Bul Ho̠ṛaḱ Katha

Sedae jo̠khe̠n, kathae, so̠hraere mit́ṭen ho̠ṛ do̠ hạnḍi ńũ bulkate kulhi se̠ chaṭka duạr macha se̠n jhạnṭi phe̠ḍreye bul bindạṛ akana, ar cele hõ bạnuḱkoa. Ado̠ kathae, ghaṭao ńindạ jo̠khe̠n raj do̠ hạtire de̠ćkate ona kulhi talatege okate co̠e calaḱ kana.

Khange uni bul ho̠ṛ do̠e disạ go̠t́kedea, ar se̠ beret́ do̠ bae beret́ daṛeaḱ kana. Ado̠ kathae gitić kategeye ado̠p go̠t́ket́a, me̠n gọt́ket́ae, Kiska hạti hae, becega to̠ ham lega. Ketna rupạiya am hoga, ham hạti lega, ar jạruṛ ham hạti lene sakega. Onkaye ro̠ṛket́ khange tho̠ raj do̠e bhaṛo utạrena, me̠nket́ae, O̠ko̠e perja nonka kisạ̃ṛ do̠ menaḱkotińa? Bhala tho̠ń ńe̠le̠gea. Ado̠ oka tin sạṅgiń co̠ṅ calaḱ mo̠tlo̠b tahẽkantaea, ado̠ ona ro̠ṛ ańjo̠mteye hahaṛayente mạhute kulikedea, e̠n kathae, Noa atore o̠ko̠e nonkan ho̠ṛ menaea, je̠ hạtiye hatao daṛeaetińa? Ado̠ mạhute me̠nket́a, O̠ko̠ baḍae co̠ṅ.

Ado̠ raje me̠nketa, Balaṅ calaḱa, kulhi mucạt́relaṅ ḍeraḱa; judi nui hạtiye hataole khan bogege, ar hõ iń do̠ inạ damtege eṭaḱkoń kirińjoṅa. Onka me̠nkatekin ḍerayena. Ar uni ho̠ṛ do̠ bae baḍaelet́a, je̠ nui do̠e raj kana, ar rajren hạti kanae me̠nte do̠, ar o̠ne̠ raj ar mạhut cet́kokin ro̠ṛ idiket́a, ona ro̠ṛ hõ uni ho̠ṛ do̠ bae ańjo̠mlet́a; me̠nkhan dosra oṛaḱren do̠ko ańjo̠mlet́gea, ar nui ho̠ṛaḱ ro̠ṛ hõko ańjo̠m ṭhiklet́taegea. Ado̠ setaḱko ńe̠lkede do̠, kulhi mucạt́re hạtiye ḍera akan; ado̠ khanko bujhạu go̠t́ ket́te uni ho̠ṛko lạiadea, baṅma, nonka onka raje ro̠ṛ idiket́a me̠nte. Khange uni ho̠ṛ do̠ ać mo̠nreye hudis go̠t́ket́a. Ado̠ je̠ḍe̠r ke̠ṭe̠ćkate khange raj do̠e he̠ć go̠t́enteye kulikedea, Henda ho, e̠n kathae, hola ńindạ jo̠khe̠n ińren hạti hataoeye me̠nlet́ ho̠ṛ do̠e okayena? Delabon do̠r damea. Khangeye metadea, Uni ho̠ṛ do̠ celeaea?

Ado̠ raje me̠nket́a, Ńutum do̠ bạń kuliledea, me̠nkhan noa oṛaḱren kangeae; niạ chaṭka ṭhen khongeye metadińa. Ado̠e metadea, Hẽ ho, noa oṛaḱrege okaren co̠ṅ mit́ ho̠ṛe he̠ćkengea; ar amren hạti hataoegeye me̠nlet́a, ado̠ uni ho̠ṛ ma enan sim    raḱrege oka se̠n co̠e calaoen, bạnugićan; ado̠ holanaḱ tho̠ nui hạti ạkrińe reaḱ katha do̠ baco̠m  metade, onate enan ńindạrege  oka se̠n co̠e calaoen. Ado̠ noa reaḱ bhe̠d do̠ noa kana, Bulkate do̠ ạḍi lekako bhakaea, ńe̠lme, linḍhire bhagwa hõ bạnuḱtaea ar uni hõ ya hạti kirińeye me̠nlet́a, ar ńe̠lme ṭhik kathageye ạcuradea; e̠nte uni ho̠ṛmo̠re nisạ tahẽkana; ado̠ uni nisạgeye ro̠ṛ ocoledea; ado̠ nisạ mae oḍok calaoen, se̠ye cetaoena, ado̠ kajege uni ho̠ṛ do̠ bae calaoengea?

Ado̠ ona iạte hạnḍi ńũan ho̠ṛaḱ mambla ạḍi utạr do̠ bako saba; cedaḱ? E̠nte bin disạge ro̠ṛo̠goḱa, ona ghuṛi do̠ cet́ko co̠m ro̠ṛket́ge, ar tayo̠mte do̠ bam disạ daṛeaḱa; ma ńe̠lme nui ho̠ṛ bul jhũkte hạti hõ hạtiye kiriń aḍoyede tahẽkana. 

Tumạl- Santal Folk Tales