Sedae jo̠khe̠n kathae, nui Bitnạ koṛa do̠ eṅgat ho̠ṛmo̠reye tahẽkanre apatte̠t́ do̠e go̠ćena. Khange eṅgatte̠t́ do̠ apa bare oṛaḱteye he̠ćena. Ado̠ onḍe tahẽkanrege, kathae, uni Bitnạ koṛa do̠e jamamena. Uni koṛa do̠ mit́ bitạgeye usullena, inạḱ khon do̠ baṅgeye haralena; onatege uni do̠ Bitnạko ńutumkadea. Ado̠ ạḍi serma hoeyenre hõ bae haralente uni do̠ o̠koe kuṛi hõ bako khusiadete enka ḍạnguạtegeye hara juạnena. Ar gocoe do̠ho̠ket́te ona do̠ mit́ bitạ pon kạṭuṕ harayentaea. Khange ado̠ onko mamo̠tteko ṭhen khon do̠kin begarente judạ-rekin oṛaḱket́. Ar uni Bitnạ do̠ kathakore do̠ khub calaki ho̠ṛe hoeyena. Jãhãn kathare uni leka do̠ o̠koe hõ bako ro̠ṛ daṛeaḱa. Ado̠ tahẽn tahẽnte uni Bitnạ do̠ mit́ṭen bitkile kirińkedea. Ar uni do̠ khube jo̠to̠n moṭakede khan do̠ siń marsal do̠ ạtińge bae ạtińa, onate uni do̠ go̠to̠m bitkile ńumkedea. Ado̠ unire de̠ćkate mit́ ńindại ạtińea, ar siń marsal do̠ oṛaḱregeye aderkaea.
Ado̠ tahẽn tahẽnte onka mit́ din do̠ ṭạnḍite ạtińe idi akade tahẽkan jo̠khe̠nge, kathae, cet́ lạgit́ co̠e ãṛgolen tahẽkana. Ado̠ kathae, jaṅga se̠nteye de̠jo̠ḱ kan tahẽkan jo̠khe̠nge, kathae, uni bitkil do̠e ić go̠t́ket́te uni Bitnạ koṛa do̠e ić topa ocoyena. Ado̠ kathae, o̠nḍegeye topayena; ado̠ bae uṭkạu daṛeat́a, o̠nḍegeye laṭha ṭarhaoena. Ar uni bitkiil do̠e ạtiń mo̠ko̠ńen khan, setaḱ do̠ oṛaḱteye calaoena. Ado̠ uni koṛa bae ńel náme kante eṅgatte̠t́ do̠ ạḍi bạṛiće raḱ baṛayet́a. Me̠net́ae, Tạruṕ co̠ṅ cele janwar co̠ko jo̠mkede. Onka bogete ńum ńumteye raḱ halaṅet́a. Ado̠ kathae, tikin jo̠khe̠n do̠sra atoren kuṛiko do̠ go̠eṭha gurić halaṅko se̠nlena. Ado̠ kathae, mit́ṭen kuṛi do̠ ona bitkil guriće uṭkạu go̠t́ket́ khan, kathae, uni Bitnạ koṛae uṭkạu ńam go̠t́kedea. Ar uni koṛa hõe beret́ go̠t́ena. Ado̠ darhateye calaoenteye um saphayena, ado̠ oṛaḱteye calaoena. Eṅgatte̠t́ do̠e rạskạyena. Ar uni Bitnạ koṛa do̠ ṭaṅgae ńamket́te uni bitkil kuṭạm go̠ć utạrkedea. Ado atoren ho̠ṛe lạiat́koteko jo̠mkedea. Ado̠ ona bitkil harta do̠e ro̠ho̠ṛket́te mit́ din do̠ eṅgatte̠t́e metadea, Iạ, ayo, sạtu sambarạńme, iń do̠ hartań ạkriń ạguia. Ado̠ kathae, juṛạuadete uni do̠ harta ạkrińe calaoena. Ado̠ calaḱ calaḱte tin sạṅgiń ho̠r co̠e calaoen. Ado̠ ạyuṕena. Ado̠e me̠net́a, Noa ńindạ do̠ okareń gitića? Deko oṛaḱre ma nãhãḱ o̠ho̠ko gitić ocolińa. Ado̠ onkae hudisket́te ńuhum jo̠khe̠n mit́ṭen dare buṭareye ḍerayena. Ado̠e me̠nket́a, Dare co̠ṭre de̠ćkateń gitića; o̠tre do̠ jãhãeko e̠ṛe̠ bo̠ṭe̠ćkińa. Onka me̠nkate, kathae, dareteye de̠ćena, ar ona harta hõe o̠r rakaṕket́a; ado̠ luṭuḱ luṭuḱe de̠ć thir akangea. Ado̠ kathae, tala ńindạ khange kombṛo do̠ oka khon co̠ṅ aema ṭakako kombṛo idiket́te ona dare buṭạregeko do̠ho̠ket́teko hạṭińet́kana. Un jo̠khe̠nge Bitnạ do̠, kathae, ona harta do̠ haḍ baḍe ńurhạ go̠t́kat́a. Khange kombṛo do̠, kathae, bo̠to̠rte jo̠to̠ko dạṛ go̠t́ket́a. Un jo̠khe̠n Bitnạ do̠e ãṛgo go̠t́ente, kathae, onako ṭaka do̠ be̠bake idiket́a, ar harta do̠ o̠nḍegeye bạgi dapoṛat́a, ar ona ṭaka do̠ oṛaḱteye ạgu se̠ṭe̠rket́a.
