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Let you win always
Let you defeat your enemies,
I’ll be thankful to you,
I’ll pay you back some day,”
Nurgun the Girl-Hero
Before going away:
“If you’re in trouble
Call me at any time:” —
She said, then
Turning into an eagle
Having a scarf in its neck,
A ball-shaped clot on its tail,
Flying very quickly
Through a narrow hole
It rose up and up.
Eles Bootur the Great
Defeating his enemy,
Becoming famous again,
Hurrying to enter
His enemy’s lair,
To find out there
His beloved girl,
He peeped above
A high cloud,
Three times ran round
A huge hill
Trying to find
A door in it.
Not finding it out
He rushed to the top
Hardly seen in the dim sky,
Getting to the top
He peeped into the flue.
He saw iron stairs
Running down.
Rattling down the stairs
He awoke this dark
Grown musty place,
Getting to the bottom
Gazing at it carefully