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The English Gipsies and Their Language

CHAPTER X
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THE GIPSY EXPLAINS WHY THE FLOUNDER HAS HIS MOUTH ON ONE SIDE.
Yeckorus sar the matchis jalled an' suvved kettenescrus 'dree the panni.
And yeck penned as yuv was a boro mush, an' the waver rakkered ajaw sa yuv was a borodiro mush, and sar pookered sigan ket'nus how lengis were borodirer mushis.

Adoi the flounder shelled avree for his meriben "Mandy's the krallis of you sar!" an' he shelled so surrelo he kaired his mui bongo, all o' yeck rikkorus.

So to akovo divvus acai he's penned the Krallis o' the Matchis, and rikkers his mui bongo sar o' yeck sidus.
Mushis shouldn't shell too shunaben apre lengis kokeros.
TRANSLATION.
Once all the fish came and swam together in the water.

And one said that he was a great person, and the other declared that he was a greater person, and (at last) all cried out at once what great characters (men) they all were.

Then the flounder shouted for his life, "I'm the king of you all!" and he roared so violently he twisted his mouth all to one side.


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