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Lahieho : *^ Mbotsy iezao." 



Zanany : ^^ Niketreke tsako koa neneko, ka aon'anao.'* 

 Lahieho : ^^Haue maro n' ahy zao? " 

 Zanany : ** E, maro. 

 Lahieho : '^ Fingan' ia ro misy aze ?" 

 Zanany : ''Tsivokom-balavo ro misy aze. 

 Lahieho : *' Atseke Tsivokombalavo ?" 

 Zanany : '• Eee, atseke ie." 

 Lahieho : '' Hainao n' atseke ? " 



Zanany : ^' E, haiko n*alseke, Laha ataon' ineneko amin' ny Tsivokom-balavo 

 sotronao ine, la Jatsake antane eo/' 



Laha iiahar6 an' izao Lahiebo la nisinisinv ka nanao izao: *' Hainao tokoa 

 ii' atseke, kaavia Iha ho babeko." La binabeny anany ine, ka roso ie noly. Nandeha 

 ie ka toje olo raike an-dala nanontanyaze. ''A, nanino ine lahy ro babeaao T Namaly 

 Lahiebo : ** Tsyanako toy laha babeko ?'* 



Tsy nivola olo ine. Roso ie, kanitoje olo koa, laha taloha ane, ka nanontane 

 aze koa: '* Ha, Marary lahy ine ?*' 



Narnale Lahiebo : *' Laha ataonaotsy anako toy ndaotsikahamonje mpanjaka. 

 Nandeha indraike Lahiebo, ka nitoje olo koa laha taloha ane, ka nanontane aze koe : 



'* Maratse lahy, anakao ine?" Namale Lahiebo : '* Nao lahy, k^ tolonenao 

 ontane aho, tsj^ hialy tsika. Tsy anako toy laha babeko ? " 



Neloke mare Lahiebo, ka nikinia, fa laha misy olo manontane aze, mialy ami- 

 ny. Nimoemoe Lahiebo mban-dala mbeo, ka nanao zao : '^ Halako mare olo manonta- 

 nentane io, vasa ataondroze tsy ho anako toy; anako an' ie toy! Anako soa toy ro. 

 Anako soa toy fa inahay raha atseke !" 



Niavy an-tana eo Lahiebo, kanazotsony anany ine. Manontane an' i valiny ie : 

 *• Akory n'eto ?" Namale Yaliny : "Eto n'eto, mbo soa, fa anantsika raike io ro marary. 



Neloke Lahiebo, fa tsy hane ro vinolany aloha, fa arety, ka laha namale ie, na- 

 nao zao : " Hahoako anakao zao ndra mate." Tsy nivola ivaliny. 



Valiny : *' Ingo akata an dohanao ingo, ka tea : halako." 



Lahieho: " Ambelay, fa mbo halan' ny ampy," 



Valiny : " Zao koa ro eto : Tsivokom-balavo atseke hane." 



Nisinisiny mare Lahiebo, laha nahare an' i Tsivokom-balavo atseke hane zao 

 ka nanao zao: (Nihoatroatse). " Halako mare arety mahazo anako io, tsy mba zaho be 

 ro marary fa, — no nanontane ie : " Aninony ro maharay aze?" 



Valiny : *' An-dohany." 



Naboak' ivaliny Tsivokom-balavo (atseke hane) ka natolony aze. La nihina ie 

 ka vintsy. jNandeha koa ie indraike andro ka narahin' ny anany ine koa, ka nanontane 

 aze mira amin' ny taloha ine koa. — Koa laha niavy an-tana eo koa ie, nisaiasafanendroze 

 safa hafa, fa isy hane, ka neloka koa ie, ka namale antsotrake. 



Ka tamin' io andro io, linemendroze solike Tsivokom-balavo, ka laha ho nalo- 

 lotse aze finga ine, tsy i valiny ro nanolotse aze, fa ie vatany ro nampandrambeseny 

 aze, soa hianky aminy liy havakiany ny finga ine. Madoso finga ine, fa mileme solike 

 Rinamben'i Lahiebo finga ine, kaaibolitsake, nidadisotse ka vaky. — La nitsipike La- 



