Mit́ṭaṅ sat phạsiạra ar mit́ṭaṅ eka phạsiạra ạḍi gatekin tahẽ̠kana. Ado̠ mit́ din uni sat phạsiạra do̠ ho̠ṛko metadea, Am do̠ uni eka phạsiạra so̠ṅge̠ do̠ o̠ho̠m daṛelena. Khange uni sat phạsiạra do̠ mo̠ne̠ mo̠ne̠teye me̠nket́a, Ayo̠go̠! Noko ho̠ṛ do̠ cet́ko me̠net́a? Iń do̠ń sat phạsiạra kana, ar uni eka phạsiạra so̠ṅge̠ bạń daṛeḱa? Bhalań biḍạuea sạri se̠ naseko lại baṛayet́a. Nonkae hudisante mit́ din eka phạsiạra oṛaḱte peṛaḱe calaoena. Khange uni eka phạsiạra do̠ mit́ṭaṅ khub bhage kuṛi ạgukate aćaḱ bhitạrreye do̠ho̠kedea. Ar aćren bạhu do̠e metadea, Ma daka condaeme. Khangeye condaket́a. Ado̠e metae kana, E̠ ho, sat phạsiạra, hape, mańjan tạṅgi toraeme. Khangeye tạṅgi ocokedea. Ado̠ uni eka phạsiạraren bạhu do̠ daḱe taṅat́kina, ado̠kin ạbuk bo̠lo̠yena. Ado̠ uni eka phạsiạra sorre mit́ṭaṅ muṅgaṛ tahẽ̠kana. Ado̠ dakakin jo̠jo̠m kana. Khange uni eka phạsiạra do̠ aćren bạhui ruhet́ go̠t́kedea, Dundhi, buluṅ hõ̠ bam adalet́a. Noa muṅgạrtelaṅ dal kuṛi go̠t́kema. Khange uni eka phạsiạra do̠ aćren bạhu ona muṅgạrte mit́ dhao dal go̠t́kedea. Ar bhitạr se̠ne ḍhaka ader g̠o̠t́kadea, ar uni bhage kuṛiye o̠r tot́ darakedea.
Khange uni sat phạsiạra uni kuṛiye ńe̠lkede khan, mo̠ne̠ mo̠ne̠teye me̠nket́a, Iń hõ̠ noa muṅgạr iń idia ar iń bạhuń dal kuṛiyea. Ado̠ khange ona muṅgạr okoteye idiket́a. Khange ado̠ ać hõ̠ onkage daka jo̠jo̠m jo̠khe̠ć ona muṅgạr do̠ ać sorreye do̠ho̠ akat́a. Khange daka jo̠mkateye ruhet́ go̠t́kedea, Dundhi, buluṅ hõ̠ bam adalet́a. Noa muṅgạrtelaṅ dal kuṛi go̠t́kema. Khangeye beret́ go̠t́ena ar ać bạhui dal go̠t́kedea ar bhitạr se̠ne ḍhaka ader go̠t́kadea. Arhõ̠e o̠r tot́ go̠t́kadea are ńe̠lkede do̠, ini buḍhi kangeae. Khange mo̠ne̠ mo̠ne̠teye me̠nket́a, cekate bhại bae kuṛilena? Pase̠ć bạń jutlet́. Arhõ̠ bhala mit́ din iń onka legaea. Pase̠ e̠n hiloḱ do̠ bại ńõ̠ḱtegeń dalket́a, onate pase̠ bae batraolen. Bhala teheń ãṭ ńõ̠ḱteń dalea, pase̠ń kuṛikadege. Ona me̠nkate e̠n hiloḱ do̠ ãṭteye dalkedea, ar mit́ dalregeye ṭhe̠s go̠t́kedea. Ado̠ khange ar mit́ din do̠ uni eka phạsiạra oṛaḱteye calaoena. Khange