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What’s with this “Wren” thing?
The oldest extant version of the fable
we
are presenting here appeared in 1913 in the first volume of a two-volume anthology
of Low
Saxon folktales (Plattdeutsche
Volksmärchen “Low German Folktales”)
collected by Wilhelm Wisser (1843–1935). Read
more ...
Ade tuturan satua kedis gelatik ajake nyama nyamane ane ngelah sebun di garasi.
Dina anu, meme bape i kedis gelatik makeber ngalain sebunne ngalih amahan bange
ken panak panak ne, jek kakaina panak panakne ento pedidian.
Buin kejepne Bapa Gelatik mebalik kesebunne.
“Ade ape ne?” petakon Bapa Gelatik, “nyen ane nyakitin cai cening? adi
masemu takut keto!”
“Imi, Bapa,” panakne masaut, “ada raksasa gede tur jele mara teka ngenahne
galak muah aeng, ye ningalin sebunne ene nganggon matane ane gede. Tiang takut
gati!”
Suud ento Bapa Gelatik mekeber nguber raksasa ne ento.
Disubane neked di pengkolan ane katuju, sujatine ditu ade singa ane sedek
majalan.
Sakewala i Bapa Gelatik sing takut. Iye mekeber tur enceg di tundun ne
i singa lantas majeritan. “Anak ngujang cai mare teka ke sebun cange,” petakon
i Bapa Gelatik, “Ngujan cai ngaru ngaruin panak-panak cange?” I singa sing
ngerunguang lantas buin majalan.
Ento makada i Bapa Gelatik buin gedeg tur ngerasang majeritan. “Anak cai
sing ada urusan ditu nawang! yen buin tawang cang ci kemu,” betne, “nah tingalin
dogen nyanan buin yang nak sujatine sing bekite ngetoang,” ye buin mamunyi
tur menekang batisne abesik, “yang lakar ngelungan tundun caine aji batis yange.”
Suud ento i Bapa Gelatik buin mewali ke sebunne.
“Nah sube peragat cening,” buin ye mamunyi, “Bapa sube nyak cak raksasane
ento. Sing bani apa ye buin mai.”
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