Barwar: The Wise Snake

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Geoffrey Khan	Khan, Geoffrey. The Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Barwar. 3 vols. Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2008, vol. 3	Yuwəl Yuḥanna

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0:00	ʾána ʾíwən Yúwəl Yuḥànnaˈ ʾÌsḥaqˈ t-máṯət Dùre,ˈ t-Bɛ̀rwər.ˈ ʾáyya hóla ṯàya,ˈ hóla màra:ˈ ʾíṯwa xa-màlka.ˈ ʾáwwa málka xzéle xa-xə̀lma.ˈ ʾu-qédamta mə̀reˈ kúl náša t-yắḏe mòdin xə́zya b-xə́lmiˈ bəd-yawə̀nneˈ ʾə̀mma dáwe.ˈ yáʿni kút yắḏe mòdile mhumzə́ma ʾáwwa málka,ˈ mòdile xə́zya b-xə́lme díyeˈ b-yawə́lle ʾə̀mma dáwe.ˈ šúryela náše xáša kəs-màlka.ˈ ʾáwwa mára ʾàtxət xə́zya-wˈ ʾáwwa ʾàtxət xə́zya-wˈ ʾáwwa ʾàtxət xə́zya.ˈ xá-naša ʾámər ṭla-báxte dìyeˈ qɛ́mən ʾàzənˈ ʾap-àna mjarbə́nnaˈ ḥàḏ̣ḏ̣ díyi.ˈ xázəx qəsmə̀ttila,ˈ bálki qàrmən.ˈ ʾáwwa qímɛle zìlɛle,ˈ zìla,ˈ zìla,ˈ b-ʾúrxa tfíqɛle xá-xuwwe bìye.ˈ ʾo-xúwwe mə̀reˈ hà-našaˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re b-álaha hon-zála kəs-màlka.ˈ málka hóle xə́zya xa-xə̀lma.ˈ màraˈ kút-yăḏe mòdile xə́zya b-xə́lme w-amə̀rreˈ bəd-šáqəl ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾáp-ana bắyən ʾàzən,ˈ ṱ-amrə́nne xa-xàbra.ˈ bàlkiˈ képa qítle b-gàwzaˈ npìlle-ʾăra gáwza.ˈ bálki qrìmli.ˈ ʾó-xuwwe mə́re ʾəlle-dìyeˈ ʾən-ʾána ʾamrə́nnux módile xə́zya málka b-xə̀lme,ˈ ʾánna ʾálpa dáwe pălə̀tla,ˈ pálga ṭlàliˈ pálga ṭlàlux?ˈ mə́re nàša!ˈ ʾána ʾə́mma bàssiˈ ʾan-xéne kúlla ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re làʾ!ˈ pálga ṭlàli,ˈ pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re mqawòlən.ˈ mə́re ʾámrət ṭla-màlkaˈ xzélux b-xə̀lmuxˈ dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ ʾap-aw-zìlɛleˈ xíša mə́ṭya kəs-màlka.ˈ mṭéle gárre dìyeˈ wírre kəs-màlka.ˈ mə́re hàxˈ xázəx máṣət ṱ-amrə́tli módin xə́zya b-xə̀lmi.ˈ mə́re hɛ̀ málka.ˈ mə́re ʾáti xə́zyət b-xə́lmux dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ mə́re ʾày!ˈ dàx ḏílux?!ˈ qáyəm yawə́lle ʾalpà-dawe.ˈ ʾalpá-dawe ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ plíṭɛle b-úrxa mtuxmə̀nne.ˈ mə́re xúwwe mà ṱ-áwəḏ b-an-álpa dáwe,ˈ ṱ-ázən hawə́nna ʾəlle-dìye?!ˈ ʾána lɛ́-yawənne ʾàp-xa-fəlsaˈ qɛ́mən ʾázən bɛ̀ṯaˈ yáwən dèni.ˈ ʾu-mtágəbrən bnòneˈ mtágəbrən gàni.ˈ xúwwe ʾázəl dúke dìye.ˈ xìšɛle.ˈ xíšɛle l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ lɛ́le-hiwa ʾàtxa.ˈ píšɛle xà-yarxaˈ málka xzéle xa-xə́lma xèna.ˈ mə́dre xzéle xə̀lma.ˈ mə́re kút-yăḏe módi mìraˈ ʾálpa dáwe xéne t-yawə̀nne.ˈ ʾaw-šmìleˈ ʾay!ˈ m-xúwwe hon-muxə̀rwəllaˈ máṭo ṱ-òya?!ˈ mə́re ṭla-bàxteˈ hàtxən wíḏa.ˈ mòdit mára?ˈ mə́ra sí-ṭlub paxálta mə́nne dìyeˈ ʾu-múr t-yawə́nnux zùzux.ˈ mə́re ṱ-àzənˈ xàzəxˈ bálki lá-hawe tàma,ˈ bálki là-pliṭle l-úrxi.ˈ qímɛle zìla.ˈ mə́dre xúwwe plíṭɛle qàmṯeˈ hà-pəllənˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re b-álaha šlàma-lluxˈ pšàmən rába.ˈ yắḏət b-gànuxˈ ʾìqənwa,ˈ danànənwa.ˈ ʾan-zúze šqilìli,ˈ zílli hiwíli dɛ̀ni.ˈ mtugbəràli gáni.ˈ paxlə̀tli rába.ˈ mə́re díya lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re málka hóle xə́zya xá-ga xéta xə̀lma.ˈ ʾalpá-dáwe bəd-yáwəl ṭla-kút ʾamə́rre mòdile xə́lme.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya bènaˈ ʾə́n ʾamrə̀nnuxˈ pălə́tla pálga mə̀jjəd?ˈ mə́re nàšaˈ dàx la-pălə́nna?ˈ ʾáyya béna hár-kulla ṭlàlux ʾən-bắyət,ˈ m-gēb-d-àni.ˈ mə́re làʾ!ˈ pálga ṭlàli,ˈ pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re ʾàmrətˈ xzéle málka b-xə́lme dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ xìšɛle mə́dre.ˈ mṭíṯɛla dane-dìyeˈ wírre kəs-màlka.ˈ málka mə́re ʾàhˈ pə̀llənˈ módin xə́zya b-xə̀lmi?ˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìmaˈ xə́zyət b-xə́lmux dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ óy! mə́re dàx ḏílux?!ˈ ḏìli.ˈ mə́re hallúle ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ mə́dre šqíləlla ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ šqíləlla ʾálpa dáwe dìyeˈ ʾu-xá-ga xéta zìlɛle.ˈ zílle kəs-xùwwe.ˈ ʾáyya béna mòdile wíḏa?ˈ šqílle xá šəndòxaˈ gu-plaṭṭət xùwweˈ dɛréle ʾo-šəndòxaˈ b-xùwweˈ qá-t qaṭə̀lle xúwwe.ˈ xúwwe ʾáxčile múdwa rìqa.ˈ wírre gu-bòye,ˈ gu-bóye díye mṭúšyəlla gáne dìye.ˈ m-táma zílɛle l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾálpa dáwe xá-ga xéta nùbləllaˈ ta-báxte dìye.ˈ xa-tré-yarxe xéne mə́dre xzéle xa-xə̀lma.ˈ mə́re málka hóle mə́dre xə́zya xà-xəlma.ˈ márɛle kuṱ-ámər mòdin xə́zya b-xə́lmi,ˈ t-yawə́nne ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ mə́dre qìmɛleˈ ʾáwwa mə̀reˈ ʾáyya béna mo-ṱ-òḏən?