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One day, a cat and a rat.

lēn qōn̄ ne vōwal n buskat won gōsuwō

The two ... in the past on one island in one house,

duru 'a 'ow'ow lēn vunu ne vōwal lēn nim̄ē ne vōwal

the two lived together.

durum 'og kēlkēl

One day, as it was so hot inside their house,

qōn̄ ne vōwal n 'ekē ga i'in lēn lōlō m̄oruō

cat said to rat:

buskat ne tek mēn e gōsuwō

"Friend, are we two gonna go to the sea?"

bulsal gōduk van tetel 'a lo

So rat said to cat:

gōsuwō ne tek mēn e buskat

"Allez, friend, we two are going."

'alē bulsal duk van

They went, and when they arrived down at the sea,

durum van van van 'ēqel din̄ suw 'a lo

the reef was dry.

me' ga kō'

The cat said to rat:

n buskat ne tek mēn e gōsuwō

"Oh, friend, we came here,

'ō bul dum van ma 'anē' n

and the reef is completely dry."

me' ga rōrvō kō'

Rat in turn said to cat:

gōsuwō ne tek kel mēn e buskat

"Friend, while we are going on the reef to fish,

bul siwo gōdō vanvan lēn me' lēn vovon̄odo

you will inform me well

ba nik me 'a'aram enteg mē no

if the reef is getting flooded, you tell me clearly.

sin mem lōl nik me 'a'aram enteg mē no

I shouldn't get wet,

wōle no dowdow ros

and I am bad in the sea.

wo no ga se' lē... lēn naw

If the sea gets me and I get wet, I will die."

sin nawm qal no si nom dow no me ma'

Rat got...

gōsuwō ne ka...

Then cat got up and said to him:

buskat ne kalraka ne tek mē di so

"That's all right, friend,

o ga gitok bulsal

I will be watching it.

no me 'ēn'ēn

If I see that the reef is getting flooded, I will ... I will tell you immediately."

nom'ēn si son mem lōl no me no mak 'aram enteg mē nike

They went down fishing.

durm van rōw vovon̄odo

Cat was with the fishing rod ...

buskat di 'ōn qē gogo

sorry, cat was with bow and arrow and the rat was with the rod.

magarsine bus... buskat di 'ōn vus won n gōsuwō di 'ōn qegogo'

They fished and fished until

durum vovon̄odo vovon̄odo vovon̄odo vavan

the basket that the rat took with him was full.

n bēlēl a rekson gōsuwō ga gis dim wur nēnēn

They went up onto the shore

duruk van kal van kal sar lēn n̄ērē'iē

as the water rose covering up the reef.

me' ne lōl kal ma

When they arrived on top,

durum din̄ sar

rat said to cat:

gōsuwō ne tek mēn e buskat

"Friend, I am hungry."

bulsal non milin̄sal

Rat, Rat said to Cat:

gōsuwō gōsuwō nēm tek mēn e buskat

"Friend, I am hungry."

bulsal non milin̄sal

Then cat got up and said:

buskat ne kalraka ne tek so

"My garden from before that I made is right up here.

'ēqēk 'a 'ow'ow nom da 'i sa sarmanē

Let's gut all the fish

duō vekres qēn mes

and then we go upwards and have a look.

duk van sar duk 'ēn

We will go through, go through it,

duk van lulu duk van lu bēne

if we see that there are pawpaws we will eat them.

duk 'ēn so sin wova'al bēne duk gen

Then we go home."

qē' gēdu mak mulō

So rat said to cat:

gōsuwō ne tek mēn e buskat

"Oh, all right."

o ga gitok

They gutted all the fish and went upwards.

durum vekres qē' ēn mes van kal

Having gone up to the gardens they looked around up there, looked at all of these pawpaw trees, and there was nothing (on them).

van kal sar lēn 'ēqē duruk 'ēn sagēn 'ēn'ēn volvol n 'erē 'uvu' 'uvu' wova'al 'anē'ē ne gitag qē' bēne

Only on one tree, one banana tree had fruits, one fruit was ripe.