uni eka phạsiạrae me̠nket́a, E̠ ho sat phạsiạra, dela teheń do̠ birte sendralaṅ se̠nlenge. Ado̠kin calaoena. Ar oṛaḱre aćren ạimại do̠e me̠n oṭoadea. Am do̠ nãhãḱ mit́ṭaṅ kulại kirińkate oṛaḱre do̠ho̠ hataṛem. Khange uni ạimại do̠ sạrige mit́ṭaṅ kulạiye kirińkedea, ar oṛaḱreye do̠ho̠ hataṛ akadea. Ar unkin do̠ sendra sendrate mit́ṭaṅ kulạikin ńam go̠t́kedea. Khange uni eka phạsiạraren mit́ṭaṅ setae tahẽ̠kantaea, ar uni seta do̠ ạḍi pocrae tahẽ̠kana. Ar uni seta hõ̠ sendrakin idi tora akade tahẽ̠kana. Khange uni eka phạsiạra do̠ kulại ńam torae me̠n go̠t́ket́a, Libhạć! Libhạć! e̠k bar ki gho̠rer aṅnake niạ jao; metaḱme, e̠kkal racate idiyem. Ar uni setae aṛaḱ go̠t́kadea. Khange uni pocra mara seta do̠ kulại bạgiate bo̠to̠rte ḍhumbạḱkate oṛaḱteye dạṛket́a. Ar uni eka phạsiạra do̠ ać bạhui ho̠ho̠ae kana, Me̠n noi! Oṛaḱ jhijme, seta kulạiye idiyedea.
Ado̠ khange uni eka phạsiạrae me̠net́a, E̠ ho sat phạsiạra, delaṅ nitoḱ do̠ oṛaḱtelaṅ calaḱa, e̠nte ạḍi bhage seta nitoḱ do̠ jạnić oṛaḱteye idi se̠ṭe̠rkedea. Khange oṛaḱtekin calaoena. Ar oṛaḱ se̠ṭe̠r tora uni eka phạsiạra do̠ aćren bạhui kuli go̠t́kedea, No̠te̠ge seta kulạiye ạgukede? Ado̠e metadea, Uni oṛaḱreń do̠ho̠ akadea. Khange ado̠ uni sat phạsiạra do̠ mo̠ne̠ mo̠ne̠teye me̠nket́a, Durre̠! nui do̠ bejãe bhage seta kantaeyae. Ado̠e mo̠ne̠ana, Iń do̠ń hijuḱa ar iń ạtkirea. Khange sạri mit́ din do̠ ńindạ he̠ćkateye ạtkirkedea. Ar dosar hiloḱ do̠ ać hõ̠ sendrae idikedea. Ar bir bo̠lo̠ torage mit́ṭaṅ kulạiye ńam go̠t́kedea. Ar ać hõ̠ onkae libhạć libhạćket́a, are me̠nket́a, E̠k bar ki gho̠rer aṅnake niạ jao, are aṛaḱ go̠t́kadea. Khange uni seta do̠ bo̠to̠rte e̠kkal oṛaḱteye dạṛket́a. Are ho̠ho̠ go̠t́keda, Me̠n noi, oṛaḱte seta kulạiye idiyedea. Ado̠ tayo̠m tayo̠mte ać hõ̠ oṛaḱteye he̠ćena, ar aćren bạhui kuli go̠t́kedea, Ne̠te̠ge seta kulạiye ạgukede? Khange bạhutte̠t́e ro̠ṛ ruạṛadea, Ukurić baṅ? Cele kulại? Uni co̠ṅ seta do̠ e̠ke̠naḱgeye ńir hećena. Ado̠ uni seta phạsiạrae me̠nket́a, To̠be̠ pase̠ jo̠mkede co̠e cet́ co̠ṅ. Ado̠ arhõ̠ mit́ dine idikedea, ar birre