52. Some Pushtu Folk Talcs. 



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By D. Donald. 



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Commandant of the Border Military Police and Samana Rifles, Kohat. 



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Yo sari na dasi wai cKe haga khara wogwainclla wakte clie 

 akhpla khaza war bande raghla o pah de halat ke haga waledalo. 



kaze sara ham- bistre 



Dhaga shpe sari akple 

 khaza munkir shwala o 



dasi 



sara 

 wail ta 



kevala lekin 

 ta khara ziat khwand 



warkoi de kar la uoa khara wasata. Sari der was wukfa lekin 

 khaza akhple khabre bande tlnga shwala. Sari yo mulle ta lar o 

 da de khabra ilaj gwakkhtalo, mulla war ta wowail akhpale kor 

 ke dua waroona jor ka o bia de tol qaum ziafat wukr. Hag'a 

 wakht che sare kha mor shwal warta soal wukra che doe ke 

 hagoe che khare ghwaindale de pa yoe lare laj she o nor pa 

 bale lare. Tol qaum dhaga war na wowatal che dha khare 

 ghwaindoonki la Mnqarar wa. Khaza no poheda che da aib tash 

 ba ma chektan ke nishta o war ta goona wobakhala. 



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Sare da sind ba yoe ghare bande ghusal kwalo o ba bal 

 ghare bande halikan be jarae mnshgalidal. Sare der fiqar wur- 

 ta kowal o ba akhir ke dasi wail. De raghae yo halk che kha- 

 toori pa shan koona lari o ze lambhe na sham wahule. 



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Yo shcikham na dasi khabra kegi che haga yoa *'Igbina" 

 moondali wa che da wane ba sange bande wa o las warta na 

 rasidalo. Pa lare yoa khaza tareda o sare wur ta wowail dille 



rasha o mata teet sha che ze sta pa sba bande wukhezam o " Ig- 



bina" kuze kwam. Khaza war ta wowiJ.il ta droond ye o ma bi 

 mar, ki, ba kha wi che ta teet she o ze be wukhezham sta sha 

 bande o " Igbina '* be kuz kwam. Sare da khabra manzoor kwala. 

 Khaza sari pa sha bande wokhatila o lasjakhpala *' Igbina*' ta 

 wnqarla. Machai e wucheechale o khaze were na mobtiaze wukur- 

 le. Wakhte che mutiaze sare pa mukh bande ratle, haga khial wn- 

 kar che " Igbina" mata shwala o shait toe shwal. Akhpale zhibe 

 sara zar zar e mutiaze wusatle o khaza la ziare wukarle che a6 

 Daoosa ta khoa^he khoage ta sate o tirkha ma la pregde. 



