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  Felna and the Baj'aa Paj
  Added on Apr 26, 2009

  Apprentice Tanua of Rusarla tells a story she heard often in her mothers tents, of the Arabet.

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  Unknown words:
  sozhiri - tribal guards
  baj'aa paj - erdlu
  canci'paj - songbird
  paj - bird
  mukhayyam - tents
  wa'anuu'da - tribal elders
  
  
  
  At your table, you say in sirihish, after a thoughtful pause:
       "I will tell you the story of a sozhiri, guard of the tribe, and her baj'aa
  paj, erdlu."
  
  You begin speaking bendune.
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, her voice soft as she begins to speak:
       "Not that long ago kanks were the choice ride. They were large, but also
  fast."
  
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, pressing a palm to her chest:
       "The Arabet are well known for their pets, especially their paj."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, shaking her head slowly:
       "We watched our rides die off one by one, then in greater numbers. We needed
  to find others."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, her dark-green gaze resting on the man's face:
       "With the few remaining kanks, our bravest sozhiri, led by sozhiri Felna
  al'Ken, rode off."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, a small smile forming on her lips:
       "Felna always loved the paj, and he family was known for breeding the best
  canci'paj."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, smoothing a palm over the table:
       "So, she decided that baj'aa paj would make the best mounts for her people."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, palm coming to rest as she smiles to the man:
       "Baj'aa paj are fast, but tire easily, as you know."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, her voice soft as she turn her hand over,
  lifting it:
       "She knew that paj are the best."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, stroking a finger several inches above her palm:
       "She captured a few baj'aa paj with the other sozhiri and brought them back to
  the mukhayyam."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, with a small shake of her head as her hands
  lower:
       "The wa'anuu'da were not impressed, and felt that the baj'aa paj were too weak
  for any travel, or hunting."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, softly, her gaze on an intimate, dimly lit
  table:
       "Felna wanted to prove the wa'anuu'da wrong, and took the weakest looking
  baj'aa paj out for a hunt."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune:
       "Felna and her baj'aa paj did not last more than a day before it tired and
  refused to move."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, holding up a finger to the man with a broad grin:
       "But! While she was resting, Felna noticed something sparkling on the ground
  in the high sun light."
  
  At your table, you say in bendune, leaning forward, her voice above a whisper:
       "She found a diamond. Several. Without the baj'aa paj needing a rest, she
  would never have found such wealth."

  Unknown words:
  sozhiri - tribal guards
  baj'aa paj - erdlu
  canci'paj - songbird
  paj - bird
  mukhayyam - tents
  wa'anuu'da - tribal elders
  
  
  
  At your table, you say in sirihish, after a thoughtful pause:
       "I will tell you the story of a sozhiri, guard of the tribe, and her baj'aa
  paj, erdlu."
  
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