Au yu meigim bush string

Au yu meigim bush string
Ola greid 3 en 4 kid bin raitim dijan stori en Kathy Gale bln deigim ola pitja.
KRIOL
Bamyili Press 1982

© Copyright Bamyili Press 1982 
ISBN 0 86822 142 2

Yu go langa bush en yu gada faindim budbud tri.

Afta yu karrim jad bak en skinimbat jad budbud tri.

Den yu idim jad bak til im sofwan.

Chadwick im idimbat buabud bla meigim sofwan.

Maitbi yu gin hidimbat oldei goda ston en meigim sofwan du.

Sofwan budbud im luk laiki dijan.

Shannon in gadim ola sofwansofwan budbud.

Den yu draimap langa son.

Bambai wan imin drai yu gidim jad sofwan string en yu rabum la yu leig bla meigim bush string.

Dijan Sarah im meigimbat bush string.

Bambai yu gin doim ola string geim gada jad bush string.
Dijan ol Fannie en ola skul kid dei plei string geim gadim budbud string.

English Translation 
How you make bush string
First, you go out bush and find the "budbud” tree which is good for making string.
Then you strip the bark from the trunk of the tree. 
Then you chew the bark until it is really soft. 
Chadwick is chewing the bark to make it soft.
You could use a stone to crush the bark too.
When soft, the bark looks like in the photo.
Shannon is holding the soft bark.
Then put it in the sun to dry.
Later, when dry, it is ready to make string. Rub it on your leg like in the photo, to make the string.
Sarah is making bush string here.
Later, you can play string games with the string like old Fannie is doing with the children.

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