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OUR ANCESTORS trusted a young girl who used to go with them wherever
they went. The girl was very kind-hearted and no trouble ever
came to the person whom she accompanied.
But one day she went with Apaling, whose other name was
Maluluha'. As you know, whoever was called by this name never
did anything good. Anything he did was bad. He was nuisance.
The young girl and Apaling laid down to sleep during their
journey and the girl put a glass of water between them. When
the water moved the girl to said to Maluluha', "Don't you plan
to do anything to me, because I will immediately turn into birds,
animals and snakes, and you will not be able to see me at all."
Maluluha' kept quiet, but when the girl was fast asleep
he got up to disturb her. Immediately the girl changed into birds,
and animals like the barking deer, and snakes.
That is why human beings follow omens now given by different
kinds of animals, but if they hear one kind of animal call when
they are out walking they turn straight back. If they are making
a farm and see an omen, they stop working on it. This was one
of our ancestors' beliefs a long time ago. |
Matuo rali rabahu saumi yak lansanan nilo, yo hino sangulun
luandu' ralaa amamaya' rilo ra atu yak oyon nilo, am langusun
nu lakou nilo. Luandu' hino onsoi ra huang, kawi' nu ulun bayaan
no yak am ikaa aintupan ra kasusaan.
Io yak luandu' hino nakapaat namaya' ri yApaling, karou
kono am Maluluha'. Sabiton ri yApiling (Maluluha') ingondo' pono'
am ikaa nanguma' ra kono huang onsoi intor-intor noyo ra haling
io yak angungulalalaat. Pombolong ilo ruo ra tanga' ralan am
loloto' nu luandu' hino ri Maluluha', "Ikaa ko amahuang ra huang
alaat asiha' angulalaat rakon, nu mangun naapo au ra susuit,
kium, kukuo, am oko pono am ikaa akakito rakon".
Maluluha' pono am ikaa inindahu. Paat nu luandu' hino
nalatayan noolong, luat halan ri Maluluha' asiha' anguma' ra alaat
ra luandu' hino. Parambus luandu' hino inangun ra susuit am kium
kono tuhou ratu am kukou.
Hitu nga puun no raino itaka ulun tu angkaraat amakai ra
kapio, atu-atu yak kium, am rahu nu kium alingoh nilo ra paat
makou am lumuhut po ilo ra hino. Atu-atu akito nilo ra sino kuliyon
kono amaal ra pahun ratu am ikaa no saukan nilo. Atu-atu akito
nilo ra lali' anangumo am ikaa po saukan nilo. Hitu nga intapatan
nilo rabahu li.
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