Zakho, Jewish: Lazy Boy and the King's Daughter/precious as salt

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Transcribed by	Source	Speakers	Place
Oz Aloni	Aloni, Oz. 2014. The Neo-Aramaic Speaking Jewish Community of Zakho: A Survey of the Oral Culture. Saarbrücken: Lambert.	Samra Zaqen, Batya Aloni, Oz Aloni	Jerusalem (2011)

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0:00	SZ: ʾàzˈ ʾə́swa xa marre tèʾnaˈ ʾo-ᴴbaḥúrᴴ dət teʾna maḥkyànnalox,ˈ ha wət šmìʾa dida ᴴkanərʾéᴴ?ˈ BA: làʾ.ˈʾə́swa xa ᴴbaḥúrᴴ, ᴴméʾod méʾod yafèᴴ wele.ˈ ᴴmuxšàr,ˈ ṭòv,ˈ yafèᴴ.ˈ kúllu ʿálam g-žàġliˈ u-mpárnəsi gyànu,ˈ g-ózi šoʾàle.ˈ ʾawa g-er la, là-g-bewa. bábe yəmme mjozèluˈ mən maḥkòyeˈ ‘kappàroxˈ si žġòlˈ d-gòrətˈ dəd yàtwətˈ did haʾ..., ma p-áwe bəd-bèsa?!ˈ mà-lox?!’ˈ SZ: ʾàzˈ ʾə́swa xa marre tèʾnaˈ ʾo-ᴴbaḥúrᴴ dət teʾna maḥkyànnalox,ˈ ha wət šmìʾa dida ᴴkanərʾéᴴ?ˈ BA: làʾ.ˈʾə́swa xa ᴴbaḥúrᴴ, ᴴméʾod méʾod yafèᴴ wele.ˈ ᴴmuxšàr,ˈ ṭòv,ˈ yafèᴴ.ˈ kúllu ʿálam g-žàġliˈ u-mpárnəsi gyànu,ˈ g-ózi šoʾàle.ˈ ʾawa g-er la, là-g-bewa. bábe yəmme mjozèluˈ mən maḥkòyeˈ ‘kappàroxˈ si žġòlˈ d-gòrətˈ dəd yàtwətˈ did haʾ..., ma p-áwe bəd-bèsa?!ˈ mà-lox?!’ˈ	SZ: ‘So there was one—call it—a fig tree. The young man of the fig tree, it seems that you have heard it? BA: No. SZ: There was [once] a young man, he was very, very handsome. [He was] talented, good, handsome. Everybody else worked to support themselves, doing their work. [But] he said no, he did not want to. His parents got exhausted by talking. ‘Darling, go work in order that you marry, in order that you may settle down, what about [your] home? What is it with you?’
	la g-žàġlən g-ér. la g-žàġəl ᴴʿaṣlā́nᴴ.ˈ là g-žaġəl,ˈ BA: kaṣlā̀n.ˈ SZ: hèˈ, ᴴʿaṣlā́nᴴ-kaṣlā̀n, SZ: hile dmìxa xa teʾna.ˈ la g-žàġlən g-ér. la g-žàġəl ᴴʿaṣlā́nᴴ.ˈ là g-žaġəl,ˈ BA: kaṣlā̀n.ˈ SZ: hèˈ, ᴴʿaṣlā́nᴴ-kaṣlā̀n, SZ: hile dmìxa xa teʾna.ˈ	‘I shall not work,’ he said. He does not work, the lazy [one]! He does not work. BA: Lazy. SZ: Yes, [he is] lazy (H), lazy (A), he sleeps under a fig tree.
	ʾèha,ˈ ḥakóme d-áy bàžər,ˈ ʾə́tle ṭḷahá bnàsa.ˈ mutwíle kút-ṭḷahùnˈ g-émər sàwunˈ bǹasi,ˈ măni bəž g-əbèli?ˈ ʾèha,ˈ ḥakóme d-áy bàžər,ˈ ʾə́tle ṭḷahá bnàsa.ˈ mutwíle kút-ṭḷahùnˈ g-émər sàwunˈ bǹasi,ˈ măni bəž g-əbèli?ˈ	Well, the king of that city, he has three daughters. He sat the three of them down, he says ‘come, my daughters, who [of you] loves me more?’
	ʾay-rábsa g-ə́mra ‘bàbi,ˈ g-əbánnox qčīn mə́lkəd dùnye,ˈ kmá g-əbánne ʾe-bohəráət-dùnye,ˈ ʾáhət g-əbánnox ʾòṭo.’ˈ ‘g-əbàtti.’ˈ ʾay-xét g-érra ‘bráti kmá-g-əbàtti?’ˈ g-əmrá ‘mád-mə́rra xàsi.ˈ qčīn bohoráət ʾèniˈ u-ᴴbriyútᴴ dídi g-bànnox.’ˈ g-ér ‘ʾáy trè.’ˈ ʾay-rábsa g-ə́mra ‘bàbi,ˈ g-əbánnox qčīn mə́lkəd dùnye,ˈ kmá g-əbánne ʾe-bohəráət-dùnye,ˈ ʾáhət g-əbánnox ʾòṭo.’ˈ ‘g-əbàtti.’ˈ ʾay-xét g-érra ‘bráti kmá-g-əbàtti?’ˈ g-əmrá ‘mád-mə́rra xàsi.ˈ qčīn bohoráət ʾèniˈ u-ᴴbriyútᴴ dídi g-bànnox.’ˈ g-ér ‘ʾáy trè.’ˈ	The oldest says My father, I love you like the king of the world. As much as I love the light of the world, I love you so. [the king say: Indeed] you love me. The other [daughter,] he [the king] says to her: ‘My daughter how much do you love me?’ She says ‘Whatever my sister has said. Like the light of my eyes and my health I love you.’ He says That was the second.’
	məséle ʾay-zùrta,ˈ ‘bráti ʾā́t kmá g-əbàtti?’ˈ g-ə̀mraˈ bàbiˈ g-əbànnoxˈ qčīn mə́lxa dəd g-dáre ʾəl qə̀zra ṃáṭo p̣-óya basə́mtaˈ ʾoto g-əbànnox.ˈ məséle ʾay-zùrta,ˈ ‘bráti ʾā́t kmá g-əbàtti?’ˈ g-ə̀mraˈ bàbiˈ g-əbànnoxˈ qčīn mə́lxa dəd g-dáre ʾəl qə̀zra ṃáṭo p̣-óya basə́mtaˈ ʾoto g-əbànnox.ˈ	He brought the youngest one. ‘My daughter, and you, how much do you love me?’ She says ‘My father, I love you like the salt they put in cooked food, the way it makes [the food] delicious, so I love you.’
	‘owà!ˈ mux-mə́lxa g-əbátti bàs?!ˈ g-er ʾáhat lá-g-nafʾat ṭàḷi,ˈ šqól čáṇṭa dídax u-sè.ˈ la-g-yawə́nnax čù-məndi.ˈ ʾánya tré bnási=lu, ʾáhat léat-bràti,ˈ wí!’ˈ ‘owà!ˈ mux-mə́lxa g-əbátti bàs?!ˈ g-er ʾáhat lá-g-nafʾat ṭàḷi,ˈ šqól čáṇṭa dídax u-sè.ˈ la-g-yawə́nnax čù-məndi.ˈ ʾánya tré bnási=lu, ʾáhat léat-bràti,ˈ wí!’ˈ	‘Oh! You love me only like salt?!’ He says ‘you are not [good] enough for me, take your bag and go [away]. I shall not give you anything. Those two are my daughters, you are not my daughter, you!’
	gə́mra ᴴbəsséder ā́băᴴ,ˈ ᴴmá še-ʾatá ʾamárta,ᴴ màši.ˈ mád-g-ə́mrət,ˈ ᴴʾaní mekabèlet.ᴴˈ ha ʾáya wèla.ˈ gə́mra ᴴbəsséder ā́băᴴ,ˈ ᴴmá še-ʾatá ʾamárta,ᴴ màši.ˈ mád-g-ə́mrət,ˈ ᴴʾaní mekabèlet.ᴴˈ ha ʾáya wèla.ˈ	She says ‘Okay father, whatever you have said, so it shall be. Whatever you say, I accept.’ So this is what happened.
	ʾé šqə́llaˈ čáṇṭa dída èka b-áza?ˈ ʾəla daw ᴴkéremᴴ dəd bàba.ˈ ʾə́tle ᴴkéremᴴ rùwwa,ˈ g-əmra bán yátwan tàmaˈ b-ozáni xa ᴴpinà.ᴴˈ k-xázyan híl dóqan gyàni,ˈ má ʾòzan má la-ʾozàn.ˈ ʾé šqə́llaˈ čáṇṭa dída èka b-áza?ˈ ʾəla daw ᴴkéremᴴ dəd bàba.ˈ ʾə́tle ᴴkéremᴴ rùwwa,ˈ g-əmra bán yátwan tàmaˈ b-ozáni xa ᴴpinà.ᴴˈ k-xázyan híl dóqan gyàni,ˈ má ʾòzan má la-ʾozàn.ˈ	She took her bag, where shall she go? If not to that vineyard of her father. He has a large vineyard. She says [to herself], ‘I shall go and stay there. I will make there a place for myself. I will wait there until I collect myself, [decide] what to do and what not to do.’
	g-èzaˈ k-xàzya,ˈ wéla čáṇṭa ʾə̀mma,ˈ k-xázya xá ᴴbaḥùr,ᴴˈ sqìla,ˈ jəndàya,ˈ ᴴbaḥùr,ᴴˈ wéle šṭíḥa xe tèʾna.ˈ maxyále hənna, pehne, ᴴqúm qúm mà ʾata...ᴴˈ qày wət dmíxa ʾàxxa?!ˈ ᴴló matʾím lexá baḥúr yáfe,ᴴ jəndàya,ˈ qày wət tíwa xé tèʾna?!ˈ g-èzaˈ k-xàzya,ˈ wéla čáṇṭa ʾə̀mma,ˈ k-xázya xá ᴴbaḥùr,ᴴˈ sqìla,ˈ jəndàya,ˈ ᴴbaḥùr,ᴴˈ wéle šṭíḥa xe tèʾna.ˈ maxyále hənna, pehne, ᴴqúm qúm mà ʾata...ᴴˈ qày wət dmíxa ʾàxxa?!ˈ ᴴló matʾím lexá baḥúr yáfe,ᴴ jəndàya,ˈ qày wət tíwa xé tèʾna?!ˈ	She goes off with her bag and sees a young man—a handsome, good-looking young man lying under a fig tree. She strikes him with this, kicks. ‘Get up! What are you... why are you sleeping here? It does not suit you, a handsome good-looking good-quality young man, why are you sitting under the fig tree?!’
	g-ḕmərˈ ʾanaˈ lebi ʾozən tèʾne,ˈ gó nàpla xá go-pə̀mmi baxlə̀nna.ˈ qá qlòʿ!, g-əmrále, qlòʿ!ˈ téʾne nápla go-pə̀mmeˈ b-āxə̀lla!ˈ g-ḕmərˈ ʾanaˈ lebi ʾozən tèʾne,ˈ gó nàpla xá go-pə̀mmi baxlə̀nna.ˈ qá qlòʿ!, g-əmrále, qlòʿ!ˈ téʾne nápla go-pə̀mmeˈ b-āxə̀lla!ˈ	He says, ‘I can’t pluck figs [for myself], one [fig] shall fall into my mouth and I shall eat it.’ ‘Go away!’ she tells him, ‘Go away! A fig shall fall into his mouth and he shall eat it!’ she tells him.
	g-emə́rraˈ háwa-má b-daryát-bi ha[ware],ˈ g-ə́mra b-daryàn box hawàre!ˈ qu l-ʾàqle, qu-l-ʾáqle, ʾátta!ˈ laxwa hằʾ ʾahá b-šáqlan šə́ffət ʿarṃóṭa u-b-àsyan ʾə̀llox!ˈ zə́lla nčə́lla šəffət ʿarṃóṭa, tràq!ˈ mxéla l-ʾàqlase.ˈ g-emə́rraˈ háwa-má b-daryát-bi ha[ware],ˈ g-ə́mra b-daryàn box hawàre!ˈ qu l-ʾàqle, qu-l-ʾáqle, ʾátta!ˈ laxwa hằʾ ʾahá b-šáqlan šə́ffət ʿarṃóṭa u-b-àsyan ʾə̀llox!ˈ zə́lla nčə́lla šəffət ʿarṃóṭa, tràq!ˈ mxéla l-ʾàqlase.ˈ	He says to her ‘But why are you yelling at me?’ She says ‘I will yell at you! Get up on [your] feet! Get up on [your] feet! Now! ‘If not so, at this very moment I will take a branch of a pomegranate tree and I will come at you!’ She went and broke off a branch of a pomegranate tree and crack! She hit him on his legs.
	murə̀mle ʾáqle,ˈ mùrəmle ʾáqle,ˈ ‘xáy ṭàlax mà-g-əbát?’ˈ g-er ‘mà-g-əbán?ˈ ʾána brát-ḥakóma wán kpə̀nta.ˈ g-ə́ban ʾáhət zonə́tti ʾixàla,ˈ ᴴʾaválᴴ b-žàġlət!ˈ murə̀mle ʾáqle,ˈ mùrəmle ʾáqle,ˈ ‘xáy ṭàlax mà-g-əbát?’ˈ g-er ‘mà-g-əbán?ˈ ʾána brát-ḥakóma wán kpə̀nta.ˈ g-ə́ban ʾáhət zonə́tti ʾixàla,ˈ ᴴʾaválᴴ b-žàġlət!ˈ	He got up and made a run for it. ‘Oh dear woman, what do you want?’ She says ‘What do I want? I am a daughter of a king, [and I am] hungry. I want you to buy food for me, but [you must] work!
