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a woman and man, two men, and a woman went huntinf for bush coconuts

karnta-pawu wati manu wati-patu wati-jarra manu karnta wirlinyi yanu kantak-purda .

yes but Lajamanu style Lajamanu style

yuwayi bat Lajamanu stail Lajamanu stail

they went hunting for bush coconuts

wirlinyji dem go kantak-purda .

yes

yuwayi

the child put that, he got on to the tree up high

jinta kurdu-pardu put dat im opon watiya-nga kankarl .

is it a ladder

leda mayi .

on the ladder up high wanting to the get bush coconuts

ledanga kankarla-k kanta-k-purda .

well the ladder fell down to the bottom on to the dog

wel dat leda im faldan kanunju jarntu-kurra .

it squashed the dog

jarntu im katirnim .

the ladder squashed the dog and it bled

leda im katirnim jarntu yalyu-kurra .

one man went to the tree wanting to get the bush coconuts, bush coconuts

jinta wati im go watiya-kurra kantak-purda, kanta .

the man stood up

jinta wati im standap .

and lightning struck

an laitning im straik .

you have to get lightning

laitning yurra getim .

the lightning struck him on the hand, on the hand of the boy

im straikim ji- laitning-ing rdaka jinta wan boi-kurlang rdaka .

the woman no the man stood up by the tree wanting to get the bush coconuts

karnta-pawu na, wati im stand-up watiya-wana kantak-purda .

bush coconuts

kanta .

and another man he still stood up

an jinta-kari wati im still stand-up .

he saw the bush coconuts on the tree, the bush coconuts

luk im luk kankarl watiya-nga kantak .

well a snake bit him on the lec=g

wel warnang im baitim wirliya .

it bit him on the leg and it bled

im baitim yalyu-kurra wirliya .

the man slept in pain

an im sliip dat wati murru-murru .

and a dog came

an jarntu im kam .

it licked him on the leg where it was bleeding

im likim wirliya yalyu-kurra .

and the woman went to the tree to get the bush coconuts

an karnta-pawu im go watiya-kurra kantak .

and she had a stick in her hand

an im abim watiya rdakanga .

she had a stick in her hand and she wanted to get the bush coconuts

watiya im habim rdakangka kantak-pura .

yes the woman pointed the stick at the tree at the bush coconuts

yeh kanta im pointimbat watiyanga kanta wana.

and one bush coconut fell from the tree onto her head

an kanta jinta watiya-janga im faldan kata-kurra .

it fell down onto the head of the woman

karnta-pawu-kurra im faldan katanga .

and the woman fell then

an karnta-pawu im faldan na .

she had a head ache from when it hit her, and she was bleeding

ed-aik-nyayirn kata im itim yalyu-kurra.

and the family they sat down by the tree, in the shade, all in pain

an ala family dem sidan watiyanga yamanga murru-murru-wat .

and the rain wet them

an ngapa-ng im wetim dem .

and they ran back to the car, the dog and the people, to get out of the rain, to get out of the rain

an dem run bak rarralykaji-kirra jarntu an yapa-wat ngapa-kujaku ngapa-kujaku .

and they went home them, really happy to be out of the rain

an dem go ngurra-kurra na rili wardinyi-nyayirni ngapa-kujaku .

and half way, in the middle, half way, the car got a flat tyre

an aap, kulkurru aap way xxx fo dem dat car im get flat wan fo dem .

it got a flat tyre

flat taya im get .

a bottle burt the taya, a bottle

botulu-ng im bustim taya, botulu .

it went flat on them

flat wan fo dem .

another man changed the tyre

jinta-kari wati-ng im jeinjim taya .

he changed the taya

im jeinjim taya .

and all the family where there

an dem sidan ala family .

in the shade you know under the tree, during the night

yama nganayi watiya-nga munga-nga .

they were there because of the flat tyre

flat taya-kurlu dem sidan .