NB041016-04_A

he (the ostrich) meets the leopard, he (leopard) says to him "hey, I am sick

ha moo ǀʼarusi, ha ku ng nǁaa, "hey, ng nǃuusi,

ostrich, don't you want to carry me?", "no, I ?can't carry you, I don't have thighs"

tyoe, gǀa ǁu ǂao, a ǃʼao ng", "nǃoʼe, ng ǁu ki ng ǃʼao a, ng tyoan kaǃaruke",

he (leopard) says to him "why don't you carry me?", "I will not (be able) to stand up", he says "no, ?, I won't touch you

ha ku ng nǁaa, "dyisi [...] a ǁu ǃʼao ng, [...] ng ǁala khuuǁʼang, (...)", ha ku, "nǃoʼe, ng ǁu (...) ǀai ng gǀa,

my hands refuse, (and) my knees refuse

ng kaǀqxʼaa ǀara, ng kanǀuunke ǀara,

he (ostrich) says to him "ostrich, (do you) know what, I go and fetch the lion, the lion (will) come and take you"

ha ku nǁaa, "tyoe, ǁxae dyisi, ng ǁʼaa ng ǀai ng ǃqoeki, ǃqoeki see ng ǀai ng gǀa",

(leopard) "oh, do you go and bring the lion?", he goes, he goes and fetches the lion, he brings the lion

"o, gǀa ǁʼang tsaaʼa ǃqoeki", [...] a ha ǃuun, a ǁʼae ng ǀai ng ǃqoeki, a ha tsaaʼa ǃqoeki,

he (ostrich) "see this man (= the leopard)

ha ku ng ǃqoeki, "nǀaaa [nǀaaa] ǂoo a,

don't you see oom leopard wants to die?"

gǀa ǁu nǀai, oom ǀʼarusi ǂao ha ǀʼaa",

the lion says "no, I ?cannot touch him

ǃqoeki ku, "nǃoʼe, ng ǁu ki ǀai ng nǁaa,

but I will at least bring him to my house", he (lion) comes and puts him (leopard) into his house

maar ng si darem tsaa a toet by my nǁng, ha saa, ha ǀʼee ha ng nǁaa nǁng,

he says "he brings him home, he comes and puts (him) in

ha ku, "ha tsaa ha nǁng, ha sii ng ǀʼee,

he (lion) says to him (leopard) "lie down here

ha ku nǁaa, "tyiina ki a,

do you know what, leopard, I want to eat you"

gǀa ǁxae dyisi, [...] ǀʼarusi, ng ǂao ng aan a,

he (leopard) says "you must not eet me", the leopard jumps up, he runs

ha ku, "a ǁu si aan ng" ǀʼarusi nǁae ǂkhuu uu, ha ǃae,

he runs, he runs, he runs

ha ǃae, ha ǃae, ha ǃae,

she (?lion's wife) says to the lion "chase (him) back, chase the leopard back to this place

ha ku, ng ǃqoeki "ǂaokea, ǂaoa ǀʼarusi ng ki ki,

hold him! I come"

ǀai ǃooa ku, [ng] ng tsaa,

then he catches (him) and comes, he holds (him)

ha nǁae ǀai saa, [ha ǀai] ha ǀai ǃoo,

?until (so that) he comes

nǀa ha tsaa,

he says to her "come (we) eat the leopard"

ha ku nǁaa, "sii aan ǁabe",

when we have eaten the leopard, then I take the bones, ?I goe and give (them) to the children

a sau xa aan ǁabe, ng ǀai ng ǁaike, ng ǁʼae ng tsaa ǀoeke,

so that they can ? the bones"

nǀa hng ǁaon aan ǁaing ng,

he says to him "jou can just take"

ha ku nǁaa, "a si maar ǀai",

he has now finished to kill him, (now) they eat

[ha] ha tsaa, ha klaar ǀhaa, hng aan,

he comes

a ha saa,

he (lion) says to his wife "hey, here comes the meat

ha ku ng nǁaa ǀaeki, "hey, ʘoe ke tsaa,

we have gotten fatty meat, I want to give (it) to you

si xa maa tcunnsi, ng ǂao, ng tsaa a,

you must eat the meat from the bones together with the children

a si kxʼarao ʘoe ng [...] nǀa ǀoeke,

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a ha see ng tsuinya,

she comes and ? the bones together with her children

ha sii, ha khaqlo ǁaing nǀa ha ǀoeke,

then he goes in, he says to her "do you know what"

ha nǁae ǀʼee, ha ku nǁaa, "gǀa ǁxae dyisi",

I want to go and call the ostrich

ng ǂao, ng ǁʼae nya ǃʼai tyoe,

he (must) take out his concertina, I want to play

ha ǁhuubu ng kostina, ng ǂao ng ǀxoo,

he says "no, put it first aside

ha ku, "nǃoʼe ǁhaa ǁhooa ki,

I go and fetch the ostrich

ng ǁʼae, nya ǀai tyoe,

so that he (the ostrich) comes and plays music

nǀa ha sii ng ǀʼarusii,

do you know oom secretary bird?

[gǀa ǁxae] gǀa ǁxae Oom Sakatara,

he must come and ?, he comes and writes

ha sii ng (...), ha sii ng kaqleke,

then he comes and writes, he stands, he writes

a ha see ng kaqleke, ha ǃʼaa naa, ha kaqleke,

he ? stand, he writes

ha (...) nǃaa naa, ha kaqleke,

he says "no

ha ku nǁaa, "nǃoʼe

you sit relaxed

a ǂxain soo,

we sit in the heat

si ǀʼii soo koqna,

this heat

koqnasi a,

B and I do not understand

[ha saa ha nǀau soo si],

they hold (s.th.) tight, they hide (s.th.)