	ʾózət ʾarbà qrúšeˈ ʾózət ṭḷàha qrùše,ˈ zonə́ttu-li píta u-màd-sèle,ˈ mesə́tti ʾixàla.’ˈ ‘xáy ṭàlaxˈ ʾána lén žġìla,ˈ ʾána lá-k-íʾən zònənˈ lá-k-íʾən žàġlən.’ˈ ʾózət ʾarbà qrúšeˈ ʾózət ṭḷàha qrùše,ˈ zonə́ttu-li píta u-màd-sèle,ˈ mesə́tti ʾixàla.’ˈ ‘xáy ṭàlaxˈ ʾána lén žġìla,ˈ ʾána lá-k-íʾən zònənˈ lá-k-íʾən žàġlən.’ˈ	Make four Qurushes, make three Qurushes, buy with them a pitta for me, and whatever you earn, bring me food.’ ‘Dear woman, I do not have a job, I do not know [how] to buy, I do not know [how] to work.’
	gə́mra lá-g-bàrya!ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ zə̀lle,ˈ zə́lle l-šùqˈ xáy ṭálox ta-dó-g-er čánṭa dídox hálile, háli xá qùruš.ˈ xáy ṭálox ó hə́nna dídox b-šaqlànne,ˈ b-ozánnox xá šùlaˈ háli xá, xá šilìn.ˈ gə́mra lá-g-bàrya!ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ zə̀lle,ˈ zə́lle l-šùqˈ xáy ṭálox ta-dó-g-er čánṭa dídox hálile, háli xá qùruš.ˈ xáy ṭálox ó hə́nna dídox b-šaqlànne,ˈ b-ozánnox xá šùlaˈ háli xá, xá šilìn.ˈ	She says ‘This cannot be!’ He ran off, he went he went to the market. ‘Dear man,’ he says to that [man], ‘Give me your bag [and let me carry it], then give me one Qurush [in return]. ‘Dear man I will carry that thing of yours, I will do some work for you, [I beg you] give me one, one shilling [in return].’
	xá tré šīlíne ʾùzle,ˈ trè,ˈ zəlle hiwile b-xa zwaʾta u, mád mése g-ə̀ba,ˈ hiwíle b-xá kád ṃàyaˈ u-xápča zwàʾteˈ u-msèle-la.ˈ mə́rra ᴴpsèder,ᴴˈ ʾə́dyo ʾànwaˈ bə́ne bə̀š-tov.ˈ ysá tu ʾàxlax. xá tré šīlíne ʾùzle,ˈ trè,ˈ zəlle hiwile b-xa zwaʾta u, mád mése g-ə̀ba,ˈ hiwíle b-xá kád ṃàyaˈ u-xápča zwàʾteˈ u-msèle-la.ˈ mə́rra ᴴpsèder,ᴴˈ ʾə́dyo ʾànwaˈ bə́ne bə̀š-tov.ˈ ysá tu ʾàxlax.	He made one or two shillings, two [perhaps], then he went and gave them [in exchange] for a loaf [of bread] and, she enjoys whatever he brings, He gave them for one jug of water and some loaves, and brought to her. She said ‘Okay, today these, tomorrow [you will do] better. ‘Come sit, we shall eat.’
	xə̀lle,ˈ qə́mla g-əmràˈ de ‘qùˈ šqól hə̀nna,ˈ jəʾóza, qtóʾ ṭàrpe,ˈ u-máttu ʾáxxa ʾóz xá ᴴmìta,ᴴˈ xa ṭàliˈ xa ṭàlox,ˈ b-dámxax, ʾèka b-dámxax?’ˈ ʾuzlu ṭàrpeˈ ʾùzla...ˈ ʾúzla-la múx qaprána múx ᴴsukkà,ᴴˈ g-əmrá-le de-áhat dmóx tàma.ˈ xə̀lle,ˈ qə́mla g-əmràˈ de ‘qùˈ šqól hə̀nna,ˈ jəʾóza, qtóʾ ṭàrpe,ˈ u-máttu ʾáxxa ʾóz xá ᴴmìta,ᴴˈ xa ṭàliˈ xa ṭàlox,ˈ b-dámxax, ʾèka b-dámxax?’ˈ ʾuzlu ṭàrpeˈ ʾùzla...ˈ ʾúzla-la múx qaprána múx ᴴsukkà,ᴴˈ g-əmrá-le de-áhat dmóx tàma.ˈ	He ate, she got up and said ‘Well get up! Take that thing, an axe, cut some branches (lit. leaves) and put [them down] here, make a bed, one for me and one for you. We shall sleep, [otherwise] where will we sleep?’ They prepared some branches (lit. leaves) and made... she made for herself a kind of booth, like a Sukkah, she tells him: ‘Well, you sleep there.’
	qə́mla m-bə́nokeˈ g-ə́mra ‘mènəxˈ šə́ffət ʿarmóṭa wéle ʾə̀mmi,ˈ ʾán qèmətˈ ʾan hăʾ ʾahá mazrəqánna kúlla làšox!’ˈ tráq wa-tràq!ˈ g-ér ‘lá xay ṭálax lá-qaṭlátti b-qemə̀n,ˈ mád g-əmrát b-òzən!’ˈ mə́rra ‘si l-šúqa hàyya!ˈ sáʿa ʾə́č̣ʾa g-ə́ban ʾixàla!’ˈ qə́mla m-bə́nokeˈ g-ə́mra ‘mènəxˈ šə́ffət ʿarmóṭa wéle ʾə̀mmi,ˈ ʾán qèmətˈ ʾan hăʾ ʾahá mazrəqánna kúlla làšox!’ˈ tráq wa-tràq!ˈ g-ér ‘lá xay ṭálax lá-qaṭlátti b-qemə̀n,ˈ mád g-əmrát b-òzən!’ˈ mə́rra ‘si l-šúqa hàyya!ˈ sáʿa ʾə́č̣ʾa g-ə́ban ʾixàla!’ˈ	She rose in the morning and says ‘Look, the stick of the pomegranate tree is [here] with me. Either you rise or I will make your whole body blue right now. Crack! Crack! He says ‘No dear woman! Do not kill me! I will get up, whatever you say I will do!’ She said: ‘Go to the market quickly! At nine o'clock I want food!’
	g-ér ‘méka mesə́nnax ʾixàla?’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘mèka?ˈ žġṑl!ˈ már ta-dó hálli šùlaˈ már tá-dó, ṃàṭo?’ˈ ‘lá, là-g-yawíli,ˈ g-éra b-yawìlox.’ˈ g-ér ‘méka mesə́nnax ʾixàla?’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘mèka?ˈ žġṑl!ˈ már ta-dó hálli šùlaˈ már tá-dó, ṃàṭo?’ˈ ‘lá, là-g-yawíli,ˈ g-éra b-yawìlox.’ˈ	He says ‘Where will I bring you food from?’ She says ‘Where from? Work! Say to this [person] give me work, say to this [other person], how?’ ‘No they will not give me [work]’, she says ‘They will give you.’
	zə́lle go xa ᴴḥanútᴴ ‘xáy ṭàloxˈ ʾána qèmən,ˈ màrmən,ˈ b-ozə́nnox ᴴkèlimᴴˈ b-ozə̀nnox,ˈ háma hálli tre-ṭḷàhaˈ, tre-ṭḷaha hə̀nnaˈ, fə́lse,ˈ pàreˈ, āséli xa zwàʾta.’ˈ g-er ‘hàwwa.’ˈ zə́lle go xa ᴴḥanútᴴ ‘xáy ṭàloxˈ ʾána qèmən,ˈ màrmən,ˈ b-ozə́nnox ᴴkèlimᴴˈ b-ozə̀nnox,ˈ háma hálli tre-ṭḷàhaˈ, tre-ṭḷaha hə̀nnaˈ, fə́lse,ˈ pàreˈ, āséli xa zwàʾta.’ˈ g-er ‘hàwwa.’ˈ	He went to a certain shop. ‘Dear man, I will stand up, lift [your cargo], I will wash up for you, just give me two or three of those things, pennies, money, so that I can get a loaf [of bread].’ He says ‘Okay.’
	g-er ‘xaráe b-ásən ʾátta b-žáġlən héš ṭàlox,ˈ bás ʾátta hálli xàpča,ˈ b-žaġlə́nnox xá sáʿa tré híl ʾə̀č̣ʾaˈ u-hàlliˈ xápča páre b-án zónən xá zwàʾta,ˈ ʾázən ʾaxlə́nna u-b-dàʾrən.’ˈ g-érre ‘tòv.’ˈ g-er ‘xaráe b-ásən ʾátta b-žáġlən héš ṭàlox,ˈ bás ʾátta hálli xàpča,ˈ b-žaġlə́nnox xá sáʿa tré híl ʾə̀č̣ʾaˈ u-hàlliˈ xápča páre b-án zónən xá zwàʾta,ˈ ʾázən ʾaxlə́nna u-b-dàʾrən.’ˈ g-érre ‘tòv.’ˈ	He says ‘Later on I will come and work more for you again, but now give me some [money], I will work [for] you one [or] two hour[s] until nine, then give me some money [in order that] I shall go buy a loaf, I shall go and eat it and return.’ He [the man] says ‘All right.’
	húlle-le xápča pàre,ˈ zə́lle zúnne zwàʾta,ˈ zúnne-la xápča xàlwa,ˈ zùnne-la,ˈ zúnne-la xa mə́ndi xèta,ˈ g-er šud hawe tre ʾawae, soʾa. məsséle g-əmra de ‘tù,ˈ b-ʾaxlaxlu, ᴴmahérᴴ si ʾoz ta ᴴṣohràyim,ᴴˈ g-ə́be žàġlət.’ˈ húlle-le xápča pàre,ˈ zə́lle zúnne zwàʾta,ˈ zúnne-la xápča xàlwa,ˈ zùnne-la,ˈ zúnne-la xa mə́ndi xèta,ˈ g-er šud hawe tre ʾawae, soʾa. məsséle g-əmra de ‘tù,ˈ b-ʾaxlaxlu, ᴴmahérᴴ si ʾoz ta ᴴṣohràyim,ᴴˈ g-ə́be žàġlət.’ˈ	[The man] gave him some money, he went and bought a loaf of bread, he bought for her some milk, he bought for her, he bought for her another thing so that she is satisfied. He says [to himself] ‘Let there be two things.’ He brought [those things], she says ‘Well sit down, we shall eat. Quickly! go work for lunch [so that we could have lunch], you must work.’
	g-ér ‘háwwaˈ dúqli xa dùqa.’ˈ zə́lle kəz-daw-nàša,ˈ sṃə́ṭle ṭàle,ˈ ʾúzle ṭále, pə́šla sáʿa xà,ˈ húlle-le xápča pàre,ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ zwiníle ʾixàla,ˈ ṭále, ṭàlaˈ ᴴzèhu.ᴴˈ g-ér ‘háwwaˈ dúqli xa dùqa.’ˈ zə́lle kəz-daw-nàša,ˈ sṃə́ṭle ṭàle,ˈ ʾúzle ṭále, pə́šla sáʿa xà,ˈ húlle-le xápča pàre,ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ zwiníle ʾixàla,ˈ ṭále, ṭàlaˈ ᴴzèhu.ᴴˈ	He says ‘Well then, I have found a certain place [to work in].’ He went [again] to that person, washed dishes for him, did [some work] for him, it became one o’clock. He gave him some money, he ran off and bought food for himself and for her. That is it.
	xà-yoma,ˈ trè,ˈ ṭḷàha,ˈ ʾàrba,ˈ pə́šle ᴴben-adàm,ᴴˈ BA: pəšle ᴴben-ădàm.ᴴˈ SZ: qə̀mle,ˈ žġə̀le, u ḥzə̀qle,ˈ g-əmràleˈ ‘hátxa lá-g-bàrya,ˈ ʾóz šùla.’ˈ ‘má ʾòzən?ˈ g-ə́mra xzí nàšeˈ g-ézi l-ṣìweˈ, sìˈ, mpol bàsru.’ˈ xà-yoma,ˈ trè,ˈ ṭḷàha,ˈ ʾàrba,ˈ pə́šle ᴴben-adàm,ᴴˈ BA: pəšle ᴴben-ădàm.ᴴˈ SZ: qə̀mle,ˈ žġə̀le, u ḥzə̀qle,ˈ g-əmràleˈ ‘hátxa lá-g-bàrya,ˈ ʾóz šùla.’ˈ ‘má ʾòzən?ˈ g-ə́mra xzí nàšeˈ g-ézi l-ṣìweˈ, sìˈ, mpol bàsru.’ˈ	[After] a day, two, three or four, he became a decent human being. BA: He became a human being. SZ: He rose, worked and became stronger. She told him ‘It cannot stay this way, [you must] do [some real] work.’ ‘What shall I do?’ She says, ‘Look for men going to [cut] wood and follow them.’
