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I want to tell you all this small story. The story is about Mister Taap̃es.

052-001 Amuurin na kagakit traus natrauswen sees iskei . Natrauswen nen ipaakor Maarik Taap̃es .

Taap̃es is a bird which, many times we say damages our bananas.

§ 052-002 Taap̃es ipi maan iskei nen kin nrak ilaap tutili na ito pregsaki nanr gakit .

You plant bananas, taap̃es goes and eats them, but his wisdom is what I want to tell you about.

§ 052-003 Kulao nanr , taap̃es kin kefo pan pami , me nametmatuan ga kin ipi nlaken kin amuurin na kagakit traus .

One day he called many birds to one place.

§ 052-004 Naliati iskei isos maan laap rupak naor iskei .

"I want to talk with you because we are birds. But why does the hawk hurt us, it eats us?

" Me amuurin na kafestaf mus nlaken § 052-005 akit tupi maan . Me itfale kin maal ito pregsaki kit , ito pam kit .

Some days he stays away. He sees us here. He comes and hurts us.

§ 052-006 Tete naliati kefo pato em̃ae . Ilemis kit tuto . Imai ipregsaki kit .

But we are a group."

§ 052-007 Me akit tupi talpuk iskei ."

He said to them, "I want us to come together to cut a canoe."

§ 052-008 Ito nrikir kin na , " Amuurin na tukmai pak naor keskei me tuktai raru keskei ".

And all the birds said, "How will we cut it?" "I will show you how we cut a canoe."

§ 052-009 Go maan laap runrikin kin na , " Tkanwan tukfo tai ?" " Kineu kin kafo peiki mus kin tkanwan tuktai raru ."

And they came together in one place and he said they would cut a canoe. They cut the canoe. They got the wood, the wood would be 'nel' wood.

§ 052-010 Go rupak naor iskei go itli na rufan tai raru . Rupan tai raru . Rusol nkas , nkas nen kefo pi nel .

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They went and arranged it so they could be in one place.

§ 052-011 Rupanpanpan rupan pregi ruto naor iskei .

And they hit they chopped the tree, their 'nel' tree.

Me ruwat , § 052-012 rup̃kasai ruwat ne na , nkas nen ipi nel gar .

They hit it a second, third, fourth time.

§ 052-013 Pan tkal kaaru katol kafat .

They worked it until it looked like a boat, it floated. But he said, "This is the time for us to come together.

Rupregi panpanpan § 052-014 itaos pot iskei , ito sal . Me itili nag , " Maal teflan tukfo paakruk ."

Many birds came: flying fox, owl, and taap̃es. He was the chief. All the birds came to stay at one place.

§ 052-015 Maan laap rumai : mantu , sokfal , § 052-016 taap̃es . Ga kin ipi naot . Ser maan laap nen runomser mai tu naor iskei .

And he said, "I want to tell you we should cry out".

§ 052-017 Go ina , " Amuur na kanrik mus ki na tukfo kol ."

The pigeon cooed, the rooster crowed, each of the birds did their work as they knew how, the flying fox cried.

Mapul ito p̃anrer , § 052-018 too ito taar ser maan runomser preg na nawesien gar teflan kin rutae , mantu ikai .

Then they went to the boat and he said, "Now we'll stay here."

§ 052-019 Malnen rupan tu raru gar nen tu go kinrikir ki na , " Malnen tuktu ."

Every animal called out at the top of its voice.

§ 052-020 Ser teem̃ol nen ruknomser preg naler kefak elag .

But you look, the hawk started, the hill. He left the hill and came. You see, truly. Then he came, flying around us until he finished. He flew off a long way.

Me kulek maal ipees § 052-021 ntaf . Itao ntaf mai . Kuleperkati . Malnen imaimai maimai kefo tao nrir lfeki kit panpanpan inom . Kefan pato em̃ae .

Then he came back, ‎‎he wanted to pinch us like that. And you scattered.

Malnen iler maimai maimai na , § 052-022 imuur na kekinki tefla . Go akam kofrafer .

But he would come and stick his fingers in the middle of the bananas and go.

§ 052-023 Me kefo lulki naknin rufak nmal nanr pa .

And it is your time now, our time to cover him, to kill him.

§ 052-024 Go ipi mal gamus nen kin itu kop̃akro tukkrakpni .

They heard him and stayed there. They called, the pigeon shouted, but he cooed.

§ 052-025 Runrogo kaitu . Ruto kol mapul ito kol me ito p̃anrer .

Each bird followed its habit.

§ 052-026 Ser maan nen rupreg sup̃ nen ruto pregi .

The rooster crowed and the hawk left the hill. "Eh, here he comes."

§ 052-027 Too ito taar , go maal itao ntaf . " E maarik go kimai ."

They were there until he came down, came around them.

§ 052-028 Rutu panpan panpan mai imai tu lfekir mai .

He put his fingers like this.

Ito preg nrag naknin teflan kin kefo- §

He would show them his claws (to scare them) as if to show them how he would grab one and eat it. then he went a long way, then he came back.

052-029 Ipo to peikir kin pak etan teflan kefo nrakut tete pan pami , § 052-030 malnen ipato em̃ae panpan po na ler na imai .

And taap̃es said to them, "As he comes now he will grab some.

Go taap̃es inrikir ki na , § 052-031 " Kin kemai malfanen kemai kefo nrakut tete ki .

Then, you look, he will stick his fingers on top like this, then he will come down, down, down. And we'll go our different ways, but he will put his fingers in the banana."

Malnen kuleka iwel preg nrag naknir , rupak elag tefla , § 052-032 malnen imaimai maimai pak etan . Go tukfa fserser me kefo lulki naknin nmal nanr ."

And it is their time (for revenge), they kill him.

§ 052-033 Go ipi mal gakit nen tukkrakpni .

They watched and the hawk flew down around them until he finished and flew a long way away, put on wings like he was going to fly but his fingers were ready.

Ruleka go mal imai nrir lfekir panpan inom , pan pato em̃ae trau , § 052-034 preg nafarun teflan trau nrir pe nrir me nrag naknin rupe pees .

Then he came close to grab some of them, and they scattered. But his claws stuck in the banana.

§ 052-035 Malnen imaimai maimai ipak m̃eltig na kenrakut tete kir teflan go rupaamaot § 052-036 Me nrag naknin ilul pato na nanr to .

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He tried to get out but he couldn't because the banana is soft, that's the boat he chose. He got wise.

Ipregnrogo nen kefreglua , me kipe kano nlaken nanr imailumlum , § 052-037 pot ga nen kin imtalua . Imetmatu pregi .

As he put his claws into the banana he tried to fly away, but he couldn't.

§ 052-038 Malnen kin ilulki nrag naknin rupato nanr ipregnrogo nen kin inrir nen kefreglu nrag naknin me ikano .

And it is the hawk that they covered, they cut him (and bit him) and the flying fox bit him.

§ 052-039 Go ipi maal nen rup̃akro , rutai me mantu ikati .

And every bird covered him and his life was finished, he died.

Me ser maan nen runomser p̃akro , go § 052-040 nam̃olien ga inom , imat .

And that is where this small story ends.

§ 052-041 Go ipi esuan natrauswen sees nen ipaamau wes .