nù zånaise. Bebaidî zåbai thâbâ, mosoâ hâ-sudangman. Phâre -bî burmâ lânai mânsùiâ bungnaise "Be mosô nî uduiâ goblongbai, -ârù sân sese thâbâ be thoisigan. Beaubù bî âbrâiâ gomâ nungnânai, -mosôkhô bînî burmâzang slainaise. Bebaidî thângùi, ârù sâse thâlit -lânai mânsùi bebaidî-nù bongfang singau zånai mânsùi lùgù mannânai, -âbrâiâ bú zådangman. Khintu burmâiâ gângsu ukhuinânai bâbrâp bainaiau -bî zånu sukhu man-e-khai, burmâ khô bubâ, burmâ bâ bâ hannaise. Obânu; -"Ese mengnaiu âng nangkhô mâbrui bâgan?" hannânai, brâpnânai, gârnu -lubuibâ, be thâlit lânai mânsùiâ, thâlit khô âbrânù hùnânai bî burmâ -khô lângnaise. Bîbaidî nù bîsùr bînîfrai thânglainaise. Ereaunù sâse -mânsùi bînî sigâng-thing âsî khrep-khrep [21] dâmnânai faidang. Obâsu -khâthiau lùgù manbâ âbrâiâ bungnaise "Âng burmâ mâse mânî -hùnânai be thâlit-khô, lâbodang. Theobù ângnîau thâlit bîù?" Erùi -hannânai "nang thâlit zânù lubuidang-bâ nang-nî bidyâkhô ângnù hù;" -hannânai, bî biaunù hurâsemâni sùlùngnânai, zenthe-nùi hânânai, -thâlit-khô bînù hùnânai âsî khrep khrep dâmnânai thângnaise. Thângùi -thângui, mai gezer dâpseau khînù onkhâtnânai khînaiau bînî bidyâkhô -baugârnaise. Ârù be mai gezeraunù gamâbai hannânai, maikhô themâ -nainaibaidî nainaise. Beaunù mainî girimaiâ mai hâbai thâdangman, -nunânai, bîkhô sùngnaise "Nanghâ beau mâ gamâdang? Ângnî mai-fùrâ -hâmâ zâthrobai!" Âbrâ bungnaise "Anghâ thâkâ zokhai-brùi nî bidyâ -manse beaunù gamâbai. Nang bù âng zang namai-phâ-bâ, âng nangkhô -gahâm mangan," hannaikhai, bî bù nâmaiùi nâmaiùi, manekhai brâpnânai: -"nang nî khorângâ misâ," hannânai, âsi dâmbâ: "Âfâ, dâ âng manbâi;" -hannânai âbrâiâ khâtlângnaise. - -Ârù bebaidî thângùi thângùi fukuri manse manhùibâ beaubù bî khînânai -bînî bidyâ khô baugârnaise. Phâre bî nâmaie nâmaie manâkhùi. Ereaunù -sâse mânsùi lùgù mannânai sùngnaise: "Nanghâ beau ma gamâdang?" hanbâ; -"Âfâ, ânghâ beau gahâm basthu manse gamâbai, nangbù namaibâ, âng -gahâm mangô;" bungnai-au bîbù bîzang namaifânaise, ârù unau nâmaiùi -nâmaiùi hâbru zang musunlâ-musunlî zânânai, theobù manekhai, -bî mânsùiâ brâpnânai âsi dâmnaise. Obâ bî "o âfâ, dâsù âng bekhô -manbai!" hannânai, rong zânânai, nå-hâ-lâgi khrep-khrep dâmnânai nå -manhúinaise. Bikhô nunânai brai bùrùiâ minî-sù-naise. Agla bîkhô -sinai manâkhùiman, unau sùngnânai mithînaise. "Ârù thâkâfurâ mâ -khâm-khù?" hanbâ, bungnaise "Âng hingzau sâse lâbodangman, Behâ -megon thaine bù betnai. Bînîkhai ârù mosô slainaise, Bihâ bù udui -goblong zânai, ârù burmâ mâse zang bîkhô slainaise. Bîbù ângkhô bânù -thinnaikhai brâpnânai, thâlit slainaise. Thâlit khô nunânai, sâse -mânsùiâ bînaikhai, be mânsùinîfrai be bidyâ khô sùlùngnânai thâlit -hùnani lâbodang. Ârù âng mâ khâmnù nânggò?" Zapbai! - - - - - -SÂ-SNÎ ÂBR NÎ KHORÂNG. - -Sùrbâ âbrâ sâsnî dangman. Bîsùr sân se dâpseau onkhâtlâng-nai-au -nâmâ-au-nù dùi-slùng bângai mannânai bîkhônù mâbrùi bâtgan hannânai -khorâng zâlai-naise. Beaunù bîdâ gederâ bungnaise "Boibù zânzî -khâphrâ-nânai bâtnù nângbai;" hannânai, boinùkhri bî âglâ zânânai, -bînî khithîau sâse hom-hù-naise. Bebaidî-nù bînî zânziau bî, -bînî zânziau bî homlainânai dùislungau sânsrilainaise. Beaunù -âtheng-mani zerbâ-mâni sânsrinai-au thoi onkhâtlainaise. Phâre -bebaidînù zenthen ùi bâtkhângnânai bîdâ gederâ sâse-se lângkhâtbai -nungnânai sân-naise. Sânânai sârå bùâ mannaise. Ârù unau bînî -godâiâ sânnaise. Bî bù sâ-rå bùâ mannaikhai, sâfrimbù khonse khonse -sânnânai sârå bùâ mannai. Bînîkhai boibù sâse lângkhâtbai hannânai -zingâsî-nânai khorâng zâzlaibai thâdangman. Ereaunù bething Bâmun -sâse thângnânai besùrkhô nunânai sùngnaise: "Gotho-fùr nung-sùrhâ mâ -zâdang?" Bîsùr bungnaise "Âfâ, zangfùr bîdâ bîfong sâsnî man. Dâ be -dùisâ bât-naiau zangfùrhâ sâse lângkhâtbai. Bînîkhai beaunù zangfùr -zingâsi-lai-bai thâdang," hannaikhai Bâmunâ srî srî sânnânai sâsnî -khôbù nudang. Bînîkhai bî "Besùr âbrâ zânù nânggô" nungnânai, -besùrkho khithânaise, "Gåthåfùr, nangsùr ângnî nåi-au bùibâ, âng -nangsùrnî mânsùikhô dîhonnânai hùnù hâgan," hannaikhai, bîsur mânthî -zânaise. Unau Bâmun goe khândisnî khaunânai bîdâ gedernî âkhâiau -hùnânai "Be goe-â-khândi bese dang, nang sân." Hanbâ, bî sânnanai -khândî snî mannâise. Beaunù Bamunâ bungnaise: "Nangsùr be goekhô -rânlainânai zâ," hanbâ, rânnai-au gâgai gâgai grup-gaglai-naise. Beaunù -bîsur rong zânânai Bâmun-nî nåiau bùinò-lâgi Bâmun zang thâng-fâ-naise. - -Phâre bebaidînù sânnesù thânânai sânse bîsùrkhô bâriau megong dângnù -lâgi thin-nâise. Âru Bâmun-hâ sâse fisâtlâ dangman. Bîkhôbu bîsùrzang -hùnânai khithânaise, "ângnî fisâtlâ-iâ bù nangsùr zang megong -dâng-thang, ârù un zâ-lâng-bâ bîkhô thutlun-thutlân lângfâ." Erùi -bungbâ bîsùr bâriau thângnânai megong dânghùidang. Phâre unau Bâmun-nî -fisâtlâiâ un zâlâng-naise. Beaunù bîkhô nunânai bîsùr railainaise -"Dùhùi bîfâ khithâ-dangman "gåthå un zâlângbâ bîkhô thutlun thutlân -lâng," hannânai, dâ-nî-au zangfùr mâ khâmgan?" Beaunù bîdâ gederâ -"Bebaidînù khâmnù nânggô," hannânai, sâfrimbu bî khonse, bî khonse, -megong dângnai sekhâr zang thunânai hùnânai. Bamun-nî gåthåkhô -bùthâtnânai dinnaise. Phâre unau megong dângkhângnânai nåiau faibâ -Bamunâ sùngnaiau khithânaise "nang khithânaibaidi zangfùr bîkhô sekhâr -zang thunai-au bî thoinânai thâbai." Phâre Bamunâ srî srî thânaise. - -Ârù sânse hâli oinù thinnânai bungnaise "Nangsùr gâbun simli sâ-i-au -hâli oinù thângnù nânggan." Phâre unau bîsùr fungzâni sikhângnânai -nângal mosô fâgâ lânanai simlifâng guriau thângnânai, simli sâ-i-au -khaise gâkhùnaise, ârú khaise hâ-i-au thânânai mosôkhô fâgâ zang -khânânai hùbâ, sâ-i-au thânaifrâ bù-khù-lâng-naise. Beaunù dîdung zå-i -zå-i hâli snî mosô [22] gâsenù thoi-thrå-naise. Unåu nå-i-au fainânai -bîsùr Bâmunnù khithânaise "Zangfùr simlî sâ-i-au mosô dî-khâng-nù -hâekai hâli oinù hâiakhuise." Bamunâ "mosôfrâ mâ zâkhù?" Hanbâ, -"thoi-thrâ-bai," khithânaise. Bâmunâ unau mung-bô upai mane zânânai -ârù mosô bainânai bîsùrkhô hâli oi-hù-naise. - -Phâre mai mannai-au mai hânânai unau Bâmunâ dângri khaie khaie hùnânai -bîsùrkhô rùgânù thinnaise. Beaunù bîsùr maikhô mau dinnù hannânai -sùngbâ, Bâmunâ bungnaise "Bùrùiâ zerùi din-nù thin-ù, beau-nù din," -hanbâ, bîsùr thângnânai, bùrùi-khô sùng-hùi-naise. Bùrùiâ nå-nî -hâbâfùr khâmnai-i-au monau brâpnânai thâdangman. Beaunù bî bungnaise -"Mai din-nù thaùni manâbâ, ângnî khoro-au-nù dinfai!" hanbâ, bîsùr -boibo mai bibân zang bùrùi-khô hù-sin-thrå-naise. Bîbaidî-nù gâsenù -mai rùgânânai bînî sâiau dinnaise. - -Phâre manâbâ Bâmun dublî nî frai fainânai bùrùi khô nâmaibâ bîsùr -khithânaise "Ângnî khårå-au-nù mai din han-nai-khai zangfur mai -zang hu-sin-nânai dindang." Biaubù braiâ mungbô upai mane zânanai, -bùrùi khô fopnù lâgi bîsurnù hotnaise. Phâre bîsùr bùrùi-khô khânânai -oâ sing sing bageding-bagedâ bân-lâng-nai-au bùrùiâ oâ thânai-au -nângnânai siri-lângnaise. - -Phâre besùr bâkor-bâreau [23] thângnânai bîbânkhô dinnânai -hâkhor zaunânai bùrùikhô fopnù lâgi naibâ, manekhai, bùrùi-khô -nâmaibainaise. Sùrbâ bùrùi sâse khâthi-au-nù mai nebai -thâdangman. Bîkhônù nunânai bîsùr railainaise "Bâmun bùrùiâ -buddigrang fop-zânù gînânai, beaunù mai nebai thâ-thî-dang," hannânai -bîkhô homnânai lângnânai fopnânai dinnânai fainaise. Bînî unau Bâmunâ -monau bîsùrkhô gînânai bùthâtnù lâgi mon khâmnânai bîsùrnù khithânaise -"Gåthåfùr, dinî zangfùr simlifâng gederkhô dân-hùi-nù nânggô," -hannânai, ruâ lânânai simlîfâng ni guriau thânglainaise. Thâng-nânai -ruâ zang bongfâng khô såùi såùi bongfâng gaglai-sî gaglai-sî zâbâ, -Bâmunâ bîsurkhô bungnaise "Bongfâng gaglai-sî-sù gau-gan, nang-sùr -boibù hom-thânu nânggô." Khithânânai Bâmunâ saunânai hùnaise. Unau -bongfâng gaglai-sin-nânai sâsnî âbrâ thoinaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -KHÂN KHUZ NÎ KHORÂNG. - -Sânùi khânâ khuzâ zang phisikhî man. Phâre bîsùr sânse railainaise -"Zang-fùr mâlâi-nî gâmiau bîbaibâ zang-nî gâmî-nî-khrî bângsin -mangan." Hanlainânai khuzaiâ khânâkhô lauthiau homnânai, -bùlângnaise. Thângùi thângùi nâmâ gezerau dîdung sorûi manse -gâ-fnâng-nânai phisikhî-nû khithânaise "Sikhî, be lai mâ, herâ? Mâbâ -galâu zibô baidi gâfnângdang." Khuzâiâ bungnaise "Be hâthî khânai -dîdung sorûi." Hanbâ, khanâiâ, "Obâ bekhô lâ, herâ, sikhî"; hannânai -bungnaise, Khintu bî lâê-khai "Ângnù dîkhângnânûi hu;" hannânai, -khânaia didung-khô lânaise. - -Phâre bînîfrai thângùi dûisâ manse man-hûi-nî-au bâtlangbâ khûsûng -mâse khânâiâ gâfnâng-naise, ârù bungnaise "Sikhî, ne ne! Âng mâbâ -mâse gâfnângdang." Hanbâ, khuzâiâ "Onthai-frâ-khô-nù mâthù bungbai -thâiù, herâ, sikhî, nang-lâi?" Khânâiâ bungnaise "Nonggâ, nonggâ, -sikhî, nang gùgrùmnai." Hanbâ bî gùgrùmnânai khusum-khô mannânai, -khânâ-nù khithâbâ, bungnaise "O sikhî, obâ bekhô lâ herâ: zangfurnù -bekhô nânggan." Khuzaiâ "Ilit ilit lâiâ, herâ" han-nai-khai, -khânâiâ bîkhô-bù gagai-nù lânaise. Bînîfrai bibaidî-nù thângùi -thângùi dâpse-au dol dâmnai khnânânai khânaiâ khuzânîau sùngnaise -"Sikhî bî dolâ-lai sùr thù? Mau thù dâmdang, herâ?" Hanbâ khuzaiâ -khithânaise; Beaunù sùrbâ gurkhiâ gåthåfùr dâmdang" hanbâ, khânâiâ -bîkhô lânù lâgi thin-naise. - -Khintù bî, "âng mâbrùi lâbogan? Bîsùr-khô âng bùlù hâiâ zâgan, -manâthù bîsur gabâng dang," hanbâ, khânâiâ manse buddhi khâmnânai -phisikhî-nù khithanaise "Sikhî, nang hâgrâ sing sing thâng-khmâ-nanai, -bîsùr nî khâthî manbâ, mosâ baidî sùgùmnânai hù! Obânù bîsùr -gînanai khâtgan," hanbâ, bîbaidînù khuzâiâ khâmnai-au, gåthå-frâ -gînanai dol khô zrâpzrup gâr-lâng-bâ, khuzâiâ dol khô lâbonanai -khânânù hor-hù-naise. Obasù bînîfrai sânùi zang hâgrâ gezer gezer -thângùi thângùi nå nunanai, khuzâiâ bungnaise "Sikhî, dâ sân hâpbai, -manâ faibai, Dâlai ârù mâu thâng-bâu-nù? Beau-nù nå danga. Zangfùr -beau-nù thâ-dù-nî," hanbâ, khânâiâ bungnaise "Hagra gezernî nåkhô âng -gabâng gahâm man-srâiâ, herâ, sikhî," hannânai mâ mâ nå dang gahâmùi -nainù thinbâ khuzâiâ khithânaise "Nåiâ gâng-ne gâng-thâm. Bândâr -bù gong-se dang," hanbâ khânâiâ "Bî bândârau-nù thâgan," hannânai, -phisikhî-nù khithâbâ, bândâr-sing-hà bùlângnaise, ârù dor-fur-khô -gahâmùi khâ-fthâ-nù thinnânai, beaunù thânaise. Unau beau thânai -Râikhô-frâ fainânai, bungnâise-- - - - "Zùsâ zùsâ manâmdang; - "Zânù zânù lubuidang." [24] - - -hannânai, nå gong frùm-bù namâi-giding-bai-bâ, khânâiâ -rai-dau-hot-naise "Âng beaunù dâng." Hanbâ, raikhoâ bungnaise "Nang -lai sùr?" Khânâ bù bungnaise "Nang lai sùr?" Raikho khithânaise "Âng -Raikhô!" Khânaiâ bungnaise "Âng Zâkhô! Bebaîdînù be-sùr brâp-lai-naise -Unâu khânâiâ bung-naise "Brâp-nù bù nânggâ, munù bù nânggâ Nangkhô bù -âng nuâkhùi, ângkhô bù nang nuâkhùi. Bînîkhai manse buddi khâmbâ, -zanghâ gahâm zâgan," hannânai khânâiâ raikhônî khenai bîhot-bâ, -Raikhoâ gaigainî khù-mùn daise phunânai khithîhot-naise. Obâsù khânâiâ -bungnaise "Dâniâ ângnî khenai-khô nai." Hannânai, hâthî dîdung khô -dîhonnânai hùnaise. Bîkhô nunânai Raikhoâ gîkhrongbâ, khânâiâ -ârù themâ bî-hot-naise Raikhoâ bù gaigainî themâ khô khithî-hot-bâ, -bî khusung khô khithîhot-naise. Obâsù Raikhoâ be Zâkhoâ-nù nunggô -nungnânai, gî-sin-bai. Khanâiâ ârù bînî udui dâmnù thinnânai, -dâmbâ, bungnâise, "Dindù dindù hâmbai, âng khnâbai. Dâniâ ângnî khô -khnâsong!" hannânai, dol khô dùm dùm dâmnânai hùbâ, Raikhofrâ gînanai, -khât-thro-lâng-naise. - -Unao, khânâiâ phisikhîkhô bungnaise "Sikhî mâ mâ gahâm bastù dang, -bifurkhô khâ ârù nang bâse, ângnù bù bâse hù, ârù mâmâr thângdù-nî -thù" hannânai bîsùr bînîfrai mâmâr failainaise. Ârù dâpse gazân -thâni-au thângnânai khuzâiâ be bastufarkhô rânnù nâmainânai -rânnaise, Rân-khângbâ khânâ-khô bungnaise "Sikhî nangthâng -bobekhô lâiu lâ," Hanbâ bî dângnainanânai khuzâ thing-nî bhâgù-khô -bângsin man-dâng-nânai, rânnâiâ hâmâ khùise hannânai, golaigothai -khâmnaise. Phâre khuzâiâ "Nang-thâng-lai nuâ-labâ mâbrùi mithînai, -herâ? Khonle khonle rânnù gnâng khâm-hùiù!" Hannânai ârù rân-phâphinbâ, -obâbù bângsin man-dâng-nânai, ârù "Hamâ-khùise, hamâ-khùise," hannânai -golai-gothai khâmnaise. Bîbaidî nù khonbrùi khon-bâ khâmbâ khuzâiâ -brâpnânai, âkhâiau bâli lânânai "Nanglai gomâ khânâ nâ misâ khânâ -lùi?" hannânai gahâmùinù megonau bâlizang hùnânai hùnaise. Ârù obânù bî -nunai zânaise. Ârù bî bù brâpnânai; "nunglai" mâ sâbâ dângâ lùi, nunù -hâma hannânai godo-au zo-sin-nânai lânânai, khuzâ bikhung-au gomâgom -sobai thâbâ bîbù gahâm zânaise. Unau sânùi zang gahâm zâ-lai-nâise, ârù -bastù-fùr-khô gahâmùi rânlainânai, nå-i-au thâng-lai-naise. Zapbai! - - - - - -SÂSE ÂBR BRAI NÎ KHORÂNG. - -Brai bùrùi dangman. Braiâ hâgrâ gezerau dubli dotse lânanai -hâbâ maubai thâdangman. Phâre sânse shikâri sâse hâgrâiau mùi -gaunânai thoi-frâm-nânai khârùi khârùi brainî dubli gezer thing -thângdangman. Beaunù braiâ nunânai bîkhô khudâl zang khårå-au-nù -denânai mùikhô bùthâtnaise. Buthâtnânai hâgrâ singau hakhmânânai -dinnaise. Emphâre unau mùi gaunai girimaia khîthù khîthù thoi -sirîlângnai naie naie nâmai-lângùi-lângùi brainî dubliaunù sin -gamânaise. Obâsù braikhô sùngnaise: "Helùi brai! Nang bething mùi mâse -fainai nunâi nâ?" Braiâ bungnaise "Ânghâ dublî-nî shimâiâ khùlâthing -boinîfrai sâthing boinîfrai" hannânai bungbâ bî bungnaise "Nonggâ -nonggâ! âng mùinî khorâng-sù nang-nî-au sùngdang," Braiâ khithânaise -"Zânun! be dubliau mai zâiù nâ zâiâ âng khîthânù hâiâ." "Nangga-lùi, -brai, bî khorâng-khô âng sùngâkhui." Brai bungnaise "Dâ sânzôfûbai, -ânghâ mikhâm ukhui-sù-dang. Âng thâng-nù-sùi;" hannânai, nåiau -khâtlângnaise. Obâsù unau braiâ mikhâm dùi zâkhângnânai bùrùi-khô -bungnaise; Bùrùi, âng-nù gâbun phungau-nù mikhâm songnânai -hù. Ang mùi mâse buthâtnânai zangnî dubliau dinbùdang. Bîkhô -mâmâr gadânù nânggô." Obâsù okhâ naibâ, bùrùi mâmâr khâm dùi brainù -hùnânai bîkhô hogârnaise. Bî dubliau thângnânai mùikhô gadânânai -rânnaise. Aglâ gaigai-nî bhâgù khâmnaise. "Phânse mùkhâng sunai-nî, -phânse thânkhu zânai-nî, phânse dubliau mosô hùlângnai-nî, phânse -hâli oinai-nî." Bebaidînù huâfùrhâ zese hâbâ dang, gâsenù bhâgù -khâm-thrå-naise. Dâ unau bùrùi-nî bhâgù khâmdang "Phânse mukhâng -sunai-nî, phânse thânkù zânai-nî, phânse khundung lùnainî, phanse khun -pheretnai-nî, phânse hî dânai-nî, phânse khâm songnai-nî, phânse dùi -lainai-nî." Bibaidînù bînî bù zese hâbâ dang, esenù bhâgù khâmnânai -sân-naise. Sânnânai bùrùi nî bhâgùâ bângsin mannaise. Obâsù braiâ -brâp-nânai. "Ângsù bùrùinîkhrî hâbâ bângai bùâ mau-ù nâ? hannâ-nai, -golaigothai khâmnânai, ârù rân-phâphin-naise. Dâniâ âglâ bùrùinù -bhâgù khâmgru-nai, ârù unau bînî bhâgù khâm-nai. Dâbîhâ bângsin -zânaise. Theobù braiâ bîau mon phatiâ khùise. Bîbaidînù bî -golai-gothai khâmùi khâmùi rânbâbù hamân zâiâ. Bîbaidînù sânse mâni -zânaikhai, bùrùiâ; "Brâiâ-lai mâ khâm-khù?" hannânai, dhinkî thorâ -manse lânanai, dublîau thângnânai, brai-khô-nuhùi-dang, gaigainù -bidot zang nânglaibâ thâdang. Bîdot-frâ-bù khonle khonle dâng-phlebai -thâ-naikhai, gebletheble zâlângbai. Obâsù bùrùiâ dhinkî thorâ zang -srî srî khîthû-au khubui-hot-bâ, braiâ mâbâ imfu hotbai hannânai, -bîdot-khô gârnânai nåhâ khâtlâng-naise. Emphâre, bùrùiâ bîdot khô -hî zang ban-nânai bânânai nå-au lâbonânai, songnânai, brai-zang -zâ-lai-bâ, braiâ sùngnaise "Bùrùi, belai mâ-nî bîdot?" hanbâ, -bùrùiâ khithânaise "Âng dausâ fisâ mâse buthâtnânai, nanghâ manâ -lâng-nai-khai, bekhônù song-dop-nânai dindang. Nangnî bî mùi-bîdot-khô -nebai thâbâ, zangfur dâ khâm man-zâ-gla-gauman." Zapbai! - - - - - -BRAI BÙRÙINI KHORÂNG. - -Sâne brai bùrùi dangman. Bîsurhâ nå-â-bù gongne man. Phâre sikhau -sâbrùi be brai bùrùi nî nåi-au mâbâ mâbî khaunù lâgi fainai. Faibâ brai -bùrùiâ boi sikhaurùrkhô khùikhâ [25] khâmnù lâgi buddi manse khâmnânai -dinnai. Zerehai gôbar-khî ârù zùzai ârù gâzri-dùi hâsong-se bîfùrkhô -thoplâ zunânai dhinki sâli nî mâroliau khâ-sai-nânai dinnaise. Phâre -unau manâblâ sikhau-frâ fainânai brai bùrùînî nå injurau mânsùiâ srî -mandang na manâkhùi bannânai khnâsongbâ, brai bùrùiâ bîsùrnî khorâng -khnânânai, braiâ bùrùikhô bungnaise "Bùrùi, nang zangnî sorai ârù -gur-gâkhirâ mau dinkhù?" Beaunù bùrùiâ bungnaise "Hâm srâ-bai de, -brai! Bîfùrkhô dhinki-sâli-aù-nù khâ-sai-nânai dinnai zâbai." Be -khorâng-khô sikhau-frâ khnânânai dhinkî-sâliau thângnânai, bîkhô -man-hùi-nânai bâri-nî-frai thâlit-lai lâbônânai rânnânai zânùlâgi -zånaise. Obânù bîsùr mâbâ manâmnai mannânai sùng-lai-naise "Bîbù bângù -mâ manâmdang? Bîbù bângù mâ manâmdang?" Phâre sâseâ boikhô âkhâiau -lânânai manâm-sù-naise. Obânia mithînù hânanai, boibô minîlaibâ, braiâ -sikhângnânai thokon-thorâ lânanai hù-sù-bù-bâ, bîsùr khátlângnaise. - -Ârù sânse brai bùrùiâ boi sikhau-fùrkhô fainai khnânânai brai bùrùi-khô -sùngnaise; "Zangfùr-hâ songkhrùi thoplâ mau dinkhù?" Obâsu bùrùiâ -bungnaise "Dâsù gahâm zâbai, brai! Songkhrùi thoplaiâ zang udunai -nå-nî khùlâ-fât-sî inzurau senânai dindang! Sikhaufrâ maubâ lâng-nù -hâgô." Bîsùr railainai-fùr-khô sikhau-frâ khnânânai inzùr dân-sî-nânai -âkhai sùnânai songkhrùi-thoplâ-khô dâng-grùm-baibâ braiâ khâthrùi-lângô -lânânai thângnânai âkhâi dân-hùi-naise. Obâ bî "Âng manâ khùise" -hannânai thângbâ, ârù sâse sikhauâ bîbaidînù dâng-grùm-bâ, bîkhô-bù -âsî-au dân-fnâng-naise. Phâre bebaidî-nù sâse sikhau-nî khùmâ dânnai, -ârù sâse-nî gonthong dân-fnâng-naise. - -Phâre unau bîsùr gârai gahâm man-nu lâgi dùi nâmai-bai-nai-e-aù -sethlau-nù thâlit khârùi sâmnai megongdù-au dùi mannânai âkhai -hù-sùm-naise. Beaunù bângsin âlunai manbâbù, lùgù-nî mânsùifùr-nù -khithâiâlâbâ "Gahâm manbai," hannânai bungnaise. Bebaidînù sâbrùi-hâ-bù -zâbâ, brâplainaise. Obânù braiâ nå-nî frai onkhâtnânai thokon lânanai -bîsùrkhô hu-hot-naise. - -Bînîfrai ârù sânse brai-bùrùi-nî bâriau thâlit bîfong dangman, -ârù bînî khâthiau phânlù bîfong fângse dangman. Beaunù bere-thinklî -bâhâ lâdang. Phâre horau be sikhau sâbrùiâ brai bùrùinî nåiau faibâ, -braiâ bùrùi-khô sùngnaise "Bùrùi, nang zang-fùr-nî thâkâ-thinkhlî-khô -mau fopnânai dinkhu?" hanbâ bùrùiâ khithânaise "Dinîbù gahâm zâbai, -de, brai! zangnî thâka-thinkliâ thâlit-guriau fopnânai dinnai-au-nù -thâbai. Bînî khâthi-au-nù fânlù-fîfâng-bù fângse dang. Dâ sikhaufrâ -manù-khî-mâ-sù!" Bekhô sikhau frâ khnânânai, be thâlit guri-hâ -thângnânai nâmai-lai-hùi-bâ bere-bâhâ-khô man-naise. Phare bîkhô -besùr dikhângnânai lâbobâ, bâhâiâ gùbrùnânai berefrâ sikhau-fùr-khô -otbâ, besùr "Aiâ! aiâ!" hannânai, khâtnaise, ârù braiâ thokon lânânai -hùsùnaise. - -Bînîfrai ârù sânse braiâ thâthî dânnù lâgi sekhâr lânânai hâgrâiau -thângbâ, boi sikhau sâbrùi-khô thaigrit guruiau udulângbâ thânai -nunânai thaigrit bong-fângau uthînânai thâri gnâng thaigrit -thaibrùi khânânai lâbô-nânai be sikhau sâbrùi nî kheneau thaise -thaise khâ-khmâ-naise. Phâre unau "Sikhau! sikhau!" hannânai braiâ -gâpzrî-khâu-bâ bîsùr srî mannânai sikhângnânai khâtlângnaise. Khâtbâ, -zesenu khârù, esenù thaigrit fithâiâ bikhungau dup dup -bulângnaise. Bîsùr braia khîthù khîthù fainânai zang-fùr khô sodang -nungnânai khâre-thâng-naise. Phâre unau gazân thângnânai zirai-hùi-bâ, -thaigrit khô nunânai gârnaise. - -Bînîfrai ârù sânse braiâ mai duliau thânânai bùrùikhô fùrùngnaise -"Bùrùi, nang horau sikhau faibâ gaigainù sùngnânai, gaigainù -khithâ de, ereùi hannânai "Brai, brai hùn! nang thurse khurui mau -dindang?" "Dhinkhî-sâliaunu maiduli-au bîfùr khô dinnai zâbai. Dâ -sikhau faibâ, man-lâng-sî-gan dâ! Mâ khâmkhù!" - -Be khorâng-khô sikhau khnânânai, mâmâr dhinkhi saliau thângnânai -naihùibâ be dulikhô dikhângnânai "O! beaunù thorse khurui-fùr dang -le! Ilit mâthù!" Obâsù bîsùr khânânai bânnânai lâng-lâi-naise. - -Phâre unau thângùi thângùi dùisâ gathau manse man-hùi-naise. Beaunù -bâtbâ braia; "Sîhâng sihâng zâbai, um, um, dikhâng!" hanbâ bîsùr -"Mauhâ sùr raidang lùi." Khaise bungnaise, "Be duliau rainai -baidî khnâ-i-ù." Ârù sâseâ "Beau mungbô gùiâ; nangsùr erenùsù -khnâdang!" Obâsù thângùi thângùi zâbrâ gathau mannânai, braiâ -sî-sam-bâ khithânaise "Phutu-khoâ, golâm-bundî-fur! Mânù gahâmùi -dikhângâlùi? Nangsùr kânâ nâ? nunù hâïâ-khùi?" Ereau bungbâ sikhau-frâ -bikhô dùi-au gârnânai khât-lâng-naise. Zapbai! - - - - - - -HOW THE RIVERS WERE MADE. - -Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman. And when they -were quite old, the old woman said to her husband "How shall these our -children get food when we are gone?" So the old man travelled afar to -the great god Kuvera, [26] the god of riches, and, taking from him -seedlings of paddy, pulse, mustard, and gourds, journeyed for eight -days and so reached his home. And after staying a couple of days, -he set forth to cultivate, taking dry food with him. And first he -marked out a piece of rich land by placing boundaries on all four -sides of it, and so came home. And again he set out another day with -hoe and axe, and cut and burned the jungle, and cleaned the soil, -and after worshipping on each side of his field--on the east and on -the west, on the north and on the south--he struck one blow with his -hoe on each side. - -And when all was ready, the old man planted his seedlings of various -sorts, and finally went home and rested. And so, as time went by, -the old woman desired vehemently to see how the crops were getting -on. But the old man said "There is no water on the road, and if you -grow athirst, you will get no relief." But she persisted and prevailed, -and made her husband take her along. And as they went, and were now -quite close to her husband's field, behold, the old woman began to -be very thirsty. And the old man, being enraged, cried "What did I -tell you? There is no water, and yet you would come." But she, being -a woman, said "If you do not give me to drink, I shall die. So, water -you must procure as best you can." So the old man, seeing no other -way, went to seek for water. And after long search, seeing a tank, -he bound the old woman's eyes with a cloth and dragged her to the -water's edge and said to her "Drink if you will, but look not upon -the tank." Now the ducks and other water fowls were playing in the -water, and were making a merry noise, clacking and quacking. And, -the old woman, being curious, like all her sex, peeped at them. And, -seeing them at their play, she too desired to be happy in her husband's -society, and, though he was very loth, prevailed with him. And so in -due course there were born to them many sons and daughters. And then, -in order to provide for their food, he journeyed to the Himalayas -and digged a great tank, stocked with many kinds of fishes. - -Now, one day the god Sri, the god of good luck, came that way with -his white dog, ahunting for deer and hares and tortoises. And when -he came to the margin of the tank, behold he was very thirsty. But -when he stooped to drink, the fishes said to him eagerly that he must -grant them a boon in return for their water. To which he assented, -and when he had satisfied his thirst, the fishes said "Take us to the -great river, the Brahmaputra (or Lohit)." So the god Sri tied them -to his staff, and drew them after him, making runnels of water. And -that is how the rivers were made. And the fishes in return gave him a -pumpkin and a gourd. And, taking these with him to a friend's house, -his friend regaled him with rice beer and pig's flesh, and in the -morning he gave his friend the pumpkin. But when his friend cut open -the pumpkin, it contained nothing but pure silver. So he bade the -god Sri stay another day, and brewed fresh beer and killed another -pig, and when he was going away gave him a flitch of bacon to take -with him. So the god Sri gave him also the gourd. But when he cut -open the gourd, it contained nothing but pure gold. And so the god -Sri journeyed to his home. And when he got there, he found that his -little daughter was very ill. And that was because he had given away -the presents which the fishes had made him. But the fishes took pity -on him, and came to him in the guise of physicians, and told him -that if he would worship and do sacrifice on the banks of rivers, -then his daughter would be healed, which he did. And that is why we -Kacharis worship rivers. And that is all. - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE LAZY BOY. - -There was once a very lazy boy. And when everybody else had planted -out his paddy, he was only setting forth to plough. But the old man of -the season, [27] seeing him, said "The season has gone; what are you -ploughing for now? The paddy is all planted out, and it is late." But -the boy would not listen to him, and ploughed sturdily ahead, beating -his cattle soundly as he went. And when the old man again and again -questioned him, he cried "What sort of an old man is this? Can he not -see that I am busy? I know very well what I am about." But the old man -said gently "Nay, my son: but it is for your good that I would speak -to you." And the boy said "Speak quickly then, and have done with -it." And the old man said "My son, the season is gone, what avails -it to plough now?" And then the boy cried "Where has it gone? And -when has it gone? And why has it gone? And how shall I find it?" But -the old man of the season said "You should have ploughed when others -did. The season has gone, and no man can bring it back." But the boy -said "I must bring it back, else, how shall I eat, and how shall I -live? Do tell me where it is gone." And as he would not let the god go, -finally, losing patience, he said "You go over there, and you will find -an old man with a snow-white head ploughing in a field. You get hold -of him and do as he tells you." So saying, he made his escape. Then -the lad hastened home to his mother and bade her cook supper quickly, -and tie him up some rice to take with him on the morrow, for he was -going to bring back the departed season for ploughing. - -"For" said he "when I was ploughing today, an old man told me that -the season was gone, and that if I went after him and pursued him I -would find him, and that I must do as he would tell me." So she rose -very early in the morning, and giving him to eat and drink, set him on -his way. And as he went, he asked all he met "Can you tell me where -the old man of the season has gone?" But they said "Every one knows -that the season is gone, but where it has gone, or why it has gone, -who can say?" At last, when he was nearly in despair, he saw an old -man ploughing afar off, and shouted to him "Stay a moment, father, -stay; I want to ask you a question." But the old man was busy, and went -his ways. But the lad pursued him and never ceased calling after him -till at last the old man, losing patience, turned upon him, and said -"What pertinacious noisy lad is this, who won't leave me alone?" But -the lad said "Be not angry, my father, I am fallen into great trouble, -and it behoves you to help me." "Speak quickly, then," said the old -man. And the boy said "I take you to be the old man of the season, -and I pray you not to slay me. All the others have planted out their -paddy, and I have fallen behind, and have planted nothing. Therefore, -unless you turn back, I cannot hope to get any harvest." But the old -man said "It is too late for me to return. Go you back, and plant your -paddy as best you can." And so the lad hastened back and planted out -his seedlings in such heedless haste as became him. And that's all! - - - - - -THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS. - -An old man and an old woman had a son. But the father died while his -son was yet a child, and the mother brought up her boy by begging -from house to house. When he was big enough he begged his mother to -let him engage himself as a cowherd. But she said "As long as I live, -I must not let you undergo any trouble." But the gallant boy would not -listen, and went and took service as a cowherd. But the other cowherd -boys would not let him go out herding with them, and hated him, and -beat him, in spite of the help of a good old man who took him into -his house, so, being unable to stay any longer for grief and vexation, -he went away into foreign lands. - -And as he went his ways, he met Simli Bîr, the hero of the simul tree, -and when he saw him he said "Ah! here is a hero indeed, seeing that -you bear a whole silk-cotton tree on your shoulder." But the other -replied "Whom do you call a hero? I am no hero at all. If you want a -real hero, look out for Gilâ Charan." But the lad said "As for Gilâ -Charan, why, I am Gilâ Charan." On which Simli Bîr got leave to go with -him. And as they went they met Dhop Bîr, and to him they said "You are -something like a hero. Why, you are carrying a whole dhop tree all by -yourself." But the other said "My brothers, of what account am I? The -man they call Gilâ Charan, he is a hero if you like." Then Gilâ Charan -said "But I am he." On which Dhop Bîr said "Let me come with you too." - -And, so saying, he too joined the party. And in like manner they -were joined by other four champions, namely, Mustard, Monkey, Ocean, -and Fire, six in all, besides Gilâ Charan. - -And when they had gone some way, one of them went into the house -of a Râkshashani to beg fire for cooking. But when the old wretch -saw that it was a man, she desired to devour him, and to that end -lay still, pretending to be ill, and said to him in a weak voice -"The fire is quite close to me. Come and blow it up!" and when he -came close, she gave him a kick and sent him flying into a pit; -and, seeing that he did not come, another champion went on the same -quest and was treated in like fashion. Then Gilâ Charan guessed that -something out of the way had happened, and went there himself; and, -perceiving that the old woman was a vampire, took her by the throat -and shook her well. But she cried "Do not kill me, and I will show -you where your friends are." Then the old woman got a ladder and -released the two champions from the pit. Whereupon they killed her, -and went on their way rejoicing. - -And presently they came to a place where Rakshashas dwelt. But, -not knowing this, they left Simli Bîr to cook rice and the rest went -hunting. And when the rice was ready, two Rakshashas came and gobbled -it up, so when the rest returned, hungry, for food, Simlî Bîr said -he was very sorry. He had quite forgotten to cook, being very busy -watching a beautiful white butterfly. But Gilâ Charan at once saw -that was only a pretext. So he bid the rest go, and, staying behind, -himself cooked rice afresh. On which the two Rakshashas came up -roaring, and said "Here, my son, hand over that rice." "But," said -Gilâ Charan, undaunted, "we are hungry ourselves and have no rice to -spare!" "What!" cried they "shall a scarcely weaned child speak to -us like this?" and they ran at him to eat him. But he seized them by -their necks and threw them a field's length. And when they attacked -him afresh, he slew them with his sword. And in like manner each -of the Bîrs slew each his Rakshasha, and then each married a fair -Rakshasha girl, and lived happily ever afterwards. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE MERCHANT'S SON. - -There was a lad whose father died while he was a child. And when, by -slow degrees, he came to man's estate, he asked his mother one day how -his father got a living. But she heaved a long sigh, and at last said -"Your father traded in foreign countries, my dear; and if he were alive -now, we would not be in such distress now." But he said "Ah! mother, -may not I work at the same trade? Give me all the money there is, and -let me too go trading." But his mother said "Nay! my son, do not say -that. While I live, even if I have to beg, you shall not want. And if -you die in strange lands, what is to become of me?" But her son would -not hearken to her, and, begging money from her, bought merchandise, -and hired a boat, and took two men with him; and, after doing obeisance -to his mother, set forth into strange lands. And at last he moored -his boat at the ghat of a certain village, and sent his men out to -hawk his goods. But he himself stayed with the boat. And at that ghat -dwelt an aged couple, who possessed a white and beautiful swan which -they cherished as their own child, and fed with their own food. And -one day at midday, when men were enjoying their siesta, the merchant -lad saw the white swan remove her swan dress and bathe in the river, -a lovely slim maiden. Whereupon he began to pay great regard to the -old couple, and gave them of his store without money. But as time -went by, all his goods were disposed of, and then he went to the old -people and offered them a great price for their swan. Nor when they -would give it to him for nothing would he accept it, seeing that it -were a sin to take a wife as a gift. So, finally he made them take -much money and went away home, taking his swan with him. But when he -reached home, behold the swan remained a swan, and the lad was sore -vexed and lost his sleep and his food, so that his mother was in fear, -and asked sundry of the villagers what might be the matter. - -And, finally, one of them, who was a wise woman, said to her: -"Something has happened to him while he was away trading, and now -you must find out what it was. And the way to do it is this: You must -get a fair girl to comb his hair; and let her pretend to grieve that -he is so ill, and let her cry into his hair, and to a fair maiden he -will tell what he would never say to his mother." So a girl came and -combed his hair, and wept silently till the tears fell on his head, and -when he asked what ailed her, said she could not bear to see him pine -away. So at last he told her of the white swan, which turned before -his very eyes into a lovely maiden, but that now it remained ever a -white swan, though he was pining away for very love of her. So she went -and told the mother, and the mother told the wise woman, who bade them -get the lad to lie awake till midnight and then the swan-maiden would -arise, and, assuming her maiden form, would worship her own country's -gods. And then he was to leap up suddenly and cast her swan skin on the -hearth and burn it; and then of a surety she would remain a maiden. So -the lad prepared a basin of oil and ashes and a yak's tail, and did -as the wise woman bade. And in the depth of night, the swan came and -felt him all over with her beak. But he never stirred a whit. And then, -believing him to be asleep, she stripped off her swan's skin slowly, -and prayed aloud to the gods of her own country. Then the lad got -out of bed very silently, and seizing the swan's skin thrust it in -the ashes. And when she smelled the burning feathers, she cried aloud -"Ah! what have you done? what have you done?" and fell senseless on -the floor. But he anointed her with the oil, and fanned her with the -yak's tail, till presently her great eyes opened and he saw that she -loved him. And then they lived happily ever afterwards. And that's all! - - - - - -BROTHER AND SISTER. - -A certain king died, and soon after his death his wife bare him a -daughter, as she had heretofore borne him a son. And then she too -died. But before she died, she bade her son "Strike hard, but once -only!" And she committed her daughter to his care. And, though they -lost their kingdom and were forced to beg their bread, the brother -was a good brother, and took care of his sister until they came to -a certain kingdom, the king of which took pity on them and kept them -in his own palace. - -Now, in that kingdom dwelt seven thieves, who oppressed the king, -so that he was compelled to send them fowls, pigs, cattle, and -pigeons every day. And when the brother heard of this, he begged -the king to let him go and kill the thieves. And when the king was -unwilling to let him undertake the enterprise, the brother insisted, -and, borrowing a horse and a sword from the king, went to the thieves' -house, and there tied up his horse and waited with drawn sword at the -door. And when the eldest thief came out, he cut him down, and so in -turn he cut down each of them. But the youngest of all was suspicious -and came out cautiously, so that the brother was not able to kill -him at one blow. So, mindful of his mother's saying, he shut him up -in one of the thieves' houses, and put a lock upon the door. And then -he went and told all that had happened to the king; who, as a reward -made the brother and sister custodians of the thieves' houses. And -so they went and stayed there, and the brother said to his sister -"You can go into and examine all the houses except the one that is -locked." And the brother was a mighty hunter. But before he went out -a hunting, he mixed pulse and grain, and, filling a plate with the -mixture, bade his sister separate the seeds while he was away. And -this occupied her a whole day. And then she went and examined all the -rooms in the thieves' houses. And in some were cattle, and in some -fowls, and in some horses, and so forth. But her mind was ill at ease, -because she might not examine the house that was locked. "For," she -said to herself, "if I do not see what is in that house, I cannot be -happy." So she went and saw, and there she found a man half dead with -his wound; and when he besought her, she pitied him, and fetched him -such medicines as he required of her. So that at the end of some days -he was healed, and in course of time they two fell in love with one -another. And the wicked thief began to teach the girl how she should -bring about the destruction of her brother. And he bade her, when her -brother returned, to pretend to be ill, and to say that nothing would -cure her save a drink of tigress' milk. And when her brother heard -this, he set out in search of a she-tiger. And, as luck would have it, -he found a she-tiger with a bone stuck in her teeth. So, after binding -her with a vow, he extracted the bone from her teeth, and then he told -her what he required. So she gave him of her milk, and also one of her -whelps. And then he returned home. And at dawn the thief asked the -sister "Did he bring you the tigress's milk?" And she replied "That -he did, and he brought a tiger's whelp also." On which the thief was -much discomfited. Then he bade her ask her brother fetch some water -from a certain tank, well knowing that to fetch water from that tank, -was certain death. On which she said to her brother "If you can only -get me water from that tank, I shall certainly be well." So the brother -took his horse and a sword, and a hound, and also the tiger's whelp, -and set out. And on the way he came to a great tree and stopped to -rest in the shade; and while he was resting, a huge snake came and -began climbing up the tree. And, seeing it, the brother cut the snake -in two with his sword; and when a second snake came, he slew that, -too. And while he was still resting, a bird came flying to the tree -with food for her nestlings. But they refused to eat. And when their -mother asked them why they would not eat, they said "Unless you take -pity on the man who is resting under the tree, we cannot eat." So the -mother bird promised; and, having fed her nestlings, flew down to the -brother and asked him what he desired. And he said that he desired -water from a certain tank. But the bird knew all about the properties -of the tank, and told the brother. Now, near the tank dwelt a maiden, -the guardian of the tank; and he entered into her house, and told her -his heart's desire. But she said to him "You must not go near the tank, -for you will die. You must marry me. And as for your sister, she has -disobeyed your word, and has married the thief you nearly killed, and -their desire is only to be rid of you." So they two were married, and, -going to the thief's house, slew the thief and the wicked sister. And -then they lived happily ever afterwards. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE TOAD. [13] - -There was an aged couple, who were very poor. But they had a fish trap, -which they set at night; and the fish they caught they exchanged for -rice. And one night it happened that no fish got into the trap, but -only toads, so that the trap was brimfull. And at early dawn, when -the cock crowed, the old man came, and finding the trap very heavy -was rejoiced, and hoisting it on to his back waddled away. And when -he got home he woke up his wife, crying "Old woman, old woman, not up -yet? The day has dawned." So the old woman jumped up, and blew up the -fire, and the old couple squatted over it, warming themselves. And -the old man said "We are in luck to-day! The trap is brimfull." Then -the old woman said "Let's see, let's see." So the old man tumbled -out the contents of the trap, and, behold, they were all toads. So -the old woman said "We are in luck to-day! We shall have lots to -eat to-day!" And the old man bid her kill the toads without further -words. And the old woman, taking her stick, ran about after the -toads and slew them one by one. But one alone, half dead with fear, -crawled under the old woman's stool. But the rest she skinned and -cleaned. Then, removing the stool, the old man saw the survivor, and -said to the old woman "There is one left; kill that, too!" But the -toad called out "Ah! father, do not kill me. I will plough for you, -and hoe for you, and plant out paddy for you!" But the old man replied -"How shall a toad do all these things? Your ploughing and hoeing would -be a bitter business! You only want to get off being killed." But he -pleaded so sore, and begged so hard, that they took pity on him and -let him stay in their house. And so the days went by till the rainy -season came round, and the toad went off to plough in the field. And -as he was sitting on the handle of the plough urging on his cattle, -a king came by that way riding on his elephant, and the toad called -out to him "What fellow is that? You are knocking down all the balks -of my field!" To which the king replied "Who dares speak to me thus," -and sent men to fetch him. But he hid behind a clod, so that they could -not find him. And when he continued to abuse them without their finding -him, the king bade them take away the plough cattle to his house. And -the toad, followed secretly behind, and, hiding himself in the thatch -of the cowshed, began to abuse the king afresh. And the king searched -for him in vain; and at last ordered the cowshed to be pulled down and -the cattle to be put elsewhere. And the toad went and hid there, too, -and abused the king again. Finally, the king was frightened and called -to him: "Oh! father, are you god or mortal? And what harm have I done -you?" And he said "I am mortal of a sooth. And I abuse you because you -have carried off my cattle. And if you do not give me your daughter -in marriage, I shall remain invisible and abuse you daily." So the -king swore that the toad should have his daughter, and the toad came -forth. And the king, for his oath's sake, and lest the toad should be -in some sort a god, gave him his daughter, and sent him home with a -sedan-chair and elephants and horses. And when he got near his home, -the old man and old woman ran clean away. But the toad, their adopted -son, seeing their terror, bade them not be afraid, and sent men after -them to fetch them. And then they sat down with their son-in-law and -daughter-in-law and feasted the men who had come with them. And one -day the girl, finding her husband very loathsome to look upon, told -him to take a bath. "But," said her husband, "what is the good of my -taking a bath? I am a frog and always bathing." But his wife replied -"I know very well that you live in cold water. But I want to get rid -of those nasty protuberances on your back, and want to bathe you." So, -finally, her husband agreed. So she heated some water to boiling, -and called out "Come quick, I must bathe you!" And when the toad -came, and asked what he was to do, she said "You jump straight in, -and I will bathe you afterwards." So he jumped in, and, turning over -on his back, died. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE DOE AND THE RAVEN. - -The doe and the raven were great friends, and lived together in the -shade of the same tree. And one day a jackal, seeing the doe, and -finding her to be fat and good to eat, said to her "Oh friend, what -are you doing there? I am charmed to see you, and, if you permit, -would like to swear eternal friendship." But the doe said "How can -there be friendship between the likes of us? we are sworn foes. If -you get hold of me, you will eat me. I am your food." But the jackal, -on hearing this, pretended to be mightily grieved, and said "What -you observe is true enough, and that is just why all my family are -dead and I alone am left. And, considering these things, I, for my -part, am turned Hindu, eat no flesh, and have vowed friendship to all -animals. So you need be in no fear of me." To which the doe attached -implicit credence, and so they two walked together under the trees. But -the raven came up and said all he could to induce the doe to abandon -the fellowship of the jackal. But, as he could not prevail with her, -he told her the following story: "Once upon a time there were two -friends. And they vowed that if ever they fell into danger, they -should on no account leave one another. And one day they were going -through the jungle together, when they met a bear. Now, one of them -could climb trees, and the other could not. And when the bear pursued -them, the one scrambled up into the first tree he met. But the other, -not knowing what else to do, lay on the ground, and, pretending to -be dead, held his breath. And the bear, coming and sniffing at him, -and finding him apparently dead, left him. Then his friend, shouting -to him from the tree, said "What was it that the bear whispered -to you?" And he replied "The bear said to me 'never make friends -with men like that fellow in the tree.'" "And so," said the raven, -"will it be with you and your friend the jackal." For all that, the -doe refused to listen, and after some days the jackal, when walking -out with the doe, spied a snare, and thrust her into it. And when she -bade him bite the cords and loose her, he reminded her of his vows and -of the fact that the cords were of hide. Then the raven, after long -searching, came up and found the doe in the toils, and set to work -to devise a remedy. And when the day was dawning he said to the doe -"You swell out your belly, and hold your breath, and when I give the -word, run for your life." Presently, the owner of the snare came up, -spear in hand, and, seeing his quarry seemingly dead, loosed her -bonds. Upon which the raven cawed loudly, and the doe, jumping up, -ran for her life. But the hunter, seizing his spear, threw it after -her. And the spear missed the doe, and pierced the wicked jackal, -who died. And that's all! - - - - - -THE OLD MAN AND THE TIGER. - -There was once an old man, who, when he was cutting reeds for his -fence in the jungle, heard a tiger growling close to him; and it -happened that at that moment a bird also flew away. On which the old -man, though he was in truth very frightened, called after the bird -"Ah! if you had only stopped, I would have taught you the secret -of the ghughu ban." And this saying he kept on repeating, so that -the tiger said to himself "What is it that the old man is saying? I -must get him to tell me; and in that case I won't even eat him." So -he called to the old man. "Look here, old man, what is that about -the ghughu ban?" But the old man, answering not a word, kept on -chopping his reeds. Then the tiger crept up quite close to him, -and said to the old man "If you don't tell me what you are talking -about, I will eat you!" But the old man, for all his fear, only said -"You come to my house tomorrow, and I will tell you." Very early -the next morning the tiger asked his way to the old man's house, -and when he got there, it being still early morning, the old man said -"And what may your honour be pleased to want?" And the tiger replied -"I want to know what you were talking about yesterday." But the old -man replied "I cannot possibly teach you alone. You had better go -and get two or three other tigers." And so the tiger went away and -returned with two or three of his brethren. In the meanwhile the -old man had spread his unthreshed paddy in the yard. And, putting -his earliest acquaintance first, he tied all the tigers to the post, -round which the cattle revolve when they are treading out the grain, -and set them to work to tread. - -But the one in the middle, who was unaccustomed to such labour, cried -out in a piteous voice that his head ached, and that he was getting -very giddy. But the old man said "Wait a bit, my friend; you haven't -learned yet." And when the tiger complained again, the old man fetched -his goad and pricked him sore, so that, giddy and stumbling, he had to -go round and round, and when the tiger said "I shall die at this rate," -the old man replied "You wanted to learn the ghughu ban yesterday, -and unless you endure this trouble, you cannot possibly learn;" and, -so saying, pricked him the more cruelly. Finally, the tiger said -"If so be, I must be in pain, I must be. But I don't see what it is -all about." Then the old man replied "This is precisely what they -called the ghughu ban." Then the tiger said "I see, I see, now let us -go. We have learned our lesson." But the old man said "Wait a bit, -the paddy is nearly trodden out," and would not stop pricking the -tigers for all their entreaties. And when the paddy was all threshed, -the old man began untying their bonds. But before he had finished, -the tigers were in such pain that they tore the rope out of his hands -and ran away. When they stopped to rest, they saw the old man's rope, -and said to one another "If we do not give the old man his rope again, -we shall get into further trouble." So, after much debate, the first -tiger was deputed to take it back. - -So back he went, trembling with fear in every limb, and, getting close -to the old man's house, offered him his rope. But the old man said -"It is night, and I am in bed. I can't come out. Put the rope in at -the window." So the tiger put it on his tail and thrust it in at the -window. But the old man had his knife ready and cut the tiger's tail -off. On which the tiger once more fled, howling with pain. But the old -man shouted after him "You may run as far as you like, but my brother -is after you, and will catch you." On which the tiger ran faster than -ever. At last, however, he stopped to rest near a cool pool of water, -and, not seeing the old man's brother, dipped the wounded stump of -his tail into the pool for refreshment. But a crab, which dwelt in -that pool, nipped the stump of his tail; and the tiger crying "The -old man's brother has caught me!" again fled through the jungle, -and it was not till the crab was knocked off against the trees that -he at last rested. And that's all! - - - - - -THE TALE OF THE MONKEY AND THE HARE. - -A monkey and a hare were great friends. They lived together, ate -together, and walked about together. One day they saw a man from -Darrang going to a feast and bearing plantains and betel-nuts, and -they said to one another that they must contrive some plan to get -hold of his load. So the monkey sent the hare to wait on the road, -but himself hid in the jungle. And when the man came up and saw -the hare sitting on the road, he put down his load, and ran after -him. No sooner had he done so, than the monkey came and carried off -the plantains and betel-nuts into a tree, and, for fear the hare -should return, ate them all up in a great hurry, keeping only the -skins of the plantains for his friend. - -But when the man found that he could not catch the hare, he gave up -the chase, and went home disconsolate; and so the hare went back, -searching for his friend, and shouting his name. But when he found him -and demanded his share of the spoil, the monkey offered only the skins -of the plantains, and the hare, in his rage, said that he would have -his revenge. So, first of all, he went and sat very quietly under -some kachu plants. Then the monkey climbed down from the tree and -began crying "My friend! my friend!" and the hare replied "Who are you -calling friend? I am watching the king's sugarcane field. What do you -want?" Then the monkey came forth and said "Ah, my friend, give me -a little of the cane to suck." But the hare said "I cannot give you -any. If the Raja were to hear, he would beat me." But as the monkey -grew importunate, he said "Eat, then, if you will, and don't blame -me." But when he ate, the acrid juice of the kachu caught his tongue, -and he rolled on the ground howling. But the hare only said "It's your -own fault. I told you not to." Then he went and sat beneath a wasps' -nest. And the monkey, moaning and complaining, followed him and asked -him what he was doing there, and the hare replied that he was watching -the king's cymbals. "Let me play on them, only a little!" entreated -the monkey. But the hare said "I daren't do it. The Raja would kill -me." "I will only play very gently," said the monkey, and, prevailing -by means of his importunity, clapped his hands on the wasps' nest and -broke it, and straightway the wasps stung his mouth and face and body -all over, so that he rolled on the ground crying out in agony. But -the hare only said "I told you not to, and you would not listen, what -could I do?" And then he went away to where a gowal snake lay. And -again the monkey followed him, and asked what he was doing there. And -the hare said that he was watching the king's sceptre. "Ah! let me -brandish it, do," said the monkey, and for all the hare's warnings -would seize the sceptre. Whereby he got bitten, and was in greater -pain than ever. Then the rabbit went away and sat down on a marsh, -and the monkey followed him once more, crying as he went, and when -he again questioned his friend, the hare said: "This is what they -call the king's litter." "Let me sit on it for a moment," said the -monkey. "I can't do it," said the hare, "what would the king say? I -think you are a fool, my friend. I tell you not to do things and you -will persist." But the monkey did not listen to him and jumped on -to the marsh and stuck miserably in the mud. And then the hare said -"Now, my friend, you give me plantain skins to eat, do you? You can -stay where you are. I wish you good-day. I am off." And, so saying, -he left the monkey and went his ways. - -And first of all a rhinoceros came. But when the monkey begged for -help, he said that he was hungry and thirsty, and really could not -stop; he was very sorry; and, so saying, he too went away. - -And when a buffalo presently came, the monkey addressed him, but he, -too, had other business, and went away. Last of all there came a tiger, -who was extremely hungry, and to him the monkey said, "My father, if -you do not help me out of this scrape, I have no help left," and with -such and such like words the monkey entreated him. But the tiger said -"What good will it do me if I help you?" and was going away, when the -monkey cried out "Father, father, take me out of the dreadful marsh, -and then, if you like, clean me and eat me." And the tiger was so -hungry that he said: "It is not so much that I want to eat you, but -if I rescue one fallen into such calamity, it will be well with me -hereafter. However, as you yourself have offered yourself to be eaten, -I see no harm." So saying, he stretched out his tail into the marsh, -and the monkey, grasping it, was drawn out. Then the monkey said: -"Let me get dry in the sun, and when I am a bit cleaner, you can -eat me." And so saying he sat him down in the sun and waited. But -presently the tiger looked another way, and the monkey slipped up a -tall tree. But the tiger, being in a great rage, waited two or three -days at the foot of the tree. But, as the monkey would not descend, -he lay at the tree's root as one dead, and opened his mouth with -his teeth grinning, and the flies came and buzzed in his mouth, -so that at last the monkey thought that of a verity he was dead. So -finally he crawled down, and slowly inserted his tail in the tiger's -mouth. But the tiger never stirred. Then he felt one of the tiger's -great paws. But the tiger never stirred. Then the monkey said "Ah, you -would scrunch my bones to make your bread, would you?" and danced about -gaily, and cried "See if you can eat my head now," and, so saying, -he put his head in the tiger's jaws. And then the jaws closed with -a scrunch, and that was the end of the monkey. And that's all! - - - - - -THE TORTOISE AND MONKEY. - -A tortoise and a monkey were great friends, and as they were on the -road one day, a man passed laden with plantains. And the monkey, seeing -him, said "You go and wait on the road, and when the man pursues you, -run away. And so the man put down his load (the monkey having hid in -the jungle), and ran after the tortoise. Then the monkey came out of -the jungle and took the plantains and molasses that the man bare, -and climbed with them into a tree. Then the man, not being able -to catch the tortoise, returned, and, not getting his things, went -home. Then the tortoise returned and asked his friend for his share -of the plantains and molasses. And the monkey offered him for molasses -potsherds, and for plantains their skins only; and, when the tortoise -insisted, the monkey got angry and hoisted his friend into the tree, -saying "See for yourself, if any plantains or molasses be left." And -so he went away and left him. And he could not get down, and one by -one various animals came under the tree, but could not help him. And -last of these came a very aged rhinoceros, and the tortoise begged -leave to jump down on his back. And to this the rhinoceros consented, -and so the tortoise leapt down, with such force that he broke the -old rhinoceros' back. Then he covered up the corpse with leaves, and -going to the king's court, sat him down under the king's throne; and, -when the royal council was assembled, the tortoise sneezed loudly, -"Who dared to sneeze?" said the king. "Cut off his nose!" But they all -with one accord declared that they had not sneezed, and, after he had -sneezed once or twice again, some one saw the tortoise under the king's -throne. So he said respectfully "If your Majesty wishes, you can kill -me, but I have something to say: There is some living thing under your -Majesty's throne. Without doubt, it was that which sneezed." On which -the king, looking under his throne, saw the tortoise, and ordered them -to cut off his nose. But the tortoise said "Do not cut off my nose, -and in return I will give your Majesty a rhinoceros." And at first -the king was angry, but for his entreating gave him men with him to -fetch his rhinoceros, and when the men returned with the body of the -rhinoceros, the king was very pleased, and gave the tortoise a horse. - -And as he was riding off, he met the monkey and told him that the -king had given him the horse. And when the monkey asked him why, -he said that he had jumped on to a common lizard from the tree, on -which the monkey had left him and had killed it. And that then he had -covered it up with leaves and told the king it was a rhinoceros. And -the king was pleased and gave him a horse. So the monkey killed a -lizard, and went and told the king it was a rhinoceros, and got his -nose cut off for his pains. And that's all! - - - - - -THE BRAHMIN AND HIS SERVANT. - -There was once a Brahmin who had a servant. And one day when they -were going to the house of the Brahmin's mother-in-law, the Brahmin -gave his servant a bunch of plantains and other things to carry, and -said to him "Now, mind you don't eat those plantains, for I can see -just as well behind as I can in front." And, so saying, he marched -ahead. And presently the servant, getting hungry, plucked one of the -plantains from the bunch, and, holding it out to his master's back, -ate it. And this he did again and again till all the plantains were -gone. And when the Brahmin presently asked what had become of the -load, the servant said "You told me you could see behind as well -as in front. So I showed you each plantain before I ate it. And you -never said