Translation of "The snake and the farmer" (Fables)
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| Original: | In the house of a certain farmer there lived a snake who regularly came to the table and was fed on scraps of food. Not long afterwards the farmer grew rich, but then he became angry at the snake and tried to attack him with an axe. The farmer then lost his wealth and he realized that he had prospered because of the good luck he had gained from the snake before having wounded him. The farmer then begged the snake to forgive him for his evil deed, and the snake replied, "You are sorry for what you have done, but you must not expect me to be your faithful friend until this scar heals. It is not possible for me to be truly reconciled to you until all thought of that treacherous axe has left my mind." |
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| Translation: | Úxeylaciý ñe dih ax yan' āhañ'ñéi ñéi auzil añ'úaxiý cayul' úd' hel. Muzarjiz'i heit xil eý dih, í hansaumuý hancaru hanpfucin yan' r'um'ian hel. Ýeu hez'i heit dih muzarji réuai z'aihiandiz suc'an āhñ'ihxec yan' āl ez'e ñ'ihtabl'áxiý eý. Haneuax euax hanuriý cudix hé xen'e dih yan', c'ez ñ'ihnoc'uj yan', "Cuurzi ez'e cozjí, í jaj corlec' cual úu ai hej coi āhiylau jál cur'bet. C'en soccoxiatxeriý coxiatxeriý nez secñ'eñxer c'uád jál r'um'ian xajuý xen'." |
| Interlinear: | CL5>CL4-stand-PASS house farmer ERG.CL4 snake REL-CL4>CL4-enter enter table CL4>CL4-feed-PASS scrap food CL3.INSTR wealth-VZ back short_time at farmer but CL2>CL4-anger-PASS CL2>CL4-try CL2>CL4-attack snake axe CL3.INSTR lose ADVZ back farmer wealth realize CL2>CL1-bear_fruit luck REL-CL4>CL2-give snake face NZ CL4>CL2-harm-PASS at CL2>CL4-ask ask CL2>CL4-forgive-PASS evil CL2.INAL away farmer snake RES CL4>CL2-reply snake 2>CL5-regret NZ 2>2-do but PROH 2>1-expect as friend loyal 2.INAL TERM REL-CL3>CL3-heal DEM scar NEG.ABIL 1>2-compensate-PASS compensate-PASS NEG.RES 1>1-be_in_mind thought DEM axe treacherous none |
