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12. — Tsilaitse 



Eg Tsilaitse. Nisy lia nataony. Lavitse nu tane nandehanaiiy. — Niongake ie 

 lahaniterondraiken'akoho; nandeha ienandaylefo roe, ranatra, ndrake ampingaratse, 

 betohake. Ie hariva ie niantonta fandrean' olo, mbo Isy avy aiie amin' ny nandehanany 

 ie. —Fa mosare mare ie; fa lian* ny maray nisangantoke n' ainy, ka la nitsipike ie. 



Eo ie, eo ie. Ie fa nitero koa n' akolio nahatiaro ie ka nifoha. Laha nandrava- 

 'ahy andro' ne la azon-dimpoa ie, ka la nitsipike koa, Ka la hariva folak' andro voho 

 niafaka ie ka niongake indraike nirezorezo. — Tsofots-andro rnbo andala,. ka no nandre 

 tsivaravarae. 



Nandre teo ie ka tsy nahafoha lahatsy ny tanin-androke ro nampipariake ny lo- 

 hany ro nahatiarovany hifoha. 



Nidradrezo nifoha indraike, ka ie anjerinjery n' andro todze aze ny mitomboa 

 nendrazen' ny tsimiasy zay. Nahita an- ireo i Tsilaitse ka la nangaron-tsanda ny ainy, 

 fa tsy nahatai^te. Ny lohan' ny mitomboa ine ro nitodze aze, fa raha-rene moa nahampe 

 oOO ro rai-roaha. Tsilaitse fa nametsevetse fa hamono raike tamin' ireo anombe mitom- 

 boa reo, fa mate mosare mare. La nitingy ka la nitingy ka nanteany vantony raik' izay, 

 ka la ie ro niteany. Jinarafany tomboke, ka la lavo.. Nalaeny ny trafony-sinangory, na- 

 laeny foto-tratrany — finareny. Nalaeny vorony — kinorompany, la nanale ie. No rose 

 mitomboa ine, ka mbo tsy avy eo ny voliny niisy i tompony, fa mbo lavitse mare. Ie 

 nimasake iaby hena ine la namira lafike ie handaharany aze. Laha fa niefa lahatse 

 iaby, la nideka hihina ie. 



Nivola ie, fa laha tsy mahalany io hena io hoe h' ainy, la ho vonoeny- — Vi- 

 nangony fihinana hena amin' izao, ka la nimpoly n' ainy, laha mbo tsy nivaky mira. 

 Neloke ie, ka nalany lefony roe rey, nadzony teo antsarotrony, la niantonta ka mate. 

 Nindry nibaboke ie amin' ny hena an-dafike eo, tratse ny tsimiasy. 



