[tlhIngan Hol] Five Little Bunnies by Dan Yaccarino (Children's Book)

[John R. Harness]

Oh -- and Qa'Hom was a more or less arbitrary decision for "bunny." Any
better suggestions?

jh


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On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 12:19 AM, John R. Harness <cartweel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> As I mentioned I would do, I've tried to translate a short and very simple
> story, Dan Yaccarino's "Five Little Bunnies." I'd appreciate your feedback.
>
> 1. Five little bunies went hippity hop.
>
> qettaH vagh Qa'Hom. mI'. Sup.
>
> 2. The first bunny said, "We're here! Let's stop!
>
> {mapawta’! mamevjaj!} jatlh Qa'Hom wa'DIch.
>
> 3. Let's hide Easter eggs. We all know how. We need to hurry. Let's start
> right now!"
>
> {QImmey nguv wISo'jaj. mIw wISovchu’ maH! wImoDnIS. DaH maruchjaj!}
>
> 4. The second bunny said, "We can hide a lot. I'll hide some in this
> flower pot."
>
> {QIm law' wISo'laH. chorvamDaq 'op vISo' jIH.} jatlh Qa'Hom cha'DIch.
>
> 5. The third bunny said, "The kids will find striped ones, spotted
> ones--every kind."
>
> {wov 'op 'ej Hurgh 'op. Segh law' SamlaH puqpu'.} jatlh Qa'Hom wejDIch.
>
> 6. The fourth bunny said, "Now the fun can start."
>
> {DaH tughlaH lop.} jatlh Qa'Hom loSDIch.
>
> 7. The fifth bunny said, "I love this part!"
>
> {Qujvam vImaSqu'!} jatlh Qa'Hom vaghDIch.
>
> 8. The kids found the Easter eggs one by one. The little bunnies said,
> "Our job is done!"
>
> Hoch QIm nguv Sam puqpu'. {pItlh! rIn Qu'maj,} jatlh Hoch Qa'Hom.
>
> 9. The kids ate the eggs and played all day.
>
> QImmey yIr puqpu'. jaj naQ reHqu'.
>
> 10. Then the five little bunnies hippity hopped away!
> vaj qetqa' vagh Qa'Hom. mI'qa'! Supqa'!
>
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>
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>
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