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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 ...
Sundanese
Listen to
this translation narrated with native pronunciation:
Dina hidji mangsa, aja manoek Galatik sakoelawarga anoe ngapimilik hidji tempat.
Dina hidji poé,
kadoewa indoeng bapa Galatik ngapoeng kaloehoer neangan parab djang anak-anakna
bari ninggalkeun maranehannana.
Heunteu sabaraha lila, bapana galatik balik ka sajangna.
“Aja kadjadian naon ijeu didijeu?” tjeuk bapa Galatik, “Saha anoe geus
ngaganggoe maraneh? Manéh sareréa kataringalina siga anoe kasarijeunan!”
“Adoeh, pa.” tjeuk anakna, “Aja mahloek goreng patoet djeung gedé, katingalina
galak pisan sareng pikasijeuneun, panon manéhna anoe gedé mentjrong waé ka
sajang oerang, djadi oerang sadajana kasijeunan.”
“Oh ja?” bapa Galatik njarios, “kamana manéhna inditna?”
“Hmm, manéhna indit ka belah ditoe,” tjeuk anak-anakna.
Anggeus
kitoe, bapak Galatik ngapoeng arék ngoedag mangkeloekna.
Waktoe nepi ka tikoengan kasampak aja singa keur leumpang didinja. Tapi manoek
Galatik
heunteu ngarasa sijeun, manéhna eunteup dina tonggong singa djeung mimiti
ngagorowok ka manéhna. “Aja oeroesan naon manéh datang ka imah koering?”
si singa heunteu
padoeli manèhna teroes waé leumpang.
Malahan ijeu ngadjadikeun si tjérewét leutik njentak leuwih galak deui,
“Manéh heunteu aja oeroesan aja diditoe, njaho!” djeung lamoen manéh nepi ka
wani balik deui, tjenah, “jah, tingalikeun wé engké koering benér benér heunteu
hajang ngalakonan,” tjeuk bapa galatik bari ngangkat sabeulah soekoena,” tapi
koering bakal motongkeun tonggong maneh maké soekoe saharita ogé!”
Anggeus kitoe, manéhna ngapoeng deui balik sajangna.
“Enggeus berés, baroedak,” tjénah, “bapa geus meré peladjaran ka si djahat
éta, manéhna tjan tangtoe wani balik deui.”
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