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tenpo monsuta

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mi esun e tomo sin.

tenpo pini la tomo lili mi li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu. tomo sin mi li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu.

o sona e ni: tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi. taso tomo pi tenpo pini la jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi li alasa e suwi lon tenpo monsuta.

tenpo ale la mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi. taso jan lili ala li kama la mi moku e suwi ale.

tenpo ni la tomo mi li suli. mi jo e mani. ken suli la jan lili li kama a!

mi esun e suwi mute.

mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje. kepeken ilo kipisi la mi weka e insa kili li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta lon sinpin kili. mi pana e suno tawa insa kili. mi pana e kili monsuta ni tawa poka pi tomo mi.

tenpo monsuta li kama. mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo. a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama?

taso... ike. sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute.

mi awen. taso tenpo li kama li weka. jan lili ala li kama.

ike. tenpo sin la mi taso li moku e suwi ale.

I bought a new house.

In the finished time my little house was at the insides of a large communal house. My new house is big and is not located in a communal house.

Know this: Scary time is very good to me. But when in the house of the finished time, no children came to my house and searched for sweets during the scary time.

All the time I bought sweets and wanted to gift the sweets. But when no children came I ate all the sweets.

At this time my house is big. I have money. Largely possible children will arrive ah!

I buy many sweets.

I buy a big reddish-yellow fruit. Using a slicing tool I remove the fruit's internals and orificely draw a scary form on the fruit's front. I give a light to the fruit's inside. I give this scary fruit to the side of my house.

The scary time arrrives. I remain at my house's door's side. Ah, children of what amount will come?

But... bad. The sky emits a lot lot lot of cold white semisolid.

I remain. But time comes and leaves. No children arrive.

Bad. Once again I alone eat all the sweets.

mi esun e tomo sin

tenpo pini la tomo lili mi
zz li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu
tomo sin mi
zz li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu

o sona e ni>
tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi
taso tomo pi tenpo pini la
zz jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi
zz zz zz zz li alasa e suwi
zz zz zz zz zz lon tenpo monsuta

tenpo ale la
mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi
taso jan lili ala li kama la
zz mi moku e suwi ale

tenpo ni la
zz tomo mi li suli
zz mi jo e mani
ken suli la
zz jan lili li kama a

mi esun e suwi mute

mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje
kepeken ilo kipisi la
zz mi weka e insa kili
zz li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta
zz zz lon sinpin kili
mi pana e suno tawa insa kili
mi pana e kili monsuta ni
zz tawa poka pi tomo mi

tenpo monsuta li kama
mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo
a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama

taso
ike
sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute

mi awen
taso tenpo li kama li weka
jan lili ala li kama

ike
tenpo sin la
zz mi taso li moku e suwi ale

mi esun e tomo sin.

tenpo pini la tomo lili mi li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu. tomo sin mi li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu.

o sona e ni> tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi. taso tomo pi tenpo pini la jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi li alasa e suwi lon tenpo monsuta.

tenpo ale la mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi. taso jan lili ala li kama la mi moku e suwi ale.

tenpo ni la tomo mi li suli. mi jo e mani. ken suli la jan lili li kama a.

mi esun e suwi mute.

mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje. kepeken ilo kipisi la mi weka e insa kili li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta lon sinpin kili. mi pana e suno tawa insa kili. mi pana e kili monsuta ni tawa poka pi tomo mi.

tenpo monsuta li kama. mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo. a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama.

taso. ike. sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute.

mi awen. taso tenpo li kama li weka. jan lili ala li kama.

ike. tenpo sin la mi taso li moku e suwi ale.

