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PTI PITI KOSON

Summary :

A woman meets another woman carrying a child over her shoulder. The woman asks tells her she has come from the doctor and asks her to help her carry her child as she is tired. The woman obliges and puts the baby on her own shoulder. The baby gets heavier and heavier, and after a while, she finds that she cannot put the child down. Eventually, she realises that the child has become a little pig, and she falls in a dead faint. Her relatives come to her rescue and begin seeking help to rid her of the bad effects of this experience.
Theme Group: Witchcraft
Character Hero: Woman
Origin: Sey
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PTI PITI KOSON

Summary :

A woman meets another woman carrying a child over her shoulder. The woman asks tells her she has come from the doctor and asks her to help her carry her child as she is tired. The woman obliges and puts the baby on her own shoulder. The baby gets heavier and heavier, and after a while, she finds that she cannot put the child down. Eventually, she realises that the child has become a little pig, and she falls in a dead faint. Her relatives come to her rescue and begin seeking help to rid her of the bad effects of this experience.
Origin: Sey
Character Hero: Woman
Theme Group: Witchcraft
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PTI PITI KOSON

Informant: Mrs. Elina Brioche François, Anse Boudin, Praslin. 71 yrs. Recorded 25/07/2021. Researchers: Penda T. Choppy & Cindy Moka. Transcribed by Cindy Moka, Sept. 2021.

En madanm son pti ti i malad, li i dir i pou anmenn son piti laba kot dokter. Prezan en lot son zanmi pe desann. Li i dir avek son zanmi…sa ler li sa piti la, i pa vreman en bon piti li. Ti en piti nanm.

Prezan i dir “ Mon ser ou kapab, ed mwan.

Prezan sa madanm, i dir, “Pour kwa, mon ser?”

Prezan i dir “ Monn fatige.”

I dir “Sa piti i lour.”

I dir, “mon pe al kot dokter. Mon anmenn li ziske ler monn fatige”.

Pepre dan bann pti 6 er diswar. Sanmenm i dir ou ler ou war keksoz dan semen, ou pa konnen pa bezwen anmase.

Sa madanm, i dir “be oke mon ser, mon ava ed ou.” Li i pran piti nanm, i fer sa madanm koste. Sa madanm pran piti, i pran i met lo son zepol. Ale li, ale li. Apre sa madanm i dir li, “Mon pour anmenn kot ou, oubyen.” “Non, monn sorti kot dokter.” “ Be. Mon a ed mwan ziske kot ou.” Mazinen ou in fini sorti kot dokter li. Prezan ler li sa madanm i realize, i sorti klinik, tpi fernwar pe fer, i pa pe al kot dokter. I dir” Anmenn mon piti, mon faitge mon osi.” Be sa madanm, in anmennen, in anmennen. I dir sepa, 7er diswar i sonnen, i fini desot kot li, i ankor pe anmenn piti. I dir prezan sa piti, letan i lo son zepol. Ou konnen parey ler ou pe anmenn en dimoun. I pa dekoste, prezan ki li i sere. I dir prezan in fini per. In fini anbarase. Anmenen, anmennen, i dir, “ be mon ser, be monn fatige mwan.” I dir si oun fatige, ou a get ou zafer ou menm. Ler ou war keksoz dimoun, ou par pran. Prezan sa madanm, in per, in santi li anabarase. Prezan sa madanm pe fer lide ki mannyer i pour fer pour tir sa piti lo son soz. Fanm in ale, in ale, anmennen, anmennen, in fini sot enn son kouzinn en pe par devan. Prezan dan bann pti 7 er edmi diswar i ankor pe ede i obor semen. Prezan li in fer son lespri. I dir be la mannyer mon pour fer. Ti annan en gran larivyer obor kote zot, kot zot ti reste. Prezan sa madanm i dir, la i annan en sel keksoz ki mon pour fer. I annan sa larivyer. Mon pou zet sa piti dan sa larivyer. Sa madanm i ale, i ale. Prezan i pa war li sa manman ki ti donn li piti dan semen.

P. Choppy: I li tousel prezan?

Mm. Elina: I li tousel, ek sa fardo lo son soz, lo son zepol. I dir “ Ar”. I konnen akoz. Lakaz son kouzin ti par devan sa grann rivyer. I dir, i vini, i vini. I pran byen target kot sa piti i ete. I atrap li i anmas li byen. I dir konman i ariv obor i pran i balanse. I dir ler i balanse. Napa. Prezan ki sa soz i ser li anba son likou. I dir prezan in lalit. Ler, in lalit. Prezan in gete enn pti koson. I dir “ ar wi” i kriy “ lasasen”. Prezan bannla i dir “Be ki annan deor, prezan tou dimoun i taye, vini vinn gete. Ler i gete i san konesans ater. La fler d’oraz mele. Fler d’oraz, delo disel, lot. Lot, lot ed li. La ler son kouzin in soz, pas enpe soz. Ou konnen bann zot lontan. Zot pas sa bann dewil ki zot dir sa, la parey per i servi. Pran en pe sa bann dewil pas dan son figir, vid dan milye latet. La sa madanm i konmans ouver lizye, i dir, be ki’n ariv ou. La sa madanm i akonte. I dir i ti zwen sa madanm sepa ki zistans. Menm 6 er, 7 er edmi in sonnen i ankor pe anmenn pake son kanmarad. I dir sa madanm ti dir ed li sorti kot dokter. I pe al kot dokter. Prezan i dir piti i lour. I fatige

P. Choppy: Li i a ede.

Mm. Elina: Li i a ede. Li pran piti met lo son zepol. Be li letan in pran pit ii santi konmsi. I en keksoz diferan ki i pe anmennen lo son zepol. La apre lanmenm ler bannla in okip li, ki in leve in les ale. Prezan i akonte. I dir eksa ler i ti dir sa madanm pran son piti. I dir ler ou war keksoz dimoun, ou a kit dan semen ou pa anmenn fardo ou kanmarad. La apre lanmenm ler sa madanm i konmans malad. Son bann fanmiy i bezwen al rod ben aswar. Rod bann zafer okip li. Sa nespes koson. Mazinen dimoun in vin koson. I dir “Ki ou ti pou anmennen mon ptiti’” Prezan son lannmen, i ti pe ganny boubou lo son zepol. Zepol pe enfekte. Bann soz mon konnen, pa konnen kot sorti sa bann keksoz en mannyer. La prezan konmans al trete.

La prezan. Lanmenm ler mon pase. Mon dir, “Mon ser, o, ganny sa konman en leson, ler ou war keksoz dimoun la. ou war keksoz ou kanmarad dan semen, pa pran ou. Aprofondir avan, sonson ou pou al anmas pake lour en. Tousala ennler, ti bann legzanp sa. Bann lespri.