KAUBOI TROI

KAUBOI TROI
Ruby Willika bin raidim dijan stori. 
Manuel Pamkal bin droim ola pitja.

Dijan Kauboi Troi imin get redi blanga go langa rodiyo.

Imin asgim Nethenyul bla im het. "Yubin luk mai het?"
"Yuwei, im insaid langa kabid."

Yu droim jad het insaid langa Rabid.

Imin asgim Entheni bla im belt. "Yubin luk mai belt?"
"Yuwei, im ontop langa tjeya."

Yu droim jad belt ontop langa tjeya.

Imin askim Terens bla im dubala but. "Yubin luk mai dubala but?"
"Yuwei, autsaid langa do."

Yu droim dubala but outsaid langa do.

Brom jeya Kauboi Troi bin go autsaid. Imin asgim Elin bla im wip.
"Yubin luk mai wip?"
"Yuwei, im insaid langa shed."

Yu droim jad wip insaid langa shed.

Imin asgim Denyul bla im sedul. "Yubin luk mai sedul?"
"Yuwei, im ontop langa fens."

Yu droim jad sedul ontop langa fens.

Imin asgim Jeims bla im hojij. "Yubin luk mai hojij?"
"O! Yu min jad hojij imin ranawei tudei langa bush?"

Wanim jad kauboi bin du?
Imin jeijimap jad hojij?
Imin gedim naja hojij?
Imin krai bikos im hojij nomo bin deya? 
Yu raidim yu ron stori.

Yu droim pitja bla yu ron stori

COWBOY TROY English Translation
1. This is Cowboy Troy. He's getting ready to go to a rodiyo.
2. He asked Nathaniel, "Have you seen my hat?" "Yes, it's in the cupboard."
3. He asked Anthony, "Have you seen my belt?" "Yes, it's hanging over the chair."
4. He asked Terence, "Have you seen my boots?" "Yes, they're outside the door.
5. He went outside. He asked Allan, "Have you seen my whip?" "Yes, it's inside the shed."
6. He asked Daniel, "Have you seen my saddle?" Yes, it's on the fence."
7. He asked James, "Have you seen my horse?" "Oh! Do you mean the horse that ran away into the bush this morning?"
8. What did that cowboy do? Did he go after the horse? Did he get another horse? Did he cry because his horse wasn't there? You write your own story.

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Copyright Barunga Press 1985 
ISBN 086822-276-3