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cali gālī sūryuḍū / tamalō evaru goppa ani vādistū uṇḍagā / oka prayāṇīkuḍu / kambaḷī kappukuni ā dārini vaccɛ̄ḍu. / atanicɛ̄ta kambaḷī tīyincina vāḷḷē goppa vāḷḷu / ani oppukunnāru. / appuḍu / cali gāli sādhyamaynanta ekkuvagā vīsindi. / caligāli ekkuvayna koddī / ā prayāṇīkuḍu kambaḷī gaṭṭigā kappukunnāḍu. / civaraki caligāli / tana prayatnam viramincindi. / taravāta sūryuḍu veccagā / prakāsincɛ̄ḍu. / veṇṭanē prayāṇīkuḍu kambaḷī tīsēsɛ̄ḍu. / anduvalla / caligāli tanakanna sūryuḍē goppa ani / oppukō valasi vaccindi. |
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. |