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ampela valiny, ka nofitaliin' i Tatipo tandrake vondrake ie. Teany mar6 ralia iiie, ka 

 nekeny hainpilire vy may ankobony. 



Natsilane ie, ka nataon' i Tatipo vy may eo an-kobony. Nitsaol^aoke volony^ 

 niboriboringatse nolay, fa tsy nahatante, ia mate. — Vototse i Tatipo. 



Tinorako sakoa = nikoakoa. Hineany aho=lao ampasy. La nanjary lasy^ 

 Hineako ie :zr lave ampototse, la nivototse. Hineany koa, lavo andrano very, la nivo- 

 rivory. 



34. — Kombitike 



Id Kombitike io biby kely, tokony hira amin-aja folo tao. 



Koa nisy koa jalahy telo firalaluany. Ndraike izay nila aombe trobo 1 Tala- 

 nolo, ka nikosy Kombitike mandotse ovy. — Nanontanean' i Kombitike Talanolo I '' 

 "'la roa lahy?" ''Izabo laby/' — ''Tea ovy iha?" — Tea aza aho, Fa matahotse anao. 

 *' Avia hihinan' ovy !" Nihina, nibina, nihina. Nanente an' i Kombitike i Talanolo. 

 Halako an' ie laby fanentea io ! " hoy Kombitike. 



"Tsy manao izao laby, fa mena marc masonao io ka ataborako." — *'Fanori- 



hako andro tsofotse an' io laby." 



Nihina no nanente aze i Talanolo. *'Halako an' ie lahy, fanentea io," hoy Ko- 

 mbitike. Tsy manao izao, fa lava mare volonao io ka ataborako. — *' Fitantazako ora 



an* io lahy." 



Nibina koa Talanolo, ka nanente aze. '*Halako an' ie lahy, fanentea io ! '' 

 ■'Tsy manao izao. fa lava mare volon-kelikao io." — Famonosako atoly an' io lahy," 

 Nihina koa Talanolo, ka nanente aze koa. ~ Halako an' ie lahy fanentea io. **Tsy ma- 

 neo izao lahy, fa lava mare volon-drandronao io," — '' Fandrarahako ando an' io lahy- 



Nihina koa Talanolo ka nanente aze. — ^^Halako an' ie fanentea io." Tsy ma- 

 nao izao Jahy, fa hohonao io lava mare." Neloi^e i Kombitike ka nivolan' aze hoe. "Tsy 

 ie, lahy, ihaliako ovy hitsifinao io ?" Rinakok' i Kombitike Talanolo, ka nalevony, vi- 



nahony ka nengany teo. 



Eo i Talanolo, fa tsy afake. Tsereke aze n'olo in-tana, ka nila aze. Tsofotse ny 

 fitserake (masoandro) mbo tsy hita ie. Ie maraindray ie, ka riihitandroze, ka nanonta- 

 neandroze : "Ino lahy ataonao eto." "Zaho lahy vinahotsy Taiboko kelikely zay, ka izao 

 mabaeto aliy io." Hinahandroze ie, ka nandesindroze noly. 



Nila aombe koa Reivony, ka nitoje an' i Kombitike. Mira amin' ny nanaovany 



an' i Talanolo koa. Nilaindry longony, ka nihitandroze. 



Nila aombe koa Refarany, ka nitoje an' i Kombitike. Ka nataony mira arain* 



ny nanaovany an-dry zokiny koa. Fa Refarany no mahery ka nandavo aze, ka vinahony- 



Kinabokabony ka laha fa malemilemy nandesiny ka sinorony. 



Tsereke iaby n'olo maro laha nahita aze, fa biby kely ie ro namahotse an- 

 droze roe lahy, ka voho ny zaindroze koa nahaleo aze. 



La dinoridorindroze ie loakandro, ka nahatseke tonotono raike ny volony. Fi- 

 rarake raike ny hohony, firarake raike koa ny volon-dranjony. 



Laha fa niela teo an-tana teo niova mare ny yetsevetseny, ka nankasitralian' 

 olo ie fa nanao soa tamin' olo. Indraik' andro zay, nandeha ho ane am-baibo ane 



