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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 ...
Di sada tingki, adong ma sada kaluarga Pidong Si Putik tinggal di sada garasi.
Di sada ari, natorasni Pidong on lao ma habang laho mangalului siallang on
ni nasida dohot anakhon na i, alai tinggal ma anakhon na i holan halaki di
jabu.
Dung sadia leleng, ro ma mulak Bapa ni Pidong on tu asar na i.
“Aha na masa?” ise na mambahen hamu mabiar, “Songon na mabiar hian hamu
sude!” nina Bapa ni Pidong on.
“Songon on, Bapa,” nina anak na i, “adong apala ipe ro sada mahluk na
roa hian dung i balga hian. Berengon songon na laga dung i seram hian, di bereng
ma asar na mi bollang. Mabiar hian hami alani i!”
“Ido nga tu dia ibana?” nina Bapa na i.
“Hmm, dompak an do ra lao,” nina halak i.
“Paette ma di son!” nina Bapa na i, “Asa hu lumba ibana.” Dung sadia leleng,
lao ma Bapa nai habang mangalumba mahluk i.
Dung sahat ibana di inganan ni si mahluk i, tarida ma sada Babiat na mardalan-dalan
di si.
Alai dang mabiar Pidong i tusi Babiat i. Pintor songgop ma ibana tu tanggrung
ni Babiat i jala di songgak ma ibana. “Aha do maksutmu ro tu jabu na mi?” nina
Bapa ni Pidong i jala pabiar-biar anakhon hu?” dang di pardulihon Babiat i
hata ni Pidong i jala torus ibana lao.
Alani i, disonggak Pidong i ma muse mansai gogo tu si Babiat i, “Asa iboto
ho, dang adong urusan mu di jabu ku! Awas molo ro ho muse sahali nai,” jawab
ni si Babiat i, “Ba ni ida ma hadoan! Ise haroa na lomo rohana tu jabum?” Nina
Babiat i huhut mangangkat pat na sambariba. “Molo barani ho, huropang annong
tanggurung mi hatop!”
Dung i, habang ma Pidong i tu asar na i.
“Nunga beres be amang,” nina Bapa na i, “nunga hu leon parsiajaran tu
si parjahat i. Dang na barani ro be i.”