anything." - -So the Brahmin went his ways speechless. Presently they stopped -to cook their midday meal, and they had got with them a few khawai -fish. But the Brahmin gave only one to his servant, and kept the rest -himself. And when he was about to eat, the servant asked innocently: -"Oh! Brahmin, do khawai fish swim about singly or in shoals?" To which -the Brahmin said: "Why, in shoals, of course." So the servant said -"Then my fish had better go with yours." And, so saying, he threw his -fish on the Brahmin's mess, which was defiled. So the Brahmin got no -dinner, and the servant ate the whole. - -A little later they came across a number of simul trees. Seeing them, -the servant asked his master "And what do they call these trees, -master?" And the Brahmin (being an educated man) said "These are -sirmolu." But the servant said "Not so, not so! These are himulu," and -offered to bet five blows that it was so. And, meeting some cowherd -boys, he asked them what the trees were. And when they said "himulu" -he gave the Brahmin five blows without further question. - -Next they met a drove of goats. "And what may these be, Brahmin, -these animals that are grazing?" And the Brahmin said "These be called -châg." But the servant cried "Not so, not so! These are châgali." And -the result, as before, was that the Brahmin was worsted and got -five blows. - -And next they came across a flock of paddy-birds, which the Brahmin -called "Bog," but the servant "Boguli." And again he was worsted -and got his five blows. On which he consoled himself by reciting an -Assamese saying, to the effect that it is ill arguing with a fool: - - - "Sâg sirmolu bog ba-káran - Tinî pânch panra kîl sudâ akâran." - - -And when they were now come near the Brahmin's mother-in-law's house, -and the Brahmin was become very hungry, he sent his servant on ahead -to beg them to get supper ready. So the servant went on ahead and -bade the Brahmin's mother-in-law cook a duck and put lots of plantain -ashes, which the Kacháris use for salt, well knowing that his master -disliked its acrid taste. So the duck was cooked with plenty of alkali. - -And when the Brahmin arrived, his meal was set before him, and he -was so hungry that he had to eat it whether he liked its savour or no. - -And so in various ways the Brahmin was put to shame by his servant. So -he wrote a long letter to his brother, and, putting it in his servant's -hand, bade him deliver it. But he went a little way, until he met -a man who could read and write, and he bade him tell him what was -written in the letter. And the man read him the letter, which was to -the effect that the brother was to kill the servant. On this, the -servant tore up the letter and bade his friend write another one, -saying "Dear brother, on receipt of this letter marry my servant to -my niece without delay. I shall not be able to come to the wedding." - -Taking this letter, the servant went to his master's brother, who was -much vexed, but dared not disobey. Accordingly, though reluctantly, -he married the servant to his daughter. - -And, when the master came to see if his servant had been disposed -of, and heard what had happened, he set about to kill him. But his -niece got to know of the matter and told her husband, who got a calf, -and, binding it hand and foot, put it by her in her bed. And in the -night the Brahmin came, and thinking the calf was his niece's husband -sleeping by her side, killed it. And when he found out his mistake in -the morning, and learned that he was guilty of cow-killing, he bade -his niece's husband go and bury the calf in all haste. And the servant -dragged the calf into the garden and buried it with its tail sticking -out of the ground. Meanwhile, the Brahmin set to work to get himself -purged of the offence of cow-killing, and summoned the villagers -to a feast without telling them why. And when they were all seated, -the servant ran out into the garden and hauling at the calf's tail, -called out "The Brahmin didn't kill a cow, Oh, no! and - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE SIMPLETON. - -There was once an aged couple, who had a foolish son, who one day -begged them to give him money to buy an ox with. And, owing to his -persistence, though they knew him to be simple, they gave him sixteen -rupees and let him go. And, as he went, he found a fine ox grazing -where three roads meet; and, putting his rupees down on the road, -he bound the ox and drove it away. Presently, he stopped to rest, -and while he was dozing, his ox ran away. So he began searching all -through the jungle for the missing animal. - -At last he found a fine stag, and thinking that to be his ox, chased it -through the forest till by chance its horns got caught in a thicket. So -he tied a rope round its horns, and to that tied another rope, and -so on till he got home. And when his old mother asked him if he had -bought his ox "Havn't I, just," said he, "just help me to pull and -see!" On this, the three of them pulled at the rope, hand over hand, -and presently the stag made his appearance kicking and struggling, -at which they were mightily afraid. However, they killed the stag, -and gave of its flesh to the neighbours to eat. - -On which the simpleton went about and told the villagers that they had -eaten of cow's flesh. But, fortunately, knowing he was a simpleton, -no one believed a word he said. - -Another time, when the simpleton was grown a bit bigger, he again -begged money of his parents: this time that he might get him -a wife. And since he would not take a refusal, he got his sixteen -rupees and set out afresh in search of a wife. Finally, he went and -sat at a place where the village women drew water. And when a pretty -maiden came down with her vessel on her hip to draw water, he seized -her and carried her off. - -And when he got tired, he stopped to rest under a tree. And it -happened that a man driving a plough ox was also resting there, and -the maiden sat there crying her very eyes out for grief at having been -carried off. So the man with the ox asked the simpleton "Where did -you get that girl? Did you have a look at her before you took her, -or didn't you?" To which the simpleton replied "She seemed a pretty -girl, so I put down sixteen rupees at the bathing place and carried -her off." On which the wise man said: "You must be blind. The girl's -pretty enough, but don't you see that both her eyes are burst. You -clearly don't see straight. Just see how the water is flowing from -both her eyes." On hearing this, the simpleton offered to exchange -the girl for the ox. But the other pretended to be unwilling, till, -after much persistence on the part of the simpleton, he cried: -"There, take it, take it!" So the exchange was effected, and each -went on his way mightily satisfied. - -And, as the simpleton went his ways, he found a man seated under a tree -having a goat with him. So he too stayed to rest. And when they stopped -to rest, the ox lay down to rest. On this, the man with the goat said: -"That ox is not a good bargain. It will die in a day or two." And the -simpleton, believing this, exchanged the ox for the goat. And when he -set forth again, he met a man carrying a big bunch of plantains. So -the two sat down. And as the goat was restless and gave him no peace, -the simpleton began beating it, so that it cried Ba! ba! (now Ba in the -Kachári speech means "carry"). So he said "Do you suppose a tired man -like me is going to carry you?" And he was so angry that in disgust -he exchanged the goat for the bunch of plantains; and went on. And -as he went, he met a man cracking his fingers, and, thinking he did -it in scorn of his plantains, explained at what price he had got them. - -However, he offered to give him the plantains if he would teach him -the art of cracking his fingers. So the two stayed there a long time -till the simpleton had more or less acquired the art he coveted. Then -as he went on, he suddenly forgot what he had learned. And because -he forgot it in a paddy field, he thought he must have lost it in -the paddy, and began examining the ears of paddy as a woman searches -another woman's hair for lice. And when the owner of the field came -up and asked what he was about, he said: "I have lost a thing which -cost me sixteen rupees. Come and help me to look." So the two looked -together, and when, after much search, they found nothing, the other -man, in pure vexation, cracked his fingers. On which the simpleton, -crying "I've found it! I've found it!" went dancing away. - -Presently, he stopped by a tank, and again forgot his new -acquisition. So he plunged into the mud to look for it. And a man came -up and asked what he was searching for? To which he replied "My friend, -my friend! I have lost something very valuable. Do come and help me to -look." On which, the two searched until they were covered with mud; and -when they found nothing, the new-comer cracked his fingers in vexation, -and the simpleton, crying "I've found it! I've found it!" went gaily -cracking his fingers all the way home. And when his father and mother -saw him, they smiled at his state, and till they spoke to him did not -know who he was. And then they asked him what he had done with his -money. "Oh!" said he, "first of all I bought a lovely maiden, and, -because her eyes were bad, I exchanged her for an ox; and because -there was something wrong with the ox, I got a goat in exchange; -and because the goat wanted me to carry him, I got angry and changed -him for plantains. And the plantains I gave to a man who taught me to -crack my fingers, and what else would you have me do?" And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE SEVEN SIMPLETONS. - -There were, once upon a time, seven simpletons. And once they were -going down the road, and meeting a puddle, were in great distress as -to how they should cross it. And the eldest said "I will go first, -and you all follow, holding one another's loin cloths." So they -held one another's cloths and crawled through the puddle on their -hands and knees, getting very muddy and dirty in doing so. But when -they had fairly got across, the elder set to work to count; and, -as he failed to count himself, behold, there was one missing. Then -the next brother counted; and, as he, too, found one missing, they -each in turn counted. And so it became clear that one was lost; -and there they stood debating this deplorable business. Just then a -wily Brahmin came up, and asked what was the matter. And they told -him that they had been seven, but that in crossing the puddle, one -of them had been lost. On which, the Brahmin, quickly counting them, -found that they were still seven, and, judging them to be simpletons, -said to them "My sons, if you will come to my house and work for me, -I will find you the missing man." To which with one accord they agreed. - -Then the Brahmin split a betelnut into seven pieces and put them into -the hand of the eldest. "Now count them," said he, "and tell me how -many there be." And he counted and found that there were seven. "Now -take each man a piece," said the Brahmin, and, behold, to each piece -there was a man. So in great joy and peace of mind they went to the -Brahmin's house to work. - -And then, one day, he sent the seven simpletons out into the garden -to weed the vegetables, and with them he sent his only son, saying "If -the lad is lazy and falls behind, shove him along and make him work." - -So they all went into the garden and began cutting the weeds with -their knives; and presently the boy fell into the rear. On which they -said "There is that Brahmin boy fallen behind. Did not his father -say that we were to push him along? What is to be done now? But the -elder brother said, "Do? Why, do as we were told." On which each of -them hit him with his weeding knife, so that presently he died. And -when the weeding was quite finished, they went and told the Brahmin, -saying "You told us to shove him along, and as we had our knives in our -hands, we hurt him so that he died." But the Brahmin was speechless, -for they had but done as they were told. - -Another day he told them to go and plough. "Take your ploughs up above -the great simul tree," he said. So they rose in the early morning, and, -taking ploughs, cattle and ropes, went to the great simul tree. And -some stayed below and bound the ploughs and cattle with the ropes, -and others climbed the tree and hauled. But the ropes broke and the -cattle were killed and the ploughs were smashed. And then they went -and told the Brahmin that they had tried to plough above the simul -tree and had failed. "And what of the cattle?" said he, "Oh! they -fell down and were killed," they replied. So, in despair, he bought -other cattle and sent them out to plough afresh. - -And when the harvest was ripe, they reaped the paddy, and, tying it in -sheaves, brought it home and asked where they were to put it. And the -Brahmin said "Put it where my old woman tells you to put it." So they -went and asked the Brahmin's wife. But she was very busy, and only -cried "Oh, bother you and your paddy! Put it on my head!" On this, -they all took their sheaves, and heaped them on the old woman, so that -she died. And when the Brahmin came from his work and asked for his -old woman, they said they had buried her in the paddy, as she told -them to. On which, being at his wit's end, he bade them go and bury -her. On this, they tied the corpse on a bamboo sledge and bumped it -along through the bamboo-clump, so that it got knocked off by the way. - -And when they came to some fallow land, they dug a grave, and then -began looking about for the corpse. Now there was an old woman hard -by herding cattle. "Cunning old wretch!" said they, "she is afraid -of being buried, and is pretending to be somebody else." So they got -hold of her, and, in spite of her struggles, buried her. - -And the Brahmin, in fear of what they might do next, began to contrive -means to get rid of them. So he said "Today, my sons, we will go and -cut down the great simul tree." So they took their axes and, going -to the simul tree, began hewing with a will, and when the tree was -tottering to its fall, the Brahmin said to them "If the tree falls -down, it will be broken. Run under it and catch it!" And when they -did so, the Brahmin gave the last strokes, and the tree fell on the -seven simpletons and killed them. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE BLIND MAN AND THE HUNCHBACK. - -There sprang up a friendship between a blind man and a hunchback. And -one day they said to one another "We shall get more if we beg in -some other village than our own." The hunchback made the blind man -hold his stick, and so dragged him along. And as they went, the -blind man trod upon an old elephant rope which lay upon the road, -and said to his friend "Ah! friend, what is this thing like a long -snake which I am treading upon?" The hunchback said "Why, it is only -an old elephant-rope." But the blind man said "Take it, my friend, -take it." But, as the hunchback refused, the blind man bid his friend -hand it to him, and so they went their ways thence. - -And presently they came to a river; and as they were wading across -it, the blind man trod upon a tortoise and told his friend that he -had trod upon something living; but the hunchback said it was only a -stone, and asked what was the use of standing there talking. But the -blind man begged him to feel and see. And when the hunchback announced -that it was a tortoise, the blind man begged his friend to take that, -too; and on the hunchback declaring that it was too heavy, he finally -carried it himself. - -Then they went their ways and came to a meadow, and heard a drum -being beaten. And the blind man asked what that was, and where the -drumming was going on. On which the hunchback said it was only cowherds -drumming. On which the blind man was for sending the hunchback to -fetch the drum. - -But the hunchback said "How shall I fetch it? They will be too strong -for me, for they are many." Then the blind man devised a plan, and bade -the hunchback crawl through the jungle and roar like a tiger. Which -the hunchback did; and the cowherd boys, on hearing his roaring, ran -away headlong and left the drum, which the hunchback gave, as before, -to the blind man to carry. - -Then the friends went through the forest, until they came to some -houses. On which the hunchback said "My friend, the sun has set, -and evening has come. How much further are we to go? Here are houses, -let's stop here." But the blind man said he did not think very well of -houses in the jungle, and sent his friend to have a good look at them. - -Presently the hunchback returned and said "There are two or three -houses and a granary." On this, the blind man decided that they would -stay in the granary, and so was dragged into the granary, where they -carefully fastened the doors and prepared to stay for the night. And -while they were there, Rakshashas came and said-- - - - "Fine rice, fine rice, I can smell; - "And better things to eat as well." - - -And while they were gliding round the house, the blind man shouted -loudly "Here am I!" "Who are you?" said the Rakshashas. "Who are -you?" shouted the blind man. "I am a Rakshasha," said one of them. "And -I am a Zakshasha!" [28] said the blind man. Whereupon they all got -very angry. Then the blind man said "You need not get angry and -you need not get noisy. I can't see you and you can't see me. Let -us make an expedient by which you can be satisfied." So saying, -the blind man bade the Rakshasha show him a lock of his hair. On -this a Rakshasha tore out a bunch of hair and showed it to him. On -which the blind man said "Now see mine!" And so saying, thrust out -of a chink the elephant rope. And on seeing it, the Rakshasha became -very afraid. Then the blind man demanded to see a flea (from his -body). And when the Rakshasha had shown him one, the blind man put -forth his tortoise. Then the Rakshasha thought "This must indeed be -a Zakshasha," and was greatly afraid. Then the blind man bade him -beat his breast. And, on his doing so, cried "Well done, well done! I -have heard you. Now hear me!" and straightway began to beat his drum -"rub-a-dub-dub." On which the Rakshashas were greatly frightened and -ran right away. - -Then the blind man said to his friend "Take any good things that there -are, and tie them up. You take some and give me some, and let us go;" -and, so saying, they went away together. And when they were come to -a far place, the hunchback began dividing the spoil. And, when that -was done, he bade his friend take which share he would. But the blind -man groped about and found that the share nearest to the hunchback -was the biggest. So the hunchback said "How did you, without seeing, -find that out? Now I have got to divide it all over again!" So he -made a fresh division. - -And the same thing happened again, and the blind man turned everything -topsy-turvy. And, when this had occurred four or five times, the -hunchback became angry, and taking sand in his hand rubbed it into the -blind man's eyes, saying "Now we shall see if you are really blind or -not;" whereby the blind man recovered his sight. But he, too, was angry -and said "What a hideous thing you are, and hateful to look upon." And -he jumped on the hunchback's back and belaboured his hump till he -made him straight and well. And when the two were hale and well, -they divided their spoil fairly and went home happily. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF A SILLY OLD MAN. - -There was an old man and his wife. One day, when the old man was -clearing jungle, a half-dead deer that had been shot by a huntsman, -came limping that way and crossed the old man's field. On which the -old man killed it by hitting it on the head with his hoe, and hid -it away in the jungle. Presently, the man who shot the deer made -his appearance, having tracked its blood as far as the old man's -field. "Here, old man!" said he, "have you seen a wounded deer pass -this way?" The old man replied "The boundaries of my field? Well, -the east boundary is here and the west over there!" But the other -said "Not so, not so, I am asking about a wounded deer." To which -the old man replied "I know what you mean; but whether it will be a -good crop or not, how shall I say?" "Not so, not so," said the other; -that isn't what I want to know." But the old man said "I cannot stop -any longer. The dark is falling, and I am hungry for my supper. I'm -off." So saying, he went away home, and when he had had his supper, he -said to his old woman "You must give me my breakfast early tomorrow, -for I have killed a deer, and I must go early and cut it up." So -the old woman gave him his breakfast very early and sent him about -his business. And he went to his field, and, having chopped up the -carcase began dividing the pieces. And first he put apart his own -share, "One piece for washing my face in the morning; one piece for -chewing tobacco; one piece for driving the cattle afield; one piece -for ploughing"; and so on, for all his daily avocations. Then he -made out his old woman's share: "One piece for washing her face in -the morning; one piece for chewing tobacco; one piece for spinning -cotton; one piece for fretting cotton; one piece for weaving cloth; -one piece for cooking rice; one piece for drawing water;" and so on, -with all her occupations. But, on counting up, he found that the old -woman's share was much the biggest. On which he cried angrily that -it was not to be believed that a woman's share could be bigger than -his, and, mixing up all the pieces of flesh on the ground, he began a -fresh division. This time he set apart the old woman's share first, -and his own afterwards. This time his share became the largest. But -still he was not satisfied, and, mixing all the gobbets up again, -he divided them again and again, but never got them equal. Meanwhile, -the day had slipped by and evening was come. So the old woman, taking -the pestle of the dhenki, went to look for her husband, and there she -found him in the midst of the lumps of flesh, which had become covered -with dust and dirt through much mixing. Then the old woman let fly the -dhenki stump at his back. On which he cried that a snake had bitten -him and ran home, on which the old woman tied up the meat in a cloth -and carried it to her house, and cooked some hastily for supper. And -when her husband asked where the meat came from, she said that he had -been such a long time in coming, that she had killed a chicken and -cooked it for him. "And if you had stopped dividing that deer's flesh, -we should never have got any supper at all," said she. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE FOUR THIEVES. - -There was an aged couple who lived in a pair of houses. And four -thieves used to prowl round their houses, seeking to steal. And the old -man set to work to contrive devices to disappoint them. And first he -filled a joint of bamboo with cowdung and dirty water and rice-chaff, -and hung it up in the rafters of the dhenki-shed. And when at nightfall -the thieves began prowling round and listening to hear if the inmates -were asleep, the old people overheard them, and the old man said to his -wife "Old woman, old woman; where have you hung up the molasses and -milk and chira?" And the old woman replied "A nice business! I have -been and gone and hung them up in the dhenki-shed, where the thieves -can get at them." And the thieves, hearing this, slipped off to the -shed, and, getting the bamboo-joint, gathered plantain leaves for -plates, and divided the spoil and sat down to eat. And one of them, -smelling at the stuff, said to the others "Smells rather strong, -doesn't it?" Then one of them took his mess in his hand and smelled -it, and, seeing what had happened, they all burst out laughing. Then -the old man came out with his big stick, and the four thieves ran -away. Another day, the old man, hearing the thieves prowling about, -said to his wife "Where have you hung the packet of salt?" And the -old woman replied "A fine affair! I have hung it up on south wall of -our sleeping-house, where the thieves can easily get it." And so one -of the thieves thrust his hand in, and began feeling about for the -bundle, on which the old man took his knife and cut his hand. But he -only said "I can't find it," and went away. - -On which the other three felt about, and one got his finger cut, -and another his ear, and the fourth his nose. Then they looked -about in the yard for something to ease the pain, and the first, -finding a cooking pot in which acrid plantain ashes had been steeped, -plunged his hand in, and, getting more pain than before, only said -"Ah! that's good." On which the others followed his example. And, -while they were hopping about in pain, the old man came out and took -his stick, and drove them away. - -Another day, the old people found a wasps' nest on a chili plant -under a plantain tree. And when the thieves came, the old man said to -his wife "Old woman, old woman, where have you put the lota with our -money in it?" And the old woman answered "To-day's luck is the worst -of all. I have left the lota under the plantain tree in the garden, -by the chili bush, and no doubt the thieves will get it." Hearing -this, the thieves went and disturbed the wasps' nest, and the wasps -flew out and stung them. And when they cried in pain and ran away, -the old man ran after them with his stick and beat them soundly. - -Again, another day, when the old man went out to cut reeds for his -fence, he found the four thieves asleep under an O tree (the fruit of -which is hard and heavy), and the old man, climbing quietly into the -tree, cut four of the fruits, with the stalks attached, and tied them -to the thieves' hair. Then he suddenly cried out "Thief! thief!" And -the more they ran, the more the heavy fruit bumped on their backs, -so that they thought the old man was running after them and beating -them. And they ran a very long way before they discovered their -mistake, and unloosed the fruit from their hair. - -And, again, the old man climbed into the mat receptacle in which -the paddy was stored; but, before doing so, he instructed his wife to -imitate his voice and ask where the brass plates and cups had been put; -and to answer in her own voice that they had been put into the paddy -receptacle in the dhenki-shed. And when the thieves heard all this, -they hurried to the dhenki-shed, and, lifting up the paddy receptacle, -said with one accord: "My! isn't it heavy?" And so they tied it to -poles and carried it away on their shoulders. - -Presently, they came to a deep river, and as they were wading across, -the old man cried "Look here! I am getting wet, carry it higher." On -which they said to one another "Surely, some one spoke?" But, thinking -it was a mistake, they went on, and came to deeper water. On this the -old man called out again "Stupid brutes! Sons of slaves! Can't you see -your way? I am getting wet through." And the thieves were frightened, -and, dropping the old man in the water, ran clean away. That's all! - - - - - - - - -FOLK SONGS AND NURSERY RHYMES. - - -Addressed to a spoiled Child. - - Derâ lù, derâ lù, Âfâ Fanzâlù. - Build house, build house, Father Fanzalu. - - Dai nâng, fùdù nâng, Âfâ zuzînâng. - If trouble come, or worry come, Father will help. - - -To a conceited Child. - - Âng gùrùng, gùrùng, Dainâ gùrùng. - I am wise, am wise, And the witch is wise. - - Dau khîthù, khîthù, Ângnî khîthù. - And the bird's behind, behind, The bird's behind me. - - -Of Woman. - - Dau-thep, dau-thep, dau golondî. - Wag-tail! wag-tail! bird with the goitre, - Hâbâ rangâ, hukhâ rangâ, fisâ bâflundî. - Work you can't, and toil you can't, bearing baby on your back. - - -A Nursery Rhyme. - - Bongfâng dô, bongfâng dô, bongfâng nârengâ. - Beat the tree, and beat the tree, and beat the orange tree. - - Fitsiu-siu firingâ; bidùi zåkhaibâ! - Chirrup, chirrup, bhimraj bird; give twenty eggs to me. - - -What Women sing at Weddings. - - Zô sit sit, Gogorleng; Zô sit sit. - Pour, pour the beer, Gogorleng; pour the beer. - - Dângnai dângnai sit, Gogorleng; dângnai dângnai sit. - Pour in torrents, Gogorleng; pour in torrents, pour. - - -Then you substitute other festive occupations, for instance: - - Goe khau khau (cut, cut the betelnut). - Zô lù lù (pass round the beer). - Khurui sù sù (wash the plates), &c., &c. - -"Gogorleng" is the traditional name for the bâru or bohua, who plays -the buffoon at weddings. - - -A Woman to her Lover. - - Sô mâlîbai, sôbaî. - Come, my lover, come. - - Gangâ zâliâ. - O! Ganges fisherman. - - Thâkânî kheru manâbâ. - If I don't get silver earrings. - - Âng-bù thângliâ. - I, too, cannot go. - - -In the following verses the woman substitutes other ornaments or -presents: - -An exchange of Compliments. - -A girl sings-- - - Silâkhonârùi gåthåfùr, - Chinakona boys, - - Moisù hùnù fai! - Come and drive buffaloes. - - -Boy answers (derisively)-- - - Hunù rangâ, munù rangâ. - I cannot drive, I cannot wive. - - Ângkhô dâ ling, fai. - Don't cry to me to come. - - Engkhut khârùi khùrù khùrù. - The mess of rice goes bubble-bubble. - - Ângnî fâtse fùrù fùrù. - My share is but trouble trouble. - - Khuru khusuli. - You've got the itch. - - Bidot zâsuli. - Eater of meat. - - -What Women sing when the Bride is taken away. - - Dâ gâpse, ai--dâ gapse. - Don't weep, dear, don't weep. - - Khânu lai lângâ. - Not to bind thee do they take thee; - - Sunu lai lângâ - Not to wound thee do they take thee; - - Bângâl Simsânù lângâ. - Not for Bengali or Bhutia do they, &c. - - Ehe! hai! hùi!-- - Oh! ho! ho! - - -The second, third and fourth lines may of course be varied ad -infinitum. - - -The lament of a Mother. - - Thokon srong srong. - With multitudes of clubs. - - Thângdangman, âfâ Sokhai, nanglai. - Thou wentest, son Sokhai, thou. - - Emfu blî blâ thângdangman, &c. - Flashing thy sword, thou wentest, &c. - - Khaukhâ dumâ dumî, &c. - With great turban bound, &c. - - Nang dangbâ omâ bidot zang zâdangman, &c. - Whilst thou lived'st I ate pig's flesh, &c. - -and so on. - - -"Buffalo Girls come out to play." - - Ùi! Silakhonârùi hingzau-fùr, - Oh! Chinakona women. - - Nâ gutnù fai. - Come and catch fish. - - Nâ gutnù rangâbâ, - If you cannot catch fish, - - Lùgùse dâlâ fai! - Don't come with us at all! - - -In other verses substitute "megong khânù," or other things man and -maid may do together. - - -A Love Song. - - Âgùi Boisâgi, - O! sister wanderer, - - Âng khô dâ bâsi! - Do not spurn me! - - Sikhlâ sipnù hâiâbâ, - If you cannot sweep the yard, - - Âng-bu sipfâgan. - I will help you sweep. - - -In the next verse, for the last two lines, substitute--"Dùi lainù -hâiâbâ âng bù lai-fâ-gan," and so on, with other female occupations. If -a woman sings, the first line will be "Âdâ Bùidâsi," and she will -select men's work, as, e.g., "Hâthi hunù hâiâbâ, ângbù thâng-fâ-gan." - - -A Mother-in-law scolds her Daughter-in-law. - - Wâ bîzô nî gândeolâ! - On bamboo top, Oh! dragon fly, - - Bîrdau, bîrdau, bîrdang, - Flutter, flutter, fly, - - Bauharî godai zô zongnaiâ, - My youngest daughter-in-law's brewing beer. - - Khùiram-dùiram zâdang. - Is bitter-sweet. - -or - - Bauhâri godai khâm songnaia sigram-zethram zâdang, &c., &c. - My youngest daughter-in-law's cooking rice is only hugger-mugger. - - -A Woman to her Husband. - - Hî dai dai hùbâbâ, - If I weave him cloth. - - Zimnù rangeâ. - He can't put it on. - - Mâ huâ zang gorop-khù! - What a husband have I got! - - Zangnî khâfâlâ! - Ah! my evil luck! - - Sûnî khâfâlâ. - My dreadful luck. - - -For the first two lines substitute-- - - Gâmsâ dai dai hùbâ-bù. - Gânnù rangeâ. - -or - - Phâli dai dai hùbâ-bù. - Khaukhânù (or khâsônù) rangeâ. - - -Courtship. - -Man says-- - - "Ùi bâze, ùi bâze! - Oh! sister-in-law! - - Em bonânai hù. - Spread a mat for me. - - -Woman answers-- - - Nangnî hingzausù nonggâ hai! [29] - I am not your wife! - - Em-sù bobai-nù. - To spread a mat for you. - - -Substitute other occupations in subsequent verses. - - -A Love Song. - - Dui lainaiâ sùrù man? - Who was it used to draw water? - - Âgùi Banbâhi sikhlâ man. - It was the maid, my sister Banbâhi. - - -In following verses substitute "Mikhâm songnaiâ, megong khâwâiâ, -hî dânâiâ," &c., &c. If a woman sings, she sings "Hâthi hunaiâ sura -man. Âdâ bùidîsi zålåman," and goes on with male occupations. - - -Women's work. - - Dudugur, [30] dudugur, mâlâ-ùi. - Fisâ bânai-nî fâlâ-ùi. - - -In other verses substitute other work for "fisâ bânai-nî." - - -Reproach of Women. [31] - - Boisâgi, âsâgî, rå-rå, - Megong mikhâm songblâ, dùilau, dùi-sau! - Hoâ sâse nù-bù-lâ, - Gadau gâsi! - - - - - - - - -NOTES - - -[1] A "Bengali ghusâ" is said to be a blow inflicted with the fist, -the thumbnail protruding between the first and second finger so as -to give a scratch! - -[2] = a "side" of pork. - -[3] "gadân rai-hùi-nânai" = observing omens. - -[4] Onomatopoeic. - -[5] Assamese. - -[6] A child from whose mouth milk oozes if you squeeze its throat. - -[7] The Kachári version of the "Swan-maiden." - -[8] Assamese "páp." - -[9] Snuffling. - -[10] "Felt with its beak." - -[11] Assamese "kapál." - -[12] "Kumari," the attendant nymph of the pool. - -[13] The Kachári version of "Beauty and the Beast." - -[14] Goshain. - -[15] The Assamese "mat." - -[16] "mâ-thù," interrogative. - -[17] Yâcite - -[18] Assamese râjâ hantar - -[19] About two paces. - -[20] Assamese bala. - -[21] It was not true of him that "dígiti crepantis signa novit." The -coincidence of sound is curious. - -[22] Seven "plough" of cattle. - -[23] Assamese bâkayanî. - -[24] This exactly corresponds to our own "Fee faw fum; I smell -the blood of an Englishman!" and the Bengali "Aù maù khaù, mánsher -gandha paù!" - -[25] Query--Assamese "hingsha." - -[26] The hideous Kuvera, god of wealth. He was a white man with three -legs and eight teeth. Apparently, the same as the Hindu Pluto; and -lord of the shades as well as of wealth. - -[27] I.e., the season personified. - -[28] A burlesque word from "zânù" = to eat. - -[29] A man speaking to a woman says "lùi" (cf. "he-lùi"); a woman -speaking says "hai", and a man, speaking to his wife or other woman -with whom he is on familiar terms, says "ùi". - -[30] "Dudugur" is the little drum on a handle, with a bead tied -to it. The drum is shaken from side to side, and the bead beats -it,--onomatopoeically, "dudugur, dudugur!" - -[31] Not easily to be translated word for word. But the meaning is -that a woman cannot think of her work if a man passes by. - - - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Collection of Kachári Folk-Tales and -Rhymes, by J. D. 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Anderson - -Release Date: November 11, 2016 [EBook #53506] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK KACHARI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES *** - - - - -Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project -Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of -public domain material from the Google Books project.) - - - - - - -</pre> - -<div class="front"> -<div class="div1 cover"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="par first"></p> -<div class="figure xd23e114width"><img src="images/new-cover.jpg" alt="Newly Designed Front Cover." width="480" height="720"></div> -<p class="par"></p> -</div> -</div> -<div class="div1 titlepage"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="par first"></p> -<div class="figure xd23e120width"><img src="images/titlepage.jpg" alt="Original Title Page." width="450" height="720"></div> -<p class="par"></p> -</div> -</div> -<div class="titlePage"> -<div class="docTitle"> -<div class="mainTitle">A<br> -COLLECTION<br> -OF<br> -KACHÁRI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES,</div> -<div class="subTitle">INTENDED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO<br> -REVEREND S. ENDLE’S<br> -KACHÁRI GRAMMAR.</div> -</div> -<div class="byline">BY<br> -<span class="docAuthor">J. D. ANDERSON,</span><br> -INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE.</div> -<div class="docImprint">SHILLONG:<br> -PRINTED AT THE ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE.<br> -<span class="docDate">1895.</span></div> -</div> -<div class="div1 imprint"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="par first xd23e160">SHILLONG:</p> -<p class="par xd23e160">PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE ASSAM -SECRETARIAT PRINTING DEPARTMENT.</p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="translit" class="div1 note"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="main"><i>TRANSLITERATION.</i></h2> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="par first">I am sorry to find that in transcribing I have -wandered away from Mr. Endle’s system of marking the values of -the vowels. But the differences are, in essence, very small.</p> -<p class="par">The circumflex accent indicates a long vowel.</p> -<p class="par">“å” is as in Mr. Endle’s -Grammar.</p> -<p class="par">“ù” is the guttural “u” -printed in Mr. Endle’s Grammar as “ŭ.”</p> -<p class="par signed">J. D. A. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="xd23e179" -href="#xd23e179" name="xd23e179">iii</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="preface" class="div1 preface"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="main">PREFACE.</h2> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="par first">This little collection of Kachári -folk-stories and rhymes is intended as a supplement to the Reverend Mr. -Endle’s Grammar of the language, and as a reading-book for those -who have acquired an elementary knowledge of Kachári. I have -added a rough translation, thinking that these specimens of the -folk-lore of a very simple and primitive people may be of interest to -some who do not care to learn Kachári, and that it may stimulate -others to make fuller and more successful excursions into an unexplored -field. These stories were collected during a tour of only six -weeks’ duration in the Kachári mauzas of Mangaldai, and -cost only the effort of taking down the tales as they were dictated. -Not only the Kacháris, but the other hill tribes of Assam have -doubtless their stores of folk legends which have never been exploited; -and it pleases me to hope that others may find it as pleasant as I have -found it, to collect these fictions of the savage mind over the camp -fire. The text of the stories suggests a problem which it may amuse -some one with better opportunities or more perseverance than myself to -solve. It will be noticed that while the words are for the most part -Kachári words, the syntax is curiously like the Assamese syntax. -As an instance of this I have taken down (see page 1) an accused -person’s statement in both Assamese and Kachári. The -Kachári version is, literally, a word-for-word translation of -the Assamese. I can think of no other two languages in which it would -be possible to translate a long statement word for word out of one into -the other and yet be idiomatic. The most characteristic idioms are -exactly reproduced. The Assamese says <i>mor bapáy</i>, but -<i>tor báper</i>. The Kachári similarly says -<i>Ângnî âfâ</i>, but <i>nangnî -namfâ</i>. The Assamese says <i>e dâl láthi</i>; the -Kachári translates <i>gongse lauthi</i>. The Assamese says -<i>gai-pelay kalon</i>; the Kachári -<i>khithâ-hùi-man</i><span class="corr" id="xd23e209" -title="Not in source">.</span> <span class="pagenum">[<a id="xd23e212" -href="#xd23e212" name="xd23e212">iv</a>]</span>And many more instances -will occur to any one with a knowledge of Assamese who reads these -stories. Briefly, it may be said that Kachári, as it is spoken -in Darrang, has a vocabulary mostly of the Bodo type, though it -contains many words borrowed from the Assamese. Its syntax, on the -other hand, is nearly <span class="corr" id="xd23e214" title="Source: indentical">identical</span> with the Assamese, almost the -only exception being the use of the agglutinate verb (see page 26 of -Mr. Endle’s Grammar). Even the agglutinate verb is more or less -reproduced in Assamese in the use of such expressions as <i>gai -pelay</i>. Now it is quite possible that the Kacháris, from long -association with their Hindu neighbours, have learnt their syntax, -while retaining their own vocabulary. A more tempting theory is that -Assamese and Kachári are both survivals of the vanished speech -of the great Koch race, who, we know, ruled where Assamese and -Kachári are now spoken side by side; that Assamese has retained -the Koch syntax, while it has adopted the Hindu vocabulary of Bengal; -that Kachári has preserved both vocabulary and syntax. This -theory, if it can be defended, would at last give Assamese a valid -claim to be considered a separate tongue, and not a mere dialect of -Bengali. It would also give an explanation of the vexed question of the -origin of the word Kachári. <i>Ârúi</i> is a common -patronymic in the Kachári speech. As Mr. Gait has noted in his -Census Report, the Kacháris have totemistic clans, calling -themselves Bâg-ârùi, sons of the tiger, and so on. -What more simple than that the Koch-ârùi are the sons of -the Koches? So far, the problem is one of mere guesswork and theory. -But there are other branches of the Bodo tongue in the Tipperah and -Gáro Hills and in North Cachar, where men of the Bodo race do -not come into contact with Assamese. Do the same idioms and the same -syntax exist there? If not, they were probably borrowed from Hindu -sources. If they do, it seems probable that these idioms and this -syntax have survived not only in them, but in the Hinduised -Assamese.</p> -<p class="par">I had intended to draw up a list of the agglutinate -verbs found in this little collection of stories to supplement that -given at page 26 of Mr. Endle’s Grammar. But anyone interested in -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="xd23e226" href="#xd23e226" name="xd23e226">v</a>]</span>the subject will find them for himself in the -stories, and will learn more easily from the context than from any -vocabulary what the precise shades of meaning of the interpolated -particles are. They are a very curious and interesting feature of the -language, and are probably found in richer abundance where the well of -Bodo undefiled has not been contaminated by a mixture with other -tongues.</p> -<p class="par">I must not conclude without offering my hearty thanks to -the Reverend Mr. Endle for his advice and help in collecting these -stories, and to Samson, my tutor, who was in truth “the only -begetter of these ensuing” fictions. He told me most of them and -corrected all. I have no doubt he has many other primitive legends, if -any one will take the trouble to write them down.</p> -<p class="par signed">J. D. ANDERSON.</p> -<p class="par dateline"><i>The 21st September 1894.</i></p> -<hr class="tb"> -<p class="par"></p> -<p class="par"><i>P.S.</i>—There can be no doubt that the -Kachári of Darrang is greatly influenced by the surrounding -Assamese, though, even now, many Kacháris, and especially women, -do not speak Assamese at all. There is an anecdote among the -Kacháris showing the inconveniences of the bilingual state. A -Kachári lad married an Assamese girl, and going to his -mother-in-law’s house was given food. His hospitable -mother-in-law cried to him “Khâ! Khâ!” so he -bound her hand and foot. Then she laughed, seeing that he supposed her -to be talking Kachári. So she said to him (in Kachári) -“Zâ! Zâ!” on which he went away. I am afraid -the Kachári syntax is borrowed from Assamese. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb1" href="#pb1" name="pb1">1</a>]</span></p> -</div> -</div> -</div> -<div class="body"> -<div id="pt1" class="div1 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="main">KACHÁRI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES.</h2> -<div id="ch1" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divHead"> -<h3 class="main"><i>An accused person’s statement in Assamese and -Kachári.</i></h3> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="par first"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -<i>Question.</i>—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"></td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tumi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Nang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ki</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">mâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">kaba</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bungnù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -khujá?</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -nâmaidang?</td> -</tr> -</table> -<p class="par"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -<i>Answer.</i>—</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"></td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Mangalbár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Mangalbár</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">diná</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">diná</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">may</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">âng</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ishkulalai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">ishkulau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">gaichhilon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -thângdangman.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Âmár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Zangnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -parikshár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -parikhâ-nî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">din -haichhile.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">din -zâdangman.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Mástore</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Mâstorâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -ámáre</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -zangfùrkhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ghar</td> -</tr> -<tr> 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class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">hùnai.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Gharat</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Nå</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">áhi,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -fainânai,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -khai-dai-kari,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">zâùi -lùngùi,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Nandir -tát</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Nandi-nî-au</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">paribalai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sùlungnù lâgi</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">galon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -thângnaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Nandiye</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Nandi</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mot-kai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âng-nùkhri</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">beshi pare.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sùlùng-sî-nù.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tin</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Tini</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bájit</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">baziau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">may</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">âng</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -gaichhilon<span class="corr" id="xd23e535" title="Source: ,">.</span></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -thângnai.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tát</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Bean</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">derh ghanta</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ghantâ-se-khaise</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">parichhon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sùlùngnai.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Sáre</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Ghantâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">chári -bájit</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -brùi-khaise</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">pari</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">sulungbai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">thakár -pará</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -thânai-au</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mar</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Paramesvari</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Paramesvari</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bhanir</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âgùi-nî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mát</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -mâthù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">sunilon;</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -khnânaise;</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -“Maharánir</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -“Mahârâni-nî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">dohai,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">dohai,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Kampanir</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Kampani-nî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">dohai,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">dohai,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mar</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">garbbhabati</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">modom-au -thânai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">baiek</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âgùi-nî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">chulit</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">kheneau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">dhariba</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">homnù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ne -pai.”</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -manâ.”</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">E</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Be</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">rakam</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">baidî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">buli</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bungnai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -sunáte</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -khnânai-au</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">may ulai -áhilon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">âng -onkhât-bù-naise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Dekhon ji</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Nunaise</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Kuntiye</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Kunti-zang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Gilásiye</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Gilâsi-zang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -chulia-chuli-kai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">kheneau -hom-lai-nânai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -pariyáchhe,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">goglainânai -dang,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">áru</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ârù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Paramesvariye</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Paramesvari -zang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">o -Ilásiye.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Ilâsi-zang.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Mosai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Mosaiâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">rul</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">dál -rul</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">gong-se</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -ánipelai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -lânânai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Gilásik</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Gilâsikhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">erwai dile,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sågå-hù-naise,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Kuntik</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Khhunthikhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ágar -mári dharichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -hom-khiùp-naise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Bám -háte</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Âkhsîzang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Kuntir</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Khunti-nî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">hátat</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âkhâiau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">dharichhe,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">homdang,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">hon</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âgdâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">hátat -rulir</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">zang rul zang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -ághát karichhe</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bu dang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Kunti -tatkhânât</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Khhuntiâ -obânù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">pari -gaichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -gaglai-nângnai.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Bînî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">sheshe</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">unau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Madhu</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Madhu</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -áhichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">fainai.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Âhi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Fainânai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Kuntik</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Khuntikhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">chulit</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">kheneau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">dhari e</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -homnânai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">char</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sùbâ-se</td> -</tr> -</table> -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb2" href="#pb2" name="pb2">2</a>]</span> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -márichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sùbânaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">May galon;</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Âng -thângnaise;</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">gay pelay</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -thângnânai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">kalon:</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -khithânaise:</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">“Apo</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">“Brai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e sab</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">befùr</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">baṛ -anyáy</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -hâmâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -kathá.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -khorâng.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">He</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Be</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ke janie</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sâne-sùâbù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">tomár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">nangnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">jiyar,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -fisâzù,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">be</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ke janie</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sâne-sùâbù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">tomár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">nangnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">jiyar.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -fisâzù.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tomár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Nangnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">jiyar-hatak</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -fisâzù-fùrkhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ji</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">zi</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ne -márilá,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -buâ-khùise,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mor</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bhani-hatak</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âgùi-fùr-khô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">kio</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -mânù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -márilá?</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bunai?</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tomár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Nangnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">jiyar-hatak</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -fisâzù-fùr-khô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">o</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">máriba -puá,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -bu-nângauman,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mor</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bhanihatak</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âgùi-fùr-khô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">o</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">máriba -puá.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -bu-nângauman.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Âru ran -bhángi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Ârù -nânglai-nai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">diba -puá.”</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sefai-nângauman.”