Sedae jo̠khe̠n, kathae, mit́ṭen reṅgeć ho̠ṛe tahẽkana. Uni ho̠ṛ do̠ gho̠rkornajoṅ sad ạḍi tahẽkantaea. Kisãṛ ho̠ṛ ńe̠lte ạḍiye kastaoḱa. Me̠nae, Noko ho̠ṛ leka cekate bań kisạ̃ṛlen khan, ạḍiń khusikoḱa. Nenka kạmitege tho̠ko kisạ̃ṛoḱ kana. Iń hõ̠ tirit leka khub kạmiń kạmia, ar jãhãnaḱko bań ublạ ḍublạ giḍia. Ar noako katha ać bạhutte̠t́ hõ̠e galmaraoea; ado̠ nonka bana ho̠ṛ mit́ murukkatekin kạmia.
Ado̠ khange pạhil po̠rtho̠m do̠ simkin juṛauket́koa, ado̠ beleko ho̠po̠nko ạḍikin jo̠to̠nket́koa. Ar dingekin lekhawako lekhawakoa, ar mit́ṭen gan kuṛit́ tanaḱe ạt́kirle khan do̠ ạḍikin haeco̠ḱ haeco̠ḱ go̠da. Ado̠ ho̠po̠nkoko hara baṛalen khan do̠kin ạkrińkoa. Ado̠ ona poesate sukriko, me̠ro̠m bhiḍikokin juṛạuket́koa, ar gidrạko do̠ onkoko kạsni bhe̠drekin do̠ho̠kakoa. Ado̠ onkoko hõ̠ko busạḱ baṛayen khan, mĩhũkokin kirińket́koa. Ado̠ enko hõ̠ko busạḱ baṛaḱ khan, ạḍikin khusiḱa. Me̠nakin, Ho, nitok do̠ arjao idi se̠nlaṅ mohnḍaḱ kana. Alaṅaḱ duk harkhet ar noakolaṅ galmaraojoṅ, ona do̠ Candoe ańjo̠m-ket́talaṅa. Bại bạiteye sepeń rakaṕ idiyet́laṅa. Ado̠ jãhãnaḱ balaṅ kạia, saporelaṅ tahena. Am hõ̠ moca alom aṛaḱ giḍia. Ar daḱ lo emankore ape maejiu ho̠ṛpe ńapama, jãhãnaḱ lại agaea. Ar ho̠ṛ oṛaḱte hõ̠ ajare alom se̠n kạioḱa. Ho̠ṛ oṛaḱte calaḱ do̠ e̠ke̠n ho̠ṛaḱgeko galmaraoa, ho̠ṛaḱgeko oktawa. Ado̠ e̠ne̠ye gohaket́mege, baṅma, Noko onkoko ninạḱ ho̠ṛle tahẽkana. Ado̠ e̠ne̠m leṭhayenge. Ado̠ e̠ne̠ o̠ko̠e co̠m ḍanḍomkedege co̠ṅ amge ho̠ṛem khawaokadege. Ado̠ onateń metam kana, ajare jạtge alom daṛana.
Ado̠ erateye me̠nket́a, Am hõ̠ alom ḍanḍo̠m ocolaṅa. Ho̠ṛren ho̠po̠nera misera ńe̠lte ikil sikil bae bogea; sasaṕako, ṭaḱkawako. Ar ńu hạnḍi pạurạ moca alom aṛaḱ giḍia. Edre do̠ o̠r ruạṛtam jãhãeko nĩhạ̃tme khan, ro̠ṛ ocoako, sahao doroḱkatakom; e̠nde̠ ena bara bạrire taḱhẽ̠a. Ar baṅkhan niạ oṛaḱ reaḱ dho̠ngem ublạ ḍublại khan, cedaḱ to̠be̠ nonka ramo̠ ramo̠ babae do̠m metań kana? Ma ado̠ niạ teheń ro̠ṛtege je̠mo̠n bana ho̠ṛlaṅ daloḱ ma. Ado̠ nonka thoṛa din do̠ ạḍi sulukte kam kaj calaḱtạkina. He̠re̠l hõ̠ ạimạiye bo̠to̠r lajaowaea, ar ạimại hõ̠ he̠re̠le bo̠to̠r lajaowaea. Bana ho̠ṛ mo̠nre onkakin hudisjoṅa, jãhãnaḱ eskarte do̠ bakin karbara. Ạimại hõ̠e me̠na, Noań nonkale khan, pase̠ era cet́e metań.
