TROLLNHA BUMARA NANIKUTTHU

THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF

TROLLNHA BUMARA NANIKUTTHU

THE THREE BILLY GOATS GRUFF

A STORY FOR CHILDREN WRITTEN IN GUMATJ AND ENGLISH

ADAPTED FROM A BOOK PRINTED BY THE MILINGIMBI LITERATURE PRODUCTION CENTRE IN 1980.

TRANSLATION: MARIE WURRMITJIN MUNUNGGURR ILLUSTRATIONS:BY AN ARTIST AT MILINGIMBI

PRINTED AND PUBLISHED AT THE YIRRKALA LITERATURE PRODUCTION CENTRE,YIRRKALA, N.T.,5791

1981

jä th l l i baman' , yukurrana nhinana ḻ urrkun' nanikut malanha, yurru bulka'mirri walala, ga bu lutju 'm irri ga dhandurruŋ'm irri ga ḻ uku ḏäl m irri ŋal'yunarawu buku'bukuwu wo guṉḏawu wäŋawu, ŋunhi yi malanha ḻ urrkun' nanikut.

Once upon a time, there were three B illy Goats.They had hairy coats, beards and horns, and strong-feet tor climbing hillsides and stony places, those three Bi l ly Goats Gruff.

Ga bitjanna liŋgu, walala ŋuli ŋunhiyi nanikut malanha ŋul i marrtjinyanydja ŋunhimala gali'malanydja buku lili, mulmuwunydja ḻ ukanharawu ŋuthanmaranhaminya walalanhawuynha gandarr ŋutu' kunhaminya.

Ga marrtjinyanydja walala ŋuIi balwalyuna bawala'kurru. Ga ŋunhalayinydja ŋoyŋuranydja yukurranha ŋuli nhinanha mokuy yätjnha,yuwalknha wal'ŋu yätj.

The B illy Goats Gruft always went to the h ill on the other side to eat grass so that they would grow big and strong.

They had to cross a bridge. Under the bridge lived a Troll, the ugliest of ugly Trolls.

Yurru ḻ atju'na ŋunhi yulŋundja, bi l l i dhiyaŋunydja- -wala yukurra bäyŋuna maḻ ŋ' thunmarama, bi l l i ŋunhiyinydjayi, nhanŋu maŋutji buluna gal'ŋu bathala, ŋutu'na, ga ŋurrunydja bäymana weyin' nha dhika gaḻ puthinyarana, ga dhiyakuna ga ŋurukuna bäymana.

It 's a very good thing such Trolls are no longer found because this one had huge eyes,and a long skinny nose lik e a spear-thrower which stretched from here to there.

Waŋganydhu waluyu, ŋayi nanikut yutjuwaḻ ana wal'ŋu ŋulayiwala balawala' kurru balwatyurruna.

ḎUṮUP - ḎUṮUP, ḎUṮUP- ḎUṮUP b itja rra

"Yol ŋayi dhikanydja balwalyun m arrtji ŋarrakala bawala' Kurru?" b itja rra ŋayi ŋunhi mokuynydja ŋulaŋuru ŋoyŋurunydja.

One day, the smallest B illy Goat Gru ff started acrossthe bridge.

TRIP- TRAP, TRIP- TRAP!"Who's that crossing my bridge?" roared the t rol l

from somewhere beneath.

" jarra dhuwala nyumukuṉiny' nanikut,bala ŋarra yukurra m arrtji buku lili mulmuwu ḻ ukanharawu, märr ŋarra yurru ŋuthan gandarr ŋ u tu 'y irr i," b itja rra ŋayi nyumukuṉiny' tja nanikut waŋana.

" I t is I,the smallest B illy Goat Gruff. I'm going up the h ills ide to eat grass so I can grow big and strong," said the smallest B illy Goat Gruff.

"Yaka. Yaka nhe yurru m arrtji. Dhuwalanydja ŋarra yurru nhuna ḻ uka,'' b itja rra nayi mokuynydja waŋana.

"Way,yaka nhe biyaka. jarranydja dhuwala yaka bathala," b itja rra ŋayi nyumukuṉiny' tja nanikut.

"B ili dhi yala ŋarraku wäwa'mirriŋunydja buna yalala.ga märr bathala warray ŋayinydja."

"uh,no you're not," yelled the Troll."I'm going to gobble you up."' oh,don't do that. I'm not very big," said the

smallest Bi l ly Goat Gru ff. "My brother's coming soon and he' s much bigger."

"Yo,gatjuynhawala. Dhiyalana ŋarra yurru nhanŋu galkundja," bitjarra ŋayi mokuynydja waŋana.Bala ŋayi nyumukuṉiny' tja nanikut marrtjinana balwalyurrunana ŋunha gali'malana ḻ aypalilina.

