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^^Vande 2ao," hoy ny raike. — Nivola indraike koa i Tsikifo nanao hoe : 

 **Misa njanao an' io koa n'aminay aiie/' 



Sainbe nandeha roze iaby nijanon* aze. Rendroze iaby. Sokafontsika lahity, 

 hanenteantsika aze, Tatahontsika lefo. 



*'Ka tataha lahy, tsy no hahazo ahy, fa no driatanareo, hoy Tsikifo. Drlni- 

 androze niarake tamin' izay ka la hibolasitse i Tsikifo bak' ao ka la sambe nanao 

 kiriry roze iaby. 



La nivola tamindroze i Tsikifo nanao hoe : *'Hila katae tsikaho trandry baba."* 

 Sambe nandeha roze nila kalaeie niavotse ie, la tsinofondroze amin' izao. *'Andao- 

 tsika hanariany aze amin' izao ! ahoy Tsikifo. Nifampitan-tana roze, ka laha fa nireka- 

 kesoa motro 'iie, natontan' i Tsikifo anafo eo roze roe lahy, ka vinangovangony kobay 

 andoha. 



Tinontany katae amin' izao ka la nambelany ho masake, Laha fa niraasake la 

 sinoiriny ka nataony an-dafike. 



Laha fa nanintsy la nalainy ka binaibainy voho linimbony amin' izao, ka la 

 nandeha ie nikapike ao am-bohon-trano. — Niavy bibihe mivaly bak' ao, trany manintsy 

 hena, nisinisiny ny lahy : '*Izao moa ro iVanake, fa efa nahamasake an' i Tsikifo." 

 La nihina roze, la nihina roze. Tampeko nentean' ny anipela, ka loha roe y ao. 

 Nanomboke nisalasala ie, fa nitrivotin' ny lahy. ''Homana, fa Tsikifo itoy, fa diso 

 baibay aja reo. Nikaike ny anandroze i bibibe, ka Tsikifo nanoin' aze amonto ao, na. 

 nao feo roe.— Laha fa nilany ny heria, la ninake i Tsikifo nolay, nikaike hoehe; 



Homan'anake an' ireo besanasana reo !" 



Tampeko nahare i/ay roze, ]a nivalike n'aindroze, ka nifoha naiiea an' i Tsi- 

 kifo hamono aze i bibibe, faie tsy nahatratse. — Noly avao Tsikifo, nititake antranony 



nihinankane soa avao. 



Laha teo koa ie nandeha mbahila tantely, ka laha nandeha ie la nahila tandra. 

 ke maro, ka nimateny iaby. Tsy havondra-draha, fahasy ! Eo anilan'ny lalan'uy bibibe 

 no nanaovany sale aze. Ie masake soa ie natohony mare mba hitsitsike. Nahare izay bi- 

 bibe ka la nolay nididadida namonje aze. Laha niavy teo ie nivola nanao hoe : "Ake, 



Tsikifo maola ine hombe n'ato toy?" 



Tsikifo: Eh, vale, zaho ato io, anake mitindro-ke, manao tindro-boro 



mbato. 



Bihihe : — Toy vale mho raha nimatenao teo ine koa.? 



Tsikifo : — Eh ! — Mba 'meo aho lahy, mba hanandramako azel Mbo manta, 

 ty toy, ka tsy jongiako. - Iha ro hihinan' aze ndra manta, fa tsy zaho. Liniso ntse, 

 fa mbo homeko iha. La nomen' i Tsikifo liliny raike ie, ka la nihina lelamiotse izao, 



ndrake tsaotana, fa hoen-tentely ny hasoany ! 



Bibibe : — Nao lahiroa, hokaloeko aombe mianake rahanao ireo iaby ireo. 



Tsikifo: — Raha moramora anao ireo roho kaloenao aombe? 



Bibibe: — Akory moa ny hamaroany, fa zaho te-hahazo mare? 



Tsikifo : - Tsy ambarako anao izao, fa hataho ranao avao. 



Bibibe : — Tsy matahotse aho. Ino ro atahorako ka nao iha tsy matahotse mai- 



lakezaho be. 



Tsikif 



afo, ka laha fa 



Lah' izao ie, ka ambarako. Alako fanotsoke toy, ka atonoko aii- 

 I mivivv la aiolofotso manah' aikoane, ailitso eo ankoboko. 