</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">E</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Erùi</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">buli -kawáte</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -khithánai-au</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mok</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âng-khô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bukate</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -zerbâ-i-au</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Bângâli-ghusâ<a class="noteref" id="xd23e1355src" -href="#xd23e1355" name="xd23e1355src">1</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Bângâli-ghusâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">marile.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">saunaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">He</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Be</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ghusá -khai,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -sau-zâ-nânai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">may</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">âng</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -jijir-muá</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -zingri-mutdâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -khálon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">maunaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Tenekwâte</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Ereaunù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mar</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bapair</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âtâr</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mât</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -mâthù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">sunichhon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -khnânaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Bapay-e</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Âfâiâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">kaichhe:</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -khithâdang:</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">“Mor</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -”Ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">garbha-bati</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">modom-au -thânai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -cháwálik</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -hingzausâkhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ne -máribí.”</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">dâ -bu.”</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Kawate</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Khithânai-au-nù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Mosai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Mosâiâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ahile;</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">fainaise;</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mor</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bapaik</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âfâkhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e már</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">phongse</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -márichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">budang.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Bapáye</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Âfâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bágari -parichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">gaglainaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Bînî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">pichhat</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">unau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Madhue</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Madhuâ-bù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e már</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">phongse</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -márichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">budang.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Bînî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">pichhat</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">unau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Kámesvar</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Kâmesvar</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bar</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">wâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">báns</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">gedet</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e dal</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">gongse</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">lai -áhichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -lâbodang.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Mar manat</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Ang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">sandeha hal.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -gînaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Mor</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bapáy</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âfâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">buṛha</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">brai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mánu.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -mânsùi.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">E</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Be</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">du</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">phong-ne</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mârate</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -bu-nai-au-nù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bapay</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âfâiâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">kápi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">maubai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -áchhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -thâdang.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Tenekwáte</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Bebaidî-nù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Kámesvare</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Kamesvarâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">marichhe</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">fongse</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e -már.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">budang.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Tenekwáte</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Bebaidînù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Madhu</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Madhu</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">o</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e dal</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">wâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">báns</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">gongse</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">lai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">lânanai</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mariba-lai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bunù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -áhichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">faidang.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Pránar</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Thoinu</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bhay -dekhí,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -gînânai,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">ji thait</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">zerau</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">sangrám -haichhe,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -nânglaidangman,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">he thait</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">beau -nù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e dál</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">wâ-gon</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">báns</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">gongse</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -pálon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">man-nai.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Mor</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bapaik</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âfâkhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mâre</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bugan</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">buli,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -hannánai,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mai o</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ângbù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">e bár</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">fongse</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Madhuk</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Madhukhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -márilon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bunaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb3" href="#pb3" name="pb3">3</a>]</span> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Murat</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -khårå-au-sù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">parichhe,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -gaglai-khù,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">na -kót</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">na -mau-sù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">parichhe,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -gaglai-khù,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mor gát -yád</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">âng -khithânù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">nai.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -bâiâ.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Tetia</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Obânu</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Madhu</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Madhuâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mátit</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">hâ-i-au</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">pari -gaichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">gaglainaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Mor</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bapaik</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âfâkho</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">may</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">âng</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">toli -laichhon.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -dikhângnaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Tenekwát</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Ereaunù</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">mor</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ângnî</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">kakai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -âdâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">áhi -paichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">så -fainaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Kokai-e</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Âdâzang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">may-e</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">ângzang</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -ámár bapaik</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">zang-nî -âfâkhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">lai -áhichhon,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -lâbônaise,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -ârû</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -ârû</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Madhu­dale</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Madhu­ni-frâ</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Madhuk</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -Madhukhô</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">lai gaichhe.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom"> -lângnaise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -</div> -<div id="ch2" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Dùimâ dùisâ ni -khorâng.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>How the rivers were made.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Sânùi brai burui man. Phâre -unau bîsur gothai brai-buruî zâlângbâ, -buruiâ zingâsînânai brainu khithânaise -“Brai, zang­fùrhâ zî dânai -fisâfur dang, bîsùr mâ zânânai -thânggan?” Erui bungbâ braia mai hu khâmnu -lâgi Khubernîau thângnânai, mai sobai -bîsor ârù lai-megong lâfâ megong -bîfùr mânî-nî bîgot-zului -bînânai nå-i-au lâbônânai -sânsnî sânzât lâmâiau hoṛ -thânânai, nå man-fai-nânai buruinù -khitha­naise: “Ang gasenù bigot-zului -lâbobai.” Phâre nå-i-au sân-ne-sù -thânânai, khet khâmnù lâgi sorai -fithâ-gundui lânânai hâ, nainù -lâgi thângnaise. Phâre gahâm hâ, -dåtse nai-ui frâbui fâtbrùi-thing-bù -zurâ khânânai dinnanai nå fainaise. Unau -sânse­ni-khâli khodal sekhâ, -bifùr-mâni lânânai thângnânai -hâgrâ eonânai ârù bî -hâgrâtùrkhô saunânai hâkhô -mazâng khâmnaise. Bînî­frai, sanzâ -sanâp ârù sâ khùlâ -fâtbrùi-thing khulumnânai khonâ -brùithing phongse phongse zaunaise. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb4" href="#pb4" name="pb4">4</a>]</span></p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old -woman. And when they were quite old, the old woman said to her husband -“How shall these our children get food when we are gone?” -So the old man travelled afar to the great god Kuvera,<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2886src" href="#xd23e2886" name="xd23e2886src">26</a> the god of riches, and, taking from him seedlings -of paddy, pulse, mustard, and gourds, journeyed for eight days and so -reached his home. And after staying a couple of days, he set forth to -cultivate, taking dry food with him. And first he marked out a piece of -rich land by placing boundaries on all four sides of it, and so came -home. And again he set out another day with hoe and axe, and cut and -burned the jungle, and cleaned the soil, and after worshipping on each -side of his field—on the east and on the west, on the north and -on the south—he struck one blow with his hoe on each side. -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb4b" href="#pb4b" name="pb4b">4</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Biaunù hâ gasenù mannaise. -Phâre baidî baidî mai ârù -fîfâng megon-thaigong boikhôbù -fùnânai hùnaise. Phâre hâbâ -zapbâ braiâ nåi-au thângnânai zirai -nânai thânaise. Obâsù âzîbù -dang khâlibù dang sânse buruiâ mai -nainù lâgi braikhô lùgù homnaise. -Khintu braia bungnaise “Lâmâ­iau dùi -gùiâ. Nanghâ dùi gâng-bâ -âng maunîfrai hùnù?” Theo­bù -bî brai-nî khorâng -khnâsongâ­lâbâ embrâbrâ -braikhô homnai­khai lâng-gnâng-naise. Phâre -thân­gùi thângùi mainî hâ -man-sî man-sî zâbâ, buruihâ dùi -gângnânai brainù khithâbâ, braiâ -bung­naise “<span class="corr" id="xd23e2224" title="Source: ng">Âng</span> nangnù -dùhùi-nù khithâ-dangman, nonggâ? -lâmâ-i au gùia hannânai? Theo­bù -ângnî khorâng khnâ-i-âlâbâ -fainânai ângkhô dukhu hùíù. -Ereùi bungbâ, buruiâ bungnaise<span class="corr" id="xd23e2230" title="Source: ,">.</span> Dinî âng dùi -man-lâng-âbâ, thoi-sî-gan. Nang -âng-nù dùi -hùnù­nânggô.” Phâre unau -braiâ mung­bù upai mane zânânai, -dùi namai-nâng-naise. Nâmaie nâ­maie -fukurimanse nubâ, bî buruinî megonkhô hî -zang khânânai be fukuri-hâ-lâgi -lângnaise. Ârù braiâ bungnaise “Nang be -fukuri khô naiâlâbâ dùi -lâng.” Khintu dùi lângbâ-rù -mâbâ mâbâ dùi nî dau -ârù hângsùfrâ birlai-bâ, -bîkhô khnânânai, bîkhô nainù -lubuinânai nainaise. Beaunù daufùrnî -gele­nai ârù rong zâlainai nunânai -bîhâbù brai zang rong zâlainù mon -zânaise. Obâsù braiâ khâ­mâ, -buruiâ âgârâ. Phâre braiâ -buruinî khorâng lânù gnâng -zâ­naise. Obâsù bîsùrhâ -âji-bù-thâiù -khâli-bù-thâiù gåthå gåthai -zânaise. Zâbâ, bîsùrkhô -fisînù <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb5" href="#pb5" -name="pb5">5</a>]</span>hâekhai braiâ -bîsùrkhô buruinî khorângzang -Hem-nî hâzô-au lângnânai beaunù -fukuri manse khâmnânai baidî baidî nâ -khâm­nânai dùiau hogârnânai -dinbù-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And when all was ready, the old man planted his -seedlings of various sorts, and finally went home and rested. And so, -as time went by, the old woman desired vehemently to see how the crops -were getting on. But the old man said “There is no water on the -road, and if you grow athirst, you will get no relief.” But she -persisted and prevailed, and made her husband take her along. And as -they went, and were now quite close to her husband’s field, -behold, the old woman began to be very thirsty. And the old man, being -enraged, cried “What did I tell you? There is no water, and yet -you would come.” But she, being a woman, said “If you do -not give me to drink, I shall die. So, water you must procure as best -you can.” So the old man, seeing no other way, went to seek for -water. And after long search, seeing a tank, he bound the old -woman’s eyes with a cloth and dragged her to the water’s -edge and said to her “Drink if you will, but look not upon the -tank.” Now the ducks and other water fowls were playing in the -water, and were making a merry noise, clacking and quacking. And, the -old woman, being curious, like all her sex, peeped at them. And, seeing -them at their play, she too desired to be happy in her husband’s -society, and, though he was very loth, prevailed with him. And so -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb5b" href="#pb5b" name="pb5b">5</a>]</span>in due course there were born to them many sons and -daughters. And then, in order to provide for their food, he journeyed -to the Himalayas and digged a great tank, stocked with many kinds of -fishes.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre unau Srî braiâ -sùimâ fudrun mâse lânanai, mùi -sessâ ârù khusung nâmaibaie nâmaibaie -dùi gângsù dangman. Ereau-nù Srî -braiâ be fukuriau thâng-fnâng-naise. Beaunù -dùi nunâ­nai lângnù nâmaibâ, -nâfrâ bîkhô raidaunaise<span class="corr" id="xd23e2237" title="Not in source">.</span> “Afâ, nang -bení dùi lângbâ, zangfùrkhô -gahâm khâmnânggan.” Beaunù bî -sùmai lânânai, dùikhô -lângbâ, náfrâ bungnaise<span class="corr" id="xd23e2240" title="Not in source">.</span> “Dâ nang -zangfùr­khô Loitho hâlâgî -lâng.” Beaunù Srî braiâ gaigainù -lauthî zang dru-dru bù-bù-bâ -khîthû khîthû dùi bùhùi -bùnai, ârù nâfrâ bù -fai­naise. Bîbaidînù dùisâ -zânaise. Obâsù unau nâfrâ <span class="corr" id="xd23e2243" title="Source: Sri">Srî</span> -brai-nù lao thaise ârù khumrâ thaise -hoṭaaise. Phrâ bîkhônù -lâbônanai sâse khurmâ-nî nå-i-au -hâpfaibâ bînù zô mîkhâm -ârù ômâ mâse -buthât­nânai hùnaise. Phâre okhà -nai­bâ <span class="corr" id="xd23e2246" title="Source: Sri">Srî</span> braiâ be khumrâ-khô -bînî khurmânù hunaise. Hùbâ bi -khumrâkhô dânkhaubâ thâkâ -gazâ mannânai ârù bâtî-se -khâm zâhùnù lâgi omâ -buthâtnaise. Ârù omâ bikhau<a class="noteref" -id="xd23e2249src" href="#xd23e2249" name="xd23e2249src">2</a> man-se -dinnaise. Zâkhâng-ùi frâbùi -fainù nâmaibâ omâ bikhaukhô Srî -brainù hùnaise. Hùbâ ârù -braiâ laukhôbù khurmânù hùnaise. -Bî lau-au darbî gazâ dangman. Khintu be -khorângkhô braiâ mi-thiâ. Ârù -bînî khurmâ­iâ-bù bî-nù -khithâ-i-â-khùise. Unau braiâ nåi-au -fainaise. Ârù bîhâ nå-i-au -bînî fisâzù-khô zâbrâ -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb6" href="#pb6" name="pb6">6</a>]</span>zânânai thânai nunaise. Bî -lao ârù khumrâ-khô bînî -khurmâ-khô hùlângnaikhai bîbaidî -zâbrâ zânai ârù bînî -khurmâiâ-bù be lao ârù -khumrâ-khô lâkhmânaikhai zâbrâ -gabrâp zânânai thânaise. Obâsù -bînî unau nâ-frâ ozâ -zâ-thî-nânai bîsùr-nî -nå-i-au thângnânai gadân -nai-hùi-nânai<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2255src" href="#xd23e2255" name="xd23e2255src">3</a> khithânaise -“Nang-sùr zùsâ mairong ârù goe -zorâse fâthùi zorâse ârù dau -mâse lânânai dùisâ-i-au <span class="corr" id="xd23e2261" title="Source: hùnânâi">hùnânai</span> -khu­lumbâ, nang-sùr-hâ zâbrâ -gâgan.” Besùr bibaidi-nù -khâmnânai zâbrâ gânaise. -Bînîkhai dâ Bå­råfrâ -dùisâ dùimâ fùrkhô -khulumù. Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Now, one day the god Sri, the god of good luck, came -that way with his white dog, ahunting for deer and hares and tortoises. -And when he came to the margin of the tank, behold he was very thirsty. -But when he stooped to drink, the fishes said to him eagerly that he -must grant them a boon in return for their water. To which he assented, -and when he had satisfied his thirst, the fishes said “Take us to -the great river, the Brahmaputra (or Lohit).” So the god Sri tied -them to his staff, and drew them after him, making runnels of water. -And that is how the rivers were made. And the fishes in return gave him -a pumpkin and a gourd. And, taking these with him to a friend’s -house, his friend regaled him with rice beer and pig’s flesh, and -in the morning he gave his friend the pumpkin. But when his friend cut -open the pumpkin, it contained nothing but pure silver. So he bade the -god Sri stay another day, and brewed fresh beer and killed another pig, -and when he was going away gave him a flitch of bacon to take with him. -So the god Sri gave him also the gourd. But when he cut open the gourd, -it contained <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb6b" href="#pb6b" name="pb6b">6</a>]</span>nothing but pure gold. And so the god Sri journeyed -to his home. And when he got there, he found that his little daughter -was very ill. And that was because he had given away the presents which -the fishes had made him. But the fishes took pity on him, and came to -him in the guise of physicians, and told him that if he would worship -and do sacrifice on the banks of rivers, then his daughter would be -healed, which he did. And that is why we Kacharis worship rivers. And -that is all.</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch3" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Sâse <span class="corr" id="xd23e2268" title="Source: ol iâ">olsiâ</span> gåthå nê -khorâng.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">Sâse olsiâ gåthå dangman. -Bî mâlai hâli oinânai mai gai zap-bâ, -obâsù bî mâmâr dublîau hâli -oi-hùi-dang. Phâre Bùthùr braiâ olsia -gåthåkhô hâli oinai nunânai bî -thângnù hâekhai, bungnaise. “Helùi -gåthå, nanglai dâ mâ hâlî -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2273" title="Source: oidang- ùi">oidang-hùi</span>, -bùthùrâ mobâbânù thângbai. -Dâ mai gaibâ, mâ -zâ­bâu-nù?” Theobù bî -bîkhô nai­finâ, mosôkhô -bùâ dhum dhum dhâm dhâm<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2276src" href="#xd23e2276" name="xd23e2276src">4</a> -bunânai, nâtzret nât­flet bâli oibai -thâiù. Unau braiâ khonle khonle sùngnaikhai -gåthåâ brâp-nânai nai-gedau-nânai -bung­naise “Nanglai maunî brai lùi? Âng -khô hâli oinaiau be baidî sùngbai -thâiù? Anghâ mâ zâdang, âng -sù mithîdang.” Beaunù braiâ bungnaise -“Nonggâ, lùi âfâ, âng -nangkhô gahâm khorâng-sù <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb7" href="#pb7" name="pb7">7</a>]</span>khithânù nâmaidang!” -Beaunù gåthåâ bungnaise “Mâ -khorâng dang? Mâmâr khithâ! Ânghâ -hâli oinù sân zolângbai!” -Obâsù braiâ bungnaise “Då hâli -oinânai mâ zânù? Bùthùr -thângbai,” hanbâ, gåthåâ bungnaise -“Bî bobething thângkhù? Mau -thângkhù nang <span class="corr" id="xd23e2281" title="Source: angnù">ângnù</span> khithânanai -hù. Âng mai gainù manâbâ, mâ -zânânai thâng-gan?” Obâsù -braiâ bungnaise “Nang âglânu mâlai zang -lùgùse hâli oinânai mai gaibâ -hâmgauman, dâlai bùthùr-khô sùr -nunù hâgo, ârù mâbrùi -bîkhô laifin-nù?” Beaunù -gåthåâ bungnaise “Nang khithînânai -hùnù hâbâ, âng bîkhô -zerùïbâbù lâbônù -hâgan.” Hanbâ, bîkhô braiâ -bùlù hâekhai khithânaise “Nang bething -thângùi thâbâ khårå phut-thru-thru -brai sâse thokon thunânai dubli gezer gezer thangnai nugan. -Obâniâ nang bîkhônù hom. -Ârù bî zere <span class="corr" id="xd23e2284" title="Source: khi-” thâ-i-ù">khithâ-i-ù</span> -nang bebaidînù khâmdùi” hannânai, -bùthùr braiâ thângnaise. Obâsù -gåthåâ hâli hogârnânai nåiau -fainânai bîmâ buruikhô mâmâr -khâm songnù hùnânai, zâùi -lângùi bîmânù khithânaise -“Ai, nang gâbun fungzâ­nî khâm -songnânai hù, ârù, mairong khothâse -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2288" title="Source: búnnânai">bùnnânai</span> hù. -Âng bùthùr braikhô -hùs-ù-lâng-nù. nânggô. -“Manâthù dinî âng hâli oinaiau -brai sâse fainânai mai gainainî -Bùthùrâ thangbai hannâ­nai -khithânai, ârù bikhô hùsù -lângbâ mangan, ârù bîzere -khâmnù thinù, bebaidî-nù -khâm<a id="xd23e2291" name="xd23e2291"></a> hannânai -khithâlângnai.” Obâsù buruia okhâ -naibâ khâm songnânai gåth­åkhô -zâ-hù-ùi lâng-hù-ùi mairong -khothâse bùnnânai hùnânai -gåthå­khô <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb8" -href="#pb8" name="pb8">8</a>]</span>hogârnaise. -Gåthåâ thângùi thângùi -zaikhônù lùgù manù, -bîkh-ônù sùngù, bîsùr -bungù: “Bùthùr thângbai hannânai -mithigô. Bî mâbrùi ârù bobething -thâng-khù, bîkhô zangfùr -khithânù hâiâ.” Beaunù -gåthåâ gadau-srau zânânai bobething -thângan hannânai zerenù manù erenù -dubli gezer gezer thâbai baibâ gazânau brai -sâse nuhoṭnaise Nuhoṭbâ bînù -bù-thùr zânù nânggô -nungnânai, bî-khô bungnaise “Âfâ, -råthå! dåse råthå! Ang nang-ni-au manse -khorâng sùngnù nâmaidang.” -Theobù braiâ khnâsongâlâbâ -thângùi thâiù. -Gåthåâ-bù khithù khîthù -thângùi thângùi -khithâ-lângù. Gabauzang braiâ nai -fâfin-nanai bungnaise “Mâ hekhong-hekhong sùr -gåthålùi maunî lùi nanglai?” -hannânai sùngbâ gåthåâ bungnaise -“Âfâ brai, da brâp-lùi! ang manse -dukhuau gaglâi-nânai, nangnî khâthiau -faidang.” Hanbâ, braiâ “Mâmâr -khithâ mâmâr khitha âng thângnù -nânggô, ânghâ nåâ gazân, -hor-thô hùi-gan;” hannaise. Obâsù -gåthåâ khithânaise “Âfâ -âng nangkhô bùthùr brai baidî -nùiù. Bînîkhai nang ângkhô -dâ buthât. Mâlaiâ boibù mai -gaithrå-bai âng un zânanai daise bù -gainù hâ-e khùise. Bînîkhai nang -dåse thâng-fâfin-bâ ângha mai -zagan” bungnaikhai, braia bînù khithâ-naise -“Âng dâ faibai, thâng fâ-finnù -hâlia, nang benîfrai mâmâr -thângnânai, zese hâiù -gathâng-gabrâm hâli oinânai mai -gaihùithâng.” Obâsù -gåthåâ fainânai zerenù manù, -erenù khothiâ<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2295src" href="#xd23e2295" name="xd23e2295src">5</a> khinî-khô -gai-brop-nânai dinnaise. Zapbai! <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb9" href="#pb9" name="pb9">9</a>]</span></p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of the Lazy Boy.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">There was once a very lazy boy. And when everybody -else had planted out his paddy, he was only setting forth to plough. -But the old man of the season,<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2904src" -href="#xd23e2904" name="xd23e2904src">27</a> seeing him, said -“The season has gone; what are you ploughing for now? The paddy -is all planted out, and it is late.” But the boy would not listen -to him, and ploughed sturdily ahead, beating his cattle soundly as he -went. And when the old man again and again questioned him, he cried -“What sort of an old man is this? Can he not see that I am busy? -I know very well what I am about.” But the old man said gently -“Nay, my son: but it is for your good that I <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb7b" href="#pb7b" name="pb7b">7</a>]</span>would -speak to you.” And the boy said “Speak quickly then, and -have done with it.” And the old man said “My son, the -season is gone, what avails it to plough now?” And then the boy -cried “Where has it gone? And when has it gone? And why has it -gone? And how shall I find it?” But the old man of the season -said “You should have ploughed when others did. The season has -gone, and no man can bring it back.” But the boy said “I -<i>must</i> bring it back, else, how shall I eat, and how shall I live? -Do tell me where it is gone.” And as he would not let the god go, -finally, losing patience, he said “You go over there, and you -will find an old man with a snow-white head ploughing in a field. You -get hold of him and do as he tells you.” So saying, he made his -escape. Then the lad hastened home to his mother and bade her cook -supper quickly, and tie him up some rice to take with him on the -morrow, for he was going to bring back the departed season for -ploughing.</p> -<p class="par">“For” said he “when I was ploughing -today, an old man told me that the season was gone, and that if I went -after him and pursued him I would find him, and that I must do as he -would tell me.” So she rose very early in the morning, and giving -him to eat and drink, set him on his way. And as he went, he asked all -he met “Can you tell me <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb8b" href="#pb8b" name="pb8b">8</a>]</span>where the old man of the season has -gone?” But they said “Every one knows that the season is -gone, but where it has gone, or why it has gone, who can say?” At -last, when he was nearly in despair, he saw an old man ploughing afar -off, and shouted to him “Stay a moment, father, stay; I want to -ask you a question.” But the old man was busy, and went his ways. -But the lad pursued him and never ceased calling after him till at last -the old man, losing patience, turned upon him, and said “What -pertinacious noisy lad is this, who won’t leave me alone?” -But the lad said “Be not angry, my father, I am fallen into great -trouble, and it behoves you to help me.” “Speak quickly, -then,” said the old man. And the boy said “I take you to be -the old man of the season, and I pray you not to slay me. All the -others have planted out their paddy, and I have fallen behind, and have -planted nothing. Therefore, unless you turn back, I cannot hope to get -any harvest.” But the old man said “It is too late for me -to return. Go you back, and plant your paddy as best you can.” -And so the lad hastened back and planted out his seedlings in such -heedless haste as became him. And that’s all! <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb9b" href="#pb9b" name="pb9b">9</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch4" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Gåthå mâmra nî -khorâng.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The seven Champions.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Sânùi brai -bùrùihâ gåthå sâse dangman. -Braiâ gåthå uduibâ-nù -thoi-lâng-naise. Obâsù bîmâ -bù­rùiâ bîbai-nânai -gåthåkhô bângai fidit-bâ -gåthåâ bungnaise “Ai, âng dâ -mosô gumnù hâ-sî-gô. Nå-se-au -murkhiâ hâpnù nâmaiù.” -Bînî bîmâ bungnaise “Âfâ -fisâtlaiâ, nang âng thoiâgo mâni dukhu -zânù nânggâ.” Khintu -fisâ­tlaiâ bînî dukhu mon -hùâlâbâ sâse nî nåiau -murkhiâ hâpnaise. Phâre bîkhô -murkhiâ-frâ mosô gum-zâp-nù -hùâ. Obâsù sâse gurkhiâ -braiâ bîkhô onnânai gum -zâp-hù-naise. Phâre gurkhiâfrâ -bîkhô nunù hâiâ, ârù -boibù bu-i-ù. Bînîkhai unau bî -thânù hâekhai, monau dukhu khâmnânai, -bùidâkh-sâri lângnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">An old man and an old woman had a son. But the -father died while his son was yet a child, and the mother brought up -her boy by begging from house to house. When he was big enough he -begged his mother to let him engage himself as a cowherd. But she said -“As long as I live, I must not let you undergo any -trouble.” But the gallant boy would not listen, and went and took -service as a cowherd. But the other cowherd boys would not let him go -out herding with them, and hated him, and beat him, in spite of the -help of a good old man who took him into his house, so, being unable to -stay any longer for grief and vexation, he went away into foreign -lands.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre thângùi thângùi -bî nâmâ-i-au Simlî <span class="corr" id="xd23e2307" title="Source: Bir">Bîr</span> khô -lùgù mannaise. Phâre bîkhô bungnaise -“Dau, nanglai mâ bîr lùi? Simlî -bîfâng fângse mâni -bân-bù-dang!” Obânù bî bungnaise; -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2310" title="Source: angnù">ângnù</span> mâ bîr, -lùi, âdâ? Zekhô bungù Gilâ Charan -bîr, bîsù bîr!” Obâ -gåthåâ bungnaise, “Bî bîrâ -ângnù!” Bungbâ, obâ, “Âng -nang zang thângfâgan lùi, âdâ.” -Erui hannânai, bî zang thângnaise. -Bebaidînù thângùi thângùi -ârù Dhop Bîr khô lùgù -manbâ, bîkhô bù bungnaise “Dau, be lai -mâ bîr lùi? Dhop bîtâng fângse -mâni hâtsingnù -bân-bù-gâr-dang!” Obâsù bî -bungnaise “Ang-lai mâ bîr lùi, -âdâfùr. Zi Gilâ Charan bîr bî, -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb10" href="#pb10" name="pb10">10</a>]</span>sù!” Obâ Gilâ Charan -bungnaise, “E gùi, bî lai ângnù -nanggâ lùi?” Erùi hanbâ, “O -âdâ, obâ âng-bù nang sùr zang -thângfâgan,” hannânai bisùr zang -thângnaise. Bebaidinù Bîsor Bîr, Bândor -Bîr, Hâgor Bîr, ârù Oṭ Bîr -boi zang bîsùr sârå bîr zânaise. -Bebaidînu lùgùse thângùi -thângùi sâse. Raikhô burui-nî nå -man-hùi-bâ, beaunù khâm -song-zâ-nù lâgi sâse bîr -Raikhônî-au oṭ bainù thângnaise. -Thângbâ, Raikhô bùrùiâ -mânsùi nunânai zânù lubuinânai -lomzâ-thî-nânai udunânai thânaise, -ârù bî bîrkhô bungnaise -“Âbo, ângni khâthi-au-nù oṭ dang, -sukhângnânai lângfai!” Hanbâ, bî -fainânai sukhângdangman. Ereaunù khathiau -thânai hâkhorau zùnânai khùkhlainaise. -Bîbaidi-nù gabâu zâbâ, boibo sâse -sâse thângnânai, beaunù -gaglai-thrå-naise. Obâsù Gilâ Charan -bîrâ manse khorâng zâbai nungnânai -bîau thângnânai, Raikhô buruikhô nunaise. -Obâsù bî Raikhô burui khô -sùbâ-khrâng hoṭ-naise. Beaunù -bùrùiâ dukhu mannânai “Abo, nang -ângkhô dâ buthât!” hanbâ; -“Obâ ângni âgùifùr khô -dîhonnânai hù.” Ereui bungnai-au-nù -bùrùi zâkhlâ gongse -lâbo­nânai besurkhô hâkhor-nîfrai -dîkhângnaise. Phâre unau bî Raikho -bùrùikhô bùthât-naise. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb11" href="#pb11" name="pb11">11</a>]</span></p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And as he went his ways, he met Simli Bîr, the -hero of the <i>simul</i> tree, and when he saw him he said “Ah! -here is a hero indeed, seeing that you bear a whole silk-cotton tree on -your shoulder.” But the other replied “Whom do you call a -hero? I am no hero at all. If you want a real hero, look out for -Gilâ Charan.” But the lad said “As for Gilâ -Charan, why, I am Gilâ Charan.” On which Simli Bîr -got leave to go with him. And as they went they met Dhop Bîr, and -to him they said “You are something like a hero. Why, you are -carrying a whole <i>dhop</i> tree all by yourself.” But the other -said <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb10b" href="#pb10b" name="pb10b">10</a>]</span>“My brothers, of what account am I? The man -they call Gilâ Charan, he is a hero if you like.” Then -Gilâ Charan said “But I am he.” On which Dhop -Bîr said “Let me come with you too.”</p> -<p class="par">And, so saying, he too joined the party. And in like -manner they were joined by other four champions, namely, Mustard, -Monkey, Ocean, and Fire, six in all, besides Gilâ Charan.</p> -<p class="par">And when they had gone some way, one of them went into -the house of a Râkshashani to beg fire for cooking. But when the -old wretch saw that it was a man, she desired to devour him, and to -that end lay still, pretending to be ill, and said to him in a weak -voice “The fire is quite close to me. Come and blow it up!” -and when he came close, she gave him a kick and sent him flying into a -pit; and, seeing that he did not come, another champion went on the -same quest and was treated in like fashion. Then Gilâ Charan -guessed that something out of the way had happened, and went there -himself; and, perceiving that the old woman was a vampire, took her by -the throat and shook her well. But she cried “Do not kill me, and -I will show you where your friends are.” Then the old woman got a -ladder and released the two champions from the pit. Whereupon they -killed her, and went on their way rejoicing. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb11b" href="#pb11b" name="pb11b">11</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Arù bîzang thângùi -thângùi sâne Raikhô thânai thauni -man-hùi-naise. Man-hùi-bâ, beaunù -simlî-Bîr-khô mikhâm song-nù -thin-nânai, bîsùr shikâr khâmnù -thângnaise. Phâre bî khâm songnânai -dinnaise. Khintu Raikho sânùiâ fainânai -khâmkhô zâfainaise. Phâre bîsùr -fainânai, “khâmâ hùrù?” -hannânai bungbâ “E âdâfur, âng -mikhâm songnù baugârbai lîfùr, -manâthu âng gumâ mazâng mâse -nunânai bîkhô naibai thâdangman.” Khintu -Gilâ Charan bî khorângkho mithîdangman. -Bînîkhai bî thâ­nânai khâm -songnaise. Phâre khâm zânù lâgi -Raikhô sânùiâ fainânai; “Ùi -gåthå! zangfùrnù khâmâ hù -lùi!” Hanbâ, bung­naise -“Zangfùrnù ukhùinânai dang, -nangsùrnù mâbrùi hùgan!” -bungbâ “Gådå-i-au set-bâ gâkhir -onkhâtnai gåthå-â-nù<a class="noteref" -id="xd23e2318src" href="#xd23e2318" name="xd23e2318src">6</a> -zangfurkhô ereùi khithâiù nâ?” -bungbâ, sânùikhô-bù gådå -homnânai Gilâ Charanâ dubli dotse nî -gazân khubui-hoṭ-naise. Obâsù -bîsûr bînîfrai bekhô zânù -hannânai, brâpnânai hârau-hurau -hù-sù-lai-bù-naise. Obâ -bîsùr-khô-bù dân-thât-naise. -Bebaidînù sâ-thâm-nî-frai -sârå-hâ-lâgi Raikhô -bùthâtnânai, Raikhôfurnî mikhâm -songnai sâṛå hânthî hingzau -lâbonânai, nå khâmnânai zâbai -thânaise. Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And presently they came to a place where Rakshashas -dwelt. But, not knowing this, they left Simli Bîr to cook rice -and the rest went hunting. And when the rice was ready, two Rakshashas -came and gobbled it up, so when the rest returned, hungry, for food, -Simlî Bîr said he was very sorry. He had quite forgotten to -cook, being very busy watching a beautiful white butterfly. But -Gilâ Charan at once saw that was only a pretext. So he bid the -rest go, and, staying behind, himself cooked rice afresh. On which the -two Rakshashas came up roaring, and said “Here, my son, hand over -that rice.” “But,” said Gilâ Charan, undaunted, -“we are hungry ourselves and have no rice to spare!” -“What!” cried they “shall a scarcely weaned child -speak to us like this?” and they ran at him to eat him. But he -seized them by their necks and threw them a field’s length. And -when they attacked him afresh, he slew them with his sword. And in like -manner each of the Bîrs slew each his Rakshasha, and then each -married a fair Rakshasha girl, and lived happily ever afterwards. And -that’s all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch5" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Sáse phâlângi -gåthåni khorâng.</i><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2325src" href="#xd23e2325" name="xd23e2325src">7</a></h3> -<p class="par first">Sâse uduiau-nù bîfâ -thoizânai gåthå dangman. Phâre âzi -âzi khâli khâli bî gedet zâbâ -sânse bîmânî-au sùngnaise “Ai, -âglâ <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb12" href="#pb12" name="pb12">12</a>]</span>zangfùrhâ âfâ-i-â -lai mâ maunânai zâdangman?” hanbâ, -bîmâiâ hâmâ sunânai -khithânaise “Namfâiâ desù desù -fâlângî khâmnânai zâdangman. -Bî thâ­blâ, dâ zangfrâ esebù -dukhu zâiâman”<a id="xd23e2331" name="xd23e2331"></a> -hanbâ, bî bungnaise. “Uh! obâ bî -hâbâ-khô âng hâiâ nâ! Bese -thâkâ dang, ângnù <span class="corr" id="xd23e2333" title="Source: dih­onnânai">dîh­onnânai</span> -hù!” Hanbâ, bîmâiâ bungnaise -“Âfâ nang bîbaidî khâmnù -nânggâ. Âng bîùi gâpùi -nangnù zâhùgan. Nang mâlainî dekhuau -thângnânai mâbruibâ thoibâ betbâ -âng mâbrùi thâgan?” Theobù -gåthå â khnâsongâlâbâ -embrâ-brâ bîmâ-nî-au thâkâ -bînâ-nai lânânai bastu bainaise, -ârù nau gongse nâmainânai lânaise, -ârù gâsenù zå zâbâ, -mânsùi sânùi-sù homnânai -bîmâ buruikhô khulumnânai mâlainî -dekhu-au nau zang thângnaise. Bebaidînù -thângùi thângùi gâmî dåtse -dùi-gâthan-au naukhô khânânai, -gâmî gâmi bastu phân-hù-naise. Bî -gâgai nau ne-ù. Bebaidînù thâùi -thâùi beau-nù sùrbâ brai burui -sâ-nùi-hâ hângsù gufut mâse -dangman. Bînù bîsùrnù dùi -laiùi mikham songùi hùgrâ-man. -Bîkhônù sânse bî -gåthåâ dùi ga­thânau gagainî -hângsù-bîgur-khô khùnanai -din-nânai ârù mazâng sikhlâ-sâ -zânânai duguinai nunaise. Bînîfrainù boi -hângsù-nî girimâ -brai-bùrùi-khô on-sù-nânai thau -ârù bînî nau-au zî zî bastu dang, -ozâinù bângai bângai hùnù -homnaise. Bîbaidînù bas­tufùrkhô -fânùi fânùi fân-zap-bâ -nåiau fainai so-nai-khai bî brai buruinî nå-iau -thângnânai thâkâ zâbrâ -hùnânai, hângsù khô bîbâ, -brai bùrùiâ “Erenù lâng” -hannâ­nai <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb13" href="#pb13" -name="pb13">13</a>]</span>bungdangman, khintu bî -fâfù-<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2338src" href="#xd23e2338" name="xd23e2338src">8</a>nâng zânù -gînânai, brai-nî-gnâng bastu-khai -embrâ-brâ thâkâ hùnânai -hângsùkhô lâbônaise. -Bînîfrai nau lânânai fai-ùi faiùi -nå man-fai-nânai, âzibù thâiù -khâli-bù thâiù bî hângsù -mânsùi zâ-i-e nunânai, sânfrimbù -hâmlângnaise. Bîkhônù nunânai -bîmâ buruiâ mâlainîau sùngbai -baibâ raubù mungbù khithânù -hâiâ Khintu biaunù bùrùi sâse -dangman. Bînîau sùngbâ, bî bungnaise -“Âgùi, nang bîkhônù -mithiâ­khùi nâ? Bî fâlângi -khâmnai thângnai-au bîhâ mâbâ manse -zâdang. Nang bîkhô buddî khâmbâ, -mithînù hâgan.” Hanbâ, bîmâ -bùrùiâ bungnaise “Khithâ-hoṛ-hai, -ai bùrùi, dhorom mangan.” Hanbâ, bî -khithânaise “Nang sânse sâse sikhlâsa -lâbônânai nangnî gåthånî -themâ nainù thin. Arù themâ naibai -thânai-au-nù gâpthînânai -sùng-thâng. “Nang mânù -sânfrimbù hâm-lâng-dang?” -Obânù bî bîkhô -on-khâng-nânai bînî monau zî -khorâng dang, bî khithâgan.” Hanbâ, -bimâ bîbai­dînù khâmnaise. -Hingzausâ-iâ themâ nainaiau-nù -gâpthînânai gongrai surukhù -surukhù<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2345src" href="#xd23e2345" -name="xd23e2345src">9</a> sùng­naise -“Adâ-lùi, nang-hâ-lai mâ zâdang? -Nang bekhô khi­thâiâbâ, âng bù -khâm dùi zâiâ,” hannaikhai -gåthåâ hâmâ sunânai, -bînù lâse lâse khithânaise “Ang -fâlângî khâmnù thângnai-i-au -dâ ângnî nå-iau zî hângsù -gufut mâse dang, bîkhô mânsùi -zânai nudangman. Khintu bî dâ -baidî-sùi-ùi-nù thâbai. -Bînîkhai âng <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb14" -href="#pb14" name="pb14">14</a>]</span>erebaidî -zâdang.” Themâ nai-khângbâ be -gâsenù khorâng hingzausâiâ -bînî bîmâ-nù khithâ­naise. -Bekhô bîmâiâ khnânânai boi -bùrùinù khithâ hùi-naise -lâiù. Buruiâ bîkhô khnânânai -buddî hùnaise lâiu: “Nang dinî boi -hingzausâkhô lâbonânai -khithâ­nânai hù, bî dinî hoṛau -udu-lâng-thî-nânai thâthang. Hoṛ -gezerbâ hângsùâ mânsùi -zânânai gagainî modaifùrkhô khulumbai -thâiù. Beaunù bî hângsù -bîgurkhô zuzai-mù-au sùnânai -hùbâ, obâniâ mânsùi-i-nù -thâ-sî-gan.” Be buddi -hùnai-baidînù bîmâiâ -hingzausâ-nù khithânaise, ârù -hingzausâiâ bù gåthånù -khi­thânânai hùnaikhai, sânse -gå­thåâ khurui gongseau khârezang thauzang -golainânai dinnai, ârù songor manse dinnaise. -Hoṛ zâbâ bî -udui-thî-lâng-nânai thâbâ, -hângsùâ hoṛau sikhângnânai -âkhaiau âthengau modom au-bù -khepthu-bai-dang.<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2350src" href="#xd23e2350" -name="xd23e2350src">10</a> Theobù bî khet-khut -khâmâ-khuise. Bînî­khai bî -udu-lângmâtbai nungnâ­nai, gagainî -hângsù bîgùr khô lâsehai -khunânai dinnânai gâgainî -modai-fùr-khô mon hùnânai khulumbâi -thâdangman. Ere-au-nù srî-srî lâsehai -sikhângnânai boi hângsù -bîgùrkhô thâpnehai zuzai-mù-au -efopnânai dinnaise. Unau bigurâ khâmnânai -manâm-khang-bâ, bîkhô manâmnânai -mannânai “Ângkhô mâ khâmkhù, -mâ khâmkhù?” hannânai, -fâtdrâp-dô gaglainánai -khânggrâng-nânai thoi-hâp-nânai -thânaise. Obâsù gåthåâ -mâmâr fainânai khuruinî thaukhô -khårå-modom-âtheng-âkhai-au -hùnânai, songor zang <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb15" -href="#pb15" name="pb15">15</a>]</span>sîpbai thânaise, -ârù bîbaidînu sîpùi -sîpùi thâblâ, gabâu-zang -hâmâ sukhângnaise, ârù -thâng-khâng-naise. Bîbaidî-nù -mânsùi zânânai, sânùi-zang -hâbâ khâm-lai-nânai zâbrâ -dinhâ lâgi fisâ fisù zang rozo-rù-man -zâlai-bai thânai-se. Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of the Merchant’s Son.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">There was a lad whose father died while he was a -child. And when, by slow degrees, he came to man’s estate, he -asked <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb12b" href="#pb12b" name="pb12b">12</a>]</span>his mother one day how his father got a living. -But she heaved a long sigh, and at last said “Your father traded -in foreign countries, my dear; and if he were alive now, we would not -be in such distress now.” But he said “Ah! mother, may not -I work at the same trade? Give me all the money there is, and let me -too go trading.” But his mother said “Nay! my son, do not -say that. While I live, even if I have to beg, you shall not want. And -if you die in strange lands, what is to become of me?” But her -son would not hearken to her, and, begging money from her, bought -merchandise, and hired a boat, and took two men with him; and, after -doing obeisance to his mother, set forth into strange lands. And at -last he moored his boat at the <i>ghat</i> of a certain village, and -sent his men out to hawk his goods. But he himself stayed with the -boat. And at that <i>ghat</i> dwelt an aged couple, who possessed a -white and beautiful swan which they cherished as their own child, and -fed with their own food. And one day at midday, when men were enjoying -their <i>siesta</i>, the merchant lad saw the white swan remove her -swan dress and bathe in the river, a lovely slim maiden. Whereupon he -began to pay great regard to the old couple, and gave them of his store -without money. But as time went by, all his goods were disposed of, and -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb13b" href="#pb13b" name="pb13b">13</a>]</span>then he went to the old people and offered them a -great price for their swan. Nor when they would give it to him for -nothing would he accept it, seeing that it were a sin to take a wife as -a gift. So, finally he made them take much money and went away home, -taking his swan with him. But when he reached home, behold the swan -remained a swan, and the lad was sore vexed and lost his sleep and his -food, so that his mother was in fear, and asked sundry of the villagers -what might be the matter.</p> -<p class="par">And, finally, one of them, who was a wise woman, said to -her: “Something has happened to him while he was away trading, -and now you must find out what it was. And the way to do it is this: -You must get a fair girl to comb his hair; and let her pretend to -grieve that he is so ill, and let her cry into his hair, and to a fair -maiden he will tell what he would never say to his mother.” So a -girl came and combed his hair, and wept silently till the tears fell on -his head, and when he asked what ailed her, said she could not bear to -see him pine away. So at last he told her of the white swan, which -turned before his very eyes into a lovely maiden, but that now it -remained ever a white swan, though he was pining away <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb14b" href="#pb14b" name="pb14b">14</a>]</span>for -very love of her. So she went and told the mother, and the mother told -the wise woman, who bade them get the lad to lie awake till midnight -and then the swan-maiden would arise, and, assuming her maiden form, -would worship her own country’s gods. And then he was to leap up -suddenly and cast her swan skin on the hearth and burn it; and then of -a surety she would remain a maiden. So the lad prepared a basin of oil -and ashes and a yak’s tail, and did as the wise woman bade. And -in the depth of night, the swan came and felt him all over with her -beak. But he never stirred a whit. And then, believing him to be -asleep, she stripped off her swan’s skin slowly, and prayed aloud -to the gods of her own country. Then the lad got out of bed very -silently, and seizing the swan’s skin thrust it in the ashes. And -when she smelled the burning feathers, she cried aloud “Ah! what -have you done? what have you done?” and fell senseless on the -floor. But he anointed her with the oil, and fanned her with the -yak’s tail, till presently her great eyes opened and he saw that -she loved him. And then they lived happily ever afterwards. And -that’s all! <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb15b" href="#pb15b" -name="pb15b">15</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch6" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Bîdâ bînânaunî -khorâng.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">Sâse razâ ârù -rânî dangman. Bîsùr hâ hoâiâ -thoi-grù-naise. Bî thoibâ hingzauâ modomau -dangman. Sânne-sù thânanai hingzausâ -sâse zânaise. Ârù bîsùrhâ -hoâsâ bù sâse dangman. Phâre -sân-ne-sù thânânai, bîsùrnî -bîmâiâ thoinaise. Thoibâ hingzausâ -nî bidâiâ bîkhô gâkhîr -daunânai fidet-naise. Phâ unau bîsùr -zânù-gùie zâlângnânai unau -gâmi gâmi bîbainânai zânânaise. -Bîbaidînu thâbai-ùi thabai-ùi -sâse râzâ nî nå-î-au -hâp-hùi-naise. Beaunù Razâiâ -onnânai bîsùrkhô bînî -nå-î-au dinnai.</p> -<p class="par">Be dekhu-au sikhau sâ-snî dangman. -Bîsùrnù râzâiâ ozainù dau, -omâ, mosô, phâreo hùnânggô. Be -khorângkhô gåthå-mâmrâiâ -khnânânai, bîsùr-khô -dânthâtnu lâgi razâ-nî-au -sùngnaise. Khintu razâhâ bikhô thinnù -mon gùiâman. Theobù bînî mon -zang-nù thin-naise. Obâ gorai mâse emfui gongse -razânîau bînânai lânânai, be -sikhaufur-nî nåiau thângnânai goraikhô -dâpseau khânânai dinnânai, bî emfui -lânânai dor-mukhângâu srî srî -zombai thâ-naise. Unau be sikhau gedetsinâ -onkhârbùbâ bîkhô dân-naise. -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb16" href="#pb16" name="pb16">16</a>]</span>Ârù boikhôbù sâse -sâse bepaidi-nù dânnaise. Khintù -boinùkhrî uduisuiâ monau bângai -gînânai, lâse lâse fainaiau bîkhô -gahâmùi dânnù manâkhuise. Beaunù -thoi-e-khai bî bîsùrnî nå gongseau -bîkhô sùnânai tâlâ -mârînânai din­naise. Manâthu -âglâ bînî bîmâiâ -bîkhô zî dânbâ-bù phongse -bùâ dânnù thinlângdangman. -Bînîk­hai bî bîkhô ârù -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2365" title="Source: dânnu">dânnù</span> -hâiâ-khuise. Unau be khorângkhô -razânî sigâng-au gâsenù -khithâ-naise. Beaunù razâiâ -sikhaufùrnî nåkhô bîsùr -sânekhô girimâ khâmnaise. Beaunù -bîsùr thânânai bîdâiâ -binânau-khô khîthânaise -“Âgùi, nang be gâsenú nå gongse -gongse-ùi nainù lubuibâ, nainù hâgo. -Khintu be tâlâ-mârinai-khô nang dâ -kheo.” Bîdâiâ shikâr -khâm­grâ-man. Phâre shikâr khâmnu -thângbâ, bînânaunu sobai zang mairang zang -golainânai, khurui gongseau hùlângnaiman. Bî -bîk­hônu sânse mâni bâsîbai -thâdang­man. Unau sân-ne-sù -thânânai, bi gâsenù -nå-fùr-khô kheo-e kheo-e nainaise. Khaise-au -mosô, khaise-au gorai, khaise-au dau, bebaidînù -nåfrimbù bî nainaise, Khintu bî kheonu -hù-i-e nåkhô mon khâmnânai -naiâlâbâ thânù -hâiâkhùise.</p> -<p class="par">“Mânâthù beaubù mâ -dang âng nunù nânggô;” erùi -hannânai bî kheonânai naibâ, thoi-hâng -thoi-hâng mânsùi sâse nunaise. Beaunù -bî khulumbâ, onnânai, bî zî -khithâiù, bîkhônù lânânai, -muli hùnaise. Beaunù sân ne sù -thâ­nânai mânsùiâ gahâm -zânaise. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb17" href="#pb17" name="pb17">17</a>]</span>Phâ bîbaidînù -ozainù railainù ârù bînù -khâm dùi hùnù homnaise. Bebaidinù -thaie thaie bîsùr kho­ràng zâlainaise. -Phâ unau bîdâ­khô buthâtnù -lâgi sikhauâ, hing­zaukhô buddi hùnaise -“Nang dînî zobrâ zâ-thî-nânai -thâ, ârù khithâ: <span class="corr" id="xd23e2372" title="Source: angnù">ângnù</span> -mosâ-gâkhir zâhùbâ, âng -gahâm zâgan.” Bibaidi-nù -bidâ­nù khithânaise. Bidaiâ -khnânânai hâgrâ-bâre-au mosâ -nâmai-lâng-naise. Bînî -khâfâlùi<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2375src" href="#xd23e2375" name="xd23e2375src">11</a> mosâ bîmâ -mâse hâthâi-au mosô begeng -nâng-phthânânai thânai lùgù -man-naise. Beaunù mosâkhô sùmai -lâhùnânai hâthai-nîfrai begeng-khô -dîhon­naise. Unau bî mosânî -gâkhir-nî khorâng khithânaikhai bî gaigai -nî gâkhir ârù fisâ bù mâse -hùnaise. Bekhô lâbonânai -binâ­naunù hùfainaise. Phâre okhâ -naibâ, sikhauâ, bî hingzaukhô -sùng­naise<span class="corr" id="xd23e2381" title="Not in source">.</span> “Nangnù mosâ gâkhir -hùfai-nù nâ?” Bî khithânaise, -gâkhir ârù bînî fisâ bù -mâse âdâiâ lâbodang.” Biau bî -hamâ man-naise. Ârù sân­se fukuri -manse-nî dùi lâbonù khithânai. Bî -fukuri-nî dùikhô lâbobâ -mânsùiâ thoiù. Beaunù -binânauâ bidânù khithânaise, “Nang -be fukuri-nî dùi ângnù lâbonânai -hùbâ, âng gahâm zâgan -Bebaidînù bidaiâ gorai mâse emfui gongse -sùimâ mâse ârù -mosâ-fisâ-khô bù lânânai -thâng­naise. Thângùi thângùi -bongfâng gedet fângse man-hùinânai, be -bongfâng singau-nù bî zirainânai dang. -Ereaunù zibaù gedet mâse bî bongfangau -mânnânai gâkhùlâng-dâng, -nunânai, bîkhô emfui zang dân-so-naise. -Ârù dåse thânânai, ârù -mâse zibaû bîbai­dînù <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb18" href="#pb18" name="pb18">18</a>]</span>gâkhùlângnai-au -bîkhô-bù dânnaise. -Bîbaidînù bî beaunù dang, -obânù dau gedet mâse be bongfângau -bîrbùnânai fisâ-fur-nù -âdhâr hùbâ, fisâfrâ -zâiâkhùise. Obâ bîmâ bungnaise; -“nangfùr dinî mânù âdhâr -zâiâ?” Obâ fisâfrâ -khithânaise “Bongfang singau thânai -mânsùikhô nang on-bâ, zangfùr -âdhâr zâgan.” Hanbâ, bimâiâ -“ongan” hannânai sumai lânaise. -Fisâfrâ âdhâr -zâkhângùi-frâ-bùi, -bîmâiâ mânsùi-khô -sùng-naise “Nangkhô mâ -nânggô?” Sùngbâ, bî -khithânaise “Ângnù bî fukuri-ni -dùi nânggô.” Be dauâ fukuri-nî -khorâng boikhô-bù mithînânai -bînù khithânânai hùnânai -bîkhô be fukuri khâthiau dinhùinaise. Be -fukuri khathiau-nù fukuri-nî girimâ -khunguri<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2387src" href="#xd23e2387" name="xd23e2387src">12</a> sâse dangman. Gâthå -mâmrâiâ bînî nå-i-au -hâpnânai khungari zang gâsenù -khorâng-bâthrâ zâlai-nâise. Obâ -khunguriâ “Nang-nî khorâng-khô âng -boikhôbù mithî-bai. Nang ângkhô -hâbâ khâm. Be fukuri-nî dùikhô -nang lâng-nù hâiâ: thoigan. Ârù -nang-khô buthât-nù lâgi-sù nangnî -nang-nânauâ, upai khâmdang. Nang zî -mânsùi dân thârâ-lâbâ -dindang-man; bî sikhâua-nù be gâsenù -khôrang khâmdang.” Erùi han-nânai -bisùr sânebù failainaise, ârù -bînî bînânau ârù sikhaukhô -dân-thât-nâise. Dânthât-nânai, -bîsùr sânezang beaunù girimâ -zânânai thânaise. Zapbai! <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb19" href="#pb19" name="pb19">19</a>]</span></p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Brother and Sister.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">A certain king died, and soon after his death his -wife bare him a daughter, as she had heretofore borne him a son. And -then she too died. But before she died, she bade her son “Strike -hard, but once only!” And she committed her daughter to his care. -And, though they lost their kingdom and were forced to beg their bread, -the brother was a good brother, and took care of his sister until they -came to a certain kingdom, the king of which took pity on them and kept -them in his own palace.</p> -<p class="par">Now, in that kingdom dwelt seven thieves, who oppressed -the king, so that he was compelled to send them fowls, pigs, cattle, -and pigeons every day. And when the brother heard of this, he begged -the king to let him go and kill the thieves. And when the king was -unwilling to let him undertake the enterprise, the brother insisted, -and, borrowing a horse and a sword from the king, went to the -thieves’ house, and there tied up his horse and waited with drawn -sword at the door. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb16b" href="#pb16b" -name="pb16b">16</a>]</span>And when the eldest thief came out, he cut -him down, and so in turn he cut down each of them. But the youngest of -all was suspicious and came out cautiously, so that the brother was not -able to kill him at one blow. So, mindful of his mother’s saying, -he shut him up in one of the thieves’ houses, and put a lock upon -the door. And then he went and told all that had happened to the king; -who, as a reward made the brother and sister custodians of the -thieves’ houses. And so they went and stayed there, and the -brother said to his sister “You can go into and examine all the -houses except the one that is locked.” And the brother was a -mighty hunter. But before he went out a hunting, he mixed pulse and -grain, and, filling a plate with the mixture, bade his sister separate -the seeds while he was away. And this occupied her a whole day. And -then she went and examined all the rooms in the thieves’ houses. -And in some were cattle, and in some fowls, and in some horses, and so -forth. But her mind was ill at ease, because she might not examine the -house that was locked. “For,” she said to herself, -“if I do not see what is in that house, I cannot be happy.” -So she went and saw, and there she found a man half dead with his -wound; and when he besought her, she pitied him, and fetched him such -medicines as <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb17b" href="#pb17b" name="pb17b">17</a>]</span>he required of her. So that at the end of some -days he was healed, and in course of time they two fell in love with -one another. And the wicked thief began to teach the girl how she -should bring about the destruction of her brother. And he bade her, -when her brother returned, to pretend to be ill, and to say that -nothing would cure her save a drink of tigress’ milk. And when -her brother heard this, he set out in search of a she-tiger. And, as -luck would have it, he found a she-tiger with a bone stuck in her -teeth. So, after binding her with a vow, he extracted the bone from her -teeth, and then he told her what he required. So she gave him of her -milk, and also one of her whelps. And then he returned home. And at -dawn the thief asked the sister “Did he bring you the -tigress’s milk?” And she replied “That he did, and he -brought a tiger’s whelp also.” On which the thief was much -discomfited. Then he bade her ask her brother fetch some water from a -certain tank, well knowing that to fetch water from that tank, was -certain death. On which she said to her brother “If you can only -get me water from that tank, I shall certainly be well.” So the -brother took his horse and a sword, and a hound, and also the -tiger’s whelp, and set out. And on the way he came <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb18b" href="#pb18b" name="pb18b">18</a>]</span>to a -great tree and stopped to rest in the shade; and while he was resting, -a huge snake came and began climbing up the tree. And, seeing it, the -brother cut the snake in two with his sword; and when a second snake -came, he slew that, too. And while he was still resting, a bird came -flying to the tree with food for her nestlings. But they refused to -eat. And when their mother asked them why they would not eat, they said -“Unless you take pity on the man who is resting under the tree, -we cannot eat.” So the mother bird promised; and, having fed her -nestlings, flew down to the brother and asked him what he desired. And -he said that he desired water from a certain tank. But the bird knew -all about the properties of the tank, and told the brother. Now, near -the tank dwelt a maiden, the guardian of the tank; and he entered into -her house, and told her his heart’s desire. But she said to him -“You must not go near the tank, for you will die. You must marry -me. And as for your sister, she has disobeyed your word, and has -married the thief you nearly killed, and their desire is only to be rid -of you.” So they two were married, and, going to the -thief’s house, slew the thief and the wicked sister. And then -they lived happily ever afterwards. And that’s all! <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb19b" href="#pb19b" name="pb19b">19</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch7" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Embu Bonglâ nî -Khorâng.