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There are two women, they lived up at Bufa.

071-001 Ipitlak nmatu inru , rato elag Ep̃uf .

Okay, they came down to the water at Emten. At this time the old people carried everything.

§ 071-002 Ale rato mai pak elau Emten . Malen tiawi ruto sol serale .

They would take everything to feasts and dances.

§ 071-003 Ruto sol serale pak nana , nap̃laki , nlauwen .

So everytime they went, they took everything. Some took yams, some took naos (hog plums), some took bananas, one took shellfish.

Ale sernrak rupa , § 071-004 rusol serale . Tete rusol nawi , tete rusol nmal , tete rusol nanr , iskei ito sol ga kaai .

They lived in the bush, in those days Emten had no saltwater. She would get shellfish.

§ 071-005 Gar ruto namlas , nrak pei Emten itiik ki ntas . Ito sol ga kaai .

They lived in the one house, Liportani with Katapel lived in one house.

§ 071-006 Me gar rato esum̃ iskei , gar Liportani , Katapel go Liportani , rato esum̃ iskei .

So Katapel went up and got shellfish, she went to where there is a rock.

§ 071-007 Ale , Katapel ipak elag isol kaai , ipak esan kin faat itkos .

She turned the rock and she got shellfish. Finished, she went, she left the rock closed. She went to her house, she carried the shellfish.

§ 071-008 Ip̃elgat faat tefla isol kaai . Inom ipa itao faat ip̃on . Ipak sum̃ ga pa , ipreg kaai .

She got the food, they ate, then Liportani was jealous of her.

§ 071-009 Ipan ipreg nafnag , rufam , ale Liportani ijaluskin a ?

Jealous?

§ 071-010 ( NT ) Ifetkasu ? ...

She was jealous of her.

... ( KM ) Ifetkasuki .

She said, "This woman, she goes and gets shellfish, but where from? There is no sea around here." So she asked, "Where do you get shellfish from?" She said, "I get it from the sea."

§ 071-011 Ina , " Me mtulep nen to ga ito pan sel nana , kaai esua ? Itiik ki elau sa ." Ale ipaoski na , " Ag kuto pan sel kaai sua ?" Ina , " Ato pan sati elau ".

Liportani asked and asked and asked. Katapel didn't want to talk about it. One time Liportani hid from Katapel.

§ 071-012 Liportani ipauski , ipauski , ipauski . Katapel imal to tli . Nrak iskei Liportani ikuskor Katapel .

She was hidden, she watched Katapel go. She went and turned the stone, she took shellfish, she took it until it was finished, then she left the stone, she took the shellfish and went.

Ikuskro to , § 071-013 ileka Katapel ipan inrea faat , isel kaai , isati pan inom mer tao faat , ga isol kaai pa .

Liportani went and turned the stone, finished, she took the shellfish, but she forgot to leave the stone again.

§ 071-014 Liportani ipa inre faat , inre faat inom , isel kaai , me imetp̃akro nen kemer tao faat keler .

Seawater flowed. Katapel was at home and she heard the sea flowing. It ran. It came to Ewenesu, she tried to stop it.

§ 071-015 Ntas iser . Katapel ipato esum̃ , go inrog ntas iser . Ifiit . Ifiit mai pak Ewenesu , itraem nen kepnuti kia kefueti nen kepnuti .

It was too heavy, the water was too heavy. It left, it came to Elaknapuktao, nothing, it came and came to Elaknapuktao.

§ 071-016 Kipe mten top , ntas kipe mten top . Imer tao , imai pak Elaknapuktao , me ntas , itikin , imaimaimai pak Elaknapuktao .

It was heavy. It left Elaknapuktao and it ran. It came to Emetaikes.

§ 071-017 Kipe mten . Itao Elaknapuktao , me ifiit . Imai mai mai pak , e Emetaikes .

She tried again to stop it, but it was heavy, too heavy. Ok, she heard the seawater. It came and came to the island, then the water split into two.

§ 071-018 Imer trae nen kepnuti , me kipe mten kaipe mten top . Ale inrog ntas . Imai mai mai ipak naur , ilaotu naur ale , ntas nen ina imai inran .

One flowed on one side, the other flowed on the other side. Katapel was in the middle.She came and came to the point, the point of the island. 'The stone has been turned'.

§ 071-019 Kaaru iur maloput . Imai mai mai mai na ipak nagis nagis ni naur . Inrog , ntas ga nanre , ina kaaru ," Ipi iur faat nanre tap̃o . ." Katapel Kaitu itu .

That is what is at Elakatapel point. But the sea flowed and went. It is the end of this story.

§ 071-020 Ga kia ien nagis Elakatapel . Me ntas kipe ser kaipe pa . Ipi nametp̃agon ni natrauswen ne .

And Liportani?

§ 071-021 ( N ) Me Liportani ?

Liportani is there, she came, she is at Emten. She is there in the sea, at Emten, and she is a turtle and stays there. She changed into a turtle.

§ 071-022 ( K ) Liportani ipato , imai ipato ga Emten to . Kipe pato ntas p̃ur nen kin ipato Emten , go ipi afsak me ipatkos to .

(N) Why is it a turtle? (K) Eh? (N) Why was it a turtle?

§ 071-023 ( N ) Nlaken iku ipi afsak ? ... ( N ) Nlaken iku ipi afsak ?

Eh?

... ( K ) A ? ...

(K) Because she changed, she transformed. Then she became a turtle, she is there in the sea.

§ 071-024 ( K ) Nlaken kipe , wel kia kipe jenj , a ? Kipe plim . Kaipe mai pi afsak , ga ipato ntas to .

That's the end of this story.

§ 071-025 Ipi nametp̃agon ni natrauswen ne .