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Laha manofa reniny, hoy koa ie : ^' Mihofakofake n' aiko izao, fa neniko zay 



fa manofa varinay." 



Laha miketrike i neniny, raivola indraike ie : Mikotrokotroke iV aiko izao, 

 fa neniko zay fa miketrike." Mamoatse i reniny, manao izao ny zaza : ** Fa mivoeboe- 

 tse n' aiko zao, fa neniko zay fa mamoatse bane,** — Fa mikorokoroke izao ri'aiko, 

 neniko zay fa manororoke hane." 



La roso amin' izao ie handeha hihina. Samby nanavaha anjara hane roze tetelo 

 fa tampiko avy eo Befihinana, la ateliny amin' izao ny aze. Ka laha fonga iV aze vonje- 

 ny koa ny an' ny longony. Bak' eo koa mbo tsy vintsy fa niambotrake mihina ny ha- 

 nen-dreniny. Koa mosare mare roze namany. 



No manao izao no manao izao isan-andro terake. 



Koa farany nambelan-dreniny hiroro ntsendrike zaza reo, ka maton-ale vao 

 niketrike. — Fa Befihinana laha nahay io fanahy io, nanalake ny sadro ica tinindriny- 

 Laha nimasake ny ketrike ka ho namoatse ny hane nibisibisike roze mivaly. *^ Aia 

 lahy sadro farnoaran-kane ine ?" La tsy hitandreo moa fa tampiko nilaindroze ambany 

 tihy nandreanM Befihinana, fa nifoha koa ie ka namonjy ny hanendreo, ka la ie ro 



nahately ny hamaroany. 



42, — Mahakanga 



Maliakanga nanambaly nanan-anake. Nifitake lavi-dapa roze mianake. An- 

 dron-draike nanao izao Mahakanga : " Izao ambarako anao liko : Handeha hitilike 

 n' arnpanitontsika aho, ka handesiko hiarak' amiko taolanolontsika." 



Naiieke ny vavy. Roso Mahakanga rekitse talanolondroze. " Handay lefo aho, 

 baba ? " hoy ri' anany. '' Aha, zaho manday lefo, ampy zay, hoy rainy." " Nao baba, 

 handay famaky, vimotro. meso no firango tsika ? •' — " Zaho manday, iha koa handay?" 



Manddia avao zaza io fa tsy nambelan-drainy handay raha. Roso loze, -~ roso 

 roze; manento !aha tao anivon-dala ao. Nihaly ovy maro mare ireo, kinetri-dreo tamin' 

 ny velane be, ka natao amin' ny bakoly laha fa nimasake. 



Nivola i Mahakanga tamin' ny anany : " Nao lahy, nao lahy ! T:iika zao fa 

 mosare mare, ka ovy toy tsy mety manintsy ombia sitrany ataovo andrano ane hanin- 

 tsy malaky. Izaho handeha ampivalana aroy, soa hanintsy avy mindre amin' ny iha- 



viako bak' ane." — Eka hoy zaza tao'atVolo iiie. 



Nandesiny n' ovy tam-bokoly natao am-bavarano aiie. Bakeo nimpoly an-da- 

 sy. — Hombe Mahakanga nanao nandeha handro ampivalana ane io no nirike tao am- 

 banv rano, soa tsy hohitan' ny anany. Trany bakoly misy n'ovy vinangony amin' =— 



izao 



tsoany. no niranga ie ka natnonje n' anany : -Nao lehiroa, nao lehiroa! "Fa mosare 

 mare tsika zao koa mandehana iha halake n' ovintsika, fa sabony maamtsy zao. 

 Nandeha zaza nalake aze. Hombe tsy nisy ovy hata raike. Tsereke ny zanany ka noly 

 manambara : "Tsy misy raha y ao, Lanin' ny fia iaby,"--Ake, lanim-pia lahy 



ovintsika, mosare kalania n' aiko." - < r t 



Nivintsy soa i Mahakanga, fa io zaza tafanolo io ro nahafermay, fa liany tsy 



nihina, rangon' ny maray ka Irakariva. 



Roso indraike ireo roe nandeha, niavy aa-dapa. 