</i><a class="noteref" id="ch7n1src" href="#ch7n1" name="ch7n1src">13</a></h3> -<p class="par first">Brai bùrùi sânùi -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2399" title="Source: dangmân">dangman</span>. Bîsùrhâ -zânù lùngnù gùiâman. -Bînîhai sen-khokhâ sananai, zî nâ -manù, bîzangnu mai slailânai mikhâm -zâiù. Bebaidînù khâmùi -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2402" title="Source: khâmúi">khâmùi</span> sânse -senau nâ mâsebù nângâlâbâ, -embu bonglâ gazâ senau thîp nângânai -thâdang. Obâsù braiâ dâulâ -gesîpbâ sâünù thângnânai, sen -nai-hùinaise, ârù sen khô -dikhângnânai ilit mannai­khai rong zânânai, -mâmâr bîbân khânânai, -nå-hâ-lâgi bât-zret-bât-thet -bân-bù-naise. Ârù -bùrùi-khô phuzâ-nânai bungnaise -“Bùrùi, bùrùi, mâ -dâbù uthiâ-lùi? Sân-zåbai!” -Hannânai, phùzâbâ bùrùiâ -mâmâr sikhângnânai oṭ sunânai -sâne-zang oṭ sailainaise. Ârù braiâ -bungnaise “Zangfùrhâ dinî khaphâl -gâham! Senau nâ thîp-bungnânai -thâdang!” Obâsù bùrùiâ -bungnaise “Hùrù, hùrù! nai-nî, -lâbonai!” hanbâ, braiâ mâmâr -khithîfainaise. Ârù brai bùrùiâ -sânùizang orau gahâmùi nainânai nunaise -gâsenù embu­bonglâ gazâ. -Obâsù bùrùiâ braikhô bungnaise -“Dinî nanghâ khaphâlâ gahâm -zâdang! Ga­hâmùînù khâm -manzâsîgan!” hannânai bungbâ braiâ -senkhô dåkhånaise, ârù buruikhô -buthât­nù thin-bâ, bùrùiâ -gon gongse lânânai thå thå -bù-thât-hù-lâng-naise. Emphâre -bùthât-zap-bâ mâse âtheng bainânai -thoifrâmnâ­nai bùrùi-nî -khâmflai singau thâdangman. Unau gâsenù -embu-fùr-khô sâi-khâng-nânai, brai -bùrùiâ bînîfrai uthîbâ -ârù khâmflai dikhângbâ, be -thoifrâm­nai <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb20" href="#pb20" -name="pb20">20</a>]</span>embukhô nunânai, braiâ, -“Bùrùi, mâse embu thâbai, -bùthât! bùthât!” Hanbâ, -embuâ rai-dau-naise “Âfâ lùi -âng-khô dâ bùthât: âng -nangnù hâli oinâ­nai, khodâl -zaunânai, mai gainâ­nai hùgan.” -Obâsù braiâ bung­naise: -“Mobâthù embu-bonglaia hâbâ -maunânai hùnai nudang-lùi?<a id="xd23e2407" name="xd23e2407"></a> Nang hâbâ maunânai hùnaia -gakhâ! Buthâtzânù gînânai nang -bekhônù khithâdang.” Bungbâ, embu -bonglâiâ gahâmùi khulum-bai-nai-khai, -ârù sumai lâ-nai-khai, braiâ -bùrùiâ onnânai bîkhô -buthârâlâbâ nå-i-au dinnaise. -Obâsù âjibù thâiù -kâlibùthâiû dùilâng -bùthùr såbâ, embu-bonglâiâ -nângal <span class="corr" id="xd23e2409" title="Source: lânânâi">lânânai</span> -du­bliau hâli oinù thângnaise. Ârù -bî nângal-mothiau gâ-khù-nânai -hâli oibai thâbâ, bînî dubli thing -sùrba rajâ sâse hâthi gânânai -fainai nubâ embubonglâ raihoṭnaise -“Helùi, helùi, nang maunî mânsùi -lùi? Âng nî âli-fùr-khô -gâphle-gâsi khâmdang!” Hanbâ -râzâiâ, “Âng khô bebaidî -rainaiâ sùr?” Hannânai, mânsùi -hoṭbâ, sâfrâ singau -hâkhmânânai thâiù. Bînîkhai -mânsùiâ nunù hâekhai -thâng-phâ-phinse. Be­baidînù khonle khonle -raiù, khon-frimbù bîkhô nunù -hâekhai râzaiâ mosôkhônù -lânù thinnânai nå-hâ-lâgi -lângnaise. Obâsù bî bù khîthu -khîthu thângnânai gogrâ nî nå -sâïau thurui singau hâpsù-nânai -thânânai rajâ khô baidî baidî -raibai thâ-sùnaise. Râjâiâ -bîkhô khnânânai, naibâbù nuekhai -brâpnânai gogrâkhônù sefainù -thinnaise. Khintu bî bînîfrai -thângkhmânânai saurâ nå sâ-i-au -thânânâi ârù rainaise -Bebaidînù <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb21" href="#pb21" -name="pb21">21</a>]</span>gâsenù nå sephainù -gnâng zânaikhai, râzâiâ unau -gînânai bîkhô gahâmùi -sùngnaise, “Helùi âfâ, nanglai modai -nâ mânsùi? Âng nangkhô mungbù -khâmliâ.” Hanbâ, bî bungnaise -“Âng modai nunggâ, mânsùi-sù. -Ârù nang ângnî mosâ lâbonai-khai -âng nângkhô raidang. Ârù nang dâ -nangnî phisazùkhô âng zang hâbâ -khâmnânai hùgan hannânai sumai -lâiâ gô mâni, âng nangkhô -bebaidînù nue zânânai raibai -thâgan.” Hanbâ, râzaiâ sumai -lânângnaise. Obânia bî nånîfrai -onkhâtnaise. Onkhâtbâ râzâiâ sumai -lânaikhai, ârù mâbâ modai-fùr -zânù hâgô nungnânai, hâbâ -khâmnânai hùnaise, ârù dolâ, -hâthi, gorai gâ-khù-hù-lainânai -nåhâlâgi hoṭbâ ârù brai -bùrùinî nå khâthî man-fai-ba, -brai bùrùia gînânai, nå-nîfrai -khâtlângdang-man. Bîkhô embu-bongla -fisât­lâiâ nunânai “Gînù -nânggâ” hannânai, mânsùi -hoṭnânai lâbo-finnaise. Obâsù brai -bùrùi fisâtlâ ârù -bîhâmzù boibù zå zânânai -rong zâ-lainânai mânsùi fùrkhô -khâm-dùi zâhùnai -lùng­hùnaise. Bebaidînù -thâùi dang, sânse bîhâmzùâ -embu-bonglâ-khô nainù bânânai -embu-bongla-khô duguinù thinnaise. Embu -bong­laiâ bungnaise “Âng udui-nî-frai -dùi-au-nù thâiù<span class="corr" id="xd23e2415" title="Not in source">.</span> Dâ -dùgùibâ ânghâ mâ -zânù?” Obâsù hing­zauâ -bungnaise “Nang dui gusu-au thânai-khô âng -mithî­dang. Khintu nangnî bîkhong-nî -gâdi-mâlâ nunânai-sù âng -nangkhô thukuinù nâmaidang,” hanba, embu -bonglâiâ mânthi zânaise. Zâbâ -dùi glopglop phû­dung-nânai hoâkhô -linghoṭnaise. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb22" href="#pb22" -name="pb22">22</a>]</span>“Mâmâr faidù! -Âng thukuinù nânggo.” Bî -mâmâr fainânai, sùngbâ; “Nang -âglâ dùiau bât-sùm grù. -Âng unau bîkhong <span class="corr" id="xd23e2420" title="Source: hûnânai">hùnânai</span> -hùgan,” hanbâ, bî bîau -bât-sùm-nânai khâng-grâng-nânai -thoinânai thânaise. Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of the Toad.</i><a class="pseudonoteref" -href="#ch7n1">13</a></h3> -<p class="par first">There was an aged couple, who were very poor. But -they had a fish trap, which they set at night; and the fish they caught -they exchanged for rice. And one night it happened that no fish got -into the trap, but only toads, so that the trap was brimfull. And at -early dawn, when the cock crowed, the old man came, and finding the -trap very heavy was rejoiced, and hoisting it on to his back waddled -away. And when he got home he woke up his wife, crying “Old -woman, old woman, not up yet? The day has dawned.” So the old -woman jumped up, and blew up the fire, and the old couple squatted over -it, warming themselves. And the old man said “We are in luck -to-day! The trap is brimfull.” Then the old woman said -“Let’s see, let’s see.” So the old man tumbled -out the contents of the trap, and, behold, they were all toads. So the -old woman said “We <i>are</i> in luck to-day! We shall have lots -to eat to-day!” And the old man bid her kill the toads without -further words. And the old woman, taking her stick, ran about after the -toads and slew them one by one. But one alone, half dead with fear, -crawled under the old woman’s stool. But the rest she skinned and -cleaned. Then, removing the stool, the old man saw the <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb20b" href="#pb20b" name="pb20b">20</a>]</span>survivor, and said to the old woman “There -is one left; kill that, too!” But the toad called out “Ah! -father, do not kill me. I will plough for you, and hoe for you, and -plant out paddy for you!” But the old man replied “How -shall a toad do all these things? <i>Your</i> ploughing and hoeing -would be a bitter business! You only want to get off being -killed.” But he pleaded so sore, and begged so hard, that they -took pity on him and let him stay in their house. And so the days went -by till the rainy season came round, and the toad went off to plough in -the field. And as he was sitting on the handle of the plough urging on -his cattle, a king came by that way riding on his elephant, and the -toad called out to him “What fellow is that? You are knocking -down all the balks of my field!” To which the king replied -“Who dares speak to me thus,” and sent men to fetch him. -But he hid behind a clod, so that they could not find him. And when he -continued to abuse them without their finding him, the king bade them -take away the plough cattle to his house. And the toad, followed -secretly behind, and, hiding himself in the thatch of the cowshed, -began to abuse the king afresh. And the king searched for him in vain; -and at last ordered the cowshed to be pulled down and the cattle to be -put elsewhere. And the toad went and hid <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb21b" href="#pb21b" name="pb21b">21</a>]</span>there, too, and abused -the king again. Finally, the king was frightened and called to him: -“Oh! father, are you god or mortal? And what harm have I done -you?” And he said “I am mortal of a sooth. And I abuse you -because you have carried off my cattle. And if you do not give me your -daughter in marriage, I shall remain invisible and abuse you -daily.” So the king swore that the toad should have his daughter, -and the toad came forth. And the king, for his oath’s sake, and -lest the toad should be in some sort a god, gave him his daughter, and -sent him home with a sedan-chair and elephants and horses. And when he -got near his home, the old man and old woman ran clean away. But the -toad, their adopted son, seeing their terror, bade them not be afraid, -and sent men after them to fetch them. And then they sat down with -their son-in-law and daughter-in-law and feasted the men who had come -with them. And one day the girl, finding her husband very loathsome to -look upon, told him to take a bath. “But,” said her -husband, “what is the good of my taking a bath? I am a frog and -always bathing.” But his wife replied “I know very well -that you live in cold water. But I want to get rid of those nasty -protuberances on your back, and want to bathe you.” So, finally, -her husband agreed. So she heated some water to boiling, <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb22b" href="#pb22b" name="pb22b">22</a>]</span>and -called out “Come quick, I must bathe you!” And when the -toad came, and asked what he was to do, she said “You jump -straight in, and I will bathe you afterwards.” So he jumped in, -and, turning over on his back, died. And that’s all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch8" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Mùi ârù daukhâ -dandâ nî <span class="corr" id="xd23e2427" title="Source: khorang">khorâng</span>.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">Bîsùr sâne zang -âglânîfrai fisikhî man. Ârù -bîsùr bong­fâng fângseau ozainù -lùgùse thâ­naiman. Phâre sânse -mùikhô sel mâseâ nunânai -bîkhô gufûng ârù zânù -lâgi gahâm nunânai selâ rai­daunaise -“Helùi khurmâ! Nang beau mâ nâmaidang? -Âng nang khô nunânai on-sùdang -ârù nanghâ khusi dangbâ, âng -nang­zang khurmâ khâmgan.” Beaunù -mùiâ bungnaise: “Nangzang ângzang -mâbrùi khurmâ zânù hâgô? -Nang ângni hothru. Nang ângkhô manbâ, nang -âng­khô zâgô. Âng nangnî -bîdot.” Be khorang khnânânai selâ monau -dukhu mannânai bung­naise “Nang zî khorâng -khithâ­dang, gâsenù nunggô. -Ârù bînî­khâi ânghâ -raubô gùiliâ, thoithro-bai. <span class="corr" id="xd23e2432" title="Source: Binîkhai">Bînikhai</span> -âng dâ monau gunî­nânai -gokhainî<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2435src" href="#xd23e2435" -name="xd23e2435src">14</a> haran lâbai. Ârù nang -boidî raunîbù mungbù khâ­me, -omâzang khurmâ khâmnù mon zâdang. Nang -ângkhô beau mungbù dâ bung.” Be -khorâng-au-nù mùiâ mânthî -zânaise. Obâ bîsùr sâne zang -bongfâng guriau thâng-lai-naise. Beaunù -daukhâ-dandâ-î-â sel-khô nunânai, -bîkhô âgâr-nù lâgi -mùinù zâbrânù gahâm <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb23" href="#pb23" name="pb23">23</a>]</span>khorâng khithâdangman. Khintu be -khorâng-khô mùiâ -khnâ-song-hiâ-khai, daukhâ dandâiâ -sâkhthar manse khithânaise: “Sâne fisikhî -dangman-nù. Bîsùr sâne zang khorâng -khâlainaise zî “Zangfùr zebù dukhuau -gârlainù nânggâ.” Phâre -sânse bîsùr maubâ thâng­naiau -hâgrâ gezer gezer thâng­dangman. Beaunù -lâmâ gezerau mâfur mâse lùgù -man-naise. Phâ bîsùr sânùi nî -gezerau sâse bong­fâng gâkhùnù -hâgoman, sâse hai­âman. Zeblâ -mâfurâ hù-sù-bù-dang, sâse -khâtnânai bongfângau -gâkhùhùinaise. Sâseâ mungbô upai -mane zânânai hâiau khug­lupnânai, -hâng lâiabâ thânaise. Unau mâfurâ -fainânai bikhô manâm-su-nânai hâng -gùie nunâ­nai, gârlângnaise. Phâ -bong­fângnî mânsùiâ sùngnaise -“Helùi sikhî, nangkhô mâfurâ -manâm-su-nânai mâ khithânai?” -Beaunù bî bungnaise “Bebaidî -mânsùi-zang nang khurmâ dâ khâm,” -erùi hannânai bungnai.” Daukhâ dandâ -bungnaise “Besùr sânùi-nî baidi -nang-hâ-bù zânù hâgô. -Theobù mùiâ bînî khorâng -khô lâiâkhùise. Phâre -âzi-bù-dang kâli-bù-dang sânse -selâ phân nunânai mùikhô bî -thauni-hâ lâgi bîkhô phânau -khùkhlainaise. Phâre bî phân-nî -deoling-khô oṭ-sonù thinbâ-bù, -otnù manâ hannânai oṭsoâkhùise. -Unau daukhâiâ bîsùrnî -khorângkhô mithînânai -nâmai-lâng-nânai mùikhô phânau -nângnânai thânai nunaise. Nubâ, -bîkhô gahâm khâmnù lâge upai -khâmnaise. Phâre, okhâ naise naise -zâdang­man, ereaunù bî bungnaise -“Sikhî nung uduikhô dukhrâng -hùnânai <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb24" href="#pb24" -name="pb24">24</a>]</span>hâng laiâlâbâ -thâ. Ârù âng gâp-bâ, nang -khât. Be upai-au goâbâ, ârù -gùiliâ-se.” Bî khitha­nai-baidi-nù -mùiâ khâmnânai dang. Ereau-nù -phân-nî girimaiâ fainânai mùi-khô -thoinai mon khâmnânai, zongkhô hâiau -thunâ­nai dinnânai phânnî deoling khô -kheonânai fahâm-dang-man. Ereau-nù -daukhâiå gâpnânai hùbâ, -mùiâ sikhângnânai dophong khâtbâ, -mânsùiâ zongkhô lânâ­nai, -khubui hoṭ-naise: khintu mùinî modomau -nângâlâbâ selnî modomau -nâng-hùi-naise. Beau­nù selâ thoinaise. -Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of the Doe and the Raven.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">The doe and the raven were great friends, and -lived together in the shade of the same tree. And one day a jackal, -seeing the doe, and finding her to be fat and good to eat, said to her -“Oh friend, what are you doing there? I am charmed to see you, -and, if you permit, would like to swear eternal friendship.” But -the doe said “How can there be friendship between the likes of -us? we are sworn foes. If you get hold of me, you will eat me. I am -your food.” But the jackal, on hearing this, pretended to be -mightily grieved, and said “What you observe is true enough, and -that is just why all my family are dead and I alone am left. And, -considering these things, I, for my part, am turned Hindu, eat no -flesh, and have vowed friendship to all animals. So you need be in no -fear of me.” To which the doe attached implicit credence, and so -they two walked together under the trees. But the raven came up and -said all he could to induce the doe <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb23b" href="#pb23b" name="pb23b">23</a>]</span>to abandon the -fellowship of the jackal. But, as he could not prevail with her, he -told her the following story: “Once upon a time there were two -friends. And they vowed that if ever they fell into danger, they should -on no account leave one another. And one day they were going through -the jungle together, when they met a bear. Now, one of them could climb -trees, and the other could not. And when the bear pursued them, the one -scrambled up into the first tree he met. But the other, not knowing -what else to do, lay on the ground, and, pretending to be dead, held -his breath. And the bear, coming and sniffing at him, and finding him -apparently dead, left him. Then his friend, shouting to him from the -tree, said “What was it that the bear whispered to you?” -And he replied “The bear said to me ‘never make friends -with men like that fellow in the tree.’” “And -so,” said the raven, “will it be with you and your friend -the jackal.” For all that, the doe refused to listen, and after -some days the jackal, when walking out with the doe, spied a snare, and -thrust her into it. And when she bade him bite the cords and loose her, -he reminded her of his vows and of the fact that the cords were of -hide. Then the raven, after long searching, came up and found the doe -in the toils, and set to work to devise a remedy. And when the day was -dawning <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb24b" href="#pb24b" name="pb24b">24</a>]</span>he said to the doe “You swell out your -belly, and hold your breath, and when I give the word, run for your -life.” Presently, the owner of the snare came up, spear in hand, -and, seeing his quarry seemingly dead, loosed her bonds. Upon which the -raven cawed loudly, and the doe, jumping up, ran for her life. But the -hunter, seizing his spear, threw it after her. And the spear missed the -doe, and pierced the wicked jackal, who died. And that’s all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch9" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Brai sáse ni <span class="corr" id="xd23e2446" title="Source: khoráng">khorâng</span>.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">Sâse brai dangman. Bî sân-se -hâgrâiau thâthî dân-nù -thângbâ, mosa mâse sùgùmnai -khnânaise. Ârù obânù bînî -khâthî nî frai dau mâse -bîr-lâng-bâ, braiâ -gîkhrong­nânai bung-nâise “Âng -nangkhô manbâ, khugubân phurungauman.” Bî -be khorâng-khô-nù bungùi thâdang, -mosâ khnânânai “Be braiâ mâ -khithâdang? Ang bekhô mithinù nângbai, -ârù bekhô âng zâ-liâ-bù. -Erùi nungnânai brai­khô -mâthù<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2451src" href="#xd23e2451" name="xd23e2451src">15</a> hùnaise -“Helùi brai, nanglai mâthù<a class="noteref" -id="xd23e2457src" href="#xd23e2457" name="xd23e2457src">16</a> -khithâdang?” Theobù braiâ -khnâsongâlâbâ bî -khorângkhônù bungù ârù -thâthi dânù. Obâsù mosâiâ -khâthî-åse-au fainânai, brai-khô -bungnaise “Nang mâ khorâng bungdang, -ângnù khithâiâbâ âng nangkhô -zâgan.” Ereùi hanbâ brai -gînâ­nai “Nang gabun ângnî -nåiau thâng. Oba âng nang-nù -khithâ­gan.” Hanbâ, bî thângnaise. -Okha naibâ, mosâiâ sùngùi -sùngùi brai-nî nåiau phungaunù -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb25" href="#pb25" name="pb25">25</a>]</span>okhar fainaise. Phâre braiâ -nunânai “Apâ, nang mau-nù thângnu -lùi” hanbâ “Âng buro­bu -thângâ. Nang-nî-au-sù mîa-nî -khorâng sùlùngnù faidang. Oba­sù -braiâ bungnâise “Âng nang -hât-sing-bâ be khorâng-khô khi­thânu -hâiâ. Ârù mâ-ne-sù -lai-bau.” Ereùi bungbâ, bî -thâng­nânai mâne mâthâm bîzang -lâbo­naise. Obâsù braiâ mai -dângrî set-lâi-au dîhonnaise. -Dîhonnânai bî ghai mithînai mosôkhô -uthumai khamnânai mosôfùrkhô -khânânai mai-mâran hùnaise. Hùbâ, -boi uthumai zânai mosâiâ bungnaise “Abô, -âng-hâ khårå megem-sù dang.” -Phâ braiâ khithâ­naise; -“rå-dåse, âbô, rå thå, -dânù zâsîsù,” hannânai, -hù-ùi thânaise. Phâre unau mosâiâ -khårå megemnânai gaglai-sù-nânai -thâbâ, phânsân gnâng lauthî -lânâ­nai gahâmùi thunânai -hùnaise. Obâ mosâiâ “Abô! -ângkhô mâ khâmù? Âng dinî -thoisîgan!” Hanbâ, braiâ bungnaise “Nang -mîâ ghugubân sùlùngnù -nâmai­dangman bebaidî dukhu zânù -hâiâbâ, âng nangkhô mâbrui -fùrùngan?” Hannânai, ârù -thù-khrâng thùsi khâmse. Obâsù -mosâiâ bungnaise “Âng dukhu zâdang, be -nunggo; nangnî kho­râng khô âng -mithiâkhui.” Hanbâ, braiâ bungnaise -“Bî­khônù ghughubân hannânai -bungu.” Obânù mosâ bungnaise “Âng -mithîbai, zang-fùrkhô hogaṛ dù!” -Braiâ bungnaise “Rå, âru bângai -mithî-zap-si-gan.” Hannânai, ârù -hunaise. Unau mosâiâ brai-khô khulum-bai-nù -homnaise. Phâre maiâ gâbâ -bîsùr-khô hogâr-hoṭ-naise. -Hog­âr-slâp-nù <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb26" href="#pb26" name="pb26">26</a>]</span>manâlâbâ, uthumai -ârù bîsùrbù khâtlângnaise. -Khât lângbâ, mengnânai, bîsûr -dâpse au boibo zå zânânai zirainaise. -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2467" title="Source: Obâ­nú">Obâ­nù</span> -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2471" title="Source: bîsúr">bîsùr</span> boi -didungkhô nunânai brainù -hùnùlâgi railainaise “Be -dîdungkhô hùâbâ, bî -mobâbâ zang-fùr-khô sinai mangan.” -Bungnânai, bîbù bungù -“nang­thâng.” Brainî sinnainai -mosâiâ thâng-nâng-naise.</p> -<p class="par"><span class="corr" id="xd23e2475" title="Source: Obâsú">Obâsù</span> bî -thùrthùr bùrbùr gînânai -thângdang, âru brai-nî nå -man-hùi-nânai, brainù didung-khô -zâsi<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2478src" href="#xd23e2478" name="xd23e2478src">17</a> hubâ, braiâ bungnaise: -“Manâbai; âng udubai. Âng -onkhâtliâ. Inzur-goblong-thing hoṭ.” -Han-bâ, mosâiâ lânzâiâ zang -didung-khô hoṭnaise. <span class="corr" id="xd23e2482" -title="Source: Obânû">Obânù</span>, -braiâ sekhâ lânânai lânzaikhô -dân-so-naise. <span class="corr" id="xd23e2485" title="Source: Beaunú">Beaunù</span> mosâiâ -gâp-khrau gâpsî khâtlângbâ, -braiâ <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb27" href="#pb27" name="pb27">27</a>]</span>bungnaise “Ârù -ânghâ sâse <span class="corr" id="xd23e2490" title="Source: âgúi">âgùi</span> sing-sing -hù-siù-lâng-dang! Nang khâtnânai -mâu-tḥu gonù?” Be bîbaidinù -khârùi khârùi naifinnâ­nai -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2494" title="Source: raukhôbú">raukhôbù</span> nuekhai, -zirainaise, ârù khânkhrai gurungau <span class="corr" id="xd23e2497" title="Source: dúi">dùi</span> -nunânai, khândâ lânzai-khô sunânai -zånaise. Phâre khânkhraiâ -on­khâtrânai lânzaiau khepnaise. Obânia -mosâiâ “Gomâ gomânu brainî -bîgúiâ fai-mât-dang;” hannânai, -bînîfrai khîbù khîsât -khât­lângnaise. Obâsù zesenù -khârù khânkhraiâ gaglaigan nungnânai, -gahâmùi khep-sin-lângù. -Bebai­dînù khârùi khârùi -mosâiâ thoi­frâmnai zânaise. Unau -bongfâng-fùr-au nângnânai -âgârbâ, obâsù mosâiâ -gahâm zânaise, ârù -brai-bi-gùi-khô thângbai nunânai, khâm -dùi zânaise. Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Old Man and the Tiger.</i></h3> -<p class="par first">There was once an old man, who, when he was -cutting reeds for his fence in the jungle, heard a tiger growling close -to him; and it happened that at that moment a bird also flew away. On -which the old man, though he was in truth very frightened, called after -the bird “Ah! if you had only stopped, I would have taught you -the secret of the <i>ghughu <span class="corr" id="xd23e3020" title="Source: bán">ban</span></i>.” And this saying he kept on -repeating, so that the tiger said to himself “What is it that the -old man is saying? I must get him to tell me; and in that case I -won’t even eat him.” So he called to the old man. -“Look here, old man, what is that about the <i>ghughu -ban</i>?” But the old man, answering not a word, kept on chopping -his reeds. Then the tiger crept up quite close to him, and said to the -old man “If you don’t <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb25b" -href="#pb25b" name="pb25b">25</a>]</span>tell me what you are talking -about, I will eat you!” But the old man, for all his fear, only -said “You come to my house tomorrow, and I will tell you.” -Very early the next morning the tiger asked his way to the old -man’s house, and when he got there, it being still early morning, -the old man said “And what may your honour be pleased to -want?” And the tiger replied “I want to know what you were -talking about yesterday.” But the old man replied “I cannot -possibly teach you alone. You had better go and get two or three other -tigers.” And so the tiger went away and returned with two or -three of his brethren. In the meanwhile the old man had spread his -unthreshed paddy in the yard. And, putting his earliest acquaintance -first, he tied all the tigers to the post, round which the cattle -revolve when they are treading out the grain, and set them to work to -tread.</p> -<p class="par">But the one in the middle, who was unaccustomed to such -labour, cried out in a piteous voice that his head ached, and that he -was getting very giddy. But the old man said “Wait a bit, my -friend; you haven’t learned yet.” And when the tiger -complained again, the old man fetched his goad and pricked him sore, so -that, giddy and stumbling, he had to go round and round, and when the -tiger said “I shall die at this rate,” the old man -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb26b" href="#pb26b" name="pb26b">26</a>]</span>replied “You wanted to learn the <i>ghughu -ban</i> yesterday, and unless you endure this trouble, you cannot -possibly learn;” and, so saying, pricked him the more cruelly. -Finally, the tiger said “If so be, I must be in pain, I must be. -But I don’t see what it is all about.” Then the old man -replied “This is precisely what they called the <i>ghughu -ban</i>.” Then the tiger said “I see, I see, now let us go. -We have learned our lesson.” But the old man said “Wait a -bit, the paddy is nearly trodden out,” and would not stop -pricking the tigers for all their entreaties. And when the paddy was -all threshed, the old man began untying their bonds. But before he had -finished, the tigers were in such pain that they tore the rope out of -his hands and ran away. When they stopped to rest, they saw the old -man’s rope, and said to one another “If we do not give the -old man his rope again, we shall get into further trouble.” So, -after much debate, the first tiger was deputed to take it back.</p> -<p class="par">So back he went, trembling with fear in every limb, and, -getting close to the old man’s house, offered him his rope. But -the old man said “It is night, and I am in bed. I can’t -come out. Put the rope in at the window.” So the tiger put it on -his tail and thrust it in at the window. But the old man had his knife -ready <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb27b" href="#pb27b" name="pb27b">27</a>]</span>and cut the tiger’s tail off. On which the -tiger once more fled, howling with pain. But the old man shouted after -him “You may run as far as you like, but my brother is after you, -and will catch you.” On which the tiger ran faster than ever. At -last, however, he stopped to rest near a cool pool of water, and, not -seeing the old man’s brother, dipped the wounded stump of his -tail into the pool for refreshment. But a crab, which dwelt in that -pool, nipped the stump of his tail; and the tiger crying “The old -man’s brother has caught me!” again fled through the -jungle, and it was not till the crab was knocked off against the trees -that he at last rested. And that’s all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch10" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i><span class="corr" id="xd23e2503" title="Source: Mùkhrá">Mùkhrâ</span> -ârù Sessâ nî <span class="corr" id="xd23e2506" -title="Source: Khoràng">Khorâng</span>.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Tale of the Monkey and the Hare.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Mâse sessâ ârù -mùkhrâ zang fisikhî man. Bîsùr -sânùi zang ozainù lùgùse -thâiù, lùgùse zâiù, -ârù lùgùse thâbaibaiù. -Obâsù sânse sâse Darrangârùi -mânsùi goe thâlit lânânai, -âlâsî zânù thâng­nai -nâmau lùgù mannânai, bîsùr -railainaise “Be mânsùi-nî goe -thâlit-fùr-khô zânù lâgî -zangfùr buddî manse khâmnù -nânggô,” hannânai, sessâ-khô -nâmau-nù thânù thinnânai -mùkhrâia hâgrâ-iaù -hâkhmânai thânaise. Phâre <span class="corr" -id="xd23e2511" title="Source: mânsùià">mânsùiâ</span> -manfaibâ, sessakhô nunânai, bîbân -dinnânai, hùsùnaise. Hùsùbâ, -mùkhraia hâgrânîfrai mâmâr -onkhâtnânai thâlitfùrkhô -lânânai bongfângau -gâ-khù-hùi-naise. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb28" href="#pb28" name="pb28">28</a>]</span>Ârù -“sessâ-faigan” hannânai, thâlit -goe-fùrkhô mâmâr zâ-grù-naise. -Ârù thâlit bigùr buâ -sessânù dinnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">A monkey and a hare were great friends. They lived -together, ate together, and walked about together. One day they saw a -man from Darrang going to a feast and bearing plantains and betel-nuts, -and they said to one another that they must contrive some plan to get -hold of his load. So the monkey sent the hare to wait on the road, but -himself hid in the jungle. And when the man came up and saw the hare -sitting on the road, he put down his load, and ran after him. No sooner -had he done so, than the <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb28b" href="#pb28b" name="pb28b">28</a>]</span>monkey came and carried off the -plantains and betel-nuts into a tree, and, for fear the hare should -return, ate them all up in a great hurry, keeping only the skins of the -plantains for his friend.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Emphâre unau sessâkhô -mân­sùiâ homnù -hâiâkhùise ârù unau nåiau -thâng-phâ-phin-naise. Obâsù sessaiâ -gâbzrî-ùi gâbzrî-ùi -thângnânai, fisikhîkhô lùgù -man-hùi-nânai, gur thâlit bîbâ, -thâlit bigùr bùa hùnaise. -Bînîkhai sessâiâ brâpnânai -“Bekhô bângai dukhu hùgan,” monau -nungnânai, thâsobâre singau thâhùnaise. -Unau mukhrâiâ bongfângnîfrai -on­khâtnânai: “Sikhî <span class="corr" id="xd23e2518" title="Source: lui">lùi</span>! sikhî -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2521" title="Source: lúi">lùi</span>! hanùi hanùi -gâbzrî gâbzrî thângbâ, -sessâiâ brâpnânai bungnaise -“Mâthù sikhî-sikhî lùi! Âng -beaunù razânî khuser ne-fai-dang. Nangnù -ângkhô mânu nânggô?” -Obâsù mukhrâiâ -nu­zâhùinânai bungnaise “He sikhî! -khuserkhô <span class="corr" id="xd23e2524" title="Source: ângnú">ângnù</span> thåse -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2527" title="Source: hú">ù</span>, herâ! Bese gathâu -âng zâ-nai-nî;” hanbâ, sessâ -bungnaise; “Âng nang-nù hùnù -hâiâ. Razâ khnâbâ ângkhô -bugan.” Theobù bî -embrâ-brâ-bînaikhai “Zâ lùi -zâ, âng nangzang hâ-liâ” hannânai, -zânù hùnaise. Phâre bî -zânânai, sâlâiau mânbâ -“Sikhî âng thoinaise” hannânai, -bâbrâp­baibâ, sessâ bungnaise “Nang -gagainù dukhu mandang. Âng dâ nangkhô mâ -khâmgan?” hannânai, bere jåthâ nî -bâhâ sing­au thâ-hùi-naise. <span class="corr" id="xd23e2530" title="Source: Múkhrâ">Mùkhrâ</span> <span class="corr" id="xd23e2534" title="Source: bú">bù</span> un un -gâbzrînânai thângnânai <span class="corr" -id="xd23e2537" title="Source: ârú">ârù</span> -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2540" title="Source: nu-zâ-húi-nai-sui-lâiù">nu-zâ-hùi-nai-sui-lâiù</span> -“Sikhî nang mâ khâmdang, herâ” -bung­bâ, sessâ khithânaise “<span class="corr" id="xd23e2543" title="Source: ang">âng</span> razâ -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb29" href="#pb29" name="pb29">29</a>]</span>nî zåthâ nedang” -hanbâ “Sikhî, ângnù bângai -dâmnai-nù hù, herâ!” -Sessâiâ bungnaise “Uh âng hâiâ, -herâ; râzâ khnâbâ âng­khô -buthâtgân,” bungbâ bù, -em­brâbrâ “Âng lâsui-sù -dâmgan, herâ,” hannânai, bere -bâhâkhô âkhâi-phât-ne zang -bu-zâp-naise. Obânu berefrâ mukhâng, megon, -modom gasenú oṭ phop-bâ <span class="corr" id="xd23e2548" title="Source: mú­khrâiâ">mù­khrâiâ</span> -gâp-khrau gâp-sî bâbrâp-bai naise. -Obâniâ sessâiâ bung­naise: Âng -dù-hùi-nù nang-nù khithâ-dangman, -theobû nang kho­râng lâia. Âng mâ -khâmgan?” hannânai, ârù dâpseau -zîbô-gowâl-nî khâthîau -thâ-hûi-naise. Azùnghâ mùkhrâ -bù khîthû khîthû thângnânai -bungnaise “Ârù beau lai nang mâ -khâmdang, herâ?” Sessâ bungnaise -“Âng razâ-lùnghâ-nî<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2552src" href="#xd23e2552" name="xd23e2552src">18</a> sâmâ-lauthî nedang, -herâ.” Bungbâ “Sikhî, âng-nù -bù hù, herâ! âng bângai -dângnai-nî!” Bî “hùâ” -hanbâbú, embrâ-brâ, dangnainânai, -beaubù bî zîbô-zang oṭ-zâ-naise. -Bînîfrai sessâ thângnânai -photobâreau thâ-hui-naise. Mùkhrâ bù -gâbzrî gâbzri thângnânai, -ârù lùgù lâ-hùi-nânai -sessâ-khô súngbâ, bi bungnaise: -Bekhônù razânî dolâ hannânai -bungù. Mùkhrâ bung­naise: “Sikhî, -âng bângai uthî-nai nî, herâ!” -bungbâ “Uh! âng hùnù haiâ. -Razâ khnâbâ, âng-khô mâ bunggan? -Nang mâbâ âbrâ mânsùi, herâ! -Khorâng khithâbâ-bù -khnâsonggâ,” bungbâbù, -mù­khraiâ “Nonggâ, herâ, sikhî -dåse buâ uthîgan” hannânai, -phåtåbâ­reau bât-drumbâ, -gådåhâ lâgi thrùp thângnaise. -Obâsù sessâ khithânaise “Duhui -thâlit zâ­nânai <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb30" href="#pb30" name="pb30">30</a>]</span>bîgur -hùnaiâ, benù, herâ­sikhî, nang -beaunù thâ-dù! Âng nangkhô khulumbai! -âng thâng­naise” hannânai, bî -mu-khrâ-khô beaunù gâr-lai-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">But when the man found that he could not catch the hare, -he gave up the chase, and went home disconsolate; and so the hare went -back, searching for his friend, and shouting his name. But when he -found him and demanded his share of the spoil, the monkey offered only -the skins of the plantains, and the hare, in his rage, said that he -would have his revenge. So, first of all, he went and sat very quietly -under some <i>kachu</i> plants. Then the monkey climbed down from the -tree and began crying “My friend! my friend!” and the hare -replied “Who are you calling friend? I am watching the -king’s sugarcane field. What do you want?” Then the monkey -came forth and said “Ah, my friend, give me a little of the cane -to suck.” But the hare said “I cannot give you any. If the -Raja were to hear, he would beat me.” But as the monkey grew -importunate, he said “Eat, then, if you will, and don’t -blame me.” But when he ate, the acrid juice of the <i>kachu</i> -caught his tongue, and he rolled on the ground howling. But the hare -only said “It’s your own fault. I told you not to.” -Then he went and sat beneath <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb29b" href="#pb29b" name="pb29b">29</a>]</span>a wasps’ nest. And the -monkey, moaning and complaining, followed him and asked him what he was -doing there, and the hare replied that he was watching the king’s -cymbals. “Let me play on them, only a little!” entreated -the monkey. But the hare said “I daren’t do it. The Raja -would kill me.” “I will only play very gently,” said -the monkey, and, prevailing by means of his importunity, clapped his -hands on the wasps’ nest and broke it, and straightway the wasps -stung his mouth and face and body all over, so that he rolled on the -ground crying out in agony. But the hare only said “I told you -not to, and you would not listen, what could I do?” And then he -went away to where a <i>gowal</i> snake lay. And again the monkey -followed him, and asked what he was doing there. And the hare said that -he was watching the king’s sceptre. “Ah! let me brandish -it, do,” said the monkey, and for all the hare’s warnings -would seize the sceptre. Whereby he got bitten, and was in greater pain -than ever. Then the rabbit went away and sat down on a marsh, and the -monkey followed him once more, crying as he went, and when he again -questioned his friend, the hare said: “This is what they call the -king’s litter.” “Let me sit on it for a -moment,” said the monkey. “I can’t do it,” said -the <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb30b" href="#pb30b" name="pb30b">30</a>]</span>hare, “what would the king say? I think you -are a fool, my friend. I tell you not to do things and you will -persist.” But the monkey did not listen to him and jumped on to -the marsh and stuck miserably in the mud. And then the hare said -“Now, my friend, you give me plantain skins to eat, do you? You -can stay where you are. I wish you good-day. I am off.” And, so -saying, he left the monkey and went his ways.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Obâsù unâù bîthîng -gândâ mâse fainai nubâ, bîkhô -mukhraiâ dikhâng-nù thing-dangman. -Gândâiâ bungnaise “Âng-hâ -ukhui-sù-dang ârù -dùi-gâng-sùi-dang: âng nangkhô -dikhângnù hâiâ,” hannânai, -bî thângnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And first of all a rhinoceros came. But when the monkey -begged for help, he said that he was hungry and thirsty, and really -could not stop; he was very sorry; and, so saying, he too went -away.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Bînî unau ârù moesù -mâse fai­nai-au bîkhô bù -khithâdangman Bîbù -khnâsongâlâbâ blot thâng­naise. -Boinùkhrî khî-zap-au mosâ mâse -ukhui-sù-nânai bîthîng thângdangman. -Mùkhrâ nunânai bungnaise “He âfâ, -nang âng­khô be dukhu nî frai -dikhângâbâ, ârù raubô -dikhângliâ.” Hannânai gahâmùi -khulumnù homnaise. Theobú bî “Âng -nangkhô dikhângnânai mâ mangan?” -hannânai, khozo-ne-sù<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2563src" -href="#xd23e2563" name="xd23e2563src">19</a> thângbâ, -mukhrâiâ bungnaise “Âfâ, nang -ângkhô be photobâre-nî-frai -di­khângnânai hâbrùfùrkhô -sù-srâ-nânai ângkhô nang -zâ!” hanbâ, bî ukhui-sû-nai-khai, be -khorâng-au khnâ-song-nânai, bîkhô -bung­naise “Âng nangkhô zânû mon -gúiâ, manâthù, bebaidî dukhuau -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb31" href="#pb31" name="pb31">31</a>]</span>gaglainaikhô dikhângbâ, -ânghâ gahâm zâgan. Theobù nang -gai­gainù zâsinânai hùnai-i-au, âng -zânù hâgo,” hannânai, bînî -lân­zai-khô pholau hoṭbâ, -mùkhrâiâ bînî lânzâiau -hombâ, dikhâng-bù-naise, mù-khrâ -khîthânaise “Âfâ nang ângkhô -dâniâ modom-fùr-khô gahâmui susrâ, -emphâre rânbâ zâ,” hannânai -sândungau dåse zåbai thâdangman. Ereaunu -mosâ-iâ phâtsething naineau, bî -bongfângau fât-drâp gâ-khù-naise. -Mosâ bekhô nunânai, brâp-nânai, -bongfâng guriaunù sânne sânthâm nebai -thânaise. Bebaidî thânânai, unau khugâ -sînânai, hâthai hâzîzî -khâmnânai, thoithî-nânai, thânaise, -ârù thâmfaifrâ khugâ-i-au -brûng-brûng han-lai-nù homnaise. Beaunù -mu­khrâiâ ose ose thoi-mâtbai -nung­nânai bongfâng bîzô nî frai -lâse lâse onkhâtbùnânai âglâ -lâse-i-hai lânzai khugau -sù-nai-grù-bâ-bù mosâ mungbô -khâmâkhuise. Ârù unau âtheng -thângse sùnânai hùnai, beaubù -mungbô khâmâkhùise. Obâsù -mùkhrâ bungnaise “Nang ângnî -âthengfùrkhô khrem-khrem oṭnânai -zâgauman, lanzai-khô khrem khrem oṭnânai -zâgauman,” <span class="corr" id="xd23e2568" title="Source: hanânai">hannânai</span>, rong -zânânai: “Dâniâ ângnî -khårokhô-nù zâ,” hannâ­nai, -khugau sùnânai hùbâ, obânù -mosâiâ khrem oṭ-khrep-naise. Thoibai! Zapbai! -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb32" href="#pb32" name="pb32">32</a>]</span></p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And when a buffalo presently came, the monkey addressed -him, but he, too, had other business, and went away. Last of all there -came a tiger, who was extremely hungry, and to him the monkey -said<span class="corr" id="xd23e3069" title="Not in source">,</span> -“My father, if <i>you</i> do not help me out of this scrape, I -have no help left,” and with such and such like words the monkey -entreated him. But the tiger said “What good will it do me if I -help you?” and was going away, when the monkey cried out -“Father, father, take me out of the dreadful marsh, and then, if -you like, clean me and eat me.” And the tiger was so hungry that -he said: “It is not so much that <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb31b" href="#pb31b" name="pb31b">31</a>]</span>I want to eat you, but -if I rescue one fallen into such calamity, it will be well with me -hereafter. However, as you yourself have offered yourself to be eaten, -I see no harm.” So saying, he stretched out his tail into the -marsh, and the monkey, grasping it, was drawn out. Then the monkey -said: “Let me get dry in the sun, and when I am a bit cleaner, -you can eat me.” And so saying he sat him down in the sun and -waited. But presently the tiger looked another way, and the monkey -slipped up a tall tree. But the tiger, being in a great rage, waited -two or three days at the foot of the tree. But, as the monkey would not -descend, he lay at the tree’s root as one dead, and opened his -mouth with his teeth grinning, and the flies came and buzzed in his -mouth, so that at last the monkey thought that of a verity he was dead. -So finally he crawled down, and slowly inserted his tail in the -tiger’s mouth. But the tiger never stirred. Then he felt one of -the tiger’s great paws. But the tiger never stirred. Then the -monkey said “Ah, you would scrunch my bones to make your bread, -would you?” and danced about gaily, and cried “See if you -can eat my head now,” and, so saying, he put his head in the -tiger’s jaws. And then the jaws closed with a scrunch, and that -was the end of the monkey. And that’s all! <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb32b" href="#pb32b" name="pb32b">32</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch11" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Khusung ârù -Mùkhrâ.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Tortoise and Monkey.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Besur sâne zang fisikhî man. -Sânse lâmâiau thâbâ, sâse -mânsùi gur thâli mairang bânnânai -lâ­bonai nùnaise. Bîkhô nunânai -mùkhraiâ fisikhînù -khithânai-sùi: “Helùi sikhî, nang -beaunù zåbai thâ. Be fainai mânsùia -bîbân dinnânai nangthângkhô -hùsùbâ, nangthâng khât.” -Erùi hannânai khusungkhô bî -lâmâ-au-nù dinnânai -mùkhrâiâ hâgrâ singau -hâpnânai ânda zânânai -hâkhmâ­nânai thânaisui obâ be -mân­sùiâ khâthi zâbâ, -khusungkhô nunânai, bîbân dinânai, -húsúnaise. Obânú mùkhrâiâ -hâgrâ nî frai onkhâtnânai be thâli -ârù gur khô lângnânai bongfângau -gâkhùhùi­naise. Unau be -mânsùiâ khu­sung-khô manekhai, -gaigainî nå-i-au thâng-fâ-fin-naise. Benî -unau, khusungâ hâgrâ-nî-frai -onkhâtnânai fisîkhô nâmainânai -man-nânai, <span class="corr" id="xd23e2579" title="Source: thalit">thâlit</span> ârù gur -bînaise. Khintu mùkhrâiâ thâlit -zânânai bigur gazâ, gur zânânai, thinkli -gazâ khusungnù hùnaise. Beau­nù -khusungâ brâp-naikhai, bîkhô bongfângau -dikhâng-lâng-naise. “Nang âng-khô gur -ârù thâlit zânai nudang-man. Beau mâ -dang, nang gagainù nai.” Bebaidî bungnânai -mùkhrâiâ bongfâng-nî-frai -onkhatnânai thângnaise Phâre khusungâ -beaunù thânânai onkhâtnù -haiâkhùise. Be bong­fângnî sing-thing -baidî baidî omâ thângdangman. Khintu -raubô bîkhô on-â-khùise. Unau, -gândâ brai mâse be thing thângbâ bî -bîkhô khulumnânai bungnaise “Âfâ, -nang ângkhô onbâ âng nangnî bîkhung -sâïau bât-drùm-nù <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb33" href="#pb33" name="pb33">33</a>]</span>nâmâiù.” Beaunù -gândaiâ bîkhô onnânai thinnaise. -Thin-bâ, bî bât-drùm-naise. Obânù -gândâ-hâ zânzi bai-naise! -Obâ­niâ, bîkhô khusungâ -hâgrâ zang khupnânai dinnânai, -razânî nåau thângnânai razâ -zånai khâmflai sing-au thâ-hùi-naise. -Phâ zeblâ mel khun khun zâdangman, obâ -khusungâ khîphînâise. Razâ -bîkhô khnânânai “Sùr -khîphî­dang? Khîthù dân!” -Beaunù boibô “Âng -khîphîâkhùi” hannâ­nai -bungnaise. Ârù bebaidînù khonnesùi -khîphîni-au, sâse mân­sùiâ -bîkhô razâ nî khâmflai singau -nuhoṭnaise. Nunânai razâni sigângau bung-naise -“Âfâ, nang­thâng âng-khô -dân lâgi-bù, âng manse khorâng -khithânù nâmâiù. -Nangthângnî khâmflai singau-nù -mâbâ mâse dang. Âng mithîgo -bînù khîphîdang.” Phâre -razâiâ nainânai, bîkhô nunânai, -khîthù dânnù thinnaise. Obâniâ -khu­sungâ bungnaise “Âfâ nang -ângnî khîthû dâ dân! Âng -nangthâng-nù gândâ mâse -hùgan.” Beaunù razâiâ -brâpnâ­nai, bîbînai-baidi-nù -mânsùi zâbrâ bî zang <span class="corr" -id="xd23e2584" title="Source: húnânai">hùnânai</span> -hoṭnaise. Bî thângnânai, -gândâ-khô boi bong­fang guriau -khithî-hui-naise. Mânsùifur -gândâkhô lâbonânai, razânî -singau hùbâ, razâ hontoh zânânai -bînù gorai mâse hùnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">A tortoise and a monkey were great friends, and as -they were on the road one day, a man passed laden with plantains. And -the monkey, seeing him, said “You go and wait on the road, and -when the man pursues you, run away. And so the man put down his load -(the monkey having hid in the jungle), and ran after the tortoise. Then -the monkey came out of the jungle and took the plantains and molasses -that the man bare, and climbed with them into a tree. Then the man, not -being able to catch the tortoise, returned, and, not getting his -things, went home. Then the tortoise returned and asked his friend for -his share of the plantains and molasses. And the monkey offered him for -molasses potsherds, and for plantains their skins only; and, when the -tortoise insisted, the monkey got angry and hoisted his friend into the -tree, saying “See for yourself, if any plantains or molasses be -left.” And so he went away and left him. And he could not get -down, and one by one various animals came under the tree, but could not -help him. And last of these came a very aged rhinoceros, and the -tortoise begged leave to jump down on his back. And to this the -rhinoceros consented, and so the tortoise leapt down, with such force -that he broke the <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb33b" href="#pb33b" -name="pb33b">33</a>]</span>old rhinoceros’ back. Then he covered -up the corpse with leaves, and going to the king’s court, sat him -down under the king’s throne; and, when the royal council was -assembled, the tortoise sneezed loudly, “Who dared to -sneeze?” said the king. “Cut off his nose!” But they -all with one accord declared that they had not sneezed, and, after he -had sneezed once or twice again, some one saw the tortoise under the -king’s throne. So he said respectfully “If your Majesty -wishes, you can kill me, but I have something to say: There is some -living thing under your Majesty’s throne. Without doubt, it was -that which sneezed.” On which the king, looking under his throne, -saw the tortoise, and ordered them to cut off his nose. But the -tortoise said “Do not cut off my nose, and in return I will give -your Majesty a rhinoceros.” And at first the king was angry, but -for his entreating gave him men with him to fetch his rhinoceros, and -when the men returned with the body of the rhinoceros, the king was -very pleased, and gave the tortoise a horse.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Be gorâiau uthînânai -khâtbaibâ, <span class="corr" id="xd23e2589" title="Source: múkhrâiâ">mùkhrâiâ</span> -nunânai sùng-bâ, bî bungnaise “Be -goraikhô ângnù razâiâ hunai.” -Obânù bî sùng­naise -“Mâbrùi razâiâ nangnù -hùnai?” Beaunù bî khithânaise, -“Nang ângkhô zî bangfâng sâiau -gâr-bu-dangman; âng beaunù thânânai, -lâmâkhândâ mâse-nî <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb34" href="#pb34" name="pb34">34</a>]</span>sâiau bongfâng-nî-frai -bât-drûm­bâ, bî thoinaise. Unau âng -bînî sâiau zâbrâ zigâp -hung-nânai hùsinnânai bîkhô -dinnânai razânî sigâng-au gândâ -nî khorâng khithânaise. Beaunù -razâiâ ângnù hontoh zânânai, be -gorai­khô hùdang.” Beaunù -mùkhrâiâ bî khithânai baidî -khamnaise. Râjâiâ bîkhô nunânai -brâpnânai khîthû dânnaise. Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And as he was riding off, he met the monkey and told him -that the king had given him the horse. And when the monkey asked him -why, he said that he had jumped on to a common lizard from the tree, on -which the monkey had left him and had killed it. And that then he -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb34b" href="#pb34b" name="pb34b">34</a>]</span>had covered it up with leaves and told the king -it was a rhinoceros. And the king was pleased and gave him a horse. So -the monkey killed a lizard, and went and told the king it was a -rhinoceros, and got his nose cut off for his pains. And that’s -all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch12" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Bâmun deâru bînî -sâkor nî khorâng.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Brahmin and his Servant.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Sâse Bâmun dangman, ârù -bî­bâ sâkor sâse dangman. Sân-se -sâne zang Bâmun nî -bîhau-bikhunzù-nî nåiau -thâng-nù-lâgi thâlit gur gâkhir sorai -lânanai sâkhor-khô bân hùnânai, -bîkhô khithânaise “Nang be -thâlit-fùr­khô dâ zâ. -Zâbâ ânghâ khîthù fâtse -bù megon dang.” Erùi hannânai -thângùi thânaise. Phâre unau boi -sâkhorhâ mikhâm ukhui-bâ, -thâlit-khô lânânai, thaise thaise -bînù un-phât-si khithînânai, -be­baidînù boibo-khô-bù -zâ-thro-lâng-naise. Phâre unau bîsur -dâpseau zirai-hùiba, Bâmun -bîbânkhô nueâkhâi, sâkhor-nî -sigâng-au sùngnaise “Bibânâ mâ -zâkhù?” Obâ sâkhorâ -bung­naise, âng dùkhùi-nù nangnù -khithînânai bî thâlit-fùrkhô -zâbai. Ârù dâ nang mânù -sùng-dang?” Bebaidînù Bâmunâ -bolo<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2600src" href="#xd23e2600" name="xd23e2600src">20</a> hâe­khai srî srî -thânaise. Phâre besùr beaunù khâm -song-zâ-nù-lâgi zothon khâmnaise, -ârù <span class="corr" id="xd23e2606" title="Source: beaunú">beaunù</span> nâ khâwai -mâ-ne-sù mandangman. Bînî -sâkhornù mâse bùa hùnânai, -gâsenù Bâmunâ lânaise. Phâre -zeblâ khâm man-naise, sâne-bù -zânù lâgi zodangman. Ereaunù <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb35" href="#pb35" name="pb35">35</a>]</span><span class="corr" id="xd23e2610" title="Source: sakhorâ">sâkhorâ</span> sùngnaise -“Bâmun gohain, nâ khâwâiâ -mâse bùâ daugâiù, nâ -dùlù dùlù daugâiù?” -Beaunù Bâmunâ bungnaise “Dùlù -dùlù daugâiù.” Obâ bî -bînî nâ mâsekhô bînî -khâm-au khubui-hoṭ-detnaise “Manâthù be -hâtsing daugânù hâiâ, nang-ni zang -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2613" title="Source: duluse">dùlùse</span> zâthang.” -Beaubù gaigai-nî khorâng-zâng-nù -zennâ­nai bîkhô mungbâ bung-nù -hâiâ khùise. Unau khâmkhô -sâkhorâ hâtsing manzânaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">There was once a Brahmin who had a servant. And -one day when they were going to the house of the Brahmin’s -mother-in-law, the Brahmin gave his servant a bunch of plantains and -other things to carry, and said to him “Now, mind you don’t -eat those plantains, for I can see just as well behind as I can in -front.” And, so saying, he marched ahead. And presently the -servant, getting hungry, plucked one of the plantains from the bunch, -and, holding it out to his master’s back, ate it. And this he did -again and again till all the plantains were gone. And when the Brahmin -presently asked what had become of the load, the servant said -“You told me you could see behind as well as in front. So I -showed you each plantain before I ate it. And you never said -anything.”</p> -<p class="par">So the Brahmin went his ways speechless. Presently they -stopped to cook their midday meal, and they had got with <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb35b" href="#pb35b" name="pb35b">35</a>]</span>them -a few <i>khawai</i> fish. But the Brahmin gave only one to his servant, -and kept the rest himself. And when he was about to eat, the servant -asked innocently: “Oh! Brahmin, do <i>khawai</i> fish swim about -singly or in shoals?” To which the Brahmin said: “Why, in -shoals, of course.” So the servant said “Then my fish had -better go with yours.” And, so saying, he threw his fish on the -Brahmin’s mess, which was defiled. So the Brahmin got no dinner, -and the servant ate the whole.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre bînifrai thângùi -thângùi simli bîfâng dùlùse -nunânai, Bâmun-khô sùngnaise -“Bâmun gohain! be nunai bongfâng-frâ mâ -bongfâng?” Bamunâ khi­thânaise -“<i>sirmolu</i>.” Sâkhorâ bungnaise: -“Sirmolu nunggâ. Bîkhô hirmolu -hanù.” Phâ obâsù phong-bâ -phong-bâ sônù lâgi khorâng -khâlainaise. Phâre gur­khiâ dùlùse -lùgù mannânai, bîsùrkhô -sungbâ, “<i>himulu</i>” hannânai -bîsùr bungnaise. Obânù -sùngâ-hoâ-lâbâ Bâmunkhô -phong-bâ sônaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">A little later they came across a number of <i>simul</i> -trees. Seeing them, the servant asked his master “And what do -they call these trees, master?” And the Brahmin (being an -educated man) said “These are <i>sirmolu</i>.” But the -servant said “Not so, not so! These are <i>himulu</i>,” and -offered to bet five blows that it was so. And, meeting some cowherd -boys, he asked them what the trees were. And when they said -“<i>himulu</i>” he gave the Brahmin five blows without -further question.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Ârù bebaidi thângùi -thângùi burmâ dùlùse nunânai -sâkhorâ Bâmunkhô sùngnaise -“Bâmùn gohain, boi gângsù zâbai -thânai zanthu-fùr mâ bungô?” -Bâmunâ khithânaise “Bîfur -sâg.” Sâ­khorâ bungnaise -“Nunggâ, bîfùr sâgoli.” -Beaubù bîbaidinù Bâmunâ phongbâ -sô-zâ-naise. Ârù bînîfrai -thângnânai dau-bå dùlùse nunânai -sùngnaise” “Bâmun gohain, befùr -mâ dau?” <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb36" href="#pb36" -name="pb36">36</a>]</span>Bâmunâ bungnaise “Nang -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2628" title="Source: bifur­khô">bîfùrkhô</span> -mithiâ? Bîfurkhô bog <span class="corr" id="xd23e2631" title="Source: hanu">hanù</span>.” Bî -bungnaise “Mâ bog hanù? Nunggâ. -Bîkhô boguli hanù.” Beaubù -bebaidinù Bâmunâ phongbâ -sôzânaise. Unau bî manse slok hannaise:</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Next they met a drove of goats. “And what may -these be, Brahmin, these animals that are grazing?” And the -Brahmin said “These be called <i>châg</i>.” But the -servant cried “Not so, not so! These are -<i>châgali</i>.” And the result, as before, was that the -Brahmin was worsted and got five blows.</p> -<p class="par">And next they came across a flock of paddy-birds, which -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb36b" href="#pb36b" name="pb36b">36</a>]</span>the Brahmin called “<i>Bog</i>,” but -the servant “<i>Boguli</i>.” And again he was worsted and -got his five blows. On which he consoled himself by reciting an -Assamese saying, to the effect that it is ill arguing with a fool:</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line">“Sâg sirmolu bog ba-káran</p> -<p class="line">Tinî pânch panra kîl sudâ -akâran.”</p> -</div> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line">“Sâg sirmolu bog ba-káran</p> -<p class="line">Tinî pânch panra kîl sudâ -akâran.”</p> -</div> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Phâ bînîfrai -thângnânai bihai-bikhunzù nî nå -khâthî manbâ, sâkhorkhô -thin-hoṭ-grù-nânai khithânaise “Nang -thângnànai mâmâr khâm songnù -thin; ma­nâthù ânghâ mikhâm -ukhui-sù-dang.” Phâre bîbaidî-nù -bî thângnânai, Bâmun-nî -bikhunzù-nù hângsù -bûthâtnânai sobai khâre zang mikhâm -songnânai dinnù khithânaise, ârù -bungnaise “Nangnî nangzâ-mâdùiâ -megong-au gabâp nunggâbâ zâiâ.” -Obâsù bî songnânai dinnaise. Phâre unau -bizâmâdùiâ so-fai-bânù, -mâmârùi khâm khutnânai hunaise. -Bizâmâdùiâ ukhui-sù-nai-khai, -khâm megong mungbo bâsiâlâbâ -zânù gnâng zânaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">And when they were now come near the -Brahmin’s mother-in-law’s house, and the Brahmin was become -very hungry, he sent his servant on ahead to beg them to get supper -ready. So the servant went on ahead and bade the Brahmin’s -mother-in-law cook a duck and put lots of plantain ashes, which the -Kacháris use for salt, well knowing that his master disliked its -acrid taste. So the duck was cooked with plenty of alkali.</p> -<p class="par">And when the Brahmin arrived, his meal was set before -him, and he was so hungry that he had to eat it whether he liked its -savour or no.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Obâsù unau bebaidînù -baidî baidî lâzi mannai zânaikhai, -Bâmunâ bidânùlâgi sitti gângse -lit-nânai sakhornî âkhâi-au -hù­nânai nå-i-au hoṭnaise. -Lâmâ såse thângbâ, beaunù -litnù-grang sâse mânsùi lùgù -mannânai, bînù sitti khithînaise. “Beau -mâ litdang, âng-nù khithâ.” -Obâsù, mânsùiâ sitti-khô -nainânai, “Nangkhô dânnù lâgi -Bâmun nî bidâ-khô thindang” erui -bungbâ, bî sittî-khô phisînânai -bungnaise <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb37" href="#pb37" name="pb37">37</a>]</span>“Afâ nang <span class="corr" id="xd23e2645" title="Source: ângnu">ângnù</span> gubun -sitti gângse litnânai hù.” Ârù be -sitti-au erehai lit: “âdâ, nangnî -fisâ-hingzau zang be sâkhorâ -man-hùi-bâ-nù hâbâ -khâmnânai hù. Âng benifrai -thângnânai bîsùr-nî hâbâ -nunù nânggâ.” Bebaidinù be -sitti-khô lângnânai Bâmun-nî -bidânù hùnaise. Khintù bî -sitti-khô nunânai, monau dukhu man­sù-naise. -Theobù, bigùi-nî khorâng gârnù -hâekhai, fisâzù zang mâmâr -hâbâ khâmnânai hùnângnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And so in various ways the Brahmin was put to shame by -his servant. So he wrote a long letter to his brother, and, putting it -in his servant’s hand, bade him deliver it. But he went a little -way, until he met a man who could read and write, and he bade him tell -him what was written in the letter. And the man read him the letter, -which was to the effect that the brother was to kill the <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb37b" href="#pb37b" name="pb37b">37</a>]</span>servant. On this, the servant tore up the letter -and bade his friend write another one, saying “Dear brother, on -receipt of this letter marry my servant to my niece without delay. I -shall not be able to come to the wedding.”</p> -<p class="par">Taking this letter, the servant went to his -master’s brother, who was much vexed, but dared not disobey. -Accordingly, though reluctantly, he married the servant to his -daughter.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre sânse thânânai bî -fainâ­nai bidâ khô sùngbâ -gâsenù khorâng khnânânai, bî -sâkhor khô dânnùlâgi srî srî -upai khâmnaise. Be upaikhô sakhornî hingzauâ -mithînânai, bekhô onnânai bînù -khithânaise. Khithâbâ, hingzau zang hoṛau -udunîau mosôfisâ mâse -khâ-khrop-nânai futhunânai din­naise. Phâre -Bâmunâ fisâzù zang udubai thâdang mon -khâmnânai, srî srî thângnânai -mosôfisâ-khô dânnaise. Phâre -sân-sô-bâ mosâ­fisâkhô -dânfnâng-nai nunânai mâ­mârùi -bizâmadui sâkhorkhô gâr­hùinù -lâgi thinnaise. Khintu bizâ­mâduiâ -bîsùrnî bâriâu lângnânai, -lânzâi dîhonnânai, fopnânai -din­naise. Unau Bâmunâ mosâ -bùthâtnai-nî nungge srî srî uddhâr -zânu lâgi gaminî -mânsùifùrkhô lingnânai phozù -hùdangman. Phâre mânsuifùr zânu -zobâ, sâkhorâ bâriau thângnânai -mosô lânzai-khô bunânai bungnaise -“Bamunâ mosobù -bùthârâ-khùi phozù-bù -hùâ khùi, hùi-sù!” -Bebaidî bungbai-thâbâ, phozùnî -mansùifrâ khnânânai, phozù -zâiâ­khùise. Bebaidînù -bîsùr uddhâr manâkhùise. Zapbâi! -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb38" href="#pb38" name="pb38">38</a>]</span></p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And, when the master came to see if his servant had been -disposed of, and heard what had happened, he set about to kill him. But -his niece got to know of the matter and told her husband, who got a -calf, and, binding it hand and foot, put it by her in her bed. And in -the night the Brahmin came, and thinking the calf was his niece’s -husband sleeping by her side, killed it. And when he found out his -mistake in the morning, and learned that he was guilty of cow-killing, -he bade his niece’s husband go and bury the calf in all haste. -And the servant dragged the calf into the garden and buried it with its -tail sticking out of the ground. Meanwhile, the Brahmin set to work to -get himself purged of the offence of cow-killing, and summoned the -villagers to a feast without telling them why. And when they were all -seated, the servant ran out into the garden and hauling at the -calf’s tail, called out “The Brahmin didn’t kill a -cow, Oh, no! and <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb38b" href="#pb38b" -name="pb38b">38</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch13" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i><span class="corr" id="xd23e2654" title="Source: Abrà">Âbrâ</span> <span class="corr" id="xd23e2657" title="Source: ní">nî</span> <span class="corr" id="xd23e2660" title="Source: khoràng">khorâng</span>.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of the Simpleton.