M U K M U K E N B A D I B A D I

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1 MUKMUK E B A D IB A D I JUDY GALMUR

2 MUKMUK EN BADIBADI Judy Ga lm ur im in ra itim sto ri en Ross Tukum ba im in droim ola p itja. K rio l B am yili Press 1981

3 Wantaim dijan mukmuk imin enginap langa tri en ded silip, gadim wan ai jek. Copyright Bamyili Press 1981 ISBN

4 Wal jad mukmuk imin l isin sambodi bin sei langa im, "gidap fren, en yunmi plei aidimbat miselp. Yu trai faindem mi fren." Mukmuk bin opunum wansaid ai bla im en imin sei miselp, "U jadan bin toktok langa mi tudei?" im reken jad mukmuk. "Maitbi mi drimbat dijan," imin sei mukmuk. Bambai maitbi jad mukmuk imin abum filim miselp en imin opunum wan ai en imin luk l i l blek badibadi bin grolgrol gulujap la im. Lil badibadi bin sei langa jad mukmuk, "ai bin askim yu, yunmi wana plei geim aidimbat miselp." 5

5 Orait, mukmuk bin shadimap bl a im ai wal jad badibadi imin aidim miselp. "Binij na, yu gin kamat na lukaran mi," badibadi bin singat brom im aiding pleis. Mukmuk bin jidan kwaitbala langa jad tr i en imin eb a gud ol lukaran. Imin trai faindem im jad mukmuk ebriwea bat s til im nomo bin faindem im fren. 7

6 Til long taim wan jad l i l blek badibadi bin sei, "Mi iya na fren. Yu sabi wan yunmi bin pleibat geim bla aidimbat miselp. Wal mi iya na, aibin kamat," imin sei lagijad. Jad l i l blek badibadi imin tjenj miselp tu burdiwan bataflai. 9

7 Jadan mukmuk imin opunum r i l i waid jad ai bla im en imin sei, "ai gan bilib yu gadim brabli burdiwan bodi dijan," imin reken jad mukmuk. "Bat bastaim wan yu bin l i l heriwan en blek bodi yu bin abum," imin lagijad jad big ai mukmuk langa im l i l fren. "Bat na mai fren yu laikim mi mukmuk?" imin laigijad jad l i l bataflai langa im fren, En jad mukmuk imin sei, "mi laikim yu riliwei mai l i l fren." 11

8 I The Owl and th e C a t e r p i l l a r A u th o r: Judy Galm ur I l l u s t r a t o r : Ross Tukumba Once th e r e was an o w l a s le e p in a t r e e, w i t h w it h one o f h is eyes o p e n. The o w l h e a rd someone say to h im, "G et up f r i e n d, and w e ' l l p la y h id e and s e e k. You t r y and f i n d m e." The o w l opened h is eye and s a id t o h im s e lf, "W ho's t h a t t a l k i n g to me?" "Maybe I 'm d re a m in g " he s a id to h i m s e I f. L a t e r, th e o w l had a f e e l i n g t h a t someone was t h e r e, and he opened h is eye and saw a l i t t l e b la c k c a t e r p i l l a r c r a w lin g t o w a rds h im. The l i t t l e c a t e r p i l l a r s a id to th e o w l. " I asked you i f you w a nte d to p la y h id e and s e e k." The o w l c lo s e d h is eyes and th e l i t t l e c a t e r p i l l a r h id h e r s e l f. " F in is h e d now. You can come and lo o k f o r m e," th e c a t e r p i l l a r c a l le d o u t fro m h e r h id in g p la c e. The o w l s a t down q u i e t l y on th e t r e e and had a good lo o k a ro u n d. He t r i e d to f i n d h e r e v e ry w h e re, b u t c o u l d n 't f i n d h is f r e i n d. A lo n g tim e l a t e r, th e l i t t l e b a lc k c a t e r p i l l a r s a id, "I ' m h e r e, f r i e n d. Do you remember when we p la y e d a game o f h id e and seek? W e ll, h e re I am, I've come out." The l i t t l e b la c k c a t e r p i l l a r had changed i n t o a b e a u t i f u l b u t t e r f l y. The o w l opened h is eyes r e a l l y w id e and s a id, " I d o n 't b e lie v e t h a t you a re t h a t p r e t t y b u t t e r f l y. " "You had a h a i r y b la c k body b e f o r e, " he s a id t o h i s f r i e n d. "B u t do you l i k e me now?" th e l i t t l e b u t t e r f l y s a id t o h e r f r i e n d. "Y e s, I r e a l l y l i k e y o u," s a id th e o w l t o h is f r i e n d. 12

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