Iha tempu uluk, moris família ida-ne’ebé kontente.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Sira nunka baku malu. Sira ajuda sira nia inan-aman sira iha uma no iha to’os.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Maibé sira hetan bandu atu labele la’o besik ahi.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Sira tenke halo sira nia servisu tomak iha iha kalan. Tanba sira halo husi lilin.
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Maibé labarik mane sira ne’e ida hakarak tebes atu sai durante loron.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Loron ida ninia dejezu makaas tebes. Nia maun-alin sira bandu nia…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Maibé sira nia esforsu tarde liu! Nia nabeen iha loron manas.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Lilin oan sira ne’e triste tebes haree sira nia maun-alin nabeen.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Maibé sira halo planu. Sira halo forma foun husi lilin isin ne’ebé nabeen tiha-ona sai manu ida.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Sira foti sira nia maun-alin ne’ebé sai ona manu ba iha foho aas ida.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Bainhira loron matan sa’e, nia semo dook hakfuik iha loron matan dadeer.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