	g-er ‘látli jaʾòza,ˈ u-látli xóla,ˈ u-látli parpə̀šte,ˈ u-làtli...’ g-əmra ‘ʾána b-zonàn-nox.’ˈ zùnna-leˈ zə́lla zúnna háyya háyya b-šùqa,ˈ mséla qam-yasrálu ʾə̀lle,ˈ qam-daryále jaʾóza b-kàpe.ˈ g-er ‘látli jaʾòza,ˈ u-látli xóla,ˈ u-látli parpə̀šte,ˈ u-làtli...’ g-əmra ‘ʾána b-zonàn-nox.’ˈ zùnna-leˈ zə́lla zúnna háyya háyya b-šùqa,ˈ mséla qam-yasrálu ʾə̀lle,ˈ qam-daryále jaʾóza b-kàpe.ˈ	He says ‘I do not have an axe, and I do not have a rope, and I do not have backpack, and I do not have...’ She says ‘I will buy [those items] for you.’ She bought [them] for him, she went and bought [them] very quickly in the market. She brought and tied [those tools] to him, put the axe in his hand.
	sáʿa ʾárba qam-maqimàleˈ mə́rra šə́ffət ʿarmóṭa sèle,ˈ qú, ḥmól l-ʾàqle,ˈ welu siwaye b-iðala l-ṣiwe.ˈ ʾərə́qle bàsru.ˈ zə́lla mèrra-lu gə́mraˈ ʾís ʾó ᴴbaḥúrᴴ náblule ʾə́moxun ʿawón=ile málpule,ˈ héš ᴴḥadàšᴴ=híle,ˈ g-ə́mri ᴴbesèder.ᴴˈ sáʿa ʾárba qam-maqimàleˈ mə́rra šə́ffət ʿarmóṭa sèle,ˈ qú, ḥmól l-ʾàqle,ˈ welu siwaye b-iðala l-ṣiwe.ˈ ʾərə́qle bàsru.ˈ zə́lla mèrra-lu gə́mraˈ ʾís ʾó ᴴbaḥúrᴴ náblule ʾə́moxun ʿawón=ile málpule,ˈ héš ᴴḥadàšᴴ=híle,ˈ g-ə́mri ᴴbesèder.ᴴˈ	She woke him up at four o’clock and said ‘The pomegranate stick has arrived, get up, stand up on [your] legs.’ There were [some] woodchoppers on their way to [chop] wood. He ran after them. She came and said to them, she says ‘There is this young man, take him with you, it is a sin [not to help him], teach him. He is new [to the job].’ They say ‘Okay.’
	lə́ple zə́lle məséla xa kàrta,ˈ hiwále b-xa rupìaˈ séle xə́llu štèlu.ˈ xá yoma tré ṭḷàha,ˈ xá yoma ʿaqə́lle mə̀rre-leˈ ‘kúd-yom ʾásən qáṭʾən ṣìwe?ˈ lə́ple zə́lle məséla xa kàrta,ˈ hiwále b-xa rupìaˈ séle xə́llu štèlu.ˈ xá yoma tré ṭḷàha,ˈ xá yoma ʿaqə́lle mə̀rre-leˈ ‘kúd-yom ʾásən qáṭʾən ṣìwe?ˈ	He learned [the skill] and went and brought a load [of wood], and sold it for one rupee. [After] one day, two or three, one day, his mind told him: ‘Should I come and cut wood every day?
	qémən qaṭʾèna?ˈ wel ʾís hə́nna, ᴴmaʿarà,ᴴˈ ʾàxxa,ˈ qaṭʾə́nna ṃāḷə́nna ʾé ᴴmaʿarà,ᴴˈ u-xárae b-ásən nàqlənnu,ˈ kúd-yom ʾəsrá-naqle mèsən kú-damma,ˈ b-yawíli xà gólda’ˈ gə-mráxwala gòldaˈ ʾəsrá-ᴴšekel,ᴴˈ xámši ᴴšèkal,ᴴ’ˈ ʾay b-yawə́nnu ṭàla,ˈ b-áxlax p-šàtax.’ˈ qémən qaṭʾèna?ˈ wel ʾís hə́nna, ᴴmaʿarà,ᴴˈ ʾàxxa,ˈ qaṭʾə́nna ṃāḷə́nna ʾé ᴴmaʿarà,ᴴˈ u-xárae b-ásən nàqlənnu,ˈ kúd-yom ʾəsrá-naqle mèsən kú-damma,ˈ b-yawíli xà gólda’ˈ gə-mráxwala gòldaˈ ʾəsrá-ᴴšekel,ᴴˈ xámši ᴴšèkal,ᴴ’ˈ ʾay b-yawə́nnu ṭàla,ˈ b-áxlax p-šàtax.’ˈ	I should rise and cut? There is such-and-such thing, a cave, here, I will cut [the wood] and fill up this cave, and afterwards I will come and take it away. Every day I shall bring [wood] ten times, each time they will give me one Golda’—we used to call it Golda, ten Shekels, fifty Shekels—‘I shall give those to her, we will eat and drink.’
	mutwìleˈ séle, mzobə̀nne,ˈ xá, tré-ga zə́lle u-sèle,ˈ ʾaw-léle dmə̀xle,ˈ qə́mle dórt-yom zə̀lle,ˈ nobə́lle ṭánga díde, zə́lle ṃā̀ḷeˈ mutwìleˈ séle, mzobə̀nne,ˈ xá, tré-ga zə́lle u-sèle,ˈ ʾaw-léle dmə̀xle,ˈ qə́mle dórt-yom zə̀lle,ˈ nobə́lle ṭánga díde, zə́lle ṃā̀ḷeˈ	He placed [the wood in the cave], came and sold. Once, twice, he went and came [back]. At that night he slept. He rose on the next day and went [away], he carried his saddle strap, went and filled [his bag with wood].
	k-xàze,ˈ ʾànyaˈ ʾísən ᴴšodedìm,ᴴˈ k-ési b-dámxi go-ᴴmaʿarà.ᴴˈ k-ése k-xáze hila-ṃḷísa ṣìwe,ˈ šxə́tlu šəxàtaˈ kúllu qam-maqzílu ʾə̀lle.ˈ BA: ᴴʾoy văvòy.ᴴ k-xàze,ˈ ʾànyaˈ ʾísən ᴴšodedìm,ᴴˈ k-ési b-dámxi go-ᴴmaʿarà.ᴴˈ k-ése k-xáze hila-ṃḷísa ṣìwe,ˈ šxə́tlu šəxàtaˈ kúllu qam-maqzílu ʾə̀lle.ˈ BA: ᴴʾoy văvòy.ᴴ	Then he sees: those are robbers, they come and sleep in [that] cave. They come and see it is full of wood. They lit a match and burnt him all of it. BA: Oh no.
	SZ: dəd dámxi tàma,ˈ mṭáši gyànu,ˈ ᴴšodedìmᴴ hílu.ˈ ʾo-mal-mirát má uzle? ‘wel ʾáxnan kúd-lel gə-mṭášax gyanan go-dé ᴴmaʿarà.ᴴ’ˈ qam-maqzìlu.ˈ SZ: dəd dámxi tàma,ˈ mṭáši gyànu,ˈ ᴴšodedìmᴴ hílu.ˈ ʾo-mal-mirát má uzle? ‘wel ʾáxnan kúd-lel gə-mṭášax gyanan go-dé ᴴmaʿarà.ᴴ’ˈ qam-maqzìlu.ˈ	SZ: [They used it] to sleep there, hide themselves, [because] they are robbers. What did this wretched creature do? [He said] ‘Every night, we hide here in this cave.’ And they burnt [all the wood].
	sèle dórt-yom g-ə́be ʾàse,ˈ k-xàzeˈ kúllu wélu mùqze.ˈ léz čù-məndi,ˈ ʾápa-[a]wa g-zàvər;ˈ g-závər g-závər g-ʾàwər ʾəl-ʾóya d-ᴴmaʿaráᴴˈ xa mə́ndi wéle g-màbrəq.ˈ sèle dórt-yom g-ə́be ʾàse,ˈ k-xàzeˈ kúllu wélu mùqze.ˈ léz čù-məndi,ˈ ʾápa-[a]wa g-zàvər;ˈ g-závər g-závər g-ʾàwər ʾəl-ʾóya d-ᴴmaʿaráᴴˈ xa mə́ndi wéle g-màbrəq.ˈ	He came the next day, he wanted to come [inside the cave] and saw all of it is burnt. Not a single twig had remained. So he goes around [the cave], walks around, goes deeper inside the cave—there is something shining.
	g-émər ‘ẉáḷḷa ʾòhˈ xá képa le màbrəq.ˈ qémən maxə́nne tafšìye dídiˈ ʾə́lle načlə̀nneˈ dárənne ʾəl xàṣi,ˈ darə́nne go-dèˈ hənna... b-yasrə́nne b-xàṣi.ˈ b-án nablə́nne ta-dé bàxtaˈ ʾáya k-íʾa b-šoʾàle.’ˈ g-émər ‘ẉáḷḷa ʾòhˈ xá képa le màbrəq.ˈ qémən maxə́nne tafšìye dídiˈ ʾə́lle načlə̀nneˈ dárənne ʾəl xàṣi,ˈ darə́nne go-dèˈ hənna... b-yasrə́nne b-xàṣi.ˈ b-án nablə́nne ta-dé bàxtaˈ ʾáya k-íʾa b-šoʾàle.’ˈ	He says ‘By God! [There is] a shining stone. I shall strike it with my hammer, take it out and put it on my back. I shall put it in this thing... I shall tie it to my back. I shall go, take it to that woman, she understands [such] matters.’
	qam-nabə́lle g-émra ‘ʾà! kmá pàre ʾúzlux’?ˈ g-émər ‘xáy ṭàlaxˈ ʾə́dyo lá-ʾuzli pàre.ˈ qam-maqzìlu ṣíwe dídi.ˈ u-bắle məséli ʾó kèpa,ˈ lá-k-iyən mà=yle.ˈ xzéle ʾáhat k-íyat b-ʾawàe.ˈ ʾáhat šàṭər=wat,ˈ ʾána lá-k-iyən mà=yle.’ˈ qam-nabə́lle g-émra ‘ʾà! kmá pàre ʾúzlux’?ˈ g-émər ‘xáy ṭàlaxˈ ʾə́dyo lá-ʾuzli pàre.ˈ qam-maqzìlu ṣíwe dídi.ˈ u-bắle məséli ʾó kèpa,ˈ lá-k-iyən mà=yle.ˈ xzéle ʾáhat k-íyat b-ʾawàe.ˈ ʾáhat šàṭər=wat,ˈ ʾána lá-k-iyən mà=yle.’ˈ	He brings it [the stone] to her, she says ‘Ah! How much money did you make? He says ‘Dear woman, today I did not make money. They have burnt my logs. But I brought this rock, I do not know what it is. You take a look at it, you understand [such] matters. You are clever, I do not know what it is.’
	qam-šaqlále mənne u-qam-mxalále.ˈ ‘dèhwa=le!ˈ fə́lqəd dèhwa=le!ˈ ʾíz hèš?’ˈ g-émər ‘hè.’ˈ ‘si-mèsi!’ˈ zə́lle məsèle,ˈ ʾízˈ xa fə́lqa mpéqle dəd jaẉàhar,ˈ xa fə̀lqa...ˈ xa ʾəsra dəd dèhwa.ˈ qam-šaqlále mənne u-qam-mxalále.ˈ ‘dèhwa=le!ˈ fə́lqəd dèhwa=le!ˈ ʾíz hèš?’ˈ g-émər ‘hè.’ˈ ‘si-mèsi!’ˈ zə́lle məsèle,ˈ ʾízˈ xa fə́lqa mpéqle dəd jaẉàhar,ˈ xa fə̀lqa...ˈ xa ʾəsra dəd dèhwa.ˈ	She took it and washed it. ‘It is gold! It is a gold bar! Is there any more?’ He says ‘Yes.’ ‘Go bring [it]!’ He went and brought [some more], there is one bar that turned out to be of gemstone, one... and ten of gold.
	kúllu mxulìla,ˈ háyya háyya ʾúzla-la xa sùkka qam-banyála,ˈ kə́tte là-k-iʾe,ˈ qam-xazʾálu b-ṭàrpe u-ʾawáe,ˈ qam-marmàlu.ˈ kúllu mxulìla,ˈ háyya háyya ʾúzla-la xa sùkka qam-banyála,ˈ kə́tte là-k-iʾe,ˈ qam-xazʾálu b-ṭàrpe u-ʾawáe,ˈ qam-marmàlu.ˈ	She washed all of them, quickly built a tent, she built it without anyone knowing. She wrapped [the bars of gold] with leaves and [other] things and tucked them away.
