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The three kept paddling, they had already paddled past a point.

dērōlēm s dērōlēm susuō rekso dērōl man suō galan ēn n n̄ērsigi vōwal

And now they paddled towards another point.

'enei dērōlk suō 'i lik sir ēn n̄ērsigi vōwal

The three kept paddling like this, paddled and paddled.

dērōlēm suō 'asēnēm suusuō

The three paddled past ten points.

dērōlēm suō gala ēn n̄ērsigi san̄wul nē

All right, then the three dragged the canoe up the shore.

'alē dērōlk rēv kal ēn nak susuō va'anē

The three dragged the canoe up the shore,

dir'ōl m rēv kal sar ēn nak susuō 'anē'ē

and now the devil is in the front position.

'enein 'ama ne 'ir 'ōw'ōw

The devil was first and said to the two:

'ama ne 'ir 'ōw'ōw ne tēk mē duruō va'anē so

'All right, follow me!'

'alē erē 'a'ag no

down (?) the older sister said:

suwēn 'uwam̄ēre so

'Go upwards!'

'alē van sar

The younger sister:

ēn 'isim̄ēre so

'No.

'oōo'

I, I will be the last one.

no no me 'ir 'irwur

You will be right in the back of this young man.

nik me 'ir 'ō? lēn kolo ne lumgav anē

I, I will be the last one.'

no nomē 'ir 'irwur

But as the three were going,

ba dērōls van van 'anēn

the younger sister had already understood that it was a devil.

'isim̄ēre mal lama'i son 'ama'

But the older sister, she didn't know.

ban 'uwam̄ēre di lama'i rōs

Then the three went upwards until they reached a cave.

'alē dērōlk van sar vavan din̄ ma nēnēn lie ne vōwal 'anē

Then the devil flicked against the cave

wo 'ama' 'anē ne din̄ ēn lie 'anē

and the three entered.

wo dōrōlk kal ba'a

The three went inside, on and on, crossed this cave, went inside.

dērōl van sar vavan van galan lie 'ane'ē van sar

He flicked against another cave

di ne din̄ lik ēn lie ne vōwal 'anē'ēn

and the cave opened.

lie ne wak

The three went.

dērōl van

The three went into caves like this, ten

dērōlm m kal lēn lōlō lie 'asēne san̄wul lēn

The three crossed ten such caves.

dērōlēm van galan lie 'anē san̄wul

in the tenth one the three reached the sleeping place.

san̄wul nagi ē dērōlk din̄ ēn 'ōnō mimi'ir va'anē

As the three reached the sleeping place

dērōl din̄ ēn 'ōnō mimi'ir anēn

it had already got night again.

'ekē man qōn̄ kēl

Then the three all lay down.

qe dērōlk ōn sursur va'anē

The three lay down and slept now.

dērōlk ōn sursur suw anēk mi'ir va'anē

As they lay down and slept

dērōlm ōn sur suwōm mi'ir anē

the older sister, as the three were lying down there

'uwam̄ēre dērōlm ōn sur suw anē

the devil was snoring

n 'amam n̄on̄odo 'anē

and the older sister was sleeping, as well.

ban 'uwam̄ērem mi'ir rek wal

But the younger sister, she didn't sleep.

ban 'isim̄ēre di mi'ir rōs

She was still thinking about the talk of their uncle that he had said to the two.

dōdōmia mugi va'ē sir san tēktēk munē maruruō a rekson tēk mē duruō

The three were lying down there and were sleeping, were sleeping and sleeping

'alē dērōl ōn sur suw anēm mi'ir anēm mi'ir mi'ir

The younger sister then moved upwards like this

'isim̄ēre ne ... nē kēkē kal segenē

She felt that the devil's ears had covered up the two.

di ne rōn̄ ēn deln̄o 'ama ē man 'or gōr duruō

Now she sat up.

e di ne sag kal va'anē

Sat up now, she reached out, reached out across that devil, reached out over at the older sister and called the older sisterː

ne sag kal va'anē di ne 'an̄ ne 'an̄ gala san 'ama ē ne 'an̄ kēl wōl lēn 'uwam̄ēre ne ulul ēn 'uwam̄ēre so

'Hey, get up!

'ei nike kalraka

The one we're lying here with is a devil.

gēdōs 'ōn 'ō 'i 'anēn 'ama' nē

Get up quick, get up quick.

kalrak m̄ō kalrak m̄ō

We will go home.'

gēduk ..eh.. mulō

The older sister got up, and then she started to cry, cried and cried and cried ...

'uwam̄ērem kalraka 'anē ne rara va'anēm raram raram raram raram

but she stopped her:

'e di ne 'ar gōr so

'Hey, quiet, quiet, don't let the devil hear us two!

'ei 'aqōrōn̄ 'aqōrōn̄ denēn 'ama nē rōn̄ gēduō

Grab your stuff!'

gis mum ēn m̄ōglege

She grabbed her stuff

di ne gis rak murun m̄ōglegen

and then the two started to run.

