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ꔤꕢ ꕞ ꕪꕒꔕ ꘈꗢ ꗃ ꕉꕌ ꕪꕌꘋꔔꘋꗣ ꖸ ꔝ ꘃ ꖷ ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꕮ ꕉꖸ ꕩꕌ ꗓ ꘃ ꕕ ꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕪꘋꕓ ꖢꔒ ꖤꘋ, ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸ ꕮ ꕀꔤ ꗃ ꕉꖸ ꕎꕬ ꗏ.

ꔧ ꕉꕌ ꘃ ꕎ ꗉ, ꕪꘋꕓ ꕎꔀꔤ ꔈ ꕎ ꗉꕎ? ꕴ ꕮ ꕢꕌ ꕉ ꕞ ꘃ ꕉꔤ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꗏ ꘃꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗞꗢ ꖸ ꕩꕌꖸꕊ ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꗱꗡ, ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꕉꕌ ꕸꖃ ꗓ ꕉꖸ ꕞ ꕉꖷ ꕉꖸꔧ ꔷ ꘃ ꕉ ꗋꖺ ꗏ ꔎꔒ ꗪ ꔷꔱ? ꕴ ꕀꔤ ꗪ ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꗉꕎ ꔎꔒ ꔰ ꕴ ꕚꕌ ꕴꔤ ꘀꗡ ꔻꕯ? ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ, ꕉꔤ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꗏ ꘃꖷ ꕉꖸꕊ ꗋꖺꕒꕌꔤ ꔞ ꕉꖸ ꕞ ꔷꕩ ꔷꕩ. ꘃ, ꕉꔤ ꔳꕩ ꕪꕮ ꕎꕌꔳ ꖷ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꔔꘋꗣꔧ ꘀꗡꕩ? ꕉꔤ ꗞ ꖸ ꕚꕌ ꕉ ꘃ ꖷ ꖸ ꕔꕢꘋ ꗪ ꕉꖸ ꗏ ꕉꕌ ꖏꕎ?”

ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉꖸ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꖏ ꖷ ꖏꖃ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꕮ ꖏꕎ, ꕉ ꕮ ꖏꖃ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕎꔀ ꔝ.”

ꕎꕌꔳ ꗃꖺ ꕞ ꖏꕎ, ꕃꔳ ꕢ ꗞꗢ ꕮ ꕞꕴ. ꘃ, ꕉ ꔞꕩ ꕪꘋ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꕎꕬ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, ‘ꗪꖷꗨꗡ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕆꔧꕰꕊ ꔇꔀ ꘋꗒ, ꕉꖷ ꘋ ꕮ ꕔꔤ ꗞ ꘃꗺ ꕞ ꖏꕎ, ꘃ, ꕃꔤ ꖷ ꔽꕩꕴ ꖷꖬ ꘈꗢ ꕞ ꔻꔤ ꔻꔤ ꘋꗒ ꗷꔤ ꘈꗢ ꕞ, ꘋ ꗪ ꗓꕎ ꕉ ꗏ ꘃꖷ ꕉ ꕩꕌ ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꗱꗡ. ꔧ ꘋ ꕮ ꕉ ꔫꔤ ꕮ, ꕉ ꔇꔀ ꕆꘊ ꘋ ꕮꕊ ꕰꕊꕮ ꕉꕌ ꕯ ꘈꗢ ꕞ.’”

ꗋꖺꕒꕌ ꘋ ꗪ ꕉ ꗉ ꕴ ꔝ, ꗞ ꖷ ꔰ ꕮ ꕸꖃ ꔻꔤꔒꔀ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗛꖺ ꗚ ꔔꘋ ꘈꗻ ꔒꘋ, ꕉ ꔇꔀ ꖃꘋꕡ ꖸ.”

ꘃ, ꔤꕢ ꕞ ꔞꔀ ꘃ ꖃꖆꔤꘂ ꖸꕊ ꖏꕎ ꕉꖷ ꕉꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꕴ ꕸꖃ ꕪ ꔔꘋ ꘈꗻꗡ ꖸ ꕞ ꕉꖸꔧ ꕯ ꘋ ꕒꕌ. ꕴ ꕮ ꕸꖃ ꔉꕖ ꕉꖸ ꕧꕌ, ꗪꔤꕮꕊ, ꗞ ꖷ ꖸ ꗪ ꗚ ꔔꘋ ꘈꗻ ꖸ, ꕉꖸꕊꖸ ꕎꔤ ꔳꕩ ꕪꘋꕓ ꕞ ꕮꕨꕧꕌ ꗛꖺ.

ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꗱꗡ ꘃ. ꕩ ꕔꕢꘋꗣ ꕎꕌ ꕮ ꔤ ꕒꕴꕎ.”

ꕉꖷ ꔤꕢ ꕞꕌ ꗉ ꕉ ꔝ ꕉ ꗏ, “ꔈ ꖷ ꕩ ꘋ ꔞꔀ ꕘꕞ ꕮ ꕈꕰ ꗞꗢ? ꕪꘋꕓ ꗏꖺ ꕎ ꕘꕞ ꕮ ꕈ.