	ʾáwa híl gél g-mèse,ˈ ʾáya xá loḥa g-daryàle,ˈ xé ʿabáye dìdaˈ u-zə́lla kəz-dó zerə̀ngər,ˈ g-ə́mra ‘mṣarə́fle.’ g-er ‘ʾána u-máli, u-bèsi=ši yawə́nne,ˈ lé-bi zonə̀nne.’ˈ ʾáwa híl gél g-mèse,ˈ ʾáya xá loḥa g-daryàle,ˈ xé ʿabáye dìdaˈ u-zə́lla kəz-dó zerə̀ngər,ˈ g-ə́mra ‘mṣarə́fle.’ g-er ‘ʾána u-máli, u-bèsi=ši yawə́nne,ˈ lé-bi zonə̀nne.’ˈ	While he goes to brings [more gold], she puts one bar under her abaya and goes to the goldsmith. She says ‘Exchange it [for smaller, useable pieces].’ He says ‘Even if I sold all my property and my house, I could not buy it.’
	g-ə́mra ‘tòvˈ k-íyət mà?ˈ šqùlle,ˈ hálli xa ʾəsrá ʾàlpe,ˈ si-nàbəlle go-bažére,ˈ mzàbənneˈ, pálga ṭàloxˈ pálga ṭàli.’ ˈ gér ‘ᴴbesèder.ᴴ’ˈ ʾàwa=ši pə́sle ᴴʿašírᴴˈ ʾàya šiˈ. g-ə́mra ‘tòvˈ k-íyət mà?ˈ šqùlle,ˈ hálli xa ʾəsrá ʾàlpe,ˈ si-nàbəlle go-bažére,ˈ mzàbənneˈ, pálga ṭàloxˈ pálga ṭàli.’ ˈ gér ‘ᴴbesèder.ᴴ’ˈ ʾàwa=ši pə́sle ᴴʿašírᴴˈ ʾàya šiˈ.	She says ‘Well then, you know what? Take it, give me some ten thousand then take it to [some] cities to sell, half [of the profit shall be] for you and half for me.’ He says ‘Okay.’ He became rich, and so [did] she.
	ʾá! šàṭər hílaˈ wày!ˈ dé dé dé grə́šla tré yárxe ṭḷahà yárxe,ˈ məséla rába pàre,ˈ zə́lla ʾəl ᴴkablanìm.ᴴˈ ‘g-ə́ban ʾozə́tti xá qáṣra go-dé ᴴgìna,ˈ betòxᴴˈ ṭḷáha yàrxe,ˈ hàweˈ ḥmíla u-bə-lhàya.ˈ kma pare g-əbet?’ˈ ʾá! šàṭər hílaˈ wày!ˈ dé dé dé grə́šla tré yárxe ṭḷahà yárxe,ˈ məséla rába pàre,ˈ zə́lla ʾəl ᴴkablanìm.ᴴˈ ‘g-ə́ban ʾozə́tti xá qáṣra go-dé ᴴgìna,ˈ betòxᴴˈ ṭḷáha yàrxe,ˈ hàweˈ ḥmíla u-bə-lhàya.ˈ kma pare g-əbet?’ˈ	Oh! She is a wise woman indeed! Two or three months went by, she acquired a lot of money. She went to [see some] building contractors. ‘I want you to build a palace for me in this garden within three months, standing [firm] and radiant. How much money do you want?’
	g-émər ‘rába ᴴʾalafímᴴ g-əbèni,ˈ čə̀kənˈ ᴴpoʿálimᴴ ràba g-ə́be mésən,ˈ bə-ṭḷahá yárxe ᴴkašèᴴ=la. g-ə́be ḥámlat xà šáta.’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘ᴴlò!ᴴˈ ṭḷà-yarxe,ˈ ᴴkəflàyimᴴ páre.ˈ g-ə́bət ʾəmmà-ʾalpeˈ šqól tàrte-ʾəma ʾálpe,ˈ gə́bət tarte-ʾəmà ʾalpe,ˈ šqól xàməš-ʾəmma-ʾalpe.’ˈ g-émər ‘rába ᴴʾalafímᴴ g-əbèni,ˈ čə̀kənˈ ᴴpoʿálimᴴ ràba g-ə́be mésən,ˈ bə-ṭḷahá yárxe ᴴkašèᴴ=la. g-ə́be ḥámlat xà šáta.’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘ᴴlò!ᴴˈ ṭḷà-yarxe,ˈ ᴴkəflàyimᴴ páre.ˈ g-ə́bət ʾəmmà-ʾalpeˈ šqól tàrte-ʾəma ʾálpe,ˈ gə́bət tarte-ʾəmà ʾalpe,ˈ šqól xàməš-ʾəmma-ʾalpe.’ˈ	He says ‘Many thousands, because many workmen are needed. It is hard [to finish building] within three months. You must wait one year.’ She says ‘No! Three months, twice the money. [If] you want one hundred thousand take two hundred; [If] you want three hundred thousand, take five hundred thousand.’
	xzéle ràba páre g-yawále,ˈ g-er ‘ʾátta bozə́nnelax ṭḷà-yarxe.’ˈ msèle ᴴkablaním,ᴴˈ mséle hàyya háyya háyya,ˈ qam-banéle ṭḷàha yárxe,ˈ g-ə́mra ‘ʾò dárga,ˈ did-ʾəlàya,ˈ dída dəd qàṣra,ˈ mux-dòha,ˈ dréla ṭḷahá kèpeˈ mən bara-bàsre,ˈ xàˈ dəd jawàharˈ go-pàlga,ˈ xá dəd déhwa bé-ʾal xá b-ày ʾal.’ˈ xzéle ràba páre g-yawále,ˈ g-er ‘ʾátta bozə́nnelax ṭḷà-yarxe.’ˈ msèle ᴴkablaním,ᴴˈ mséle hàyya háyya háyya,ˈ qam-banéle ṭḷàha yárxe,ˈ g-ə́mra ‘ʾò dárga,ˈ did-ʾəlàya,ˈ dída dəd qàṣra,ˈ mux-dòha,ˈ dréla ṭḷahá kèpeˈ mən bara-bàsre,ˈ xàˈ dəd jawàharˈ go-pàlga,ˈ xá dəd déhwa bé-ʾal xá b-ày ʾal.’ˈ	He saw that she was going to give him a lot of money so he said ‘now I shall build it for you within three months.’ She says ‘That door, the entrance door, [that is] the upper palace door—[make it] like that one [of the king’s palace], set in it three stones, on its back, one gemstone in the middle and gold on either side.’
	pə̀šlu...ˈ qu bnèla,ˈ húlle-la qzìla;ˈ u-húlla-le pár-ʾàḷḷa.ˈ g-ə́mra si-ʿóš ʾàhətˈ u-ᴴkablánimᴴ dìdox,ˈ páre ʾis-rába, là-HdaʾgətH.ˈ pə̀šlu...ˈ qu bnèla,ˈ húlle-la qzìla;ˈ u-húlla-le pár-ʾàḷḷa.ˈ g-ə́mra si-ʿóš ʾàhətˈ u-ᴴkablánimᴴ dìdox,ˈ páre ʾis-rába, là-HdaʾgətH.ˈ	They stared... She finished building, he gave her the key and she gave him an astronomic sum of money. She says ‘Go have a good time, enjoy the money, you and your contractors. There is a lot of money, do not worry.’
	ʾóha qə̀mleˈ màlla,ˈ g-mòzən.ˈ ‘ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu...’ˈ ʾán kèpeˈ mobrə́qlu go-ʾène,ˈ xamša-ʾsár ga mə́rre ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar.ˈ m-géb ṭḷàha-ga ʾámər,ˈ mə́rre xamša-ʾsàr.ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu...ˈ čhèle,ˈ monə́xle b-kèpe,ˈ ʿaqə́lle zə̀lle.ˈ ʾóha qə̀mleˈ màlla,ˈ g-mòzən.ˈ ‘ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu...’ˈ ʾán kèpeˈ mobrə́qlu go-ʾène,ˈ xamša-ʾsár ga mə́rre ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar.ˈ m-géb ṭḷàha-ga ʾámər,ˈ mə́rre xamša-ʾsàr.ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu...ˈ čhèle,ˈ monə́xle b-kèpe,ˈ ʿaqə́lle zə̀lle.ˈ	Then this [person] rose, the Mullah, calling people for prayer. ‘Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu...’ The gemstones dazzled him, so he repeated Allahu Akbar fifteen times. Instead of saying [it] three times, he called it fifteen times. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu... He felt dizzy. He looked at the stones and his mind.
	qə́mle ʾo-ḥakòma,ˈ g-er ‘ṣrúxule màlla,ˈ ʾátta b-ḥabsə̀nne,ˈ ʾəsrá šə́nne ḥắbəs,ˈ lá-šúqle ṭòʾax!ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ mà ʾə́tle?!’ qə́mle ʾo-ḥakòma,ˈ g-er ‘ṣrúxule màlla,ˈ ʾátta b-ḥabsə̀nne,ˈ ʾəsrá šə́nne ḥắbəs,ˈ lá-šúqle ṭòʾax!ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ mà ʾə́tle?!’	The king rose saying ‘Call this Mullah, I shall arrest him immediately, ten years in prison, he does not let us sleep! Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar! what is wrong with him]?!’
	qam-ṣarxíle g-er ‘xáyi ṭàlox,ˈ lá-ḥabsə̀tti.ˈ ᴴʾavalᴴ sí xzì goˈ kárma dìdox,ˈ má ʾìsən,ˈ u-xaráe sí ḥbùsli.ˈ ʾána=wən xé ʾémor dìdoxˈ b-yátwən ʾàxxa.ˈ qam-ṣarxíle g-er ‘xáyi ṭàlox,ˈ lá-ḥabsə̀tti.ˈ ᴴʾavalᴴ sí xzì goˈ kárma dìdox,ˈ má ʾìsən,ˈ u-xaráe sí ḥbùsli.ˈ ʾána=wən xé ʾémor dìdoxˈ b-yátwən ʾàxxa.ˈ	They have fetched him, he says ‘I beg you do not imprison me. But go see what is in your vineyard, and afterwards come and imprison me. I will wait here, [I am] under your rule.
	mtoštə́šli xzéli ṭḷáha fə́lqe did déhwa brə́qlu gó ʾə̀ni.ˈ wa-ʾána žġə́lli bəd ʾáḷḷahu ʾákbar, mə́rri ʾo-má=ila wéle mabróqe go-ʾèni?’ˈ léle xə́ška=le u-mobrə́qlu go-ʾə̀ne.’ˈ mtoštə́šli xzéli ṭḷáha fə́lqe did déhwa brə́qlu gó ʾə̀ni.ˈ wa-ʾána žġə́lli bəd ʾáḷḷahu ʾákbar, mə́rri ʾo-má=ila wéle mabróqe go-ʾèni?’ˈ léle xə́ška=le u-mobrə́qlu go-ʾə̀ne.’ˈ	I was astounded [when] I saw three pieces of gold shining in my eyes. I was occupied with [crying out] Allahu Akbar, I said [to myself]: What is that thing that is shining into my eyes?’ The night was dark and they [still] dazzled him.
	séle ḥakòma,ˈ ṭʾéle l-dedùka,ˈ háy! wáy wáy wáy wáy wày!ˈ mani ʾúzle ʾo-bésa go-kárma dìdi?ˈ ʾó-šəkəl qáṣra bə́š-tov m-dìdi?ˈ ᴴbrexáᴴ bə́š-tov m-dìdi, ᴴbniyáᴴ bə́š-tov m-dìdi!’ˈ séle ḥakòma,ˈ ṭʾéle l-dedùka,ˈ háy! wáy wáy wáy wáy wày!ˈ mani ʾúzle ʾo-bésa go-kárma dìdi?ˈ ʾó-šəkəl qáṣra bə́š-tov m-dìdi?ˈ ᴴbrexáᴴ bə́š-tov m-dìdi, ᴴbniyáᴴ bə́š-tov m-dìdi!’ˈ	The king went searching for the place. ‘Oh! Wow wow wow wow wow! Who has built this house in my vineyard? This palace [which is] better than mine? A better pool than mine, a better construction than mine.’
	u-ʾànya dídˈ ᴴhasratàᴴˈ did bés bába šqə̀lla,ˈ qam-ʾozále bə̀š-tov.ˈ g-əmrá ‘g-ézəl ḥakóma.’ ʾáya lúšla xa ʿabàya,ˈ tùla,ˈ ᴴkʾìluˈ ʿaniyàᴴ=la,ˈ tùlaˈ gò pə́mməd dàrga.ˈ ‘ʾó qáṣra d-màni-le?’ˈ u-ʾànya dídˈ ᴴhasratàᴴˈ did bés bába šqə̀lla,ˈ qam-ʾozále bə̀š-tov.ˈ g-əmrá ‘g-ézəl ḥakóma.’ ʾáya lúšla xa ʿabàya,ˈ tùla,ˈ ᴴkʾìluˈ ʿaniyàᴴ=la,ˈ tùlaˈ gò pə́mməd dàrga.ˈ ‘ʾó qáṣra d-màni-le?’ˈ	The filming devices... she filmed her father’s house. She says [to herself] ‘The king is coming.’ She put on an abaya and sat as if she were a poor woman, she sat at the entrance. ‘This palace, whose is it?’
	g-ə́mra ‘là-k-iʾána.ˈ mā́ g-əbétən m-do-qàṣra?’ˈ gémər ‘ᴴlò,ᴴˈ g-əbén yaʾén ʾo-qáṣra did-màni=le.’ˈ ᴴʾaval stə́rraᴴ gyána, la-yaʾela baba màni=la. ˈg-əmràle,ˈ g-ə́mra ‘là-k-iʾána.ˈ mā́ g-əbétən m-do-qàṣra?’ˈ gémər ‘ᴴlò,ᴴˈ g-əbén yaʾén ʾo-qáṣra did-màni=le.’ˈ ᴴʾaval stə́rraᴴ gyána, la-yaʾela baba màni=la. ˈg-əmràle,ˈ	She says ‘I do not know, what do you want with this palace?’ He says ‘No[thing], I [just] want to know whose palace it is.’ But she had disguised herself [so that] he would not recognize her, [that] her father [wouldn’t know] who she is.