[nǀaa] hng ǀai nǁaa, hng ǀai ǁuni,

when they have finished to hide (s.th.), then he sees

hnya klaar ǀai ǁuni, ha nǁae nǀaa,

then they see, the ostrich comes

hng nǁae nǀaa, tyoe tsee,

the ostrich comes and dances, they say to him "no, you can't dance (now), ostrich

tyoe see ng ǀqoqon, hng ku nǁaa, "nǃoʼe, a ǁu ki a ǀqoqon, tyoe,

why do you dance?

dyisi xae a ǀqoqon,

you see ?, this person has dies

a nǀai, kiʼa ǃuu a xa ǀʼaa,

the ostrich say "no, I dance

tyoe a ku, "nǃoʼe, ng ǀqoqon,

because we make/do ?

want si kxʼuu (...),

so that we can dance

nǀa si ǀqoqon,

you brought us meat

a xa mos tsaaʼa sa ʘoe,

so that we can come and dance"

nǀa si see, si ǀqoqon",

he says to him "no, leave the dancing

ha ku nǁaa, "nǃoʼe, xuua ǀqoqon,

we will dance immediately

a si ǃxae ǀqoqon,

so that we can eat the leopard meal"

nǀa si aan ǀʼarusi aan",

hey, are you full of food?", "I am full

[gǀa ...] gǀa xa kxʼuin, ng xa kxʼuin,

because I have eaten fatty meat", "I am full

want ng xa mos aan tcunnsi, ng xa kxʼuin,

but I still sit with the letter", he says to him "no, leave alone the letter, we play music

maar ng (...) xa soo, [...] ǂxanisi (...)", ha ku nǁaa, "nǃoʼe lisa ǂxanisi, si [...] ǀxoo,

hm, we dance

hm, si [si] ǀqoqon,

don't you see we dance?

gǀa ǁu nǀai si ǀqoqon,

this one, we have eaten (him), we are full of food, we have eaten fat, we dance now

ǃuu a, si xa aan, si (...) ǃqain, si xa aan tcunn, sia nou ǀqoqon,

why don't you want (that) we dance?", he says to him "we (will) dance immediately

dyisi a ǀaqra si ǀqoqon, ha ku nǁaa, "si ǃxae ǀqoqon,

? we are full, ? we sit relaxed

(...) si ǃqain, (...) si (kuri) soo,

don't you want to dance "vastrap"?"

gǀa ǁu ǂao a khirikhiri (...) ǀqoqonsi,

"no, you must sit relaxed, we dance

nǃoʼe, a si ǂxain soo, sa ǀqoqon,

oh, you dance now

o, a ǀqoqon so,

what news (did?) you hear (that) you sit so relaxed/so full?

dyisi ǂxoa a tyuu, a kxʼuin soo,

you sit relaxed, we sweat with these news

a si ǂxain soo, sa ǁxabu nǀa ǂxoa a,

we take it (?we want to hear it)"

si ǀai nǁaa,

then he takes the ?

ha nǁae ǀai (...) a,

they dance, they dance, they dance

hng ǀqoqon, hng ǀqoqon, hng ǀqoqon,

they have finished to dance (now)

a hng [...] klaar hng ǀqoqon,

he says to him "no; I have eaten (myself) full

ha ku nǁaa, "nǃoʼe, ng xa aan ǃqain,

I am really sitting full ...

ng darem kxʼuin soo,

of (due to) your fat

ng gǀa tcunn

due to the leopard's fat (that) we have eaten

ng ǀʼarusi tcunn si xa aan,

you were right, you have done well

a xa ǂxai ki, a xa kisinn kxʼuua,

(because) you went and gave us the meat so that we can eat, so that we can be full

a ǁʼae ng tsaaʼa sa ʘoe, nǀa si aan, nǀa si ǃqain,

we have eaten (ourselves) full

sa xa ǃqain,

hey, little children, run around, run around so that you can fart

hey, ǀoenn ʘuunke ǃai tyiina, ǃai tyiina, nǀa u [...] ǀkhuun,

why don't you fart?

dyisi xae u ǁu ǀkhuun,

you (must) fart, you have eaten fat

u ǀkhuun, u xa aan tcunn,

don't you see we sat just now (and) we ate fat

gǀu ǁu nǀai, si xa ǃxae soo, sa ain tcunn,

you have eaten fat indeed, what do you want?

a soo mos aan tcunn, tyuin xae u ǂao, u ǂxaqake,

what do you want?

gǀu ǂxaqake tyuin,

don't you see we have eaten?

gǀu ǁu nǀai, si xa aan,

the ostrich brought us meat

tyoe xa tsaaʼa sa ʘoe,

so that we can eat

nǀa si aan,

so that we can eat, so that we can eat ourselves full

nǀa si aan, nǀa si kxʼuin,

I sit relaxed, I sit (relaxed and) full

ng (...) ǂxain suin, nya kxʼuin soo,

of/due toe the ostrich's fat

[ng] ng tyoe tcunn,

because the ostrich gave us (fat, meat)

a tyoe xa aaa sa i,

so we danced, we sweated

a si xa ǀqoqon, si xa ʘqui,

this sweat ...

ʘquisi ke (...),

he trickles down from us

ha ǂhaun ǁhoe si,