Story/Song Lyrics #1: Lulu mata popoko

1	Lulu ne  hau    hala       tokelau, taha   e              kuma   ne  tau      he           hui.
	Owl ?   come direction west      one   DET.abs  mouse  ?    hang   DET.erg leg.
	'Owl came flying from the west, with a mouse clutched in his claws.'
2	Fakalofa   a       lulu   kua      tagi   ha       kua      to    e             kuma     ki  tahi.
	Caring     DET owl   PERF   cry   DET   PERF  fall  DET.abs  mouse   to ocean
	'Poor owl started crying as he dropped the mouse in the sea.'
3	Nā          te  ua      tagi   ko    e             la          sifa        na    ma haau.
	Console  ? don't    cry  this DET.abs  branch 'sifa tree' that   for yours
	'Owl stop your crying I have a tree branch for you.'
4	Lulu     mata    popoko         lele   ke          tu       he la           he           fa.
	Owl     eyes  deep-seated   fly    'to-that'  stand  on branch   DET.erg  pnadanus
	'Owl with your deep seated eyes fly and stand on the pandanus tree.'
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