	‘ʾá! mare-qáṣra wal mə̀rra,ˈ hákan ḥakóma sèle,ˈ márre ʾáwa u-ʾáw d-íle ʾə̀mmeˈ ᴴsgánᴴ dìde,ˈ wazìra,ˈ welu ʿzíme ʾə́dlal kəs dày báxta,ˈ mare-qàṣra,ˈ ʾúzla-lu ᴴʾaruḥát ʿèrev.ᴴˈ ‘ʾá! mare-qáṣra wal mə̀rra,ˈ hákan ḥakóma sèle,ˈ márre ʾáwa u-ʾáw d-íle ʾə̀mmeˈ ᴴsgánᴴ dìde,ˈ wazìra,ˈ welu ʿzíme ʾə́dlal kəs dày báxta,ˈ mare-qàṣra,ˈ ʾúzla-lu ᴴʾaruḥát ʿèrev.ᴴˈ	[She tells him] ‘Ah! The mistress of this palace indeed said that if the king comes, [I should] tell him and whoever is with him, his deputy—the wazir—[that] they are invited this evening to the lady, the mistress of the palace. She has prepared dinner for them.’
	mà wáʿada ʾásax?ˈ g-ə́mra sáʿa tmànya.ˈ ᴴbəsèder.ᴴˈ háyya-hayya ʾúrra l-ḥàmmam,ˈ lúšla u-dréla u-lùšla.ˈ ʾúzla ʾixàle,ˈ túla.ˈ séle mə́rre tá ᴴsgànᴴ díde,ˈ ‘qú d-áx xázax, ʾé báxta qam-ʿazmàlan,ˈ mare-qáṣra b-xázax màni=la ʾéha.’ˈ mà wáʿada ʾásax?ˈ g-ə́mra sáʿa tmànya.ˈ ᴴbəsèder.ᴴˈ háyya-hayya ʾúrra l-ḥàmmam,ˈ lúšla u-dréla u-lùšla.ˈ ʾúzla ʾixàle,ˈ túla.ˈ séle mə́rre tá ᴴsgànᴴ díde,ˈ ‘qú d-áx xázax, ʾé báxta qam-ʿazmàlan,ˈ mare-qáṣra b-xázax màni=la ʾéha.’ˈ	‘What time should we come?’ She says ‘at eight o’clock.’ ‘Okay.’ Quickly, she took a bath, dressed up and adorned herself, put on her robes. She prepared the dishes and sat down. [The king] came [back to his palace] and said to his wazir ‘Come, let us see that woman who has invited us, the mistress of the palace, we shall see who is she, that woman.’
	ʾúzla ʾixàlaˈ mbošə́lla-le ʾésra ᴴteʿamìm,ᴴˈ mə́lxa lá-dréla gó čùxà,ˈ kúllu pàxa.ˈ k-ə́xli ʾàwa,ˈ wazíra u-ḥàkoma,ˈ k-ə́xli k-ə̀xli,ˈ rába basìme=lu,ˈ bas pàxe=lu,ˈ nàxwaš.ˈ ᴴbasófᴴ xlə̀sle,ˈ g-emə̀rra,ˈ ‘ʾáya xzéla gyána dréla búrja ʾəl pàsa.’ˈ ʾúzla ʾixàlaˈ mbošə́lla-le ʾésra ᴴteʿamìm,ᴴˈ mə́lxa lá-dréla gó čùxà,ˈ kúllu pàxa.ˈ k-ə́xli ʾàwa,ˈ wazíra u-ḥàkoma,ˈ k-ə́xli k-ə̀xli,ˈ rába basìme=lu,ˈ bas pàxe=lu,ˈ nàxwaš.ˈ ᴴbasófᴴ xlə̀sle,ˈ g-emə̀rra,ˈ ‘ʾáya xzéla gyána dréla búrja ʾəl pàsa.’ˈ	She prepared food, she cooked for him ten [different] flavour, [but] didn’t put salt in any of them. All of them [were] bland. They ate, he—the wazir and the king—kept eating. It was very good, but bland, disgusting. Eventually, he finished, he tells her that she did not reveal herself, she had put a veil on her face.
	g-émər ‘mare-dó qàṣra,ˈ rába ʾixálax basìma wéle,ˈ ᴴavàl,ᴴˈ lá-ᴴnehnènu,ᴴˈ pàxa wéle.’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘xa lal-xél-ši wət ʿazìma.ˈ g-émər ‘mare-dó qàṣra,ˈ rába ʾixálax basìma wéle,ˈ ᴴavàl,ᴴˈ lá-ᴴnehnènu,ᴴˈ pàxa wéle.’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘xa lal-xél-ši wət ʿazìma.ˈ	He says ‘Mistress of this palace, your food was very good, but, we did not enjoy, it was bland. She says ‘You are invited for tomorrow evening as well.’
	sélu lel-trè,ˈ ʾúzla bəd mə̀lxaˈ u-ᴴyafèˈ tòv.ᴴˈ sèlu xə́llu,ˈ ‘wày!ˈ ʾə́dlal ʾixála dídax ma basìma!ˈ ma b-tàʿam!ˈ ma-ᴴyafèᴴ!ˈ ma basíma ya-ʾàḷḷa!’ˈ g-əmràle...ˈ ᴴb-rə́gaʿᴴ məndyála ʿabàye.ˈ sélu lel-trè,ˈ ʾúzla bəd mə̀lxaˈ u-ᴴyafèˈ tòv.ᴴˈ sèlu xə́llu,ˈ ‘wày!ˈ ʾə́dlal ʾixála dídax ma basìma!ˈ ma b-tàʿam!ˈ ma-ᴴyafèᴴ!ˈ ma basíma ya-ʾàḷḷa!’ˈ g-əmràle...ˈ ᴴb-rə́gaʿᴴ məndyála ʿabàye.ˈ	They came the second evening, she prepared [the food] with salt, [all] beautiful and good. They came and ate. ‘Wow! Your food is so delicious tonight! So full of flavour! So good! So delicious, Oh God!’ She tells him... In one instant, she threw off her veil.
	gə́mra ‘bàbiˈ ʾàna=wán!ˈ ʾáy bràtox=wanˈ d-qam-mandə́tti go-dó qàṣra,ˈ qam-mandə́tti go-dáw kàrma,ˈ reš-ṭárpe dmə̀xli.ˈ ʾána bràtox=wanˈ dəd mə̀rri-loxˈ g-əbánox qč’īn mə̀lxa.ˈ xzí má mə̀lxa dréli go ʾixála dìdox,ˈ ʾixálox ma-basìma wéle,ˈ mdogə̀lli?ˈ gə́mra ‘bàbiˈ ʾàna=wán!ˈ ʾáy bràtox=wanˈ d-qam-mandə́tti go-dó qàṣra,ˈ qam-mandə́tti go-dáw kàrma,ˈ reš-ṭárpe dmə̀xli.ˈ ʾána bràtox=wanˈ dəd mə̀rri-loxˈ g-əbánox qč’īn mə̀lxa.ˈ xzí má mə̀lxa dréli go ʾixála dìdox,ˈ ʾixálox ma-basìma wéle,ˈ mdogə̀lli?ˈ	She says, ‘My father, it is I! I am your daughter that you threw into this palace, [I mean] that you threw into that vineyard where I slept on leaves. I am the daughter who told you “I love you as much as salt.” You see now, when I put salt in your food, it became delicious. Have I lied?
	qam-ʾozánnox bắla mə̀lxaˈ g-ə́mrət lḕ basíma,ˈ ba-ʾátta xə́llox bəd mə́lxa g-ə́mrət basìma!ˈ ʾána mdogə̀lli?’ˈ g-er ‘hay ʿanfarə́m bràti,ˈ qam-ḥābə́qla qam-nāšə̀qla,ˈ ᴴʾavalᴴ ʾé dawə́lta mèkaˈ bráti?ˈ mà?’ˈ qam-ʾozánnox bắla mə̀lxaˈ g-ə́mrət lḕ basíma,ˈ ba-ʾátta xə́llox bəd mə́lxa g-ə́mrət basìma!ˈ ʾána mdogə̀lli?’ˈ g-er ‘hay ʿanfarə́m bràti,ˈ qam-ḥābə́qla qam-nāšə̀qla,ˈ ᴴʾavalᴴ ʾé dawə́lta mèkaˈ bráti?ˈ mà?’ˈ	I prepared for you without salt, you said it was not tasty. Now when you have eaten with salt and you say [it is] delicious! Have I lied?’ He says ‘Bravo my daughter!’ He hugged her, kissed her. ‘But this wealth, where is it from, huh?’
	g-əmra ‘ʾòhaˈ ᴴbəzxùtᴴˈ dò,ˈ ʾÀḥmad be-Xìrat,ˈ ʾòha=le,ˈ qam-ʾozánne ᴴben-adàm.ᴴˈ g-ér ‘mà g-əbat bráti?’ˈ g-əmra ‘ʾòhaˈ ᴴbəzxùtᴴˈ dò,ˈ ʾÀḥmad be-Xìrat,ˈ ʾòha=le,ˈ qam-ʾozánne ᴴben-adàm.ᴴˈ g-ér ‘mà g-əbat bráti?’ˈ	She says ‘This is all thanks to this [man], Ahmad the Lazy, that is him. I have made him a [decent] person.’ He says ‘What do you want [now], my daughter?’
	g-ə́mra mā̀-g-əban?ˈ g-ə́ban kúlla ʾé bažər ʿazmə̀tta,ˈ mesétən málla u-Músa u-Fáq-Ḥusàn,ˈ ʾozə́tte ᴴḥatunàᴴ.’ˈ kúllu ʾási ʾàxli.’ˈ ᴴmi-šulḥánᴴ dìdaˈ cŭ́kun-ʾə́tla ràba páre,ˈ məséla rába HṭabaxìmHˈ məséla rába ᴴmaʾaxalìmᴴ.ˈ g-ə́mra mā̀-g-əban?ˈ g-ə́ban kúlla ʾé bažər ʿazmə̀tta,ˈ mesétən málla u-Músa u-Fáq-Ḥusàn,ˈ ʾozə́tte ᴴḥatunàᴴ.’ˈ kúllu ʾási ʾàxli.’ˈ ᴴmi-šulḥánᴴ dìdaˈ cŭ́kun-ʾə́tla ràba páre,ˈ məséla rába HṭabaxìmHˈ məséla rába ᴴmaʾaxalìmᴴ.ˈ	She says ‘What do I want? I want you to invite all the city, bring the mullah Musa and Fiqh Husain, prepare a wedding.’ Everyone should come and eat from her table, because she has a lot of money. She brought a lot of cooks, she brought a lot of [different types of] food.
	‘ʾáxli la-yawi ᴴmataná.’ˈ blí matanàᴴ cŭkun-ʾə́tla pàre.ˈ g-ér bràtiˈ ma bəš-tóv-mən dè-xa?ˈ Hmuzmə́nneH kúlla HʿolàmHˈ sèlu,ˈ ʾúzlela ᴴḥatúnaᴴ qam-goràleˈ, túla go-qàṣraˈ bárqul bàba.ˈ ‘ʾáxli la-yawi ᴴmataná.’ˈ blí matanàᴴ cŭkun-ʾə́tla pàre.ˈ g-ér bràtiˈ ma bəš-tóv-mən dè-xa?ˈ Hmuzmə́nneH kúlla HʿolàmHˈ sèlu,ˈ ʾúzlela ᴴḥatúnaᴴ qam-goràleˈ, túla go-qàṣraˈ bárqul bàba.ˈ	‘They should eat without giving [lit. not give] a present.’ Without a present, because she has money. He says ‘My daughter, what [can possibly be] better than that?’ He invited everyone, they came, [the king] made a wedding, she married [the young man] and lived in the palace in front of her father’s.
	kúd šmiʿále xàye,ˈ u-kúd lá-šmiʿale ši yàrxe xáye!ˈ BA: yarxi xàyax,ˈ ᴴnŏráᴴ băsə̀mta wela,ˈ ᴴbĕmétᴴ lá qam-šamʾanna čŭ̀ga ʾè...ˈ ḥəqùsa,ˈ u-ʾay xēt꞊šik là šmeʾli.ˈ SZ: yaḷḷa xòlun.ˈ BA: ᴴnŏráᴴ băsìme꞊lu ḥŭqŏyàsa.ˈ kúd šmiʿále xàye,ˈ u-kúd lá-šmiʿale ši yàrxe xáye!ˈ BA: yarxi xàyax,ˈ ᴴnŏráᴴ băsə̀mta wela,ˈ ᴴbĕmétᴴ lá qam-šamʾanna čŭ̀ga ʾè...ˈ ḥəqùsa,ˈ u-ʾay xēt꞊šik là šmeʾli.ˈ SZ: yaḷḷa xòlun.ˈ BA: ᴴnŏráᴴ băsìme꞊lu ḥŭqŏyàsa.ˈ	May whoever heard [the story] live long, and whoever did not hear it, may his life also be long! BA: May you [also] live long, I was very pleasant, I really ha-ven’t heard it before, this story. The other one I haven’t heard either. SZ: Go on, eat (pl.). BA: [These] stories are very pleas-ant.