'en duruk virige va'anē

Ran to that one cave and she flicked the cave open.

virig ma 'a lēn lie ne vōwal 'anē di ne din̄ ēn lie 'anē ne wak

The two went.

duruk van

As she flicked that one cave,

di ne din̄ ēn lie ne vōwal 'anēn

and the cave opened.

lie ne wak

The two went.

duruk van

She flicked the caves like this, reached the tenth

dim din̄ ēn lie 'asenēm din̄ vag san̄wul

and then the two arrived down at the sea again

wo dōrōlk ... duruk din̄ kel rōw ēn gabērēlo

when they had reached the sea again, they dargged down the canoe.

durum din̄ kel rōw ēn gabērēlo 'anēk rēv sur ēn nak susuō

But the older sister sat there with a horn.

ban 'uwam̄ēre ga sag 'ōn 'uwō

The two dragged down the canoe

durum rēv sur ēn nak susuō 'anē'ē

The two wanted to paddle.

durum ga mōrōs sok suō

Then the older sister said to ... the younger sister said to the older one:

sōw ēn 'uwam̄ēre ne tēk mēn ēn 'isim̄ēre ne tēk mēn 'uwam̄ēre so

'Wait!'

qe'i

She ran upwards

dim virig sar

and cut some panundas leaves.

dim 'ēv ēn 'erē dudu vada

Cut ten panundas leaves and then she climbed .. the two climbed down.

'ēv ēn dudu vada ne san̄wul alē di ne rem duruk rem rōw va'anē

When they climbed down into the canoe

durum rem rōw lēn nak susuō 'anē'ē

The older one sat in the back ... the younger one sat in the back and the older one sat in the front.

'uwam̄ēre nē sag 'irwur won 'isim̄ēre nē sag 'irwur won 'uwam̄ēre nē sag 'ōw'ōw

And then the two paddled.

en duruk suō va'agēn

The two paddle and paddle and paddle towards a point again in order to get home again.

duruk suō suō su su su su sir ēn ēn ēn n̄ērsigi vōwal lik 'anē'ē 'amē duruk mul kel

The two reached this point.

duruk din̄ ēn n̄ērsigi 'anē'ē

So, when they had paddled past

e sōw ēn durum suō gala 'anē'ē

the older one said to the younger one:

sōw ēn fesbon ne tēk mēn ... e 'uwam̄ēre ne tēk mēn e 'isim̄ēre so

'Hey, when we have paddled past here, blow the horn.'

hei dum suō gala 'agēnē nike 'iv ēn 'uwō va'anē

The older one:

sōw ēn 'uwam̄ēre so

'No!

'oōo'

Don't, because if we blow the horn, the devil will hear us.'

'ovi'i den duk 'iv ēn 'uwō 'anē won 'ama' ne rōn̄ gēduō

'Blow!'

so iv

Then she blew.

di ne iv

Blew the horn

'iv ēn 'uwō 'anē'ē

and the devil heard the two, ran following the caves, snipped the caves open.

n 'ama ē nē rōn̄ duruō va'anē ne vrig 'a'ag man qōrō lie va'anē ne din̄ ēn lie ne wak

He ran, ran and ran, reached the sea and saw that the two had already dragged down the canoe.

di ne vrigē vrigē vrivrivrigē ne vrig din̄ man gabērēlo ne 'ēn e ruwa man rēv sur ēn nak susuō

Then he bent down towards the sea and said:

e di ne 'aq sur suw lēn naw anē so

'All right, you two have gone, so I will eat you two.'

ga gitok kumrum van no me nome kur kumruō

Bent downwards and breathed in the sea.

nē ne 'aq sur suwō ne ruruv ēn naw

He breathed in the sea like this, breathed in the sea like this, the [UNCLEAR] of the sea, to drag back the canoe.

dim ruruv ēn naw 'asenē ruruv ēn naw 'asenēn rer 'alēn naw 'anē rekso ne rēv kēl ēn nak susuō anē

and the younger one threw a panundas leaf so that it comes to pierce his throat.

wo 'isim̄ēre 'anē ne 'an̄ vē'ēn dudu vada ne vōwal ne van ma nē [UNCLEAR] es ēn 'an̄dogi 'anē

The devil ran upwards and did something about (it).

n 'ama' ne vrigē sar ne da sir

Then the two paddled past one point.

duruk wō? suō galan n̄ērsigi vōwal

Then the two paddled and paddled, the two paddled towards the second point.

qē' duruk suō suō suō suō duruk suō sir ēn n̄ērsigi vōruō nagi

The devil went seawards, bent down and breathed in the sea again.

'ama' ne van rōwē ne 'aq sur ne ruv lik ēn naw

Breathed in the sea, breathed in the sea so that the canoe would return to the devil,

ne ruv ēn naw 'anēm ruruv ēn naw 'anē'ē so nak susuō so ne kel sir ēn 'ama' 'anē'ē

and the younger one threw another leaf again.

'isim̄ēre ne 'an̄ vē'ē lik ēn dudu vada vōwal 'i lik

And this panundas leaf came and pierced the devil's throat, his throat.

e dudu vada 'anē'ē ne van s... ne van ma anē ne es ēn 'an̄dō 'ama' 'anēn 'an̄dōgi

He went upwards to do something about it, i.e. to take out the panundas.

di ne van sar ē dada sir so ne lerieg ēn vada 'anē'ē

The two paddle past the second point now.

duruk suō galan n̄ērsigi vōruō va'anē