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Sâse brai bùrùi dangman. -Bi-sùr-hâ sâse gåthå dangman. Bî -sânse brai-bùrùi-ni-au mosô bainu lâgi -thâkâ bînaise. Khintu brai bùrùi -gåthåkhô âzlâ nunànai -thâkâ hùâman. Gåthåâ -embrâ-brâ bînai-khai thâkâ -zakhai-brùi hùnaise. Phâre gåthåâ -mosô bainù lâgi thângùi -thângùi man­thâm âlî-nî -khâthi-au gahâm mosô mâse nunânai, be -âlî-au thâkâ dinnânai mosôkhô -khânânai lâbo­naise. Thângùi -thângùi bîhâ khînù -on-khâtnânai mosôkhô hâgra daise-au -khânanai dinnânai khîhùibâ mosoâ -bething khâtlâng­naise, Phâre be -khînainîfrai fainânai mosôkhô nuekhai -hâgrâ hâgrâ nâmaibainaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">There was once an aged couple, who had a foolish -son, who one day begged them to give him money to buy an ox with. And, -owing to his persistence, though they knew him to be simple, they gave -him sixteen rupees and let him go. And, as he went, he found a fine ox -grazing where three roads meet; and, putting his rupees down on the -road, he bound the ox and drove it away. Presently, he stopped to rest, -and while he was dozing, his ox ran away. So he began searching all -through the jungle for the missing animal.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Ârù bî mùi zonthrâ -mâse nunâ­nai, bîkhônù -bînî mosô hannânai, hùsùbaie -hùsùbaie unau mùiâ hâgrâ -zethap-au gongâ nângnânai -thâpthânânai thânaise. Obâsù -bî mùikhô gådåiau dîdungzang -khânânai nå hâ lâgi didung zorai zorai -nå manfai-naise. Beaunù bîmâ -bifâiâ <span class="corr" id="xd23e2667" title="Source: súngnaise">sùngnaise</span> “Nang -mosô bainù thângnaia, -hù­rù?” Obâsù bî bungnaise -“Be dîdungkhô bùbânù, -zangfùr mosô mangan.” Erù hannânai -sâthâm zang dîdungau homnânai -bù­naise. Bùî bùî <span class="corr" id="xd23e2670" title="Source: múiâ">mùiâ</span> nå -man-fai-bâ, boibù gî-khrongnaise. Phâre -bîmâ bîfâiâ mùi-khô -buthâtnânai mai salai-nù lâgi -gâmînîmânsùinù bângan -hùnaise. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb39" href="#pb39" name="pb39">39</a>]</span></p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">At last he found a fine stag, and thinking that to be -his ox, chased it through the forest till by chance its horns got -caught in a thicket. So he tied a rope round its horns, and to that -tied another rope, and so on till he got home. And when his old mother -asked him if he had bought his ox “Havn’t I, just,” -said he, “just help me to pull and see!” On this, the three -of them pulled at the rope, hand over hand, and presently the stag made -his appearance kicking and struggling, at which they were mightily -afraid. However, they killed the stag, and gave of its flesh to the -neighbours to eat. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb39b" href="#pb39b" -name="pb39b">39</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Beaunù gåthå âbrâiâ -ai âfâiâ mosô buthâtnai zâbai -hannânai mâlainî gâme gâme -khithâbainaise. Khintu bîkhô âbrâ -nunânai man­sùifrâ bînî -khorâng khô fathiâ-khùise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">On which the simpleton went about and told the villagers -that they had eaten of cow’s flesh. But, fortunately, knowing he -was a simpleton, no one believed a word he said.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Bînî unau, âjî-bù -thâiù kâli-bù-thâiù, -âbrâiâ bângai detbùnânai -gâgainî hingzau namainù lâgi ârú -brai bùrùi-nî-au thâkâ bînaise. -Beaubù hùâ gârâ, thâkâ -zokhai-brùi brainîfrai lânânai hingzau -ânmainânai thângnaise. Thângùi -thângùi gâmî mânsùi-nî -dùi gathân-au zombai thânaise. Phâre unau -sâse mazâng hingzausâ dùi lângnù -fainai nunânai, dùi gâthan-au bi lângnai -hingzausâkhô homnânai lâbonaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Another time, when the simpleton was grown a bit bigger, -he again begged money of his parents: this time that he might get him a -wife. And since he would not take a refusal, he got his sixteen rupees -and set out afresh in search of a wife. Finally, he went and sat at a -place where the village women drew water. And when a pretty maiden came -down with her vessel on her hip to draw water, he seized her and -carried her off.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre fai-ùi fai-ùi -nâmâ-i-au mengnânai bongfâng fângse -nî singau zirainaise, ârù mosô halwâ -mâse lânânai mânsùi sâse bù -beaunù ziraidangman. Bîbaidî bîsùr -ziraibâ thâbâ homnai lâng-zâ-nai -hingzausâiâ zingâsi-nânai gâbùi -gâbùi megon-dùiâ hâ-hâlâgi -bùhi-lâng-naise. Bîkhô nunânai -mosô lânai mânsùia âbrâ-nù -khithânaise “Nang be hingzau-sâ-khô mau mannai? -ârù nang bîkhô nainânai lâbodang, -na naiâ­labâ lâbodang?” Obâ -âbrâiâ bungnaise “Ang bîkhô -mazâng nunânai bîsurnî -dùi-gathân-nî-frai thâkâ zokhai-brui -dinnânai lâbo­dang.” Obânú bî -buddi grângâ bungnaise “Nang khânâ dang: -be hingzausâ mazâng-bâ-bù, bînî -megon thaine-â betnai. Nang nuakhùi nù? -Honùi, dùiâ so so bùhîlângdang. -Bîbaidi hingzausâkhô nang mâ -khâmnù?” <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb40" href="#pb40" name="pb40">40</a>]</span>Be khorâng -khnânânai âbrâiâ bînî -mosô zang slainù nâmainaise. Khintu bî -mânsùiâ misainù hùnù -nâmâiâ. Theobù embrâbrâ -bînaikhai: “lâ, le, lâ!” hannânai, -mosôzang mânsùisang slainânai, gâgai -gâgai monau gahâm mannânai azang sâse azang -sâse mâmâr thânglainaise. -Be­baidînù thângùi thângùi -âbrâiâ bongfâng fângse singau burmâ -lânai mânsùi sâse zåbai thânai -nunânai, bîbù beau-nù zånaise. -Bebaidî zåbai thâbâ, mosoâ -hâ-sudangman. Phâre bî burmâ lânai -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2682" title="Source: mânsúiâ">mânsùiâ</span> -bungnaise “Be mosô nî uduiâ goblongbai, -ârù sân sese thâbâ be thoisigan. -Beaubù bî âbrâiâ gomâ -nungnânai, mosôkhô bînî burmâzang -slainaise. Bebaidî thângùi, ârù -sâse thâlit lânai mânsùi -bebaidî-nù bongfang singau zånai mânsùi -lùgù man­nânai, âbrâiâ -bú zådangman. Khintu burmâiâ gângsu -ukhuinâ­nai bâbrâp bainaiau bî zånu -sukhu man-e-khai, burmâ khô bubâ, burmâ -bâ bâ hannaise. Obânu; “Ese mengnaiu âng -nangkhô mâbrui bâgan?” hannânai, -brâp­nânai, gârnu lubuibâ, be thâlit -lânai mânsùiâ, thâlit khô -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2685" title="Source: âbrânú">âbrânù</span> -hùnânai bî burmâ khô lângnaise. -Bîbaidî nù bîsùr bînîfrai -thâng­lainaise. Ereaunù sâse mânsùi -bînî sigâng-thing âsî -khrep-khrep<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2688src" href="#xd23e2688" name="xd23e2688src">21</a> dâmnânai faidang. Obâsu -khâ­thiau lùgù manbâ -âbrâiâ bung­naise “Âng burmâ -mâse mânî <span class="corr" id="xd23e2698" title="Source: hunânai">hùnânai</span> be -thâlit-khô, lâbo­dang. Theobù -ângnîau thâlit bîù?” Erùi -hannânai “nang thâlit zânù -lubuidang-bâ nang-nî bidyâkhô -ângnù hù;” <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb41" href="#pb41" name="pb41">41</a>]</span>hannânai, bî -biaunù hurâsemâni sùlùngnânai, -zenthe-nùi hânânai, thâlit-khô -bînù hùnânai âsî khrep khrep -dâmnâ­nai thângnaise. Thângùi -thân­gui, mai gezer dâpseau khînù -onkhâtnânai khînaiau bînî -bidyâkhô baugârnaise. Ârù be mai -gezeraunù gamâbai hannânai, maikhô themâ -nainaibaidî nainaise. Beaunù mainî girimaiâ -mai hâbai thâdangman, nunânai, bîkhô -sùngnaise “Nanghâ beau mâ gamâdang? -Ângnî mai-fùrâ hâmâ -zâthrobai!” Âbrâ bung­naise -“Anghâ thâkâ zokhai-brùi nî -bidyâ manse beaunù gamâbai. Nang bù âng -zang namai-phâ-bâ, âng nangkhô gahâm -mangan,” hannaikhai, bî bù nâmaiùi -nâmaiùi, manekhai brâpnânai: “nang -nî khorângâ misâ,” hannâ­nai, -âsi dâmbâ: “Âfâ, dâ âng -manbâi;” hannânai âbrâiâ -khât­lângnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And when he got tired, he stopped to rest under a tree. -And it happened that a man driving a plough ox was also resting there, -and the maiden sat there crying her very eyes out for grief at having -been carried off. So the man with the ox asked the simpleton -“Where did you get that girl? Did you have a look at her before -you took her, or didn’t you?” To which the simpleton -replied “She seemed a pretty girl, so I put down sixteen rupees -at the bathing place and carried her off.” On which the wise man -said: “You must be blind. The girl’s pretty enough, but -don’t you see that both her eyes are burst. You clearly -don’t see straight. Just see how the water is flowing from both -her eyes.” On hearing <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb40b" href="#pb40b" name="pb40b">40</a>]</span>this, the simpleton offered to -exchange the girl for the ox. But the other pretended to be unwilling, -till, after much persistence on the part of the simpleton, he cried: -“There, take it, take it!” So the exchange was effected, -and each went on his way mightily satisfied.</p> -<p class="par">And, as the simpleton went his ways, he found a man -seated under a tree having a goat with him. So he too stayed to rest. -And when they stopped to rest, the ox lay down to rest. On this, the -man with the goat said: “That ox is not a good bargain. It will -die in a day or two.” And the simpleton, believing this, -exchanged the ox for the goat. And when he set forth again, he met a -man carrying a big bunch of plantains. So the two sat down. And as the -goat was restless and gave him no peace, the simpleton began beating -it, so that it cried Ba! ba! (now <i>Ba</i> in the Kachári -speech means “carry”). So he said “Do you suppose a -tired man like me is going to carry you?” And he was so angry -that in disgust he exchanged the goat for the bunch of plantains; and -went on. And as he went, he met a man cracking his fingers, and, -thinking he did it in scorn of his plantains, explained at what price -he had got them.</p> -<p class="par">However, he offered to give him the plantains if he -would teach him the art of cracking <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb41b" href="#pb41b" name="pb41b">41</a>]</span>his fingers. So the -two stayed there a long time till the simpleton had more or less -acquired the art he coveted. Then as he went on, he suddenly forgot -what he had learned. And because he forgot it in a paddy field, he -thought he must have lost it in the paddy, and began examining the ears -of paddy as a woman searches another woman’s hair for lice. And -when the owner of the field came up and asked what he was about, he -said: “I have lost a thing which cost me sixteen rupees. Come and -help me to look.” So the two looked together, and when, after -much search, they found nothing, the other man, in pure vexation, -cracked his fingers. On which the simpleton, crying “I’ve -found it! I’ve found it!” went dancing away.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Ârù bebaidî thângùi -thângùi fukuri manse manhùibâ beaubù -bî khînânai bînî bidyâ khô -baugâr­naise. Phâre bî nâmaie nâmaie -manâkhùi. Ereaunù sâse mânsùi -lùgù mannânai sùngnaise: “Nanghâ -beau ma gamâdang?” hanbâ; “Âfâ, -ânghâ beau gahâm basthu manse gamâbai, -nangbù namaibâ, âng gahâm mangô;” -bungnai-au bîbù bîzang namaifânaise, -ârù unau nâmaiùi nâmaiùi -hâbru zang musunlâ-musunlî zânânai, -theobù mane­khai, bî mânsùiâ -brâpnânai âsi dâmnaise. Obâ bî -“o âfâ, dâsù âng bekhô -manbai!” hannânai, rong zânânai, -nå-hâ-lâgi khrep-khrep dâmnânai nå -manhúinaise. Bikhô nunânai brai -bùrùiâ minî-sù-naise. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb42" href="#pb42" name="pb42">42</a>]</span>Agla -bîkhô sinai manâ­khùiman, unau -sùngnânai mithînaise. “Ârù -thâkâfurâ mâ khâm-khù?” -hanbâ, bungnaise “Âng hingzau sâse -lâbodangman, Behâ megon thaine bù betnai. -Bînîkhai ârù mosô slainaise, Bihâ -bù udui goblong zânai, ârù burmâ -mâse zang bîkhô slainaise. Bîbù -ângkhô bânù thinnaikhai -brâp­nânai, thâlit slainaise. Thâlit -khô nunânai, sâse mânsùiâ -bînai­khai, be mânsùinîfrai be bidyâ -khô sùlùngnânai thâlit hùnani -lâbodang. Ârù âng mâ khâmnù -nânggò?” Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Presently, he stopped by a tank, and again forgot his -new acquisition. So he plunged into the mud to look for it. And a man -came up and asked what he was searching for? To which he replied -“My friend, my friend! I have lost something very valuable. Do -come and help me to look.” On which, the two searched until they -were covered with mud; and when they found nothing, the new-comer -cracked his fingers in vexation, and the simpleton, crying -“I’ve found it! I’ve found it!” went gaily -cracking his fingers all the way home. And when his father and mother -saw him, they smiled at his <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb42b" href="#pb42b" name="pb42b">42</a>]</span>state, and till they spoke to him -did not know who he was. And then they asked him what he had done with -his money. “Oh!” said he, “first of all I bought a -lovely maiden, and, because her eyes were bad, I exchanged her for an -ox; and because there was something wrong with the ox, I got a goat in -exchange; and because the goat wanted me to carry him, I got angry and -changed him for plantains. And the plantains I gave to a man who taught -me to crack my fingers, and what else would you have me do?” And -that’s all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch14" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Sâ-snî âbrâ nî -khorâng.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of the Seven Simpletons.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Sùrbâ âbrâ -sâsnî dangman. Bîsùr sân se -dâpseau onkhâtlâng-nai-au -nâmâ-au-nù dùi-slùng bângai -mannânai bîkhônù mâbrùi -bâtgan hannânai khorâng zâlai-naise. -Beaunù bîdâ gederâ bung­naise -“Boibù zânzî khâphrâ-nânai -bâtnù nângbai;” hannânai, -boinùkhri bî âglâ zânânai, -bînî khithîau sâse hom-hù-naise. -Bebaidî-nù bînî zânziau bî, -bînî zânziau bî homlainânai -dùislungau sânsrilainaise. Beaunù âtheng-mani -zerbâ-mâni sânsrinai-au thoi onkhâtlainaise. -Phâre bebaidînù zenthen ùi -bâtkhângnânai bîdâ gederâ -sâse-se lângkhâtbai nung­nânai -sân-naise. Sânânai sârå bùâ -mannaise. Ârù unau bînî godâiâ -sânnaise. Bî bù sâ-rå bùâ -mannaikhai, sâfrimbù khonse khonse sânnânai -sâṛå bùâ man­nai. -Bînîkhai boibù sâse -lâng­khâtbai <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb43" href="#pb43" name="pb43">43</a>]</span>hannânai -zingâsî-nânai khorâng zâzlaibai -thâdangman. Ereaunù bething Bâmun sâse -thângnânai besùrkhô nunânai -sùngnaise: “Gotho-fùr nung-sùrhâ -mâ zâdang?” Bîsùr bung­naise -“Âfâ, zangfùr bîdâ bîfong -sâsnî man. Dâ be dùisâ bât-naiau -zangfùrhâ sâse lângkhâtbai. -Bînîkhai beaunù zangfùr zingâsi-lai-bai -thâdang,” hannaikhai Bâmunâ srî srî -sânnânai sâsnî khôbù nudang. -Bînîkhai bî “Besùr âbrâ -zânù nânggô” nungnânai, -besùrkho khithânaise, “Gåthåfùr, -nangsùr ângnî nåi-au bùibâ, -âng nangsùrnî mânsùikhô -dîhonnânai hùnù hâgan,” -han­naikhai, bîsur mânthî zânaise. Unau -Bâmun goe khândisnî khaunânai bîdâ -gedernî âkhâiau hùnânai “Be -goe-â-khândi bese dang, nang sân.” Hanbâ, -bî sânnanai khândî snî mannâise. -Beaunù Bamunâ bungnaise: “Nangsùr be -goekhô rânlainânai zâ,” hanbâ, -rânnai-au gâgai gâgai grup-gaglai-naise. -Beaunù bîsur rong zânânai Bâmun-nî -nåiau bùinò-lâgi Bâmun zang -thâng-fâ-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">There were, once upon a time, seven simpletons. -And once they were going down the road, and meeting a puddle, were in -great distress as to how they should cross it. And the eldest said -“I will go first, and you all follow, holding one another’s -loin cloths.” So they held one another’s cloths and crawled -through the puddle on their hands and knees, getting very muddy and -dirty in doing so. But when they had fairly got across, the elder set -to work to count; and, as he failed to count himself, behold, there was -one missing. Then the next brother counted; and, as he, too, found one -missing, they each in turn counted. And so it became clear that one was -lost; and <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb43b" href="#pb43b" name="pb43b">43</a>]</span>there they stood debating this deplorable -business. Just then a wily Brahmin came up, and asked what was the -matter. And they told him that they had been seven, but that in -crossing the puddle, one of them had been lost. On which, the Brahmin, -quickly counting them, found that they were still seven, and, judging -them to be simpletons, said to them “My sons, if you will come to -my house and work for me, I will find you the missing man.” To -which with one accord they agreed.</p> -<p class="par">Then the Brahmin split a betelnut into seven pieces and -put them into the hand of the eldest. “Now count them,” -said he, “and tell me how many there be.” And he counted -and found that there were seven. “Now take each man a -piece,” said the Brahmin, and, behold, to each piece there was a -man. So in great joy and peace of mind they went to the Brahmin’s -house to work.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre bebaidînù sânnesù -thâ­nânai sânse bîsùrkhô -bâriau megong dângnù lâgi thin-nâise. -Âru Bâmun-hâ sâse fisâtlâ -dang­man. Bîkhôbu bîsùrzang <span class="corr" id="xd23e2718" title="Source: hunânai">hùnânai</span> khithânaise, -“ângnî fisâ­tlâ-iâ bù -nangsùr zang megong dâng-thang, ârù un -zâ-lâng-bâ bîkhô thutlun-thutlân -lângfâ.” Erùi bungbâ bîsùr -bâriau thâng­nânai megong -dânghùidang. Phâre unau Bâmun-nî -fisâtlâiâ un zâlâng-naise. Beaunù -bîkhô nunânai bîsùr railainaise -“Dùhùi <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb44" href="#pb44" name="pb44">44</a>]</span>bîfâ khithâ-dangman -“gåthå un zâlângbâ -bîkhô thutlun thutlân lâng,” -hannânai, dâ-nî-au zang­fùr mâ -khâmgan?” Beaunù bîdâ gederâ -“Bebaidînù khâmnù -nânggô,” hannânai, sâfrimbu bî -khonse, bî khonse, megong dâng­nai sekhâr zang -thunânai hùnânai. Bamun-nî -gåthåkhô bùthâtnânai dinnaise. -Phâre unau megong dângkhângnânai nåiau -faibâ Bamunâ sùngnaiau khithânaise “nang -khithânaibaidi <span class="corr" id="xd23e2723" title="Source: zangfur">zangfùr</span> bîkhô sekhâr -zang thunai-au bî thoinânai thâbai.” -Phâre Bamu­nâ srî srî thânaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And then, one day, he sent the seven simpletons out into -the garden to weed the vegetables, and with them he sent his only son, -saying “If the lad is lazy and falls behind, shove him along and -make him work.”</p> -<p class="par">So they all went into the garden and began cutting the -weeds with their knives; and presently the boy fell into the rear. On -which they said “There is that Brahmin boy fallen behind. Did not -his <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb44b" href="#pb44b" name="pb44b">44</a>]</span>father say that we were to push him along? What -is to be done now? But the elder brother said, “Do? Why, do as we -were told.” On which each of them hit him with his weeding knife, -so that presently he died. And when the weeding was quite finished, -they went and told the Brahmin, saying “You told us to shove him -along, and as we had our knives in our hands, we hurt him so that he -died.” But the Brahmin was speechless, for they had but done as -they were told.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Ârù sânse hâli <span class="corr" id="xd23e2728" title="Source: oinu">oinù</span> -thinnânai bungnaise “Nangsùr gâbun simli -sâ-i-au hâli oinù thângnù -nânggan.” Phâre unau bîsùr -fungzâni sikhângnânai nângal mosô -fâgâ lânanai simlifâng guriau -thângnânai, simli sâ-i-au khaise -gâkhùnaise, ârú khaise hâ-i-au -thânânai mosôkhô fâgâ zang -khâ­nânai hùbâ, sâ-i-au -thânaifrâ bù-khù-lâng-naise. -Beaunù dîdung zå-i zå-i hâli snî -mosô<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2731src" href="#xd23e2731" name="xd23e2731src">22</a> gâsenù thoi-thrå-naise. -Unåu nå-i-au fainânai bîsùr -Bâmunnù khithâ­naise “<span class="corr" -id="xd23e2734" title="Source: Zangfur">Zangfùr</span> -simlî sâ-i-au mosô dî-khâng-nù -hâekai hâli oinù hâiakhuise.” -Bamunâ “mosôfrâ mâ -zâkhù?” Hanbâ, -“thoi-thrâ-bai,” khithânaise. -Bâmunâ unau mung-bô upai mane zânânai -ârù mosô bainânai bîsùrkhô -hâli oi-hù-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Another day he told them to go and plough. “Take -your ploughs up above the great <i>simul</i> tree,” he said. So -they rose in the early morning, and, taking ploughs, cattle and ropes, -went to the great <i>simul</i> tree. And some stayed below and bound -the ploughs and cattle with the ropes, and others climbed the tree and -hauled. But the ropes broke and the cattle were killed and the ploughs -were smashed. And then they went and told the Brahmin that they had -tried to plough <i>above</i> the <i>simul</i> tree and had failed. -“And what of the cattle?” said he, “Oh! they fell -down and were killed,” they replied. So, in despair, he bought -other cattle and sent them out to plough afresh.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre mai mannai-au mai hâ­nânai -unau Bâmunâ dângri khaie khaie hùnânai -bîsùrkhô rùgânù thinnaise. -Beaunù bîsùr mai­khô mau dinnù -hannânai sùng­bâ, Bâmunâ bungnaise -“Bùrùiâ <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb45" -href="#pb45" name="pb45">45</a>]</span>zerùi din-nù -thin-ù, beau-nù din,” hanbâ, -bîsùr thângnânai, -bùrùi-khô sùng-hùi-naise. -Bùrùiâ nå-nî hâbâfùr -khâmnai-i-au monau brâpnânai thâdangman. -Beaunù bî bungnaise “Mai din-nù thaùni -manâbâ, ângnî khoro-au-nù dinfai!” -hanbâ, bîsùr boibo mai bibân zang -bùrùi-khô hù-sin-thrå-naise. -Bîbaidî-nù gâsenù mai -rùgânânai bînî sâiau dinnaise.</p> -<p class="par">Phâre manâbâ Bâmun dublî -nî frai fainânai bùrùi khô -nâmaibâ bîsùr khithânaise -“Ângnî khårå-au-nù mai din -han-nai-khai zang­fur mai zang hu-sin-nânai -din­dang.” Biaubù braiâ mungbô upai mane -zânanai, bùrùi khô fopnù lâgi -bîsurnù hoṭnaise. Phâre bîsùr -bùrùi-khô khânânai oâ sing sing -bageding-bagedâ bân-lâng-nai-au -bùrùiâ oâ thânai-au -nângnânai siri-lângnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And when the harvest was ripe, they reaped the paddy, -and, tying it in sheaves, brought it home and asked <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb45b" href="#pb45b" name="pb45b">45</a>]</span>where -they were to put it. And the Brahmin said “Put it where my old -woman tells you to put it.” So they went and asked the -Brahmin’s wife. But she was very busy, and only cried “Oh, -bother you and your paddy! Put it on my head!” On this, they all -took their sheaves, and heaped them on the old woman, so that she died. -And when the Brahmin came from his work and asked for his old woman, -they said they had buried her in the paddy, as she told them to. On -which, being at his wit’s end, he bade them go and bury her. On -this, they tied the corpse on a bamboo sledge and bumped it along -through the bamboo-clump, so that it got knocked off by the way.</p> -<p class="par">And when they came to some fallow land, they dug a -grave, and then began looking about for the corpse. Now there was an -old woman hard by herding cattle. “Cunning old wretch!” -said they, “she is afraid of being buried, and is pretending to -be somebody else.” So they got hold of her, and, in spite of her -struggles, buried her.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre besùr -bâkor-bâreau<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2745src" href="#xd23e2745" name="xd23e2745src">23</a> thângnânai -bîbânkhô dinnânai hâkhor zaunânai -bùrùikhô fopnù lâgi naibâ, -manekhai, bùrùi-khô nâmaibainaise. -Sùrbâ bùrùi sâse -khâthi-au-nù mai nebai thâdang­man. -Bîkhônù nunânai bîsùr railainaise -“Bâmun bùrùiâ bud­digrang -fop-zânù <span class="corr" id="xd23e2750" title="Source: gïnânai">gînânai</span>, beaunù -mai nebai thâ-thî-dang,” hannânai -bîkhô homnânai lângnânai -fopnâ­nai dinnânai fainaise. Bînî unau -Bâmunâ monau bîsùrkhô -gînânai bùthâtnù lâgi mon -khâmnânai bîsùrnù khithânaise -“Gåthåfùr, dinî zangfùr -simlifâng gederkhô dân-hùi-nù -nânggô,” hannânai, ruâ -lânânai simlîfâng ni guriau -thânglainaise. Thâng-nânai ruâ zang -bongfâng khô såùi såùi -bong­fâng <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb46" href="#pb46" -name="pb46">46</a>]</span>gaglai-sî gaglai-sî -zâbâ, Bâmunâ bîsurkhô bungnaise -“Bongfâng gaglai-sî-sù gau-gan, -nang-sùr boibù hom-thânu nânggô.” -Khithânânai Bâmunâ saunânai -hùnaise. Unau bong­fâng gaglai-sin-nânai -sâsnî âbrâ thoinaise. Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And the Brahmin, in fear of what they might do next, -began to contrive means to get rid of them. So he said “Today, my -sons, we will go and cut down the great <i>simul</i> tree.” So -they took their axes and, going to the <i>simul</i> tree, began hewing -with a will, and when <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb46b" href="#pb46b" name="pb46b">46</a>]</span>the tree was tottering to its fall, -the Brahmin said to them “If the tree falls down, it will be -broken. Run under it and catch it!” And when they did so, the -Brahmin gave the last strokes, and the tree fell on the seven -simpletons and killed them. And that’s all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch15" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Khânâ khuzâ nî <span class="corr" id="xd23e2759" title="Source: khorang">khorâng</span>.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of the Blind Man and the -Hunchback.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first"><span class="corr" id="xd23e2763" title="Source: Sânûi">Sânùi</span> khânâ -khuzâ zang phisi­khî man. Phâre -bîsùr sânse railainaise “Zang-fùr -mâlâi-nî gâmiau bîbaibâ -zang-nî gâmî-nî-khrî bângsin -mangan.” Hanlainâ­nai khuzaiâ -khânâkhô lauthiau homnânai, -bùlângnaise. Thângùi thângùi -nâmâ gezerau dîdung sorûi manse -gâ-fnâng-nânai phisikhî-nû -khithânaise “Sikhî, be lai mâ, herâ? -Mâbâ galâu zibô baidi -gâfnângdang.” Khuzâiâ bungnaise “Be -hâthî khânai dîdung sorûi.” -Hanbâ, khanâiâ, “Obâ bekhô -lâ, herâ, sikhî”; hannânai bungnaise, -Khintu bî lâê-khai “<span class="corr" id="xd23e2766" title="Source: Ângnû">Ângnù</span> -dîkhângnânûi hu;” hannânai, -khânaia didung-khô lânaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">There sprang up a friendship between a blind man -and a hunchback. And one day they said to one another “We shall -get more if we beg in some other village than our own.” The -hunchback made the blind man hold his stick, and so dragged him along. -And as they went, the blind man trod upon an old elephant rope which -lay upon the road, and said to his friend “Ah! friend, what is -this thing like a long snake which I am treading upon?” The -hunchback said “Why, it is only an old elephant-rope.” But -the blind man said “Take it, my friend, take it.” But, as -the hunchback refused, the blind man bid his friend hand it to him, and -so they went their ways thence.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre bînîfrai <span class="corr" id="xd23e2771" title="Source: thângûi">thângùi</span> -dûisâ manse man-hûi-nî-au bâtlangbâ -khûsûng mâse khânâiâ -gâfnâng-naise, ârù bungnaise -“Sikhî, ne ne! Âng mâbâ mâse -gâfnâng­dang.” Hanbâ, khuzâiâ -“Onthai-frâ-khô-nù mâthù bungbai -thâiù, herâ, sikhî, nang-lâi?” -Khânâiâ bungnaise “Nonggâ, nonggâ, -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb47" href="#pb47" name="pb47">47</a>]</span>sikhî, nang gùgrùmnai.” -Hanbâ bî gùgrùmnânai khusum-khô -mannânai, khânâ-nù khithâbâ, -bungnaise “O sikhî, obâ bekhô lâ -herâ: zangfurnù bekhô nâng­gan.” -Khuzaiâ “Ilit ilit lâiâ, herâ” -han-nai-khai, khânâiâ bîkhô-bù -gagai-nù lânaise. Bînî­frai -bibaidî-nù thângùi thângùi -dâpse-au dol dâmnai khnânânai -khânaiâ khuzânîau sùngnaise -“Sikhî bî dolâ-lai sùr thù? Mau -thù dâmdang, herâ?” Hanbâ khuzaiâ -khithânaise; Beaunù sùrbâ gurkhiâ -gåthåfùr dâm­dang” hanbâ, -khânâiâ bîkhô lânù -lâgi thin-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And presently they came to a river; and as they were -wading across it, the blind man trod upon a tortoise and told his -friend that he had trod upon something living; but the hunchback said -it was only a stone, and asked what was the use of standing there -talking. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb47b" href="#pb47b" name="pb47b">47</a>]</span>But the blind man begged him to feel and see. And -when the hunchback announced that it was a tortoise, the blind man -begged his friend to take that, too; and on the hunchback declaring -that it was too heavy, he finally carried it himself.</p> -<p class="par">Then they went their ways and came to a meadow, and -heard a drum being beaten. And the blind man asked what that was, and -where the drumming was going on. On which the hunchback said it was -only cowherds drumming. On which the blind man was for sending the -hunchback to fetch the drum.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Khintù bî, “âng -mâbrùi lâbogan? Bîsùr-khô -âng bùlù hâiâ zâgan, -manâthù bîsur gabâng dang,” hanbâ, -khânâiâ manse buddhi khâmnânai -phisikhî-nù khithanaise “Sikhî, nang -hâgrâ sing sing thâng-khmâ-nanai, -bîsùr nî khâthî manbâ, mosâ -baidî sùgùmnânai hù! -Obânù bîsùr gînanai -khâtgan,” hanbâ, bîbai­dînù -khuzâiâ khâmnai-au, gåthå-frâ -gînanai dol khô zrâpzrup -gâr-lâng-bâ, khuzâiâ dol khô -lâbona­nai khânânù -hoṛ-hù-naise. Obasù bînîfrai -sânùi zang hâgrâ gezer gezer -thângùi thângùi nå nunanai, -khuzâiâ bungnaise “Sikhî, dâ sân -hâpbai, manâ faibai, Dâlai ârù mâu -thâng-bâu-nù? Beau-nù nå danga. -Zangfùr beau-nù thâ-dù-nî,” -hanbâ, khânâiâ bung­naise “Hagra -gezernî nåkhô âng gabâng gahâm -man-srâiâ, herâ, sikhî,” hannânai -mâ mâ nå dang gahâmùi nainù -thinbâ <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb48" href="#pb48" name="pb48">48</a>]</span>khuzâiâ khithânaise -“Nåiâ gâng-ne gâng-thâm. -Bândâr bù gong-se dang,” hanbâ -khânâiâ “Bî -bândârau-nù thâgan,” hannânai, -phisikhî-nù khithâbâ, -bândâr-sing-hà bùlângnaise, -ârù dor-fur-khô gahâmùi -khâ-fthâ-nù thinnânai, beaunù -thânaise. Unau beau thânai Râikhô-frâ -fainânai, bungnâise—</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">But the hunchback said “How shall I fetch it? They -will be too strong for me, for they are many.” Then the blind man -devised a plan, and bade the hunchback crawl through the jungle and -roar like a tiger. Which the hunchback did; and the cowherd boys, on -hearing his roaring, ran away headlong and left the drum, which the -hunchback gave, as before, to the blind man to carry.</p> -<p class="par">Then the friends went through the forest, until they -came to some houses. On which the hunchback said “My friend, the -sun has set, and evening has come. How much further are we to go? Here -are houses, let’s stop here.” But the blind man said he did -not think very well of houses in the jungle, and sent <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb48b" href="#pb48b" name="pb48b">48</a>]</span>his -friend to have a good look at them.</p> -<p class="par">Presently the hunchback returned and said “There -are two or three houses and a granary.” On this, the blind man -decided that they would stay in the granary, and so was dragged into -the granary, where they carefully fastened the doors and prepared to -stay for the night. And while they were there, Rakshashas came and -said—</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line">“Zùsâ zùsâ -manâmdang;</p> -<p class="line">“Zânù zânù -lubuidang.”<a class="noteref" id="xd23e2785src" href="#xd23e2785" -name="xd23e2785src">24</a></p> -</div> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line">“Fine rice, fine rice, I can smell;</p> -<p class="line">“And better things to eat as well.”</p> -</div> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">hannânai, nå gong -frùm-bù namâi-giding-bai-bâ, -khânâiâ rai-dau-hoṭ-naise “Âng -beaunù dâng.” Hanbâ, raikhoâ bungnaise -“Nang lai sùr?” Khânâ bù -bung­naise “Nang lai sùr?” Raikho -khithânaise “Âng Raikhô!” -Khâ­naiâ bungnaise “Âng Zâkhô! -Bebaîdînù be-sùr brâp-lai-naise -Unâu khânâiâ bung-naise -“Brâp-nù bù nânggâ, munù -bù nânggâ Nangkhô bù âng -nuâ­khùi, ângkhô bù nang -nuâ­khùi. Bînîkhai manse buddi -khâmbâ, zanghâ gahâm zâgan,” -hannânai khânâiâ raikhônî khenai -bîhot-bâ, Raikhoâ gaigainî -khù-mùn daise phunânai khithîhoṭ-naise. -Obâsù khânâiâ bungnaise -“Dâniâ ângnî khenai-khô nai.” -Hannânai, hâthî dîdung khô -dî­honnânai hùnaise. Bîkhô -nunâ­nai Raikhoâ gîkhrongbâ, -khânâiâ ârù themâ -bî-hoṭ-naise Raikhoâ <span class="corr" id="xd23e2792" title="Source: bû">bù</span> gaigainî -themâ khô khithî-hoṭ-bâ, bî khusung -khô khithîhoṭ-naise. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb49" href="#pb49" name="pb49">49</a>]</span>Obâsù -Raikhoâ be <span class="corr" id="xd23e2797" title="Source: Zâkhoâ-nú">Zâkhoâ-nù</span> -nunggô nungnânai, gî-sin-bai. Khanâiâ -ârù bînî udui dâmnù -thinnânai, dâmbâ, bungnâise, -“Dindù dindù hâmbai, âng khnâbai. -Dâniâ ângnî khô khnâsong!” -hannânai, dol khô dùm dùm -dâmnânai hùbâ, Rai­khofrâ -gînanai, khât-thro-lâng-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">And while they were gliding round the house, the -blind man shouted loudly “Here am I!” “Who are -you?” said the Rakshashas. “Who are you?” shouted the -blind man. “I am a Rakshasha,” said one of them. “And -I am a Zakshasha!”<a class="noteref" id="xd23e3260src" href="#xd23e3260" name="xd23e3260src">28</a> said the blind man. Whereupon -they all got very angry. Then the blind man said “You need not -get angry and you need not get noisy. I can’t see you and you -can’t see me. Let us make an expedient by which you can be -satisfied.” So saying, the blind man bade the Rakshasha show him -a lock of his hair. On this a Rakshasha tore out a bunch of hair and -showed it to him. On which the blind man said “Now see -mine!” And so saying, thrust out of a chink the elephant rope. -And on seeing it, the Rakshasha became <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb49b" href="#pb49b" name="pb49b">49</a>]</span>very afraid. Then the -blind man demanded to see a flea (from his body). And when the -Rakshasha had shown him one, the blind man put forth his tortoise. Then -the Rakshasha thought “This must indeed be a Zakshasha,” -and was greatly afraid. Then the blind man bade him beat his breast. -And, on his doing so, cried “Well done, well done! I have heard -you. Now hear me!” and straightway began to beat his drum -“rub-a-dub-dub.” On which the Rakshashas were greatly -frightened and ran right away.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Unao, khânâiâ phisikhîkhô -bungnaise “<span class="corr" id="xd23e2802" title="Source: Sikhi">Sikhî</span> mâ mâ gahâm -bastù dang, bifurkhô khâ ârù nang -bâse, ângnù bù bâse hù, -ârù mâmâr thângdù-nî -thù” hannâ­nai bîsùr -bînîfrai mâmâr failainaise. Ârù -dâpse gazân thâni-au thâng­nânai -khuzâiâ be bastufarkhô rânnù -nâmainânai rânnaise, Rân-khângbâ -khânâ-khô bungnaise “Sikhî -nangthâng bobekhô lâiu lâ,” Hanbâ -bî dângnainanânai khuzâ thing-nî -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2805" title="Source: bhâgú-khô">bhâgù-khô</span> -bângsin man-dâng-nânai, rânnâiâ -hâmâ khùise hannânai, golaigothai -khâmnaise. Phâre khuzâiâ -“Nang-thâng-lai nuâ-labâ mâbrùi -mithînai, herâ? Khonle khonle rânnù -gnâng khâm-hùiù!” Hannânai -ârù rân-phâphinbâ, obâbù -bâng­sin man-dâng-nânai, ârù -“Hamâ-khùise, hamâ-khùise,” -hannânai golai-gothai khâmnaise. Bîbaidî -nù khonbrùi khon-bâ khâmbâ -khuzâiâ brâpnânai, âkhâiau -bâli lânânai “Nanglai gomâ -khânâ nâ misâ khânâ -lùi?” hannânai gahâmùinù megonau -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb50" href="#pb50" name="pb50">50</a>]</span>bâlizang <span class="corr" id="xd23e2810" -title="Source: hùnanai">hùnânai</span> -hùnaise. Ârù obânù bî nunai -zânaise. Ârù bî bù -brâpnânai; “nunglai” mâ sâbâ -dângâ lùi, nunù hâma hannânai -godo-au zo-sin-nânai lânânai, khuzâ bikhung-au -gomâgom sobai thâbâ bîbù gahâm -zânaise. Unau sânùi zang gahâm -zâ-lai-nâise, ârù -bastù-fùr-khô gahâmùi -rân­lainânai, nå-i-au thâng-lai-naise. -Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Then the blind man said to his friend “Take any -good things that there are, and tie them up. You take some and give me -some, and let us go;” and, so saying, they went away together. -And when they were come to a far place, the hunchback began dividing -the spoil. And, when that was done, he bade his friend take which share -he would. But the blind man groped about and found that the share -nearest to the hunchback was the biggest. So the hunchback said -“How did you, without seeing, find that out? Now I have got to -divide it all over again!” So he made a fresh division.</p> -<p class="par">And the same thing happened again, and the blind man -turned everything topsy-turvy. And, when this had occurred four or five -times, the hunchback became angry, and taking sand in his hand rubbed -it into the blind man’s eyes, saying <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb50b" href="#pb50b" name="pb50b">50</a>]</span>“Now we shall see if you are really blind -or not;” whereby the blind man recovered his sight. But he, too, -was angry and said “What a hideous thing you are, and hateful to -look upon.” And he jumped on the hunchback’s back and -belaboured his hump till he made him straight and well. And when the -two were hale and well, they divided their spoil fairly and went home -happily. And that’s all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch16" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Sâse âbrâ brai nî -khorâng.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of a silly old man.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Brai bùrùi dangman. Braiâ -hâgrâ gezerau dubli dotse lânanai hâbâ -maubai thâdangman. Phâre sânse shikâri -sâse hâgrâiau mùi gaunânai -thoi-frâm-nânai khârùi khârùi -brainî dubli gezer thing thângdangman. Beaunù -braiâ nunânai bîkhô khudâl zang -khårå-au-nù denânai mùikhô -bùthâtnaise. Buthâtnânai hâgrâ -singau hakhmânânai dinnaise. Emphâre unau mùi -gaunai giri­maia khîthù khîthù thoi -sirîlâng­nai naie naie -nâmai-lângùi-lângùi brainî -dubliaunù sin gamânaise. Obâsù braikhô -sùngnaise: “Helùi brai! Nang bething mùi -mâse fainai nunâi nâ?” Braiâ -bung­naise “Ânghâ dublî-nî -shimâiâ khùlâthing boinîfrai -sâthing <span class="corr" id="xd23e2819" title="Source: boinifraî">boinîfrai</span>” hannânai -bungbâ bî bung­naise “Nonggâ nonggâ! -âng mùinî khorâng-sù nang-nî-au -sùngdang,” Braiâ khithânaise -“Zânun! be dubliau mai zâiù nâ -zâiâ âng khîthânù -hâiâ.” “Nang­ga-lùi, brai, bî -khorâng-khô <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb51" href="#pb51" name="pb51">51</a>]</span>âng -sùngâkhui.” Brai bung­naise “Dâ -sânzôfûbai, ânghâ mikhâm -ukhui-sù-dang. Âng -thâng-nù-sùi;” hannânai, nåiau -khâtlângnaise. Obâsù unau braiâ -mikhâm dùi zâkhângnânai <span class="corr" id="xd23e2824" title="Source: bùriù-khô">bùrùi-khô</span> -bungnaise; Bùrùi, âng-nù gâbun -phungau-nù mikhâm song­nânai hù. Ang -mùi mâse buthât­nânai zangnî dubliau -dinbùdang. Bîkhô mâmâr -gadânù nânggô.” Obâsù -okhâ naibâ, bùrùi mâmâr -khâm dùi brainù hùnânai -bîkhô hogârnaise. Bî dubliau -thângnâ­nai mùikhô gadânânai -rânnaise. Aglâ gaigai-nî bhâgù -khâmnaise. “Phânse mùkhâng -sunai-nî, phânse thânkhu zânai-nî, -phânse dubliau mosô hùlângnai-nî, -phânse hâli oinai-nî.” Bebaidînù -huâfùrhâ zese hâbâ dang, -gâsenù bhâgù khâm-thrå-naise. -Dâ unau bùrùi-nî bhâgù -khâmdang “Phânse mukhâng sunai-nî, -phânse thânkù zânai-nî, phânse -khundung lùnainî, phanse khun pheretnai-nî, -phânse hî dânai-nî, phânse khâm -songnai-nî, phânse dùi lainai-nî.” -Bibaidînù bînî bù zese hâbâ -dang, esenù bhâgù khâmnânai -sân-naise. Sânnânai bùrùi nî -bhâgùâ bângsin man­naise. -Obâsù braiâ brâp-nânai. -“Ângsù bùrùinîkhrî -hâbâ bângai bùâ mau-ù nâ? -hannâ-nai, golaigothai khâmnânai, ârù -rân-phâphin-naise. Dâniâ âglâ -bùrùi­nù bhâgù khâmgru-nai, -ârù unau bînî bhâgù -khâm-nai. Dâbîhâ bângsin zânaise. -Theobù braiâ bîau mon phatiâ khùise. -Bîbaidî­nù bî golai-gothai -khâmùi khâmùi rânbâbù -hamân zâiâ. Bîbaidînù sânse -mâni zânaikhai, bùrùiâ; -“Brâiâ-lai mâ khâm-khù?” -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb52" href="#pb52" name="pb52">52</a>]</span>hannânai, dhinkî thorâ manse -lânanai, dublîau thângnânai, -brai-khô-nuhùi-dang, gaigainù bidot zang -nânglaibâ thâdang. Bîdot-frâ-bù -khonle khonle dâng-phlebai thâ-naikhai, gebletheble -zâlâng­bai. Obâsù -bùrùiâ dhinkî thorâ zang srî -srî khîthû-au khubui-hoṭ-bâ, braiâ -mâbâ imfu hoṭbai hannâ­nai, -bîdot-khô gârnânai nåhâ -khâtlâng-naise. Emphâre, bùrùiâ -bîdot khô hî zang ban-nânai -bâ­nânai nå-au lâbonânai, -songnânai, brai-zang zâ-lai-bâ, braiâ -sùngnaise “Bùrùi, belai mâ-nî -bîdot?” hanbâ, bùrùiâ -khithânaise “Âng dausâ fisâ mâse -buthâtnânai, nanghâ manâ lâng-nai-khai, -bekhônù song-dop-nânai dindang. Nangnî -bî mùi-bîdot-khô nebai thâbâ, -zangfur dâ khâm man-zâ-gla-gauman.” Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">There was an old man and his wife. One day, when -the old man was clearing jungle, a half-dead deer that had been shot by -a huntsman, came limping that way and crossed the old man’s -field. On which the old man killed it by hitting it on the head with -his hoe, and hid it away in the jungle. Presently, the man who shot the -deer made his appearance, having tracked its blood as far as the old -man’s field. “Here, old man!” said he, “have -you seen a wounded deer pass this way?” The old man replied -“The boundaries of my field? Well, the east boundary is here and -the west over there!” But the other said “Not so, not so, I -am asking about a wounded deer.” To which the old man replied -“I know what you mean; but whether it will be a good crop or not, -how shall I say?” “Not so, not so,” said <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb51b" href="#pb51b" name="pb51b">51</a>]</span>the -other; that isn’t what I want to know.” But the old man -said “I cannot stop any longer. The dark is falling, and I am -hungry for my supper. I’m off.” So saying, he went away -home, and when he had had his supper, he said to his old woman -“You must give me my breakfast early tomorrow, for I have killed -a deer, and I must go early and cut it up.” So the old woman gave -him his breakfast very early and sent him about his business. And he -went to his field, and, having chopped up the carcase began dividing -the pieces. And first he put apart his own share, “One piece for -washing my face in the morning; one piece for chewing tobacco; one -piece for driving the cattle afield; one piece for ploughing”; -and so on, for all his daily avocations. Then he made out his old -woman’s share: “One piece for washing her face in the -morning; one piece for chewing tobacco; one piece for spinning cotton; -one piece for fretting cotton; one piece for weaving cloth; one piece -for cooking rice; one piece for drawing water;” and so on, with -all her occupations. But, on counting up, he found that the old -woman’s share was much the biggest. On which he cried angrily -that it was not to be believed that a woman’s share could be -bigger than his, and, mixing up all the pieces of flesh on the ground, -he began a fresh division. This time he set apart the old <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb52b" href="#pb52b" name="pb52b">52</a>]</span>woman’s share first, and his own -afterwards. This time his share became the largest. But still he was -not satisfied, and, mixing all the gobbets up again, he divided them -again and again, but never got them equal. Meanwhile, the day had -slipped by and evening was come. So the old woman, taking the pestle of -the <i>dhenki</i>, went to look for her husband, and there she found -him in the midst of the lumps of flesh, which had become covered with -dust and dirt through much mixing. Then the old woman let fly the -<i>dhenki</i> stump at his back. On which he cried that a snake had -bitten him and ran home, on which the old woman tied up the meat in a -cloth and carried it to her house, and cooked some hastily for supper. -And when her husband asked where the meat came from, she said that he -had been such a long time in coming, that she had killed a chicken and -cooked it for him. “And if you had stopped dividing that -deer’s flesh, we should never have got any supper at all,” -said she. And that’s all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div id="ch17" lang="brx" class="div2 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<table class="alignedtext"> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<h3 class="main"><i>Brai bùrùini khorâng.</i></h3> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<h3 class="main"><i>The Story of the four Thieves.</i></h3> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par first">Sâne brai bùrùi dangman. -Bîsurhâ nå-â-bù gongne man. Phâre -sikhau sâbrùi be brai bùrùi nî -nåi-au mâbâ mâbî khaunù lâgi -fainai. Faibâ brai bùrùiâ boi -si­khaurùrkhô khùikhâ<a class="noteref" -id="xd23e2835src" href="#xd23e2835" name="xd23e2835src">25</a> -khâmnù lâgi buddi manse khâmnânai -dinnai. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb53" href="#pb53" name="pb53">53</a>]</span>Zerehai gôbar-khî ârù -zùzai ârù gâzri-dùi hâsong-se -bîfùrkhô thoplâ zunânai dhinki -sâli nî mâroliau khâ-sai-nânai dinnaise. -Phâre unau manâblâ sikhau-frâ fainânai -brai bùrùînî nå injurau <span class="corr" id="xd23e2845" title="Source: mânsuiâ">mânsùiâ</span> -srî mandang na manâ­khùi bannânai -khnâsongbâ, brai bùrùiâ -bîsùrnî khorâng khnânânai, -braiâ bùrùikhô bungnaise -“Bùrùi, nang zangnî sorai ârù -gur-gâkhirâ mau dinkhù?” Beaunù -bùrùiâ <span class="corr" id="xd23e2848" title="Source: bangnaise">bungnaise</span> “Hâm srâ-bai de, -brai! Bîfùrkhô dhinki-sâli-aù-nù -khâ-sai-nânai dinnai zâbai.” Be -khorâng-khô sikhau-frâ khnânânai -dhinkî-sâliau thângnânai, bîkhô -man-hùi-nânai bâri-nî-frai thâlit-lai -lâbônânai rânnânai -zânùlâgi zånaise. Obânù -bîsùr mâbâ manâmnai mannânai -sùng-lai-naise “Bîbù bângù -mâ manâmdang? Bîbù bângù mâ -manâmdang?” Phâre sâseâ boikhô -âkhâiau lânânai manâm-sù-naise. -Obânia mithînù hâna­nai, boibô -minîlaibâ, braiâ sikhângnânai -thokon-thorâ lâna­nai -hù-sù-bù-bâ, bîsùr -khátlâng­naise.</p> -<p class="par">Ârù sânse brai -bùrùiâ boi sikhau-fùrkhô fainai -khnânânai brai bùrùi-khô -sùngnaise; “Zangfùr-hâ songkhrùi -thoplâ mau dinkhù?” Obâsu -bùrùiâ bungnaise “Dâsù -gahâm zâbai, brai! Songkhrùi thoplaiâ zang -udunai nå-nî khùlâ-fât-sî inzurau -senânai dindang! Sikhaufrâ maubâ lâng-nù -hâgô.” Bîsùr -railainai-fùr-khô sikhau-frâ -khnâ­nânai inzùr dân-sî-nânai -âkhai sùnânai -songkhrùi-thoplâ-khô -dâng-grùm-baibâ braiâ -khâthrùi-lângô lânânai -thângnânai âkhâi <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb54" href="#pb54" name="pb54">54</a>]</span>dân-hùi-naise. Obâ bî -“Âng manâ khùise” hannânai -thângbâ, ârù sâse sikhauâ -bîbaidînù dâng-grùm-bâ, -bîkhô-bù âsî-au -dân-fnâng-naise. Phâre bebaidî-nù -sâse sikhau-nî khùmâ dânnai, -ârù sâse-nî gonthong -dân-fnâng-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par first">There was an aged couple who lived in a pair of -houses. And four thieves used to prowl round their houses, seeking to -steal. And the old man set to work to contrive devices to disappoint -them. And first he <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb53b" href="#pb53b" -name="pb53b">53</a>]</span>filled a joint of bamboo with cowdung and -dirty water and rice-chaff, and hung it up in the rafters of the -<i>dhenki</i>-shed. And when at nightfall the thieves began prowling -round and listening to hear if the inmates were asleep, the old people -overheard them, and the old man said to his wife “Old woman, old -woman; where have you hung up the molasses and milk and -<i>chira</i>?” And the old woman replied “A nice business! -I have been and gone and hung them up in the <i>dhenki</i>-shed, where -the thieves can get at them.” And the thieves, hearing this, -slipped off to the shed, and, getting the bamboo-joint, gathered -plantain leaves for plates, and divided the spoil and sat down to eat. -And one of them, smelling at the stuff, said to the others -“Smells rather strong, doesn’t it?” Then one of them -took his mess in his hand and smelled it, and, seeing what had -happened, they all burst out laughing. Then the old man came out with -his big stick, and the four thieves ran away. Another day, the old man, -hearing the thieves prowling about, said to his wife “Where have -you hung the packet of salt?” And the old woman replied “A -fine affair! I have hung it up on south wall of our sleeping-house, -where the thieves can easily get it.” And so one of the thieves -thrust his hand in, and began feeling about for the bundle, on -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb54b" href="#pb54b" name="pb54b">54</a>]</span>which the old man took his knife and cut his -hand. But he only said “I can’t find it,” and went -away.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre unau <span class="corr" id="xd23e2857" -title="Source: bîsúr">bîsùr</span> -gârai gahâm man-nu lâgi dùi -nâmai-bai-nai-e-aù sethlau-nù thâlit -khârùi sâmnai megongdù-au dùi -mannâ­nai âkhai hù-sùm-naise. -Beaunù bângsin âlunai manbâbù, -lùgù-nî mânsùifùr-nù -khithâiâlâbâ “Gahâm manbai,” -hannânai bungnaise. Bebaidînù -sâbrùi-hâ-bù zâbâ, -brâplainaise. Obânù braiâ nå-nî -frai onkhâtnânai thokon lânanai -bîsùrkhô hu-hoṭ-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">On which the other three felt about, and one got his -finger cut, and another his ear, and the fourth his nose. Then they -looked about in the yard for something to ease the pain, and the first, -finding a cooking pot in which acrid plantain ashes had been steeped, -plunged his hand in, and, getting more pain than before, only said -“Ah! that’s good.” On which the others followed his -example. And, while they were hopping about in pain, the old man came -out and took his stick, and drove them away.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Bînîfrai ârù sânse -brai-bùrùi-nî bâriau thâlit -bîfong dangman, ârù bînî khâthiau -phânlù bîfong fângse dangman. Beaunù -bere-thinklî bâhâ lâdang. Phâre -hoṛau be sikhau sâbrùiâ brai -bùrùinî nåiau faibâ, braiâ -bùrùi-khô sùngnaise -“Bùrùi, nang zang-fùr-nî -thâkâ-thinkhlî-khô mau fopnânai -dinkhu?” hanbâ bùrùiâ khithânaise -“Dinîbù gahâm zâbai, de, brai! -zangnî thâka-thinkliâ thâlit-guriau -fop­nânai dinnai-au-nù thâbai. Bînî -khâthi-au-nù -fânlù-fîfâng-bù fângse dang. -Dâ sikhaufrâ -manù-khî-mâ-sù!” Bekhô -si­khau frâ khnânânai, be thâlit -guri-hâ thângnânai -nâmai-lai-hùi-bâ bere-bâhâ-khô -man-naise. Phare bîkhô besùr -dikhângnânai <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb55" href="#pb55" name="pb55">55</a>]</span>lâbobâ, -bâhâiâ gùbrùnânai berefrâ -<span class="corr" id="xd23e2864" title="Source: sikhau-fúr-khô">sikhau-fùr-khô</span> -oṭbâ, besùr “Aiâ! aiâ!” -hannânai, khâtnaise, ârù braiâ thokon -lânânai hùsùnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Another day, the old people found a wasps’ nest on -a <i>chili</i> plant under a plantain tree. And when the thieves came, -the old man said to his wife “Old woman, old woman, where have -you put the <i>lota</i> with our money in it?” And the old woman -answered “To-day’s luck is the worst of all. I have left -the <i>lota</i> under the plantain tree in the garden, by the -<i>chili</i> bush, and no doubt the thieves will get it.” Hearing -this, the thieves went and disturbed the wasps’ nest, and the -wasps flew out and stung them. And when they cried in pain and ran -away, the old man ran after them with his stick and beat them soundly. -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb55b" href="#pb55b" name="pb55b">55</a>]</span></p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Bînîfrai ârù sânse -braiâ thâthî dânnù lâgi -sekhâr lânânai hâgrâiau -thângbâ, boi sikhau sâbrùi-khô thaigrit -guruiau udulângbâ thânai nunânai thai­grit -bong-fângau uthînânai thâri gnâng -thaigrit thaibrùi khânânai -lâbô-nânai be sikhau sâbrùi nî -kheneau thaise thaise khâ-khmâ-naise. Phâre unau -“Sikhau! sikhau!” hannânai braiâ -gâpzrî-khâu-bâ bîsùr srî -mannânai sik­hângnânai khâtlângnaise. -Khâtbâ, zesenu khârù, esenù thaigrit -fithâiâ bikhungau dup dup bulângnaise. -Bîsùr braia khîthù khîthù -fainânai <span class="corr" id="xd23e2869" title="Source: zang-fur">zang-fùr</span> khô sodang -nungnânai khâre-thâng-naise. Phâre unau -gazân thângnânai zirai-hùi-bâ, thaigrit -khô nunânai gârnaise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Again, another day, when the old man went out to cut -reeds for his fence, he found the four thieves asleep under an O tree -(the fruit of which is hard and heavy), and the old man, climbing -quietly into the tree, cut four of the fruits, with the stalks -attached, and tied them to the thieves’ hair. Then he suddenly -cried out “Thief! thief!” And the more they ran, the more -the heavy fruit bumped on their backs, so that they thought the old man -was running after them and beating them. And they ran a very long way -before they discovered their mistake, and unloosed the fruit from their -hair.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Bînîfrai ârù sânse -braiâ mai duliau thânânai -bùrùikhô fùrùng­naise -“Bùrùi, nang hoṛau sikhau faibâ -gaigainù sùngnânai, gaigainù khithâ -de, ereùi hannâ­nai “Brai, brai hùn! nang -thurse khurui mau dindang?” “Dhinkhî-sâliaunu -maiduli-au bîfùr khô dinnai zâbai. Dâ -sikhau faibâ, man-lâng-sî-gan dâ! Mâ -khâmkhù!”</p> -<p class="par">Be khorâng-khô sikhau -khnâ­nânai, mâmâr dhinkhi saliau -thângnânai naihùibâ be dulikhô -dikhângnânai “O! beaunù thorse -khurui-fùr dang le! Ilit mâthù!” -Obâsù bîsùr khânânai -bânnânai lâng-lâi-naise.</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">And, again, the old man climbed into the mat receptacle -in which the paddy was stored; but, before doing so, he instructed his -wife to imitate his voice and ask where the brass plates and cups had -been put; and to answer in her own voice that they had been put into -the paddy receptacle in the <i>dhenki</i>-shed. And when the thieves -heard all this, they hurried to the <i>dhenki</i>-shed, and, lifting up -the paddy receptacle, said with one accord: “My! isn’t it -heavy?” And so they tied it to poles and carried it away on their -shoulders.</p> -</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="first" lang="brx"> -<p class="par">Phâre unau thângùi -thângùi dùisâ gathau manse -man-hùi-naise. Beaunù bâtbâ braia; -“Sî­hâng <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb56" -href="#pb56" name="pb56">56</a>]</span>sihâng zâbai, um, -um, di­khâng!” hanbâ bîsùr -“Mauhâ sùr raidang lùi.” Khaise -bungnaise, “Be duliau rainai baidî -khnâ-i-ù.” Ârù sâseâ -“Beau mungbô gùiâ; nangsùr -erenùsù khnâdang!” Obâsù -thângùi thângùi zâbrâ gathau -mannânai, braiâ sî-sam-bâ khithânaise -“Phutu-khoâ, golâm-bundî-fur! Mânù -gahâmùi dikhângâlùi? Nangsùr -kânâ nâ? nunù -hâïâ-khùi?” Ereau bung­bâ -sikhau-frâ bikhô dùi-au gârnâ­nai -khât-lâng-naise. Zapbai!</p> -</td> -<td class="second" lang="en"> -<p class="par">Presently, they came to a deep river, and as they were -wading across, the old man <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb56b" href="#pb56b" name="pb56b">56</a>]</span>cried “Look here! I am -getting wet, carry it higher.” On which they said to one another -“Surely, some one spoke?” But, thinking it was a mistake, -they went on, and came to deeper water. On this the old man called out -again “Stupid brutes! Sons of slaves! Can’t you see your -way? I am getting wet through.” And the thieves were frightened, -and, dropping the old man in the water, ran clean away. That’s -all!</p> -</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -</div> -<div class="footnotes"> -<hr class="fnsep"> -<div class="footnote-body"> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e1355" href="#xd23e1355src" name="xd23e1355">1</a></span> A “Bengali <i>ghusâ</i>” is -said to be a blow inflicted with the fist, the thumbnail protruding -between the first and second finger so as to give a -scratch! <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e1355src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2249" href="#xd23e2249src" name="xd23e2249">2</a></span> = a “side” of pork. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2249src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2255" href="#xd23e2255src" name="xd23e2255">3</a></span> “<i lang="brx">gadân -rai-hùi-nânai</i>” = observing omens. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2255src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2276" href="#xd23e2276src" name="xd23e2276">4</a></span> Onomatopœic. <a class="fnarrow" -href="#xd23e2276src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2295" href="#xd23e2295src" name="xd23e2295">5</a></span> Assamese. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2295src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2318" href="#xd23e2318src" name="xd23e2318">6</a></span> A child from whose mouth milk oozes if you -squeeze its throat. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2318src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2325" href="#xd23e2325src" name="xd23e2325">7</a></span> The Kachári version of the -“Swan-maiden.” <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2325src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2338" href="#xd23e2338src" name="xd23e2338">8</a></span> Assamese “<i lang="as-latn">páp</i>.” <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2338src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2345" href="#xd23e2345src" name="xd23e2345">9</a></span> Snuffling. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2345src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2350" href="#xd23e2350src" name="xd23e2350">10</a></span> “Felt with its -beak.” <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2350src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2375" href="#xd23e2375src" name="xd23e2375">11</a></span> Assamese “<i lang="as-latn">kapál</i>.” <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2375src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2387" href="#xd23e2387src" name="xd23e2387">12</a></span> “Kumari,” the attendant nymph of -the pool. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2387src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="ch7n1" href="#ch7n1src" name="ch7n1">13</a></span> The -Kachári version of “Beauty and the -Beast.” <a class="fnarrow" href="#ch7n1src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2435" href="#xd23e2435src" name="xd23e2435">14</a></span> -Goshain. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2435src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2451" href="#xd23e2451src" name="xd23e2451">15</a></span> The Assamese “<i lang="as-latn">mat</i>.” <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2451src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2457" href="#xd23e2457src" name="xd23e2457">16</a></span> “<i lang="brx">mâ-thù</i>,” interrogative. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2457src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2478" href="#xd23e2478src" name="xd23e2478">17</a></span> -<span lang="as">যাচিতে</span> <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2478src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2552" href="#xd23e2552src" name="xd23e2552">18</a></span> Assamese <span lang="as">ৰাজা -হঁতৰ</span> <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2552src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2563" href="#xd23e2563src" name="xd23e2563">19</a></span> About two paces. <a class="fnarrow" -href="#xd23e2563src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2600" href="#xd23e2600src" name="xd23e2600">20</a></span> Assamese <span lang="as">বল</span>. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2600src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2688" href="#xd23e2688src" name="xd23e2688">21</a></span> It was not true of him that -“<span lang="la"><i>dígiti</i> crepantis <i>signa -novit</i></span>.” The coincidence of sound is -curious. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2688src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2731" href="#xd23e2731src" name="xd23e2731">22</a></span> Seven “plough” of -cattle. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2731src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2745" href="#xd23e2745src" name="xd23e2745">23</a></span> Assamese <span lang="as">বাকয়ণী।