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Manino manao vola manao an' io iha ? Andriananahary tsy miova asa, fa 



mira avao n' asany," hoy t^ikotry. 



" Edey kihity ! " hoy koake. Tsy miova asa ie, ka nanino no tsy nomeany volo 

 foty mira amin' ny anao io aho ? 



Tampiko nomeny aho, ka volonero ! — Ny anao foty mangatsakatsake lahy, ro 

 teako, — Fa no ia tena^' hanova ny vita, ka valavo." 



" Laha teanao," hoy tsikotry, ho azonao Isi-aminkasosora ndra raike ny 

 hafotia. " * '^ Teako lahy, ka mba atoro ahy, fa lio andevonao n' anako, laha ambara- 

 nao ahy." 



Tsikotry : ^^ Mandehana iha, ka milona am potake ene andro efatse, fa la 

 hanjary foty lokoa iha." 



Nandeha koake namonje ny fotake, ka nilo eo anatiny efats' andro tokoa. Ka 



takalitse, takalitse koa ny volony, fa mitam^ ny hafoty, ka azo ny hamainty maramaray 



ny volony. Nanontane an' i tsikotry indraike ie, ka nanao izao: ^* Iha vale, mavande^ 



lahiroa. Fa no mata-mainty rekitse aho, ka tsy hitako zao hafoty zao, fa ingo hanani- 



kio, ndra ny foty tam-bozoko teo, ka tsy hita/' 



Tsikotry : '^ Sitrany ambarako anao ny raha hahafoty anao. Milona ampota- 

 ke herinandro iha, fa ho hitanao tokoa ny hafoty ilainao. Ilao ny loba maherihery 

 anaovanao aze ! " 



Herinandro ninitse koa no nikopokopoke tampotake indraike i koake. Hombe 

 laha nanente koa ie, tsy nifoty fa nirarake ny volony, Tsy naharanga anabo ndra-ie, 

 fa ny volony nihintsa iaby. 



Nihitan' i tsikotry ie, ka izao ny kizake nataony : '' Mbolako manan-draty, 

 tany ny tsy mana. Nalay ny mainty iha, ka efa azonao ny mavay." 



Koake ; " Voafitakao aho, ka tsy manam-bola ho volaneko. Fa " takariko ny 

 kihoko, tsy takatso," fa mbo afara ane ny afara. ^'Tsikototo lava-lela — mho lio azoko 



ndra ela." 



Fa ny nataonao ahy, mbo hataoko anao koa, ane andro, vola tao ! " 



Izao no jihe nataon' i tsikotry: 



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Vasa anao niia ny foty vasa anao nila ny foty." etc. 



MBA MANITRA AMIN' NY AN-TENA, FA IZAY NATAON' ANDRIANANAHARY 



HO ANAO RO SOA. 



58. — Yopo sinenge 



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Eo ie voro SINENGE, vorosoa tarehy mare. Fa ampela ie taloha, faie nanjary 

 Toro. Ka laha fa eo ie niavy taminy ny Mefo, ka nila aze ho valy. 



" Izaho lahy, Vorosinenge avy aniinao eto, fa mila anao ho valy," hoy ie. 

 ^' A," hoy Vorosinenge, " zaho tsy mila anao, iha olo mandravarava rahan-olo." 



La noly avao ny Mefo. — Avy koa ny Gaga nila aze nanao izao : " Mila anao 



ho valiko aho Vorosinenge." 



" A," hoy Vorosinenge, " tsy mila anao aho, Iha raihaly lolo." la noly avao Re- 

 Gaga. Avy koa hobake nanao izao : " Izaho Vorosinenge, mila anao ho valy, andao iha 

 laha maneke." 



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