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(1 0:00)SZ: ʾàzˈ ʾə́swa xa marre tèʾnaˈ ʾo-ᴴbaḥúrᴴ dət teʾna maḥkyànnalox,ˈ ha wət šmìʾa dida ᴴkanərʾéᴴ?ˈ BA: làʾ.ˈʾə́swa xa ᴴbaḥúrᴴ, ᴴméʾod méʾod yafèᴴ wele.ˈ ᴴmuxšàr,ˈ ṭòv,ˈ yafèᴴ.ˈ kúllu ʿálam g-žàġliˈ u-mpárnəsi gyànu,ˈ g-ózi šoʾàle.ˈ ʾawa g-er la, là-g-bewa. bábe yəmme mjozèluˈ mən maḥkòyeˈ ‘kappàroxˈ si žġòlˈ d-gòrətˈ dəd yàtwətˈ did haʾ..., ma p-áwe bəd-bèsa?!ˈ mà-lox?!’ˈ(2)la g-žàġlən g-ér. la g-žàġəl ᴴʿaṣlā́nᴴ.ˈ là g-žaġəl,ˈ BA: kaṣlā̀n.ˈ SZ: hèˈ, ᴴʿaṣlā́nᴴ-kaṣlā̀n, SZ: hile dmìxa xa teʾna.ˈ(3)ʾèha,ˈ ḥakóme d-áy bàžər,ˈ ʾə́tle ṭḷahá bnàsa.ˈ mutwíle kút-ṭḷahùnˈ g-émər sàwunˈ bǹasi,ˈ măni bəž g-əbèli?ˈ(4)ʾay-rábsa g-ə́mra ‘bàbi,ˈ g-əbánnox qčīn mə́lkəd dùnye,ˈ kmá g-əbánne ʾe-bohəráət-dùnye,ˈ ʾáhət g-əbánnox ʾòṭo.’ˈ ‘g-əbàtti.’ˈ ʾay-xét g-érra ‘bráti kmá-g-əbàtti?’ˈ g-əmrá ‘mád-mə́rra xàsi.ˈ qčīn bohoráət ʾèniˈ u-ᴴbriyútᴴ dídi g-bànnox.’ˈ g-ér ‘ʾáy trè.’ˈ(5)məséle ʾay-zùrta,ˈ ‘bráti ʾā́t kmá g-əbàtti?’ˈ g-ə̀mraˈ bàbiˈ g-əbànnoxˈ qčīn mə́lxa dəd g-dáre ʾəl qə̀zra ṃáṭo p̣-óya basə́mtaˈ ʾoto g-əbànnox.ˈ(6)‘owà!ˈ mux-mə́lxa g-əbátti bàs?!ˈ g-er ʾáhat lá-g-nafʾat ṭàḷi,ˈ šqól čáṇṭa dídax u-sè.ˈ la-g-yawə́nnax čù-məndi.ˈ ʾánya tré bnási=lu, ʾáhat léat-bràti,ˈ wí!’ˈ(7)gə́mra ᴴbəsséder ā́băᴴ,ˈ ᴴmá še-ʾatá ʾamárta,ᴴ màši.ˈ mád-g-ə́mrət,ˈ ᴴʾaní mekabèlet.ᴴˈ ha ʾáya wèla.ˈ(8)ʾé šqə́llaˈ čáṇṭa dída èka b-áza?ˈ ʾəla daw ᴴkéremᴴ dəd bàba.ˈ ʾə́tle ᴴkéremᴴ rùwwa,ˈ g-əmra bán yátwan tàmaˈ b-ozáni xa ᴴpinà.ᴴˈ k-xázyan híl dóqan gyàni,ˈ má ʾòzan má la-ʾozàn.ˈ(9)g-èzaˈ k-xàzya,ˈ wéla čáṇṭa ʾə̀mma,ˈ k-xázya xá ᴴbaḥùr,ᴴˈ sqìla,ˈ jəndàya,ˈ ᴴbaḥùr,ᴴˈ wéle šṭíḥa xe tèʾna.ˈ maxyále hənna, pehne, ᴴqúm qúm mà ʾata...ᴴˈ qày wət dmíxa ʾàxxa?!ˈ ᴴló matʾím lexá baḥúr yáfe,ᴴ jəndàya,ˈ qày wət tíwa xé tèʾna?!ˈ(10)g-ḕmərˈ ʾanaˈ lebi ʾozən tèʾne,ˈ gó nàpla xá go-pə̀mmi baxlə̀nna.ˈ qá qlòʿ!, g-əmrále, qlòʿ!ˈ téʾne nápla go-pə̀mmeˈ b-āxə̀lla!ˈ(11)g-emə́rraˈ háwa-má b-daryát-bi ha[ware],ˈ g-ə́mra b-daryàn box hawàre!ˈ qu l-ʾàqle, qu-l-ʾáqle, ʾátta!ˈ laxwa hằʾ ʾahá b-šáqlan šə́ffət ʿarṃóṭa u-b-àsyan ʾə̀llox!ˈ zə́lla nčə́lla šəffət ʿarṃóṭa, tràq!ˈ mxéla l-ʾàqlase.ˈ(12)murə̀mle ʾáqle,ˈ mùrəmle ʾáqle,ˈ ‘xáy ṭàlax mà-g-əbát?’ˈ g-er ‘mà-g-əbán?ˈ ʾána brát-ḥakóma wán kpə̀nta.ˈ g-ə́ban ʾáhət zonə́tti ʾixàla,ˈ ᴴʾaválᴴ b-žàġlət!ˈ(13)ʾózət ʾarbà qrúšeˈ ʾózət ṭḷàha qrùše,ˈ zonə́ttu-li píta u-màd-sèle,ˈ mesə́tti ʾixàla.’ˈ ‘xáy ṭàlaxˈ ʾána lén žġìla,ˈ ʾána lá-k-íʾən zònənˈ lá-k-íʾən žàġlən.’ˈ(14)gə́mra lá-g-bàrya!ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ zə̀lle,ˈ zə́lle l-šùqˈ xáy ṭálox ta-dó-g-er čánṭa dídox hálile, háli xá qùruš.ˈ xáy ṭálox ó hə́nna dídox b-šaqlànne,ˈ b-ozánnox xá šùlaˈ háli xá, xá šilìn.ˈ(15)xá tré šīlíne ʾùzle,ˈ trè,ˈ zəlle hiwile b-xa zwaʾta u, mád mése g-ə̀ba,ˈ hiwíle b-xá kád ṃàyaˈ u-xápča zwàʾteˈ u-msèle-la.ˈ mə́rra ᴴpsèder,ᴴˈ ʾə́dyo ʾànwaˈ bə́ne bə̀š-tov.ˈ ysá tu ʾàxlax.(16)xə̀lle,ˈ qə́mla g-əmràˈ de ‘qùˈ šqól hə̀nna,ˈ jəʾóza, qtóʾ ṭàrpe,ˈ u-máttu ʾáxxa ʾóz xá ᴴmìta,ᴴˈ xa ṭàliˈ xa ṭàlox,ˈ b-dámxax, ʾèka b-dámxax?’ˈ ʾuzlu ṭàrpeˈ ʾùzla...ˈ ʾúzla-la múx qaprána múx ᴴsukkà,ᴴˈ g-əmrá-le de-áhat dmóx tàma.ˈ(17)qə́mla m-bə́nokeˈ g-ə́mra ‘mènəxˈ šə́ffət ʿarmóṭa wéle ʾə̀mmi,ˈ ʾán qèmətˈ ʾan hăʾ ʾahá mazrəqánna kúlla làšox!’ˈ tráq wa-tràq!ˈ g-ér ‘lá xay ṭálax lá-qaṭlátti b-qemə̀n,ˈ mád g-əmrát b-òzən!’ˈ mə́rra ‘si l-šúqa hàyya!ˈ sáʿa ʾə́č̣ʾa g-ə́ban ʾixàla!’ˈ(18)g-ér ‘méka mesə́nnax ʾixàla?’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘mèka?ˈ žġṑl!ˈ már ta-dó hálli šùlaˈ már tá-dó, ṃàṭo?’ˈ ‘lá, là-g-yawíli,ˈ g-éra b-yawìlox.’ˈ(19)zə́lle go xa ᴴḥanútᴴ ‘xáy ṭàloxˈ ʾána qèmən,ˈ màrmən,ˈ b-ozə́nnox ᴴkèlimᴴˈ b-ozə̀nnox,ˈ háma hálli tre-ṭḷàhaˈ, tre-ṭḷaha hə̀nnaˈ, fə́lse,ˈ pàreˈ, āséli xa zwàʾta.’ˈ g-er ‘hàwwa.’ˈ(20)g-er ‘xaráe b-ásən ʾátta b-žáġlən héš ṭàlox,ˈ bás ʾátta hálli xàpča,ˈ b-žaġlə́nnox xá sáʿa tré híl ʾə̀č̣ʾaˈ u-hàlliˈ xápča páre b-án zónən xá zwàʾta,ˈ ʾázən ʾaxlə́nna u-b-dàʾrən.’ˈ g-érre ‘tòv.’ˈ(21)húlle-le xápča pàre,ˈ zə́lle zúnne zwàʾta,ˈ zúnne-la xápča xàlwa,ˈ zùnne-la,ˈ zúnne-la xa mə́ndi xèta,ˈ g-er šud hawe tre ʾawae, soʾa. məsséle g-əmra de ‘tù,ˈ b-ʾaxlaxlu, ᴴmahérᴴ si ʾoz ta ᴴṣohràyim,ᴴˈ g-ə́be žàġlət.’ˈ(22)g-ér ‘háwwaˈ dúqli xa dùqa.’ˈ zə́lle kəz-daw-nàša,ˈ sṃə́ṭle ṭàle,ˈ ʾúzle ṭále, pə́šla sáʿa xà,ˈ húlle-le xápča pàre,ˈ ʾərə̀qleˈ zwiníle ʾixàla,ˈ ṭále, ṭàlaˈ ᴴzèhu.ᴴˈ(23)xà-yoma,ˈ trè,ˈ ṭḷàha,ˈ ʾàrba,ˈ pə́šle ᴴben-adàm,ᴴˈ BA: pəšle ᴴben-ădàm.ᴴˈ SZ: qə̀mle,ˈ žġə̀le, u ḥzə̀qle,ˈ g-əmràleˈ ‘hátxa lá-g-bàrya,ˈ ʾóz šùla.’ˈ ‘má ʾòzən?ˈ g-ə́mra xzí nàšeˈ g-ézi l-ṣìweˈ, sìˈ, mpol bàsru.’ˈ(24)g-er ‘látli jaʾòza,ˈ u-látli xóla,ˈ u-látli parpə̀šte,ˈ u-làtli...’ g-əmra ‘ʾána b-zonàn-nox.’ˈ zùnna-leˈ zə́lla zúnna háyya háyya b-šùqa,ˈ mséla qam-yasrálu ʾə̀lle,ˈ qam-daryále jaʾóza b-kàpe.ˈ(25)sáʿa ʾárba qam-maqimàleˈ mə́rra šə́ffət ʿarmóṭa sèle,ˈ qú, ḥmól l-ʾàqle,ˈ welu siwaye b-iðala l-ṣiwe.ˈ ʾərə́qle bàsru.ˈ zə́lla mèrra-lu gə́mraˈ ʾís ʾó ᴴbaḥúrᴴ náblule ʾə́moxun ʿawón=ile málpule,ˈ héš ᴴḥadàšᴴ=híle,ˈ g-ə́mri ᴴbesèder.ᴴˈ(26)lə́ple zə́lle məséla xa kàrta,ˈ hiwále b-xa rupìaˈ séle xə́llu štèlu.ˈ xá yoma tré ṭḷàha,ˈ xá yoma ʿaqə́lle mə̀rre-leˈ ‘kúd-yom ʾásən qáṭʾən ṣìwe?ˈ(27)qémən qaṭʾèna?ˈ wel ʾís hə́nna, ᴴmaʿarà,ᴴˈ ʾàxxa,ˈ qaṭʾə́nna ṃāḷə́nna ʾé ᴴmaʿarà,ᴴˈ u-xárae b-ásən nàqlənnu,ˈ kúd-yom ʾəsrá-naqle mèsən kú-damma,ˈ b-yawíli xà gólda’ˈ gə-mráxwala gòldaˈ ʾəsrá-ᴴšekel,ᴴˈ xámši ᴴšèkal,ᴴ’ˈ ʾay b-yawə́nnu ṭàla,ˈ b-áxlax p-šàtax.’ˈ(28)mutwìleˈ séle, mzobə̀nne,ˈ xá, tré-ga zə́lle u-sèle,ˈ ʾaw-léle dmə̀xle,ˈ qə́mle dórt-yom zə̀lle,ˈ nobə́lle ṭánga díde, zə́lle ṃā̀ḷeˈ(29)k-xàze,ˈ ʾànyaˈ ʾísən ᴴšodedìm,ᴴˈ k-ési b-dámxi go-ᴴmaʿarà.ᴴˈ k-ése k-xáze hila-ṃḷísa ṣìwe,ˈ šxə́tlu šəxàtaˈ kúllu qam-maqzílu ʾə̀lle.ˈ BA: ᴴʾoy văvòy.ᴴ(30)SZ: dəd dámxi tàma,ˈ mṭáši gyànu,ˈ ᴴšodedìmᴴ hílu.ˈ ʾo-mal-mirát  má uzle? ‘wel ʾáxnan kúd-lel gə-mṭášax gyanan go-dé ᴴmaʿarà.ᴴ’ˈ qam-maqzìlu.ˈ(31)sèle dórt-yom g-ə́be ʾàse,ˈ k-xàzeˈ kúllu wélu mùqze.ˈ léz čù-məndi,ˈ ʾápa-[a]wa g-zàvər;ˈ g-závər g-závər g-ʾàwər ʾəl-ʾóya d-ᴴmaʿaráᴴˈ xa mə́ndi wéle g-màbrəq.ˈ(32)g-émər ‘ẉáḷḷa ʾòhˈ xá képa le màbrəq.ˈ qémən maxə́nne tafšìye dídiˈ ʾə́lle načlə̀nneˈ dárənne ʾəl xàṣi,ˈ darə́nne go-dèˈ hənna... b-yasrə́nne b-xàṣi.ˈ b-án nablə́nne ta-dé bàxtaˈ ʾáya k-íʾa b-šoʾàle.’ˈ(33)qam-nabə́lle g-émra ‘ʾà! kmá pàre ʾúzlux’?ˈ g-émər ‘xáy ṭàlaxˈ ʾə́dyo lá-ʾuzli pàre.ˈ qam-maqzìlu ṣíwe dídi.ˈ u-bắle məséli ʾó kèpa,ˈ lá-k-iyən mà=yle.ˈ xzéle ʾáhat k-íyat b-ʾawàe.ˈ ʾáhat šàṭər=wat,ˈ ʾána lá-k-iyən mà=yle.’ˈ(34)qam-šaqlále mənne u-qam-mxalále.ˈ ‘dèhwa=le!ˈ fə́lqəd dèhwa=le!ˈ ʾíz hèš?’ˈ g-émər ‘hè.’ˈ ‘si-mèsi!’ˈ zə́lle məsèle,ˈ ʾízˈ xa fə́lqa mpéqle dəd jaẉàhar,ˈ xa fə̀lqa...ˈ xa ʾəsra dəd dèhwa.ˈ(35)kúllu mxulìla,ˈ háyya háyya ʾúzla-la xa sùkka qam-banyála,ˈ kə́tte là-k-iʾe,ˈ qam-xazʾálu b-ṭàrpe u-ʾawáe,ˈ qam-marmàlu.ˈ(36)ʾáwa híl gél g-mèse,ˈ ʾáya xá loḥa g-daryàle,ˈ xé ʿabáye dìdaˈ u-zə́lla kəz-dó zerə̀ngər,ˈ g-ə́mra ‘mṣarə́fle.’ g-er ‘ʾána u-máli, u-bèsi=ši yawə́nne,ˈ lé-bi zonə̀nne.’ˈ(37)g-ə́mra ‘tòvˈ k-íyət mà?ˈ šqùlle,ˈ hálli xa ʾəsrá ʾàlpe,ˈ si-nàbəlle go-bažére,ˈ mzàbənneˈ, pálga ṭàloxˈ pálga ṭàli.’ ˈ gér ‘ᴴbesèder.ᴴ’ˈ ʾàwa=ši pə́sle ᴴʿašírᴴˈ ʾàya šiˈ.(38)ʾá! šàṭər hílaˈ wày!ˈ dé dé dé grə́šla tré yárxe ṭḷahà yárxe,ˈ məséla rába pàre,ˈ zə́lla ʾəl ᴴkablanìm.ᴴˈ ‘g-ə́ban ʾozə́tti xá qáṣra go-dé ᴴgìna,ˈ betòxᴴˈ ṭḷáha yàrxe,ˈ hàweˈ ḥmíla u-bə-lhàya.ˈ kma pare g-əbet?’ˈ(39)g-émər ‘rába ᴴʾalafímᴴ g-əbèni,ˈ čə̀kənˈ ᴴpoʿálimᴴ ràba g-ə́be mésən,ˈ bə-ṭḷahá yárxe ᴴkašèᴴ=la. g-ə́be ḥámlat xà šáta.’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘ᴴlò!ᴴˈ ṭḷà-yarxe,ˈ ᴴkəflàyimᴴ páre.ˈ g-ə́bət ʾəmmà-ʾalpeˈ šqól tàrte-ʾəma ʾálpe,ˈ gə́bət tarte-ʾəmà ʾalpe,ˈ šqól xàməš-ʾəmma-ʾalpe.’ˈ(40)xzéle ràba páre g-yawále,ˈ g-er ‘ʾátta bozə́nnelax ṭḷà-yarxe.’ˈ msèle ᴴkablaním,ᴴˈ mséle hàyya háyya háyya,ˈ qam-banéle ṭḷàha yárxe,ˈ g-ə́mra ‘ʾò dárga,ˈ did-ʾəlàya,ˈ dída dəd qàṣra,ˈ mux-dòha,ˈ dréla ṭḷahá kèpeˈ mən bara-bàsre,ˈ xàˈ dəd jawàharˈ go-pàlga,ˈ xá dəd déhwa bé-ʾal xá b-ày ʾal.’ˈ(41)pə̀šlu...ˈ qu bnèla,ˈ húlle-la qzìla;ˈ u-húlla-le pár-ʾàḷḷa.ˈ g-ə́mra si-ʿóš ʾàhətˈ u-ᴴkablánimᴴ dìdox,ˈ páre ʾis-rába, là-HdaʾgətH.ˈ(42)ʾóha qə̀mleˈ màlla,ˈ g-mòzən.ˈ ‘ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu...’ˈ ʾán kèpeˈ mobrə́qlu go-ʾène,ˈ xamša-ʾsár ga mə́rre ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar.ˈ m-géb ṭḷàha-ga ʾámər,ˈ mə́rre xamša-ʾsàr.ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu ʾákbar,ˈ ʾaḷḷàhu...ˈ čhèle,ˈ monə́xle b-kèpe,ˈ ʿaqə́lle zə̀lle.ˈ(43)qə́mle ʾo-ḥakòma,ˈ g-er ‘ṣrúxule màlla,ˈ ʾátta b-ḥabsə̀nne,ˈ ʾəsrá šə́nne ḥắbəs,ˈ lá-šúqle ṭòʾax!ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ ʾáḷḷahu ʾàkbar,ˈ mà ʾə́tle?!’(44)qam-ṣarxíle g-er ‘xáyi ṭàlox,ˈ lá-ḥabsə̀tti.ˈ ᴴʾavalᴴ sí xzì goˈ kárma dìdox,ˈ má ʾìsən,ˈ u-xaráe sí ḥbùsli.ˈ ʾána=wən xé ʾémor dìdoxˈ b-yátwən ʾàxxa.ˈ(45)mtoštə́šli xzéli ṭḷáha fə́lqe did déhwa brə́qlu gó ʾə̀ni.ˈ wa-ʾána žġə́lli bəd ʾáḷḷahu ʾákbar, mə́rri ʾo-má=ila wéle mabróqe go-ʾèni?’ˈ léle xə́ška=le u-mobrə́qlu go-ʾə̀ne.’ˈ(46)séle ḥakòma,ˈ ṭʾéle l-dedùka,ˈ háy! wáy wáy wáy wáy wày!