'uvu' 'uvu' va'al ne vōwal wuva wēwē ne wēwē ne vōwal ga mine

Cat got up and said:

buskat ne kalraka ne tek so

"Oh, friend, this one pawpaw fruit up there is ripe.

o bul wēwē wova'al ne vōwal sarēnē ga mine

Exactly this one we will eat."

ne'ē sa gēdu me gen ē

But who is gonna climb now?

ba 'enei e sē me rem

Rat got up and said:

gusuwō ne kalraka ne tek so

"Oh, friend, it's right you who's gonna climb."

o bul nik sa me rem ē

And then cat said:

wanag e buskat ne tek so

"Oh, over there is my garden.

o wōlēn 'ēqēk

When we get there, you will climb."

gudum van ma nik me rem

Rat said:

e gōsuwō ne tek so

"Friend, I can't climb because my finger nails are too small or too short in order to scratch (into) the side of the pawpaw tree."

bul no mas rem m̄as sirēn 'erē wulen busuk ga tiktik si ga qōqō soksok 'amēn nok kor ēn qan̄ wova'al

Rat then said, said to the cat:

gusuwō ne tek ne tek mēn buskat

"Cat, or friend, it's you right here who will climb this pawpaw because your finger nails are big.

buskat si bul nik sa me rem ēn wova'al ē sire 'erē wōwōle qe busum di ga luluwō

If you bend it towards the side of the pawpaw tree

nikēm 'aq mēn qan̄ wova'al

you can scratch into it heavily.

nik me kor marmar m̄as

You can go upwards."

nikē van kal m̄as

Then cat got up and said to rat:

buskat ne tek mēne gōsuwō so

"I have to climb ... I can't climb.

no mas rem no mas rem ros

You, you will climb."

nike nik me rem

They kept talking to each other like this until

durum tek kēlkēl mē duru senē va va va van

Cat said to rat:

buskat ne tek mēne gōsuwō so

"Climb!"

nike rem

All right, then rat climbed.

alē gōsuwō ne rem

Rat climbed and climbed, climbed to the top

gusuwōm rem rem rerem rem rerem rem din̄ sagē

and cat was sitting on the ground and then said to him:

buskat ne sagsag lēn qe'an ne tek mē di

Friend, the pawpaw, that's the one!"

bul wova'al ē di sanē

All right, then rat went to the other side of the pawpaw and came down straight to that pawpaw stalk.

alē gōsuwō ne van 'aval wova'al 'anē 'ēqēl ma wal (sarēn) gakō wova'al 'anē

Cat told him clearly,

buskat ne 'aram ēnteg mē diē

he sat down and bit into this pawpaw stalk

dim sag sur suwō dim kur 'ēn san gako wova'al ē

and cat bowed its head down towards the ground.

buskat ne al qēl suwē lēn qe'an

Rat saw this, jumped up here onto the pawpaw, through hither, bit a hole, started to bite a hole into it going through upwards.

gusuwō dim 'ēn esenē vidir kal ma sagē lēn wova'al luma sagē kur ēn qorogi ne qē'ēg kurkur ēn qorogi luma sagē

Cat sat and waited, waited and waited

buskat dim sag dar dar dar dar dar dar

on and on and on.

van van va va va van

"Oh, friend, is it close that you break the pawpaw stalk?"

o bul rōvrōv'ē nike kur kirm̄ōn gako wova'al ē

"Oh, friend, almost, just wait a bit longer."

o bul rōrōv'e qe'i mōnōgi lik

But he didn't know that up there ...

ba di e lama'i di e lama'i ros bēne so sagē

rat, he had already got through to the top.

gōsuwō di man tēv luluma sagē

He had already gone down and made a hole.

di man 'ēqēl van dan qorogin

He had already eaten the pawpaw fruits from inside, his belly was already full.

di man kur ēn 'erē wēwē wova'al 'alēn lōlōgi ēn 'aqagi man 'oq

Then he shit into them.

dinē 'av'av luō

He finished them.

dinēk gen vēlē

Rat ... the cat down there was very hungry.

gusuwō n buskat suwēn 'a milin̄sal en milin̄sal

"Friend, I have been waiting and waiting, but no longer now."

bul nom dar va va va va van ne gitag va'anē

Rat said downwards to him:

gusuwō ne tek qēl ma mē die

"Friend, almost, almost it breaks."

bulsal rōvrōv'e rōvrōv'e ne kirm̄ō

Waiting on and on,

dar kēlkēl dar kēlkēl va van

then the cat said hither upwards to him:

n buskat ne tek kal lik ma mē die

"Friend, you will still need some time, so I'll climb up there and

bul nik ga misin va'ē nok rem kal sag sa'ēnē

bite you dead and eat these pawpaws.

nok kur mama' nikē birin̄ san wova'al anē'ē

Rat ... hearing this,

gusuwō ne dim rōn̄ 'i sene

he ate and ate the inside of the pawpaw, and when he was done he shit down into this pawpaw, got out of the hole in the pawpaw, this pawpaw fruit

kur kur kur lōlō wova'al m kur qē' 'av'av sug lēn lōlō wova'al 'anē kalu kel den ēn qoro wova'al qoro wēwē wova'al 'anē