toki pona English sitelen pona
mi esun e tomo sin. I bought a new house. mi esun e tomo sin mi esun e tomo sin.
tenpo pini la tomo lili mi li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu. In the finished time my little house was at the insides of a large communal house. tenpo pini la tomo lili mi
zz li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu
tenpo pini la tomo lili mi li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu.
tomo sin mi li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu. My new house is big and is not located in a communal house. tomo sin mi
zz li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu
tomo sin mi li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu.
o sona e ni: tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi. Know this: Scary time is very good to me. o sona e ni>
tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi
o sona e ni> tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi.
taso tomo pi tenpo pini la jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi li alasa e suwi lon tenpo monsuta. But when in the house of the finished time, no children came to my house and searched for sweets during the scary time. taso tomo pi tenpo pini la
zz jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi
zz zz zz zz li alasa e suwi
zz zz zz zz zz lon tenpo monsuta
taso tomo pi tenpo pini la jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi li alasa e suwi lon tenpo monsuta.
tenpo ale la mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi. All the time I bought sweets and wanted to gift the sweets. tenpo ale la
mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi
tenpo ale la mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi.
taso jan lili ala li kama la mi moku e suwi ale. But when no children came I ate all the sweets. taso jan lili ala li kama la
zz mi moku e suwi ale
taso jan lili ala li kama la mi moku e suwi ale.
tenpo ni la tomo mi li suli. At this time my house is big. tenpo ni la
zz tomo mi li suli
tenpo ni la tomo mi li suli.
mi jo e mani. I have money. zz mi jo e mani mi jo e mani.
ken suli la jan lili li kama a! Largely possible children will arrive ah! ken suli la
zz jan lili li kama a
ken suli la jan lili li kama a.
mi esun e suwi mute. I buy many sweets. mi esun e suwi mute mi esun e suwi mute.
mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje. I buy a big reddish-yellow fruit. mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje.
kepeken ilo kipisi la mi weka e insa kili li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta lon sinpin kili. Using a slicing tool I remove the fruit's internals and orificely draw a scary form on the fruit's front. kepeken ilo kipisi la
zz mi weka e insa kili
zz li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta
zz zz lon sinpin kili
kepeken ilo kipisi la mi weka e insa kili li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta lon sinpin kili.
mi pana e suno tawa insa kili. I give a light to the fruit's inside. mi pana e suno tawa insa kili mi pana e suno tawa insa kili.
mi pana e kili monsuta ni tawa poka pi tomo mi. I give this scary fruit to the side of my house. mi pana e kili monsuta ni
zz tawa poka pi tomo mi
mi pana e kili monsuta ni tawa poka pi tomo mi.
tenpo monsuta li kama. The scary time arrrives. tenpo monsuta li kama tenpo monsuta li kama.
mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo. I remain at my house's door's side. mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo.
a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama? Ah, children of what amount will come? a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama.
taso... But... taso taso.
ike. bad. ike ike.
sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute. The sky emits a lot lot lot of cold white semisolid. sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute.
mi awen. I remain. mi awen mi awen.
taso tenpo li kama li weka. But time comes and leaves. taso tenpo li kama li weka taso tenpo li kama li weka.
jan lili ala li kama. No children arrive. jan lili ala li kama jan lili ala li kama.
ike. Bad. ike ike.
tenpo sin la mi taso li moku e suwi ale. Once again I alone eat all the sweets. tenpo sin la
zz mi taso li moku e suwi ale
tenpo sin la mi taso li moku e suwi ale.

mi esun e tomo sin.

mi esun e tomo sin

mi esun e tomo sin.

en

I bought a new house.

sitelen Lasina

mi esun e tomo sin.

tenpo pini la tomo lili mi li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu.

tenpo pini la tomo lili mi
zz li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu

tenpo pini la tomo lili mi li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu.

en

In the finished time my little house was at the insides of a large communal house.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo pini la tomo lili mi li lon insa pi tomo suli kulupu.

tomo sin mi li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu.

tomo sin mi
zz li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu

tomo sin mi li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu.

en

My new house is big and is not located in a communal house.

sitelen Lasina

tomo sin mi li suli li lon ala tomo kulupu.

o sona e ni: tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi.

o sona e ni>
tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi

o sona e ni> tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi.

en

Know this: Scary time is very good to me.

sitelen Lasina

o sona e ni: tenpo monsuta li pona mute tawa mi.

taso tomo pi tenpo pini la jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi li alasa e suwi lon tenpo monsuta.

taso tomo pi tenpo pini la
zz jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi
zz zz zz zz li alasa e suwi
zz zz zz zz zz lon tenpo monsuta

taso tomo pi tenpo pini la jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi li alasa e suwi lon tenpo monsuta.

en

But when in the house of the finished time, no children came to my house and searched for sweets during the scary time.