ˈ mə́re ʾa-béna ʾap-képa də́ryən b-xùwwe,ˈ ʾap-qṭála băyə́nwa qaṭlə̀nwale.ˈ mə́re b-nayə̀sli,ˈ ṱ-axə̀lli.ˈ mó ṱ-oḏèna?ˈ qímɛle zìlaˈ mə́re b-álaha ṱ-ázən kəs-xùwwe,ˈ ṱ-amrə̀nneˈ ʾu-ṭálbən paxàlta mə́nne díye.ˈ mqawòlɛwən,ˈ ʾap-an-zúze kúlla ṱ-in šqìləllaˈ pălə́nna pàlge.ˈ ʾáp ʾan-ṱ-in-šqíləlla qamàye.ˈ qímɛle zìla,ˈ mə́ṭyɛle xá-ga xèta.ˈ xúwwe plíṭɛle l-qamòṯe.ˈ mə́re hà dostí.ˈ xázəx b-šəndóxe t-wə́twa kípa bìyi.ˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ bắxət ʾaláha dìyuxˈ la-hɛ́rwət mə̀nni,ˈ mpaxlə̀tli.ˈ ʾáxči ʾáp ʾayya-béna múrri mòdile.ˈ mqawólən kəmà-ṱ-in šqíla zúzeˈ mɛṯə́nna pălə̀nna,ˈ pálga ṭláli pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re dū̀s?ˈ mə́re dū̀s!ˈ mə́re mhuymə́nni-llux ya-ʾàlla.ˈ ʾámrət ṭla-málka dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ qímɛle zìla.ˈ mə́ṭyɛle kəs-màlkaˈ wírɛle mə́ṭyɛle gárre dìye.ˈ mòdit xə́zya b-xə́lmux?ˈ mə́re b-xə́lmux xzáyət dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ ʾámər b-álaha dū̀s-iwət!ˈ ʾáp-ayya béna ḏìlux.ˈ qáyəm yawə́lle ʾálpa dáwe xène.ˈ ʾáw xá-reša m-táma qú-si l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾáp ʾan-tre-ʾálpe dáwe xéne mɛ̀ṯila.ˈ ʾu-háyyo šláma-llux xóni xùwwe!ˈ b-šɛ́na b-ṭawàṯa!ˈ ʾámər xzi-hóli ṯèli.ˈ kúlla dáwe hon-mùṯyəlla.ˈ ṭḷáṯa ʾálpe dáwe hóla kə̀sli.ˈ ʾánna ʾálpa-w xamšá-mma dìyuxilaˈ ʾánna ʾálpa-w xamšá-mma dìyila.ˈ ʾáti háwət basìma.ˈ t-lá-ʾamrət be-bằxət-ile.ˈ mə́re tùˈ ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ ʾána lán-mirəllux be-bằxət-iwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira qaṭòlɛwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira xòš-našɛwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira lebànɛwət.ˈ ʾína tu-ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ mə́re ʾo-gáya qằmɛṯa ṯélux l-kə́sli,ˈ mə́ri ṭlàluxˈ málka xə́zyɛle b-xə́lme dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ ʾó-yomət mə́ri ṭlálux hádəx záwna lebàna-wewa.ˈ ʾúp-ati xìšluxˈ mə́rux šqíllux zúze wélux lebána ʾàx-zawna.ˈ záwna qəm-ʾawə́dlux lebàna.ˈ là-ṯelux kə́sli.ˈ mxélux xa-čárxa hál zíllux kəs-bàxtux.ˈ ʾu-ṯélux mdagóle ṭlàliˈ ʿála ʾasā́s danànənwa,ˈ míḏən mòdiˈ ʾu-ʾànna məndiyáne.ˈ mə́re gáʾat tə́rte xzéle málka dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ xə́lmət málka ʾíwa ʾúp-aw zàwna.ˈ ʾó-yomət xə́zya dúnye ráya tèleˈ záwnət lèbewa.ˈ ʾáwwa záwna t-xzélux dúnye ráya dèweˈ ʾíwa záwnət qə́ṭla-w də́mma-w pràma,ˈ xa-xála ʾo-xèna,ˈ xa-qṭála ʾo-xèna.ˈ ʾap-àtiˈ m-gḗb ṱ-aṯə́twa mɛ́ṯətwali zùze,ˈ šqíllux xa-šəndòxa.ˈ ʾo-šəndóxa ʾə́n-hawewa qíṯa bìyiˈ ṱ-awə́twa qṭìləlli.ˈ xzi-ʾána mṭuršàli gáni.ˈ ʾína lɛ́wa mə́dre gnàyux.ˈ záwnət qə̀ṭla-wewa.ˈ ʾap-àtiˈ wélux gu-d-áw-zawna t-wéwa t-qə̀ṭlaˈ píšlux qaṭòla.ˈ dìyaˈ t-xzéle málka dúnye ráya pàṛeˈ zawn-šlàmɛle.ˈ lɛt-ʾáti wíya xoš-náša ṱ-it-múṯyəlla ʾánna zùze.ˈ záwna wíyɛle t-šlàmaˈ ʾáp-ati píšlux nášət šlàma.ˈ bud-àyya muṯɛ́lux ʾánna zúzeˈ hadíya bắyət pălə̀tla.ˈ mə́re də-šqúl ʾanna-zùze.ˈ kúlla ṭlàlux.ˈ ʾána malàxɛn.ˈ síqle l-šmàyya.ˈ púš b-šɛ̀na.ˈ šuqáli táma ʾu-ṯéli làxxa.ˈ ʾána ʾíwən Yúwəl Yuḥànnaˈ ʾÌsḥaqˈ t-máṯət Dùre,ˈ t-Bɛ̀rwər.ˈ ʾáyya hóla ṯàya,ˈ hóla màra:ˈ ʾíṯwa xa-màlka.ˈ ʾáwwa málka xzéle xa-xə̀lma.ˈ ʾu-qédamta mə̀reˈ kúl náša t-yắḏe mòdin xə́zya b-xə́lmiˈ bəd-yawə̀nneˈ ʾə̀mma dáwe.ˈ yáʿni kút yắḏe mòdile mhumzə́ma ʾáwwa málka,ˈ mòdile xə́zya b-xə́lme díyeˈ b-yawə́lle ʾə̀mma dáwe.ˈ šúryela náše xáša kəs-màlka.ˈ ʾáwwa mára ʾàtxət xə́zya-wˈ ʾáwwa ʾàtxət xə́zya-wˈ ʾáwwa ʾàtxət xə́zya.ˈ xá-naša ʾámər ṭla-báxte dìyeˈ qɛ́mən ʾàzənˈ ʾap-àna mjarbə́nnaˈ ḥàḏ̣ḏ̣ díyi.ˈ xázəx qəsmə̀ttila,ˈ bálki qàrmən.ˈ ʾáwwa qímɛle zìlɛle,ˈ zìla,ˈ zìla,ˈ b-ʾúrxa tfíqɛle xá-xuwwe bìye.ˈ ʾo-xúwwe mə̀reˈ hà-našaˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re b-álaha hon-zála kəs-màlka.ˈ málka hóle xə́zya xa-xə̀lma.ˈ màraˈ kút-yăḏe mòdile xə́zya b-xə́lme w-amə̀rreˈ bəd-šáqəl ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾáp-ana bắyən ʾàzən,ˈ ṱ-amrə́nne xa-xàbra.ˈ bàlkiˈ képa qítle b-gàwzaˈ npìlle-ʾăra gáwza.ˈ bálki qrìmli.ˈ ʾó-xuwwe mə́re ʾəlle-dìyeˈ ʾən-ʾána ʾamrə́nnux módile xə́zya málka b-xə̀lme,ˈ ʾánna ʾálpa dáwe pălə̀tla,ˈ pálga ṭlàliˈ pálga ṭlàlux?ˈ mə́re nàša!ˈ ʾána ʾə́mma bàssiˈ ʾan-xéne kúlla ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re làʾ!ˈ pálga ṭlàli,ˈ pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re mqawòlən.ˈ mə́re ʾámrət ṭla-màlkaˈ xzélux b-xə̀lmuxˈ dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ ʾap-aw-zìlɛleˈ xíša mə́ṭya kəs-màlka.ˈ mṭéle gárre dìyeˈ wírre kəs-màlka.