THE EARTH AND the Sky were talking together.
The Earth asked, "Which of us will spread out first?"
The Sky answered, "You should go first."
So the Earth spread out very widely. Then the Sky spread
out after the Earth. But he could not spread out as much as the
Earth had done.
The Earth said to the Sky, "Now what am I going to do? You
can't spread out as far as I can.
The Sky answered, "You squash up a bit, then you will have
some crinkled bits with ridges and valleys."
So the Earth squeezed itself together and then the Sky managed
to cover it. But it made the Earth unsightly, with tall bits and
blow bits.
That is why there are mountains and valleys now. |
Pahayam ilo ruo, yo hino tana' tu am limbowon.
Rahu nu tana' tu. "Aun pahulu mangkal rito?"
Limbang nu limbowon, "U, oko pahulu".
Tana' tu pono' am inangkal suku' napila bobonsoi. Am kono
hino ponu, limnowon inangkal inalit ra tana' tu. Io yak ikaa limbowon
nokohondo ra pila' nu tana' tu.
Rahu nu tana' tu ra limbowon, "Anun koson ku raino ra oko
ikaa nokohondo' ra pila' kutu?
Limbang po nu limbowon, "Onsoi oko kumukum am hama' mu pono'
asuang kunso-kunsot, la-luak".
Tana' tu pono' am kinumukum am kotokop io rahili nu limbowon.
Io yak nalaat no hua rahili tana' tu, nuasuang tana' asawat am
tana' arui. Hitu nga puun natu raino asuang sunsui am ruau hiatu. |