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APPENDIX. 

 A Gypsy Story. 



Yek manisei joi be yek mandeli, yursi be yek dukhldchi, 

 handiger_ memingidan. Boz yeki gide kelure dukhldcha (Ace.) 

 warhantu. I wd mejoi dumbdle unde wurside, yumushio, ki, 

 "pishkdm unde, i bor arz ajuden, ki ijewide mori aniste. Hold 

 amre ez undei abil, har chi shumdri biamdrin (fr. Ar amr ?) , 

 mO ez uri amal ajonim. " Ez u tol bu it tol arz ajoni. Uri 

 unde aval u tol bupurse, " ki uri sheydorV , —' t Mori shey 

 neddrunV Pishkom unde-i-lumo har hoti, ki mejoye, pahlewi 

 beyna,—mo shey nedoruni, mo sheydor na'ni. Be mori ne 

 moluna (fr. Ar. meyl ?), harfi mo kerid ne doruna. Lumbo si 

 rdew ajon, yd paleyi mo wa khuri, yd jeimde mori. Lumo 

 Yumush, ki harfe ze miri ane, wer i khas tuburdim, wer-i-at 

 tuburdi-—de (Q) sengi wo kharidum, jewide jowundum. Har 

 hdte, ki palei beyni, harfe meri keriden. 



Literal translation.— A man came to a village and met 

 a girl ; they fell in love. Then another (man) turned the mind 

 (head) of the girl. At this time he went to the priest (judge), 

 —you must know— (and said) : " Mister priest, I will tell you 

 now, the woman is mine (now). Then (let it be) the order of 

 the respected priest. Everything you will order, I will perform 

 accordingly." In this way and in that way he spoke. (But) 

 then that priest asked first: "Has he anything?" '-'Ihave 

 nothing, Mister priest; (but) when I will get money, I will 

 give you, (now) I have nothing, I am not possessor of 

 anything." He paid no attention to my words, he did not 

 agree to my right. Make the priest satisfied, or he will " eat " 

 either my money or my wife ! The priest understood, that the 

 right is mine, and I threw myself ( = ran) in one direction and 

 in the other direction and got 2 sengs ( = 50 tumans) and 



brought back my wife. When I gave money, my right was 

 agreed to. 