ˈ mə́re hàxˈ xázəx máṣət ṱ-amrə́tli módin xə́zya b-xə̀lmi.ˈ mə́re hɛ̀ málka.ˈ mə́re ʾáti xə́zyət b-xə́lmux dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ mə́re ʾày!ˈ dàx ḏílux?!ˈ qáyəm yawə́lle ʾalpà-dawe.ˈ ʾalpá-dawe ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ plíṭɛle b-úrxa mtuxmə̀nne.ˈ mə́re xúwwe mà ṱ-áwəḏ b-an-álpa dáwe,ˈ ṱ-ázən hawə́nna ʾəlle-dìye?!ˈ ʾána lɛ́-yawənne ʾàp-xa-fəlsaˈ qɛ́mən ʾázən bɛ̀ṯaˈ yáwən dèni.ˈ ʾu-mtágəbrən bnòneˈ mtágəbrən gàni.ˈ xúwwe ʾázəl dúke dìye.ˈ xìšɛle.ˈ xíšɛle l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ lɛ́le-hiwa ʾàtxa.ˈ píšɛle xà-yarxaˈ málka xzéle xa-xə́lma xèna.ˈ mə́dre xzéle xə̀lma.ˈ mə́re kút-yăḏe módi mìraˈ ʾálpa dáwe xéne t-yawə̀nne.ˈ ʾaw-šmìleˈ ʾay!ˈ m-xúwwe hon-muxə̀rwəllaˈ máṭo ṱ-òya?!ˈ mə́re ṭla-bàxteˈ hàtxən wíḏa.ˈ mòdit mára?ˈ mə́ra sí-ṭlub paxálta mə́nne dìyeˈ ʾu-múr t-yawə́nnux zùzux.ˈ mə́re ṱ-àzənˈ xàzəxˈ bálki lá-hawe tàma,ˈ bálki là-pliṭle l-úrxi.ˈ qímɛle zìla.ˈ mə́dre xúwwe plíṭɛle qàmṯeˈ hà-pəllənˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re b-álaha šlàma-lluxˈ pšàmən rába.ˈ yắḏət b-gànuxˈ ʾìqənwa,ˈ danànənwa.ˈ ʾan-zúze šqilìli,ˈ zílli hiwíli dɛ̀ni.ˈ mtugbəràli gáni.ˈ paxlə̀tli rába.ˈ mə́re díya lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re málka hóle xə́zya xá-ga xéta xə̀lma.ˈ ʾalpá-dáwe bəd-yáwəl ṭla-kút ʾamə́rre mòdile xə́lme.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya bènaˈ ʾə́n ʾamrə̀nnuxˈ pălə́tla pálga mə̀jjəd?ˈ mə́re nàšaˈ dàx la-pălə́nna?ˈ ʾáyya béna hár-kulla ṭlàlux ʾən-bắyət,ˈ m-gēb-d-àni.ˈ mə́re làʾ!ˈ pálga ṭlàli,ˈ pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re ʾàmrətˈ xzéle málka b-xə́lme dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ xìšɛle mə́dre.ˈ mṭíṯɛla dane-dìyeˈ wírre kəs-màlka.ˈ málka mə́re ʾàhˈ pə̀llənˈ módin xə́zya b-xə̀lmi?ˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìmaˈ xə́zyət b-xə́lmux dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ óy! mə́re dàx ḏílux?!ˈ ḏìli.ˈ mə́re hallúle ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ mə́dre šqíləlla ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ šqíləlla ʾálpa dáwe dìyeˈ ʾu-xá-ga xéta zìlɛle.ˈ zílle kəs-xùwwe.ˈ ʾáyya béna mòdile wíḏa?ˈ šqílle xá šəndòxaˈ gu-plaṭṭət xùwweˈ dɛréle ʾo-šəndòxaˈ b-xùwweˈ qá-t qaṭə̀lle xúwwe.ˈ xúwwe ʾáxčile múdwa rìqa.ˈ wírre gu-bòye,ˈ gu-bóye díye mṭúšyəlla gáne dìye.ˈ m-táma zílɛle l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾálpa dáwe xá-ga xéta nùbləllaˈ ta-báxte dìye.ˈ xa-tré-yarxe xéne mə́dre xzéle xa-xə̀lma.ˈ mə́re málka hóle mə́dre xə́zya xà-xəlma.ˈ márɛle kuṱ-ámər mòdin xə́zya b-xə́lmi,ˈ t-yawə́nne ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ mə́dre qìmɛleˈ ʾáwwa mə̀reˈ ʾáyya béna mo-ṱ-òḏən?ˈ mə́re ʾa-béna ʾap-képa də́ryən b-xùwwe,ˈ ʾap-qṭála băyə́nwa qaṭlə̀nwale.ˈ mə́re b-nayə̀sli,ˈ ṱ-axə̀lli.ˈ mó ṱ-oḏèna?ˈ qímɛle zìlaˈ mə́re b-álaha ṱ-ázən kəs-xùwwe,ˈ ṱ-amrə̀nneˈ ʾu-ṭálbən paxàlta mə́nne díye.ˈ mqawòlɛwən,ˈ ʾap-an-zúze kúlla ṱ-in šqìləllaˈ pălə́nna pàlge.ˈ ʾáp ʾan-ṱ-in-šqíləlla qamàye.ˈ qímɛle zìla,ˈ mə́ṭyɛle xá-ga xèta.ˈ xúwwe plíṭɛle l-qamòṯe.ˈ mə́re hà dostí.ˈ xázəx b-šəndóxe t-wə́twa kípa bìyi.ˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ bắxət ʾaláha dìyuxˈ la-hɛ́rwət mə̀nni,ˈ mpaxlə̀tli.ˈ ʾáxči ʾáp ʾayya-béna múrri mòdile.ˈ mqawólən kəmà-ṱ-in šqíla zúzeˈ mɛṯə́nna pălə̀nna,ˈ pálga ṭláli pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re dū̀s?ˈ mə́re dū̀s!ˈ mə́re mhuymə́nni-llux ya-ʾàlla.ˈ ʾámrət ṭla-málka dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ qímɛle zìla.ˈ mə́ṭyɛle kəs-màlkaˈ wírɛle mə́ṭyɛle gárre dìye.ˈ mòdit xə́zya b-xə́lmux?ˈ mə́re b-xə́lmux xzáyət dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ ʾámər b-álaha dū̀s-iwət!ˈ ʾáp-ayya béna ḏìlux.ˈ qáyəm yawə́lle ʾálpa dáwe xène.ˈ ʾáw xá-reša m-táma qú-si l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾáp ʾan-tre-ʾálpe dáwe xéne mɛ̀ṯila.ˈ ʾu-háyyo šláma-llux xóni xùwwe!ˈ b-šɛ́na b-ṭawàṯa!ˈ ʾámər xzi-hóli ṯèli.ˈ kúlla dáwe hon-mùṯyəlla.ˈ ṭḷáṯa ʾálpe dáwe hóla kə̀sli.ˈ ʾánna ʾálpa-w xamšá-mma dìyuxilaˈ ʾánna ʾálpa-w xamšá-mma dìyila.ˈ ʾáti háwət basìma.ˈ t-lá-ʾamrət be-bằxət-ile.ˈ mə́re tùˈ ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ ʾána lán-mirəllux be-bằxət-iwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira qaṭòlɛwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira xòš-našɛwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira lebànɛwət.