Bibi, Asu, no Karau-Vaka belun ne’ebé di’ak. Loron ida sira halo viajen ho taxi.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
Bainhira sira to’o iha fatin destinu, kondutór husu sira atu selu osan ba kustu viajen. Karau-Vaka selu ninia kustu viajen.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Asu selu liu oituan, tanba nia la iha osan rahun.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
Kondutór ne’e atu fó Asu ninia osan restu maibé Bibi halai tiha la selu buat ida.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Kondutór ne’e nervozu tebes. Nia halai dook hodi la fó fila Asu nia osan restu.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
Tanba ne’e, maske to’o ohin loron, Asu sempre halai bá besik kareta atu hateke tama ba kareta laran no buka tuir kondutór ne’ebé seidauk fó fila ninia osan.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Bibi halai dook husi kareta nia lian. Nia tauk karik ema sei kaer nia tanba nia la selu kustu viajen.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
No karau-Vaka la preukupa bainhira kareta ida mai besik. Karau fóti tempu la’o neneik korta estrada tanba nia hatene katak nia seluk kompleta ninia kustu viajen.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
