leli
Little Redhood
won i leli
Once there was a little girl called Elenuna
elein liawa vuli
She was good, and wore a bright red hood
giasi
Elenuna lived beside a dark forest
won esuno " beba "
one day, her mother told her "Oh [take] to granny this vegetable soup. She's feeling unwell"
" liawa giasi : won iasin eliasi "
"but don't forget the rules of the forest: number 1 : don't stray from the path number 2: don't talk to wolves"
" " i leli iasin
I won't she replied as she set off along the path.
giawin
while going, she skipped
esuno wendo
The sun shone, the birds sang in the sky
leli
She (Elenuna) sang with them
eliasi vuli lugin leli
However, a big bad wolf was watching her.
He wanted to eat her, he came besire her
" "
He said "where are you going?"
" mi giasi beba is iagi "
"I'm going to my granny on the other side of the woods with this vegetable soup. She's feeling sick"
lugin
She showed the soup to the wolf
" giawin mi iasin leli " i
"You'd better be quick then, I know a short cut" said the wolf
lugin iasin leli giawin iasin begi
He showed her the short cut, then went on his own way.
iasin
His own way, also led to grannies house
leli " leli mi beba "
He knocked on the door, and said in a small voice, "I'm your grandchild, I have vegetable soup for you.
" leli mi "
"O come inside my grandchild she said"
won
The wolf came inside, and ate up this granny in one mouthful
elein elein liabei lugin is
He put on her clothes, and got into her bed in order to look like her.
When Elenuna arrived, he was ready.
leli " leli " " beba "
"It's your granddaughter" she said, "I have brought you some vegetable soup"
" " i
"O come in said the wolf"
leli giawin lugin begi " mi lugin vuli "
She came inside and looked and her grandmother. "O granny, your eyes have gotten soo big"
" lugin "
"This is very good so I can look at you."
" mi vuli "
"Oh my granny. your ears have gotten soo big"
" "
"this is very good so I can hear you"
" mi mi leli "
The wolf said, "O come closer, I'd like to taste some of your soup"
is leli lugin
She came closer, and looked closer.
" mi vuli "
"O my granny. your teeth have gotten soo big"
" "
"This is very good, so I can EAT you"
giawin wiawa liabei leli won
The wolf leapt from the bed, got hold of Elenuna, and gobbled her up in one mouthful
liabei liabei
Once he finished, he went to sleep, and snored
giawin i giasi
However, Walking beside this house was a woodcutter.
liabei " mezuni liabei "
He heard the snoring and thought, "The old lady here doesn't snore this loud."
lugin lugin lugin liabei
He looked in the window, and saw a wolf sleeping.
begi
he entered the house, and , using his axe cut the wolf in two.
i i
Out from his guts came Elenuna and Granny.
lugin beba
They all looked at the soup Elenuna had brought.
" i beba "
"Do you think this soup would like some meat", suggested Elenuna