Hmao-Chi Daughter Youngest with Ndrao-Ntlai

M481

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Hmao-chi daughter youngest with Ndrao-ntlai.

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

they tell story that of old Ndrao-ntlai went



borrow his the cousin embroidered gown wear go

 attend festival completed. he went situated hill



one classifier top rock said as follows,

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Hmao-chi daughter youngest the gown thus I wear



this finish and not know that Hmao-chi daughter



youngest thus go do what gone finish oh.



when that he said that, one classifier tiger



situated the bottom rock which he stand, the

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tiger heard, the tiger raise the head come



look, see Ndrao-ntlai the gown which he wore



that, make like the tiger pelt. make like the



tiger wait that Ndrao-ntlai gone, the tiger rise

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come go abduct Hmao-chi daughter youngest gone

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finish. the tiger go take the tiger the hand



change come make one classifier fruit at the

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pool water completed. Hmao-chi daughter youngest

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go carry water, go see, go pick up eat away



result burn heart follow the tiger after.

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she carry water come away house, she with her



mother said, I must follow the tiger go finish.

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her mother chased her after, she gave her pair



leg bands to her mother, she said,



mother you look after me thus tired, take those

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pay you wages strength.

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her mother then chased her after, she then gave

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her one classifier skirt to her mother said,



mother you give milk to me eat grow big thus,



take this pay you wages milk.

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her mother did chase follow go so it is still.

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she then gave one classifier gown to her said,



mother you give food to me eat cause me size



this, make like I give my the gown this pay



wages food.

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her mother chase follow after, follow not see



finish. her mother return come go to house gone

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finish.



Ndrao-ntlai attend festival return come finish

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hear that tiger abduct Hmao-chi daughter

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youngest gone finish. make like he rise chase



follow after go. he go one classifier mountain.



the mountain that tiger with Hmao-chi daughter



youngest light fire rest situated here so, fire



all not dead yet, make like Ndrao-ntlai pick

45

leaf blow said, tiger abduct Hmao-chi daughter



youngest go to place what gone. Hmao-chi daughter



youngest also pick leaf blow reply him said,



tiger abduct Hmao-chi daughter youngest go to



the mountain thorn black gone. Ndrao-ntlai then

50

chase follow after go. go reach the mountain



thorn black. place this also the tiger with



Hmao-chi daughter youngest rest here so it is.



Hmao-chi daughter youngest the leaf place at



there all good still. Ndrao-ntlai then pick leaf

55

blow said, tiger abduct Hmao-chi daughter



youngest go to place what gone. Hmao-chi daughter



youngest also again pick leaf blow reply him



said, tiger abduct Hmao-chi daughter youngest go



go to the mountain thorn green gone. Ndrao-ntlai

60

then rose follow after go. go reach one



classifier top cliff finish. the tiger bring



Hmao-chi daughter youngest go live here finish.



Ndrao-ntlai remain above the top cliff smoke.



then sweep leaves go down go to the bottom

65

cliff. Hmao-chi daughter youngest said, why sky



good like this and why birds sweep leaves



empty exclamation. she lift head look to above



see Ndrao-ntlai situated there. Hmao-chi daughter



youngest said, Ndrao-ntlai you come finish

70

exclamation, family folk this the brothers fierce



very. you go that reach ox day ox lie prostrate



and tiger day tiger sleep the date you presently



come exclamation. Ndrao-ntlai return come gone



finish.

75

Ndrao-ntlai come hone seven days seven nights.



hone well finish he with his father said,



father, drive your the ox come for me test



sword. his father said, I have one classifier



son only completed, exclamation I give for my

80

ox test sword exclamation. his father drive the



ox come above the back house, whip cause the



ox jump cross the house go to bottom house.



Ndrao-ntlai strike one sword make two sections.



he then with his mother said, mother give your

85

the skirt come for me test sword look observe



query good finish. his mother said, I have one



classifier son only completed, exclamation I give



for my skirt test sword exclamation. his mother



bring the skirt come above the back house

90

throw go to the bottom house. the skirt fall



come finish, Ndrao-ntlai strike one sword, the



skirt make two sections away.



about to reach day which tiger sleep, Ndrao-ntlai



go finish. when that Ndrao-ntlai arrive there,

95

the tigers all not situated house. Hmao-chi



daughter youngest take Ndrao-ntlai go cover in



one small cave completed. evening the tigers



return come finish. the tigers smell scent



fresh. the little tiger said, smell unusual,

100

smell unusual sister-in-law. Hmao-chi daughter



youngest said, today I take my the clothes



sunned therefore exclamation. the grandfather



tiger come finish. the grandfather tiger said,



smell unusual, smell unusual daughter-in-law.

