pangpang-chi ezocho “A-kam, nna-ha mhona a-ranike ana-ha (to) cuckoo-that said my-friend, you-too well me-ornamenting I-too mhona i-ranichoka.” to ezoa onyu-chi picho. Ole well you-will ornament.” thus having said gum-that gave. Then pangpang-chi-na “A-kam, a-pfu-na a-tsāla, a-pfu-na cuckoo-that “my-friend my-mother me-is calling, my-mother a-tsala,” to ezoa onyu-chi-na kashak-chi kŭrri-lo me-is calling,” thus having said gum-that-with cuckoo-that head-on tyankaisi tsancho. Chī-tsōkō-nā nhūnga-cha kashak-cho having poured out ran away. That-reason-from now-till crow-the nyĭkā-lā. Hochi-na pangpang-cho kashak khȳua engo n-sāmphina black-is. That-from cuckoo-the crow fearing (by) day not-wandering zāmo-thăng-tai “pangpang pangpang.” to khua samphiala. darkness-time-only “cuckoo cuckoo.” thus crying wanders. Translated into ordinary English the story runs as follows:— The cuckoo and the crow became sworn friends. One day the cuckoo said to the crow, “My friend, you ornament me prettily with this gum and I will do the same to you,” and got the crow to do as he was asked. The crow then made the same request to the cuckoo and gave him the gum. But the cuckoo cried, “My mother is calling me, my mother is calling me,” and poured the gum all over the crow’s head and ran away. That is why the crow is black and the cuckoo is so frightened of the crow that he only wanders about at night, calling, “Cuckoo, cuckoo.” [227] II.—How Children were turned into Monkeys. Onpoi-na otsoi epue ’ts ekha elue ’ts ekha to pōki man and wife children male child one female child one too having got vāsi elue-chi tchhīcho. Tole epue-chi-na elue-chi tchhicho silo having been wife-the died. Then husband-the wife-the died after elue ethăn soa vāncho. Ole elue ethan-chi-na elue etchhio-chi wife new took remained. Then wife new-the wife dead-the ’tsoi t’-oni-chi n-nzām elăm kangshi ntsonshicho. Osi nchōkāchō children two-the not-pitying much trouble gave. But one day mbo-na nūngri-t’-oni “li-nhyako wota, otsi-cho a-na she (to the) children-two “field-to watch go food I eng-aku ni-’ni hāntokmūngka; oki ti-yitake.” to day-every (for) you two will have taken down; home do not come.” Thus ezoa wotokcho. Chi-silo mbo-na otsi kīlāto zīro-chü having said made to go. That-after she food calling-it rat-dung hōno-chü māku-to tai nkapnkapi chicken-dung husks-too only having tied up in leaves nungri-t-’oni hantokmungcho. Tole nungri-t-’oni-na eng-aku (to) the children-two had carried down. Then children-two day-every mbo-na otsi kilato ziro-chü hono-chü na maku-to she food calling it rat-dung chicken-dung and husks-too