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mu monsuta

Lightning strikes over a city at night.

Lightning strikes over a city at night. Image: Lightning over the Convento de Nossa Senhora da Penha de França, Lisbon, Portugal julesvernex2 | by Jules Verne Times Two / julesvernex2.com. | CC-BY-SA-4.0

sitelen Lasina

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape.

mi wile lape. taso mi kute e kalama pakala.

"mama o! mi kute e mu monsuta!"

mama li kute ala e mi. ona li pali ante.

ike a. mi pilin ike! mi kute sin e kalama pakala.

ike mute mute a.

mi tawa tan supa lape. mi alasa e mama.

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta.

ona li lukin e mi. ona li pilin pona.

"kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta!" mama mi li toki.

English

At nighttime, I am on a sleeping surface.

I want to sleep. But I hear a destructive sound.

"O Parent! I hear a scary roar!"

Parent does not hear me. They do something other.

Bad ah. I feel bad! I hear again the destructive sound.

Very very bad ah.

I move from the sleeping surface. I search for Parent.

Parent is on their sleeping surface and feeling scared.

They look at me. They feel good.

"The powerful sound of upper water emittance is scary!" My parent says.

sitelen pona

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape

mi wile lape
taso mi kute e kalama pakala

te mama o
zz mi kute e mu monsuta to

mama li kute ala e mi
ona li pali ante

ike a
mi pilin ike
mi kute sin e kalama pakala

ike mute mute a

mi tawa tan supa lape
mi alasa e mama

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta

ona li lukin e mi
ona li pilin pona

te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to
mama mi li toki

sitelen pona

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape .。︁

mi wile lape .。︁ taso mi kute e kalama pakala .。︁

te mama o .。︁ mi kute e mu monsuta to .。︁

mama li kute ala e mi .。︁ ona li pali ante .。︁

ike a .。︁ mi pilin ike .。︁ mi kute sin e kalama pakala .。︁

ike mute mute a .。︁

mi tawa tan supa lape .。︁ mi alasa e mama .。︁

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta .。︁

ona li lukin e mi .。︁ ona li pilin pona .。︁

te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to .。︁ mama mi li toki .。︁

toki pona English sitelen pona
tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape. At nighttime, I am on a sleeping surface. tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape
tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape
mi wile lape. I want to sleep. mi wile lape
mi wile lape
taso mi kute e kalama pakala. But I hear a destructive sound. taso mi kute e kalama pakala
taso mi kute e kalama pakala
"mama o! "O Parent! te mama o
te mama o
mi kute e mu monsuta!" I hear a scary roar!" zz mi kute e mu monsuta to
mi kute e mu monsuta to
mama li kute ala e mi. Parent does not hear me. mama li kute ala e mi
mama li kute ala e mi
ona li pali ante. They do something other. ona li pali ante
ona li pali ante
ike a. Bad ah. ike a
ike a
mi pilin ike! I feel bad! mi pilin ike
mi pilin ike
mi kute sin e kalama pakala. I hear again the destructive sound. mi kute sin e kalama pakala
mi kute sin e kalama pakala
ike mute mute a. Very very bad ah. ike mute mute a
ike mute mute a
mi tawa tan supa lape. I move from the sleeping surface. mi tawa tan supa lape
mi tawa tan supa lape
mi alasa e mama. I search for Parent. mi alasa e mama
mi alasa e mama
mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta. Parent is on their sleeping surface and feeling scared. mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta
mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta
ona li lukin e mi. They look at me. ona li lukin e mi
ona li lukin e mi
ona li pilin pona. They feel good. ona li pilin pona
ona li pilin pona
"kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta!" "The powerful sound of upper water emittance is scary!" te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to
te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to
mama mi li toki. My parent says. mama mi li toki
mama mi li toki

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape.

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape.

en

At nighttime, I am on a sleeping surface.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo pimeja la mi lon supa lape.

mi wile lape.

mi wile lape

mi wile lape.

en

I want to sleep.

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mi wile lape.

taso mi kute e kalama pakala.

taso mi kute e kalama pakala

taso mi kute e kalama pakala.

en

But I hear a destructive sound.

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taso mi kute e kalama pakala.

"mama o!

te mama o

te mama o.

en

"O Parent!

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"mama o!

mi kute e mu monsuta!"

zz mi kute e mu monsuta to

mi kute e mu monsuta to.

en

I hear a scary roar!"

sitelen Lasina

mi kute e mu monsuta!"

mama li kute ala e mi.

mama li kute ala e mi

mama li kute ala e mi.

en

Parent does not hear me.

sitelen Lasina

mama li kute ala e mi.

ona li pali ante.

ona li pali ante

ona li pali ante.

en

They do something other.

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ona li pali ante.

ike a.

ike a

ike a.

en

Bad ah.

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ike a.

mi pilin ike!

mi pilin ike

mi pilin ike.

en

I feel bad!

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mi pilin ike!

mi kute sin e kalama pakala.

mi kute sin e kalama pakala

mi kute sin e kalama pakala.

en

I hear again the destructive sound.

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mi kute sin e kalama pakala.

ike mute mute a.

ike mute mute a

ike mute mute a.

en

Very very bad ah.

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ike mute mute a.

mi tawa tan supa lape.

mi tawa tan supa lape

mi tawa tan supa lape.

en

I move from the sleeping surface.

sitelen Lasina

mi tawa tan supa lape.

mi alasa e mama.

mi alasa e mama

mi alasa e mama.

en

I search for Parent.

sitelen Lasina

mi alasa e mama.

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta.

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta.

en

Parent is on their sleeping surface and feeling scared.

sitelen Lasina

mama li lon supa lape ona li pilin monsuta.

ona li lukin e mi.

ona li lukin e mi

ona li lukin e mi.

en

They look at me.

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ona li lukin e mi.

ona li pilin pona.

ona li pilin pona

ona li pilin pona.

en

They feel good.

sitelen Lasina

ona li pilin pona.

"kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta!"

te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to

te kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta to.

en

"The powerful sound of upper water emittance is scary!"

sitelen Lasina

"kalama wawa pi pana telo sewi li monsuta!"

mama mi li toki.

mama mi li toki

mama mi li toki.

en

My parent says.

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mama mi li toki.