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The Review of Reviews. 



October 1, 1906. 



en la verkoj de la kreinto de Esperanto, kiu la plej 

 mnlte laboris por kaj en Esperanto kaj la plej bone 

 konas ghian spiriton.'' 



TRANSLATIONS. 



(3) AN ANECDOTE, BT C.S.P. 



One day a pious Englishman from Whitley Bay, 

 in Northumberland, was on the way to Edinburgh. He 

 met a Belgian in the train. Suddenly a friendship 

 sprang up between them. After returning home the 

 Englishman sent as a present a Bible to tie Belgian. 

 For this prized gift the Belgian was unable to thank 

 (him), for he lacked (a knowledge of) the English lan- 

 guage, and had lost the EngUshman's address. 



Good idea ! He ran to an Esperantist friend and 

 asked him to write an Esperanto letter to England. 

 An English Esperantist in Whitley Bay at once found 

 the " Bible-giver " ; and, in consequence, the friend- 

 ship between the two pious men is now growing again. 



Such good deeds does Esperanto every day. 



Read, mark, learn and inwardly digest. Ho! Bra- 

 fa a ntio! 



(4) HUMOROUS. 



(Between friends.) 

 " So you find her beautiful ? But the eyes express 

 nothing." 



'' Yes, indeed, but her mouth ?" 



" Unfortunately does the reverse." 



(During MiUtary Exercises.) 

 "Captain!" said the lieutenant, "there is not a 

 cartridge left." 

 "Not one?" 

 "Not a solitary left.', 

 "Then stop the firing!" 



(A Terminated Courtship.) 

 Two ladies conversing: "And is the young Peter 

 always in love with vour daughter?" 

 "No. It's off." 

 "He's gone away?" 

 "No! He's married her!" 



(Banking.) 



A rich banker said: "When ll commenced doing 

 business I had nothing." 



"Yes! But those with whom you commenced were 

 then rich." . 



(At the Picture Exhibition.) 



" What do you think of my portrait ?" 



" Candidlv, it is not beautiful." 



" Really ?" 



"But vei-y like !" 



(.5) THE 8T0RTTELLER. 



A king had a narrator of impromptu stories who 

 made him qlad. 



Each evening, while the king was upon his bed, he 

 ordered the teller of tales to be brought, and requested 

 from him a story. This man, who ardently wished to 

 sleep, thought to get off, but, in spite of all, he was 

 compelled (had) to obey. He then, standing up. began 

 thus : — 



" Your Majesty, there was (once) a man who pos- 

 sessed a hundred gold coins, and he decided to buy 

 sheep with his money. Each sheep cost half a coin. 

 He acquired two hundred of them, and came back to 

 his village with his two hundred sheep. But, return- 

 ing, he found the river overflowing, on account of heavy 

 rain, and the waters spread far over the country. 

 For the reason, thai (as) there was no bridge, he knew 

 not in what way to cross over, he and his sheep. At 

 last, after much searching, he found a boat, but that 

 boat was so small that he could only transmit two 

 sheep at a time." 



Then the narrator became silent. 



"Well," said the king, "when he had transmitted 

 these two sheep, what did he do?" 



" Your Majesty, you know that the river was wide, 

 the boat small, and two hundred sheep are to be taken 

 over, ^luch time is necessary. Let us sleep, then, 

 during the crossing, and to-morrow I will relate to yon 

 what he did afterwards." 



(By Mis.s H. E. Cross, Beechwortli.) 



NOTES TO TRANSLATIONS. 



We do not think that the preceding translations call 

 for any detailed remarks. We have, however, printed in 

 italics those words or phrases that are most in need 

 of improvement, either as to catching the exact mean- 

 ing of the Esperanto or as to the English rendering. 

 Better expressions will doubtless suggest themselves to 

 students, and need not be specified by us. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Under this heading we shall be pleased to reply to 

 any queries sent in in regard to grammatical points 

 in connection with the language, or as to the Es- 

 peranto movement in its various aspects. 



"-Novico." — Ni tre bedauras ke la unua Esperajita 

 versfarajho al ni sendita estu tia, kian ni ne povas eble 

 presi en la gazeto. . 



E.T.H. (Kaitoke, N.Z.) says:— "Would it not be a 

 good idea if the various Esperanto Clubs in Aus- 

 tralasia were to interchange a iew addresses, thus 

 helping isolated members to become as nearly pro- 

 ficient as possible as members in the towns, who enjoy 

 conversations?" 



This idea is a good one, and if any Esperanto stu- 

 dents will give me their addresses, I will place them 

 in communication with any others who desire inter- 

 change. 



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