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Jim earned twenty dollars a week, which Nagakita si Jim sang bente uno ka dolyar
does not go far. Expenses had been kada semana, nga kung sa diin hindi gid
greater than she had expected. Many a kaigo. Ang galastuhan mas dako pa kaysa sa
happy hour she had spent planning to iya nga ginapagupnop. Madamo nga mga
oras ang iya gin usik sa pagplano nga
buy something nice for him. Something magbakal sang isa ka butang nga manami
fine and rare -- something close to being para sa iya bana. Isa ka butang nga maayo
worthy of the honor of belonging to Jim. kag panalagsaon. Isa ka butang nga takus
sang dungog nga panag-iya siya ni Jim.
There was a tall glass mirror between
the windows of the room. Suddenly May yara nga mataas nga salamin sa tunga
Della turned from the window and stood sang mga bintana sang kwarto. Hinali si Della
nga nagliso halin sa bintana kag nagtindog sa
before the glass mirror and looked at atubangan sang salamin kag gintan-aw ang
herself. Her eyes were shining, but her iya kaugalingon. Ang iya mga mata naga
face had lost its color within twenty inggat, pero nagakasubo ang iya nawong sa
seconds. Quickly she pulled down her sulod sang bente ka Segundo. Dayon
hair and let it fall to its full length. ginbutong niya paidalom ang iya buhok asta
sa husto nga kalabaon.
Now, Mister and Misses James
karun, si mister kag si Mises James Dilingham
Dillingham Young had two possessions Young nagapanag-iya sang butang nga ila
which they valued. One was Jim's gold ginatagaan sang dako nga importansiya.
time piece, the watch that had been his Ang isa amo ang bulawan nga relo ni Jims,
father's and his grandfather's. The other ang relo halin sa iya tatay nga halin pa sa iya
was Della's hair. lolo. Kag ang isa amo ang buhok ni Della.
So now Della's beautiful hair fell about Kag karun nagawayway ang manami nga
buhok ni Della, naga inggat pareho sang
her, shining like a brown waterfall. It duag-kaki nga busay. Asta ini sa idalum sang
reached below her knees and made iya tuhod nga naging halos kapareho sang isa
itself almost like a covering for her. And ka panghaklap para sa iya. Pagkatapos
then quickly she put it up again. She madasig niya ini nga ginpungos liwat. Nagtinir
stood still while a few tears fell on the siya sa pagtindog samtang ang pipila ka mga
floor. luha nagatulo sa salog.
Name: Michelle B. Dela Cruz Date: July 15, 2019
Course/Year: BSED-IV Subject: Translation and Editing of Text
Sang alas syete sang gab-e sato, ang kape "You need not look for it," said Della. "It
natimpla na kag ang kalaha yara sa likod sang is sold, I tell you--sold and gone, too. It
kalan nga mainit na kag handa na nga lutuon is Christmas Eve. Be good to me, for it
ang karne.
was cut for you. Maybe the hairs of my
head were numbered," she went on with
sudden serious sweetness, "but nobody
could ever count my love for you. Shall I
put the meat on, Jim?"
Jim was never late coming home from
work. Della held the silver chain in her
hand and sat near the door. Then she
Aga pa nagpuli si Jim halin sa iya
heard his step and she turned white for ginaubrahan. Ginauyatan sang kamot ni Della
just a minute. She had a way of saying a ang pilak nga kadena kag nagpungko lapit sa
little silent prayer about the simplest pwertahan. Pagkatapos nabatian niya ang
everyday things, and now she mga tikang ni Jim kag nanglapsi siya sang
whispered: "Please God, make him think pipila ka minuto. May mga pamaagi siya sa
I am still pretty." paghambal sang gamay nga pagpangamuyo
nga siya lang ang makabati para sa
pinakasimple nga butang sa adlaw-adlaw, kag
The door opened and Jim stepped in. karun naghutik siya: “Palihog Ginoo, himua
He looked thin and very serious. Poor nga gwapa gihapon ako sa iya pamatyag.”
man, he was only twenty-two and he
had to care for a wife. He needed a new Nagbukas ang pwertahan kag nagsulod si
coat and gloves to keep his hands Jim. Maniwang kag seryoso kaayo siya tan-
warm. awon. Kaluoy nga lalaki, bente dos anyos
lamang siya kag kinahanglan niya atipanon
Jim stopped inside the door, as ang isa ka asawa. kinahanglan niya ang bag-o
nga sambra kag gwantes para mainitan iya
immovable as a dog smelling a bird. His kamot.
eyes were fixed upon Della. There was
an expression in them that she could not Nagpundo si Jim sa sulod sang pwertahan,
read, and it frightened her. It was not nga daw hindi mahulag pareho sang ido nga
anger, nor surprise, nor fear, nor any of nakasimhot sang pispis. Ang iya mata
the feelings that she had been prepared nagatulok kay Della. May ara sang
for. He simply looked at her with a ekspresyon sa ila nga duwa nga hindi mabasa
strange expression on his face. Della ni Della, kag gikahadlukan niya ini. Hindi ini
kaakig, hindi man sorpresa o kahadlok,wala
went to him.
sa bisan ano nga balatyagon nga iya
ginpreparahan. Gitulok niya lang si Della nga
"Jim, my love," she cried, "do not look at may makamalahan nga ekspresyon sa iya
me that way. I had my hair cut and sold nawong.
because I could not have lived through
Christmas without giving you a gift. My “Jim, palangga ko,” ngoyngoy niya, “ hindi ako
hair will grow out again. I just had to do pagtuloka sang amo sina. Ginpautod ko ang
it. My hair grows very fast. Say 'Merry akon buhok kag ginbaligya tungod hindi ako
mabuhi sa paskwa nga hindi ka mahatagan
Christmas!' Jim, and let us be happy.
sang regalo. Magtubo pa man ni liwat akon
You do not know what a nice-- what a buhok. Kinahanglan ko lang gid ini himuon.
beautiful, nice gift I have for you." Madasig lang man maglaba akon buhok.
Hambal ‘ Malipayon nga Paskwa!’ Jim, kag
"You have cut off your hair?" asked Jim, magsinadya kita. Wala ka kabalo kung ano ka
slowly, as if he had not accepted the nami—kung ano ka nami ang regalo ko sa
information even after his mind worked imo.”
very hard.
“Ginpautod mo imo buhok?” pamangkot ni
Jim, hinay-hinay, nga daw hindi niya mabaton
"Cut it off and sold it," said Della. "Do ang impormasyon bisan pagkatapos niya ini
you not like me just as well? I am the isipon sang mayad.
same person without my hair, right?
“ ginpautod kag ginbaligya,” hambal ni Della.
Jim looked about the room as if he were “Hindi mo ko gusto nga amo sini? Ako
looking for something. gihapon ini bisan wala na ang akon
buhok,diba?
"You say your hair is gone?" he asked.
Nagatan-aw si Jim sa hulut nga daw may
ginapangita.
Name: Michelle B. Dela Cruz Date: July 15, 2019
Course/Year: BSED-IV Subject: Translation and Editing of Text
“ Siling mo wala na imo buhok? pamangkot combs for your hair. And now, why not put the
niya. meat on."