ˈ mani ʾúzle ʾo-bésa go-kárma dìdi?ˈ ʾó-šəkəl qáṣra bə́š-tov m-dìdi?ˈ ᴴbrexáᴴ bə́š-tov m-dìdi, ᴴbniyáᴴ bə́š-tov m-dìdi!’ˈ(47)u-ʾànya dídˈ ᴴhasratàᴴˈ did bés bába šqə̀lla,ˈ qam-ʾozále bə̀š-tov.ˈ g-əmrá ‘g-ézəl ḥakóma.’ ʾáya lúšla xa ʿabàya,ˈ tùla,ˈ ᴴkʾìluˈ ʿaniyàᴴ=la,ˈ tùlaˈ gò pə́mməd dàrga.ˈ ‘ʾó qáṣra d-màni-le?’ˈ(48)g-ə́mra ‘là-k-iʾána.ˈ mā́ g-əbétən m-do-qàṣra?’ˈ gémər ‘ᴴlò,ᴴˈ g-əbén yaʾén ʾo-qáṣra did-màni=le.’ˈ ᴴʾaval stə́rraᴴ gyána, la-yaʾela baba màni=la. ˈg-əmràle,ˈ(49)‘ʾá! mare-qáṣra wal mə̀rra,ˈ hákan ḥakóma sèle,ˈ márre ʾáwa u-ʾáw d-íle ʾə̀mmeˈ ᴴsgánᴴ dìde,ˈ wazìra,ˈ welu ʿzíme ʾə́dlal kəs dày báxta,ˈ mare-qàṣra,ˈ ʾúzla-lu ᴴʾaruḥát ʿèrev.ᴴˈ(50)mà wáʿada ʾásax?ˈ g-ə́mra sáʿa tmànya.ˈ ᴴbəsèder.ᴴˈ háyya-hayya ʾúrra l-ḥàmmam,ˈ lúšla u-dréla u-lùšla.ˈ ʾúzla ʾixàle,ˈ túla.ˈ séle mə́rre tá ᴴsgànᴴ díde,ˈ ‘qú d-áx xázax, ʾé báxta qam-ʿazmàlan,ˈ mare-qáṣra b-xázax màni=la ʾéha.’ˈ(51)ʾúzla ʾixàlaˈ mbošə́lla-le ʾésra ᴴteʿamìm,ᴴˈ mə́lxa lá-dréla gó čùxà,ˈ kúllu pàxa.ˈ k-ə́xli ʾàwa,ˈ wazíra u-ḥàkoma,ˈ k-ə́xli k-ə̀xli,ˈ rába basìme=lu,ˈ bas pàxe=lu,ˈ nàxwaš.ˈ ᴴbasófᴴ xlə̀sle,ˈ g-emə̀rra,ˈ ‘ʾáya xzéla gyána dréla búrja ʾəl pàsa.’ˈ(52)g-émər ‘mare-dó qàṣra,ˈ rába ʾixálax basìma wéle,ˈ ᴴavàl,ᴴˈ lá-ᴴnehnènu,ᴴˈ pàxa wéle.’ˈ g-ə́mra ‘xa lal-xél-ši wət ʿazìma.ˈ(53)sélu lel-trè,ˈ ʾúzla bəd mə̀lxaˈ u-ᴴyafèˈ tòv.ᴴˈ sèlu xə́llu,ˈ ‘wày!ˈ ʾə́dlal ʾixála dídax ma basìma!ˈ ma b-tàʿam!ˈ ma-ᴴyafèᴴ!ˈ ma basíma ya-ʾàḷḷa!’ˈ g-əmràle...ˈ ᴴb-rə́gaʿᴴ məndyála ʿabàye.ˈ(54)gə́mra ‘bàbiˈ ʾàna=wán!ˈ ʾáy bràtox=wanˈ d-qam-mandə́tti go-dó qàṣra,ˈ qam-mandə́tti go-dáw kàrma,ˈ reš-ṭárpe dmə̀xli.ˈ ʾána bràtox=wanˈ dəd mə̀rri-loxˈ g-əbánox qč’īn mə̀lxa.ˈ xzí má mə̀lxa dréli go ʾixála dìdox,ˈ ʾixálox ma-basìma wéle,ˈ mdogə̀lli?ˈ(55)qam-ʾozánnox bắla mə̀lxaˈ g-ə́mrət lḕ basíma,ˈ ba-ʾátta xə́llox bəd mə́lxa g-ə́mrət basìma!ˈ ʾána mdogə̀lli?’ˈ g-er ‘hay ʿanfarə́m bràti,ˈ qam-ḥābə́qla qam-nāšə̀qla,ˈ ᴴʾavalᴴ ʾé dawə́lta mèkaˈ bráti?ˈ mà?’ˈ(56)g-əmra ‘ʾòhaˈ ᴴbəzxùtᴴˈ dò,ˈ ʾÀḥmad be-Xìrat,ˈ ʾòha=le,ˈ
 qam-ʾozánne ᴴben-adàm.ᴴˈ g-ér ‘mà g-əbat bráti?’ˈ(57)g-ə́mra mā̀-g-əban?ˈ g-ə́ban kúlla ʾé bažər ʿazmə̀tta,ˈ mesétən málla u-Músa u-Fáq-Ḥusàn,ˈ ʾozə́tte ᴴḥatunàᴴ.’ˈ kúllu ʾási ʾàxli.’ˈ ᴴmi-šulḥánᴴ dìdaˈ cŭ́kun-ʾə́tla ràba páre,ˈ məséla rába HṭabaxìmHˈ məséla rába ᴴmaʾaxalìmᴴ.ˈ(58)‘ʾáxli la-yawi ᴴmataná.’ˈ blí matanàᴴ cŭkun-ʾə́tla pàre.ˈ g-ér bràtiˈ ma bəš-tóv-mən dè-xa?ˈ Hmuzmə́nneH kúlla HʿolàmHˈ sèlu,ˈ ʾúzlela ᴴḥatúnaᴴ qam-goràleˈ, túla go-qàṣraˈ bárqul bàba.ˈ(59)kúd šmiʿále xàye,ˈ u-kúd lá-šmiʿale ši yàrxe xáye!ˈ BA: yarxi xàyax,ˈ ᴴnŏráᴴ băsə̀mta wela,ˈ ᴴbĕmétᴴ lá qam-šamʾanna čŭ̀ga ʾè...ˈ ḥəqùsa,ˈ u-ʾay xēt꞊šik là šmeʾli.ˈ SZ: yaḷḷa xòlun.ˈ BA: ᴴnŏráᴴ băsìme꞊lu ḥŭqŏyàsa.ˈ(60)

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(1 0:00)SZ: ‘So there was one—call it—a fig tree. The young man of the fig tree, it seems that you have heard it? BA: No. SZ: There was [once] a young man, he was very, very handsome. [He was] talented, good, handsome. Everybody else worked to support themselves, doing their work. [But] he said no, he did not want to. His parents got exhausted by talking. ‘Darling, go work in order that you marry, in order that you may settle down, what about [your] home? What is it with you?’(2)‘I shall not work,’ he said. He does not work, the lazy [one]! He does not work. BA: Lazy. SZ: Yes, [he is] lazy (H), lazy (A), he sleeps under a fig tree.(3)Well, the king of that city, he has three daughters. He sat the three of them down, he says ‘come, my daughters, who [of you] loves me more?’(4)The oldest says My father, I love you like the king of the world. As much as I love the light of the world, I love you so. [the king say: Indeed] you love me. The other [daughter,] he [the king] says to her: ‘My daughter how much do you love me?’ She says ‘Whatever my sister has said. Like the light of my eyes and my health I love you.’ He says That was the second.’(5)He brought the youngest one. ‘My daughter, and you, how much do you love me?’ She says ‘My father, I love you like the salt they put in cooked food, the way it makes [the food] delicious, so I love you.’(6)‘Oh! You love me only like salt?!’ He says ‘you are not [good] enough for me, take your bag and go [away]. I shall not give you anything. Those two are my daughters, you are not my daughter, you!’(7)She says ‘Okay father, whatever you have said, so it shall be. Whatever you say, I accept.’ So this is what happened.(8)She took her bag, where shall she go? If not to that vineyard of her father. He has a large vineyard. She says [to herself], ‘I shall go and stay there. I will make there a place for myself. I will wait there until I collect myself, [decide] what to do and what not to do.’(9)She goes off with her bag and sees a young man—a handsome, good-looking young man lying under a fig tree. She strikes him with this, kicks. ‘Get up! What are you... why are you sleeping here? It does not suit you, a handsome good-looking good-quality young man, why are you sitting under the fig tree?!’(10)He says, ‘I can’t pluck figs [for myself], one [fig] shall fall into my mouth and I shall eat it.’ ‘Go away!’ she tells him, ‘Go away! A fig shall fall into his mouth and he shall eat it!’ she tells him.(11)He says to her ‘But why are you yelling at me?’ She says ‘I will yell at you! Get up on [your] feet! Get up on [your] feet! Now! ‘If not so, at this very moment I will take a branch of a pomegranate tree and I will come at you!’ She went and broke off a branch of a pomegranate tree and crack! She hit him on his legs.(12)He got up and made a run for it. ‘Oh dear woman, what do you want?’ She says ‘What do I want? I am a daughter of a king, [and I am] hungry. I want you to buy food for me, but [you must] work!(13)Make four Qurushes, make three Qurushes, buy with them a pitta for me, and whatever you earn, bring me food.’ ‘Dear woman, I do not have a job, I do not know [how] to buy, I do not know [how] to work.’(14)She says ‘This cannot be!’ He ran off, he went he went to the market. ‘Dear man,’ he says to that [man], ‘Give me your bag [and let me carry it], then give me one Qurush [in return]. ‘Dear man I will carry that thing of yours, I will do some work for you, [I beg you] give me one, one shilling [in return].’(15)He made one or two shillings, two [perhaps], then he went and gave them [in exchange] for a loaf [of bread] and, she enjoys whatever he brings, He gave them for one jug of water and some loaves, and brought to her. She said ‘Okay, today these, tomorrow [you will do] better. ‘Come sit, we shall eat.’(16)He ate, she got up and said ‘Well get up! Take that thing, an axe, cut some branches (lit. leaves) and put [them down] here, make a bed, one for me and one for you. We shall sleep, [otherwise] where will we sleep?’ They prepared some branches (lit. leaves) and made... she made for herself a kind of booth, like a Sukkah, she tells him: ‘Well, you sleep there.’(17)She rose in the morning and says ‘Look, the stick of the pomegranate tree is [here] with me. Either you rise or I will make your whole body blue right now. Crack! Crack! He says ‘No dear woman! Do not kill me! I will get up, whatever you say I will do!’ She said: ‘Go to the market quickly! At nine o'clock I want food!’(18)He says ‘Where will I bring you food from?’ She says ‘Where from? Work! Say to this [person] give me work, say to this [other person], how?’ ‘No they will not give me [work]’, she says ‘They will give you.’(19)He went to a certain shop. ‘Dear man, I will stand up, lift [your cargo], I will wash up for you, just give me two or three of those things, pennies, money, so that I can get a loaf [of bread].’ He says ‘Okay.’(20)He says ‘Later on I will come and work more for you again, but now give me some [money], I will work [for] you one [or] two hour[s] until nine, then give me some money [in order that] I shall go buy a loaf, I shall go and eat it and return.’ He [the man] says ‘All right.’(21)[The man] gave him some money, he went and bought a loaf of bread, he bought for her some milk, he bought for her, he bought for her another thing so that she is satisfied. He says [to himself] ‘Let there be two things.’ He brought [those things], she says ‘Well sit down, we shall eat. Quickly! go work for lunch [so that we could have lunch], you must work.’(22)He says ‘Well then, I have found a certain place [to work in].’ He went [again] to that person, washed dishes for him, did [some work] for him, it became one o’clock. He gave him some money, he ran off and bought food for himself and for her. That is it.(23)[After] a day, two, three or four, he became a decent human being. BA: He became a human being. SZ: He rose, worked and became stronger. She told him ‘It cannot stay this way, [you must] do [some real] work.’ ‘What shall I do?’ She says, ‘Look for men going to [cut] wood and follow them.’(24)He says ‘I do not have an axe, and I do not have a rope, and I do not have backpack, and I do not have...’ She says ‘I will buy [those items] for you.’ She bought [them] for him, she went and bought [them] very quickly in the market. She brought and tied [those tools] to him, put the axe in his hand.(25)She woke him up at four o’clock and said ‘The pomegranate stick has arrived, get up, stand up on [your] legs.’ There were [some] woodchoppers on their way to [chop] wood. He ran after them. She came and said to them, she says ‘There is this young man, take him with you, it is a sin [not to help him], teach him. He is new [to the job].’ They say ‘Okay.’(26)He learned [the skill] and went and brought a load [of wood], and sold it for one rupee. [After] one day, two or three, one day, his mind told him: ‘Should I come and cut wood every day?(27)I should rise and cut? There is such-and-such thing, a cave, here, I will cut [the wood] and fill up this cave, and afterwards I will come and take it away. Every day I shall bring [wood] ten times, each time they will give me one Golda’—we used to call it Golda, ten Shekels, fifty Shekels—‘I shall give those to her, we will eat and drink.’(28)He placed [the wood in the cave], came and sold. Once, twice, he went and came [back]. At that night he slept. He rose on the next day and went [away], he carried his saddle strap, went and filled [his bag with wood].(29)Then he sees: those are robbers, they come and sleep in [that] cave. They come and see it is full of wood. They lit a match and burnt him all of it. BA: Oh no.(30)SZ: [They used it] to sleep there, hide themselves, [because] they are robbers. What did this wretched creature do? [He said] ‘Every night, we hide here in this cave.’ And they burnt [all the wood].(31)He came the next day, he wanted to come [inside the cave] and saw all of it is burnt. Not a single twig had remained. So he goes around [the cave], walks around, goes deeper inside the cave—there is something shining.(32)He says ‘By God! [There is] a shining stone. I shall strike it with my hammer, take it out and put it on my back. I shall put it in this thing... I shall tie it to my back. I shall go, take it to that woman, she understands [such] matters.’(33)He brings it [the stone] to her, she says ‘Ah! How much money did you make? He says ‘Dear woman, today I did not make money. They have burnt my logs. But I brought this rock, I do not know what it is. You take a look at it, you understand [such] matters. You are clever, I do not know what it is.’(34)She took it and washed it. ‘It is gold! It is a gold bar! Is there any more?’ He says ‘Yes.’ ‘Go bring [it]!’ He went and brought [some more], there is one bar that turned out to be of gemstone, one... and ten of gold.(35)She washed all of them, quickly built a tent, she built it without anyone knowing. She wrapped [the bars of gold] with leaves and [other] things and tucked them away.(36)While he goes to brings [more gold], she puts one bar under her abaya and goes to the goldsmith. She says ‘Exchange it [for smaller, useable pieces].’ He says ‘Even if I sold all my property and my house, I could not buy it.’(37)She says ‘Well then, you know what? Take it, give me some ten thousand then take it to [some] cities to sell, half [of the profit shall be] for you and half for me.’ He says ‘Okay.’ He became rich, and so [did] she.(38)Oh! She is a wise woman indeed! Two or three months went by, she acquired a lot of money. She went to [see some] building contractors. ‘I want you to build a palace for me in this garden within three months, standing [firm] and radiant. How much money do you want?’(39)He says ‘Many thousands, because many workmen are needed. It is hard [to finish building] within three months. You must wait one year.’ She says ‘No! Three months, twice the money. [If] you want one hundred thousand take two hundred; [If] you want three hundred thousand, take five hundred thousand.’(40)He saw that she was going to give him a lot of money so he said ‘now I shall build it for you within three months.’ She says ‘That door, the entrance door, [that is] the upper palace door—[make it] like that one [of the king’s palace], set in it three stones, on its back, one gemstone in the middle and gold on either side.’(41)They stared... She finished building, he gave her the key and she gave him an astronomic sum of money. She says ‘Go have a good time, enjoy the money, you and your contractors. There is a lot of money, do not worry.’(42)Then this [person] rose, the Mullah, calling people for prayer. ‘Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu...’ The gemstones dazzled him, so he repeated Allahu Akbar fifteen times. Instead of saying [it] three times, he called it fifteen times. Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Allahu... He felt dizzy. He looked at the stones and his mind.(43)The king rose saying ‘Call this Mullah, I shall arrest him immediately, ten years in prison, he does not let us sleep! Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar! what is wrong with him]?!’(44)They have fetched him, he says ‘I beg you do not imprison me. But go see what is in your vineyard, and afterwards come and imprison me. I will wait here, [I am] under your rule.(45)I was astounded [when] I saw three pieces of gold shining in my eyes. I was occupied with [crying out] Allahu Akbar, I said [to myself]: What is that thing that is shining into my eyes?’ The night was dark and they [still] dazzled him.(46)The king went searching for the place. ‘Oh! Wow wow wow wow wow! Who has built this house in my vineyard? This palace [which is] better than mine? A better pool than mine, a better construction than mine.’(47)The filming devices... she filmed her father’s house. She says [to herself] ‘The king is coming.’ She put on an abaya and sat as if she were a poor woman, she sat at the entrance. ‘This palace, whose is it?’(48)She says ‘I do not know, what do you want with this palace?’ He says ‘No[thing], I [just] want to know whose palace it is.’ But she had disguised herself [so that] he would not recognize her, [that] her father [wouldn’t know] who she is.(49)[She tells him] ‘Ah! The mistress of this palace indeed said that if the king comes, [I should] tell him and whoever is with him, his deputy—the wazir—[that] they are invited this evening to the lady, the mistress of the palace. She has prepared dinner for them.’(50)‘What time should we come?’ She says ‘at eight o’clock.’ ‘Okay.’ Quickly, she took a bath, dressed up and adorned herself, put on her robes. She prepared the dishes and sat down. [The king] came [back to his palace] and said to his wazir ‘Come, let us see that woman who has invited us, the mistress of the palace, we shall see who is she, that woman.’(51)She prepared food, she cooked for him ten [different] flavour, [but] didn’t put salt in any of them. All of them [were] bland. They ate, he—the wazir and the king—kept eating. It was very good, but bland, disgusting. Eventually, he finished, he tells her that she did not reveal herself, she had put a veil on her face.(52)He says ‘Mistress of this palace, your food was very good, but, we did not enjoy, it was bland. She says ‘You are invited for tomorrow evening as well.’(53)They came the second evening, she prepared [the food] with salt, [all] beautiful and good. They came and ate. ‘Wow! Your food is so delicious tonight! So full of flavour! So good! So delicious, Oh God!’ She tells him... In one instant, she threw off her veil.(54)She says, ‘My father, it is I! I am your daughter that you threw into this palace, [I mean] that you threw into that vineyard where I slept on leaves. I am the daughter who told you “I love you as much as salt.” You see now, when I put salt in your food, it became delicious. Have I lied?(55)I prepared for you without salt, you said it was not tasty. Now when you have eaten with salt and you say [it is] delicious! Have I lied?’ He says ‘Bravo my daughter!’ He hugged her, kissed her. ‘But this wealth, where is it from, huh?’(56)She says ‘This is all thanks to this [man], Ahmad the Lazy, that is him. I have made him a [decent] person.’ He says ‘What do you want [now], my daughter?’(57)She says ‘What do I want? I want you to invite all the city, bring the mullah Musa and Fiqh Husain, prepare a wedding.’ Everyone should come and eat from her table, because she has a lot of money. She brought a lot of cooks, she brought a lot of [different types of] food.(58)‘They should eat without giving [lit. not give] a present.’ Without a present, because she has money. He says ‘My daughter, what [can possibly be] better than that?’ He invited everyone, they came, [the king] made a wedding, she married [the young man] and lived in the palace in front of her father’s.(59)May whoever heard [the story] live long, and whoever did not hear it, may his life also be long! BA: May you [also] live long, I was very pleasant, I really ha-ven’t heard it before, this story. The other one I haven’t heard either. SZ: Go on, eat (pl.). BA: [These] stories are very pleas-ant.(60)