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"Oh, now we can't reach their tails to pull them
out," he said.
"Well, go then, go ask for a pick and shovel," he
said. "Go ask your mistress for them," he said.
[When] he arrived, "Mistress," he said, "I was told
to ask for a turn behind the door."
"What? What do you want?" she asked. "Are you
hungry?" he was asked.
"No, he says to give me a toss behind the door."
"Ooh, what is it you want? But could it be this
maybe?" she asked. Quickly she uncovered it for him
to see.
"Yes, that's what I want," he said.
Well, he left. He ran off. He stole lots of flowers.
Then he stuck the silver coins onto those flowers.
A Ladino came along. "Do you want these? I'll
sell them to you," said [Peter].
"What are they good for?" asked [the Ladino].
"This is treasure," he said.
"How much are you asking?" Peter was given
maybe two or three thousand pesos.
"But the silver I'm keeping. I'll just give you the
flowers," he said. "Tomorrow you'll see when you
wake up that they will be just like this again," he
said.
"But are you telling the truth?" asked [the Ladino].
"Yes, I am," he said.
"Well, I guess I'll see tomorrow," he said.
"You'll see, then you'll see," said [Peter].
"I'm going," he said. [Peter] took in more money
again. The poor Ladino was tricked. The flowers
were dead when he woke up. [Peter] saw another
Ladino coming, riding on horseback.
"But what can I do? I guess I'll take a shit," he
said. "Aha!"
Quickly he took a shit. He covered it with his hat.
The Ladino arrived. "Well, where are you going?"
he asked the Ladino.
"I'm going hunting," said [the Ladino].
"Oh, if you want, I'll sell you a little bird," said
[Peter].
"Where is it?" he asked.
"Here, I've covered it with my hat," said [Peter].
"Eh, I guess I'll take a look," he said.
"You can't look! It pecks," said [Peter].
"Oh, but how can it be taken out?" he asked.
"I'll take it out if you have a cage for it," said
[Peter].
"I don't. I do, but it's at home," he said.
"But if you [can] come back right away, go and
bring it," said [Peter].
ROMIN TERATOL
chbul li snee," xi.
"Bweno, batan, che7e, ba k'ano tal piko, pala," xi
la. "Ba k'anbo tal tapatronae," xi la.
Bweno, 7ik'ot la. "Patrona," xi la. "7Ak'bon la
j-7ech'eluk ta pat mak ti7 na," xi la.
"K'usi, k'usi chak'an?" xi la. "Mi chave7e?" x7utat
la. "Mo7oj, 7ak'bon la j-tenuk ta pat mak ti7 na," xi
la. "Jee, k'usi chak'an, pero, ja7 nan Ii7e che7e," xi la.
J-likel 7ijolbat yil.
"7Eso, ja7 ta jk'an Ii7e," xi la.
Bweno, 7ibat la, 7ijatav, 7iyelk'an la ech'el, 7ep
nichim.
7Entonse, 7isnap'an la ech'el naka plata, taj
nichime.
Bweno, 7ital la jun jkaxlan. "Mi xak'an Ii7e,
chajchonbe," xi la.
"K'usi stu Ii7e?" xi la.
"Li7e me7 tak'in," xi la.
"K'u cha7al chavak'?" xi la. 7Ak'bat nan mi
cha7-mil mi 7ox-mil tak'in ti Pegro 7une.
"Pero 7a li platae, ta jkomes ja7 no 7ox naka
nichim chakak'be," xi la. "7Ok'ob xak'el avil ja7 xa
yech sakub chak Ii7 noxtoke," xi.
"Pero mi yech 7aval?" xi la.
"Yech xkal," xi la.
"Bweno ta jk'el kik, 7ok'ob," xi la.
"Te xak'el, te xak'el avil," xi la.
"Chibat 7un," xi la. 7Ista mas tak'in noxtok,7a ti
povre jkaxlane 7ista Io71oel, chamemik 7isakub ti
nichime, 7iyil 7ital 7otro jun jkaxlan, kajal ta ka7.
"Pero k'usi ta jnop?" xi la. "Chitza7an kik," xi la.
"7Aja!"
Bweno, j-likel la 7itza7an, 7ismak ta spixol, 7ital ti
jkaxlane. "Bweno bu chabat?" xut la ti jkaxlane.
"Chibat ta paxyal," xi la.
"7Aj, mi xak'an chajchonbe jun pajarito," xi la.
"Buy?" xi la.
"Li7 jmakoj ta jpixole," xi la.
"7A, ta jk'el kik," xi.
"Mu xu7 xak'el ta xti7van," xi la un.
"7A pero k'u xi xlok'?" xi la.
"Ta jlok'es mi 7oy xkakax te7 7avu7une," xi la un.
"Ch'abal, 7oy pero ta jna to," xi la un.
"Pero mi ta 7ora chasut tal, ba tamo tal," xi la.
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