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nɔt wind and sɔn bin de kwɔrɛl se (ik) wit͡ʃ wɔn strɔng pas insaj dɛm tu. az dis wɔn de tɔk se na him strɔng pas dat wɔn na him dɛm si wɔn travul man we i/de waka kɔm. di man tek wɔn kol kɔva-klɔt kɔva im bɔdi mek/kol nokat͡ʃ am. dɛn nɔt wind and sɔn kɔm bɛt; dɛm se di/wɔn/we fit mek/mek di man tek im klɔt kɔmɔt na him strong pas. nɔt wind kɔm big in blo. i blo, blo, bloǃ bɔt di mɔ we i/de/blo na so di man de tek im kɔva-klɔt kɔva wɛl wɛl. na him nɔt wind kɔm taja kɔm stɔp. dɛn sɔn kɔm big in ʃajn lajk faja. naw naw evri ples dɔn hɔt so-te di man no kuku no di tajm we i tek im klɔt kɔmɔt. na him nɔt wind kɔm gri se sɔn na him strong pas. |
The North Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger, when a traveller came along wrapped in a warm cloak. They agreed that the one who first succeeded in making the traveller take his cloak off should be considered stronger than the other. Then the North Wind blew as hard as he could, but the more he blew the more closely did the traveller fold his cloak around him; and at last the North Wind gave up the attempt. Then the Sun shone out warmly, and immediately the traveller took off his cloak. And so the North Wind was obliged to confess that the Sun was the stronger of the two. |