LILBOI IMIN DRIM

P R IN T E D BY B A M Y IL I PRESS

with assistance from A U S T R A L IA C O U N C IL

A B O R IG IN A L ARTS BOARD

P r i v a t e M a i l B a g 2 5 , K a t h e r i n e , N . T . 5 7 8 0

© Copyright Bamyili Press 1981

ISBN 0 8 6 8 2 2 1 2 3 6

Kriol Experience Reader

Ross Tukumba & Kathy Gale

bin teikim ola pitja.t

Dijan wanbala lilboi imin silip

la kemp en imin abum drim.

Gamin imin draibim modiga

langa bush.

Imin kamat la riba en imin

stap wansaid.

Imin luk loda fish bin jampjamp

langa skai.

Langa im drim gamin imin

meigim shangai bla kilim

jadlot fish.

Imin go na gamin weya jadlot

fish bin jampjamp en imin kilim

sambala.

Imin go meigim faiya en imin

kukumbat

Gamin imin idimbat jadlot

fish bat wan imin gidap

brom silip imin brabli

angriwan.

g o lilb o i a b u m en w a n d i ja n k e m p b u s h w a n s a id k u k u m b a t g id a p id im b a t

b ra b li la n g a d r a ib im d r im g a m in m o d ig a fa iya k a m a t r ib a

s t a p i m k i l i m n a s a m b a l ala j a d l o t w e y a s i l i p a n g r i w a n

bla

l u k m e i g i m w a n b a l a ja m p ja m p fish b in lo d a im in shangai bat skai

English Translation: A little boy's dream

1. Once a litt le boy had a dream.

2. He dreamed that he drove a motor-car out bush.

3. He came to a river and stopped along side it.

4. Then he saw lots of fish jumping out of the water,up into the air.

5. In his dream, he made a shangai to k ill all the fish.

6. He then went over to the river and killed some of thefish as they jumped out of the water.

7. Then he made a fire and cooked them.

8. In his dream, he ate the fish but when he woke up he was s t ill really hungry.

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