Kuiri Ar Nạ̃u Reaḱ

Sedae jugre, kathae, mit́ṭen atore mit́ṭen kuiri ar mit́ṭen nạ̃u unkin  do̠ oḍok duạr oṛaḱ  tahẽkantạkina. Uni kuiri do̠ khub kisạ̃ṛe tahẽkana, ar uni nạ̃u do̠ re̠ṅgećgeye tahẽkana. Khange ado̠ nạ̃u do̠ ać mo̠ne̠ mo̠ne̠teye me̠njoṅa, Durre, nui kuiri do̠ cekate baṅ nonka do̠e kisạ̃ṛ akan, ar ale do̠ cekatele re̠ṅge̠ć akana? Ale do̠ cele, noko leka do̠ bale kạmi kan co̠ṅ cet́ co̠ṅ, onate nonka do̠le re̠ṅge̠joḱ kana. Ado̠ onka leka uni nạ̃u do̠ mo̠ne̠reye hudis baṛajoṅa. Ado̠e me̠nket́a, Ne̠s do̠ bhala ale hõ̠ noko lekagele kạmi legaea; bhala hoyoḱa se̠ baṅa; bhala ona reaḱ tak iń biḍạua. Ado̠ mit́ din do̠ ako oṛaḱren sanam ho̠ṛ ạyuṕ jo̠khe̠će galmaraoat́koa; Ne̠s do̠ o̠ko̠e hõ̠ alope kuṛhiạḱtabona! Kurumuṭutebon kạmia. Nõ̠ḱõ̠e      kạmibo ḍhil idiyet́tebo re̠ṅge̠joḱ kana. Ado̠ń me̠tabon kana, ne̠s do̠ jidạ jidbo kạmia. Bhalabon ńe̠la, hoyoḱtabona se̠ baṅ. Khange ado̠ sanam ho̠ṛko me̠nket́a, Acha bogege. Ado̠ sạri khange uni nạ̃u do̠ e̠n hiloḱ khon do̠ cun thamakur jo̠m lasaṛhẽ̠te onko kuiri oṛaḱte do̠ dinạmgeye calaḱa; cun thamakur ać ṭhen tahẽnre hõ̠, e̠nre hõ̠e calaḱgea. Oka ma ako oṛaḱre se̠ṅge̠l  tahẽnre hõ̠, e̠nre hõ̠ hukạ ńũi lạgit́ se̠ṅge̠l ko̠e onko oṛaḱteye calaḱa, ar oka do̠ e̠ke̠n ajaregeye calaḱa. Me̠nkhan uni do̠ e̠ke̠n ajare se̠ cun thamakur jo̠m do̠ bae calaḱa, tãhã uni do̠ katha cecet́e calaḱa. Uni do̠ ać mo̠ne̠reye me̠na, Bhala teheń do̠ oka kạmi reaḱe batlaoakoa. Ado̠ okakoe batlaoako, onkage ać hõ̠ ao̠ oṛaḱre hećkate akorenkoe batlaoakoa. Ar ạyuṕ jo̠khe̠ć hõ̠ onkogeye ate̠n baṛakoa; bae gitić ho̠doḱa; onkoe ańjo̠m jagakoa, e̠nḍe̠ ane̠ć ać do̠e jagaḱa. Ar tinre kaḍa ḍaṅgrako aṛaḱkoa, unrege ać hõ̠e aṛaḱkoa, ar tin jo̠khe̠ć sioḱko joṛaoa, unrege ako hõ̠ko joṛaoa, ar oka berko aṛaga, inạ berge noko  hõ̠ sioḱko aṛaga. Ado̠ din hiloḱ onkage uni do̠ onkogeye ate̠n baṛakoa. Uni kuiri kisạ̃ṛ okakore sioḱe metako, ona ańjo̠mkate ać hõ̠ akorenkoe metakoa, ar oka hiloḱ okako itạko e̠r, ado̠ ako hõ̠ onako itạgeko e̠ra se̠ko apho̠ra; ar onko kuiri do̠ bako baḍae akadea, baṅma, nui nạ̃u do̠ aboaḱ batlao cet́te ać hõ̠e kạmi kana me̠nte. Me̠nkhan ḍher din tayo̠mko baḍaekedea, baṅma, aboaḱ batlaoaḱ kạmi ańjo̠mtege nui nạ̃u do̠e kạmi kana; ado̠ e̠nre hõ̠ cet́ hõ̠ bako metadea. Khange sạri ado̠ e̠n se̠rma do̠ uni nạ̃uaḱ cas hõ̠ khubge hoeyenta, jonḍra, bajra se̠ je̠ kichuye caslet́, jo̠to̠ge hoeyetaea. Ado̠ ạḍi rạskạkate rihṛạḱe bạndiket́a; Ado̠e me̠nket́a, Nõ̠ḱõ̠e  katha ar bud iń cet́ket́te abo hõ̠bo arjaoket́re; me̠nkhan iń do̠ katha ced do̠ o̠ho̠ń bạgilea. Ado̠e arjaoket́re hõ̠ onko oṛaḱte calaḱ do̠ bae bạgilet́a. Ado̠ Mag boṅga tioḱen khan, uni kuiri do̠e metat́koa, Ma ne̠tar do̠ ạkbo ro̠ho̠ea. Khange uni nạ̃u  hõ̠e ańjo̠mket́ khan do̠, ako oṛaḱte se̠nkateye metako kana, E̠ ya, ma abo hõ̠ ạk ro̠ho̠e lạgit́ si lạhudtabonpe. Khange sạri si lạhut́ket́teko ro̠ho̠eket́a. Ado̠ uni nạ̃u ma cas kạmi reaḱ mo̠ro̠m bae baḍae, arc as mae casket́; ado̠ onko kuiri kisạ̃ṛren cet́ lekako kạmi, ado̠ onko hõ̠ onkageko kạmia. Khange sạri tahẽn tahẽnte ado̠ ona ạk do̠ harayena, onkoaḱ hõ̠ ar nuiaḱ hõ̠. Khange ado̠ uni kuiriye me̠nket́a, Nui nạ̃u do̠ ya abo ańjo̠m ańjo̠mtegeye kạmi kan do̠; eṇgate bhala teheń do̠bo biḍauea. Khange ado̠ ạyuṕen khan, uni kuiri do̠e metat́koa, Eya guti kạmiạ, gapa do̠ ạk ãṛgo̠mkatabonpe. Khange ado̠ uni nạ̃u hõ̠e ańjo̠mket́ khan, aćren hõ̠e metako kana, E̠ ya, abo hõ̠ gapa do̠ ạk ãṛgo̠mkatabonpe; ado̠ Khange aṅgayen khan do̠, ãṛgo̠mko joṛao go̠t́ket́a; ado̠ ona hoe ạkge curmarko ãṛgo̠mket́a, sanamko ãṛgo̠m gitićket́a. Ar uni kuiri do̠ bae ãṛgo̠mlet́a. Khange ado̠ ạḍiko landawadea. Ado̠ inạ tayo̠m khange uni nạ̃uaḱ ạk do̠ mõṛã mõṛãyena se̠, ạḍi bạṛić candheṛ oḍokentaea; ado̠ ạḍi bạṛić hoeyentaea. Uni kuiriaḱ khon do̠ nuiaḱge so̠ro̠sentaea. Ado̠ inạkate mit́ din do̠ uni kuiriye galmarao kantakoa, baṅma, Gapa do̠ buṭbon e̠ra; ma ona buṭ bạndi bo̠go̠jte teheńre baṛe ata do̠ho̠kape; atale khan do̠, mit́ dhaote nãhãḱ janam go̠doḱa, ar bin atawaḱ do̠ baṅ batraoḱa. Gapa do̠ tinrepe ataea? Bilo̠moḱale nãhãḱ; ma teheńre baṛe ata do̠hokape. Ado̠ onka uni kuiri do̠ ạuṛiaḱgeye ro̠ṛket́a, ado̠e thirene.

