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hiebo. — Nivory n'olo ka nifanontane : ** Nanino?" — Vaky hoe^ Tsivokom-balavo, 

 ka izao ro mampitsipike Lahiebo. • 



Niavy anany zay, ka nanao izao : 

 Laha Tsivokom-balavo, Baba, ro m aha fate anao, miveloma. Iha, fa misy finga 



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hafa koa hasolo aze/* 



Nitimpake Lahiebo, ka nivelo. 



89. — Lahiebo IL 



Lahiebo nanambaly ndrake nanan-anake. Nahavano vary ie, nahavano kila 

 hane iaby ie. Koa laha teo niketrike hane raaro valiny nisy laoke soa. 



Nihina amin' izao rozetelo mianake, kanivintsy mare reo telo tamin' izay- 

 Koa ny lahy nivola tamin' ny ampela nanao izao : '* Nao valiko I " *' Ino," hoy n' ampela, 

 ^^ Tsika izao fa vintsy mare, fa tsy mahay miay. Ndao horoantsika rihantsika tsy ha- 

 mory valavo/' Namaly n' ampela : " Ka ino koa ro hane ho hanintsika, laha fa may 

 iaby ny hane andrihaao?" — " Homa ino anako itoy." 



Hoy Lahiebo ^' Tsika moa ataonao mbo ho mosare koa ?" 



Tako mbo mizinatse trokintsika, io ataonao mboketrake koa ? 



*' Laha iha lehilahy mahery mila hanero manao zao longo, andao roroantsi- 

 ka hanintsika ine, *' Fa ndra la horoantsika ny hane, mba ambelao aho mba hanga- 

 lake kelikely ho an' ny anako." Eka, hoy Lahiebo. 



Nalain' ny ampela amin' izao vary kikandra raike voho hane sasany koa na- 

 findrany lavidavitse ene. 



Niavy Lahiebo noroany iaby kila hanindroze tsy nisy tavela. — Hamaray n'an- 

 drOj tsy faketrake sandrany kibondreo nivintsy nomaly ine? 



Fa nalepalepa Lahiebo, Nalake vary kely tao ankikandra tao ampela ine hoke- 

 trehiny ho an' ny zanany. Tsy nahatante moa Lahiebo, mosare tanten-tena ? fa nandri- 

 ny an' ny valiny ie, fa tamin' izay mandodo iV ampela. Nivola Lahiebo : 

 '^ Valiko, Valiko 1"— *Mno moa? "''Mba ataovo mahampehampy lahy, fa rera- 

 ke ahoizao." — Aha, verin'ahy andre ! Hanefi-anako toy ro homeko anao? Eto tsika ro- 

 roe, ndra tsy mihina, ka tsy manahy, fa h' anako tsy mahatante mosare." 



Lahiebo fa no indro menameiiatse indro avao, Tsy nivola tsy nanino. Laha fa 

 niela fa nimate mosare, fa nihina hanen-anake. — " Indro an' ie, 

 noro hanentsik'ihe, ataonao tsy ho nimosare koa moa tsika, Malilova amin' izay 

 iha!" ''Eka lahy," hoy LahifeLo. Tsy hanoro hane koa aho. Hombe mbo ho mo- 

 sare tena ndra vintsv mare 



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