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*^Tsy tanteko izao," hoy ny tsaka, nila ho nandeha, fa nilanan' olo. '^Romboy 

 mare ! '* hoy ny fosa. '' Mho hiboake ry ! " Tomily tsaka nirevareva, nitsinjake amba- 

 ravane eo. 



Tsy nahatan' aze fiy olo. fa kinto loatse ny ainy, 



Laha niavy ene ie, hitan' i fosa (lezake.) "Tratso iha ! " hoy ie. Tsy nanambola 

 ny tsaka, samboriu' i fosa andoha eo, tineriny mare. 



KA IZAO HOE NO NAHABE NY TSAKA AMPOTOTSOFY 1 



53. — Lambo amin' itsangorita 



Laha teo roze, ka nifaneboebo : '' Iha, hoy lambo (fangoro)tsy mahafatyahy !'* 



*' Mahino, hoy tsangorita tsy mahafaty anao aho ? " 



Nihamehezan'i lambo avao ie" Fa roso nisarake roze. Nariavaratse i lambo, 



Nahatimo i tsangorita. 



Avy koa lanibo ninon-drano. Niazon' i tsangorita an-keliny ie. ^* Fa iha zao?" 



hoy lambo. ^'Zaho," hoy tsangorita. 



**Tanan-olo tsy mahafaty ahy izao ! " 



''Mahatantaza iha vale," hoy tsangorita. '* Izaho zao, hanao aze'" Nirifotse 

 i lambo manoto tseke". Nivola ie laha fa tamonto eo : " A fake iha izay vale?" 

 *' Ataoko zaho toy," hoy ny raike, 



Nirifotse indraike koa, Ie amonto eo nanotane koa : 



'^ Afake vale iha !" — "Ataoko zaho ti-toy," hoy ny tsangorita. Nihirike 



andrano koa ie, mbo tankeliny i tsangorita. 



Vita andafy iroy. Nitsanga ampasy eo ie, nimokotse. 



" Afake iha, hoy ie asany ny tsangorita." " Ntoy aho e," hoy ie, mbo tao. 

 " Vande kolahy, hoy lambo.'" " Ndao aue 1 " hoy tsangorita. Roso nirifotse amin' ny 

 voloando koa, namanditse hazo i tsangorita. Niola lambo, afake indraike. Fa nitoreo, 

 fa nitimpatimpake. Nifoha indraike nolay. Namanditse hazo koa tsangorita. Mate lam- 

 bo (fangoro.) 



IZAO NO ATAHORAN' NY LAMBO AN' I TSANGORITA ! 



54. — Lambo amin' ny kibo. 



Eo i kibo amin'' i lambo. Raike mitongv, raike mifaoke. " Ino hitanaoamin'ny 



faoke ? " hov nv lambo. 



"Zay hitako ka haneko," hoy ny kibo. 



Eo amin' izay roze, Nifaoke kibo, nahita olitse maro nibineny. Laha hitongy 

 lambo, nitongy am-baibon-oTo. Sambe nivintsy roze, kanialoke aii-aloke teo. 



"Nv-ahy," hoy lambo, *'vintsy soa." " "Ny ahy koa," hoy kibo, "vintsy 

 koa." " Mba"tarihonao aho," hov lambo, "amin' izao tany faohinao izao." Tinarin' 

 ikibo, niavy ene. Tsy nihilan' i lambo ny raha hohaniny eo, ka nieboebom' liambo ny 

 kibo. 