</span> <a class="fnarrow" -href="#xd23e2745src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2785" href="#xd23e2785src" name="xd23e2785">24</a></span> This exactly corresponds to our own -“Fee faw fum; I smell the blood of an Englishman!” and the -Bengali “<i lang="bn-latn">Aù maù khaù, -mánsher gandha paù!</i>” <a class="fnarrow" -href="#xd23e2785src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2835" href="#xd23e2835src" name="xd23e2835">25</a></span> <i>Query</i>—Assamese “<i lang="as-latn">hingsha</i>.” <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2835src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2886" href="#xd23e2886src" name="xd23e2886">26</a></span> The hideous Kuvera, god of wealth. He was a -white man with three legs and eight teeth. Apparently, the same as the -Hindu Pluto; and lord of the shades as well as of -wealth. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2886src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e2904" href="#xd23e2904src" name="xd23e2904">27</a></span> -<i>I.e.</i>, the season personified. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e2904src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e3260" href="#xd23e3260src" name="xd23e3260">28</a></span> A -burlesque word from “<i lang="brx">zânù</i>” = -to eat. <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e3260src">↑</a></p> -</div> -</div> -</div> -<div id="songs" class="div1 chapter"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divHead"> -<h2 class="main">FOLK SONGS AND NURSERY RHYMES.</h2> -</div> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="par first"><i>Addressed to a spoiled Child.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Derâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Build</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">lù,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">house,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">derâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">build</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">lù,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">house,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Âfâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Father</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -Fanzâlù.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Fanzalu.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<p class="line"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Dai -nâng,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">If trouble -come,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -fùdù nâng,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">or worry -come,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Âfâ -zuzînâng.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Father will -help.</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<p class="par first"><i>To a conceited Child.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Âng -gùrùng,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">I am wise,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -gùrùng,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">am wise,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Dainâ -gùrùng.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">And the witch is -wise.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<p class="line"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Dau -khîthù,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">And the -bird’s behind,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -khîthù,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">behind,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Ângnî -khîthù.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">The bird’s -behind me.</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<p class="par first"><i>Of Woman.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line">Dau-thep, dau-thep, dau golondî.</p> -<p class="line">Wag-tail! wag-tail! bird with the goitre,</p> -<p class="line">Hâbâ rangâ, hukhâ rangâ, -fisâ bâflundî.</p> -<p class="line">Work you can’t, and toil you can’t, bearing -baby on your back.</p> -</div> -<p><span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb57" href="#pb57" name="pb57">57</a>]</span></p> -<p class="par"><i>A Nursery Rhyme.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Bongfâng -dô,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Beat the -tree,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bongfâng -dô,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">and beat the -tree,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bongfâng -nârengâ.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">and beat the -orange tree.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<p class="line"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Fitsiu-siu</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Chirrup, -chirrup,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop"> -firingâ;</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">bhimraj bird;</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">bidùi -zåkhaibâ!</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">give twenty eggs -to me.</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<p class="par first"><i>What Women sing at Weddings.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p class="line"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Zô sit -sit,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Pour, pour the -beer,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Gogorleng;</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Gogorleng;</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Zô sit -sit.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">pour the -beer.</td> -</tr> -</table> -<p class="line"></p> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Dângnai -dângnai sit,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Pour in -torrents,</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">Gogorleng;</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">Gogorleng;</td> -</tr> -</table> -<table class="intralinear"> -<tr> -<td lang="as-latn" class="cellLeft cellRight cellTop">dângnai -dângnai sit.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td lang="brx" class="cellLeft cellRight cellBottom">pour in torrents, -pour.</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<p class="par first">Then you substitute other festive occupations, for -instance:</p> -<ul lang="brx"> -<li>Goe khau khau (cut, cut the betelnut).</li> -<li>Zô lù lù (pass round the beer).</li> -<li>Khurui sù sù (wash the plates), &c., &c.</li> -</ul> -<p class="par"></p> -<p class="par">“Gogorleng” is the traditional name for the -<i lang="brx">bâru</i> or <i lang="brx">bohua</i>, who plays the -buffoon at weddings.</p> -<p class="par"><i>A Woman to her Lover.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Sô mâlîbai, -sôbaî.</p> -<p class="line">Come, my lover, come.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Gangâ zâliâ.</p> -<p class="line">O! Ganges fisherman.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Thâkânî kheru -manâbâ.</p> -<p class="line">If I don’t get silver earrings.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Âng-bù -thângliâ.</p> -<p class="line">I, too, cannot go.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">In the following verses the woman substitutes -other ornaments or presents:</p> -<p class="par"><i>An exchange of Compliments.</i></p> -<p class="par">A girl sings—</p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Silâkhonârùi -gåthåfùr,</p> -<p class="line">Chinakona boys,</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Moisù hùnù fai!</p> -<p class="line">Come and drive buffaloes.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">Boy answers (derisively)—</p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Hunù rangâ, munù -rangâ.</p> -<p class="line">I cannot drive, I cannot wive. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb58" href="#pb58" name="pb58">58</a>]</span></p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Ângkhô dâ ling, fai.</p> -<p class="line">Don’t cry to me to come.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Engkhut khârùi -khùrù khùrù.</p> -<p class="line">The mess of rice goes bubble-bubble.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Ângnî fâtse -fùrù fùrù.</p> -<p class="line">My share is but trouble trouble.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Khuru khusuli.</p> -<p class="line">You’ve got the itch.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Bidot zâsuli.</p> -<p class="line">Eater of meat.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first"><i>What Women sing when the Bride is taken -away.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Dâ gâpse, ai—dâ -gapse.</p> -<p class="line">Don’t weep, dear, don’t weep.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Khânu lai lângâ.</p> -<p class="line">Not to bind thee do they take thee;</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Sunu lai lângâ</p> -<p class="line">Not to wound thee do they take thee;</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Bângâl Simsânù -lângâ.</p> -<p class="line">Not for Bengali or Bhutia do they, &c.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Ehe! hai! hùi!—</p> -<p class="line">Oh! ho! ho!</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">The second, third and fourth lines may of course -be varied <i lang="la">ad infinitum</i>.</p> -<p class="par"><i>The lament of a Mother.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Thokon srong srong.</p> -<p class="line">With multitudes of clubs.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Thângdangman, âfâ Sokhai, -nanglai.</p> -<p class="line">Thou wentest, son Sokhai, thou.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Emfu blî blâ thângdangman, -&c.</p> -<p class="line">Flashing thy sword, thou wentest, &c. <span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb59" href="#pb59" name="pb59">59</a>]</span></p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Khaukhâ dumâ dumî, -&c.</p> -<p class="line">With great turban bound, &c.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Nang dangbâ omâ bidot zang -zâdangman, &c.</p> -<p class="line">Whilst thou lived’st I ate pig’s flesh, -&c.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">and so on.</p> -<p class="par">“<i>Buffalo Girls come out to play.</i>”</p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Ùi! Silakhonârùi -hingzau-fùr,</p> -<p class="line">Oh! Chinakona women.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Nâ gutnù fai.</p> -<p class="line">Come and catch fish.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Nâ gutnù -rangâbâ,</p> -<p class="line">If you cannot catch fish,</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Lùgùse dâlâ -fai!</p> -<p class="line">Don’t come with us at all!</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">In other verses substitute “megong -khânù,” or other things man and maid may do -together.</p> -<p class="par"><i>A Love Song.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line"><span class="corr" id="xd23e3777" title="Source: Ágùi">Âgùi</span> -Boisâgi,</p> -<p class="line">O! sister wanderer,</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Âng khô dâ bâsi!</p> -<p class="line">Do not spurn me!</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Sikhlâ sipnù -hâiâbâ,</p> -<p class="line">If you cannot sweep the yard,</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Âng-bu sipfâgan.</p> -<p class="line">I will help you sweep.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">In the next verse, for the last two lines, -substitute—”<span lang="brx">Dùi lainù -hâiâbâ âng bù -lai-fâ-gan,</span>” and so on, with other female -occupations. If a woman sings, the first line will be -“<span lang="brx">Âdâ -Bùidâsi,</span>” and she will select men’s -work, as, <i>e.g.</i>, “<span lang="brx">Hâthi hunù -hâiâbâ, ângbù -thâng-fâ-gan.</span>”</p> -<p class="par"><i>A Mother-in-law scolds her Daughter-in-law.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Wâ bîzô nî -gândeolâ!</p> -<p class="line">On bamboo top, Oh! dragon fly,</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Bîrdau, bîrdau, -bîrdang,</p> -<p class="line">Flutter, flutter, fly,</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Bauharî godai zô -zongnaiâ,</p> -<p class="line">My youngest daughter-in-law’s brewing beer.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Khùiram-dùiram -zâdang.</p> -<p class="line">Is bitter-sweet.</p> -</div> -<p><span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb60" href="#pb60" name="pb60">60</a>]</span></p> -<p class="par"><i>or</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Bauhâri godai khâm songnaia -sigram-zethram zâdang, &c<span class="corr" id="xd23e3838" -title="Not in source">.</span>, &c.</p> -<p class="line">My youngest daughter-in-law’s cooking rice is -only hugger-mugger.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first"><i>A Woman to her Husband.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Hî dai dai -hùbâbâ,</p> -<p class="line">If I weave him cloth.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Zimnù rangeâ.</p> -<p class="line">He can’t put it on.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Mâ huâ zang -gorop-khù!</p> -<p class="line">What a husband have I got!</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Zangnî khâfâlâ!</p> -<p class="line">Ah! my evil luck!</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Sûnî -khâfâlâ.</p> -<p class="line">My dreadful luck.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">For the first two lines substitute—</p> -<div lang="brx" class="lgouter"> -<p class="line">Gâmsâ dai dai -hùbâ-bù.</p> -<p class="line">Gânnù rangeâ.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first"><i>or</i></p> -<div lang="brx" class="lgouter"> -<p class="line">Phâli dai dai hùbâ-bù.</p> -<p class="line">Khaukhânù (or khâsônù) -rangeâ.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first"><i>Courtship.</i></p> -<p class="par">Man says—</p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">“Ùi bâze, ùi -bâze!</p> -<p class="line">Oh! sister-in-law!</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Em bonânai hù.</p> -<p class="line">Spread a mat for me.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">Woman answers—</p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Nangnî hingzausù nonggâ -hai!<a class="noteref" id="xd23e3905src" href="#xd23e3905" name="xd23e3905src">1</a></p> -<p class="line">I am not your wife!</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Em-sù bobai-nù.</p> -<p class="line">To spread a mat for you.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">Substitute other occupations in subsequent verses. -<span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb61" href="#pb61" name="pb61">61</a>]</span></p> -<p class="par"><i>A Love Song.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Dui lainaiâ sùrù -man?</p> -<p class="line">Who was it used to draw water?</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Âgùi Banbâhi sikhlâ -man.</p> -<p class="line">It was the maid, my sister Banbâhi.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">In following verses substitute “<span lang="brx">Mikhâm songnaiâ, megong khâwâiâ, -hî dânâiâ</span>,” &c., &c. If a -woman sings, she sings “<span lang="brx">Hâthi hunaiâ -sura man. <span class="corr" id="xd23e3950" title="Source: Adâ">Âdâ</span> bùidîsi -zålåman</span>,” and goes on with male -occupations.</p> -<p class="par"><i>Women’s work.</i></p> -<div class="lgouter"> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Dudugur,<a class="noteref" id="xd23e3962src" -href="#xd23e3962" name="xd23e3962src">2</a> dudugur, -mâlâ-ùi.</p> -<p lang="brx" class="line">Fisâ bânai-nî -fâlâ-ùi.</p> -</div> -<p class="par first">In other verses substitute other work for -“<span lang="brx">fisâ <span class="corr" id="xd23e3977" -title="Source: bânaini-nî">bânai-nî</span></span>.”</p> -<p class="par"><i>Reproach of Women.</i><a class="noteref" id="xd23e3983src" href="#xd23e3983" name="xd23e3983src">3</a></p> -<div lang="brx" class="lgouter"> -<p class="line">Boisâgi, âsâgî, -rå-rå,</p> -<p class="line">Megong mikhâm songblâ, dùilau, -dùi-sau!</p> -<p class="line">Hoâ sâse nù-bù-lâ,</p> -<p class="line">Gadau gâsi!</p> -</div> -<p><span class="pagenum">[<a id="pb62" href="#pb62" name="pb62">62</a>]</span></p> -</div> -<div class="footnotes"> -<hr class="fnsep"> -<div class="footnote-body"> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e3905" href="#xd23e3905src" name="xd23e3905">1</a></span> A man speaking to a woman says “<i lang="brx">lùi</i>” (cf. “<i lang="brx"><span class="corr" id="xd23e3911" title="Source: he-lùî">he-lùi</span></i>”); a woman -speaking says “<i lang="brx">hai</i>”, and a man, speaking -to his wife or other woman with whom he is on familiar terms, says -“<i lang="brx">ùi</i>”. <a class="fnarrow" -href="#xd23e3905src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote" lang="en"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e3962" href="#xd23e3962src" name="xd23e3962">2</a></span> “<i lang="brx">Dudugur</i>” is the -little drum on a handle, with a bead tied to it. The drum is shaken -from side to side, and the bead beats it,—onomatopœically, -“<i lang="brx">dudugur, dudugur!</i>” <a class="fnarrow" href="#xd23e3962src">↑</a></p> -<p class="par footnote"><span class="label"><a class="noteref" id="xd23e3983" href="#xd23e3983src" name="xd23e3983">3</a></span> Not -easily to be translated word for word. But the meaning is that a woman -cannot think of her work if a man passes by. <a class="fnarrow" -href="#xd23e3983src">↑</a></p> -</div> -</div> -</div> -<div class="div1 imprint"><span class="pagenum">[<a href="#toc">Contents</a>]</span> -<div class="divBody"> -<p class="par first xd23e3997"><span class="sc">ASSAM SECRETARIAT -PRINTING OFFICE (GENERAL)</span> No. -140—304—16–8–95.</p> -</div> -</div> -</div> -<div class="back"> -<div class="div1" id="toc"> -<h2 class="main">Table of Contents</h2> -<table> -<tr> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><a href="#translit"><i>TRANSLITERATION.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><a href="#preface">PREFACE.</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#preface">iii</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><a href="#pt1">KACHÁRI -FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES.</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#pt1">1</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch1"><i>An accused -person’s statement in Assamese and Kachári.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch1">1</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch2"><i>Dùimâ dùisâ ni -khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch2">3</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch3"><i>Sâse -olsiâ gåthå nê khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch3">6</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch4"><i>Gåthå -mâmra nî khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch4">9</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch5"><i>Sáse -phâlângi gåthåni khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch5">11</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch6"><i>Bîdâ -bînânaunî khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch6">15</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch7"><i>Embu Bonglâ -nî Khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch7">19</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch8"><i>Mùi -ârù daukhâ dandâ nî -khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch8">22</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch9"><i>Brai sáse -ni khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch9">24</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch10"><i>Mùkhrâ ârù Sessâ nî -Khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch10">27</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch11"><i>Khusung -ârù Mùkhrâ.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch11">32</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch12"><i>Bâmun -deâru bînî sâkor nî -khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch12">34</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch13"><i>Âbrâ -nî khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch13">38</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch14"><i>Sâ-snî âbrâ nî -khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch14">42</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch15"><i>Khânâ khuzâ nî -khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch15">46</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch16"><i>Sâse -âbrâ brai nî khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch16">50</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td></td> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="6"><a href="#ch17"><i>Brai -bùrùini khorâng.</i></a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#ch17">52</a></td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="tocDivNum"></td> -<td class="tocDivTitle" colspan="7"><a href="#songs">FOLK SONGS AND -NURSERY RHYMES.</a></td> -<td class="tocPageNum"><a class="pageref" href="#songs">56</a></td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -<div class="transcribernote"> -<h2 class="main">Colophon</h2> -<h3 class="main">Corrections</h3> -<p>The following corrections have been applied to the text:</p> -<table class="correctiontable" summary="Overview of corrections applied to the text."> -<tr> -<th>Page</th> -<th>Source</th> -<th>Correction</th> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e209">iii</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2237">5</a>, <a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2240">5</a>, <a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2381">17</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2415">21</a>, <a class="pageref" href="#xd23e3838">60</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">[<i>Not in source</i>]</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e214">iv</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">indentical</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">identical</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e535">1</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2230">4</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">,</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">.</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2224">4</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ng</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Âng</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2243">5</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2246">5</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Sri</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Srî</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2261">6</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hùnânâi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hùnânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2268">6</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ol iâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">olsiâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2273">6</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">oidang- ùi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">oidang-hùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2281">7</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2310">9</a>, <a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2372">17</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">angnù</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ângnù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2284">7</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khi-” thâ-i-ù</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khithâ-i-ù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2288">7</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">búnnânai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bùnnânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2291">7</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">”</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">[<i>Deleted</i>]</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2307">9</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Bir</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Bîr</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2331">12</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2407">20</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">.</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">[<i>Deleted</i>]</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2333">12</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dih­onnânai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dîh­onnânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2365">16</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dânnu</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dânnù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2399">19</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dangmân</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dangman</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2402">19</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khâmúi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khâmùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2409">20</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">lânânâi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">lânânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2420">22</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hûnânai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hùnânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2427">22</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2759">46</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khorang</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khorâng</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2432">22</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Binîkhai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Bînikhai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2446">24</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khoráng</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khorâng</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2467">26</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Obâ­nú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Obâ­nù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2471">26</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2857">54</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bîsúr</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bîsùr</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2475">26</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Obâsú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Obâsù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2482">26</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Obânû</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Obânù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2485">26</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Beaunú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Beaunù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2490">27</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">âgúi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">âgùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2494">27</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">raukhôbú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">raukhôbù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2497">27</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dúi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2503">27</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Mùkhrá</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Mùkhrâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2506">27</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Khoràng</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Khorâng</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2511">27</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mânsùià</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mânsùiâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2518">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">lui</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">lùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2521">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">lúi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">lùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2524">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ângnú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ângnù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2527">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2530">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Múkhrâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Mùkhrâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2534">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2537">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ârú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ârù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2540">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom"> -nu-zâ-húi-nai-sui-lâiù</td> -<td class="width40 bottom"> -nu-zâ-hùi-nai-sui-lâiù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2543">28</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ang</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">âng</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2548">29</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mú­khrâiâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mù­khrâiâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2568">31</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hanânai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hannânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2579">32</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">thalit</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">thâlit</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2584">33</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">húnânai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hùnânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2589">33</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">múkhrâiâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mùkhrâiâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2606">34</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">beaunú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">beaunù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2610">35</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">sakhorâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">sâkhorâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2613">35</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">duluse</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">dùlùse</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2628">36</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bifur­khô</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bîfùrkhô</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2631">36</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hanu</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hanù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2645">37</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ângnu</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ângnù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2654">38</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Abrà</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Âbrâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2657">38</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ní</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">nî</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2660">38</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khoràng</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">khorâng</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2667">38</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">súngnaise</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">sùngnaise</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2670">38</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">múiâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mùiâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2682">40</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mânsúiâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mânsùiâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2685">40</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">âbrânú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">âbrânù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2698">40</a>, -<a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2718">43</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hunânai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hùnânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2723">44</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">zangfur</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">zangfùr</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2728">44</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">oinu</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">oinù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2734">44</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Zangfur</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Zangfùr</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2750">45</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">gïnânai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">gînânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2763">46</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Sânûi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Sânùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2766">46</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Ângnû</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Ângnù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2771">46</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">thângûi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">thângùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2792">48</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bû</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2797">49</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Zâkhoâ-nú</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Zâkhoâ-nù</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2802">49</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Sikhi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Sikhî</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2805">49</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bhâgú-khô</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bhâgù-khô</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2810">50</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hùnanai</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">hùnânai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2819">50</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">boinifraî</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">boinîfrai</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2824">51</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bùriù-khô</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bùrùi-khô</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2845">53</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mânsuiâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">mânsùiâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2848">53</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bangnaise</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bungnaise</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2864">55</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">sikhau-fúr-khô</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">sikhau-fùr-khô</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e2869">55</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">zang-fur</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">zang-fùr</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e3020">24</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bán</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">ban</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e3069">30</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">[<i>Not in source</i>]</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">,</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e3777">59</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Ágùi</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Âgùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e3911">60</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">he-lùî</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">he-lùi</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e3950">61</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Adâ</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">Âdâ</td> -</tr> -<tr> -<td class="width20"><a class="pageref" href="#xd23e3977">61</a></td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bânaini-nî</td> -<td class="width40 bottom">bânai-nî</td> -</tr> -</table> -</div> -</div> - - - - - - - -<pre> - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Collection of Kachári Folk-Tales and -Rhymes, by J. 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D. Anderson - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most -other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of -the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - -Title: A Collection of Kachri Folk-Tales and Rhymes - -Author: J. D. Anderson - -Release Date: November 11, 2016 [EBook #53506] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK KACHARI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES *** - - - - -Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed -Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net/ for Project -Gutenberg (This book was produced from scanned images of -public domain material from the Google Books project.) - - - - - - - - - - A - COLLECTION - OF - KACHRI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES, - - INTENDED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO - REVEREND S. ENDLE'S - KACHRI GRAMMAR. - - - BY - J. D. ANDERSON, - INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE. - - SHILLONG: - PRINTED AT THE ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE. - 1895. - - - - - - - - -TRANSLITERATION. - - -I am sorry to find that in transcribing I have wandered away from -Mr. Endle's system of marking the values of the vowels. But the -differences are, in essence, very small. - -The circumflex accent indicates a long vowel. - -"" is as in Mr. Endle's Grammar. - -"" is the guttural "u" printed in Mr. Endle's Grammar as "u." - - -J. D. A. - - - - - - - - -PREFACE. - - -This little collection of Kachri folk-stories and rhymes is intended -as a supplement to the Reverend Mr. Endle's Grammar of the language, -and as a reading-book for those who have acquired an elementary -knowledge of Kachri. I have added a rough translation, thinking -that these specimens of the folk-lore of a very simple and primitive -people may be of interest to some who do not care to learn Kachri, -and that it may stimulate others to make fuller and more successful -excursions into an unexplored field. These stories were collected -during a tour of only six weeks' duration in the Kachri mauzas of -Mangaldai, and cost only the effort of taking down the tales as they -were dictated. Not only the Kachris, but the other hill tribes of -Assam have doubtless their stores of folk legends which have never -been exploited; and it pleases me to hope that others may find it -as pleasant as I have found it, to collect these fictions of the -savage mind over the camp fire. The text of the stories suggests a -problem which it may amuse some one with better opportunities or more -perseverance than myself to solve. It will be noticed that while the -words are for the most part Kachri words, the syntax is curiously -like the Assamese syntax. As an instance of this I have taken down -(see page 1) an accused person's statement in both Assamese and -Kachri. The Kachri version is, literally, a word-for-word translation -of the Assamese. I can think of no other two languages in which it -would be possible to translate a long statement word for word out -of one into the other and yet be idiomatic. The most characteristic -idioms are exactly reproduced. The Assamese says mor bapy, but tor -bper. The Kachri similarly says ngn f, but nangn namf. The -Assamese says e dl lthi; the Kachri translates gongse lauthi. The -Assamese says gai-pelay kalon; the Kachri khith-hi-man. And many -more instances will occur to any one with a knowledge of Assamese -who reads these stories. Briefly, it may be said that Kachri, -as it is spoken in Darrang, has a vocabulary mostly of the Bodo -type, though it contains many words borrowed from the Assamese. Its -syntax, on the other hand, is nearly identical with the Assamese, -almost the only exception being the use of the agglutinate verb -(see page 26 of Mr. Endle's Grammar). Even the agglutinate verb is -more or less reproduced in Assamese in the use of such expressions -as gai pelay. Now it is quite possible that the Kachris, from long -association with their Hindu neighbours, have learnt their syntax, -while retaining their own vocabulary. A more tempting theory is that -Assamese and Kachri are both survivals of the vanished speech of the -great Koch race, who, we know, ruled where Assamese and Kachri are -now spoken side by side; that Assamese has retained the Koch syntax, -while it has adopted the Hindu vocabulary of Bengal; that Kachri -has preserved both vocabulary and syntax. This theory, if it can be -defended, would at last give Assamese a valid claim to be considered -a separate tongue, and not a mere dialect of Bengali. It would also -give an explanation of the vexed question of the origin of the word -Kachri. ri is a common patronymic in the Kachri speech. As Mr. Gait -has noted in his Census Report, the Kachris have totemistic clans, -calling themselves Bg-ri, sons of the tiger, and so on. What more -simple than that the Koch-ri are the sons of the Koches? So far, -the problem is one of mere guesswork and theory. But there are other -branches of the Bodo tongue in the Tipperah and Gro Hills and in -North Cachar, where men of the Bodo race do not come into contact with -Assamese. Do the same idioms and the same syntax exist there? If not, -they were probably borrowed from Hindu sources. If they do, it seems -probable that these idioms and this syntax have survived not only in -them, but in the Hinduised Assamese. - -I had intended to draw up a list of the agglutinate verbs found in -this little collection of stories to supplement that given at page -26 of Mr. Endle's Grammar. But anyone interested in the subject will -find them for himself in the stories, and will learn more easily -from the context than from any vocabulary what the precise shades of -meaning of the interpolated particles are. They are a very curious and -interesting feature of the language, and are probably found in richer -abundance where the well of Bodo undefiled has not been contaminated -by a mixture with other tongues. - -I must not conclude without offering my hearty thanks to the Reverend -Mr. Endle for his advice and help in collecting these stories, and -to Samson, my tutor, who was in truth "the only begetter of these -ensuing" fictions. He told me most of them and corrected all. I have -no doubt he has many other primitive legends, if any one will take -the trouble to write them down. - - -J. D. ANDERSON. - -The 21st September 1894. - - - - - -P.S.--There can be no doubt that the Kachri of Darrang is greatly -influenced by the surrounding Assamese, though, even now, many -Kachris, and especially women, do not speak Assamese at all. There -is an anecdote among the Kachris showing the inconveniences of the -bilingual state. A Kachri lad married an Assamese girl, and going to -his mother-in-law's house was given food. His hospitable mother-in-law -cried to him "Kh! Kh!" so he bound her hand and foot. Then she -laughed, seeing that he supposed her to be talking Kachri. So she -said to him (in Kachri) "Z! Z!" on which he went away. I am afraid -the Kachri syntax is borrowed from Assamese. - - - - - - - - -KACHRI FOLK-TALES AND RHYMES. - - -AN ACCUSED PERSON'S STATEMENT IN ASSAMESE AND KACHRI. - - -Question.--Tumi ki kaba khuj? - Nang m bungn nmaidang? - -Answer.--Mangalbr din may ishkulalai gaichhilon. mr parikshr - Mangalbr din ng ishkulau thngdangman. Zangn parikh-n - -din haichhile. Mstore mre ghar hibalai du bjit chuti dile. -din zdangman. Mstor zangfrkh n fain-lgi du bzit chuti hnai. - -Gharat hi, khai-dai-kari, Nandir tt paribalai galon. - N fainnai, zi lngi, Nandi-n-au slungn lgi thngnaise. - -Nandiye mot-kai beshi pare. Tin bjit may gaichhilon. Tt - Nandi ng-nkhri slng-s-n. Tini baziau ng thngnai. Bean - - derh ghanta parichhon. Sre chri bjit pari thakr par -ghant-se-khaise slngnai. Ghant bri-khaise sulungbai thnai-au - - mar Paramesvari bhanir mt sunilon; "Maharnir dohai, -ngn Paramesvari gi-n mth khnnaise; "Mahrni-n dohai, - - Kampanir dohai, mar garbbhabati baiek chulit dhariba -Kampani-n dohai, ngn modom-au thnai gi-n kheneau homn - -ne pai." E rakam buli sunte may ulai hilon. Dekhon ji - man." Be baid bungnai khnnai-au ng onkht-b-naise. Nunaise - - Kuntiye Gilsiye chulia-chuli-kai pariychhe, ru -Kunti-zang Gilsi-zang kheneau hom-lai-nnai goglainnai dang, r - - Paramesvariye o Ilsiye. Mosai e dl rul nipelai Gilsik -Paramesvari zang Ilsi-zang. Mosai rul gong-se lnnai Gilsikh - - erwai dile, Kuntik gar mri dharichhe. Bm hte Kuntir -sg-h-naise, Khhunthikh hom-khip-naise. khszang Khunti-n - - htat dharichhe, hon htat rulir ght karichhe Kunti tatkhnt -khiau homdang, gd zang rul zang bu dang Khhunti obn - - pari gaichhe. Tr sheshe Madhu hichhe. hi Kuntik chulit -gaglai-nngnai. Bn unau Madhu fainai. Fainnai Khuntikh kheneau - -dhari e char mrichhe. May galon; gay pelay kalon: -homnnai sb-se sbnaise. ng thngnaise; thngnnai khithnaise: - -"Apo e sab bar anyy kath. He ke janie tomr jiyar, e -"Brai befr hm khorng. Be sne-sb nangn fisz, be - - ke janie tomr jiyar. Tomr jiyar-hatak ji ne mril, mor -sne-sb nangn fisz. Nangn fisz-frkh zi bu-khise, ngn - -bhani-hatak kio mril? Tomr jiyar-hatak o mriba pu, mor -gi-fr-kh mn bunai? Nangn fisz-fr-kh b bu-nngauman, ngn - - bhanihatak o mriba pu. ru ran bhngi diba pu." E -gi-fr-kh b bu-nngauman. r nnglai-nai sefai-nngauman." Eri - -buli kawte mok bukate Bngli-ghus [1] marile. He -khithnai-au ng-kh zerb-i-au Bngli-ghus saunaise. Be - -ghus khai, may jijir-mu khlon. Tenekwte mar bapair mt -sau-z-nnai ng zingri-mutd maunaise. Ereaun ngn tr mth - -sunichhon. Bapay-e kaichhe: "Mor garbha-bati chwlik -khnnaise. fi khithdang: "ngn modom-au thnai hingzauskh - -ne mrib." Kawate Mosai ahile; mor bapaik e mr - d bu." Khithnai-au-n Mosi fainaise; ngn fkh phongse - -mrichhe. Bapye bgari parichhe. Tr pichhat Madhue e mr - budang. f gaglainaise. Bn unau Madhu-b phongse - -mrichhe. Tr pichhat Kmesvar bar bns e dal lai hichhe. - budang. Bn unau Kmesvar w gedet gongse lbodang. - -Mar manat sandeha hal. Mor bapy burha mnu. E du - Ang gnaise. ngn f brai mnsi. Be phong-ne - - mrate bapay kpi chhe. Tenekwte Kmesvare marichhe -bu-nai-au-n fi maubai thdang. Bebaid-n Kamesvar fongse - -e mr. Tenekwte Madhu o e dal bns lai mariba-lai hichhe. -budang. Bebaidn Madhu b w gongse lnanai bun faidang. - -Prnar bhay dekh, ji thait sangrm haichhe, he thait e dl bns -Thoinu gnnai, zerau nnglaidangman, beau n w-gon gongse - - plon. Mor bapaik mre buli, mai o e br Madhuk mrilon. -man-nai. ngn fkh bugan hannnai, ngb fongse Madhukh bunaise. - - Murat parichhe, na kt parichhe, mor gt yd nai. -khr-au-s gaglai-kh, na mau-s gaglai-kh, ng khithn bi. - -Tetia Madhu mtit pari gaichhe. Mor bapaik may toli laichhon. -Obnu Madhu h-i-au gaglainaise. ngn fkho ng dikhngnaise. - -Tenekwt mor kakai hi paichhe. Kokai-e may-e mr bapaik -Ereaun ngn d s fainaise. dzang ngzang zang-n fkh - -lai hichhon, r Madhudale Madhuk lai gaichhe. - lbnaise, r Madhuni-fr Madhukh lngnaise. - - - - - -DIM DIS NI KHORNG. - -Sni brai burui man. Phre unau bsur gothai brai-buru zlngb, -burui zingsnnai brainu khithnaise "Brai, zangfrh z dnai -fisfur dang, bsr m znnai thnggan?" Erui bungb braia mai hu -khmnu lgi Khubernau thngnnai, mai sobai bsor r lai-megong -lf megong bfr mn-n bgot-zului bnnai n-i-au lbnnai -snsn snzt lmiau hor thnnai, n man-fai-nnai buruin -khithanaise: "Ang gasen bigot-zului lbobai." Phre n-i-au sn-ne-s -thnnai, khet khmn lgi sorai fith-gundui lnnai h, nain lgi -thngnaise. Phre gahm h, dtse nai-ui frbui ftbri-thing-b zur -khnnai dinnanai n fainaise. Unau snseni-khli khodal sekh, -bifr-mni lnnai thngnnai hgr eonnai r b hgrtrkh -saunnai hkh mazng khmnaise. Bnfrai, sanz sanp r s khl -ftbri-thing khulumnnai khon brithing phongse phongse zaunaise. - -Biaun h gasen mannaise. Phre baid baid mai r ffng -megon-thaigong boikhb fnnai hnaise. Phre hb zapb brai ni-au -thngnnai zirai nnai thnaise. Obs zb dang khlib dang snse -burui mai nain lgi braikh lg homnaise. Khintu braia bungnaise -"Lmiau di gi. Nangh di gng-b ng maunfrai hn?" Theob -b brai-n khorng khnsonglb embrbr braikh homnaikhai -lng-gnng-naise. Phre thngi thngi main h man-s man-s zb, -buruih di gngnnai brain khithb, brai bungnaise "ng nangn -dhi-n khith-dangman, nongg? lm-i au gia hannnai? Theob -ngn khorng khn-i-lb fainnai ngkh dukhu h. Erei bungb, -burui bungnaise. Din ng di man-lng-b, thoi-s-gan. Nang ng-n -di hnnngg." Phre unau brai mungb upai mane znnai, di -namai-nng-naise. Nmaie nmaie fukurimanse nub, b buruin megonkh -h zang khnnai be fukuri-h-lgi lngnaise. r brai bungnaise -"Nang be fukuri kh nailb di lng." Khintu di lngb-r mb -mb di n dau r hngsfr birlai-b, bkh khnnnai, bkh nain -lubuinnai nainaise. Beaun daufrn gelenai r rong zlainai nunnai -bhb brai zang rong zlain mon znaise. Obs brai khm, burui -gr. Phre brai buruin khorng ln gnng znaise. Obs bsrh -ji-b-thi khli-b-thi gth gthai znaise. Zb, bsrkh -fisn hekhai brai bsrkh buruin khorngzang Hem-n hz-au -lngnnai beaun fukuri manse khmnnai baid baid n khmnnai -diau hogrnnai dinb-naise. - -Phre unau Sr brai sim fudrun mse lnanai, mi sess r -khusung nmaibaie nmaibaie di gngs dangman. Ereau-n Sr brai -be fukuriau thng-fnng-naise. Beaun di nunnai lngn nmaib, -nfr bkh raidaunaise. "Af, nang ben di lngb, zangfrkh -gahm khmnnggan." Beaun b smai lnnai, dikh lngb, nfr -bungnaise. "D nang zangfrkh Loitho hlg lng." Beaun Sr -brai gaigain lauth zang dru-dru b-b-b khth khth di bhi -bnai, r nfr b fainaise. Bbaidn dis znaise. Obs unau -nfr Sr brai-n lao thaise r khumr thaise hotaaise. Phr bkhn -lbnanai sse khurm-n n-i-au hpfaib bn z mkhm r m mse -buthtnnai hnaise. Phre okh naib Sr brai be khumr-kh bn -khurmn hunaise. Hb bi khumrkh dnkhaub thk gaz mannnai -r bt-se khm zhn lgi om buthtnaise. r om bikhau [2] -man-se dinnaise. Zkhng-i frbi fain nmaib om bikhaukh Sr -brain hnaise. Hb r brai laukhb khurmn hnaise. B lau-au -darb gaz dangman. Khintu be khorngkh brai mi-thi. r bn -khurmi-b b-n khith-i--khise. Unau brai ni-au fainaise. r -bh n-i-au bn fisz-kh zbr znnai thnai nunaise. B lao r -khumr-kh bn khurm-kh hlngnaikhai bbaid zbr znai r bn -khurmi-b be lao r khumr-kh lkhmnaikhai zbr gabrp znnai -thnaise. Obs bn unau n-fr oz z-th-nnai bsr-n n-i-au -thngnnai gadn nai-hi-nnai [3] khithnaise "Nang-sr zs mairong -r goe zorse fthi zorse r dau mse lnnai dis-i-au hnnai -khulumb, nang-sr-h zbr ggan." Besr bibaidi-n khmnnai zbr -gnaise. Bnkhai d Brfr dis dim frkh khulum. Zapbai! - - - - - -SSE OLSI GTH N KHORNG. - -Sse olsi gth dangman. B mlai hli oinnai mai gai zap-b, -obs b mmr dublau hli oi-hi-dang. Phre Bthr brai olsia -gthkh hli oinai nunnai b thngn hekhai, bungnaise. "Heli -gth, nanglai d m hl oidang-hi, bthr mobbn thngbai. D -mai gaib, m zbu-n?" Theob b bkh naifin, moskh b dhum -dhum dhm dhm [4] bunnai, ntzret ntflet bli oibai thi. Unau -brai khonle khonle sngnaikhai gth brp-nnai nai-gedau-nnai -bungnaise "Nanglai maun brai li? ng kh hli oinaiau be baid -sngbai thi? Angh m zdang, ng s mithdang." Beaun brai -bungnaise "Nongg, li f, ng nangkh gahm khorng-s khithn -nmaidang!" Beaun gth bungnaise "M khorng dang? Mmr -khith! ngh hli oin sn zolngbai!" Obs brai bungnaise "D -hli oinnai m zn? Bthr thngbai," hanb, gth bungnaise -"B bobething thngkh? Mau thngkh nang ngn khithnanai h. ng -mai gain manb, m znnai thng-gan?" Obs brai bungnaise -"Nang glnu mlai zang lgse hli oinnai mai gaib hmgauman, -dlai bthr-kh sr nun hgo, r mbri bkh laifin-n?" Beaun -gth bungnaise "Nang khithnnai hn hb, ng bkh zerbb -lbn hgan." Hanb, bkh brai bl hekhai khithnaise "Nang -bething thngi thb khr phut-thru-thru brai sse thokon thunnai -dubli gezer gezer thangnai nugan. Obni nang bkhn hom. r -b zere khith-i- nang bebaidn khmdi" hannnai, bthr brai -thngnaise. Obs gth hli hogrnnai niau fainnai bm buruikh -mmr khm songn hnnai, zi lngi bmn khithnaise "Ai, nang -gbun fungzn khm songnnai h, r, mairong khothse bnnnai -h. ng bthr braikh hs--lng-n. nngg. "Manth din ng hli -oinaiau brai sse fainnai mai gainain Bthr thangbai hannnai -khithnai, r bikh hs lngb mangan, r bzere khmn thin, -bebaid-n khm hannnai khithlngnai." Obs buruia okh naib -khm songnnai gthkh z-h-i lng-h-i mairong khothse -bnnnai hnnai gthkh hogrnaise. Gth thngi thngi -zaikhn lg man, bkh-n sng, bsr bung: "Bthr thngbai -hannnai mithig. B mbri r bobething thng-kh, bkh zangfr -khithn hi." Beaun gth gadau-srau znnai bobething thngan -hannnai zeren man eren dubli gezer gezer thbai baib gaznau brai -sse nuhotnaise Nuhotb bn b-thr zn nngg nungnnai, b-kh -bungnaise "f, rth! dse rth! Ang nang-ni-au manse khorng sngn -nmaidang." Theob brai khnsonglb thngi thi. Gth-b khith -khth thngi thngi khith-lng. Gabauzang brai nai ffin-nanai -bungnaise "M hekhong-hekhong sr gthli maun li nanglai?" hannnai -sngb gth bungnaise "f brai, da brp-li! ang manse dukhuau -gagli-nnai, nangn khthiau faidang." Hanb, brai "Mmr khith -mmr khitha ng thngn nngg, ngh n gazn, hor-th hi-gan;" -hannaise. Obs gth khithnaise "f ng nangkh bthr brai baid -ni. Bnkhai nang ngkh d butht. Mlai boib mai gaithr-bai -ng un znanai daise b gain h-e khise. Bnkhai nang dse -thng-ffin-b ngha mai zagan" bungnaikhai, braia bn khith-naise -"ng d faibai, thng f-finn hlia, nang benfrai mmr thngnnai, -zese hi gathng-gabrm hli oinnai mai gaihithng." Obs gth -fainnai zeren man, eren khothi [5] khin-kh gai-brop-nnai -dinnaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -GTH MMRA N KHORNG. - -Sni brai brih gth sse dangman. Brai gth uduib-n -thoi-lng-naise. Obs bm bri bbai-nnai gthkh bngai -fidit-b gth bungnaise "Ai, ng d mos gumn h-s-g. N-se-au -murkhi hpn nmai." Bn bm bungnaise "f fistlai, nang ng -thoigo mni dukhu zn nngg." Khintu fistlai bn dukhu mon -hlb sse n niau murkhi hpnaise. Phre bkh murkhi-fr -mos gum-zp-n h. Obs sse gurkhi brai bkh onnnai -gum zp-h-naise. Phre gurkhifr bkh nun hi, r boib -bu-i-. Bnkhai unau b thn hekhai, monau dukhu khmnnai, -bidkh-sri lngnaise. - -Phre thngi thngi b nm-i-au Siml Br kh lg mannaise. Phre -bkh bungnaise "Dau, nanglai m br li? Siml bfng fngse mni -bn-b-dang!" Obn b bungnaise; ngn m br, li, d? Zekh -bung Gil Charan br, bs br!" Ob gth bungnaise, "B br -ngn!" Bungb, ob, "ng nang zang thngfgan li, d." Erui -hannnai, b zang thngnaise. Bebaidn thngi thngi r Dhop Br -kh lg manb, bkh b bungnaise "Dau, be lai m br li? Dhop -btng fngse mni htsingn bn-b-gr-dang!" Obs b bungnaise -"Ang-lai m br li, dfr. Zi Gil Charan br b, s!" Ob Gil -Charan bungnaise, "E gi, b lai ngn nangg li?" Eri hanb, -"O d, ob ng-b nang sr zang thngfgan," hannnai bisr zang -thngnaise. Bebaidin Bsor Br, Bndor Br, Hgor Br, r Ot Br -boi zang bsr sr br znaise. Bebaidnu lgse thngi thngi -sse. Raikh burui-n n man-hi-b, beaun khm song-z-n lgi -sse br Raikhn-au ot bain thngnaise. Thngb, Raikh bri -mnsi nunnai zn lubuinnai lomz-th-nnai udunnai thnaise, -r b brkh bungnaise "bo, ngni khthi-au-n ot dang, sukhngnnai -lngfai!" Hanb, b fainnai sukhngdangman. Ereaun khathiau thnai -hkhorau znnai khkhlainaise. Bbaidi-n gabu zb, boibo sse sse -thngnnai, beaun gaglai-thr-naise. Obs Gil Charan br manse -khorng zbai nungnnai bau thngnnai, Raikh buruikh nunaise. Obs -b Raikh burui kh sb-khrng hot-naise. Beaun bri dukhu mannnai -"Abo, nang ngkh d butht!" hanb; "Ob ngni gifr kh dhonnnai -h." Ereui bungnai-au-n bri zkhl gongse lbonnai besurkh -hkhor-nfrai dkhngnaise. Phre unau b Raikho brikh btht-naise. - -Ar bzang thngi thngi sne Raikh thnai thauni -man-hi-naise. Man-hi-b, beaun siml-Br-kh mikhm song-n -thin-nnai, bsr shikr khmn thngnaise. Phre b khm songnnai -dinnaise. Khintu Raikho sni fainnai khmkh zfainaise. Phre -bsr fainnai, "khm hr?" hannnai bungb "E dfur, ng -mikhm songn baugrbai lfr, manthu ng gum mazng mse -nunnai bkh naibai thdangman." Khintu Gil Charan b khorngkho -mithdangman. Bnkhai b thnnai khm songnaise. Phre khm -zn lgi Raikh sni fainnai; "i gth! zangfrn khm h -li!" Hanb, bungnaise "Zangfrn ukhinnai dang, nangsrn mbri -hgan!" bungb "Gd-i-au set-b gkhir onkhtnai gth--n [6] -zangfurkh erei khithi n?" bungb, snikh-b gd homnnai Gil -Charan dubli dotse n gazn khubui-hot-naise. Obs bsr bnfrai -bekh zn hannnai, brpnnai hrau-hurau h-s-lai-b-naise. Ob -bsr-kh-b dn-tht-naise. Bebaidn s-thm-n-frai sr-h-lgi -Raikh bthtnnai, Raikhfurn mikhm songnai sr hnth hingzau -lbonnai, n khmnnai zbai thnaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -SSE PHLNGI GTHNI KHORNG. [7] - -Sse uduiau-n bf thoiznai gth dangman. Phre zi zi khli khli -b gedet zb snse bmn-au sngnaise "Ai, gl zangfrh f-i- -lai m maunnai zdangman?" hanb, bmi hm sunnai khithnaise -"Namfi des des flng khmnnai zdangman. B thbl, d -zangfr eseb dukhu ziman" hanb, b bungnaise. "Uh! ob b hb-kh -ng hi n! Bese thk dang, ngn dhonnnai h!" Hanb, bmi -bungnaise "f nang bbaid khmn nngg. ng bi gpi nangn -zhgan. Nang mlain dekhuau thngnnai mbruib thoib betb ng -mbri thgan?" Theob gth khnsonglb embr-br bm-n-au -thk bn-nai lnnai bastu bainaise, r nau gongse nmainnai -lnaise, r gsen z zb, mnsi sni-s homnnai bm buruikh -khulumnnai mlain dekhu-au nau zang thngnaise. Bebaidn thngi -thngi gm dtse di-gthan-au naukh khnnai, gm gmi bastu -phn-h-naise. B ggai nau ne-. Bebaidn thi thi beau-n -srb brai burui s-ni-h hngs gufut mse dangman. Bn bsrn -di laii mikham songi hgr-man. Bkhn snse b gth di -gathnau gagain hngs-bgur-kh khnanai din-nnai r mazng -sikhl-s znnai duguinai nunaise. Bnfrain boi hngs-n girim -brai-bri-kh on-s-nnai thau r bn nau-au z z bastu dang, -ozin bngai bngai hn homnaise. Bbaidn bastufrkh fni -fni fn-zap-b niau fainai so-nai-khai b brai buruin n-iau -thngnnai thk zbr hnnai, hngs kh bb, brai bri -"Eren lng" hannnai bungdangman, khintu b