Ado̠ unre chuṭkiye me̠nket́a, Uni pạhil gidrạm go̠je khan do̠ń ruạṛa, ar baṅkhan do̠ bạń ruạṛa. Ado̠ raje me̠nket́a bại bạite, Ma e̠nte ruạṛben, ado̠ unigeye bạṛić kan khan do̠ń go̠jea. E̠nḍe̠khan do̠, me̠n, se̠n ocoalińme; cet́em e̠se̠t́ akat́lińa? Ado̠ raje me̠nket́a, Acha, delabon, ruạṛben, e̠nḍe̠khan nitgeń go̠jea. Ado̠ khange onkae me̠nket́ khankin ruạṛena. Ado̠ ruạṛkate hõ̠e metae kana, Ma go̠ć ho̠deme. Ado̠ raje me̠nket́a, Ạkhir iń go̠jegea. Ma e̠nḍe̠khan dahe tuluć taben sipikate emaeme. Inại jo̠m torawange; me̠nkhan no̠ṇḍe̠ do̠ o̠ho̠ń go̠ćlea. Hana bir se̠n ạyur idikateń go̠jea. Khange sạri dahe tabene sipiket́a, ado̠e um napaekedea, sunumkoe o̠jo̠ḱadea, dhutikedeae, aṅgro̠pkadeae; ado̠ ti ạbuḱkate dahe tabene emadea. Ado̠ uni gidrại jo̠jo̠m kan jokhenge rajaḱ mẽ̠t́ daḱ do̠ mo̠ne̠ mo̠ne̠te hiḍir hiḍir jo̠ro̠yentaea. Ado̠ uni chuṭki do̠e me̠net́a, Cet́em raḱet́a? Iń bogeteye santao ediń kan do̠ baṅ? Ạḍi mãyã sanayet́mea.
Ado̠e jo̠m jo̠mkat́a, ado̠ bae cabalet́ khane itạt́kat́a. Ado̠ raje me̠nket́a, Nuiaḱ itạt́ do̠ ińgeń jo̠mkaḱa. Ado̠ hape̠n nuiaḱ itạt́ do̠ o̠ho̠ń ńamlea. Ado̠ raḱ raḱte uniaḱ itạt́e jo̠mket́taea. Ar tinạḱ gan co̠ṅ tabene ghẽ̠ṭket́a ar kạpiye oyo po̠ṭo̠mket́a. Ado̠e metae kana, Delaṅ bạbu, mamomtekolaṅ hiri ạgukoa, arhõ̠ gapa do̠laṅ hijuḱa. Ado̠ apat́te̠t́ onkae metade khan, uni gidrạ do ạḍiye rạskạ go̠t́ena; ado̠e me̠nket́a, Baba, panahitiń do̠ okare? Ado̠ panahi ar chatare ńawadea. Ado̠ panahiye ho̠ro̠ḱade khane me̠nket́a, Henda baba, teheń do̠laṅ tioga se̠ baṅ? Tin sạṅgińre mamateko do̠ menaḱkoa? Ado̠e metadea, Sorgea, ạyuṕkote do̠ nãhãḱlaṅ tioga. Khub taṛam taṛamtalaṅme.
Ado̠ calaḱ calaḱte, bhại, mit́ṭaṅ maraṅ utạr birkin tioḱket́a, ar okaren co̠ṅ mit́ṭaṅ seta unkin tayo̠m tayo̠mteye o̠to̠ṅ idiyet́kina. Ado̠ ona bir talate mit́ṭaṅ suṛuć ho̠rteye mohnḍayena. Ado̠ ona bir talate calaḱ tulućge ho̠r hõ̠kin at́ket́a. Ado̠ bin ho̠rkoteye ạyur baṛayede kana, ar ber hõ̠e hạsuroḱ kana. Ado̠ mit́ṭaṅ dare ṭhenkin teṅgoyena. Ado̠e metadea, Iạ, bạbu, ma no̠ṇḍe̠ duṛuṕ hataṛoḱtalaṅme, iń do̠ no̠te̠reń ićanrege. Ado̠ ona taben ghẽ̠ṭko do̠ uni ṭhengeye do̠ho̠ oṭokat́a, ar ać do̠ uni ṭhen khone pharakena, ar uni seta do̠ ać tayo̠mtegeye calaoena. Ado̠ o̠nte̠re uni setage saṕkedetegeye maḱkedea ar uni mãyãmte ona kạpi do̠e jo̠dbo̠daoket́a. Ado̠ uni gidrạ mage do̠e mãyãyente bae maḱledea. Ado̠e me̠nket́a, Noa birregeń bạgiaea, ado̠ bir janwar he̠ćkate nãhãḱ nui gidrạ do̠ko jo̠mea. Ado̠ onka me̠nkate ona birregeye bạgiadea, ado̠ ać do̠ oṛaḱteye ruạṛ he̠ćena.
Ado̠ khange uni gidrạ do̠ ńe̠l ho̠rteye mo̠ko̠ńen khan do̠e raḱket́a, ado̠ inạḱtege ńũt idiḱ kana. Khange eskaroḱ kante arte̠t́geye raḱet́ kana, ado̠ ńindạyenre hõ̠ ona dare buṭạ khon do̠ oka se̠n hõ̠ bae se̠nlena, o̠nḍe̠ge ạḍi bạṛić kikiạuateye raḱet́ kana. Khange ado̠, kathae, Ṭhạkure ańjo̠mket́ khane ãṛgoyena; ado̠ bo̠to̠rte dạṛ ocoyea me̠nte tạruṕ chinteye he̠ćena. Ado̠ bae dạṛlet́ khane ikạkadea; ado̠ bana chinteye he̠ćena, e̠nre̠ hõ̠ bae dạṛlet́a. Ado̠ biń chinte, hạti chinte, se̠ ạḍi lekateye bheona baṛa ocokedere hõ̠ bae bo̠to̠rlen khane ikạ dapoṛkadea.
Ado̠ kathae, se̠sre do̠ mit́ṭaṅ buḍhi ho̠ṛ chinte uni gidrạ ṭhene he̠ćena, ado̠e metae kana, E̠ bạbu, ma hape̠ḱme, alom raga. Ado̠ onka me̠nkateye ho̠bo̠rkedea, ado̠ ạḍi dulạṛ kathakoe galmarao baṛawade khane hape̠yena. Ado̠ ona moṭra ghẽ̠ṭe kulikedea ̣cet́ kana me̠nte, ado̠ ona taben ghẽ̠ṭ raṛakateye jo̠m ocokedea. Ado̠e kuliyede kana, Henda bạbu, oka se̠nre oṛaḱtape do̠, disạyet́a se̠m baṅ? Oka se̠ntem he̠ćlena? Ma lạime. Dela iń idi oṭokama. Ado̠ uni gidrạ do̠ cet́ hõ̠ bae me̠net́a. Ado̠ khange onka dulạṛ baṛakateye he̠okedea, ar ona moṭrakoe saṕket́taea. Ado̠ ina bire idi paro̠mkede khan ado̠ marsalena, ado̠ daḱkoe ńũ baṛawadea, ado̠ mit́́ṭaṅ atokin tioḱket́a. Ado̠ ona ato kulhi mucạt́ ṭhen idikateye do̠ho̠kedea, ado̠e metadea, Iạ bạbu, ne̠nḍe̠ge duṛuṕ hataroḱme, ado̠ ać do̠e okayen co̠ṅ, ghuriạ̃ do̠ bae he̠ć ruạṛlena.
Tumạl: Santal Folk Tales