Oe bhie ie kaahaanie bataais kie:
„Ekgo aadmie raha,
oke doei betwa raha.
Ek dien tjhotkwa aapan baap se bolies kie:
‘Baap,
hamlogke dhan me se hamaar hiessa hamme dei de.’
Okar baap aapan dhan doeno betwan ke baat deis.
Tab ekaat rodj baad tjhotkwa aapan sab tjiedj betjke doer des tjal gail.
Bas hoewa par oe aapan sab paisa naksaan kar dhaaries.
Tab djab okar sab koetjh don hoi gail raha,
tab oe des me akaal paral aur oke koetjh na raha khaai-pieje ke.
Tab oe gail kaam khodje aur oe des ke ek aadmie hia kaam paais.
Oe aadmie oke aapan khet me pathaais aapan soewar ke rakhwaala kare khaatien.
Tab aapan pet bhare khaatien oe soewar ke khaana maangat raha khaai,
bakie ohoe na paais.
Tab okar samadjh me aail oe kaun kharaab kaam karies hai.
Bolies kie:
‘Dekh,
hamaar baap ke kamkartan ke etana dher khaaik hai aur ham hia khaai biena mariela!
Bestar hai kie ham aapan baap lage djaai aur ose bolab kie:
Pieta djie,
ham Parmeswar se aur aapse paap karlie hai.
Ham tor betwa bolaawe laaik na baatie.
Ham tor ekgo kamkarta hoi sakiela?’
Bas oe oethke aapan baap lage djaai lagal.
Tab koetjh dien baad okar baap oke doerieje se dekh leis aur oke bahoet daaja lagal.
Oe okar lage dhaurke oke khoesiaalie se aapan gale lagaais.
Tab betwa bole lagal kie:
‘Pieta djie,
ham Parmeswar se aur aap se paap karlie hai.
Ham tor betwa bolaawe laaik na baatie....’
Bakie okar baap aapan goelaam se bolies:
‘Haalie se sab se barhia kapra,
ekgo angoethie aur djoeta laaw okar khaatien.
Aur sab se barhia khasie maar aur sab rakam ke khaaik banaaw.
Tab tjalie khaai aur khoesiaalie manaawe.
Ie betwa to hamare lieje mar gail raha aur ab djie gail hai,
oe heraai gail raha aur ab hamaar godie me lautke aai gail hai!’
Tab sabhan soeroe karies khoesiaalie manaawe ke.
Oe same par barka betwa khet me raha.
Djab okar kaam don hoi gail,
tab oe ghare djaai lagal.
Aur djab nagietj pahoetjal,
tab gaana-badjaana soenies.
Tab ekgo goelaam ke bolaaike poetjhies kie:
‘Hia ka howe hai?’
Tab goelaam bolies:
‘Tor tjhota bhaai attjha se lautke ghare aai gail hai,
ohie se tor baap sab se barhia khasie marwaais.’
Tab barka bhaai ie baat soenke goessaail aur na maangat raha bhiettar djaai.
Tab okar baap bahare aaike oke phoeslaaike bolies:
‘Tjalie bhiettar.’
Tab oe aapan baap se bolies kie:
‘Pieta djie,
etana dien ham tor khaat kaam karlie aur hardam tor hoekoem manlie.
Bakie toe kabhie na hamke ekgo tjhota bakarie deile kie ham aapan sanghatian sanghe khaai aur khoesiaalie manaai sakie.
Aur ab ie tor betwa aail!
Oe tor dhan kharaab aurat se naksaan kar dhaaries aur okar khaat toe khasie marwaaike etana khoesiaalie manaawe hai!’
Tab baap bolies:
‘Beta,
toe to hardam hamaar saath baate aur djaun tjiedj hamaar hai tor bhie hai.
Khoesiaalie manaawe ke tjaahie.
Tor bhaai to hamlogke lieje mar gail raha aur ab djie gail hai,
oe heraai gail raha aur ab hamlog oke phien se paai gailie hai!’ ”