Me̠ro̠m, Kul, Bana, ar Toyo

Mit́ṭen khub maraṅ me̠ro̠m bodae tahẽkana, khube gocoana, ar dereń do̠ khub titit́ hapṛaḱ hapṛaḱ tahẽkantaea. Khange gupiyić do̠ bir se̠će idiket́koa; ạḍi maraṅ urni bir bhitri talateye idiket́koa. Ado̠ ona bir talare mit́ go̠ṭe̠ć cạṭạini dhiri menaḱa; ona do̠ ạḍi usula, ge̠l mõṛẽ moka; ona dhiri latarre kul dander menaḱa. Ona danderren kul do̠ okate co̠ṅ ạḱtińe dukạna, ona takrege uni me̠ro̠m do̠ ona usul dhirire o̠n e̠ne̠ć baṛae lạgit́e de̠ćlena. Khange ado̠ bae ãṛgo daṛeaḱ kana, gupiyić hõ bae disạledea; ado̠ gupiyić ạyuṕen khan gạiko, me̠ro̠mko oṛaḱteye ạguyet́koa; kulhi mucạt́reye lekhayet́koa; ado̠ maraṅ boda do̠ okare co̠e at́kede.

Khange oṛaḱte laga idi ho̠t́kate ado̠ oṛaḱrenkoe lạiako kana, baṅma, Maraṅ boda do̠ okare co̠n paskaokedea. Apatte̠t́e metae kana, Oka se̠ć bạbum idilet́koa? Pase̠ć tạruṕ tanaḱrem jo̠m ocokede. Me̠n ruạṛket́ae, Jo̠mle khan iń disạkea; ona maraṅ urni bir talatege ạtiń iń idilet́koa. Ona maraṅ dhiri ṭhe̠ć o̠nḍe̠ ma, bạbu, kul co̠e tahẽn. Ado̠e metat́koa, Oka se̠ćtem idilet́koa, onkate ńam baṛayepe. Khangeko calaoena. Ado̠ ńũten khan kul do̠ bir khon danderteye oḍok he̠ćena, cạṭạini ko̠yo̠ḱket́ae, ayoge, cele kanae, un maraṅ do̠? Me̠ro̠m do̠ bo̠to̠rteye kiṭ miṭạuḱ kana dhiri co̠ṭre, ar kul hõ bo̠to̠rteye kuc kucạuena. Kule me̠net́a, Henda, maharaja, cet́ no̠nḍe̠ do̠m ńam kana? Me̠n, oṛaḱ aṛaḱkạtińme. Me̠ro̠me me̠nket́a, Noa barren mit́ mit́te kul bana bạń jo̠m cabaleko khan bań bạgińa. Onkae ańjo̠mket́ khan uni kul do̠e dạṛ taṕket́a; dạṛ dạṛte se̠ phõe sahe̠t́ket́a.

 Khange banae metadea, Okate nunạḱ ãt do̠, mamo̠m dạṛet́a? Cet́ baṅ, bạbu, ińaḱ oṛaḱre cele kan co̠e, go̠do̠r go̠do̠r gocoanae, bo̠ho̠ḱre bạrci leka menaḱtaea. E̠nte mamo̠m cekayea? Tahẽ ocoae. Ona ma, bạbu, hẽge, ińiń metadea, Henda, maharaja, oka khonem he̠ć akana no̠nḍe̠ do̠, cet́en ńam kana? Ạyuṕen co̠ṅ, bam eskaroḱ kana? Unre, bạbu, noa kathań ro̠ṛ kạilaḱa. Ado̠e me̠nket́a, Noa barren kul bana mit́ mit́te bạń jo̠m cabaleko khan bo̠ro̠ṅ upạsteń tahẽna, e̠nre hõ cabakogeạń; bạń bạgina. Khange, bạbu, kiṭ miṭạu baṛae kanae, ona bo̠to̠rteń dạṛet́a; dela am hõm dạṛ khać. Khange banae me̠nket́a, Delaṅ, mamo̠, bar ho̠ralaṅ, o̠ho̠ jạnić mit́ dhaote do̠e jo̠m laṅa. Ado̠kin hijuḱ kana. Ho̠rre toyotekoko dapramena, Henda mamo̠, teheń do̠ bar ho̠ṛ cekatebon gateyena? Ona katha lạiạńben. Ado̠kin lạiae kana, Cet́ baṅ se̠, bạbu, iń oṛaḱre mit́ go̠ṭe̠n rakase he̠ć akana.

Cet́ lekanae? Toyoe me̠net́a. Ạḍi maraṅae, bạbu, kule me̠net́a. To̠be̠ khan, mamo̠, iń hõń calaḱa; jo̠to̠kotebon lagayea; khange joṛaḱabon, mamo̠, jãhãebon laṅgalen khan, daṛe ho̠ṛe ạtkirbona; pase̠t́ iń co̠ń laṅgaḱ, pase̠t́ am co̠m laṇgaḱ; joṛa mit́kate khan jo̠to̠ge jo̠m khane jo̠mbona; baclao khan jo̠tio̠gebon baclaoḱa. Joṛa mit́enako. Joṛa mit́katebo calaoena ona dander ṭhen. Nui me̠ro̠m do̠ onkoe disạlet́ko khan phurkate ạḍi ãṭe do̠n ạcurket́a dhiri co̠t́re; kaṭaṕ kaṭaṕ saḍeyena. Khange onko bana, kul, toyo do̠ ona ańjo̠mte birạm paṭko dạṛet́a. Khange bana do̠e bindạṛen khane o̠r rad radao idiye kanakin; ado̠e me̠net́a, Alo mamo̠ben o̠reńa, mare mare mạilạ, mamo̠, chaḍaoḱ kan tińa. Khange toyo hõe gurena; ar onkayet́akin, Alo, mamo̠, am do̠m maraṅ ho̠ṛ kana, mare mare mạilạ, mamo̠m toraoket́tạlińa. Khangeye ge̠r go̠ćket́kina.

Tumạl- Santal Folk Tales