ff- [8]nng zn -gnnai, brai-n-gnng bastu-khai embr-br thk hnnai hngskh -lbnaise. Bnfrai nau lnnai fai-i faii n man-fai-nnai, zib -thi khli-b thi b hngs mnsi z-i-e nunnai, snfrimb -hmlngnaise. Bkhn nunnai bm burui mlainau sngbai baib -raub mungb khithn hi Khintu biaun bri sse dangman. Bnau -sngb, b bungnaise "gi, nang bkhn mithikhi n? B flngi -khmnai thngnai-au bh mb manse zdang. Nang bkh budd khmb, -mithn hgan." Hanb, bm bri bungnaise "Khith-hor-hai, -ai bri, dhorom mangan." Hanb, b khithnaise "Nang snse sse -sikhlsa lbnnai nangn gthn them nain thin. Ar them -naibai thnai-au-n gpthnnai sng-thng. "Nang mn snfrimb -hm-lng-dang?" Obn b bkh on-khng-nnai bn monau z khorng -dang, b khithgan." Hanb, bim bbaidn khmnaise. Hingzaus-i -them nainaiau-n gpthnnai gongrai surukh surukh [9] sngnaise -"Ad-li, nang-h-lai m zdang? Nang bekh khithib, ng b khm -di zi," hannaikhai gth hm sunnai, bn lse lse khithnaise -"Ang flng khmn thngnai-i-au d ngn n-iau z hngs gufut -mse dang, bkh mnsi znai nudangman. Khintu b d baid-si-i-n -thbai. Bnkhai ng erebaid zdang." Them nai-khngb be gsen -khorng hingzausi bn bm-n khithnaise. Bekh bmi khnnnai -boi brin khith hi-naise li. Burui bkh khnnnai budd -hnaise liu: "Nang din boi hingzauskh lbonnai khithnnai -h, b din horau udu-lng-th-nnai ththang. Hor gezerb hngs -mnsi znnai gagain modaifrkh khulumbai thi. Beaun b hngs -bgurkh zuzai-m-au snnai hb, obni mnsi-i-n th-s-gan." Be -buddi hnai-baidn bmi hingzaus-n khithnaise, r hingzausi -b gthn khithnnai hnaikhai, snse gth khurui gongseau -khrezang thauzang golainnai dinnai, r songor manse dinnaise. Hor -zb b udui-th-lng-nnai thb, hngs horau sikhngnnai khaiau -thengau modom au-b khepthu-bai-dang. [10] Theob b khet-khut -khm-khuise. Bnkhai b udu-lngmtbai nungnnai, gagain -hngs bgr kh lsehai khunnai dinnnai ggain modai-fr-kh mon -hnnai khulumbi thdangman. Ere-au-n sr-sr lsehai sikhngnnai -boi hngs bgrkh thpnehai zuzai-m-au efopnnai dinnaise. Unau -bigur khmnnai manm-khang-b, bkh manmnnai mannnai "ngkh m -khmkh, m khmkh?" hannnai, ftdrp-d gaglainnai khnggrng-nnai -thoi-hp-nnai thnaise. Obs gth mmr fainnai khuruin thaukh -khr-modom-theng-khai-au hnnai, songor zang spbai thnaise, -r bbaidnu spi spi thbl, gabu-zang hm sukhngnaise, -r thng-khng-naise. Bbaid-n mnsi znnai, sni-zang hb -khm-lai-nnai zbr dinh lgi fis fis zang rozo-r-man zlai-bai -thnai-se. Zapbai! - - - - - -BD BNNAUN KHORNG. - -Sse raz r rn dangman. Bsr h hoi thoi-gr-naise. B -thoib hingzau modomau dangman. Snne-s thnanai hingzaus sse -znaise. r bsrh hos b sse dangman. Phre sn-ne-s thnnai, -bsrn bmi thoinaise. Thoib hingzaus n bidi bkh gkhr -daunnai fidet-naise. Ph unau bsr zn-gie zlngnnai unau -gmi gmi bbainnai znnaise. Bbaidnu thbai-i thabai-i sse -rz n n--au hp-hi-naise. Beaun Razi onnnai bsrkh bn -n--au dinnai. - -Be dekhu-au sikhau s-sn dangman. Bsrn rzi ozain dau, om, -mos, phreo hnngg. Be khorngkh gth-mmri khnnnai, bsr-kh -dnthtnu lgi raz-n-au sngnaise. Khintu razh bikh thinn mon -giman. Theob bn mon zang-n thin-naise. Ob gorai mse emfui -gongse raznau bnnai lnnai, be sikhaufur-n niau thngnnai -goraikh dpseau khnnai dinnnai, b emfui lnnai dor-mukhngu -sr sr zombai th-naise. Unau be sikhau gedetsin onkhrbb -bkh dn-naise. r boikhb sse sse bepaidi-n dnnaise. Khint -boinkhr uduisui monau bngai gnnai, lse lse fainaiau bkh -gahmi dnn mankhuise. Beaun thoi-e-khai b bsrn n gongseau -bkh snnai tl mrnnai dinnaise. Manthu gl bn bmi bkh -z dnb-b phongse b dnn thinlngdangman. Bnkhai b bkh -r dnn hi-khuise. Unau be khorngkh razn signg-au gsen -khith-naise. Beaun razi sikhaufrn nkh bsr snekh girim -khmnaise. Beaun bsr thnnai bdi binnau-kh khthnaise "gi, -nang be gsen n gongse gongse-i nain lubuib, nain hgo. Khintu -be tl-mrinai-kh nang d kheo." Bdi shikr khmgr-man. Phre -shikr khmnu thngb, bnnaunu sobai zang mairang zang golainnai, -khurui gongseau hlngnaiman. B bkhnu snse mni bsbai -thdangman. Unau sn-ne-s thnnai, bi gsen n-fr-kh kheo-e -kheo-e nainaise. Khaise-au mos, khaise-au gorai, khaise-au dau, -bebaidn nfrimb b nainaise, Khintu b kheonu h-i-e nkh mon -khmnnai nailb thn hikhise. - -"Mnth beaub m dang ng nun nngg;" eri hannnai b kheonnai -naib, thoi-hng thoi-hng mnsi sse nunaise. Beaun b khulumb, -onnnai, b z khithi, bkhn lnnai, muli hnaise. Beaun -sn ne s thnnai mnsi gahm znaise. Ph bbaidn ozain -railain r bn khm di hn homnaise. Bebaidin thaie thaie -bsr khorng zlainaise. Ph unau bdkh buthtn lgi sikhau, -hingzaukh buddi hnaise "Nang dn zobr z-th-nnai th, r -khith: ngn mos-gkhir zhb, ng gahm zgan." Bibaidi-n bidn -khithnaise. Bidai khnnnai hgr-bre-au mos nmai-lng-naise. Bn -khfli [11] mos bm mse hthi-au mos begeng nng-phthnnai -thnai lg man-naise. Beaun moskh smai lhnnai hthai-nfrai -begeng-kh dhonnaise. Unau b mosn gkhir-n khorng khithnaikhai -b gaigai n gkhir r fis b mse hnaise. Bekh lbonnai -binnaun hfainaise. Phre okh naib, sikhau, b hingzaukh -sngnaise. "Nangn mos gkhir hfai-n n?" B khithnaise, gkhir -r bn fis b mse di lbodang." Biau b ham man-naise. r -snse fukuri manse-n di lbon khithnai. B fukuri-n dikh -lbob mnsi thoi. Beaun binnau bidn khithnaise, "Nang be -fukuri-n di ngn lbonnai hb, ng gahm zgan Bebaidn bidai -gorai mse emfui gongse sim mse r mos-fis-kh b lnnai -thngnaise. Thngi thngi bongfng gedet fngse man-hinnai, -be bongfng singau-n b zirainnai dang. Ereaun ziba gedet -mse b bongfangau mnnnai gkhlng-dng, nunnai, bkh emfui -zang dn-so-naise. r dse thnnai, r mse ziba bbaidn -gkhlngnai-au bkh-b dnnaise. Bbaidn b beaun dang, obn -dau gedet mse be bongfngau brbnnai fis-fur-n dhr hb, -fisfr zikhise. Ob bm bungnaise; "nangfr din mn dhr -zi?" Ob fisfr khithnaise "Bongfang singau thnai mnsikh -nang on-b, zangfr dhr zgan." Hanb, bimi "ongan" hannnai -sumai lnaise. Fisfr dhr zkhngi-fr-bi, bmi mnsi-kh -sng-naise "Nangkh m nngg?" Sngb, b khithnaise "ngn b -fukuri-ni di nngg." Be dau fukuri-n khorng boikh-b mithnnai -bn khithnnai hnnai bkh be fukuri khthiau dinhinaise. Be -fukuri khathiau-n fukuri-n girim khunguri [12] sse dangman. Gth -mmri bn n-i-au hpnnai khungari zang gsen khorng-bthr -zlai-nise. Ob khunguri "Nang-n khorng-kh ng boikhb -mith-bai. Nang ngkh hb khm. Be fukuri-n dikh nang lng-n -hi: thoigan. r nang-kh butht-n lgi-s nangn nang-nnau, upai -khmdang. Nang z mnsi dn thr-lb dindang-man; b sikhua-n be -gsen khrang khmdang." Eri han-nnai bisr sneb failainaise, -r bn bnnau r sikhaukh dn-tht-nise. Dntht-nnai, bsr -snezang beaun girim znnai thnaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -EMBU BONGL N KHORNG. [13] - -Brai bri sni dangman. Bsrh zn lngn giman. Bnhai -sen-khokh sananai, z n man, bzangnu mai slailnai mikhm -zi. Bebaidn khmi khmi snse senau n mseb nnglb, -embu bongl gaz senau thp nngnai thdang. Obs brai dul -gespb sn thngnnai, sen nai-hinaise, r sen kh dikhngnnai -ilit mannaikhai rong znnai, mmr bbn khnnai, n-h-lgi -bt-zret-bt-thet bn-b-naise. r bri-kh phuz-nnai bungnaise -"Bri, bri, m db uthi-li? Sn-zbai!" Hannnai, phzb -bri mmr sikhngnnai ot sunnai sne-zang ot sailainaise. r -brai bungnaise "Zangfrh din khaphl gham! Senau n thp-bungnnai -thdang!" Obs bri bungnaise "Hr, hr! nai-n, lbonai!" hanb, -brai mmr khithfainaise. r brai bri snizang orau -gahmi nainnai nunaise gsen embubongl gaz. Obs bri -braikh bungnaise "Din nangh khaphl gahm zdang! Gahmn -khm manzsgan!" hannnai bungb brai senkh dkhnaise, r -buruikh buthtn thin-b, bri gon gongse lnnai th th -b-tht-h-lng-naise. Emphre btht-zap-b mse theng bainnai -thoifrmnnai bri-n khmflai singau thdangman. Unau gsen -embu-fr-kh si-khng-nnai, brai bri bnfrai uthb r -khmflai dikhngb, be thoifrmnai embukh nunnai, brai, "Bri, -mse embu thbai, btht! btht!" Hanb, embu rai-dau-naise -"f li ng-kh d btht: ng nangn hli oinnai, khodl -zaunnai, mai gainnai hgan." Obs brai bungnaise: "Mobth -embu-bonglaia hb maunnai hnai nudang-li? Nang hb maunnai -hnaia gakh! Buthtzn gnnai nang bekhn khithdang." Bungb, -embu bongli gahmi khulum-bai-nai-khai, r sumai l-nai-khai, -brai bri onnnai bkh buthrlb n-i-au dinnaise. Obs jib -thi klibthi dilng bthr sb, embu-bongli nngal lnnai -dubliau hli oin thngnaise. r b nngal-mothiau g-kh-nnai -hli oibai thb, bn dubli thing srba raj sse hthi gnnai -fainai nub embubongl raihotnaise "Heli, heli, nang maun mnsi -li? ng n li-fr-kh gphle-gsi khmdang!" Hanb rzi, "ng kh -bebaid rainai sr?" Hannnai, mnsi hotb, sfr singau hkhmnnai -thi. Bnkhai mnsi nun hekhai thng-ph-phinse. Bebaidn -khonle khonle rai, khon-frimb bkh nun hekhai rzai moskhn -ln thinnnai n-h-lgi lngnaise. Obs b b khthu khthu -thngnnai gogr n n sau thurui singau hps-nnai thnnai -raj kh baid baid raibai th-snaise. Rji bkh khnnnai, -naibb nuekhai brpnnai gogrkhn sefain thinnaise. Khintu -b bnfrai thngkhmnnai saur n s-i-au thnni r rainaise -Bebaidn gsen n sephain gnng znaikhai, rzi unau gnnai -bkh gahmi sngnaise, "Heli f, nanglai modai n mnsi? ng -nangkh mungb khmli." Hanb, b bungnaise "ng modai nungg, -mnsi-s. r nang ngn mos lbonai-khai ng nngkh raidang. r -nang d nangn phisazkh ng zang hb khmnnai hgan hannnai sumai -li g mni, ng nangkh bebaidn nue znnai raibai thgan." Hanb, -rzai sumai lnngnaise. Obnia b nnfrai onkhtnaise. Onkhtb -rzi sumai lnaikhai, r mb modai-fr zn hg nungnnai, hb -khmnnai hnaise, r dol, hthi, gorai g-kh-h-lainnai nhlgi -hotb r brai brin n khth man-fai-ba, brai bria gnnai, -n-nfrai khtlngdang-man. Bkh embu-bongla fistli nunnai -"Gn nngg" hannnai, mnsi hotnnai lbo-finnaise. Obs brai -bri fistl r bhmz boib z znnai rong z-lainnai mnsi -frkh khm-di zhnai lnghnaise. Bebaidn thi dang, snse -bhmz embu-bongl-kh nain bnnai embu-bongla-kh duguin -thinnaise. Embu bonglai bungnaise "ng udui-n-frai di-au-n -thi. D dgib ngh m zn?" Obs hingzau bungnaise "Nang dui -gusu-au thnai-kh ng mithdang. Khintu nangn bkhong-n gdi-ml -nunnai-s ng nangkh thukuin nmaidang," hanba, embu bongli mnthi -znaise. Zb di glopglop phdung-nnai hokh linghotnaise. "Mmr -faid! ng thukuin nnggo." B mmr fainnai, sngb; "Nang gl -diau bt-sm gr. ng unau bkhong hnnai hgan," hanb, b bau -bt-sm-nnai khng-grng-nnai thoinnai thnaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -MI R DAUKH DAND N KHORNG. - -Bsr sne zang glnfrai fisikh man. r bsr bongfng fngseau -ozain lgse thnaiman. Phre snse mikh sel mse nunnai -bkh gufng r zn lgi gahm nunnai sel raidaunaise "Heli -khurm! Nang beau m nmaidang? ng nang kh nunnai on-sdang r -nangh khusi dangb, ng nangzang khurm khmgan." Beaun mi -bungnaise: "Nangzang ngzang mbri khurm zn hg? Nang ngni -hothru. Nang ngkh manb, nang ngkh zg. ng nangn bdot." Be -khorang khnnnai sel monau dukhu mannnai bungnaise "Nang z -khorng khithdang, gsen nungg. r bnkhi ngh raub -gili, thoithro-bai. Bnikhai ng d monau gunnnai gokhain -[14] haran lbai. r nang boid raunb mungb khme, omzang -khurm khmn mon zdang. Nang ngkh beau mungb d bung." Be -khorng-au-n mi mnth znaise. Ob bsr sne zang bongfng guriau -thng-lai-naise. Beaun daukh-dand-- sel-kh nunnai, bkh gr-n -lgi min zbrn gahm khorng khithdangman. Khintu be khorng-kh -mi khn-song-hi-khai, daukh dandi skhthar manse khithnaise: -"Sne fisikh dangman-n. Bsr sne zang khorng khlainaise z -"Zangfr zeb dukhuau grlain nngg." Phre snse bsr maub -thngnaiau hgr gezer gezer thngdangman. Beaun lm gezerau -mfur mse lg man-naise. Ph bsr sni n gezerau sse bongfng -gkhn hgoman, sse haiman. Zebl mfur h-s-b-dang, sse -khtnnai bongfngau gkhhinaise. Sse mungb upai mane znnai -hiau khuglupnnai, hng liab thnaise. Unau mfur fainnai bikh -manm-su-nnai hng gie nunnai, grlngnaise. Ph bongfngn -mnsi sngnaise "Heli sikh, nangkh mfur manm-su-nnai m -khithnai?" Beaun b bungnaise "Bebaid mnsi-zang nang khurm -d khm," eri hannnai bungnai." Daukh dand bungnaise "Besr -sni-n baidi nang-h-b zn hg. Theob mi bn khorng kh -likhise. Phre zi-b-dang kli-b-dang snse sel phn nunnai -mikh b thauni-h lgi bkh phnau khkhlainaise. Phre b phn-n -deoling-kh ot-son thinb-b, otn man hannnai otsokhise. Unau -daukhi bsrn khorngkh mithnnai nmai-lng-nnai mikh -phnau nngnnai thnai nunaise. Nub, bkh gahm khmn lge upai -khmnaise. Phre, okh naise naise zdangman, ereaun b bungnaise -"Sikh nung uduikh dukhrng hnnai hng lailb th. r ng gp-b, -nang kht. Be upai-au gob, r gili-se." B khithanai-baidi-n -mi khmnnai dang. Ereau-n phn-n girimai fainnai mi-kh -thoinai mon khmnnai, zongkh hiau thunnai dinnnai phnn -deoling kh kheonnai fahm-dang-man. Ereau-n daukhi gpnnai -hb, mi sikhngnnai dophong khtb, mnsi zongkh lnnai, -khubui hot-naise: khintu min modomau nnglb seln modomau -nng-hi-naise. Beaun sel thoinaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -BRAI SSE NI KHORNG. - -Sse brai dangman. B sn-se hgriau thth dn-n thngb, mosa -mse sgmnai khnnaise. r obn bn khth n frai dau mse -br-lng-b, brai gkhrongnnai bung-nise "ng nangkh manb, -khugubn phurungauman." B be khorng-kh-n bungi thdang, mos -khnnnai "Be brai m khithdang? Ang bekh mithin nngbai, r -bekh ng z-li-b. Eri nungnnai braikh mth [15] hnaise "Heli -brai, nanglai mth [16] khithdang?" Theob brai khnsonglb -b khorngkhn bung r ththi dn. Obs mosi khth-se-au -fainnai, brai-kh bungnaise "Nang m khorng bungdang, ngn -khithib ng nangkh zgan." Erei hanb brai gnnai "Nang -gabun ngn niau thng. Oba ng nang-n khithgan." Hanb, b -thngnaise. Okha naib, mosi sngi sngi brai-n niau phungaun -okhar fainaise. Phre brai nunnai "Ap, nang mau-n thngnu li" -hanb "ng burobu thng. Nang-n-au-s ma-n khorng slngn -faidang. Obas brai bungnise "ng nang ht-sing-b be khorng-kh -khithnu hi. r m-ne-s lai-bau." Erei bungb, b thngnnai -mne mthm bzang lbonaise. Obs brai mai dngr set-li-au -dhonnaise. Dhonnnai b ghai mithnai moskh uthumai khamnnai -mosfrkh khnnai mai-mran hnaise. Hb, boi uthumai znai mosi -bungnaise "Ab, ng-h khr megem-s dang." Ph brai khithnaise; -"r-dse, b, r th, dn zss," hannnai, h-i thnaise. Phre -unau mosi khr megemnnai gaglai-s-nnai thb, phnsn gnng -lauth lnnai gahmi thunnai hnaise. Ob mosi "Ab! ngkh m -khm? ng din thoisgan!" Hanb, brai bungnaise "Nang m ghugubn -slngn nmaidangman bebaid dukhu zn hib, ng nangkh mbrui -frngan?" Hannnai, r th-khrng thsi khmse. Obs mosi -bungnaise "ng dukhu zdang, be nunggo; nangn khorng kh ng -mithikhui." Hanb, brai bungnaise "Bkhn ghughubn hannnai -bungu." Obn mos bungnaise "ng mithbai, zang-frkh hogar -d!" Brai bungnaise "R, ru bngai mith-zap-si-gan." Hannnai, -r hunaise. Unau mosi brai-kh khulum-bai-n homnaise. Phre mai -gb bsr-kh hogr-hot-naise. Hogr-slp-n manlb, uthumai r -bsrb khtlngnaise. Kht lngb, mengnnai, bsr dpse au boibo -z znnai zirainaise. Obn bsr boi didungkh nunnai brain -hnlgi railainaise "Be ddungkh hb, b mobb zang-fr-kh -sinai mangan." Bungnnai, bb bung "nangthng." Brain sinnainai -mosi thng-nng-naise. - -Obs b thrthr brbr gnnai thngdang, ru brai-n n -man-hi-nnai, brain didung-kh zsi [17] hub, brai bungnaise: -"Manbai; ng udubai. ng onkhtli. Inzur-goblong-thing -hot." Han-b, mosi lnzi zang didung-kh hotnaise. Obn, -brai sekh lnnai lnzaikh dn-so-naise. Beaun mosi gp-khrau -gps khtlngb, brai bungnaise "r ngh sse gi sing-sing -h-si-lng-dang! Nang khtnnai mu-thu gon?" Be bbaidin khri -khri naifinnnai raukhb nuekhai, zirainaise, r khnkhrai -gurungau di nunnai, khnd lnzai-kh sunnai znaise. Phre -khnkhrai onkhtrnai lnzaiau khepnaise. Obnia mosi "Gom -gomnu brain bgi fai-mt-dang;" hannnai, bnfrai khb -khst khtlngnaise. Obs zesen khr khnkhrai gaglaigan -nungnnai, gahmi khep-sin-lng. Bebaidn khri khri mosi -thoifrmnai znaise. Unau bongfng-fr-au nngnnai grb, obs -mosi gahm znaise, r brai-bi-gi-kh thngbai nunnai, khm di -znaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -MKHR R SESS N KHORNG. - -Mse sess r mkhr zang fisikh man. Bsr sni zang ozain -lgse thi, lgse zi, r lgse thbaibai. Obs snse sse -Darrangri mnsi goe thlit lnnai, ls zn thngnai nmau -lg mannnai, bsr railainaise "Be mnsi-n goe thlit-fr-kh -zn lg zangfr budd manse khmn nngg," hannnai, sess-kh -nmau-n thn thinnnai mkhria hgr-ia hkhmnai thnaise. Phre -mnsi manfaib, sessakh nunnai, bbn dinnnai, hsnaise. Hsb, -mkhraia hgrnfrai mmr onkhtnnai thlitfrkh lnnai bongfngau -g-kh-hi-naise. r "sess-faigan" hannnai, thlit goe-frkh -mmr z-gr-naise. r thlit bigr bu sessn dinnaise. - -Emphre unau sesskh mnsi homn hikhise r unau niau -thng-ph-phin-naise. Obs sessai gbzr-i gbzr-i thngnnai, -fisikhkh lg man-hi-nnai, gur thlit bb, thlit bigr ba -hnaise. Bnkhai sessi brpnnai "Bekh bngai dukhu hgan," monau -nungnnai, thsobre singau thhnaise. Unau mukhri bongfngnfrai -onkhtnnai: "Sikh li! sikh li! hani hani gbzr gbzr -thngb, sessi brpnnai bungnaise "Mth sikh-sikh li! ng -beaun razn khuser ne-fai-dang. Nangn ngkh mnu nngg?" Obs -mukhri nuzhinnai bungnaise "He sikh! khuserkh ngn thse , -her! Bese gathu ng z-nai-n;" hanb, sess bungnaise; "ng nang-n -hn hi. Raz khnb ngkh bugan." Theob b embr-br-bnaikhai -"Z li z, ng nangzang h-li" hannnai, zn hnaise. Phre b -znnai, sliau mnb "Sikh ng thoinaise" hannnai, bbrpbaib, -sess bungnaise "Nang gagain dukhu mandang. ng d nangkh m -khmgan?" hannnai, bere jth n bh singau th-hi-naise. Mkhr -b un un gbzrnnai thngnnai r nu-z-hi-nai-sui-li "Sikh -nang m khmdang, her" bungb, sess khithnaise "ng raz n -zth nedang" hanb "Sikh, ngn bngai dmnai-n h, her!" Sessi -bungnaise "Uh ng hi, her; rz khnb ngkh buthtgn," bungb -b, embrbr "ng lsui-s dmgan, her," hannnai, bere bhkh -khi-pht-ne zang bu-zp-naise. Obnu berefr mukhng, megon, modom -gasen ot phop-b mkhri gp-khrau gp-s bbrp-bai naise. Obni -sessi bungnaise: ng d-hi-n nang-n khith-dangman, theob nang -khorng lia. ng m khmgan?" hannnai, r dpseau zb-gowl-n -khthau th-hi-naise. Azngh mkhr b khth khth thngnnai -bungnaise "r beau lai nang m khmdang, her?" Sess bungnaise -"ng raz-lngh-n [18] sm-lauth nedang, her." Bungb "Sikh, -ng-n b h, her! ng bngai dngnai-n!" B "h" hanbb, -embr-br, dangnainnai, beaub b zb-zang ot-z-naise. Bnfrai -sess thngnnai photobreau th-hui-naise. Mkhr b gbzr gbzri -thngnnai, r lg l-hi-nnai sess-kh sngb, bi bungnaise: -Bekhn razn dol hannnai bung. Mkhr bungnaise: "Sikh, ng -bngai uth-nai n, her!" bungb "Uh! ng hn hai. Raz khnb, -ng-kh m bunggan? Nang mb br mnsi, her! Khorng khithb-b -khnsongg," bungbb, mkhrai "Nongg, her, sikh dse bu uthgan" -hannnai, phtbreau bt-drumb, gdh lgi thrp thngnaise. Obs -sess khithnaise "Duhui thlit znnai bgur hnai, ben, -hersikh, nang beaun th-d! ng nangkh khulumbai! ng thngnaise" -hannnai, b mu-khr-kh beaun gr-lai-naise. - -Obs un bthng gnd mse fainai nub, bkh mukhrai -dikhng-n thing-dangman. Gndi bungnaise "ng-h ukhui-s-dang -r di-gng-si-dang: ng nangkh dikhngn hi," hannnai, -b thngnaise. - -Bn unau r moes mse fainai-au bkh b khithdangman Bb -khnsonglb blot thngnaise. Boinkhr kh-zap-au mos mse -ukhui-s-nnai bthng thngdangman. Mkhr nunnai bungnaise -"He f, nang ngkh be dukhu n frai dikhngb, r raub -dikhngli." Hannnai gahmi khulumn homnaise. Theob b "ng -nangkh dikhngnnai m mangan?" hannnai, khozo-ne-s [19] thngb, -mukhri bungnaise "f, nang ngkh be photobre-n-frai dikhngnnai -hbrfrkh s-sr-nnai ngkh nang z!" hanb, b ukhui-s-nai-khai, -be khorng-au khn-song-nnai, bkh bungnaise "ng nangkh zn mon -gi, manth, bebaid dukhuau gaglainaikh dikhngb, ngh gahm -zgan. Theob nang gaigain zsinnai hnai-i-au, ng zn hgo," -hannnai, bn lnzai-kh pholau hotb, mkhri bn lnziau -homb, dikhng-b-naise, m-khr khthnaise "f nang ngkh dni -modom-fr-kh gahmui susr, emphre rnb z," hannnai sndungau -dse zbai thdangman. Ereaunu mos-i phtsething naineau, b -bongfngau ft-drp g-kh-naise. Mos bekh nunnai, brp-nnai, -bongfng guriaun snne snthm nebai thnaise. Bebaid thnnai, -unau khug snnai, hthai hzz khmnnai, thoith-nnai, thnaise, -r thmfaifr khug-i-au brng-brng han-lai-n homnaise. Beaun -mukhri ose ose thoi-mtbai nungnnai bongfng bz n frai lse -lse onkhtbnnai gl lse-i-hai lnzai khugau s-nai-gr-b-b mos -mungb khmkhuise. r unau theng thngse snnai hnai, beaub -mungb khmkhise. Obs mkhr bungnaise "Nang ngn thengfrkh -khrem-khrem otnnai zgauman, lanzai-kh khrem khrem otnnai zgauman," -hannnai, rong znnai: "Dni ngn khrokh-n z," hannnai, khugau -snnai hb, obn mosi khrem ot-khrep-naise. Thoibai! Zapbai! - - - - - -KHUSUNG R MKHR. - -Besur sne zang fisikh man. Snse lmiau thb, sse mnsi -gur thli mairang bnnnai lbonai nnaise. Bkh nunnai -mkhrai fisikhn khithnai-si: "Heli sikh, nang beaun -zbai th. Be fainai mnsia bbn dinnnai nangthngkh hsb, -nangthng kht." Eri hannnai khusungkh b lm-au-n dinnnai -mkhri hgr singau hpnnai nda znnai hkhmnnai thnaisui -ob be mnsi khthi zb, khusungkh nunnai, bbn dinnai, -hsnaise. Obn mkhri hgr n frai onkhtnnai be thli r gur -kh lngnnai bongfngau gkhhinaise. Unau be mnsi khusung-kh -manekhai, gaigain n-i-au thng-f-fin-naise. Ben unau, khusung -hgr-n-frai onkhtnnai fiskh nmainnai man-nnai, thlit r -gur bnaise. Khintu mkhri thlit znnai bigur gaz, gur znnai, -thinkli gaz khusungn hnaise. Beaun khusung brp-naikhai, -bkh bongfngau dikhng-lng-naise. "Nang ng-kh gur r thlit -znai nudang-man. Beau m dang, nang gagain nai." Bebaid bungnnai -mkhri bongfng-n-frai onkhatnnai thngnaise Phre khusung beaun -thnnai onkhtn haikhise. Be bongfngn sing-thing baid baid om -thngdangman. Khintu raub bkh on--khise. Unau, gnd brai mse be -thing thngb b bkh khulumnnai bungnaise "f, nang ngkh onb -ng nangn bkhung sau bt-drm-n nmi." Beaun gndai bkh -onnnai thinnaise. Thin-b, b bt-drm-naise. Obn gnd-h znzi -bai-naise! Obni, bkh khusung hgr zang khupnnai dinnnai, -razn nau thngnnai raz znai khmflai sing-au th-hi-naise. Ph -zebl mel khun khun zdangman, ob khusung khphnise. Raz bkh -khnnnai "Sr khphdang? Khth dn!" Beaun boib "ng khphkhi" -hannnai bungnaise. r bebaidn khonnesi khphni-au, sse mnsi -bkh raz n khmflai singau nuhotnaise. Nunnai razni signgau -bung-naise "f, nangthng ng-kh dn lgi-b, ng manse khorng -khithn nmi. Nangthngn khmflai singau-n mb mse dang. ng -mithgo bn khphdang." Phre razi nainnai, bkh nunnai, khth -dnn thinnaise. Obni khusung bungnaise "f nang ngn khth -d dn! ng nangthng-n gnd mse hgan." Beaun razi brpnnai, -bbnai-baidi-n mnsi zbr b zang hnnai hotnaise. B thngnnai, -gnd-kh boi bongfang guriau khith-hui-naise. Mnsifur gndkh -lbonnai, razn singau hb, raz hontoh znnai bn gorai mse -hnaise. - -Be goriau uthnnai khtbaib, mkhri nunnai sng-b, b bungnaise -"Be goraikh ngn razi hunai." Obn b sngnaise "Mbri razi -nangn hnai?" Beaun b khithnaise, "Nang ngkh z bangfng -siau gr-bu-dangman; ng beaun thnnai, lmkhnd mse-n siau -bongfng-n-frai bt-drmb, b thoinaise. Unau ng bn siau zbr -zigp hung-nnai hsinnnai bkh dinnnai razn signg-au gnd n -khorng khithnaise. Beaun razi ngn hontoh znnai, be goraikh -hdang." Beaun mkhri b khithnai baid khamnaise. Rji bkh -nunnai brpnnai khth dnnaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -BMUN DERU BN SKOR N KHORNG. - -Sse Bmun dangman, r bb skor sse dangman. Sn-se sne -zang Bmun n bhau-bikhunz-n niau thng-n-lgi thlit gur -gkhir sorai lnanai skhor-kh bn hnnai, bkh khithnaise -"Nang be thlit-frkh d z. Zb ngh khth ftse b megon -dang." Eri hannnai thngi thnaise. Phre unau boi skhorh -mikhm ukhui-b, thlit-kh lnnai, thaise thaise bn un-pht-si -khithnnai, bebaidn boibo-kh-b z-thro-lng-naise. Phre -unau bsur dpseau zirai-hiba, Bmun bbnkh nuekhi, skhor-n -signg-au sngnaise "Bibn m zkh?" Ob skhor bungnaise, -ng dkhi-n nangn khithnnai b thlit-frkh zbai. r d -nang mn sng-dang?" Bebaidn Bmun bolo [20] hekhai sr sr -thnaise. Phre besr beaun khm song-z-n-lgi zothon khmnaise, -r beaun n khwai m-ne-s mandangman. Bn skhorn mse ba -hnnai, gsen Bmun lnaise. Phre zebl khm man-naise, sne-b -zn lgi zodangman. Ereaun skhor sngnaise "Bmun gohain, -n khwi mse b daugi, n dl dl daugi?" Beaun Bmun -bungnaise "Dl dl daugi." Ob b bn n msekh bn khm-au -khubui-hot-detnaise "Manth be htsing daugn hi, nang-ni zang -dlse zthang." Beaub gaigai-n khorng-zng-n zennnai bkh -mungb bung-n hi khise. Unau khmkh skhor htsing manznaise. - -Phre bnifrai thngi thngi simli bfng dlse nunnai, Bmun-kh -sngnaise "Bmun gohain! be nunai bongfng-fr m bongfng?" Bamun -khithnaise "sirmolu." Skhor bungnaise: "Sirmolu nungg. Bkh -hirmolu han." Ph obs phong-b phong-b sn lgi khorng -khlainaise. Phre gurkhi dlse lg mannnai, bsrkh sungb, -"himulu" hannnai bsr bungnaise. Obn sng-ho-lb Bmunkh -phong-b snaise. - -r bebaidi thngi thngi burm dlse nunnai skhor Bmunkh -sngnaise "Bmn gohain, boi gngs zbai thnai zanthu-fr m -bung?" Bmun khithnaise "Bfur sg." Skhor bungnaise "Nungg, -bfr sgoli." Beaub bbaidin Bmun phongb s-z-naise. r -bnfrai thngnnai dau-b dlse nunnai sngnaise" "Bmun gohain, -befr m dau?" Bmun bungnaise "Nang bfrkh mithi? Bfurkh bog -han." B bungnaise "M bog han? Nungg. Bkh boguli han." Beaub -bebaidin Bmun phongb sznaise. Unau b manse slok hannaise: - - - "Sg sirmolu bog ba-kran - Tin pnch panra kl sud akran." - - -Ph bnfrai thngnnai bihai-bikhunz n n khth manb, skhorkh -thin-hot-gr-nnai khithnaise "Nang thngnnai mmr khm songn thin; -manth ngh mikhm ukhui-s-dang." Phre bbaid-n b thngnnai, -Bmun-n bikhunz-n hngs bthtnnai sobai khre zang mikhm -songnnai dinn khithnaise, r bungnaise "Nangn nangz-mdi -megong-au gabp nunggb zi." Obs b songnnai dinnaise. Phre -unau bizmdi so-fai-bn, mmri khm khutnnai hunaise. Bizmdi -ukhui-s-nai-khai, khm megong mungbo bsilb zn gnng znaise. - -Obs unau bebaidn baid baid lzi mannai znaikhai, Bmun -bidnlgi sitti gngse lit-nnai sakhorn khi-au hnnai -n-i-au hotnaise. Lm sse thngb, beaun litn-grang sse mnsi -lg mannnai, bn sitti khithnaise. "Beau m litdang, ng-n -khith." Obs, mnsi sitti-kh nainnai, "Nangkh dnn lgi -Bmun n bid-kh thindang" erui bungb, b sitt-kh phisnnai -bungnaise "Af nang ngn gubun sitti gngse litnnai h." r -be sitti-au erehai lit: "d, nangn fis-hingzau zang be skhor -man-hi-b-n hb khmnnai h. ng benifrai thngnnai bsr-n -hb nun nngg." Bebaidin be sitti-kh lngnnai Bmun-n bidn -hnaise. Khint b sitti-kh nunnai, monau dukhu mans-naise. Theob, -bigi-n khorng grn hekhai, fisz zang mmr hb khmnnai -hnngnaise. - -Phre snse thnnai b fainnai bid kh sngb gsen khorng -khnnnai, b skhor kh dnnlgi sr sr upai khmnaise. Be upaikh -sakhorn hingzau mithnnai, bekh onnnai bn khithnaise. Khithb, -hingzau zang horau udunau mosfis mse kh-khrop-nnai futhunnai -dinnaise. Phre Bmun fisz zang udubai thdang mon khmnnai, sr -sr thngnnai mosfis-kh dnnaise. Phre sn-s-b mosfiskh -dnfnng-nai nunnai mmri bizmadui skhorkh grhin lgi -thinnaise. Khintu bizmdui bsrn briu lngnnai, lnzi -dhonnnai, fopnnai dinnaise. Unau Bmun mos bthtnai-n -nungge sr sr uddhr znu lgi gamin mnsifrkh lingnnai phoz -hdangman. Phre mnsuifr znu zob, skhor briau thngnnai mos -lnzai-kh bunnai bungnaise "Bamun mosob bthr-khi phoz-b h -khi, hi-s!" Bebaid bungbai-thb, phozn mansifr khnnnai, -phoz zikhise. Bebaidn bsr uddhr mankhise. Zapbi! - - - - - -BR N KHORNG. - -Sse brai bri dangman. Bi-sr-h sse gth dangman. B snse -brai-bri-ni-au mos bainu lgi thk bnaise. Khintu brai bri -gthkh zl nunnai thk hman. Gth embr-br bnai-khai thk -zakhai-bri hnaise. Phre gth mos bain lgi thngi thngi -manthm l-n khthi-au gahm mos mse nunnai, be l-au thk -dinnnai moskh khnnai lbonaise. Thngi thngi bh khn -on-khtnnai moskh hgra daise-au khnanai dinnnai khhib moso -bething khtlngnaise, Phre be khnainfrai fainnai moskh nuekhai -hgr hgr nmaibainaise. - -r b mi zonthr mse nunnai, bkhn bn mos hannnai, hsbaie -hsbaie unau mi hgr zethap-au gong nngnnai thpthnnai -thnaise. Obs b mikh gdiau ddungzang khnnai n h lgi didung -zorai zorai n manfai-naise. Beaun bm bifi sngnaise "Nang mos -bain thngnaia, hr?" Obs b bungnaise "Be ddungkh bbn, -zangfr mos mangan." Er hannnai sthm zang ddungau homnnai -bnaise. B b mi n man-fai-b, boib g-khrongnaise. Phre -bm bfi mi-kh buthtnnai mai salai-n lgi gmnmnsin -bngan hnaise. - -Beaun gth bri ai fi mos buthtnai zbai hannnai mlain -gme gme khithbainaise. Khintu bkh br nunnai mansifr bn -khorng kh fathi-khise. - -Bn unau, j-b thi kli-b-thi, bri bngai detbnnai ggain -hingzau namain lgi r brai bri-n-au thk bnaise. Beaub -h gr, thk zokhai-bri brainfrai lnnai hingzau nmainnai -thngnaise. Thngi thngi gm mnsi-n di gathn-au zombai -thnaise. Phre unau sse mazng hingzaus di lngn fainai nunnai, -di gthan-au bi lngnai hingzauskh homnnai lbonaise. - -Phre fai-i fai-i nm-i-au mengnnai bongfng fngse n singau -zirainaise, r mos halw mse lnnai mnsi sse b beaun -ziraidangman. Bbaid bsr ziraib thb homnai lng-z-nai -hingzausi zingsi-nnai gbi gbi megon-di h-hlgi -bhi-lng-naise. Bkh nunnai mos lnai mnsia br-n khithnaise -"Nang be hingzau-s-kh mau mannai? r nang bkh nainnai lbodang, -na nailab lbodang?" Ob bri bungnaise "Ang bkh mazng nunnai -bsurn di-gathn-n-frai thk zokhai-brui dinnnai lbodang." Obn -b buddi grng bungnaise "Nang khn dang: be hingzaus mazng-b-b, -bn megon thaine- betnai. Nang nuakhi n? Honi, di so so -bhlngdang. Bbaidi hingzauskh nang m khmn?" Be khorng -khnnnai bri bn mos zang slain nmainaise. Khintu b mnsi -misain hn nmi. Theob embrbr bnaikhai: "l, le, l!" hannnai, -moszang mnsisang slainnai, ggai ggai monau gahm mannnai azang -sse azang sse mmr thnglainaise. Bebaidn thngi thngi bri -bongfng fngse singau burm lnai mnsi sse zbai thnai nunnai, -bb beau-n znaise. Bebaid zbai thb, moso h-sudangman. Phre -b burm lnai mnsi bungnaise "Be mos n udui goblongbai, -r sn sese thb be thoisigan. Beaub b bri gom nungnnai, -moskh bn burmzang slainaise. Bebaid thngi, r sse thlit -lnai mnsi bebaid-n bongfang singau znai mnsi lg mannnai, -bri b zdangman. Khintu burmi gngsu ukhuinnai bbrp bainaiau -b znu sukhu man-e-khai, burm kh bub, burm b b hannaise. Obnu; -"Ese mengnaiu ng nangkh mbrui bgan?" hannnai, brpnnai, grnu -lubuib, be thlit lnai mnsi, thlit kh brn hnnai b burm -kh lngnaise. Bbaid n bsr bnfrai thnglainaise. Ereaun sse -mnsi bn signg-thing s khrep-khrep [21] dmnnai faidang. Obsu -khthiau lg manb bri bungnaise "ng burm mse mn -hnnai be thlit-kh, lbodang. Theob ngnau thlit b?" Eri -hannnai "nang thlit zn lubuidang-b nang-n bidykh ngn h;" -hannnai, b biaun hursemni slngnnai, zenthe-ni hnnai, -thlit-kh bn hnnai s khrep khrep dmnnai thngnaise. Thngi -thngui, mai gezer dpseau khn onkhtnnai khnaiau bn bidykh -baugrnaise. r be mai gezeraun gambai hannnai, maikh them -nainaibaid nainaise. Beaun main girimai mai hbai thdangman, -nunnai, bkh sngnaise "Nangh beau m gamdang? ngn mai-fr -hm zthrobai!" br bungnaise "Angh thk zokhai-bri n bidy -manse beaun gambai. Nang b ng zang namai-ph-b, ng nangkh -gahm mangan," hannaikhai, b b nmaii nmaii, manekhai brpnnai: -"nang n khorng mis," hannnai, si dmb: "f, d ng manbi;" -hannnai bri khtlngnaise. - -r bebaid thngi thngi fukuri manse manhib beaub b khnnai -bn bidy kh baugrnaise. Phre b nmaie nmaie mankhi. Ereaun -sse mnsi lg mannnai sngnaise: "Nangh beau ma gamdang?" hanb; -"f, ngh beau gahm basthu manse gambai, nangb namaib, ng -gahm mang;" bungnai-au bb bzang namaifnaise, r unau nmaii -nmaii hbru zang musunl-musunl znnai, theob manekhai, -b mnsi brpnnai si dmnaise. Ob b "o f, ds ng bekh -manbai!" hannnai, rong znnai, n-h-lgi khrep-khrep dmnnai n -manhinaise. Bikh nunnai brai bri min-s-naise. Agla bkh -sinai mankhiman, unau sngnnai mithnaise. "r thkfur m -khm-kh?" hanb, bungnaise "ng hingzau sse lbodangman, Beh -megon thaine b betnai. Bnkhai r mos slainaise, Bih b udui -goblong znai, r burm mse zang bkh slainaise. Bb ngkh bn -thinnaikhai brpnnai, thlit slainaise. Thlit kh nunnai, sse -mnsi bnaikhai, be mnsinfrai be bidy kh slngnnai thlit -hnani lbodang. r ng m khmn nngg?" Zapbai! - - - - - -S-SN BR N KHORNG. - -Srb br ssn dangman. Bsr sn se dpseau onkhtlng-nai-au -nm-au-n di-slng bngai mannnai bkhn mbri btgan hannnai -khorng zlai-naise. Beaun bd geder bungnaise "Boib znz -khphr-nnai btn nngbai;" hannnai, boinkhri b gl znnai, -bn khithau sse hom-h-naise. Bebaid-n bn znziau b, -bn znziau b homlainnai dislungau snsrilainaise. Beaun -theng-mani zerb-mni snsrinai-au thoi onkhtlainaise. Phre -bebaidn zenthen i btkhngnnai bd geder sse-se lngkhtbai -nungnnai sn-naise. Snnai sr b mannaise. r unau bn -godi snnaise. B b s-r b mannaikhai, sfrimb khonse khonse -snnnai sr b mannai. Bnkhai boib sse lngkhtbai hannnai -zings-nnai khorng zzlaibai thdangman. Ereaun bething Bmun -sse thngnnai besrkh nunnai sngnaise: "Gotho-fr nung-srh m -zdang?" Bsr bungnaise "f, zangfr bd bfong ssn man. D be -dis bt-naiau zangfrh sse lngkhtbai. Bnkhai beaun zangfr -zingsi-lai-bai thdang," hannaikhai Bmun sr sr snnnai ssn -khb nudang. Bnkhai b "Besr br zn nngg" nungnnai, -besrkho khithnaise, "Gthfr, nangsr ngn ni-au bib, ng -nangsrn mnsikh dhonnnai hn hgan," hannaikhai, bsur mnth -znaise. Unau Bmun goe khndisn khaunnai bd gedern khiau -hnnai "Be goe--khndi bese dang, nang sn." Hanb, b snnanai -khnd sn mannise. Beaun Bamun bungnaise: "Nangsr be goekh -rnlainnai z," hanb, rnnai-au ggai ggai grup-gaglai-naise. Beaun -bsur rong znnai Bmun-n niau bin-lgi Bmun zang thng-f-naise. - -Phre bebaidn snnes thnnai snse bsrkh briau megong dngn -lgi thin-nise. ru Bmun-h sse fistl dangman. Bkhbu bsrzang -hnnai khithnaise, "ngn fistl-i b nangsr zang megong -dng-thang, r un z-lng-b bkh thutlun-thutln lngf." Eri -bungb bsr briau thngnnai megong dnghidang. Phre unau Bmun-n -fistli un zlng-naise. Beaun bkh nunnai bsr railainaise -"Dhi bf khith-dangman "gth un zlngb bkh thutlun thutln -lng," hannnai, d-n-au zangfr m khmgan?" Beaun bd geder -"Bebaidn khmn nngg," hannnai, sfrimbu b khonse, b khonse, -megong dngnai sekhr zang thunnai hnnai. Bamun-n gthkh -bthtnnai dinnaise. Phre unau megong dngkhngnnai niau faib -Bamun sngnaiau khithnaise "nang khithnaibaidi zangfr bkh sekhr -zang thunai-au b thoinnai thbai." Phre Bamun sr sr thnaise. - -r snse hli oin thinnnai bungnaise "Nangsr gbun simli s-i-au -hli oin thngn nnggan." Phre unau bsr fungzni sikhngnnai -nngal mos fg lnanai simlifng guriau thngnnai, simli s-i-au -khaise gkhnaise, r khaise h-i-au thnnai moskh fg zang -khnnai hb, s-i-au thnaifr b-kh-lng-naise. Beaun ddung z-i -z-i hli sn mos [22] gsen thoi-thr-naise. Unu n-i-au fainnai -bsr Bmunn khithnaise "Zangfr siml s-i-au mos d-khng-n -hekai hli oin hiakhuise." Bamun "mosfr m zkh?" Hanb, -"thoi-thr-bai," khithnaise. Bmun unau mung-b upai mane znnai -r mos bainnai bsrkh hli oi-h-naise. - -Phre mai mannai-au mai hnnai unau Bmun dngri khaie khaie hnnai -bsrkh rgn thinnaise. Beaun bsr maikh mau dinn hannnai -sngb, Bmun bungnaise "Bri zeri din-n thin-, beau-n din," -hanb, bsr thngnnai, bri-kh sng-hi-naise. Bri n-n -hbfr khmnai-i-au monau brpnnai thdangman. Beaun b bungnaise -"Mai din-n thani manb, ngn khoro-au-n dinfai!" hanb, bsr -boibo mai bibn zang bri-kh h-sin-thr-naise. Bbaid-n gsen -mai rgnnai bn siau dinnaise. - -Phre manb Bmun dubl n frai fainnai bri kh nmaib bsr -khithnaise "ngn khr-au-n mai din han-nai-khai zangfur mai -zang hu-sin-nnai dindang." Biaub brai mungb upai mane znanai, -bri kh fopn lgi bsurn hotnaise. Phre bsr bri-kh khnnai -o sing sing bageding-baged bn-lng-nai-au bri o thnai-au -nngnnai siri-lngnaise. - -Phre besr bkor-breau [23] thngnnai bbnkh dinnnai -hkhor zaunnai brikh fopn lgi naib, manekhai, bri-kh -nmaibainaise. Srb bri sse khthi-au-n mai nebai -thdangman. Bkhn nunnai bsr railainaise "Bmun bri -buddigrang fop-zn gnnai, beaun mai nebai th-th-dang," hannnai -bkh homnnai lngnnai fopnnai dinnnai fainaise. Bn unau Bmun -monau bsrkh gnnai bthtn lgi mon khmnnai bsrn khithnaise -"Gthfr, din zangfr simlifng gederkh dn-hi-n nngg," -hannnai, ru lnnai simlfng ni guriau thnglainaise. Thng-nnai -ru zang bongfng kh si si bongfng gaglai-s gaglai-s zb, -Bmun bsurkh bungnaise "Bongfng gaglai-s-s gau-gan, nang-sr -boib hom-thnu nngg." Khithnnai Bmun saunnai hnaise. Unau -bongfng gaglai-sin-nnai ssn br thoinaise. Zapbai! - - - - - -KHN KHUZ N KHORNG. - -Sni khn khuz zang phisikh man. Phre bsr snse railainaise -"Zang-fr mli-n gmiau bbaib zang-n gm-n-khr bngsin -mangan." Hanlainnai khuzai khnkh lauthiau homnnai, -blngnaise. Thngi thngi nm gezerau ddung sori manse -g-fnng-nnai phisikh-n khithnaise "Sikh, be lai m, her? Mb -galu zib baidi gfnngdang." Khuzi bungnaise "Be hth khnai -ddung sori." Hanb, khani, "Ob bekh l, her, sikh"; hannnai -bungnaise, Khintu b l-khai "ngn dkhngnni hu;" hannnai, -khnaia didung-kh lnaise. - -Phre bnfrai thngi dis manse man-hi-n-au btlangb khsng -mse khni gfnng-naise, r bungnaise "Sikh, ne ne! ng mb -mse gfnngdang." Hanb, khuzi "Onthai-fr-kh-n mth bungbai -thi, her, sikh, nang-li?" Khni bungnaise "Nongg, nongg, -sikh, nang ggrmnai." Hanb b ggrmnnai khusum-kh mannnai, -khn-n khithb, bungnaise "O sikh, ob bekh l her: zangfurn -bekh nnggan." Khuzai "Ilit ilit li, her" han-nai-khai, -khni bkh-b gagai-n lnaise. Bnfrai bibaid-n thngi -thngi dpse-au dol dmnai khnnnai khnai khuznau sngnaise -"Sikh b dol-lai sr th? Mau th dmdang, her?" Hanb khuzai -khithnaise; Beaun srb gurkhi gthfr dmdang" hanb, khni -bkh ln lgi thin-naise. - -Khint b, "ng mbri lbogan? Bsr-kh ng bl hi zgan, -manth bsur gabng dang," hanb, khni manse buddhi khmnnai -phisikh-n khithanaise "Sikh, nang hgr sing sing thng-khm-nanai, -bsr n khth manb, mos baid sgmnnai h! Obn bsr -gnanai khtgan," hanb, bbaidn khuzi khmnai-au, gth-fr -gnanai dol kh zrpzrup gr-lng-b, khuzi dol kh lbonanai -khnn hor-h-naise. Obas bnfrai sni zang hgr gezer gezer -thngi thngi n nunanai, khuzi bungnaise "Sikh, d sn hpbai, -man faibai, Dlai r mu thng-bu-n? Beau-n n danga. Zangfr -beau-n th-d-n," hanb, khni bungnaise "Hagra gezern nkh ng -gabng gahm man-sri, her, sikh," hannnai m m n dang gahmi -nain thinb khuzi khithnaise "Ni gng-ne gng-thm. Bndr -b gong-se dang," hanb khni "B bndrau-n thgan," hannnai, -phisikh-n khithb, bndr-sing-h blngnaise, r dor-fur-kh -gahmi kh-fth-n thinnnai, beaun thnaise. Unau beau thnai -Rikh-fr fainnai, bungnise-- - - - "Zs zs manmdang; - "Zn zn lubuidang." [24] - - -hannnai, n gong frm-b nami-giding-bai-b, khni -rai-dau-hot-naise "ng beaun dng." Hanb, raikho bungnaise "Nang -lai sr?" Khn b bungnaise "Nang lai sr?" Raikho khithnaise "ng -Raikh!" Khnai bungnaise "ng Zkh! Bebadn be-sr brp-lai-naise -Unu khni bung-naise "Brp-n b nngg, mun b nngg Nangkh b -ng nukhi, ngkh b nang nukhi. Bnkhai manse buddi khmb, -zangh gahm zgan," hannnai khni raikhn khenai bhot-b, -Raikho gaigain kh-mn daise phunnai khithhot-naise. Obs khni -bungnaise "Dni ngn khenai-kh nai." Hannnai, hth ddung kh -dhonnnai hnaise. Bkh nunnai Raikho gkhrongb, khni -r them b-hot-naise Raikho b gaigain them kh khith-hot-b, -b khusung kh khithhot-naise. Obs Raikho be Zkho-n nungg -nungnnai, g-sin-bai. Khani r bn udui dmn thinnnai, -dmb, bungnise, "Dind dind hmbai, ng khnbai. Dni ngn kh -khnsong!" hannnai, dol kh dm dm dmnnai hb, Raikhofr gnanai, -kht-thro-lng-naise. - -Unao, khni phisikhkh bungnaise "Sikh m m gahm bast dang, -bifurkh kh r nang bse, ngn b bse h, r mmr thngd-n -th" hannnai bsr bnfrai mmr failainaise. r dpse gazn -thni-au thngnnai khuzi be bastufarkh rnn nmainnai -rnnaise, Rn-khngb khn-kh bungnaise "Sikh nangthng -bobekh liu l," Hanb b dngnainannai khuz thing-n bhg-kh -bngsin man-dng-nnai, rnni hm khise hannnai, golaigothai -khmnaise. Phre khuzi "Nang-thng-lai nu-lab mbri mithnai, -her? Khonle khonle rnn gnng khm-hi!" Hannnai r rn-phphinb, -obb bngsin man-dng-nnai, r "Ham-khise, ham-khise," hannnai -golai-gothai khmnaise. Bbaid n khonbri khon-b khmb khuzi -brpnnai, khiau bli lnnai "Nanglai gom khn n mis khn -li?" hannnai gahmin megonau blizang hnnai hnaise. r obn b -nunai znaise. r b b brpnnai; "nunglai" m sb dng li, nun -hma hannnai godo-au zo-sin-nnai lnnai, khuz bikhung-au gomgom -sobai thb bb gahm znaise. Unau sni zang gahm z-lai-nise, r -bast-fr-kh gahmi rnlainnai, n-i-au thng-lai-naise. Zapbai! - - - - - -SSE BR BRAI N KHORNG. - -Brai bri dangman. Brai hgr gezerau dubli dotse lnanai -hb maubai thdangman. Phre snse shikri sse hgriau mi -gaunnai thoi-frm-nnai khri khri brain dubli gezer thing -thngdangman. Beaun brai nunnai bkh khudl zang khr-au-n -dennai mikh bthtnaise. Buthtnnai hgr singau hakhmnnai -dinnaise. Emphre unau mi gaunai girimaia khth khth thoi -sirlngnai naie naie nmai-lngi-lngi brain dubliaun sin -gamnaise. Obs braikh sngnaise: "Heli brai! Nang bething mi mse -fainai nuni n?" Brai bungnaise "ngh dubl-n shimi khlthing -boinfrai sthing boinfrai" hannnai bungb b bungnaise "Nongg -nongg! ng min khorng-s nang-n-au sngdang," Brai khithnaise -"Znun! be dubliau mai zi n zi ng khthn hi." "Nangga-li, -brai, b khorng-kh ng sngkhui." Brai bungnaise "D snzfbai, -ngh mikhm ukhui-s-dang. ng thng-n-si;" hannnai, niau -khtlngnaise. Obs unau brai mikhm di zkhngnnai bri-kh -bungnaise; Bri, ng-n gbun phungau-n mikhm songnnai -h. Ang mi mse buthtnnai zangn dubliau dinbdang. Bkh -mmr gadn nngg." Obs okh naib, bri mmr khm di brain -hnnai bkh hogrnaise. B dubliau thngnnai mikh gadnnai -rnnaise. Agl gaigai-n bhg khmnaise. "Phnse mkhng sunai-n, -phnse thnkhu znai-n, phnse dubliau mos hlngnai-n, phnse -hli oinai-n." Bebaidn hufrh zese hb dang, gsen bhg -khm-thr-naise. D unau bri-n bhg khmdang "Phnse mukhng -sunai-n, phnse thnk znai-n, phnse khundung lnain, phanse khun -pheretnai-n, phnse h dnai-n, phnse khm songnai-n, phnse di -lainai-n." Bibaidn bn b zese hb dang, esen bhg khmnnai -sn-naise. Snnnai bri n bhg bngsin mannaise. Obs brai -brp-nnai. "ngs brinkhr hb bngai b mau- n? hann-nai, -golaigothai khmnnai, r rn-phphin-naise. Dni gl brin -bhg khmgru-nai, r unau bn bhg khm-nai. Dbh bngsin -znaise. Theob brai bau mon phati khise. Bbaidn b -golai-gothai khmi khmi rnbb hamn zi. Bbaidn snse mni -znaikhai, bri; "Bri-lai m khm-kh?" hannnai, dhink thor -manse lnanai, dublau thngnnai, brai-kh-nuhi-dang, gaigain -bidot zang nnglaib thdang. Bdot-fr-b khonle khonle dng-phlebai -th-naikhai, gebletheble zlngbai. Obs bri dhink thor zang -sr sr khth-au khubui-hot-b, brai mb imfu hotbai hannnai, -bdot-kh grnnai nh khtlng-naise. Emphre, bri bdot kh -h zang ban-nnai bnnai n-au lbonnai, songnnai, brai-zang -z-lai-b, brai sngnaise "Bri, belai m-n bdot?" hanb, -bri khithnaise "ng daus fis mse buthtnnai, nangh man -lng-nai-khai, bekhn song-dop-nnai dindang. Nangn b mi-bdot-kh -nebai thb, zangfur d khm man-z-gla-gauman." Zapbai! - - - - - -BRAI BRINI KHORNG. - -Sne brai bri dangman. Bsurh n--b gongne man. Phre sikhau -sbri be brai bri n ni-au mb mb khaun lgi fainai. Faib brai -bri boi sikhaurrkh khikh [25] khmn lgi buddi manse khmnnai -dinnai. Zerehai gbar-kh r zzai r gzri-di hsong-se bfrkh -thopl zunnai dhinki sli n mroliau kh-sai-nnai dinnaise. Phre -unau manbl sikhau-fr fainnai brai brn n injurau mnsi sr -mandang na mankhi bannnai khnsongb, brai bri bsrn khorng -khnnnai, brai brikh bungnaise "Bri, nang zangn sorai r -gur-gkhir mau dinkh?" Beaun bri bungnaise "Hm sr-bai de, -brai! Bfrkh dhinki-sli-a-n kh-sai-nnai dinnai zbai." Be -khorng-kh sikhau-fr khnnnai dhink-sliau thngnnai, bkh -man-hi-nnai bri-n-frai thlit-lai lbnnai rnnnai znlgi -znaise. Obn bsr mb manmnai mannnai sng-lai-naise "Bb bng -m manmdang? Bb bng m manmdang?" Phre sse boikh khiau -lnnai manm-s-naise. Obnia mithn hnanai, boib minlaib, brai -sikhngnnai thokon-thor lnanai h-s-b-b, bsr khtlngnaise. - -r snse brai bri boi sikhau-frkh fainai khnnnai brai bri-kh -sngnaise; "Zangfr-h songkhri thopl mau dinkh?" Obsu bri -bungnaise "Ds gahm zbai, brai! Songkhri thoplai zang udunai -n-n khl-ft-s inzurau sennai dindang! Sikhaufr maub lng-n -hg." Bsr railainai-fr-kh sikhau-fr khnnnai inzr dn-s-nnai -khai snnai songkhri-thopl-kh dng-grm-baib brai khthri-lng -lnnai thngnnai khi dn-hi-naise. Ob b "ng man khise" -hannnai thngb, r sse sikhau bbaidn dng-grm-b, bkh-b -s-au dn-fnng-naise. Phre bebaid-n sse sikhau-n khm dnnai, -r sse-n gonthong dn-fnng-naise. - -Phre unau bsr grai gahm man-nu lgi di nmai-bai-nai-e-a -sethlau-n thlit khri smnai megongd-au di mannnai khai -h-sm-naise. Beaun bngsin lunai manbb, lg-n mnsifr-n -khithilb "Gahm manbai," hannnai bungnaise. Bebaidn sbri-h-b -zb, brplainaise. Obn brai n-n frai onkhtnnai thokon lnanai -bsrkh hu-hot-naise. - -Bnfrai r snse brai-bri-n briau thlit bfong dangman, -r bn khthiau phnl bfong fngse dangman. Beaun bere-thinkl -bh ldang. Phre horau be sikhau sbri brai brin niau faib, -brai bri-kh sngnaise "Bri, nang zang-fr-n thk-thinkhl-kh -mau fopnnai dinkhu?" hanb bri khithnaise "Dinb gahm zbai, -de, brai! zangn thka-thinkli thlit-guriau fopnnai dinnai-au-n -thbai. Bn khthi-au-n fnl-ffng-b fngse dang. D sikhaufr -man-kh-m-s!" Bekh sikhau fr khnnnai, be thlit guri-h -thngnnai nmai-lai-hi-b bere-bh-kh man-naise. Phare bkh -besr dikhngnnai lbob, bhi gbrnnai berefr sikhau-fr-kh -otb, besr "Ai! ai!" hannnai, khtnaise, r brai thokon lnnai -hsnaise. - -Bnfrai r snse brai thth dnn lgi sekhr lnnai hgriau -thngb, boi sikhau sbri-kh thaigrit guruiau udulngb thnai -nunnai thaigrit bong-fngau uthnnai thri gnng thaigrit -thaibri khnnai lb-nnai be sikhau sbri n kheneau thaise -thaise kh-khm-naise. Phre unau "Sikhau! sikhau!" hannnai brai -gpzr-khu-b bsr sr mannnai sikhngnnai khtlngnaise. Khtb, -zesenu khr, esen thaigrit fithi bikhungau dup dup -bulngnaise. Bsr braia khth khth fainnai zang-fr kh sodang -nungnnai khre-thng-naise. Phre unau gazn thngnnai zirai-hi-b, -thaigrit kh nunnai grnaise. - -Bnfrai r snse brai mai duliau thnnai brikh frngnaise -"Bri, nang horau sikhau faib gaigain sngnnai, gaigain -khith de, erei hannnai "Brai, brai hn! nang thurse khurui mau -dindang?" "Dhinkh-sliaunu maiduli-au bfr kh dinnai zbai. D -sikhau faib, man-lng-s-gan d! M khmkh!" - -Be khorng-kh sikhau khnnnai, mmr dhinkhi saliau thngnnai -naihib be dulikh dikhngnnai "O! beaun thorse khurui-fr dang -le! Ilit mth!" Obs bsr khnnai bnnnai lng-li-naise. - -Phre unau thngi thngi dis gathau manse man-hi-naise. Beaun -btb braia; "Shng sihng zbai, um, um, dikhng!" hanb bsr -"Mauh sr raidang li." Khaise bungnaise, "Be duliau rainai -baid khn-i-." r sse "Beau mungb gi; nangsr erens -khndang!" Obs thngi thngi zbr gathau mannnai, brai -s-sam-b khithnaise "Phutu-kho, golm-bund-fur! Mn gahmi -dikhngli? Nangsr kn n? nun h-khi?" Ereau bungb sikhau-fr -bikh di-au grnnai kht-lng-naise. Zapbai! - - - - - - -HOW THE RIVERS WERE MADE. - -Once upon a time there lived an old man and an old woman. And when they -were quite old, the old woman said to her husband "How shall these our -children get food when we are gone?" So the old man travelled afar to -the great god Kuvera, [26] the god of riches, and, taking from him -seedlings of paddy, pulse, mustard, and gourds, journeyed for eight -days and so reached his home. And after staying a couple of days, -he set forth to cultivate, taking dry food with him. And first he -marked out a piece of rich land by placing boundaries on all four -sides of it, and so came home. And again he set out another day with -hoe and axe, and cut and burned the jungle, and cleaned the soil, -and after worshipping on each side of his field--on the east and on -the west, on the north and on the south--he struck one blow with his -hoe on each side. - -And when all was ready, the old man planted his seedlings of various -sorts, and finally went home and rested. And so, as time went by, -the old woman desired vehemently to see how the crops were getting -on. But the old man said "There is no water on the road, and if you -grow athirst, you will get no relief." But she persisted and prevailed, -and made her husband take her along. And as they went, and were now -quite close to her husband's field, behold, the old woman began to -be very thirsty. And the old man, being enraged, cried "What did I -tell you? There is no water, and yet you would come." But she, being -a woman, said "If you do not give me to drink, I shall die. So, water -you must procure as best you can." So the old man, seeing no other -way, went to seek for water. And after long search, seeing a tank, -he bound the old woman's eyes with a cloth and dragged her to the -water's edge and said to her "Drink if you will, but look not upon -the tank." Now the ducks and other water fowls were playing in the -water, and were making a merry noise, clacking and quacking. And, -the old woman, being curious, like all her sex, peeped at them. And, -seeing them at their play, she too desired to be happy in her husband's -society, and, though he was very loth, prevailed with him. And so in -due course there were born to them many sons and daughters. And then, -in order to provide for their food, he journeyed to the Himalayas -and digged a great tank, stocked with many kinds of fishes. - -Now, one day the god Sri, the god of good luck, came that way with -his white dog, ahunting for deer and hares and tortoises. And when -he came to the margin of the tank, behold he was very thirsty. But -when he stooped to drink, the fishes said to him eagerly that he must -grant them a boon in return for their water. To which he assented, -and when he had satisfied his thirst, the fishes said "Take us to the -great river, the Brahmaputra (or Lohit)." So the god Sri tied them -to his staff, and drew them after him, making runnels of water. And -that is how the rivers were made. And the fishes in return gave him a -pumpkin and a gourd. And, taking these with him to a friend's house, -his friend regaled him with rice beer and pig's flesh, and in the -morning he gave his friend the pumpkin. But when his friend cut open -the pumpkin, it contained nothing but pure silver. So he bade the -god Sri stay another day, and brewed fresh beer and killed another -pig, and when he was going away gave him a flitch of bacon to take -with him. So the god Sri gave him also the gourd. But when he cut -open the gourd, it contained nothing but pure gold. And so the god -Sri journeyed to his home. And when he got there, he found that his -little daughter was very ill. And that was because he had given away -the presents which the fishes had made him. But the fishes took pity -on him, and came to him in the guise of physicians, and told him -that if he would worship and do sacrifice on the banks of rivers, -then his daughter would be healed, which he did. And that is why we -Kacharis worship rivers. And that is all. - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE LAZY BOY. - -There was once a very lazy boy. And when everybody else had planted -out his paddy, he was only setting forth to plough. But the old man of -the season, [27] seeing him, said "The season has gone; what are you -ploughing for now? The paddy is all planted out, and it is late." But -the boy would not listen to him, and ploughed sturdily ahead, beating -his cattle soundly as he went. And when the old man again and again -questioned him, he cried "What sort of an old man is this? Can he not -see that I am busy? I know very well what I am about." But the old man -said gently "Nay, my son: but it is for your good that I would speak -to you." And the boy said "Speak quickly then, and have done with -it." And the old man said "My son, the season is gone, what avails -it to plough now?" And then the boy cried "Where has it gone? And -when has it gone? And why has it gone? And how shall I find it?" But -the old man of the season said "You should have ploughed when others -did. The season has gone, and no man can bring it back." But the boy -said "I must bring it back, else, how shall I eat, and how shall I -live? Do tell me where it is gone." And as he would not let the god go, -finally, losing patience, he said "You go over there, and you will find -an old man with a snow-white head ploughing in a field. You get hold -of him and do as he tells you." So saying, he made his escape. Then -the lad hastened home to his mother and bade her cook supper quickly, -and tie him up some rice to take with him on the morrow, for he was -going to bring back the departed season for ploughing. - -"For" said he "when I was ploughing today, an old man told me that -the season was gone, and that if I went after him and pursued him I -would find him, and that I must do as he would tell me." So she rose -very early in the morning, and giving him to eat and drink, set him on -his way. And as he went, he asked all he met "Can you tell me where -the old man of the season has gone?" But they said "Every one knows -that the season is gone, but where it has gone, or why it has gone, -who can say?" At last, when he was nearly in despair, he saw an old -man ploughing afar off, and shouted to him "Stay a moment, father, -stay; I want to ask you a question." But the old man was busy, and went -his ways. But the lad pursued him and never ceased calling after him -till at last the old man, losing patience, turned upon him, and said -"What pertinacious noisy lad is this, who won't leave me alone?" But -the lad said "Be not angry, my father, I am fallen into great trouble, -and it behoves you to help me." "Speak quickly, then," said the old -man. And the boy said "I take you to be the old man of the season, -and I pray you not to slay me. All the others have planted out their -paddy, and I have fallen behind, and have planted nothing. Therefore, -unless you turn back, I cannot hope to get any harvest." But the old -man said "It is too late for me to return. Go you back, and plant your -paddy as best you can." And so the lad hastened back and planted out -his seedlings in such heedless haste as became him. And that's all! - - - - - -THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS. - -An old man and an old woman had a son. But the father died while his -son was yet a child, and the mother brought up her boy by begging -from house to house. When he was big enough he begged his mother to -let him engage himself as a cowherd. But she said "As long as I live, -I must not let you undergo any trouble." But the gallant boy would not -listen, and went and took service as a cowherd. But the other cowherd -boys would not let him go out herding with them, and hated him, and -beat him, in spite of the help of a good old man who took him into -his house, so, being unable to stay any longer for grief and vexation, -he went away into foreign lands. - -And as he went his ways, he met Simli Br, the hero of the simul tree, -and when he saw him he said "Ah! here is a hero indeed, seeing that -you bear a whole silk-cotton tree on your shoulder." But the other -replied "Whom do you call a hero? I am no hero at all. If you want a -real hero, look out for Gil Charan." But the lad said "As for Gil -Charan, why, I am Gil Charan." On which Simli Br got leave to go with -him. And as they went they met Dhop Br, and to him they said "You are -something like a hero. Why, you are carrying a whole dhop tree all by -yourself." But the other said "My brothers, of what account am I? The -man they call Gil Charan, he is a hero if you like." Then Gil Charan -said "But I am he." On which Dhop Br said "Let me come with you too." - -And, so saying, he too joined the party. And in like manner they -were joined by other four champions, namely, Mustard, Monkey, Ocean, -and Fire, six in all, besides Gil Charan. - -And when they had gone some way, one of them went into the house -of a Rkshashani to beg fire for cooking. But when the old wretch -saw that it was a man, she desired to devour him, and to that end -lay still, pretending to be ill, and said to him in a weak voice -"The fire is quite close to me. Come and blow it up!" and when he -came close, she gave him a kick and sent him flying into a pit; -and, seeing that he did not come, another champion went on the same -quest and was treated in like fashion. Then Gil Charan guessed that -something out of the way had happened, and went there himself; and, -perceiving that the old woman was a vampire, took her by the throat -and shook her well. But she cried "Do not kill me, and I will show -you where your friends are." Then the old woman got a ladder and -released the two champions from the pit. Whereupon they killed her, -and went on their way rejoicing. - -And presently they came to a place where Rakshashas dwelt. But, -not knowing this, they left Simli Br to cook rice and the rest went -hunting. And when the rice was ready, two Rakshashas came and gobbled -it up, so when the rest returned, hungry, for food, Siml Br said -he was very sorry. He had quite forgotten to cook, being very busy -watching a beautiful white butterfly. But Gil Charan at once saw -that was only a pretext. So he bid the rest go, and, staying behind, -himself cooked rice afresh. On which the two Rakshashas came up -roaring, and said "Here, my son, hand over that rice." "But," said -Gil Charan, undaunted, "we are hungry ourselves and have no rice to -spare!" "What!" cried they "shall a scarcely weaned child speak to -us like this?" and they ran at him to eat him. But he seized them by -their necks and threw them a field's length. And when they attacked -him afresh, he slew them with his sword. And in like manner each -of the Brs slew each his Rakshasha, and then each married a fair -Rakshasha girl, and lived happily ever afterwards. