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one day

fan ubung hol

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woman

vēn

an old woman lived

tēmarō rō hol tutu

and children

rō lobungbung

were two

lor ee lō

and these two children lived

rō lobungbung gogōlōle lor so

their mother died

alalō mama timiēr

their father died

alalō taata timiēr

they just lived with the old woman

lor bwiri so nga saane tēmarō

they lived like that

lir soso van tiir le

then

ngarō

they were

tu lor

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tu lor aralō

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they said to their grandmother to cut bows for them

lor gile vane alalō tutu ōl ne lon si nes nesieb salalō vii

and she cut the bows

rō tesai vii

two bows, and gave them to the two of them

vii tee lō rō sēngēne vane gēlalō

they were shooting butterflies

tu lor fēnfēn aal byōrōō

they were shooting flies

tu lor fēn lang

they played like that and their grandmother was sweeping

lor bwēngbang tiir le ale alalō tutu tu tisiil

she was sweeping the home, she was sweeping like that and to her surprise she found

tu tisiil nga tēlēnēm tisiil van telenem tiir le fonō van sobyōrobne

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she went and found

van sobyōrobne

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went and found

van sobyōrobne

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something which was growing

tiri hol go tu tumyul

then they said "grandmother this is our thing now, we will protect it" then said "Grandmother it will be like this and we will look after it"

ngarō lor gile " tutu omalō tiri hol ngele ēmob til lor tiltil gele ngarō gile abutu tu bwiir le tu mob kulkulō fon "

Ok, a short time passed and this thing was big

ale tōfōn ee te marin tiri gole tu tee tir bonok

they looked after it

lor kulkulō fon

looked after it and to their surprise

kulkulō fon van fonō

they saw that it was like a banana

lor sē go togon mane vii ngarō

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they continued playing like that

bwēngbang van tiir le

that banana was big

vii go la tee tir bonok

after a short while the banana grew bunches

tōfōn ee te marin vii tean lang

OK, those two they said "we will"

ale gēlalō lor gile " ēmob "

they went for it, it was big, they

lor vane lor vane tir bobo lor

took their bows "we will"

lee salalō vii " ēmob "

shoot a bird first

ini bail rō hol bwe

"hey grandmother, just bake it with

" oh tutu ob bwiri fwiline mane

our bananas and we will just eat them"

omalō vii o mo bwiri ane "

they tried, but they didn't shoot any birds

lor bikbiak se rō lor fōn ini bail rō hol

OK

ale

banana

vii

it was becoming ripe

tean tu timin

then their grandmother

ngarō alalō tutu

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she went

tean

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pulled out the banana then

su rowa vii ngarō

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took out one which was ripe now and she was eating it

su rorowa go timēn nga bur rō tu taane

they had looked after them like that, soon the bananas would be finished

lor kulkulō fon van tiir le fonō fēlte vii bonok

then

ngarō

then they said "let's hide and see what is happening to our bananas here"

ngarō lor gile " ei lob rob rob rob a kulō rob va lu rō sē see nge ru mwiyēne arlō vii le "

OK they were hiding now and to their surprise they saw their grandmother come

ale lor a lor lulu tu tiir le fon lor sē alalō tutu teme ngarō me me

she was taking them, then

tu tusu ngarō

they said

lor gile

"we will kill our grandmother now"

" ērob sie arlō tutu ngele "

they went and cut a softwood tree and put

lor van tee li bilok bur rō lingi

cut a face

tee nono

they tried to sing so that it would kill their grandmother but it didn't move

lor koliēr se gile nean sie alalō tutu tōfōn tōtō

OK they went and cut an 'ʊ' tree

ale lor van tee li ō mōn

they

lor

sang

koliēr

to this 'ō' tree like this and to their surprise they saw the 'ʊ' tree move

fan li ō gole tiir le fonō lor sē li ō gole tōtōtō

then the first born of them ran and came and said to

ngarō tōmō ēn tuko me me gile vane

the old woman, their grandmother that

tēmarō go alalō tutu go

"grandmother, go find a place and go and stay there"

" tutu gob kulō ōr rō van tu nōr go rēn "

"today, we"

" lonla gole mom "

"the last born of me, we cut a tree, it is here now"

" tōtō ne nō mwigile mom tee liē hol ru ngele rō ab "

"and it will come and kill you now"

" eh abweme to bini nak ngele "

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"hey you two here, what are you doing?"

" eh gamalō gole nge gab maa ?"

ok

ale

OK they sang to this tree then the tree came

ale lor van koliēr fan liē gole ngarō liē teme nga

the tree post came and

bēr li ō gole teme ngarō

came and killed the old woman

me to bini tēmarō

then

ngarō

took the old woman

uri tēmarō

and went and became a rock which is in the sea now

rō mean e vyor hol go muru lon tiē ngele

the tree post which went and took

bēr liē go an tuuri

this old woman went and became a stone and is at Orkon now

tēmarō gole rō mean e vyor hol ru go mwee vyor hol ru Orkon lonla gole

nowadays the stone is there

lonla gole vyor ēn mweranru

and this banana

ale vii go ngenge

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this old woman

tēmarō gole

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their banana is called the 'killing of the old woman'

alalō vii isan nge 'sol bini vēn marō'

the story is finished now

saaroēn monok nga ngele