Ado̠ onka bana ho̠ṛaḱ mo̠nre onkakin hudisjoṅte ạ̣ḍikin gho̠r- kornaket́a. Kisạ̃ṛenakin,bo̠cho̠r salko jo̠m purạuena. Ar unạḱko sim sukri me̠ro̠m bhiḍiket́koa, me̠nkhan oṛaḱre jo̠mko lạgit́ do̠ mit́ din gan hõ̠ baṅko go̠ć jo̠mlet́koa. Se̠ jãhã se̠n khon peṛa tanko he̠ćakore hõ̠, baṅgeko jelat́koa; inạ dạl daka aṛaḱ sakam- kotege peṛa hõ̠ko bodhaokoa. Khange uni era ho̠ṛ do̠e me̠na, Jo̠to̠gem ạkriń horayet́ko do̠. Ne̠tar do̠laṅ gho̠rkornaket́a. Mase̠ abo oṛaḱre eṅga ho̠po̠n jo̠mko lạgit́ go̠ćabonme. Ado̠ uni here̠l ho̠ṛe me̠na, Hẽ̠, sạrige bań go̠ć baṛa akawat́bona. Cet́ bam me̠nte? Lạgtige baṅ cabaḱ kan do̠. Ona iạtege go̠go̠ć hõ̠ baṅ sanań kana. Acha, ado̠m me̠ket́ khan, noko sẽṛãko do̠ń ạkrińkogea. Ma hape̠n neko kạṭićkoko haralen khan, mit́ṭen gan do̠ń go̠ćabongea. Ado̠ unre ado̠m do̠bon utuia, ado̠m do̠bon ko̠hraea, laćte̠t́ko do̠bon le̠ṭo̠ea, ar itilte̠t́ do̠bon piṭhạia. Ar e̠n hiloḱ do̠ khub mĩhĩ caole reaḱ dakawabonme. Ado̠ uni eratae do̠e me̠nket́a, O̠ko̠ baḍae, pase̠ ro̠ṛtegem piṭhạ le̠ṭo̠ ocoket́bon. Ado̠ uniye me̠nket́a, O̠ho̠ jạnić. Hape̠ se̠ko haralenge. Nit do̠ cet́ iń menkea? Ado̠ e̠ne̠kin thir baṛayena. Ado̠ enko hõ̠ko hara horayena. Eratae do̠e ce̠re̠ćakoa. Me̠nae, Oka hiloḱ co̠ṅ nãhãḱe jelalegea. Ar uni he̠re̠l ho̠ṛ se̠ jel se̠n do̠ bae mo̠ne̠aḱa. Khange mit́ din do̠e metadea, Noko do̠ poesaren mal, babon jo̠m giḍikoa. Hona noakoń e̠m dogoḱa. Ạḍi lạgti lagaoḱ kana. Ma he̠nkoko haralen khan, unre do̠ń jelabongea.
Ado̠ onka bar pe̠ dhaoe e̠ṛe̠ baṛakede khan, tayomte do̠ cet́ hõ̠ bae me̠n baṛawaea. Ado̠ onakate ḍher dinge hoeyena. Uni he̠re̠l ho̠ṛ do̠ ona ro̠ṛ do̠e hiṛińket́a, ar uni ạimại do̠e disạ akat́gea. Khange mit́ din do̠ okate co̠ṅ uni he̠re̠l ho̠ṛ do̠ peṛaḱe calaḱ kan. Ado̠e batlao baṛa oṭoako kana, Ma niạko hinạko kạmi hataṛpe, ar neko mĩhũko me̠ro̠mko disạ baṛa hataṛkope. Iń do̠ hanko phalnaren peṛako kho̠j akadińa; o̠nḍe̠ń se̠nlenge. Gapa do̠ baṅ, meaṅ do̠ nãhãḱ khạṭigeń ruạṛgea. Ado̠ enka batlao baṛa ho̠ṛo̠ḱe calaoena. Ado̠ iniye calaoen ạyuṕ khange uni ạimại do̠e jhũkente mit́ṭen sim gaya do̠e go̠ćkedeteye ro̠ ge̠t́kedea are utu dakakeda. Ar laćte̠t́ do̠e le̠ṭo̠keda, ar cet́te̠tko co̠ṅ gidrại rapaḱ baṛawat́koa. Inạ do̠ gidrạ aloko jạpida me̠nteye anmanao hataṛ akat́koa. Ado̠ daka utu jo̠to̠e isin sạtket́ khan, lo hạṭiń baṛakate jo̠to̠ gidrạ mit́ dhaoteye ạbuḱket́koa, ar mit́ dhaote jo̠to̠ gidrại emat́koa.
