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N y u r r u w a y l y u p u j u r l a , p u r l k a j i n t a n g k u l p a j a n a m a r d a r n u k a r n t a m u r ' t u - p a l a . K a l a j a n a m a r d a r n u y i 1y a n j a - w a n g u r 1u . N g u l a j u
y u n z k u p a 1 a - p a t u y a n i n j a r n i w a n g u . K a 1 a 1u n y i n a j a y a l i r l a j u .
N g u 1 a j a n g k a j u - p a 1a n g u w a n g k a j a k a r n t a - j i r r a m a - k a r i k i j i u y a n t a -p a l a m i y i m a n i n j a k u ma n u j u 1a r d a - k uI* N g u 1 a - p u r u j u - p a I a w a t i j a r r a I u r r u - w a n t i j a w a t i y a r l a . N y a n g u l u j a n a k a r n t a - j a r r a p a r n k a j a l u j a n a m a n u r r a - l u j a n a t a r n n g a n g k u .
N g u l a w a r n u j u p u r l k a j u yanu k u r 1arda- par nta . P a l k a - m a n u yali k u j a l p a p a l a n y i n a j a k a r n t a - j a j r a . N g u 1 a j a n g k a r 1uju p a l k a - m a n u w i r l i y a k a r n t a - j a r r a - k u r 1a n g u .Y a n u r n u p i r n k i - k u r r a y a 1 i r 1 a j u 1 pa 1u n y i n a j a p a n u j u k u m a n u l p a m u m u n g k u - j a r r i j a k a n i n j a r n i j i .
P u r 1k a j u - n y a n u w a n g k a j a k u k u r n a nyina n y a m p u r 1 aj uku k a r n t a- jar ra- parnta. N g a r r u r n u p alangu k a r n t a jarraju,M N y i n a k a r l i p a nyampiurlaju kapili m a r d a w i I y p i - p a r d i m i m u n g a n g k a w a r r k a r n u w a t i yar la! 7
N g u l a w a rn uju , nyan gu wati kuja wi 1 yp i-pard i j arn i m an u karn ta- j arra k u j a l p a p a l a p a r a n j a n u r n u . P u r l k a j u p i l y a j u k u y a k a r r a - p a r d i j a t a r r a - m a r d a r n u - p a 1angu k a r n t a - j a r r a j u . W a t i n g k i j i n y a n g ulk u purlka* p u r l k a j u p a r n k a j a ku lulku p a k a r n u - p a 1a - n y a n u , w a n g k a j a r l a wa tij i m a r d a k a - n y a n u k a r n t a - jarraju. N g u 1 a j a n g k a r 1u j u - p a 1angu pi na - k a n g u n g u r r a - k u r r a m a n u - p a l a n g u p a k a r n u y i n g a - p a 1a r 1 a j u r n t a - w u r u 1y- pa rnk aja .
N g u l a w a r n u j u - j a n a w a n g k a j a Ya ni k a rli pa w irl iny i m i y i k i m a n u kuyu m ar l u k u ? ' P u r l k a n g k u j u p a l k a - m a n u m a r l u j u k u j alp a n g u n a j a w a t i y a r l a yam ang ka, m a n u r l a y a r r i - k i r i p i k a n g u ngulaju p a l k a j u k u pa nt u r n u m a r l u j u . N g u 1a w a r n u j u I u y an u r n u k a r n t a - p a t u 1ku m a n u l u pina yanu n g u r r a - k u r r a k u y u - p a n u - k u r 1u .
Ng u l a w a r n u j u pur 1k a n g k u - p a i a n g u - n g k u n g a r r u r n u karnta-j ar rav>XN g a p a - pala ma nta w a r n i r r i r 1 a . W a t i - j a r r a 1 papa 1 a w u r u 1y-n gun aja m a r n a n g k a M a n u l u - j a n a t a r r a - m a r d a r n u k a r n t a - jarraju. P a r n k a j a l u w u r n t u r u . Pu rl k a yalirli pa 1k a - m a n i n j a - w a n g u k u .
N g u 1 a j a n g k a r 1uju pur lka ngk u p a j a n a r l a w i r l i y a - k u w a r r u - w a r r u r n u kala lawa-juku. Pa rn k a j a l u y u w u r r k u - k u r r a t arn nga juk u.
N g u l a w a r n u j u p url ka y ali l p a pur I k a - j a r r i n j a n u n g u l a w a r n u j u p a l i j a n g u r r a - n y a n u - n y a n g u r l a . Kar n t a-j ar r im a - k a r i - pa 1 a" y a n u l k u n g u r u - kari-kirra. P a l k a m a n u l u j a n a k a r n t a - j a r r a m a n u wati jarra
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A lo n g tim e ago i n th e bush, an o ld man had fou r w iv e s . He d i d n 't l e t them go h u n tin g by th e m s e lv e s . He was r e a l l y je a lo u s and never l e t any young men come t o h is camp. One day, he t o l d two o f h is w ives t o go and lo o k fo r some bush fo o d and honey. Two young men were h id in g in th e t r e e s . They saw th e young women d ig g in g f o r bush food and ra n and t o o k them away in t o th e bush.
The o ld man fo llo w e d w it h h is sp ea rs. He found th e p la c e where th e two young women had been d ig g in g fo r bush fo o d , bu t he c o u ld n 't fin d t h e i r tra c k s . He .kept g o in g , and th en found t h e i r tra ck s and f o llo w e d them. Then he found a cave where th e y were a l l h id in g . I t was d ark in said and he c o u ld n 't see them. The o ld man thought t o h im s e lf, " I ' l l have t o w a it here w ith my o th e r two w iv e s ." The o ld man t o l d h is w iv e s , wW e 'l l w a it here and th e y m igh t come out when i t s n i g h t . " He clim bed up a tr e e and w a ite d t h e r e . . A f t e r t h a t , he saw a young man come o u t and th e two women were f o l l o w i n g him. The o l d man g o t up s lo w ly and grabbed them. The young man lo o k e d up and ran and t h e y s ta r te d t o f i g h t . The o ld man h it him on th e head and th e young man s a id , "You can have your two w iv e s . " The o l d man -took them back t o h is camp and h i t them because th ey had run away from him.
One d a y , he said t o h is fo u r w iv e s , " W e 'l l go h u n tin g fo r bush food and k a n g a rro ." The o ld man found a kangaroo a s le e p under a shady t r e e , and he sneaked up v e ry c a r e f u l l y u n t il he speared the kan garoo. The four young women went back w ith l o t s o f bush food and goannas.
L a t e r , th e o ld man t o l d two o f h is w ives t o g e t some w a ter from the w a te r h o le . The two young men w ere h id in g in th e g r a s s , and th ey grabbed th e women and th ey a l l ran away a lon g way away so t h a t the o ld man c o u ld n 't fin d them. The o l d man looked around f o r t h e i r tr a c k s but he c o u ld n 't fin d them. They had escaped in t o th e bush.
L a t e r , th e o ld man grew v e r y o ld and d ie d in h is camp. His two rem ain in g w iv e s l e f t , and went t o a n oth er p la ce and found th e o th e r women and men and t h e y stayed w ith them i n th a t p l a c e .
