JÀNGRESO PÈN A-ÒNG-ATUM ATOMO. THE ORPHAN AND HIS UNCLES ' STORY.

Hako inut ahèm-epi asopo inut-pèt do; la Once on a time one widow a son only one had; she

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achèkle-mar kòrte bàng-theròk do. Ànsi arni-si (woman's) brothers (plural) brothers persons-six had. Now one day

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arni-kàngsàm a-òngmar-atum vàng-si in the cool of the day (evening) his maternal uncles having come

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jàngreso-aphàn nàng-hànglo-- "Osá! ru cho-du-dàm-nàng." the orphan (accus.) called-to-- "Nephew! fish-trap set up-go-let-us."

Ànsi jàngreso-ta dun-lo. Ànsi aòng-mar So the orphan went with them. Then his uncles,

kòrte bàng-theròk-ke làng-thàk-si pàt me-sèn-si ru the brothers persons-six, up-stream a dam having well built the trap

du-lo. Jàngreso-ke a-òngmar-atum a-ru-pàt a-ber-si arlòng set up. The orphan his uncles ' trap-dam below stones

du-i phàng-o-phàng-a-si ru du-lo, ànsi hèm having set up carelessly, disorderly, trap set up, and home

nàng-che-voi-lo. Ànsi latum adàp ru returned. Then they in the morning the trap-their

che-vàt-dàm-lo. A-òngmar-atum a-ru-pàt àn kepàt-peme-ta, went to inspect. His uncles ' trap-dam so very well-built though,

chikung-chikàng-ta che-var-thòt-the; jàngreso a-ru one cray-fish even had not thrown itself into it; the orphan's trap

puke, òk kejàng a-ru tèngsèt. Ànsi as for, fish holding, entering his trap was quite full Then

a-òngmar-atum pulo-- "Osá! netum dàk ru pàt-po, nàngli-ke his uncles said-- "Nephew! we here trap will build, do you

làng-ber-le pàt-dàm-thu-nòn." Ànsi jàngreso a-ru-pàt down-stream go and set your dam again." So the orphan's trap-dam (in)

a-òng-mar-atum a-ru du-si, jàngreso-ke làngbersi his uncles their trap having set up, the orphan down stream

pàt-dàm-thu-lo; bònta òk kejàng lapu-thàk-thàk, again built his dam; but the fish holding just that same way,

a-òngmar-atum a-ru-ke òk-ejòn-nàt-ta jàng-thòt-the, jàngreso the uncles ' trap one single fish even did not hold, the orphan's

a-ru-ke òk kejàng plèngsèt-plèngsèt. Ànsi adàp-vàng-ta jàngreso trap fish holding was quite full. So morning-every the orphan's

a-ru-pàt a-òng-atum che-rai-ver-lo. Lasi trap-dam his uncles took for themselves continually. Therefore

adàp-vàng alòng kaprèk ru-pàt selèt-òng-si, every morning a place different (in) trap-set-up becoming very weary,