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Bihihe : — Sakiko zao, laha fa io avao...Nalandrozefaiiotsoke iiie, ka lanatono- 



ndroze ho nimena nivivy- 



^'Mantselenasa amin' izao iha hanaovako aze eo," hoy Tsikifo, Najolofony teo 

 ankobony ka nipotitse andambosy, ka la mate bibibe...— Nitamci aze riy valiny kalaha 

 fa niavy i bibibe la nanorike aze ie. Trany teo ambaibo i Tsikifo nihaly ny belendroze, 

 ka nanontaneany : Tsy mba nihitanao, valiko ! — *'Aroa ie," hoy Tsikifo, ^'manale 



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tandrake, anteo ao hahitanao aze." — Mba tariho aho moa," hoy ambela ine. 



'*Liniso ntseke aho, hoy Tsikifo, fambo hamehy entako, labeo aloha iha ma- 

 naova line an-daka mbeo. 



La no namehe moa ie, ka laba fa nahefa ny fehe-entany ie, nanarake aze. 

 Mbo nitrany nandineiine aze avao. 



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^^Manaraha ahy," hoy ie, fa mitono aozi-zay." — La nitarike aze, la nitarike aze. 

 Ie marine ny namonoany aze ie, napetrany ny entany ka nandrambe kobay* Tampeko 

 ny avyeo nanao izao Tsikifo : ^Mngo ie mibadotse ingo, ka hom&na iha, fa namono na- 



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hafate aze aho izao." — Hombe iha ta namono aze, nanao fanahy ahy avao ? Hovonoe- 

 ko iha anito !" Hoy ampela-bibibe ine. Nifanea amin' izao roze nifanoririke, ka 

 Tsikifo nolay nanariary faten' ny bibibe avao, tra-paha mokorany avao. Laha fa nariny 

 ho nimokotse ie, la nitsanga ka namangovango kobay an' ny ampela-bibibe, voa till- 



iioro ka la mate eo. 



NandehaaminMzao Tsikifo nandova ny tanendroze ndrake ny anombendroze 



iaby, izay niantono ho aze ndra flrifiry. 



...Laha ren' irey raiamandreny raty nafiavily aze irey, fa manjaka n'anany fa 

 be banana, namonjy aze reo ka nivola taminy nanao zao : ^*Tsy namono anao zahay, ka 

 avy eto hisafo anao. ~ Namale aze Tsikifo : "Ndra ho namono ahy aza nareo, ka mae- 

 va hovonoeko, taneniboahako nareo, ka tsy mahazo mamale raty anareo aho. 



Fa raike aminareo kataoko mpandisa^ ndrake mpantsaka. 

 Fa ny raike ro hataoko mpila katae, 



(Manombo) 



Tsikifo na Kafondy, Kifondy ; sotrake = teny miolakolaka ; 

 mitsikake = mitsikaika ; potitse = tanteraka ho any ; niano = niangona, miditra ; 

 mireka = midedadeda ; vale = moa ; mailake = vao maika ; joloke, jolofony. 



22. — Famanoa BibUbe. 



Eo zay bibibe niano antana izay, fa nanorike valy nolay. — Laha fa niavy anta- 

 na eo ie nanao sary soa. Naemoke ny ohiny, tsy ho hitan-olo, ka nanao vola soa an-dra- 



fozany. 



Fa laha nomen' olo toake ie, nabilobilony kindraikindraike ny ohiny, ka izay 



nahaian' ny olo aze, fa biby tokoa. 



Laha fa nihain-dreo fa biby tokoa nivory roze mba hanao hevitse amin' ny 



vonoafi' aze. " Vonoitsika ! " hoy ny ilany. 



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Tombohentsika lefo. Tolonentsika, fa tsy ambelantsika hampilitse loza amintsi- 

 ka, hoy n'ilany. "A, hoy ny sisany. Raha io, sataehono an' iol" *'A, anaovantsika 

 fihinana hamonoantsika aze. " — '* Eka, lahy andaotsika I " hoy roze iaby teo. Vinono 