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE MERCHANT'S SON. - -There was a lad whose father died while he was a child. And when, by -slow degrees, he came to man's estate, he asked his mother one day how -his father got a living. But she heaved a long sigh, and at last said -"Your father traded in foreign countries, my dear; and if he were alive -now, we would not be in such distress now." But he said "Ah! mother, -may not I work at the same trade? Give me all the money there is, and -let me too go trading." But his mother said "Nay! my son, do not say -that. While I live, even if I have to beg, you shall not want. And if -you die in strange lands, what is to become of me?" But her son would -not hearken to her, and, begging money from her, bought merchandise, -and hired a boat, and took two men with him; and, after doing obeisance -to his mother, set forth into strange lands. And at last he moored -his boat at the ghat of a certain village, and sent his men out to -hawk his goods. But he himself stayed with the boat. And at that ghat -dwelt an aged couple, who possessed a white and beautiful swan which -they cherished as their own child, and fed with their own food. And -one day at midday, when men were enjoying their siesta, the merchant -lad saw the white swan remove her swan dress and bathe in the river, -a lovely slim maiden. Whereupon he began to pay great regard to the -old couple, and gave them of his store without money. But as time -went by, all his goods were disposed of, and then he went to the old -people and offered them a great price for their swan. Nor when they -would give it to him for nothing would he accept it, seeing that it -were a sin to take a wife as a gift. So, finally he made them take -much money and went away home, taking his swan with him. But when he -reached home, behold the swan remained a swan, and the lad was sore -vexed and lost his sleep and his food, so that his mother was in fear, -and asked sundry of the villagers what might be the matter. - -And, finally, one of them, who was a wise woman, said to her: -"Something has happened to him while he was away trading, and now -you must find out what it was. And the way to do it is this: You must -get a fair girl to comb his hair; and let her pretend to grieve that -he is so ill, and let her cry into his hair, and to a fair maiden he -will tell what he would never say to his mother." So a girl came and -combed his hair, and wept silently till the tears fell on his head, and -when he asked what ailed her, said she could not bear to see him pine -away. So at last he told her of the white swan, which turned before -his very eyes into a lovely maiden, but that now it remained ever a -white swan, though he was pining away for very love of her. So she went -and told the mother, and the mother told the wise woman, who bade them -get the lad to lie awake till midnight and then the swan-maiden would -arise, and, assuming her maiden form, would worship her own country's -gods. And then he was to leap up suddenly and cast her swan skin on the -hearth and burn it; and then of a surety she would remain a maiden. So -the lad prepared a basin of oil and ashes and a yak's tail, and did -as the wise woman bade. And in the depth of night, the swan came and -felt him all over with her beak. But he never stirred a whit. And then, -believing him to be asleep, she stripped off her swan's skin slowly, -and prayed aloud to the gods of her own country. Then the lad got -out of bed very silently, and seizing the swan's skin thrust it in -the ashes. And when she smelled the burning feathers, she cried aloud -"Ah! what have you done? what have you done?" and fell senseless on -the floor. But he anointed her with the oil, and fanned her with the -yak's tail, till presently her great eyes opened and he saw that she -loved him. And then they lived happily ever afterwards. And that's all! - - - - - -BROTHER AND SISTER. - -A certain king died, and soon after his death his wife bare him a -daughter, as she had heretofore borne him a son. And then she too -died. But before she died, she bade her son "Strike hard, but once -only!" And she committed her daughter to his care. And, though they -lost their kingdom and were forced to beg their bread, the brother -was a good brother, and took care of his sister until they came to -a certain kingdom, the king of which took pity on them and kept them -in his own palace. - -Now, in that kingdom dwelt seven thieves, who oppressed the king, -so that he was compelled to send them fowls, pigs, cattle, and -pigeons every day. And when the brother heard of this, he begged -the king to let him go and kill the thieves. And when the king was -unwilling to let him undertake the enterprise, the brother insisted, -and, borrowing a horse and a sword from the king, went to the thieves' -house, and there tied up his horse and waited with drawn sword at the -door. And when the eldest thief came out, he cut him down, and so in -turn he cut down each of them. But the youngest of all was suspicious -and came out cautiously, so that the brother was not able to kill -him at one blow. So, mindful of his mother's saying, he shut him up -in one of the thieves' houses, and put a lock upon the door. And then -he went and told all that had happened to the king; who, as a reward -made the brother and sister custodians of the thieves' houses. And -so they went and stayed there, and the brother said to his sister -"You can go into and examine all the houses except the one that is -locked." And the brother was a mighty hunter. But before he went out -a hunting, he mixed pulse and grain, and, filling a plate with the -mixture, bade his sister separate the seeds while he was away. And -this occupied her a whole day. And then she went and examined all the -rooms in the thieves' houses. And in some were cattle, and in some -fowls, and in some horses, and so forth. But her mind was ill at ease, -because she might not examine the house that was locked. "For," she -said to herself, "if I do not see what is in that house, I cannot be -happy." So she went and saw, and there she found a man half dead with -his wound; and when he besought her, she pitied him, and fetched him -such medicines as he required of her. So that at the end of some days -he was healed, and in course of time they two fell in love with one -another. And the wicked thief began to teach the girl how she should -bring about the destruction of her brother. And he bade her, when her -brother returned, to pretend to be ill, and to say that nothing would -cure her save a drink of tigress' milk. And when her brother heard -this, he set out in search of a she-tiger. And, as luck would have it, -he found a she-tiger with a bone stuck in her teeth. So, after binding -her with a vow, he extracted the bone from her teeth, and then he told -her what he required. So she gave him of her milk, and also one of her -whelps. And then he returned home. And at dawn the thief asked the -sister "Did he bring you the tigress's milk?" And she replied "That -he did, and he brought a tiger's whelp also." On which the thief was -much discomfited. Then he bade her ask her brother fetch some water -from a certain tank, well knowing that to fetch water from that tank, -was certain death. On which she said to her brother "If you can only -get me water from that tank, I shall certainly be well." So the brother -took his horse and a sword, and a hound, and also the tiger's whelp, -and set out. And on the way he came to a great tree and stopped to -rest in the shade; and while he was resting, a huge snake came and -began climbing up the tree. And, seeing it, the brother cut the snake -in two with his sword; and when a second snake came, he slew that, -too. And while he was still resting, a bird came flying to the tree -with food for her nestlings. But they refused to eat. And when their -mother asked them why they would not eat, they said "Unless you take -pity on the man who is resting under the tree, we cannot eat." So the -mother bird promised; and, having fed her nestlings, flew down to the -brother and asked him what he desired. And he said that he desired -water from a certain tank. But the bird knew all about the properties -of the tank, and told the brother. Now, near the tank dwelt a maiden, -the guardian of the tank; and he entered into her house, and told her -his heart's desire. But she said to him "You must not go near the tank, -for you will die. You must marry me. And as for your sister, she has -disobeyed your word, and has married the thief you nearly killed, and -their desire is only to be rid of you." So they two were married, and, -going to the thief's house, slew the thief and the wicked sister. And -then they lived happily ever afterwards. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE TOAD. [13] - -There was an aged couple, who were very poor. But they had a fish trap, -which they set at night; and the fish they caught they exchanged for -rice. And one night it happened that no fish got into the trap, but -only toads, so that the trap was brimfull. And at early dawn, when -the cock crowed, the old man came, and finding the trap very heavy -was rejoiced, and hoisting it on to his back waddled away. And when -he got home he woke up his wife, crying "Old woman, old woman, not up -yet? The day has dawned." So the old woman jumped up, and blew up the -fire, and the old couple squatted over it, warming themselves. And -the old man said "We are in luck to-day! The trap is brimfull." Then -the old woman said "Let's see, let's see." So the old man tumbled -out the contents of the trap, and, behold, they were all toads. So -the old woman said "We are in luck to-day! We shall have lots to -eat to-day!" And the old man bid her kill the toads without further -words. And the old woman, taking her stick, ran about after the -toads and slew them one by one. But one alone, half dead with fear, -crawled under the old woman's stool. But the rest she skinned and -cleaned. Then, removing the stool, the old man saw the survivor, and -said to the old woman "There is one left; kill that, too!" But the -toad called out "Ah! father, do not kill me. I will plough for you, -and hoe for you, and plant out paddy for you!" But the old man replied -"How shall a toad do all these things? Your ploughing and hoeing would -be a bitter business! You only want to get off being killed." But he -pleaded so sore, and begged so hard, that they took pity on him and -let him stay in their house. And so the days went by till the rainy -season came round, and the toad went off to plough in the field. And -as he was sitting on the handle of the plough urging on his cattle, -a king came by that way riding on his elephant, and the toad called -out to him "What fellow is that? You are knocking down all the balks -of my field!" To which the king replied "Who dares speak to me thus," -and sent men to fetch him. But he hid behind a clod, so that they could -not find him. And when he continued to abuse them without their finding -him, the king bade them take away the plough cattle to his house. And -the toad, followed secretly behind, and, hiding himself in the thatch -of the cowshed, began to abuse the king afresh. And the king searched -for him in vain; and at last ordered the cowshed to be pulled down and -the cattle to be put elsewhere. And the toad went and hid there, too, -and abused the king again. Finally, the king was frightened and called -to him: "Oh! father, are you god or mortal? And what harm have I done -you?" And he said "I am mortal of a sooth. And I abuse you because you -have carried off my cattle. And if you do not give me your daughter -in marriage, I shall remain invisible and abuse you daily." So the -king swore that the toad should have his daughter, and the toad came -forth. And the king, for his oath's sake, and lest the toad should be -in some sort a god, gave him his daughter, and sent him home with a -sedan-chair and elephants and horses. And when he got near his home, -the old man and old woman ran clean away. But the toad, their adopted -son, seeing their terror, bade them not be afraid, and sent men after -them to fetch them. And then they sat down with their son-in-law and -daughter-in-law and feasted the men who had come with them. And one -day the girl, finding her husband very loathsome to look upon, told -him to take a bath. "But," said her husband, "what is the good of my -taking a bath? I am a frog and always bathing." But his wife replied -"I know very well that you live in cold water. But I want to get rid -of those nasty protuberances on your back, and want to bathe you." So, -finally, her husband agreed. So she heated some water to boiling, -and called out "Come quick, I must bathe you!" And when the toad -came, and asked what he was to do, she said "You jump straight in, -and I will bathe you afterwards." So he jumped in, and, turning over -on his back, died. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE DOE AND THE RAVEN. - -The doe and the raven were great friends, and lived together in the -shade of the same tree. And one day a jackal, seeing the doe, and -finding her to be fat and good to eat, said to her "Oh friend, what -are you doing there? I am charmed to see you, and, if you permit, -would like to swear eternal friendship." But the doe said "How can -there be friendship between the likes of us? we are sworn foes. If -you get hold of me, you will eat me. I am your food." But the jackal, -on hearing this, pretended to be mightily grieved, and said "What -you observe is true enough, and that is just why all my family are -dead and I alone am left. And, considering these things, I, for my -part, am turned Hindu, eat no flesh, and have vowed friendship to all -animals. So you need be in no fear of me." To which the doe attached -implicit credence, and so they two walked together under the trees. But -the raven came up and said all he could to induce the doe to abandon -the fellowship of the jackal. But, as he could not prevail with her, -he told her the following story: "Once upon a time there were two -friends. And they vowed that if ever they fell into danger, they -should on no account leave one another. And one day they were going -through the jungle together, when they met a bear. Now, one of them -could climb trees, and the other could not. And when the bear pursued -them, the one scrambled up into the first tree he met. But the other, -not knowing what else to do, lay on the ground, and, pretending to -be dead, held his breath. And the bear, coming and sniffing at him, -and finding him apparently dead, left him. Then his friend, shouting -to him from the tree, said "What was it that the bear whispered -to you?" And he replied "The bear said to me 'never make friends -with men like that fellow in the tree.'" "And so," said the raven, -"will it be with you and your friend the jackal." For all that, the -doe refused to listen, and after some days the jackal, when walking -out with the doe, spied a snare, and thrust her into it. And when she -bade him bite the cords and loose her, he reminded her of his vows and -of the fact that the cords were of hide. Then the raven, after long -searching, came up and found the doe in the toils, and set to work -to devise a remedy. And when the day was dawning he said to the doe -"You swell out your belly, and hold your breath, and when I give the -word, run for your life." Presently, the owner of the snare came up, -spear in hand, and, seeing his quarry seemingly dead, loosed her -bonds. Upon which the raven cawed loudly, and the doe, jumping up, -ran for her life. But the hunter, seizing his spear, threw it after -her. And the spear missed the doe, and pierced the wicked jackal, -who died. And that's all! - - - - - -THE OLD MAN AND THE TIGER. - -There was once an old man, who, when he was cutting reeds for his -fence in the jungle, heard a tiger growling close to him; and it -happened that at that moment a bird also flew away. On which the old -man, though he was in truth very frightened, called after the bird -"Ah! if you had only stopped, I would have taught you the secret -of the ghughu ban." And this saying he kept on repeating, so that -the tiger said to himself "What is it that the old man is saying? I -must get him to tell me; and in that case I won't even eat him." So -he called to the old man. "Look here, old man, what is that about -the ghughu ban?" But the old man, answering not a word, kept on -chopping his reeds. Then the tiger crept up quite close to him, -and said to the old man "If you don't tell me what you are talking -about, I will eat you!" But the old man, for all his fear, only said -"You come to my house tomorrow, and I will tell you." Very early -the next morning the tiger asked his way to the old man's house, -and when he got there, it being still early morning, the old man said -"And what may your honour be pleased to want?" And the tiger replied -"I want to know what you were talking about yesterday." But the old -man replied "I cannot possibly teach you alone. You had better go -and get two or three other tigers." And so the tiger went away and -returned with two or three of his brethren. In the meanwhile the -old man had spread his unthreshed paddy in the yard. And, putting -his earliest acquaintance first, he tied all the tigers to the post, -round which the cattle revolve when they are treading out the grain, -and set them to work to tread. - -But the one in the middle, who was unaccustomed to such labour, cried -out in a piteous voice that his head ached, and that he was getting -very giddy. But the old man said "Wait a bit, my friend; you haven't -learned yet." And when the tiger complained again, the old man fetched -his goad and pricked him sore, so that, giddy and stumbling, he had to -go round and round, and when the tiger said "I shall die at this rate," -the old man replied "You wanted to learn the ghughu ban yesterday, -and unless you endure this trouble, you cannot possibly learn;" and, -so saying, pricked him the more cruelly. Finally, the tiger said -"If so be, I must be in pain, I must be. But I don't see what it is -all about." Then the old man replied "This is precisely what they -called the ghughu ban." Then the tiger said "I see, I see, now let us -go. We have learned our lesson." But the old man said "Wait a bit, -the paddy is nearly trodden out," and would not stop pricking the -tigers for all their entreaties. And when the paddy was all threshed, -the old man began untying their bonds. But before he had finished, -the tigers were in such pain that they tore the rope out of his hands -and ran away. When they stopped to rest, they saw the old man's rope, -and said to one another "If we do not give the old man his rope again, -we shall get into further trouble." So, after much debate, the first -tiger was deputed to take it back. - -So back he went, trembling with fear in every limb, and, getting close -to the old man's house, offered him his rope. But the old man said -"It is night, and I am in bed. I can't come out. Put the rope in at -the window." So the tiger put it on his tail and thrust it in at the -window. But the old man had his knife ready and cut the tiger's tail -off. On which the tiger once more fled, howling with pain. But the old -man shouted after him "You may run as far as you like, but my brother -is after you, and will catch you." On which the tiger ran faster than -ever. At last, however, he stopped to rest near a cool pool of water, -and, not seeing the old man's brother, dipped the wounded stump of -his tail into the pool for refreshment. But a crab, which dwelt in -that pool, nipped the stump of his tail; and the tiger crying "The -old man's brother has caught me!" again fled through the jungle, -and it was not till the crab was knocked off against the trees that -he at last rested. And that's all! - - - - - -THE TALE OF THE MONKEY AND THE HARE. - -A monkey and a hare were great friends. They lived together, ate -together, and walked about together. One day they saw a man from -Darrang going to a feast and bearing plantains and betel-nuts, and -they said to one another that they must contrive some plan to get -hold of his load. So the monkey sent the hare to wait on the road, -but himself hid in the jungle. And when the man came up and saw -the hare sitting on the road, he put down his load, and ran after -him. No sooner had he done so, than the monkey came and carried off -the plantains and betel-nuts into a tree, and, for fear the hare -should return, ate them all up in a great hurry, keeping only the -skins of the plantains for his friend. - -But when the man found that he could not catch the hare, he gave up -the chase, and went home disconsolate; and so the hare went back, -searching for his friend, and shouting his name. But when he found him -and demanded his share of the spoil, the monkey offered only the skins -of the plantains, and the hare, in his rage, said that he would have -his revenge. So, first of all, he went and sat very quietly under -some kachu plants. Then the monkey climbed down from the tree and -began crying "My friend! my friend!" and the hare replied "Who are you -calling friend? I am watching the king's sugarcane field. What do you -want?" Then the monkey came forth and said "Ah, my friend, give me -a little of the cane to suck." But the hare said "I cannot give you -any. If the Raja were to hear, he would beat me." But as the monkey -grew importunate, he said "Eat, then, if you will, and don't blame -me." But when he ate, the acrid juice of the kachu caught his tongue, -and he rolled on the ground howling. But the hare only said "It's your -own fault. I told you not to." Then he went and sat beneath a wasps' -nest. And the monkey, moaning and complaining, followed him and asked -him what he was doing there, and the hare replied that he was watching -the king's cymbals. "Let me play on them, only a little!" entreated -the monkey. But the hare said "I daren't do it. The Raja would kill -me." "I will only play very gently," said the monkey, and, prevailing -by means of his importunity, clapped his hands on the wasps' nest and -broke it, and straightway the wasps stung his mouth and face and body -all over, so that he rolled on the ground crying out in agony. But -the hare only said "I told you not to, and you would not listen, what -could I do?" And then he went away to where a gowal snake lay. And -again the monkey followed him, and asked what he was doing there. And -the hare said that he was watching the king's sceptre. "Ah! let me -brandish it, do," said the monkey, and for all the hare's warnings -would seize the sceptre. Whereby he got bitten, and was in greater -pain than ever. Then the rabbit went away and sat down on a marsh, -and the monkey followed him once more, crying as he went, and when -he again questioned his friend, the hare said: "This is what they -call the king's litter." "Let me sit on it for a moment," said the -monkey. "I can't do it," said the hare, "what would the king say? I -think you are a fool, my friend. I tell you not to do things and you -will persist." But the monkey did not listen to him and jumped on -to the marsh and stuck miserably in the mud. And then the hare said -"Now, my friend, you give me plantain skins to eat, do you? You can -stay where you are. I wish you good-day. I am off." And, so saying, -he left the monkey and went his ways. - -And first of all a rhinoceros came. But when the monkey begged for -help, he said that he was hungry and thirsty, and really could not -stop; he was very sorry; and, so saying, he too went away. - -And when a buffalo presently came, the monkey addressed him, but he, -too, had other business, and went away. Last of all there came a tiger, -who was extremely hungry, and to him the monkey said, "My father, if -you do not help me out of this scrape, I have no help left," and with -such and such like words the monkey entreated him. But the tiger said -"What good will it do me if I help you?" and was going away, when the -monkey cried out "Father, father, take me out of the dreadful marsh, -and then, if you like, clean me and eat me." And the tiger was so -hungry that he said: "It is not so much that I want to eat you, but -if I rescue one fallen into such calamity, it will be well with me -hereafter. However, as you yourself have offered yourself to be eaten, -I see no harm." So saying, he stretched out his tail into the marsh, -and the monkey, grasping it, was drawn out. Then the monkey said: -"Let me get dry in the sun, and when I am a bit cleaner, you can -eat me." And so saying he sat him down in the sun and waited. But -presently the tiger looked another way, and the monkey slipped up a -tall tree. But the tiger, being in a great rage, waited two or three -days at the foot of the tree. But, as the monkey would not descend, -he lay at the tree's root as one dead, and opened his mouth with -his teeth grinning, and the flies came and buzzed in his mouth, -so that at last the monkey thought that of a verity he was dead. So -finally he crawled down, and slowly inserted his tail in the tiger's -mouth. But the tiger never stirred. Then he felt one of the tiger's -great paws. But the tiger never stirred. Then the monkey said "Ah, you -would scrunch my bones to make your bread, would you?" and danced about -gaily, and cried "See if you can eat my head now," and, so saying, -he put his head in the tiger's jaws. And then the jaws closed with -a scrunch, and that was the end of the monkey. And that's all! - - - - - -THE TORTOISE AND MONKEY. - -A tortoise and a monkey were great friends, and as they were on the -road one day, a man passed laden with plantains. And the monkey, seeing -him, said "You go and wait on the road, and when the man pursues you, -run away. And so the man put down his load (the monkey having hid in -the jungle), and ran after the tortoise. Then the monkey came out of -the jungle and took the plantains and molasses that the man bare, -and climbed with them into a tree. Then the man, not being able -to catch the tortoise, returned, and, not getting his things, went -home. Then the tortoise returned and asked his friend for his share -of the plantains and molasses. And the monkey offered him for molasses -potsherds, and for plantains their skins only; and, when the tortoise -insisted, the monkey got angry and hoisted his friend into the tree, -saying "See for yourself, if any plantains or molasses be left." And -so he went away and left him. And he could not get down, and one by -one various animals came under the tree, but could not help him. And -last of these came a very aged rhinoceros, and the tortoise begged -leave to jump down on his back. And to this the rhinoceros consented, -and so the tortoise leapt down, with such force that he broke the -old rhinoceros' back. Then he covered up the corpse with leaves, and -going to the king's court, sat him down under the king's throne; and, -when the royal council was assembled, the tortoise sneezed loudly, -"Who dared to sneeze?" said the king. "Cut off his nose!" But they all -with one accord declared that they had not sneezed, and, after he had -sneezed once or twice again, some one saw the tortoise under the king's -throne. So he said respectfully "If your Majesty wishes, you can kill -me, but I have something to say: There is some living thing under your -Majesty's throne. Without doubt, it was that which sneezed." On which -the king, looking under his throne, saw the tortoise, and ordered them -to cut off his nose. But the tortoise said "Do not cut off my nose, -and in return I will give your Majesty a rhinoceros." And at first -the king was angry, but for his entreating gave him men with him to -fetch his rhinoceros, and when the men returned with the body of the -rhinoceros, the king was very pleased, and gave the tortoise a horse. - -And as he was riding off, he met the monkey and told him that the -king had given him the horse. And when the monkey asked him why, -he said that he had jumped on to a common lizard from the tree, on -which the monkey had left him and had killed it. And that then he had -covered it up with leaves and told the king it was a rhinoceros. And -the king was pleased and gave him a horse. So the monkey killed a -lizard, and went and told the king it was a rhinoceros, and got his -nose cut off for his pains. And that's all! - - - - - -THE BRAHMIN AND HIS SERVANT. - -There was once a Brahmin who had a servant. And one day when they -were going to the house of the Brahmin's mother-in-law, the Brahmin -gave his servant a bunch of plantains and other things to carry, and -said to him "Now, mind you don't eat those plantains, for I can see -just as well behind as I can in front." And, so saying, he marched -ahead. And presently the servant, getting hungry, plucked one of the -plantains from the bunch, and, holding it out to his master's back, -ate it. And this he did again and again till all the plantains were -gone. And when the Brahmin presently asked what had become of the -load, the servant said "You told me you could see behind as well -as in front. So I showed you each plantain before I ate it. And you -never said anything." - -So the Brahmin went his ways speechless. Presently they stopped -to cook their midday meal, and they had got with them a few khawai -fish. But the Brahmin gave only one to his servant, and kept the rest -himself. And when he was about to eat, the servant asked innocently: -"Oh! Brahmin, do khawai fish swim about singly or in shoals?" To which -the Brahmin said: "Why, in shoals, of course." So the servant said -"Then my fish had better go with yours." And, so saying, he threw his -fish on the Brahmin's mess, which was defiled. So the Brahmin got no -dinner, and the servant ate the whole. - -A little later they came across a number of simul trees. Seeing them, -the servant asked his master "And what do they call these trees, -master?" And the Brahmin (being an educated man) said "These are -sirmolu." But the servant said "Not so, not so! These are himulu," and -offered to bet five blows that it was so. And, meeting some cowherd -boys, he asked them what the trees were. And when they said "himulu" -he gave the Brahmin five blows without further question. - -Next they met a drove of goats. "And what may these be, Brahmin, -these animals that are grazing?" And the Brahmin said "These be called -chg." But the servant cried "Not so, not so! These are chgali." And -the result, as before, was that the Brahmin was worsted and got -five blows. - -And next they came across a flock of paddy-birds, which the Brahmin -called "Bog," but the servant "Boguli." And again he was worsted -and got his five blows. On which he consoled himself by reciting an -Assamese saying, to the effect that it is ill arguing with a fool: - - - "Sg sirmolu bog ba-kran - Tin pnch panra kl sud akran." - - -And when they were now come near the Brahmin's mother-in-law's house, -and the Brahmin was become very hungry, he sent his servant on ahead -to beg them to get supper ready. So the servant went on ahead and -bade the Brahmin's mother-in-law cook a duck and put lots of plantain -ashes, which the Kachris use for salt, well knowing that his master -disliked its acrid taste. So the duck was cooked with plenty of alkali. - -And when the Brahmin arrived, his meal was set before him, and he -was so hungry that he had to eat it whether he liked its savour or no. - -And so in various ways the Brahmin was put to shame by his servant. So -he wrote a long letter to his brother, and, putting it in his servant's -hand, bade him deliver it. But he went a little way, until he met -a man who could read and write, and he bade him tell him what was -written in the letter. And the man read him the letter, which was to -the effect that the brother was to kill the servant. On this, the -servant tore up the letter and bade his friend write another one, -saying "Dear brother, on receipt of this letter marry my servant to -my niece without delay. I shall not be able to come to the wedding." - -Taking this letter, the servant went to his master's brother, who was -much vexed, but dared not disobey. Accordingly, though reluctantly, -he married the servant to his daughter. - -And, when the master came to see if his servant had been disposed -of, and heard what had happened, he set about to kill him. But his -niece got to know of the matter and told her husband, who got a calf, -and, binding it hand and foot, put it by her in her bed. And in the -night the Brahmin came, and thinking the calf was his niece's husband -sleeping by her side, killed it. And when he found out his mistake in -the morning, and learned that he was guilty of cow-killing, he bade -his niece's husband go and bury the calf in all haste. And the servant -dragged the calf into the garden and buried it with its tail sticking -out of the ground. Meanwhile, the Brahmin set to work to get himself -purged of the offence of cow-killing, and summoned the villagers -to a feast without telling them why. And when they were all seated, -the servant ran out into the garden and hauling at the calf's tail, -called out "The Brahmin didn't kill a cow, Oh, no! and - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE SIMPLETON. - -There was once an aged couple, who had a foolish son, who one day -begged them to give him money to buy an ox with. And, owing to his -persistence, though they knew him to be simple, they gave him sixteen -rupees and let him go. And, as he went, he found a fine ox grazing -where three roads meet; and, putting his rupees down on the road, -he bound the ox and drove it away. Presently, he stopped to rest, -and while he was dozing, his ox ran away. So he began searching all -through the jungle for the missing animal. - -At last he found a fine stag, and thinking that to be his ox, chased it -through the forest till by chance its horns got caught in a thicket. So -he tied a rope round its horns, and to that tied another rope, and -so on till he got home. And when his old mother asked him if he had -bought his ox "Havn't I, just," said he, "just help me to pull and -see!" On this, the three of them pulled at the rope, hand over hand, -and presently the stag made his appearance kicking and struggling, -at which they were mightily afraid. However, they killed the stag, -and gave of its flesh to the neighbours to eat. - -On which the simpleton went about and told the villagers that they had -eaten of cow's flesh. But, fortunately, knowing he was a simpleton, -no one believed a word he said. - -Another time, when the simpleton was grown a bit bigger, he again -begged money of his parents: this time that he might get him -a wife. And since he would not take a refusal, he got his sixteen -rupees and set out afresh in search of a wife. Finally, he went and -sat at a place where the village women drew water. And when a pretty -maiden came down with her vessel on her hip to draw water, he seized -her and carried her off. - -And when he got tired, he stopped to rest under a tree. And it -happened that a man driving a plough ox was also resting there, and -the maiden sat there crying her very eyes out for grief at having been -carried off. So the man with the ox asked the simpleton "Where did -you get that girl? Did you have a look at her before you took her, -or didn't you?" To which the simpleton replied "She seemed a pretty -girl, so I put down sixteen rupees at the bathing place and carried -her off." On which the wise man said: "You must be blind. The girl's -pretty enough, but don't you see that both her eyes are burst. You -clearly don't see straight. Just see how the water is flowing from -both her eyes." On hearing this, the simpleton offered to exchange -the girl for the ox. But the other pretended to be unwilling, till, -after much persistence on the part of the simpleton, he cried: -"There, take it, take it!" So the exchange was effected, and each -went on his way mightily satisfied. - -And, as the simpleton went his ways, he found a man seated under a tree -having a goat with him. So he too stayed to rest. And when they stopped -to rest, the ox lay down to rest. On this, the man with the goat said: -"That ox is not a good bargain. It will die in a day or two." And the -simpleton, believing this, exchanged the ox for the goat. And when he -set forth again, he met a man carrying a big bunch of plantains. So -the two sat down. And as the goat was restless and gave him no peace, -the simpleton began beating it, so that it cried Ba! ba! (now Ba in the -Kachri speech means "carry"). So he said "Do you suppose a tired man -like me is going to carry you?" And he was so angry that in disgust -he exchanged the goat for the bunch of plantains; and went on. And -as he went, he met a man cracking his fingers, and, thinking he did -it in scorn of his plantains, explained at what price he had got them. - -However, he offered to give him the plantains if he would teach him -the art of cracking his fingers. So the two stayed there a long time -till the simpleton had more or less acquired the art he coveted. Then -as he went on, he suddenly forgot what he had learned. And because -he forgot it in a paddy field, he thought he must have lost it in -the paddy, and began examining the ears of paddy as a woman searches -another woman's hair for lice. And when the owner of the field came -up and asked what he was about, he said: "I have lost a thing which -cost me sixteen rupees. Come and help me to look." So the two looked -together, and when, after much search, they found nothing, the other -man, in pure vexation, cracked his fingers. On which the simpleton, -crying "I've found it! I've found it!" went dancing away. - -Presently, he stopped by a tank, and again forgot his new -acquisition. So he plunged into the mud to look for it. And a man came -up and asked what he was searching for? To which he replied "My friend, -my friend! I have lost something very valuable. Do come and help me to -look." On which, the two searched until they were covered with mud; and -when they found nothing, the new-comer cracked his fingers in vexation, -and the simpleton, crying "I've found it! I've found it!" went gaily -cracking his fingers all the way home. And when his father and mother -saw him, they smiled at his state, and till they spoke to him did not -know who he was. And then they asked him what he had done with his -money. "Oh!" said he, "first of all I bought a lovely maiden, and, -because her eyes were bad, I exchanged her for an ox; and because -there was something wrong with the ox, I got a goat in exchange; -and because the goat wanted me to carry him, I got angry and changed -him for plantains. And the plantains I gave to a man who taught me to -crack my fingers, and what else would you have me do?" And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE SEVEN SIMPLETONS. - -There were, once upon a time, seven simpletons. And once they were -going down the road, and meeting a puddle, were in great distress as -to how they should cross it. And the eldest said "I will go first, -and you all follow, holding one another's loin cloths." So they -held one another's cloths and crawled through the puddle on their -hands and knees, getting very muddy and dirty in doing so. But when -they had fairly got across, the elder set to work to count; and, -as he failed to count himself, behold, there was one missing. Then -the next brother counted; and, as he, too, found one missing, they -each in turn counted. And so it became clear that one was lost; -and there they stood debating this deplorable business. Just then a -wily Brahmin came up, and asked what was the matter. And they told -him that they had been seven, but that in crossing the puddle, one -of them had been lost. On which, the Brahmin, quickly counting them, -found that they were still seven, and, judging them to be simpletons, -said to them "My sons, if you will come to my house and work for me, -I will find you the missing man." To which with one accord they agreed. - -Then the Brahmin split a betelnut into seven pieces and put them into -the hand of the eldest. "Now count them," said he, "and tell me how -many there be." And he counted and found that there were seven. "Now -take each man a piece," said the Brahmin, and, behold, to each piece -there was a man. So in great joy and peace of mind they went to the -Brahmin's house to work. - -And then, one day, he sent the seven simpletons out into the garden -to weed the vegetables, and with them he sent his only son, saying "If -the lad is lazy and falls behind, shove him along and make him work." - -So they all went into the garden and began cutting the weeds with -their knives; and presently the boy fell into the rear. On which they -said "There is that Brahmin boy fallen behind. Did not his father -say that we were to push him along? What is to be done now? But the -elder brother said, "Do? Why, do as we were told." On which each of -them hit him with his weeding knife, so that presently he died. And -when the weeding was quite finished, they went and told the Brahmin, -saying "You told us to shove him along, and as we had our knives in our -hands, we hurt him so that he died." But the Brahmin was speechless, -for they had but done as they were told. - -Another day he told them to go and plough. "Take your ploughs up above -the great simul tree," he said. So they rose in the early morning, and, -taking ploughs, cattle and ropes, went to the great simul tree. And -some stayed below and bound the ploughs and cattle with the ropes, -and others climbed the tree and hauled. But the ropes broke and the -cattle were killed and the ploughs were smashed. And then they went -and told the Brahmin that they had tried to plough above the simul -tree and had failed. "And what of the cattle?" said he, "Oh! they -fell down and were killed," they replied. So, in despair, he bought -other cattle and sent them out to plough afresh. - -And when the harvest was ripe, they reaped the paddy, and, tying it in -sheaves, brought it home and asked where they were to put it. And the -Brahmin said "Put it where my old woman tells you to put it." So they -went and asked the Brahmin's wife. But she was very busy, and only -cried "Oh, bother you and your paddy! Put it on my head!" On this, -they all took their sheaves, and heaped them on the old woman, so that -she died. And when the Brahmin came from his work and asked for his -old woman, they said they had buried her in the paddy, as she told -them to. On which, being at his wit's end, he bade them go and bury -her. On this, they tied the corpse on a bamboo sledge and bumped it -along through the bamboo-clump, so that it got knocked off by the way. - -And when they came to some fallow land, they dug a grave, and then -began looking about for the corpse. Now there was an old woman hard -by herding cattle. "Cunning old wretch!" said they, "she is afraid -of being buried, and is pretending to be somebody else." So they got -hold of her, and, in spite of her struggles, buried her. - -And the Brahmin, in fear of what they might do next, began to contrive -means to get rid of them. So he said "Today, my sons, we will go and -cut down the great simul tree." So they took their axes and, going -to the simul tree, began hewing with a will, and when the tree was -tottering to its fall, the Brahmin said to them "If the tree falls -down, it will be broken. Run under it and catch it!" And when they -did so, the Brahmin gave the last strokes, and the tree fell on the -seven simpletons and killed them. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE BLIND MAN AND THE HUNCHBACK. - -There sprang up a friendship between a blind man and a hunchback. And -one day they said to one another "We shall get more if we beg in -some other village than our own." The hunchback made the blind man -hold his stick, and so dragged him along. And as they went, the -blind man trod upon an old elephant rope which lay upon the road, -and said to his friend "Ah! friend, what is this thing like a long -snake which I am treading upon?" The hunchback said "Why, it is only -an old elephant-rope." But the blind man said "Take it, my friend, -take it." But, as the hunchback refused, the blind man bid his friend -hand it to him, and so they went their ways thence. - -And presently they came to a river; and as they were wading across -it, the blind man trod upon a tortoise and told his friend that he -had trod upon something living; but the hunchback said it was only a -stone, and asked what was the use of standing there talking. But the -blind man begged him to feel and see. And when the hunchback announced -that it was a tortoise, the blind man begged his friend to take that, -too; and on the hunchback declaring that it was too heavy, he finally -carried it himself. - -Then they went their ways and came to a meadow, and heard a drum -being beaten. And the blind man asked what that was, and where the -drumming was going on. On which the hunchback said it was only cowherds -drumming. On which the blind man was for sending the hunchback to -fetch the drum. - -But the hunchback said "How shall I fetch it? They will be too strong -for me, for they are many." Then the blind man devised a plan, and bade -the hunchback crawl through the jungle and roar like a tiger. Which -the hunchback did; and the cowherd boys, on hearing his roaring, ran -away headlong and left the drum, which the hunchback gave, as before, -to the blind man to carry. - -Then the friends went through the forest, until they came to some -houses. On which the hunchback said "My friend, the sun has set, -and evening has come. How much further are we to go? Here are houses, -let's stop here." But the blind man said he did not think very well of -houses in the jungle, and sent his friend to have a good look at them. - -Presently the hunchback returned and said "There are two or three -houses and a granary." On this, the blind man decided that they would -stay in the granary, and so was dragged into the granary, where they -carefully fastened the doors and prepared to stay for the night. And -while they were there, Rakshashas came and said-- - - - "Fine rice, fine rice, I can smell; - "And better things to eat as well." - - -And while they were gliding round the house, the blind man shouted -loudly "Here am I!" "Who are you?" said the Rakshashas. "Who are -you?" shouted the blind man. "I am a Rakshasha," said one of them. "And -I am a Zakshasha!" [28] said the blind man. Whereupon they all got -very angry. Then the blind man said "You need not get angry and -you need not get noisy. I can't see you and you can't see me. Let -us make an expedient by which you can be satisfied." So saying, -the blind man bade the Rakshasha show him a lock of his hair. On -this a Rakshasha tore out a bunch of hair and showed it to him. On -which the blind man said "Now see mine!" And so saying, thrust out -of a chink the elephant rope. And on seeing it, the Rakshasha became -very afraid. Then the blind man demanded to see a flea (from his -body). And when the Rakshasha had shown him one, the blind man put -forth his tortoise. Then the Rakshasha thought "This must indeed be -a Zakshasha," and was greatly afraid. Then the blind man bade him -beat his breast. And, on his doing so, cried "Well done, well done! I -have heard you. Now hear me!" and straightway began to beat his drum -"rub-a-dub-dub." On which the Rakshashas were greatly frightened and -ran right away. - -Then the blind man said to his friend "Take any good things that there -are, and tie them up. You take some and give me some, and let us go;" -and, so saying, they went away together. And when they were come to -a far place, the hunchback began dividing the spoil. And, when that -was done, he bade his friend take which share he would. But the blind -man groped about and found that the share nearest to the hunchback -was the biggest. So the hunchback said "How did you, without seeing, -find that out? Now I have got to divide it all over again!" So he -made a fresh division. - -And the same thing happened again, and the blind man turned everything -topsy-turvy. And, when this had occurred four or five times, the -hunchback became angry, and taking sand in his hand rubbed it into the -blind man's eyes, saying "Now we shall see if you are really blind or -not;" whereby the blind man recovered his sight. But he, too, was angry -and said "What a hideous thing you are, and hateful to look upon." And -he jumped on the hunchback's back and belaboured his hump till he -made him straight and well. And when the two were hale and well, -they divided their spoil fairly and went home happily. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF A SILLY OLD MAN. - -There was an old man and his wife. One day, when the old man was -clearing jungle, a half-dead deer that had been shot by a huntsman, -came limping that way and crossed the old man's field. On which the -old man killed it by hitting it on the head with his hoe, and hid -it away in the jungle. Presently, the man who shot the deer made -his appearance, having tracked its blood as far as the old man's -field. "Here, old man!" said he, "have you seen a wounded deer pass -this way?" The old man replied "The boundaries of my field? Well, -the east boundary is here and the west over there!" But the other -said "Not so, not so, I am asking about a wounded deer." To which -the old man replied "I know what you mean; but whether it will be a -good crop or not, how shall I say?" "Not so, not so," said the other; -that isn't what I want to know." But the old man said "I cannot stop -any longer. The dark is falling, and I am hungry for my supper. I'm -off." So saying, he went away home, and when he had had his supper, he -said to his old woman "You must give me my breakfast early tomorrow, -for I have killed a deer, and I must go early and cut it up." So -the old woman gave him his breakfast very early and sent him about -his business. And he went to his field, and, having chopped up the -carcase began dividing the pieces. And first he put apart his own -share, "One piece for washing my face in the morning; one piece for -chewing tobacco; one piece for driving the cattle afield; one piece -for ploughing"; and so on, for all his daily avocations. Then he -made out his old woman's share: "One piece for washing her face in -the morning; one piece for chewing tobacco; one piece for spinning -cotton; one piece for fretting cotton; one piece for weaving cloth; -one piece for cooking rice; one piece for drawing water;" and so on, -with all her occupations. But, on counting up, he found that the old -woman's share was much the biggest. On which he cried angrily that -it was not to be believed that a woman's share could be bigger than -his, and, mixing up all the pieces of flesh on the ground, he began a -fresh division. This time he set apart the old woman's share first, -and his own afterwards. This time his share became the largest. But -still he was not satisfied, and, mixing all the gobbets up again, -he divided them again and again, but never got them equal. Meanwhile, -the day had slipped by and evening was come. So the old woman, taking -the pestle of the dhenki, went to look for her husband, and there she -found him in the midst of the lumps of flesh, which had become covered -with dust and dirt through much mixing. Then the old woman let fly the -dhenki stump at his back. On which he cried that a snake had bitten -him and ran home, on which the old woman tied up the meat in a cloth -and carried it to her house, and cooked some hastily for supper. And -when her husband asked where the meat came from, she said that he had -been such a long time in coming, that she had killed a chicken and -cooked it for him. "And if you had stopped dividing that deer's flesh, -we should never have got any supper at all," said she. And that's all! - - - - - -THE STORY OF THE FOUR THIEVES. - -There was an aged couple who lived in a pair of houses. And four -thieves used to prowl round their houses, seeking to steal. And the old -man set to work to contrive devices to disappoint them. And first he -filled a joint of bamboo with cowdung and dirty water and rice-chaff, -and hung it up in the rafters of the dhenki-shed. And when at nightfall -the thieves began prowling round and listening to hear if the inmates -were asleep, the old people overheard them, and the old man said to his -wife "Old woman, old woman; where have you hung up the molasses and -milk and chira?" And the old woman replied "A nice business! I have -been and gone and hung them up in the dhenki-shed, where the thieves -can get at them." And the thieves, hearing this, slipped off to the -shed, and, getting the bamboo-joint, gathered plantain leaves for -plates, and divided the spoil and sat down to eat. And one of them, -smelling at the stuff, said to the others "Smells rather strong, -doesn't it?" Then one of them took his mess in his hand and smelled -it, and, seeing what had happened, they all burst out laughing. Then -the old man came out with his big stick, and the four thieves ran -away. Another day, the old man, hearing the thieves prowling about, -said to his wife "Where have you hung the packet of salt?" And the -old woman replied "A fine affair! I have hung it up on south wall of -our sleeping-house, where the thieves can easily get it." And so one -of the thieves thrust his hand in, and began feeling about for the -bundle, on which the old man took his knife and cut his hand. But he -only said "I can't find it," and went away. - -On which the other three felt about, and one got his finger cut, -and another his ear, and the fourth his nose. Then they looked -about in the yard for something to ease the pain, and the first, -finding a cooking pot in which acrid plantain ashes had been steeped, -plunged his hand in, and, getting more pain than before, only said -"Ah! that's good." On which the others followed his example. And, -while they were hopping about in pain, the old man came out and took -his stick, and drove them away. - -Another day, the old people found a wasps' nest on a chili plant -under a plantain tree. And when the thieves came, the old man said to -his wife "Old woman, old woman, where have you put the lota with our -money in it?" And the old woman answered "To-day's luck is the worst -of all. I have left the lota under the plantain tree in the garden, -by the chili bush, and no doubt the thieves will get it." Hearing -this, the thieves went and disturbed the wasps' nest, and the wasps -flew out and stung them. And when they cried in pain and ran away, -the old man ran after them with his stick and beat them soundly. - -Again, another day, when the old man went out to cut reeds for his -fence, he found the four thieves asleep under an O tree (the fruit of -which is hard and heavy), and the old man, climbing quietly into the -tree, cut four of the fruits, with the stalks attached, and tied them -to the thieves' hair. Then he suddenly cried out "Thief! thief!" And -the more they ran, the more the heavy fruit bumped on their backs, -so that they thought the old man was running after them and beating -them. And they ran a very long way before they discovered their -mistake, and unloosed the fruit from their hair. - -And, again, the old man climbed into the mat receptacle in which -the paddy was stored; but, before doing so, he instructed his wife to -imitate his voice and ask where the brass plates and cups had been put; -and to answer in her own voice that they had been put into the paddy -receptacle in the dhenki-shed. And when the thieves heard all this, -they hurried to the dhenki-shed, and, lifting up the paddy receptacle, -said with one accord: "My! isn't it heavy?" And so they tied it to -poles and carried it away on their shoulders. - -Presently, they came to a deep river, and as they were wading across, -the old man cried "Look here! I am getting wet, carry it higher." On -which they said to one another "Surely, some one spoke?" But, thinking -it was a mistake, they went on, and came to deeper water. On this the -old man called out again "Stupid brutes! Sons of slaves! Can't you see -your way? I am getting wet through." And the thieves were frightened, -and, dropping the old man in the water, ran clean away. That's all! - - - - - - - - -FOLK SONGS AND NURSERY RHYMES. - - -Addressed to a spoiled Child. - - Der l, der l, f Fanzl. - Build house, build house, Father Fanzalu. - - Dai nng, fd nng, f zuznng. - If trouble come, or worry come, Father will help. - - -To a conceited Child. - - ng grng, grng, Dain grng. - I am wise, am wise, And the witch is wise. - - Dau khth, khth, ngn khth. - And the bird's behind, behind, The bird's behind me. - - -Of Woman. - - Dau-thep, dau-thep, dau golond. - Wag-tail! wag-tail! bird with the goitre, - Hb rang, hukh rang, fis bflund. - Work you can't, and toil you can't, bearing baby on your back. - - -A Nursery Rhyme. - - Bongfng d, bongfng d, bongfng nreng. - Beat the tree, and beat the tree, and beat the orange tree. - - Fitsiu-siu firing; bidi zkhaib! - Chirrup, chirrup, bhimraj bird; give twenty eggs to me. - - -What Women sing at Weddings. - - Z sit sit, Gogorleng; Z sit sit. - Pour, pour the beer, Gogorleng; pour the beer. - - Dngnai dngnai sit, Gogorleng; dngnai dngnai sit. - Pour in torrents, Gogorleng; pour in torrents, pour. - - -Then you substitute other festive occupations, for instance: - - Goe khau khau (cut, cut the betelnut). - Z l l (pass round the beer). - Khurui s s (wash the plates), &c., &c. - -"Gogorleng" is the traditional name for the bru or bohua, who plays -the buffoon at weddings. - - -A Woman to her Lover. - - S mlbai, sba. - Come, my lover, come. - - Gang zli. - O! Ganges fisherman. - - Thkn kheru manb. - If I don't get silver earrings. - - ng-b thngli. - I, too, cannot go. - - -In the following verses the woman substitutes other ornaments or -presents: - -An exchange of Compliments. - -A girl sings-- - - Silkhonri gthfr, - Chinakona boys, - - Mois hn fai! - Come and drive buffaloes. - - -Boy answers (derisively)-- - - Hun rang, mun rang. - I cannot drive, I cannot wive. - - ngkh d ling, fai. - Don't cry to me to come. - - Engkhut khri khr khr. - The mess of rice goes bubble-bubble. - - ngn ftse fr fr. - My share is but trouble trouble. - - Khuru khusuli. - You've got the itch. - - Bidot zsuli. - Eater of meat. - - -What Women sing when the Bride is taken away. - - D gpse, ai--d gapse. - Don't weep, dear, don't weep. - - Khnu lai lng. - Not to bind thee do they take thee; - - Sunu lai lng - Not to wound thee do they take thee; - - Bngl Simsn lng. - Not for Bengali or Bhutia do they, &c. - - Ehe! hai! hi!-- - Oh! ho! ho! - - -The second, third and fourth lines may of course be varied ad -infinitum. - - -The lament of a Mother. - - Thokon srong srong. - With multitudes of clubs. - - Thngdangman, f Sokhai, nanglai. - Thou wentest, son Sokhai, thou. - - Emfu bl bl thngdangman, &c. - Flashing thy sword, thou wentest, &c. - - Khaukh dum dum, &c. - With great turban bound, &c. - - Nang dangb om bidot zang zdangman, &c. - Whilst thou lived'st I ate pig's flesh, &c. - -and so on. - - -"Buffalo Girls come out to play." - - i! Silakhonri hingzau-fr, - Oh! Chinakona women. - - N gutn fai. - Come and catch fish. - - N gutn rangb, - If you cannot catch fish, - - Lgse dl fai! - Don't come with us at all! - - -In other verses substitute "megong khn," or other things man and -maid may do together. - - -A Love Song. - - gi Boisgi, - O! sister wanderer, - - ng kh d bsi! - Do not spurn me! - - Sikhl sipn hib, - If you cannot sweep the yard, - - ng-bu sipfgan. - I will help you sweep. - - -In the next verse, for the last two lines, substitute--"Di lain -hib ng b lai-f-gan," and so on, with other female occupations. If -a woman sings, the first line will be "d Bidsi," and she will -select men's work, as, e.g., "Hthi hun hib, ngb thng-f-gan." - - -A Mother-in-law scolds her Daughter-in-law. - - W bz n gndeol! - On bamboo top, Oh! dragon fly, - - Brdau, brdau, brdang, - Flutter, flutter, fly, - - Bauhar godai z zongnai, - My youngest daughter-in-law's brewing beer. - - Khiram-diram zdang. - Is bitter-sweet. - -or - - Bauhri godai khm songnaia sigram-zethram zdang, &c., &c. - My youngest daughter-in-law's cooking rice is only hugger-mugger. - - -A Woman to her Husband. - - H dai dai hbb, - If I weave him cloth. - - Zimn range. - He can't put it on. - - M hu zang gorop-kh! - What a husband have I got! - - Zangn khfl! - Ah! my evil luck! - - Sn khfl. - My dreadful luck. - - -For the first two lines substitute-- - - Gms dai dai hb-b. - Gnn range. - -or - - Phli dai dai hb-b. - Khaukhn (or khsn) range. - - -Courtship. - -Man says-- - - "i bze, i bze! - Oh! sister-in-law! - - Em bonnai h. - Spread a mat for me. - - -Woman answers-- - - Nangn hingzaus nongg hai! [29] - I am not your wife! - - Em-s bobai-n. - To spread a mat for you. - - -Substitute other occupations in subsequent verses. - - -A Love Song. - - Dui lainai sr man? - Who was it used to draw water? - - gi Banbhi sikhl man. - It was the maid, my sister Banbhi. - - -In following verses substitute "Mikhm songnai, megong khwi, -h dni," &c., &c. If a woman sings, she sings "Hthi hunai sura -man. d bidsi zlman," and goes on with male occupations. - - -Women's work. - - Dudugur, [30] dudugur, ml-i. - Fis bnai-n fl-i. - - -In other verses substitute other work for "fis bnai-n." - - -Reproach of Women. [31] - - Boisgi, sg, r-r, - Megong mikhm songbl, dilau, di-sau! - Ho sse n-b-l, - Gadau gsi! - - - - - - - - -NOTES - - -[1] A "Bengali ghus" is said to be a blow inflicted with the fist, -the thumbnail protruding between the first and second finger so as -to give a scratch! - -[2] = a "side" of pork. - -[3] "gadn rai-hi-nnai" = observing omens. - -[4] Onomatopoeic. - -[5] Assamese. - -[6] A child from whose mouth milk oozes if you squeeze its throat. - -[7] The Kachri version of the "Swan-maiden." - -[8] Assamese "pp." - -[9] Snuffling. - -[10] "Felt with its beak." - -[11] Assamese "kapl." - -[12] "Kumari," the attendant nymph of the pool. - -[13] The Kachri version of "Beauty and the Beast." - -[14] Goshain. - -[15] The Assamese "mat." - -[16] "m-th," interrogative. - -[17] Ycite - -[18] Assamese rj hantar - -[19] About two paces. - -[20] Assamese bala. - -[21] It was not true of him that "dgiti crepantis signa novit." The -coincidence of sound is curious. - -[22] Seven "plough" of cattle. - -[23] Assamese bkayan. - -[24] This exactly corresponds to our own "Fee faw fum; I smell -the blood of an Englishman!" and the Bengali "A ma kha, mnsher -gandha pa!" - -[25] Query--Assamese "hingsha." - -[26] The hideous Kuvera, god of wealth. He was a white man with three -legs and eight teeth. Apparently, the same as the Hindu Pluto; and -lord of the shades as well as of wealth. - -[27] I.e., the season personified. - -[28] A burlesque word from "zn" = to eat. - -[29] A man speaking to a woman says "li" (cf. "he-li"); a woman -speaking says "hai", and a man, speaking to his wife or other woman -with whom he is on familiar terms, says "i". - -[30] "Dudugur" is the little drum on a handle, with a bead tied -to it. The drum is shaken from side to side, and the bead beats -it,--onomatopoeically, "dudugur, dudugur!" - -[31] Not easily to be translated word for word. But the meaning is -that a woman cannot think of her work if a man passes by. - - - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A Collection of Kachri Folk-Tales and -Rhymes, by J. D. 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