Raha isika roa irery, hono, no ety ambonin'ny tany?
Teo am-pisoronana afo amin'ny alina izy roa, indray mandeha, mitorevaka amin'ny seza bory iray avy. Miketrika ao ambilany ny sosoa vary mena ary mihoninkonina mitohy kitoza amin'ny fitrebika i Renibozy. (...)
-eny, hoy aho Rainibozy, raha mba isika roa irery, hono, no eto ambonin'ny tany?
(...) - dia ahoana anefa hoy Rainibozy variana: iza no hamboly vary, iza no hanenon-damba, iza no hanefy vilany, hivaro-tsavony, hamboatra siramamy?
- fa angaha izany? hoy Renibozy zendana amin'izato habadoan'ny lahy: Ingahy Rainibe hanao tanimbary, Ingahy Ravokatra hamboly voankazo, Ramatoa Ramasy hataoko mpatsaka, i Bao ato avaratra no hanasa lamba, i Befa atsy atsimo hahandro sakafo, i Koto atsy andrefana hiandry omby, ry zareo ao atsinanana ho fanirakiraka! ...
-(...) i Rainiberamaha ho mpiborosy soavaly, ny zanany efatra hataoko mpilanja! (hoy Rainibozy)
Lasamborona kelikely izy mivady dia niara-nisento...
Ratsifandriamanana, Lavakombarika, (desambra 1965), p 110-111.
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Vocabulary:
sosoa: rice cooked in a lot of water, that it looks mashed
kitoza: barbecue
iza: who
mpatsaka: water fetcher
mpanasa lamba: laundress
mpahandro sakafo: cook
mpiandry omby: ox herder
fanirakiraka: polyvalent helper
mpiborosy: (from brush) stable boy
mpilanja: the throne carrier
lasam-borona: to meditate
misento: to sigh
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Reading comprehension:
1-how many people are talking in this extract?
2-Does M. Rainibozy rejoice at the wish of being alone on earth?
3-can you write down the objections of Rainibozy to the wish of being alone on earth?
4-According to you, what is the social condition of the characters? Consequently, what are the social conditions of the people mentioned?
5-What is the theme of their wishes (last paragraph)?
Answers:
1, two, Rainibozy and Renibozy.
2-No, he doesn't, he has objections.
3-who would plant rice, weave, make pots, soaps, sugar?
4-they are poor (mashed rice and barbecue, the wishes of making the opposite of reality), whereas the others are rich
5-they wanted to be rich, to have many servants, to be treated as king and queen (mpiborosy soavaly, mpilanja)
Match the sentences :
1-Ingahy Rainibe
2-Ingahy Ravokatra
3-Ramatoa Ramasy
4-I Bao
5-I Befa
6-The other neighbours
7-Rainiberamaha
8-The sons of Rainiberamaha
a-would be the throne carriers
b-would wash the linen
c -would fetch the water
d -would plant rice
e-would take care of the horses
f-would cook
g-would be the helpers
h-would plant fruit trees
The answers:
1-Ingahy Rainibe d-would plant rice
2-Ingahy Ravokatra h-would plant fruit trees
3-Ramatoa Ramasy c-would fetch water
4-I Bao b-would wash the linen
5-I Befa f-would be the cook
6-The other neighbours g-would be the helpers
7-Rainiberamaha e-would take care of the horses
8-The sons of Rainiberamaha a-would be the throne cariers
2-Ingahy Ravokatra h-would plant fruit trees
3-Ramatoa Ramasy c-would fetch water
4-I Bao b-would wash the linen
5-I Befa f-would be the cook
6-The other neighbours g-would be the helpers
7-Rainiberamaha e-would take care of the horses
8-The sons of Rainiberamaha a-would be the throne cariers
Continue with the other three sentences from the text:
1-raha mba isika roa irery, hono, no eto ambonin'ny tany dia iza no hamboly vary?
If we were living all alone on earth, then who would plant rice?
Answers:
2-raha mba isika roa irery, hono, no eto ambonin'ny tany dia iza no hanenon-damba
...who would weave the pieces of cloths?
3-raha mba isika roa irery, hono, no eto ambonin'ny tany dia iza no hanefy vilany?
...would make steel pots?
4-raha mba isika roa irery, hono, no eto ambonin'ny tany dia iza no hivaro-tsavony?
..would sell soap (bars)?
5-raha mba isika roa irery, hono, no eto ambonin'ny tany dia iza no hamboatra siramamy?
... would make sugar?