Ado̠ un jo̠khe̠ne bintiako kana, Iạ, boi bạburaeko do̠, ạpume he̠ćlen khan nãhãḱ, ape do̠ lạṭić baṛaepe. Teheń maraṅ gayabon jo̠me kana. Ạpum do̠ jaoge sim go̠go̠ćbae iń metaea, ado̠ tisre hõ̠ bae go̠ćkoa. Ado̠ ona edrete teheń do̠ maraṅ gayań go̠ćat́bona. Ma bes leka jo̠mkoḱpe. Alope lại baṛaea, ar baṅkhan nãhãḱ ape do̠ ạpume he̠ćlen khan do̠ lạṭić baṛaepe. Onkae bintiako kana arko jo̠met́a. Ar onko gidrạ cur marko lapet́ doroḱjoṅ kana. Cet́ hõ̠ bako me̠n ruạṛae kana, hape hapete cur marko jo̠mjoṅ kana. Ado̠ jo̠m baṛakateko jaega baṛayena. Ado̠ dosar hiloḱ khange onko kạṭić gidrạ do̠ oka mohnḍate apatte̠t́ko ńe̠l go̠t́ akade, o̠nte ghạṛi ghạṛiko ko̠yo̠ket́ kana. Ado̠ tin o̠kte̠re co̠ṅ apatte̠t́ hijuḱ kanko ńe̠l ńam go̠t́kedea. Khange gidrạko do̠ atra horregeko ńir daram go̠t́kedea, ado̠ uni samaṅre cur mar bogeteko lạṭijoḱ kana. Khangeye metako kana, Henda ya, se̠ henda na, cedaḱ onka do̠pe lạṭijoḱ kana? Rạput́ bo̠ṭe̠ćkoḱape. Ado̠ unre uni gidrạko me̠nket́a, Go̠go̠ge e̠nte onkae me̠n akawat́le. Metat́leae, Ape boi bạburaeko do̠ ạpum nãhãḱe he̠ćlen khan, ape do̠ lạṭić baṛaepe. Onatele lạṭić baṛae kana. Ado̠e metat́koa, Cedaḱ yae metat́pea? Ado̠ko me̠nket́a, Maraṅ gayale jo̠mkedea, ado̠ un jo̠khe̠ngeye metat́lea. Khangeye bujhạuket́teye metat́koa, Acha alope lạṭijoḱa; bujhạuket́ạń. Delabon oṛaḱte. Ado̠ oṛaḱre he̠ć se̠ṭe̠rkate parko̠mreye duṛuṕena. Ado̠ o̠nḍe̠ hõ̠ onko gidrạ do̠ cur marko lạṭijoḱ kana. Ar uni eṅgatte̠t́ do̠ oṛaḱ bhitri khon se̠ duạr khonge gidrạ do̠e haṕ ikṛum baṛawako kana.
Ado̠ e̠nre hõ̠ onko gidrạ do̠ baṅgeko bujhạuet́a. Ar apat ho̠ṛ do̠ muluć muluće landajoṅ kana. Are metae kana, Gidrạ ko do̠ cet́ lekam sikhạu akat́koa? Ma ńe̠lkom. Ceka baṛae kanako? Arhõe me̠nkeda, Acha, beṭa, bujhạukedạń, ma thirkoḱpe. Ạḍi din khonge jelabone metań kana. Ado̠ sim tanaḱ hõ̠ nun din bạń go̠ćat́bona, ona iạte nonka do̠e me̠n akawat́pea.
Acha besge, teheń do̠ń jel dakawabongea. Ado̠ e̠nka me̠nkatege bãṛã khon sukriye o̠r tot́kedete kuṭạm go̠ćkedea. Are me̠nket́a, Ma teheń do̠ bes leka caole so̠gme ar ho̠lo̠ṅme; bes lekabon jo̠wange. Ado̠ sạri o̠ne̠ye metade lekage kạmiket́a. Ado̠ ro̠ ge̠t́kedete ado̠m do̠ko ko̠hraket́a, ado̠m do̠ko utuket́a, itilte̠t́ko do̠ko piṭhạket́a, lać do̠ko le̠ṭo̠ket́a ar bo̠ho̠ḱ jel do̠ko suṛeket́a; Ado̠ un jo̠khe̠n noako kathakin ro̠ṛet́a arkin landayet́a. Ado̠ e̠ne̠ye binti baṛawadea.
Source: Santal Folk Tales