Mitṭen Lelha Ṭuạr Koṛa

Sedaere, kathae, mit́ṭen ṭuạr koṛae tahẽ̠kana. Ado̠ bại bạite uni gidrạ do̠e hara idiyena; me̠nkhan jãhãnaḱ kạmi eman se̠nte do̠ ḍhere lelhagea. Mit́ dhao eṅgate kulikedea, Henda go̠, ińaḱ bapla do̠ hoe akana se̠ baṅ? Eṅgat do̠e metadea, Amaḱ bapla do̠, bạbu, gidrạre hoe akantama phalna atore. Ado̠ uni koṛa do̠e me̠nket́a, De̠n go̠, sạtu sambarạńme, pańja ạguyeạń. Ado̠ uni eṅgatte̠t́ do̠e sạtu sambaradea. Ado̠e calaoena; calaḱ calaḱteye pańja ńamket́a bạhu oṛaḱ, ar onko do̠ jãwãe gomke me̠nteko ataṅ daramkedea, arko peṛa baṛakedea khub leka. Ar tayo̠mteye pe̠ṛa bhagaoen khan do̠e metat́koa, Calaḱaliń, bidạkạlińpe. Ado̠ko bidạkat́kina. Uni koṛa do̠ lahateye oḍokena, ar uni kuṛi do̠ ạḍi tayo̠m. Ado̠ uni koṛa do̠ mit́ṭen dare buṭạre duṛuṕkateye tạṅgi akadea, are ńe̠l daramedea. Ar uni kuṛi do̠ dustur lekako sindur go̠t́adea. Ar cạndire jo̠ro̠ṅ jo̠ro̠ṅ sindur ńe̠lket́te uni koṛa do̠e me̠nket́a, Bạhu me̠nte mań idiyede, me̠nkhan bo̠ho̠ḱ paṛaḱentae do̠; nui do̠e gujuḱa, bae bańcaoḱa; bạń do̠ho̠yea, nui do̠ń bo̠do̠lea.

Ona takrege mit́ṭen ho̠ṛ ona ho̠rte mit́ṭen ḍaṅgrae idiye kan tahẽ̠kana. Khangeye metadea, Dini ho, nui ḍaṅgra do̠ imạńme, nui iń do̠ń emama. Uni ho̠ṛ hõ̠e kusiyena. Ado̠ uni ḍaṅgrae hataokedea. Ado̠ calaḱ calaḱte mit́ṭen ḍạḍi lekae ńamket́a, ar o̠nḍe̠ye jirạu ńõ̠ḱena; khange uni ḍaṅgra do̠ dustur lekae aḍoyet́ kana. Ado̠ uni koṛa do̠ uni ḍaṅgrae be̠ṅge̠t́ae kana are me̠nket́a, Iń bạhu do̠ bo̠ho̠ḱ paṛaḱentaea, onateń bo̠do̠lkedea, ar nui hõ̠ nitoḱ do̠ lać bo̠go̠ćentaea, o̠ho̠e bańcaolena; nui hõ̠e gujuḱgea, bạń do̠ho̠yea nui hõ̠. Onakoe mo̠ne̠joṅ tak khange mit́ ho̠ṛ ona ho̠rteye hijuḱ kana, mit́ṭen me̠ro̠me idiye kana. Khangeye metae kana, Henda ho, nui me̠ro̠mem e̠mkoḱa? Nui ḍaṅgrań emama. Uni ho̠ṛ do̠ ạḍiye kusiyena. Khange uni me̠ro̠me hataokedea, ar ḍaṅgrae emadea. Ado̠ calaḱ calaḱte mit́ṭen gaḍae ńamket́a, ar o̠nḍe̠ do̠ jo̠m lạgit́e duṛuṕena, cet́ko co̠ṅko kol akawade nạihạr khon, ado̠e jo̠jo̠m kana, ar me̠ro̠m do̠e to̠l akadea. Ado̠e jo̠jo̠m kan tuluć uni me̠ro̠me be̠ṅge̠t́ae kana, ać cet́ leka mocae laṛaoet́a, me̠ro̠m hõ̠ akoaḱ dustur lekae pạḱgur kana. Khane me̠nket́a, Nui me̠ro̠m do̠ ya, ińe besaoiń kan do̠, bań do̠ho̠yea. Ado̠e jo̠m baṛaket́teye jirạu akana. Ińạḱ  khange ho̠ṛ mit́ṭen konḍhae idiyet́a. Khangeye metadea, E̠ ho, ona konḍha imạńme, iń do̠ me̠ro̠m iń emama. Khange uni ho̠ṛ do̠ konḍha bo̠do̠l me̠ro̠me ńamkedete ạḍiye rạskạyena. Khange ado̠e calao idiyena ar oṛaḱe tioḱket́a.

