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Maro ny longony, fa nifitake ankafa roze. — Nipetrapetrake roze, ka la roso Mandro- 

 ngay nitindroke, ka betibety avao, fa niavy bak' ao ie, nanday taritely, vary, bab6, ovy, 

 tandrake, sangorita, bibilava, etc., ka natolony androze. Laha nahita bibilava amintsa- 

 ngorita rey roze roe vavy niholiboro, ka nanao hoe :" Ario sangorita ndrake bibilava 

 reto, Mandrongay fa tsy fihane. 



*' Tea bakao zay halanareo, rako, hanariako aze," hoy Mandrongay. Nandesiny 

 raha rey, ka laha fa tamonio nnbene nateliny iaby. - Koa laha avy eo ie nanao ehe : '' Fa 

 nariako lahy, raha halanareo", hombe nateliny ! 



Isanandro loake Mandrongay mitindroke, ka manday raha mira amin' ny tec 

 rey, ka mitely izay halandroze. — Koa fa tsy niavy antoandro ie, fa ale avao. Ka laha 

 roso ie antoandro irie, avy laha ale, ka niantsantsa nanao Izao : 



'^ Ilain' ny aty — tsy mety, ilain' ny aroa ™ tsy mety. 



Tampeko tinoy — ka zaho Mandrongay. Biby an' i aho, Mandrongay, biby ! 

 Fa laha fa marine trano ine la miene ie. — Isan-ale manao zao ie. Tamin' indraik' ale 

 zay laha niavy ka niantsa, nahatiaro i Jijo, ka natahotse mare, 



Ka nametsevetse ie teo ampony, fa biby lahilahy valin' ny zokiny, — Koa laha 

 nandeha i Mandrongay, nivola tamin-jokiny Jijo ka nanao zao : Biby an' iiie, koke, va- 

 linao ine ; fa laha miantsa ie manao ehe : llaen' ny aty, ilaeny aroa, tampeko tinoy 

 ka zaho Mandrongay, biby an' izaho, Mandrongay, biby, 



" A, " hoy zokiny, ** Mavande iha, tsy ie avao ro mamelon* anao maha-vondra- 

 ke anao io ?" — ^ ^' A ! " hoy zainy, '^Laha miankany iha, ka hasiako hosy an-kinkinao, 

 ka hotariheko laha fa miantsa bak' ndavao ie. " Eka," hoy zokiny. La nasiany hosy ny 

 kinkin' i zokiny. Nandre roze fa ale n' andro. Niroro zokiny, ta Jijo tsy niroro fa nata- 

 hotse. Laha nivaky-mira-n'ale, ka niavy Mandrongay niantsantsa : Ilaen' ny aty — tsy 

 mety. Ilaen' ny aroa — tsy mety. (i valiny). Tampeko tinoy ka zaho, Mandrongay, biby 

 aho Mandrongay, biby!" Tinarik' i Jijo hosy ine ka nahatiaro zokiny ka nijanjy. Miantsa 

 lahy Mandrongay ine bak' ao ka manao ehe : Ilaen* ny aty, ilaen' ny aro etc. 



Mandrongay biby ! — Laha nahare aze valiny la nitsereke ka nanao hoe : Ha ! 

 biby tokoa lahilahy ine, ka holy tsika hamaray, Laha niavy ie nanao hoehe : Akory 

 nareo ato ? " Ato avao " hoy valiny. " Hahahaha I tsy miroro nareo lahy ? " 



Nifoha mangoahoa antinana Mandrongay hanalake ny longony rey, fa ha- 

 mono androze. Nihetseketseke malaky ampela rey, fa handeha. Nalaindroze badiga roe 

 ka nasiandroze fahen-kida andohany ho solon' ny talindroze. Nandeha nindry amin' i 

 Mandrongay bak' ao ry Lohaholo, Masonolo, Taolan-olo, longony avao ireo, Nihentse 

 soa reo fa hamono olo inoa ka nasanindroze ny mesono_ ndrake famaky, ka laha fa 

 maranitse niavy roze ka nitingatinga soa, ka nitrangatranga — am-baravana eo. 



Ka tsy am-bola, tsy an-dahatse la pinatsi-droze famaky badiga rey, ka tampa- 

 tampake ; antea fa tsy olo, ta badiga. 



, Neloke an'i Mandrongay iaby roze, ka fa hovinonondroze ie, fa nataondroze 

 namitake androze moa. Tsereke i Mandrongay, manimbo ie nila ny nombandreo, ka 

 inay ! Nomba am-baravana eo. Norihendroze, ka rike ! lala ine ! 



Laha fa nilavitse ampela rey nanompa fotimbary, ka avy eo biby rey, ka 

 tsy nahafoy ny hany. Tinimpitimpony iaby vihim-bary. Nolay mare ampela rey, ka 

 nahita renin-ala anilan-dala. Titihendroze tahak' izao ie : " Laha namore-dray, na- 

 moro-dreny, ka nizetseke iha ! Fa laha tsy namore-dray, tsy namore-dreny izahay, 



