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Now that you've had time to read the guide and flip through the dictionary, please have fun practicing your reading skills with this famous Chinese fable.

jansona en soweliona

jansonapitenpomute lilon- lijo- esowelitawa. tenposunowan-la soweliona litawa- matomopijanike. tenpo-pikutenila janmutepimatomopijansona litoki- e_ni- tawa- ona- ..sowelisina litawa-a! ni- liikewawaa.! jansona likute- litokisona e_ni-

..ken-la..

tenpo-pisunosinla sowelitawa likamasin tawa- jansona taso sowelimuteante-pimatomopijanike lilonpoka ona-. janmutepimatomopijansona litoki- e_ni- tawa- ona- ..sowelisina likamasin tawa- sina- kepeken- soweliantemutea-. ni- liponawawaa.! jansona likute- litokisona e_ni-

..ken-la..

janlilipijansona lialasa- tawa- lonsewi pisowelisinwan-la ona- litawaanpa tan- sewisoweli lipakala- e_nokaona. janmutepimatomopijansona litoki- e_ni- tawa- ona- ..janlilisina- lipakalaa- e_nokaona! ni- liikewawaa.! jansona likute- litokisona e_ni-

..ken-la..

lon- ma-pijansonala utalawawa likama-. janalepitenpolili liwileutala ejanikemutemute. janlilipijansona lipakala- e_nokaonala ona- liwileala utala-. ona- limoliala.

ken-la ijoike lilon- taso ona- liikelon anu ponalon? ike- liike- tawa- miale taso mi- kenalasona- elon-. tenpotaso- lisona- elon- lipana- esonalon tawa- miale.

Transliteration

jan sona en soweli ona

jan sona pi tenpo mute li lon li jo o soweli tawa. tenpo suno wan la soweli ona li tawa ma tomo pi jan ike. tenpo pi kute ni la, jan mute pi ma tomo pi jan sona li toki e ni tawa ona: “soweli sina li tawa a! ni li ike wawa a!” jan sona li kute li toki sona e ni:

“ken la”

tenpo pi suno sin la, soweli tawa li kama sin tawa jan sona, taso soweli mute ante pi ma tomo pi jan ike li lon poka ona. jan mute pi ma tomo pi jan sona li toki e ni tawa ona: “soweli sina li kama sin tawa sina kepeken soweli ante mute a. ni li pona wawa a!” jan sona li kute li toki sona e ni:

“ken la”

jan lili pi jan sona li alasa tawa lon sewi pi soweli sin wan la, ona li tawa anpa tan sewi soweli, li pakala e noka ona. jan mute pi ma tomo pi jan sona li toki e ni tawa ona: “jan lili sina li pakala a e noka ona! ni li ike wawa a!” jan sona li kute li toki sona e ni:

“ken la”

lon ma pi jan sona la, utala wawa li kama. jan ale pi tenpo lili li wile utala e jan ike mute mute. jan lili pi jan sona li pakala e noka ona la, ona li wile ala utala. ona li moli ala.

ken la, ijo ike li lon, taso ona li ike lon anu pona lon? ike li ike tawa mi ale, taso mi ken ala sona e lon. tenpo taso li sona e lon, li pana e sona lon tawa mi ale.