bo̠lo̠yente sendrae e̠ko̠ṕket́a. Ar mit́ ghạṛi tayo̠mte arhõ̠ sạri mit́ṭaṅ kulạiye ńam go̠t́kedea. Arhõ̠ onkage libhạć go̠t́ ar o̠ne̠ pạhil lekae ho̠ho̠ go̠t́kedea. Khange e̠n hiloḱ do̠ so̠ṅge̠ so̠ṅge̠teye khudạu idikedea, ar kulại bạgiate ạkinge e̠kkal oṛaḱtekin dạṛket́a. Ado̠ atoren ho̠ṛko metae kana, Am lekan lelha do̠ bạnuḱkoa. Kulại bạgiate seta do̠ cedaḱem lagayedea? Khange ado̠ e̠n hiloḱ khon ado̠ sendra do̠e bạgiket́a. Ado̠ arhõ̠ uni eka phạsiạra oṛaḱte peṛaḱe calaoena. Ado̠ uni eka phạsiạrae me̠nket́a, E̠ ho sat phạsiạra, delaṅ teheń do̠ hakolaṅ bạ̃ṛsi ạgukoa. Ar bạhutae do̠e me̠n oṭoadea, Am do̠ nãhãḱ co̠ḍgo̠ć hako kirińkate do̠ho̠ hataṛkom jivet́ge. Ado̠ ạkin do̠ hako bạ̃ṛsikin calaoena.
Ar se̠n torae caḍo go̠t́ket́a darhare. Khange mit́ṭaṅ co̠ḍgo̠ć hakoe ge̠r go̠t́ena, ar uni do̠ ona ḍaṅ sudhạ oṛaḱ se̠ne capat́ go̠t́ket́a. Are me̠nket́a, E̠ ho sat phạsiạra, delaṅ nitoḱ do̠ oṛaḱ́telaṅ calaḱa. Jạnić nitoḱ do̠ jo̠to̠ko calaoena. Ado̠ oṛaḱtekin he̠ćena. Ado̠ he̠ć se̠ṭe̠r tora uni phạsiạra do̠ aćren oṛaḱ ho̠ṛe kuli go̠t́kedea, No̠te̠ hakoń capat́ go̠t́ket́ko baṅko he̠ćlena? Ado̠e ro̠ṛ ruạṛadea, He̠ć akangeako. Onko phạtiạḱreń do̠ho̠ akat́ko. Ado̠ uni eka phạsiạra do̠ bo̠lo̠kateye tul oḍoṅ go̠t́ket́koa, mit́ phạtiạḱge. Khange onko ńe̠lkate uni sat phạsiạra do̠ mo̠ne̠ mo̠ne̠teye me̠nket́a, Noa do̠ bejãe bhage bạ̃ṛsi kantaea. Din hiloḱge jạnić nonkae go̠ćkoa. Ado̠e me̠nket́a, Dhinạṅ nãhãḱ iń ạtkirtaea. Ado̠ ạyuṕ jo̠khe̠ć he̠ćkate ona bạ̃ṛsiye ạtkirket́taea. Ado̠ dosar hiloḱ setaḱre bạ̃ṛsiye calaoena, ar se̠n tora darhareye caḍo go̠t́ket́a. Khange mit́ṭaṅ co̠ḍgo̠ć hakoe ge̠r go̠t́ena, ar ać hõ̠ onkage oṛaḱ se̠ne capat go̠t́kat́a. Are me̠noana, Jạnićko calaoena. Ado̠e he̠ć go̠t́ena are kuliket́koa, No̠te̠ge hakoń capat́ go̠t́kat́ko he̠ćenako se̠ko baṅa? Ado̠ko metae kana, E̠ke̠naḱe he̠ćena ar hakoe kho̠j kana oṛaḱre, lelha do̠. Khange mo̠ne̠ mo̠ne̠teye me̠nket́a, Sạrige uni eka phạsiạra so̠ṅge̠ do̠ o̠ho̠ń daṛelena. Ado̠ e̠n hiloḱ khone bạgiket́a uni so̠ṅge̠ gateḱ do̠. Ado̠ mucạt́ena.
Tumạl: Santal Folk Tales