A Voyage to the Land of the Little People (10) | Soeahaxn-Laang-Kog Iukix (10) |
First,
five hundred workmen made two sails. Then I cut down some of the
largest trees and made two oars and a mast. I found a huge
stone for an anchor.
- After a few days all was ready. I took six cows and some sheep with me in the boat. |
Zoeasiefn
kiox goxpaq'ee kanglaang zox
nngxee zunphaang. Jien'au eng zoeatoa ee chiu laai zox nngxky cviuo kab cidky phaang ee thiauxar. Goar zhoextioh toaxteq cioh laai zox tviax. Afnny kuyjidar ciu zwnpi hor laq. Goar liah lagciaq gu'ar kab kuyciah'ar viu'ar khngx ti zun'ar+nih. |
I
set out on September 24, 1701. The emperor and the empress
waved goodbye to me.
On the third day I saw a big ship to the southeast. I called out to the ship. The ship was moving very slowly, and I sailed my boat alongsie it. They raised a flag. My heart was full of happiness when I saw the English flag. |
Goar
teng ti 1701-nii 9-goeh 24-jit zhut'hoad. Hongtex kab
hongho lorng laai ka goar svasii.
Toexsva'jit, goar khvoartioh cidciaq zuun hioxng tonglaam teq sae. Goar tuix y toaxsviaf kiox. Zuun sae cviaban, ar goar kox zun'ar khoxtioh y ee pvi'ar. Yn sengkhie ki'ar. Tngf khvoartioh hef si Engkog-kii, goar-sym moafmoar hvoahie. |
I
put my cows and sheep into my pocket, and climbed on board the ship.
The ship was on her way home to England.
The captain was an Englishman and was named John Biddele. He was very kind to me. Among his men I found an old friend of mine. He told the captain who I was. I told my strange story as quickly as possible. |
Goar ciofng gu'ar kab viu'ar liaqjip goaxsvaf ee laktoexar,
ciu peq-khylix zuun. Zuun si boeq sae-tngfkhix Engkog ee.
Zuntviuo si Engkog-laang, kiorzox John Biddele. Y tuix goar cviaa-chinchied. Ti zun'oaan ee tiongkafn u cidee si goar ee lau-peng'iuo. Y ka zuntviuo korng goar si sviaflaang. Goar ciofng goar ee taixcix kynkirn ka yn korng. |
At first the captain
and his men could not believe my story. Then I took out the
cows and sheep from my pocket and showed them to the sailors.
They were very surprised and began to believe me.
One day, one of my sheep was eaten by the mice on the ship. The rest of them and the cows were alive when I arrived in England on April 13, 1702. I sold some of them and got plenty of money. |
Khythaau zuntviuo kab zun'oaan lorng boextaxng
siongsixn. Zu-afnny, goar ciu theqzhud laktoexar-lai ee guu
kab viuu ho yn khvoax. Yn cviaa-tioqkviaf
ar khaisie siongsixn goar ee oe.
Uxcidjit, cidciaq viu'ar ho zunterng ee niawzhuo ciah+khix. Zhwn+ee kab gu'ar ti 1702-nii 4-goeh, 13-jit goar kaux Engkog ee sii iao oah+teq. Goar boextiau yn kuyciaq, tharntioh cviazoe cvii. |