Ado̠ eṅgatte̠t́e metade, Iạ, ayo, do̠ se̠ mamateko ṭhen khon pại ko̠e ạgukom. Ado̠ kathae, se̠nente pạiye ko̠e ạguket́kote o̠neye ạgulet́ ṭakakin so̠ṅket́a. Ado̠ kathae, tinạḱ gan ṭaka co̠ṅ pại paṛaḱkoreye so̠ge̠ baṛakat́a. Are metadea, Do, ayo idikatakom. Ado̠ sạriye idikat́takoa khan, pại paṛaḱre ṭaka so̠ge̠ akanko ńelket́ do̠ko me̠nket́a, Durre! Nui do̠ abo khone so̠ro̠soḱ kan do̠ abo khon so̠ro̠se kisạ̃ṛoḱa. Ado̠ onkako hiskạket́teko me̠nket́a, Ma nui do̠ nenkarebo je̠re̠dea. Re̠ṅge̠ć ocoyeabon; baṅkhan hape̠ne dạbṛuć cababona. Ado̠ onkako hiskạket́te mit́ din do̠ je̠re̠deako me̠nket́a, Hape̠ babon je̠re̠dea; uniaḱ bhe̠dbon ńamlege, bhala cet́ lekate unạḱ ṭaka do̠e ńamlet́a me̠nte. Khange sạriko kulikedea, Henda bạbu, okare harta do̠m ạkrińket́a, ar tinạḱ dam hoelentama? Ado̠ unreye me̠nket́a, Ạḍi sạṅgiń, hana bajarre, mamo̠. Iń ma, mamo̠ mit́ goṭengeye tahẽkantińa, onate thoṛage hoelentińa. Ape ma, mama, aema kaḍa bitkil menaḱkotapea. Ape do̠ cet́ baṅ se̠, bar pe khạclạḱ ṭakape ạgukea, ar baṅkhan aperen kaḍa bitlil kirińte emańpe tho̠, ińgeń hataokotapea. Ado̠ko me̠nket́a, Baṅ, aletegele ạkriń ạguia.
Ado̠ sạri uniaḱ kathateko mạluṅente jo̠to̠ kaḍa bitkilko kuṭạm go̠ćket́koa, ar harta ạkrińko calaoena. Me̠nkhan cele hõ bako hataolet́takoa. Ado̠ ạnḍho̠ṇ manḍho̠ṅ mit́ bar ṭakateko dhasao giḍi baṛaket́te ạḍi bạṛić karać kurućko edre he̠ćena. Arko me̠nket́a, Iạ yae e̠ṛẹket́bon do̠! Nahakge kaḍa bitkile go̠ć ocoket́bon do̠. Ado̠ oṛaḱteko ruạṛ he̠ćen khane kuli baṛayet́koa. Ado̠ edrete uni tuluć do̠ bako ro̠ṛ baṛayet́a. Arko me̠njoṅ kana, Nui do̠bo je̠re̠dea; baṅkhan hape̠n abo do̠e latarbona. Ado̠ onako niṭket́te sạri mit́ din do̠ko je̠re̠t́kedea. Ado̠ unre bogeteye ho̠ho̠ket́a, me̠nkhan onko mamo̠tteko do̠ o̠koe hõ bako he̠ćlena. Ado̠ ạḍi tayom enako he̠ćena. Ado̠ unre uni do̠ o̠hmateye baḍaeket́a, baṅma, Iń do̠ nokogeko je̠re̠t́kidińa. Ado̠e cekaea, be̠cara? Ać ma huḍiń huḍiń ho̠ṛ, cet́e ceka daṛeaḱa? Khange jo̠to̠ oṛaḱ lo̠ cabayentaea, bako ĩṛĩć daṛeat́a. Ado̠ jo̠to̠ oṛaḱ to̠ro̠ćentaea.
