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I I I S BOOTUR                                                                      2 5









                                            Swallowing seven larches
                                            With branches and roots
                                            Not weakening, not dying out,
                                            Sharing its heat
                                            For seven days and nights,
                                            Bums gaily and greedily.
                                            A chattering shed,
                                            A whispering larder,
                                            A laughing verandah,
                                            A reciting poem extension,
                                            A fable telling lumber room,
                                            A fortune telling cabin,
                                            A mourning comer,
                                            A wide-opened door
                                            Has this wonderful dwelling.
                                            Looking round the utensils
                                            And house things, you see
                                            A chair for olonkho-singer,
                                            A bench for a singer,
                                            A stool for a riddler,
                                            A board for mincing meat,
                                            A running axe, cutting rope knife,
                                            A jumping plate and cup
                                            A light-legged wooden bowl,
                                            A skipping pot, cast-iron kettle,
                                            A shouting out spoon,
                                            A telling news bucket,
                                            A welcoming and inviting
                                            Too large table has
                                            This magnificent dwelling.
                                            Gazing carefully
                                            This broad-shouldered
                                            Great mountain
                                            To find out its owner,
                                            You’ll see a tall man
                                            Of the Middle World.
                                            The strongest man
                                            Under the sun,
                                            The famous man
                                            Of this kind World
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