"All right, then!" grumbled the T ro ll." I 'l l wait for him."

So the smallest Billy Goat Gruff went over the bridge and up the hillside.

Yaka weyindja nhäŋala ŋayi wiripunydja marrtjina nhinana l i l i , balwalyurruna.

ḎUṮUP- ḎUṮUP, ḎUṮUP- ḎUṮUP."Yol ŋayi dhikanydja lili marrtji ŋarrakala

balawala' kurru?" bitjarra ŋayi ŋunhiyi mokuynydja waŋana.

Betore long the second B illy Goat Gruff started across the bridge.

TRIP- TRAP, TRIP- TRAP."Who's that crossing my bridge.'"' roared the tro ll.

"jarra dhuwala malpura nanikut," bitjarra ŋayinydja waŋana.rirrakaykurru ŋonuŋgurru. "Bala ŋarra yukurra marrtji bukuli l i ya', mulmuwu ḻ ukanharawu,märr ŋarra yurru gandarr ŋuthan ŋutu'yirri."

"It is I , the second Billy Goat Gruff," said thesecond Billy Goat Gruff, in his middle-sized voice."I'mgoing up the hillside to eat grass so I can grow bi g and strong."

"Yaka. Yaka nhe yurru marrtji. Dhuwalanydja ŋarra yurru nhuna ḻ uka," bitjarra ŋayi mokuynydja waŋana.

"Way.yaka nhe biyaka. Ŋarranydja dhuwala yaka bathala," bitjarra ŋayi malpuranydja nanikut waŋana. Billi dhiyala ŋarraku wäwa'mirriŋunydja buna yalala, ga märr bathala warray ŋayinydja."

"Oh.no you're not," yelled the Tro ll." I ’m goingto gobble you up."

"Oh,don't do that," said the second B illy Goat Gruff. "My brother's coming soon and he's much bigger.

"Yo,gatjuynhawala. Dhiyalana ŋarra yurru nhanŋu galkundja," bitjarra ŋayi mokuynydja waŋana.

Bala ŋayi malpurranydja nanikut marrtji nana DaIwalyurrunana ŋunhimala gall'malana ḻ aypali l ina.

"All right,then!" grumbled the Troll. " I ' l l wait for him."

So the second Billy Goat Gruff went over the bridge and up the hillside.

Yaka weyindja nhäŋala ŋayi maḻ amarrnydja marrtjina nhi nana l i l i , balwalyurruna.

ḎUṮUP- ḎUṮUP, ḎUṮUP- ḎUṮUP."Yol ŋayi dhikanydja l i l i marrtji ŋarrakala

balawala' kurru?" bitjarra ŋayi ŋunhiyi mokuynydja waŋana.

Before long the eldest Billy Goat Gruff started across the bridge.

TRIP-TRAP,TRIP-TRAP."Who's that crossing my bridge?" roared the Troll.

"Ŋarra dhuwala," bitjarra ŋayi dharrakayny' tja nanikut waŋana,yurru gurakthuna ŋayi waŋanydja,bitjarra liŋgu yana bitjarra ŋayipi mokuy ŋuli waŋa.

"Yo-o-ow, nhunuŋga ŋarra yukurrana galkurrunanydja," märr ŋarra yurru ḻ uka nhuna," bitjarra ŋayi mokuynydja waŋana.

"It is I," answered the third Billy Goat Gruff, and his voice must have been every bit as loud as the Troll's.

"Un-aaaaah! I've been waiting for you. I m coming to gobble you up," shouted the Troll.

"Djin,yuwalknha?" bitjarra ŋayi maḻ amarrnydja waŋana. Bala ŋayi waṉḏinana nhanŋu, ga dhandurrug' thuna ŋanya marrtjina ḏur'yurruna, bena dhika garrwarmalana, ga dhiyakuna ŋanya yakana bulunydja nhäma ŋuli.

"Are you now?" the third Billy Goat Gruff answered back. And he ran at the Troll. Wheee! He tossed him with his horns. Sky-high soared the Troll. And he cannot ever have come down, because he's not been seen again to this day.

ḎUṮUP-ḎUṮUP, ḎUṮUP-ḎUṮUP.Ŋunhi maḻ amarrnydja balawala'kurruna buḏapthurruna

marrtjina bala dhuwaṯ thurruna bukulil ina bunhanharawu gutha'mirri wuna maṉḏaku. Bala walala mulmuna yukurrana ḻ ukana, gandarrŋ utu'kunhaminana.

TRIP-TRAP, TRIP-TRIP.The third Billy Goat Gruff crossed the bridge

and went up the h illside to join his younger brothers. They ate and ate that grass so that they could become big and strong.

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