Ado̠ ạḍi rạskạte konḍhae ge̠t́ket́a, ar aćgeye utui lạgit́ karahere bhoraokate khange khube jolaḱ kana; tayo̠mte ona do̠ le̠yen khan ona do̠ se̠ṅge̠l tạpiste khub khad he̠ḍe̠jok kana. Ado̠ uni koṛae me̠net́a, Ạijo, iń do̠ me̠ro̠m se̠ celeye mitạń kana, onateye bo̠d bodaoạń kana. Arhõ̠e jol jolaḱ kana, ar onka khad khadge he̠ḍe̠joḱ kana. Khane me̠nket́a, Alom bo̠d bodaoḱa, baṅkhan iń tawaḱ ge̠jermea. Me̠nkhan tinạḱe jolaḱ kan, unạḱge onka saḍe kana. Ado̠ edrete racateye kuṭuṅ oḍokket́a, are tawaḱ ge̠je̠rket́a, are me̠nket́a, Ma nitoḱ do̠ bo̠d bodaoḱme. Ado̠ uni koṛaren eṅgat jo̠to̠ uniaḱ katha ańjo̠mte ar ona kạmi ńe̠lte ạḍiye mo̠n dukena, are metae kana, Cekate, bạbu, unạḱ do̠m lelhawa? Cet́ lekatem ạsuloḱa? Ado̠ tahẽn tahẽnte hoṛo iroḱ din tioḱena. Ar uni koṛa do̠ cet́ kạmi hõ̠ bae baḍaea, cekate hoṛo hõ̠ko ira ona hõ̠ bae baḍaea. Ado̠ uniren eṅgat do̠e metadea, Do bạbu, datro̠m idite hoṛo iroḱ calaḱme. Khange uni koṛa do̠ datro̠m saṕkate hoṛo khe̠tteye calaoena, ar datro̠m do̠ hoṛo budạ ṭhene do̠ho̠ket́a, are me̠nket́a, Ma khub iroḱtalaṅme; iń do̠ dakań ạguia oṛaḱ khon.

Ona me̠nkateye calaoena oṛaḱte. Ado̠ eṅgat do̠e kulikedea, Tinạḱ e̠m irket́a, bạbu? Uni do̠e me̠nket́a, Datro̠mgeń me̠n oṭo akawadea, khub leka iroḱtalaṅme, dakań ạguitalaṅa; de̠n bar bakhra daka imạńme, datro̠m jạnić re̠ṅge̠ćedea, calao go̠doḱạń. Khange uniaḱ katha leka eṇgat do̠ bar bakhrae emadeteye calaoena. Ado̠ se̠nkateye ńe̠lket́a, baṅ ir akana, enkage menaḱa. Ado̠e me̠nket́a, baṅ do̠ teheń do̠e ruạḱ kan, ona iạte baṅ iroḱ kan. Khange datro̠m saṕkateye tunumket́ do̠ lo̠lo̠ kan, ado̠e me̠nket́a, Uh, ruạḱ kantege bae irlaḱa. Ado̠e me̠nket́a, Cekateye bogeḱa? Ado̠ mit́ṭene hudisket́a, Baberte pạsikate kũireń ãṛgoea, pase̠ye bogeyenge. Sạrige datro̠m baberte pạsikate kũireye ãṛgoket́a; ado̠ daḱre topoyen khan do̠ reaṛena; ado̠e me̠nket́a, Nit do̠e bogeyena; e̠nte lo̠lo̠ do̠ cabayena, reaṛ kanae. Ona thoṛa din tayo̠mte eṅgatte̠t́e ruạyena, khange ado̠ disạ he̠ćadea, baṇma, Mit́ dhao datro̠me ruạyenre iń do̠ kũireń ãṛgoket́a are bogeyena, to̠be̠ nitoḱ nui hõ̠ń onkale khan do̠ pase̠ dhorageye bogeḱa. Ona me̠nkate eṅgatte̠t́ ho̠ṭo̠ḱre pạsikedete kũireye ãṛgokedea. Khange uni eṅgat do̠e pạsikedeteye go̠ćena; are o̠r rakaṕkedere uni do̠e isiṛ akat́a. Khangeye me̠n go̠t́ket́a, Nitoḱ iń go do̠e bogeyenteye landawạń kana. Ado̠ o̠r rakaṕkateye ńe̠lkede do̠e go̠ć akan.

Khange me̠nket́a, Ho̠rko ma akoren go̠ć ho̠ṛ gaḍateko idikoa, iń do̠ okateń idiyea? Ho, iń do̠ buruteń idiyea. Ado̠ mit́ṭen  pạṭiạteye po̠ṭo̠mkedea, are he̠rme̠t́kedea, ar buruteye mohnḍayena.Ado̠e calao idiḱ kana; calaḱ calaḱte  ho̠rre tinre co̠ṅ eṅgatte̠t́ do̠e bujurena, ar uni do̠ e̠ke̠n pạṭiạte̠t́ge burureye giḍi oṭokat́a. Khane ruạṛ hijuḱ kana, ar ho̠rre eṅgatte̠t́e ńe̠lkedea, ado̠e me̠nket́a, O̠ko̠e ren buḍhi ho̠ṛ co̠e go̠ćente no̠nḍe̠ do̠ko giḍi akade, jạnić toyo eman nãhãḱko jo̠mea; cedaḱ co̠ṇ no̠nḍe̠ do̠ko giḍi akade? Iń go̠ hana buruteń idi oṭokade. Ado̠ bạgiadeteye ruạṛena oṛaḱte.

Source: Santal Folk Tales