ˈ ʾína tu-ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ mə́re ʾo-gáya qằmɛṯa ṯélux l-kə́sli,ˈ mə́ri ṭlàluxˈ málka xə́zyɛle b-xə́lme dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ ʾó-yomət mə́ri ṭlálux hádəx záwna lebàna-wewa.ˈ ʾúp-ati xìšluxˈ mə́rux šqíllux zúze wélux lebána ʾàx-zawna.ˈ záwna qəm-ʾawə́dlux lebàna.ˈ là-ṯelux kə́sli.ˈ mxélux xa-čárxa hál zíllux kəs-bàxtux.ˈ ʾu-ṯélux mdagóle ṭlàliˈ ʿála ʾasā́s danànənwa,ˈ míḏən mòdiˈ ʾu-ʾànna məndiyáne.ˈ mə́re gáʾat tə́rte xzéle málka dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ xə́lmət málka ʾíwa ʾúp-aw zàwna.ˈ ʾó-yomət xə́zya dúnye ráya tèleˈ záwnət lèbewa.ˈ ʾáwwa záwna t-xzélux dúnye ráya dèweˈ ʾíwa záwnət qə́ṭla-w də́mma-w pràma,ˈ xa-xála ʾo-xèna,ˈ xa-qṭála ʾo-xèna.ˈ ʾap-àtiˈ m-gḗb ṱ-aṯə́twa mɛ́ṯətwali zùze,ˈ šqíllux xa-šəndòxa.ˈ ʾo-šəndóxa ʾə́n-hawewa qíṯa bìyiˈ ṱ-awə́twa qṭìləlli.ˈ xzi-ʾána mṭuršàli gáni.ˈ ʾína lɛ́wa mə́dre gnàyux.ˈ záwnət qə̀ṭla-wewa.ˈ ʾap-àtiˈ wélux gu-d-áw-zawna t-wéwa t-qə̀ṭlaˈ píšlux qaṭòla.ˈ dìyaˈ t-xzéle málka dúnye ráya pàṛeˈ zawn-šlàmɛle.ˈ lɛt-ʾáti wíya xoš-náša ṱ-it-múṯyəlla ʾánna zùze.ˈ záwna wíyɛle t-šlàmaˈ ʾáp-ati píšlux nášət šlàma.ˈ bud-àyya muṯɛ́lux ʾánna zúzeˈ hadíya bắyət pălə̀tla.ˈ mə́re də-šqúl ʾanna-zùze.ˈ kúlla ṭlàlux.ˈ ʾána malàxɛn.ˈ síqle l-šmàyya.ˈ púš b-šɛ̀na.ˈ šuqáli táma ʾu-ṯéli làxxa.ˈ	I am Yuwəl Yuḥanna ʾIsḥaq of the village of Dure, from Barwar. (The story) goes (like this), it is (as follows): There was a king. This king had a dream. In the morning he said ‘(If there is) any person who knows what I have seen in my dream, I shall give him a hundred gold coins. That is, (if there is) anybody who knows what this king spoke, what he saw in his dream, he will give him a hundred gold coins. People began to go to the king. One says ‘You have seen such-and-such’, another ‘You have seen such-and-such’ and another ‘You have seen such-and-such’. One man says to his wife ‘I shall go. I also shall try my luck. Let’s see (whether) I am lucky. Perhaps I shall win. He set off and walked for a time, then on the road a snake crossed his path. The snake said ‘Hey, man, where are you going?’ He said ‘By God, I am going to the king. The king has had a dream and says that anybody who knows what he saw in his dream and tells him will have a thousand gold pieces. So, I also want to go and tell him something. Perhaps “the stone has hit the walnut, and the walnut has fallen on the ground”. Per-haps I have won.’ The snake said to him ‘If I tell you what the king saw in his dream, will you divide those thousand gold pieces, half for me and half for you?’ He said ‘Man! A hundred is enough for me. All the rest will be for you’. It said ‘No! Half for me and half for you’. He said ‘I promise’. It said ‘Say to the king “You saw in your dream that that it was raining foxes”’. So, he went. His turn came and he entered into the presence of the king. He (the king) said ‘Well, let’s see whether you can tell me what I saw in my dream.’ He said ‘Yes, king.’ He said ‘You saw in your dream that it was raining foxes.’ He (the king) said ‘Ah! How did you know?!’ He gives him a thousand gold coins. A thousand gold coins (were given to him) and he went. He went out on the road and thought. He said ‘What will the snake do with the thousand gold coins that I should go and give them to it?! I shall not give it a penny. I’ll go home, pay back my debts and look after my children, look after myself. Let the snake go to its place.’ He went (on his way). He went home. He did not give (the money) and that was that. A month later the king had another dream. He dreamt again. He said ‘(if there is) anybody who knows what happened in it, I shall give him another thousand gold coins. He heard (and said) ‘Oh dear. I have wrecked (my relationship) with the snake. How can it be (that it will help me).’ He said to his wife. ‘I have done such-and-such. What do you say?’ She said ‘Go and ask forgive-ness from it. Say “I shall give you your money”’. He said ‘I shall go. Let’s see, perhaps it will not be there, perhaps it will go out onto the road to meet me.’ He set off, again the snake came out before him. ‘Hey so-and-so, where are you going?’ He said ‘By God, peace be upon you. I am very sorry. You know, by your soul, I was in trouble. I was in debt. I took that money and paid off my debts. I have sorted myself out now. Forgive me please.’ It said ‘Now where are you going?’ He said ‘The king has had a dream again. He will give a thousand gold pieces to anyone who tells him what his dream is.’ It said ‘This time, if I tell you, will you really divide them in half?’ He said ‘Man, how (could it be that) I shall not divide them?’ This time everything is for you, if you want, in place of those (other coins).’ It said ‘No! Half for me and half for you’. It said ‘You should say “The king has seen in his dream that it was raining wolves”’. Now, he again went (to the king). His time came and he entered into the presence of the king. The king said ‘Oh, so-and-so, what did I see in my dream?’ ‘King, I wish you well, you saw in your dream that it was raining wolves.’ ‘How did you know?!’ ‘I knew’. He said ‘Give him a thousand gold pieces’. He again took the thousand gold pieces. He took his thousand gold pieces and went off again. He went to the snake. This time what did he do? He took a big stone. When the snake was coming out, he threw the stone at the snake, to kill the snake. The snake just managed to escape. It went into its hole and hid itself in its hole. From there he went home. He again took the thousand gold pieces to his wife. After one or two more months, he (the king) again had a dream. The king said ‘I have again had a dream. He says ‘Whoever says what I have seen in my dream, I’ll give him a thousand gold pieces’. Again he (the man) said ‘What shall I do this time?’ He said ‘Last time I even threw a stone at the snake. I even wanted to to kill it.’ He said ‘It will bite me. It will eat me. What should I do?’ He set off. He said ‘By God, I’ll go to the snake and ask him for his forgiveness and say “I promise, I’ll divide into halves also all the money that I took, that I took previously.”’ He set off and arrived again. The snake came out to meet him. It said ‘Hey, my friend, what about the stones that you threw at me? Where are you going?’ ‘I implore you (to forgive me). Do not speak angrily with me. Forgive me. Just one more time tell me what it is. I promise that however much money I have received, I shall bring it and divide, half for me and half for you.’ It said ‘Really?’ He said ‘Really!’ It said ‘Well, I trust you. Say to the king “It is raining lambs. It is raining lambs”. Now, he went off. He arrived at the king’s (palace). He entered (when) his turn came. ‘What did you see in your dream?’ He said ‘In your dream you see it raining lambs’. He said ‘By God, you are right! Also this time you knew it.’ He gives him another thousand gold pieces. He went directly home from there. He brought back also those two thousand pieces of gold. He went (to the snake): Greetings my brother snake! Peace and blessings!’ He says ‘See, I have come. I have brought all the gold pieces. I have three thousand gold pieces on me. These one thousand five-hundred are yours and these one thousand five-hundred are mine. Please (take them), so that you cannot say that he is dishonest.’ It said ‘Sit down. Let me tell you something. I did not say that you are dishonest. I did not say that you are a murderer. I did not say that you are a good man. I did not say that you are a trickster. But, sit down, I’ll tell you something.’ It said ‘The first time you came to me, I said to you that the king saw in his dream that it was raining foxes. The day I said that to you, the time was tricky. So you went off, said (this to the king), took the money and became tricky like the time. The time made you a trickster. You did not come back to me. You went on a circuitous route and went to your wife. You came lying to me, saying ‘(I did so) on the grounds that I was in debt’ and I don’t know what, things like that.’ It said ‘The second time the king saw (in his dream) that it was raining wolves. Also that dream of the king was (like) the time. The day the king saw that it was raining foxes, it was the time of tricks. This time when you saw it raining wolves, it was a time of killing, blood and slaughter, one man eating the other, one killing the other. So you, instead of coming and bringing me money, took a rock. If that rock had hit me, you would have killed me. Actually I hid myself. But again it was not your fault. It was the time of killing. You also, in the time that was one of killing, became a murderer. Now that the king has seen it raining lambs, it is the time of peace. You have not become a good man and brought these coins. The time has become one of peace and you also became a man of peace. Because of this you have brought these coins and want now to divide them.’ It said ‘Take these coins. They are all for you. I am an angel.’ He went up to heaven. ‘Peace be with you.’ I have left it there and come here.