105

Hmao-chi daughter youngest said, today I take



my the clothes sunned therefore exclamation. the



grandfather tiger went go to the inside cave



gone. the little tiger came out play. get see



Ndrao-ntlai. the little tiger will climb go eat

110

Ndrao-ntlai. Hmao-chi daughter youngest said,



yonder is my the brother, you forbid touch



at all. the tigers know finish, the tigers then



cause Hmao-chi daughter youngest bring come with



stay.

115

pass gone two days reach tiger day finish, the



tigers all sleep gone finish. Ndrao-ntlai want



kill tigers finish. Ndrao-ntlai first kill the



little away, then kill the grandfather tiger.



Hmao-chi daughter youngest see finish. Ndrao-ntlai

120

go out outside, Ndrao-ntlai said, the valley this



butterflies fly pretty very. Hmao-chi daughter



youngest run follow after go. Ndrao-ntlai then



return quickly come strike one sword the middle



away. then there is the big still. Ndrao-ntlai

125

want strike one sword finish. but Hmao-chi



daughter youngest go use the bottom skirt cover



completed. make like Ndrao-ntlai not well kill.



Ndrao-ntlai said, you if do like that, I will



kill you also away exclamation. Hmao-chi daughter

130

youngest presently get out of the way. Ndrao-ntlai



strike one sword, the tiger make two sections



away. Hmao-chi daughter youngest said, you have



taken one family great folk which thus



very green, you have made that finish ended

135

exclamation.



now Ndrao-ntlai bring Hmao-chi daughter youngest



come gone finish. come reach the valley a-va.



Hmao-chi daughter youngest body heavy finish.



will reach time which rest finish. Hmao-chi

140

daughter youngest with Ndrao-ntlai said, you dig



one classifier hole come bury me completed, and



you eat the a-va this remain await me. if that



hear my the mouth harp sound finish completed



you come open the hole look exclamation. Ndrao-

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ntlai remain there eat finish the valley a-va.



Ndrao-ntlai go open Hmao-chi daughter youngest



the hole that look thus, Hmao-chi daughter



youngest decay thus make liquid frothing gone.



Ndrao-ntlai now not have hope finish. Ndrao-

150

ntlai want go finish. go reach the pass above



which about to cross finish, his heart then not



sufficient. he then return come look one



occasion. when that he want return go finish



that time, he hear that Hmao-chi daughter youngest

155

the mouth harp sound finish. he go open look.



Hmao-chi daughter youngest out came finish. then



get two little tigers bring come also. Ndrao-



ntlai want kill away, but Hmao-chi daughter



youngest not allow. do like they two classifier

160

bring go finish.



when that go reach home finish, Ndrao-ntlai his



mother his father with Ndrao-ntlai escort spirit,



because Ndrao-ntlai gone long time finish, think



that Ndrao-ntlai given for tigers eat away

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finish. make like this Ndrao-ntlai plural home



people were many. they two classifier go reach



his mother his father plural then not know.



make like people who situated here said, today



have business, people many, at here not have

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place which sleep. but Ndrao-ntlai plural use



strength with want, make like presently cause



them two classifier stay. now Ndrao-ntlai take



Ndrao-ntlai the pipes come blow said, Ndrao-



ntlai go to tiger country, Ndrao-ntlai get good

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wife. Ndrao-ntlai his father situated loft heard,



his father want come down quickly come praise



him. get come down come fall loft break leg



away.

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now finish after, Ndrao-ntlai his father plural



bring the little tigers go tend livestock. the



tigers take livestock come eat away, Ndrao-ntlai



his father plural take two little tigers kill



come roast eat away. when that kill that time,

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the oxen with the sheep goats see that kill



tigers therefore, they laugh roll ground this



get knock their the teeth top that come out



gone. the horses with the pigs situated together



one classifier hollow therefore not see. now

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oxen with sheep goats, above not have teeth, is



come like this so it is.

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