Reading Folktale 18: The Monkey Rules the Jungle 

    

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Vocabulary:
 
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da[]ajo v. to release a trap.
da[shk' n. a trap
dkoxt-5, n. a meeting
0tohvp n. I, me
0=g-uo v. please, to bid welcome
7;o adj. suitable for
7;k,l]P;l]kf n. intellegence, wisdom
'k, adj. beautiful
3'j adj. stupid, dull
g9qhkcsj'lafma's^kp n. the king of all animals
lq,rnhooehVhk id. "(s)he gets what (s)he deserves!"
-nj n. name
pqdp= v. to praise
fjk v. to curse
fu.9 adj. to be glad
wfhgxao v. to be a....
8k,lt[kp make yourselves comfortable
8vo-huo n. a piece of meat
okp n. a boss
okprko n. a hunter
.o0otoAo n. at that time
[afouh n. now
wx-;o v. to invite
z6hs^vd];' n. a deceiver
/6'laf n. a flock of animals
ry9kitok v. to consider
r=h v. to see, to find out
2hvo v. to dance
]u' n. a monkey
s^vd];' v. to deceive
,ad v. to like, to love
,nhobj' n. one day
|k9yd9vd n. a fox
gsao v. to see
vvdxkd v. to vote, to show opinion
v;jkpVhk v. to turn the face
           
  

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