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ʾána ʾíwən Yúwəl Yuḥànnaˈ ʾÌsḥaqˈ t-máṯət Dùre,ˈ t-Bɛ̀rwər.ˈ ʾáyya hóla ṯàya,ˈ hóla màra:ˈ
ʾíṯwa xa-màlka.ˈ ʾáwwa málka xzéle xa-xə̀lma.ˈ ʾu-qédamta mə̀reˈ kúl náša t-yắḏe mòdin xə́zya b-xə́lmiˈ bəd-yawə̀nneˈ ʾə̀mma dáwe.ˈ yáʿni kút yắḏe mòdile mhumzə́ma ʾáwwa málka,ˈ mòdile xə́zya b-xə́lme díyeˈ b-yawə́lle ʾə̀mma dáwe.ˈ šúryela náše xáša kəs-màlka.ˈ ʾáwwa mára ʾàtxət xə́zya-wˈ ʾáwwa ʾàtxət xə́zya-wˈ ʾáwwa ʾàtxət xə́zya.ˈ xá-naša ʾámər ṭla-báxte dìyeˈ qɛ́mən ʾàzənˈ ʾap-àna mjarbə́nnaˈ ḥàḏ̣ḏ̣ díyi.ˈ xázəx qəsmə̀ttila,ˈ bálki qàrmən.ˈ ʾáwwa qímɛle zìlɛle,ˈ zìla,ˈ zìla,ˈ b-ʾúrxa tfíqɛle xá-xuwwe bìye.ˈ ʾo-xúwwe mə̀reˈ hà-našaˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re b-álaha hon-zála kəs-màlka.ˈ málka hóle xə́zya xa-xə̀lma.ˈ màraˈ kút-yăḏe mòdile xə́zya b-xə́lme w-amə̀rreˈ bəd-šáqəl ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ ʾɛ́-ga ʾáp-ana bắyən ʾàzən,ˈ ṱ-amrə́nne xa-xàbra.ˈ bàlkiˈ képa qítle b-gàwzaˈ npìlle-ʾăra gáwza.ˈ bálki qrìmli.ˈ ʾó-xuwwe mə́re ʾəlle-dìyeˈ ʾən-ʾána ʾamrə́nnux módile xə́zya málka b-xə̀lme,ˈ ʾánna ʾálpa dáwe pălə̀tla,ˈ pálga ṭlàliˈ pálga ṭlàlux?ˈ mə́re nàša!ˈ ʾána ʾə́mma bàssiˈ ʾan-xéne kúlla ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re làʾ!ˈ pálga ṭlàli,ˈ pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re mqawòlən.ˈ mə́re ʾámrət ṭla-màlkaˈ xzélux b-xə̀lmuxˈ dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ ʾap-aw-zìlɛleˈ xíša mə́ṭya kəs-màlka.ˈ mṭéle gárre dìyeˈ wírre kəs-màlka.ˈ mə́re hàxˈ xázəx máṣət ṱ-amrə́tli módin xə́zya b-xə̀lmi.ˈ mə́re hɛ̀ málka.ˈ mə́re ʾáti xə́zyət b-xə́lmux dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ mə́re ʾày!ˈ dàx ḏílux?!ˈ qáyəm yawə́lle ʾalpà-dawe.ˈ ʾalpá-dawe ʾu-zìlɛle.ˈ plíṭɛle b-úrxa mtuxmə̀nne.ˈ mə́re xúwwe mà ṱ-áwəḏ b-an-álpa dáwe,ˈ ṱ-ázən hawə́nna ʾəlle-dìye?!ˈ ʾána lɛ́-yawənne ʾàp-xa-fəlsaˈ qɛ́mən ʾázən bɛ̀ṯaˈ yáwən dèni.ˈ ʾu-mtágəbrən bnòneˈ mtágəbrən gàni.ˈ xúwwe ʾázəl dúke dìye.ˈ xìšɛle.ˈ xíšɛle l-bɛ̀ṯaˈ lɛ́le-hiwa ʾàtxa.ˈ píšɛle xà-yarxaˈ málka xzéle xa-xə́lma xèna.ˈ mə́dre xzéle xə̀lma.ˈ mə́re kút-yăḏe módi mìraˈ ʾálpa dáwe xéne t-yawə̀nne.ˈ ʾaw-šmìleˈ ʾay!ˈ m-xúwwe hon-muxə̀rwəllaˈ máṭo ṱ-òya?!ˈ mə́re ṭla-bàxteˈ hàtxən wíḏa.ˈ mòdit mára?ˈ mə́ra sí-ṭlub paxálta mə́nne dìyeˈ ʾu-múr t-yawə́nnux zùzux.ˈ mə́re ṱ-àzənˈ xàzəxˈ bálki lá-hawe tàma,ˈ bálki là-pliṭle l-úrxi.ˈ qímɛle zìla.ˈ mə́dre xúwwe plíṭɛle qàmṯeˈ hà-pəllənˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re b-álaha šlàma-lluxˈ pšàmən rába.ˈ yắḏət b-gànuxˈ ʾìqənwa,ˈ danànənwa.ˈ ʾan-zúze šqilìli,ˈ zílli hiwíli dɛ̀ni.ˈ mtugbəràli gáni.ˈ paxlə̀tli rába.ˈ mə́re díya lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ mə́re málka hóle xə́zya xá-ga xéta xə̀lma.ˈ ʾalpá-dáwe bəd-yáwəl ṭla-kút ʾamə́rre mòdile xə́lme.ˈ mə́re ʾáyya bènaˈ ʾə́n ʾamrə̀nnuxˈ pălə́tla pálga mə̀jjəd?ˈ mə́re nàšaˈ dàx la-pălə́nna?ˈ ʾáyya béna hár-kulla ṭlàlux ʾən-bắyət,ˈ m-gēb-d-àni.ˈ mə́re làʾ!ˈ pálga ṭlàli,ˈ pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re ʾàmrətˈ xzéle málka b-xə́lme dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ xìšɛle mə́dre.ˈ mṭíṯɛla dane-dìyeˈ wírre kəs-màlka.ˈ málka mə́re ʾàhˈ pə̀llənˈ módin xə́zya b-xə̀lmi?ˈ málka ṱ-áwət basìmaˈ xə́zyət b-xə́lmux dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ óy! mə́re dàx ḏílux?!ˈ ḏìli.ˈ mə́re hallúle ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ mə́dre šqíləlla ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ šqíləlla ʾálpa dáwe dìyeˈ ʾu-xá-ga xéta zìlɛle.ˈ zílle kəs-xùwwe.ˈ ʾáyya béna mòdile wíḏa?ˈ šqílle xá šəndòxaˈ gu-plaṭṭət xùwweˈ dɛréle ʾo-šəndòxaˈ b-xùwweˈ qá-t qaṭə̀lle xúwwe.ˈ xúwwe ʾáxčile múdwa rìqa.ˈ wírre gu-bòye,ˈ gu-bóye díye mṭúšyəlla gáne dìye.ˈ m-táma zílɛle l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾálpa dáwe xá-ga xéta nùbləllaˈ ta-báxte dìye.ˈ xa-tré-yarxe xéne mə́dre xzéle xa-xə̀lma.ˈ mə́re málka hóle mə́dre xə́zya xà-xəlma.ˈ márɛle kuṱ-ámər mòdin xə́zya b-xə́lmi,ˈ t-yawə́nne ʾálpa dàwe.ˈ mə́dre qìmɛleˈ ʾáwwa mə̀reˈ ʾáyya béna mo-ṱ-òḏən?ˈ mə́re ʾa-béna ʾap-képa də́ryən b-xùwwe,ˈ ʾap-qṭála băyə́nwa qaṭlə̀nwale.ˈ mə́re b-nayə̀sli,ˈ ṱ-axə̀lli.ˈ mó ṱ-oḏèna?ˈ qímɛle zìlaˈ mə́re b-álaha ṱ-ázən kəs-xùwwe,ˈ ṱ-amrə̀nneˈ ʾu-ṭálbən paxàlta mə́nne díye.ˈ mqawòlɛwən,ˈ ʾap-an-zúze kúlla ṱ-in šqìləllaˈ pălə́nna pàlge.ˈ ʾáp ʾan-ṱ-in-šqíləlla qamàye.ˈ qímɛle zìla,ˈ mə́ṭyɛle xá-ga xèta.ˈ xúwwe plíṭɛle l-qamòṯe.ˈ mə́re hà dostí.ˈ xázəx b-šəndóxe t-wə́twa kípa bìyi.ˈ lɛ̀kət zála?ˈ bắxət ʾaláha dìyuxˈ la-hɛ́rwət mə̀nni,ˈ mpaxlə̀tli.ˈ ʾáxči ʾáp ʾayya-béna múrri mòdile.ˈ mqawólən kəmà-ṱ-in šqíla zúzeˈ mɛṯə́nna pălə̀nna,ˈ pálga ṭláli pálga ṭlàlux.ˈ mə́re dū̀s?ˈ mə́re dū̀s!ˈ mə́re mhuymə́nni-llux ya-ʾàlla.ˈ ʾámrət ṭla-málka dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ hadìya,ˈ qímɛle zìla.ˈ mə́ṭyɛle kəs-màlkaˈ wírɛle mə́ṭyɛle gárre dìye.ˈ mòdit xə́zya b-xə́lmux?