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There is a spring at Eratap

108-001 Ipitlak nai iskei ito Ertap .

This spring is called Epakor.

§ 108-002 Nai nen rusoso ki Epakor .

Many of you from here have seen it, but this spring is one that flows through a rock.

§ 108-003 Akam telaap ni esan uleka , me nai ne , ipi nai nen kin iser totur faat .

But I have seen it, it amazed me when I was small and saw it.

§ 108-004 Me kineu aleka ipi tenmaagwen . Neu nen asees leka .

And I want to tell you about it so that we will know about it.

§ 108-005 Go amuurin na katrausi , akam , akit tukfo tu tae .

When this spring was there, there was a rock that covered its source.

§ 108-006 Selwan nai nen ito , ipitlak faat iskei itu kor namten .

But the source was up at Elakmamiel.

§ 108-007 Me namten ipan pato elag Elakmamiel .

Because I was small at Eratap and I knew the place where the spring was.

§ 108-008 Nlaken , kineu asees tu Ertap , go atae esan kin namet nai nen itkos .

Long ago, if you wanted to find out the truth of it,

§ 108-009 Teetwei if wel kufmuur p̃asol naleenaan knen , §

you would cut a tree, a Nap̃rat tree, and you would push it in to Elakmamiel,

108-010 p̃afo mas nkas , nap̃raat keskei me p̃afaskin Elakmamiel , §

and when you pushed it, when you come to Epakor, you will see the small piece of Nap̃rat floating in the sea, it is amazing, it is really amazing.

108-011 me selwan kupaski , malen kumai pak elau Epakor , § 108-012 kulek nap̃raat sees nen kin kipato sal elau , iplak nmaagwen , ipi nmaagwen p̃ur .

I have seen it, and it is still there today. And Tata Sailas made a garden there.

§ 108-013 Go aleka ito panpan tup̃ mees . Me Taata Sailas , ipreg talm̃at wes .

And the place where the hole was is closed. And people don't know where that place is.

§ 108-014 Go nai , naor nen im̃sai to ip̃on . Go natam̃ol rumer kano rutap tae san itkos mau .

But we who know, the children of Mister Sailas, they know.

§ 108-015 Me komam nen kin ni maarik Sailas , utae gar , rutae teesa .

And many people from Eratap know, some know, and some don't know.

Me , ni Ertap rutae § 108-016 tete rutae , me tete rutap tae nam̃er mau laap .

And Grandather Sailas made a garden and in this garden, he planted Nafis and you know Nafis, it is something that grows all over the ground.

Me Taata Sailas ipreg talm̃aat go talm̃aat nen , § 108-017 ilao na nafis , go kutae nafis , ipi tenmatun iskei nen kin ipu ntan naor laap .

And today the spring is blocked and you can't find it.

§ 108-018 Go mees namet nai nen kip̃on kumer kano pam̃ori .

It is just a small story and I thank you for listening.

§ 108-019 Ipi natrauswen sees m̃as , go apsawi ki mus nen kofo nrogo .