sitelen Lasina

taso tomo pi tenpo pini la jan lili ala li kama tawa tomo mi li alasa e suwi lon tenpo monsuta.

tenpo ale la mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi.

tenpo ale la
mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi

tenpo ale la mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi.

en

All the time I bought sweets and wanted to gift the sweets.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo ale la mi esun e suwi li wile pana e suwi.

taso jan lili ala li kama la mi moku e suwi ale.

taso jan lili ala li kama la
zz mi moku e suwi ale

taso jan lili ala li kama la mi moku e suwi ale.

en

But when no children came I ate all the sweets.

sitelen Lasina

taso jan lili ala li kama la mi moku e suwi ale.

tenpo ni la tomo mi li suli.

tenpo ni la
zz tomo mi li suli

tenpo ni la tomo mi li suli.

en

At this time my house is big.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo ni la tomo mi li suli.

mi jo e mani.

zz mi jo e mani

mi jo e mani.

en

I have money.

sitelen Lasina

mi jo e mani.

ken suli la jan lili li kama a!

ken suli la
zz jan lili li kama a

ken suli la jan lili li kama a.

en

Largely possible children will arrive ah!

sitelen Lasina

ken suli la jan lili li kama a!

mi esun e suwi mute.

mi esun e suwi mute

mi esun e suwi mute.

en

I buy many sweets.

sitelen Lasina

mi esun e suwi mute.

mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje.

mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje

mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje.

en

I buy a big reddish-yellow fruit.

sitelen Lasina

mi esun e kili suli pi jelo loje.

kepeken ilo kipisi la mi weka e insa kili li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta lon sinpin kili.

kepeken ilo kipisi la
zz mi weka e insa kili
zz li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta
zz zz lon sinpin kili

kepeken ilo kipisi la mi weka e insa kili li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta lon sinpin kili.

en

Using a slicing tool I remove the fruit's internals and orificely draw a scary form on the fruit's front.

sitelen Lasina

kepeken ilo kipisi la mi weka e insa kili li sitelen lupa e selo monsuta lon sinpin kili.

mi pana e suno tawa insa kili.

mi pana e suno tawa insa kili

mi pana e suno tawa insa kili.

en

I give a light to the fruit's inside.

sitelen Lasina

mi pana e suno tawa insa kili.

mi pana e kili monsuta ni tawa poka pi tomo mi.

mi pana e kili monsuta ni
zz tawa poka pi tomo mi

mi pana e kili monsuta ni tawa poka pi tomo mi.

en

I give this scary fruit to the side of my house.

sitelen Lasina

mi pana e kili monsuta ni tawa poka pi tomo mi.

tenpo monsuta li kama.

tenpo monsuta li kama

tenpo monsuta li kama.

en

The scary time arrrives.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo monsuta li kama.

mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo.

mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo

mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo.

en

I remain at my house's door's side.

sitelen Lasina

mi awen lon poka pi lupa tomo.

a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama?

a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama

a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama.

en

Ah, children of what amount will come?

sitelen Lasina

a, jan lili pi mute seme li kama?

taso...

taso

taso.

en

But...

sitelen Lasina

taso...

ike.

ike

ike.

en

bad.

sitelen Lasina

ike.

sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute.

sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute

sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute.

en

The sky emits a lot lot lot of cold white semisolid.

sitelen Lasina

sewi li pana e ko walo lete mute mute mute.

mi awen.

mi awen

mi awen.

en

I remain.

sitelen Lasina

mi awen.

taso tenpo li kama li weka.

taso tenpo li kama li weka

taso tenpo li kama li weka.

en

But time comes and leaves.

sitelen Lasina

taso tenpo li kama li weka.

jan lili ala li kama.

jan lili ala li kama

jan lili ala li kama.

en

No children arrive.

sitelen Lasina

jan lili ala li kama.

ike.

ike

ike.

en

Bad.

sitelen Lasina

ike.

tenpo sin la mi taso li moku e suwi ale.

tenpo sin la
zz mi taso li moku e suwi ale

tenpo sin la mi taso li moku e suwi ale.

en

Once again I alone eat all the sweets.

sitelen Lasina

tenpo sin la mi taso li moku e suwi ale.