ˈ mə́re b-xə́lmux xzáyət dúnye ráya pàṛe.ˈ ʾámər b-álaha dū̀s-iwət!ˈ ʾáp-ayya béna ḏìlux.ˈ qáyəm yawə́lle ʾálpa dáwe xène.ˈ ʾáw xá-reša m-táma qú-si l-bɛ̀ṯa.ˈ ʾáp ʾan-tre-ʾálpe dáwe xéne mɛ̀ṯila.ˈ ʾu-háyyo šláma-llux xóni xùwwe!ˈ b-šɛ́na b-ṭawàṯa!ˈ ʾámər xzi-hóli ṯèli.ˈ kúlla dáwe hon-mùṯyəlla.ˈ ṭḷáṯa ʾálpe dáwe hóla kə̀sli.ˈ ʾánna ʾálpa-w xamšá-mma dìyuxilaˈ ʾánna ʾálpa-w xamšá-mma dìyila.ˈ ʾáti háwət basìma.ˈ t-lá-ʾamrət be-bằxət-ile.ˈ mə́re tùˈ ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ ʾána lán-mirəllux be-bằxət-iwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira qaṭòlɛwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira xòš-našɛwət.ˈ ʾu-lán-mira lebànɛwət.ˈ ʾína tu-ṱ-amrə̀nnux.ˈ mə́re ʾo-gáya qằmɛṯa ṯélux l-kə́sli,ˈ mə́ri ṭlàluxˈ málka xə́zyɛle b-xə́lme dúnye ráya tèle.ˈ ʾó-yomət mə́ri ṭlálux hádəx záwna lebàna-wewa.ˈ ʾúp-ati xìšluxˈ mə́rux šqíllux zúze wélux lebána ʾàx-zawna.ˈ záwna qəm-ʾawə́dlux lebàna.ˈ là-ṯelux kə́sli.ˈ mxélux xa-čárxa hál zíllux kəs-bàxtux.ˈ ʾu-ṯélux mdagóle ṭlàliˈ ʿála ʾasā́s danànənwa,ˈ míḏən mòdiˈ ʾu-ʾànna məndiyáne.ˈ mə́re gáʾat tə́rte xzéle málka dúnye ráya dèwe.ˈ xə́lmət málka ʾíwa ʾúp-aw zàwna.ˈ ʾó-yomət xə́zya dúnye ráya tèleˈ záwnət lèbewa.ˈ ʾáwwa záwna t-xzélux dúnye ráya dèweˈ ʾíwa záwnət qə́ṭla-w də́mma-w pràma,ˈ xa-xála ʾo-xèna,ˈ xa-qṭála ʾo-xèna.ˈ ʾap-àtiˈ m-gḗb ṱ-aṯə́twa mɛ́ṯətwali zùze,ˈ šqíllux xa-šəndòxa.ˈ ʾo-šəndóxa ʾə́n-hawewa qíṯa bìyiˈ ṱ-awə́twa qṭìləlli.ˈ xzi-ʾána mṭuršàli gáni.ˈ ʾína lɛ́wa mə́dre gnàyux.ˈ záwnət qə̀ṭla-wewa.ˈ ʾap-àtiˈ wélux gu-d-áw-zawna t-wéwa t-qə̀ṭlaˈ píšlux qaṭòla.ˈ dìyaˈ t-xzéle málka dúnye ráya pàṛeˈ zawn-šlàmɛle.ˈ lɛt-ʾáti wíya xoš-náša ṱ-it-múṯyəlla ʾánna zùze.ˈ záwna wíyɛle t-šlàmaˈ ʾáp-ati píšlux nášət šlàma.ˈ bud-àyya muṯɛ́lux ʾánna zúzeˈ hadíya bắyət pălə̀tla.ˈ mə́re də-šqúl ʾanna-zùze.ˈ kúlla ṭlàlux.ˈ ʾána malàxɛn.ˈ síqle l-šmàyya.ˈ púš b-šɛ̀na.ˈ šuqáli táma ʾu-ṯéli làxxa.ˈ

Translation:

I am Yuwəl Yuḥanna ʾIsḥaq of the village of Dure, from Barwar. (The story) goes (like this), it is (as follows):
There was a king. This king had a dream. In the morning he said ‘(If there is) any person who knows what I have seen in my dream, I shall give him a hundred gold coins. That is, (if there is) anybody who knows what this king spoke, what he saw in his dream, he will give him a hundred gold coins. People began to go to the king. One says ‘You have seen such-and-such’, another ‘You have seen such-and-such’ and another ‘You have seen such-and-such’. One man says to his wife ‘I shall go. I also shall try my luck. Let’s see (whether) I am lucky. Perhaps I shall win. He set off and walked for a time, then on the road a snake crossed his path. The snake said ‘Hey, man, where are you going?’ He said ‘By God, I am going to the king. The king has had a dream and says that anybody who knows what he saw in his dream and tells him will have a thousand gold pieces. So, I also want to go and tell him something. Perhaps “the stone has hit the walnut, and the walnut has fallen on the ground”. Per-haps I have won.’ The snake said to him ‘If I tell you what the king saw in his dream, will you divide those thousand gold pieces, half for me and half for you?’ He said ‘Man! A hundred is enough for me. All the rest will be for you’. It said ‘No! Half for me and half for you’. He said ‘I promise’. It said ‘Say to the king “You saw in your dream that that it was raining foxes”’. So, he went. His turn came and he entered into the presence of the king. He (the king) said ‘Well, let’s see whether you can tell me what I saw in my dream.’ He said ‘Yes, king.’ He said ‘You saw in your dream that it was raining foxes.’ He (the king) said ‘Ah! How did you know?!’ He gives him a thousand gold coins. A thousand gold coins (were given to him) and he went. He went out on the road and thought. He said ‘What will the snake do with the thousand gold coins that I should go and give them to it?! I shall not give it a penny. I’ll go home, pay back my debts and look after my children, look after myself. Let the snake go to its place.’ He went (on his way). He went home. He did not give (the money) and that was that. A month later the king had another dream. He dreamt again. He said ‘(if there is) anybody who knows what happened in it, I shall give him another thousand gold coins. He heard (and said) ‘Oh dear. I have wrecked (my relationship) with the snake. How can it be (that it will help me).’ He said to his wife. ‘I have done such-and-such. What do you say?’ She said ‘Go and ask forgive-ness from it. Say “I shall give you your money”’. He said ‘I shall go. Let’s see, perhaps it will not be there, perhaps it will go out onto the road to meet me.’ He set off, again the snake came out before him. ‘Hey so-and-so, where are you going?’ He said ‘By God, peace be upon you. I am very sorry. You know, by your soul, I was in trouble. I was in debt. I took that money and paid off my debts. I have sorted myself out now. Forgive me please.’ It said ‘Now where are you going?’ He said ‘The king has had a dream again. He will give a thousand gold pieces to anyone who tells him what his dream is.’ It said ‘This time, if I tell you, will you really divide them in half?’ He said ‘Man, how (could it be that) I shall not divide them?’ This time everything is for you, if you want, in place of those (other coins).’ It said ‘No! Half for me and half for you’. It said ‘You should say “The king has seen in his dream that it was raining wolves”’. Now, he again went (to the king). His time came and he entered into the presence of the king. The king said ‘Oh, so-and-so, what did I see in my dream?’ ‘King, I wish you well, you saw in your dream that it was raining wolves.’ ‘How did you know?!’ ‘I knew’. He said ‘Give him a thousand gold pieces’. He again took the thousand gold pieces. He took his thousand gold pieces and went off again. He went to the snake. This time what did he do? He took a big stone. When the snake was coming out, he threw the stone at the snake, to kill the snake. The snake just managed to escape. It went into its hole and hid itself in its hole. From there he went home. He again took the thousand gold pieces to his wife. After one or two more months, he (the king) again had a dream. The king said ‘I have again had a dream. He says ‘Whoever says what I have seen in my dream, I’ll give him a thousand gold pieces’. Again he (the man) said ‘What shall I do this time?’ He said ‘Last time I even threw a stone at the snake. I even wanted to to kill it.’ He said ‘It will bite me. It will eat me. What should I do?’ He set off. He said ‘By God, I’ll go to the snake and ask him for his forgiveness and say “I promise, I’ll divide into halves also all the money that I took, that I took previously.”’ He set off and arrived again. The snake came out to meet him. It said ‘Hey, my friend, what about the stones that you threw at me? Where are you going?’ ‘I implore you (to forgive me). Do not speak angrily with me. Forgive me. Just one more time tell me what it is. I promise that however much money I have received, I shall bring it and divide, half for me and half for you.’ It said ‘Really?’ He said ‘Really!’ It said ‘Well, I trust you. Say to the king “It is raining lambs. It is raining lambs”. Now, he went off. He arrived at the king’s (palace). He entered (when) his turn came. ‘What did you see in your dream?’ He said ‘In your dream you see it raining lambs’. He said ‘By God, you are right! Also this time you knew it.’ He gives him another thousand gold pieces. He went directly home from there. He brought back also those two thousand pieces of gold. He went (to the snake): Greetings my brother snake! Peace and blessings!’ He says ‘See, I have come. I have brought all the gold pieces. I have three thousand gold pieces on me. These one thousand five-hundred are yours and these one thousand five-hundred are mine. Please (take them), so that you cannot say that he is dishonest.’ It said ‘Sit down. Let me tell you something. I did not say that you are dishonest. I did not say that you are a murderer. I did not say that you are a good man. I did not say that you are a trickster. But, sit down, I’ll tell you something.’ It said ‘The first time you came to me, I said to you that the king saw in his dream that it was raining foxes. The day I said that to you, the time was tricky. So you went off, said (this to the king), took the money and became tricky like the time. The time made you a trickster. You did not come back to me. You went on a circuitous route and went to your wife. You came lying to me, saying ‘(I did so) on the grounds that I was in debt’ and I don’t know what, things like that.’ It said ‘The second time the king saw (in his dream) that it was raining wolves. Also that dream of the king was (like) the time. The day the king saw that it was raining foxes, it was the time of tricks. This time when you saw it raining wolves, it was a time of killing, blood and slaughter, one man eating the other, one killing the other. So you, instead of coming and bringing me money, took a rock. If that rock had hit me, you would have killed me. Actually I hid myself. But again it was not your fault. It was the time of killing. You also, in the time that was one of killing, became a murderer. Now that the king has seen it raining lambs, it is the time of peace. You have not become a good man and brought these coins. The time has become one of peace and you also became a man of peace. Because of this you have brought these coins and want now to divide them.’ It said ‘Take these coins. They are all for you. I am an angel.’ He went up to heaven. ‘Peace be with you.’ I have left it there and come here.