Ram Lo̠kho̠n do̠ sendrakin daṛan kan tahẽ̠kana, ạḍi lạṭu lạṭu janwarkin go̠ćet́ko tahẽ̠kana, ar rakas hõ̠kin go̠ćet́ko tahẽ̠kana. Sedae jugre nonka saṅge rakasko tahẽ̠kana, onko do̠ e̠kkalte disomko ujạṛet́ kan tahẽ̠kana; boge Ram Lo̠ko̠nkin janamente disom khon rakaskin go̠ć maraoket́koa. Mit́ jaegare maraṅ utạr rakaskin go̠ćkede khan ạkinaḱ khanḍate rakas reaṅ ramakin ge̠t́ chaḍaoket́taetekin calaoena oka se̠n co̠ṅ. Khe̠n leka mit́ṭen ḍo̠m do̠ loṭa daḱ teveńkate tạnḍi se̠ne calaḱ kana, ar e̠kkalte okare rakase go̠ć akan ṭhenge baḍae akat́ lekae calao go̠t́ena. Khangeye ńe̠lkede do̠ maraṅ utạre gitić akan. Uni do̠m ma bae baḍaejoṅ kan uni rakas do̠ Ram Lo̠kho̠n tikinkin go̠ć akadea me̠nte; ać do̠e me̠njoṅ kana, nui do̠e gitić akan me̠nte. Ona loṭa daḱe do̠ho̠ket́a bại bạite, ar maraṅ utạr dhiriye kuṭuṅ ạguket́a, ar rakas ho̠ṛmo̠reye giḍi go̠t́kat́a. Uni rakas do̠ nasenaḱ hõ̠ bae laṛaolena. Uni ḍo̠m ar hõ̠ mit́ṭen dhiriye ho̠bo̠r ạguket́a; unre hõ̠ ạḍi ãṭteye giḍiadea, e̠nre hõ̠ thoṛa hõ̠ bae laṛaolena.
Ado̠e bujhạuket́a, go̠ć akanae me̠nte. Uni ḍo̠m do̠ ạḍi rạskạkate oṛaḱteye ńir calaoena, ar mit́ṭen maraṅ utạr churiye ạguket́a. Ram Lo̠kho̠n tikinkin ge̠t́ sare̠ćlet́ rama, uni ḍo̠m hõ̠e ge̠t́ ạguket́a. Pạhil khone baḍae akat́ tahẽ̠kana, Jãhãege rakasko go̠ćle khan ar ramako ạgule khan, raj do̠ ho̠po̠nerae go̠ṅakoa, ar mit́ hĩs disom hạṭińe emakoa; onate uni ḍo̠m do̠ ạḍi kurumuṭu kate onako ramie chaḍaoket́a, ar oṛaḱte se̠nkate aćren era ar sanam gidrạkoe dal ńirket́koa, ar ḍho̠l hõ̠ baṛge se̠ne capat́ giḍikat́a. Ado̠ rakas reaṅ rama raj ṭhene idiket́a. Raj do̠ ńe̠lket́re hõ̠ bae pạtiạulena; me̠nket́ae, Noa do̠ amem go̠ć akade rakas reaṅ rama do̠ baṅ kana, e̠nte purạu rama do̠ baṅ kana, noa rama reaṅ co̠ṭ se̠n do̠ o̠ko̠e co̠ko ge̠t́ chaḍao idiket́a.
Ado̠ ona katha ańjo̠mkate ḍo̠m do̠e me̠nket́a, Baṅ, raja saheb, ińgeń go̠ć akadea, ado̠ de̠n ho̠po̠nera ar mit́ hạṭiń disom imạńme. Khange uni raj ona katha ańjo̠mkateye me̠nket́a, Hẽ̠, ho̠po̠nerań e̠mo̠ḱgea, ar disom hõ̠ń e̠mo̠ḱgea, hape̠ń suṭik baṛalege. Raj do̠ suḱṭike e̠ho̠ṕena, suṭik suṭikte ạḍi sạṅgińre barea koṛa Ram Lo̠kho̠n ńutumanko ńamket́kina, unkin ona rama do̠kin ạgu daraket́a ar rajkin uduḱadea, ona ńe̠lkate raj do̠ ạḍiye rạskạyena; uni ḍo̠m do̠e laga ńirkedea. Ḍo̠m do̠ aćaḱ oṛaḱteye he̠ć ruạṛena ar aćren pạhil era ar ho̠po̠nkoe ho̠ho̠ ạguket́koa, ar inạ ḍho̠lge ar hõ̠e ạgu ruạṛket́a. Pạhil ma raj ho̠po̠nera hõ̠ bae emadea, bo̠rco̠ṅ o̠nḍe̠ khone laga ńirkedea. Uni raj do̠ Ram Lo̠kho̠ne kuliket́kina, Henda, rakas go̠go̠ćkin, cet́ben hataoa, mase̠ lạiạńben? Ado̠kin me̠nket́a, Ạliń do̠ cet́ hõ̠ baṅliń hataoa, e̠ke̠n am uduḱam lạgit́geliń he̠ć akana. Khange raj do̠ rạskạ mo̠ne̠teye bidạ go̠t́kat́kina; ado̠kin calaoena.
Source: Santal Folk Tales