Ado̠ se̠ṅge̠l ĩṛĩćen khan ona to̠ro̠ćko do̠ jo̠to̠e hạr samṭaoket́a. Ado̠ onko mamo̠ttekoge bostae ko̠eket́kote ona to̠ro̠ć do̠ bostareye bhoraoket́te bepare idiket́a. Ado̠ mit́ṭen bajarre tioḱket́a. Ado̠ ạyuṕen khan mit́ṭen baṛe buṭạreye ḍerayena. Ado̠ ńindạyen khan uni do̠e me̠nket́a, Iń eskar nonḍe tahẽn do̠ baṅ jutoḱa. Jãhãeko kombṛo bo̠te̠ćkińa. Ado̠ ona aṛerege bepariko ḍera akan tahẽkana. Ado̠ onko ṭhen se̠nkate mit́ aṛere ni hõe ḍerayena. Ado̠e jạpit́ ocoat́koa. Ado̠ tala ńindạ jo̠khe̠n nui do̠e be̠re̠t́ente aćaḱ to̠ro̠ć bosta do̠ onkoaḱ gạḍireye bhạrikat́a, ar onkoaḱ bosta do̠ aćaḱ gạḍireye bhạriket́a. Ar onko bepari do̠ bako disạledea. Ado̠ko tahẽ aṅgayen khan onko hõko lagaket́a, nui hõe joṛaoket́teye lagaket́a. Nui do̠ e̠kkalte oṛaḱteye laga ạguket́a. Ado̠ ạgukateye ńelket́ do̠, e̠ke̠n ṭaka kan. Ado̠ eṅgatte̠t́e metadea, Do ayo, mamateko ṭhen khon pại ạguime. Ṭakalaṅ so̠ṅa.
Ado̠ sạriyeko̠e ạguket́te ṭakakin so̠ṅket́a. Ar ona pại paṛaḱkore do̠ mõṛẽ turui go̠ṭe̠n ṭakakin re̠be̠t́ baṛakat́te pại do̠kin idi oṭokat́takoa. Ado̠ko ńelket́ khan do̠ko hahaṛayena. Me̠nket́ako, Durre! Noa to̠ro̠ć khon hõ aema ṭaka hoeyentaea. Bhalabon kuliyea, okareye ạkrińket́a me̠nte. Khanko kulikede khane me̠n go̠t́ket́a, Iń ma, mamo̠, oṛaḱ hõ huḍińge tahẽkantiń, onarege nõ̠kõ̠e nunạḱ ṭaka hoeyentińa. Ar ape ma napṛaḱ napṛaḱ oṛaḱ menaḱtape, ape do̠ aemape ṭakakea. Khangeko me̠nket́a, Sạrige tho̠ ya, abo do̠ aemabo ṭakakea. Ado̠ onkako hudisket́teko me̠nket́a, Ṭakale khan oṛaḱ beḱnao do̠ algagea. Ma noa oṛaḱ do̠bon je̠re̠t́aḱte to̠ro̠ć ạkrin ạgukate arhõ oṛaḱ do̠bon benaoa.
Khange kathaeko je̠re̠t́at́takoa; ado̠ to̠ro̠ć sajaoket́te ạkriń do̠ko idiket́a. Ado̠ kathae, cele hõ bako bataolet́takoa. Ado̠ ạṛisente gaḍa daḱreko uṕ giḍi dapoṛkat́a. Ado̠ siṭhạl miṭhạl karać kurućko ruhet́kedea. Ado̠ inạ dosar tesar khange Bitnạ do̠e me̠nket́a, Ḍạku bo̠te̠ćkińako. Ado̠ ona bo̠to̠rte o̠nḍe khon do̠e dạṛket́a.
Source: Santal Folk Tales