Khange ado̠ uni nạ̃u hõ̠ onae ańjo̠mket́ khan, oṛaḱre se̠nkate ać hõ̠ buṭ bạndiye bo̠go̠ćket́a, are ata ocoket́koa. Khange ado̠ dosar hiloḱko e̠rket́a. Ado̠ uni kuiriaḱ do̠ mit́ sãote jo̠to̠ janam go̠t́entaea, ar uni nạ̃uaḱ do̠ jãhã kãhã mit́ bar janamena. Khange ado̠ uni nạ̃ue me̠net́a, Henda ho, amaḱ do̠ mit́ dhaote jo̠to̠ o̠mo̠n go̠t́entama, ińaḱ do̠ cekate baṅ o̠mo̠n cabalena? Ado̠ uni kuiriye me̠nket́a, E̠ ho, ale do̠ atakatele e̠r akat́a, onate janam go̠t́entalea. Ado̠ uni nạ̃ue me̠n go̠t́ket́a, Ale hõ̠le atalet́gea. Ado̠ kuiriye me̠ket́a, Pase̠ć ape do̠ atare bape batraolet́? Khub leka bape ata ro̠ṅgo̠ea? E̠ne̠ ńe̠lme, okako ro̠ṅgo̠lentape, inạge janamena, ar oka baṅ ro̠ṅgo̠len, ona do̠ baṅ janamlentapea. Ado̠ uni nạ̃ue me̠nket́a, Hẽ̠ ho, cele atarege ale do̠ bale ṭhiklet́a. Ado̠ oṛaḱre he̠ćkate ạḍi bạṛić kạhur mạhure ruhet́ baṛaket́koa. Ado̠ inạ mit́ baraḱgeye tahẽ ocoat́a. Ado̠ inạ buṭge, cet́ bȧ se̠, uniaḱ khon bạṛti hoeyentaea, ar e̠n jaṅkate hõ̠ nuiaḱge ḍherentaea. Khange ado̠ pe̠ pon sermatege uni kuiri khon do̠ nuige bạṛtiye kisạ̃ṛena, ar uni kuiri do̠e  hẽ̠ṭena. Onko lekate uni nạ̃u do̠e kisạ̃ṛlen tahẽkana. 

Source: Santal Folk Tales