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niizeleeia ilia !' La nandretaka reDJnala ine, ka uifitake an-dohany eo roze, ka nanao 

 izaokoa: *' Laha tsy namore-dray, tsy namore-dreny izahay, niisandrata indraike. " 



Nisondrotse nananabo reninala ine. -7- Nididadia ny lay-biby rey bak' ao, fa 

 nahare iV imbondroze marine. Niavy roze ka tsereke, fanengandroze mesondroze ndra- 

 ke famakindroze rey. 



Nifanirake roze, ka tsy nimety ny ilany, '' Laninareo ny anjaranay, '' hoy roze. 

 '^ Ndaotsika iaby nioa hanalake famaky ! " Roso iaby, roze ka iiizotso ampela rey la 



nolay ka niavy antanandroze ane. 



Mba nolay biby rey nanalake famaky, ka la niavy co ka rinambendroze ny fa- 

 maky rey. Lomay nibarabadebake koa namonjy ampela rey, ka niavy eo la pinatsindro- 

 ze reninala irie, lavo, sinaro, antea, tsy nisy olo, Tseieke koa roze. 



'^Mimpolia nareo, " hoy Mandrongay, **fa izaho raike anao ro hangalake 



androze ane." '^Eka'' hoy reo sisany reo. 



La roso Mandrongay ka niavy eo amin-dry rafozany eo. Laha nahita aze rafoza- 

 ny ampela nandeha nitombo-daro, mba haliarony amin' ny hanen' i Mandrongay haha- 

 fate aze. — Nihina 1 Mandrongay kavintsy nidogaga. Niroro eo fa nivoan' ny ron-daro. 



Nahatiaro koa ie : *' Laha tsy fmgandrafozako itoy, ka nihaneko hoy ie.** 



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^^ Tsy andrafozanao io, ka hano I " hoy n' olo, 



Nihaneny kapila ine, ka lany reketse sotro, ka, la mate eo Nandine aze lo- 



ngony. By-ka le by. 



Larozrpoizina-hamonoana fia. 



19. — Ny Papango fitoloha 



faralahy. 



TOKO L — Zatovo ampanjaka 



Nanan' anake telo vavy ndrake telo lahy i Zatovo, ka Renafitse ro anaran' ny 



r 



Ndraik' andro nialy tamin' ny valin-drainy tsy niterake aze Renafitse. Laha 

 nialy roze, nifehy kotra Renafitse ka nandeha nanarake an-drainy an-tafike ane. 

 Ampela raike antitse zay avao ro nahita aze nandeha, Laha fa nilavitse ie nahita an' i 

 Bokoboko nantitse ; nanontaneany lala ; natorony lala aze ie, ka hoy ie : " Mbeo iha, 

 ka laha mahita lala manta oriho, fa ine ro lalan-olo; fa laha masake, ka orihe, fa la- 

 lam-biby." "E, " hoy Renafitse. Laha nahita an' ine lala masake ine noriheny, ka nito- 



je biby ie. 



Ka nahontany aze biby ine hoe : " Ino ilainao Nafitse, ino ilainao? " — "Nialy 

 amin-dreniko aho, mate fa malay, ka nareo ro ahaiako aze. " — Nandroso ie, ka nikose 

 biby koa ka nanontane aze mira amin' ny taloha ine, ka vinaleny mira arain' ny teo. 



aze 



Laha niavy Zatovo nanontane an' ireo valiny reo ny tane nandehanan' i Re- 

 nafitse, fa tsy nisy nahay ny nandehanany. - La nifehe kotra Zatovo, ka roso nanorike 

 an-janany. Laha fa nilavitse ie nikose an' i Bokobokonantitse ka nanontaneany lala. 

 Hoy Bokobokonantitse taminy : "Laha mahita lala masake iha, ka orihe, fa lalam-biby, 

 fa lalia lala manta, oriho fa lala soa. " " E, hoy Zatovo, ka nikose biby. Laha nahita aze 



