ÿþ<html> <head> <title>Lithuanian stories pasakos</title> <link href="trispalve.ico" rel="shortcut icon" type="trispalve.ico"> <meta name=description content="Ki&#154kis Pi&#154kis, Kirm&#279l&#279 Mirm&#279l&#279, Skruzd&#279l&#279 Druzd&#279l&#279 Trys Draugai The Hare, The Worm, The Ant - Three Friends. 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Gal tu matei Kiak/? </A> </TD><TD> The hunter answered." I'm looking for the Hare to shoot for supper. Maybe you saw the Hare?".</A></TD> <TR> <TD> -Ne, nema iau, -atsak Skruzdl Druzdl.- Kiakis Piakis ia jau negyvena.". </A> </TD><TD> "No, I haven't seen him." answered the Ant. "Maybe the Hare doesn't live here anymore."</A></TD> <TR> <TD> Dabar pasirod Kirml Mirml. </A> </TD><TD> And now comes the Worm.. </A></TD> <TR> <TD> -Kirmle Mirmle,- klausia Skruzdl Druzdl. - Med~iotojas ieako Kiakio Piakio, ar tu j/ matei? </A> </TD><TD> "Worm," asks the Ant," the hunter is looking for the Hare, did you see him.".</A></TD> <TR> <TD> -Ne, nema iau, bet girdejau, kad jis nujo ~vejoti- atsak Skruzdl Druzdl. </A> </TD><TD> No, I haven't seem him - but I heard that he went fishing.. replied The Ant.</A></TD> <TR> <TD> -Med~iotojau,- paklaus Kirml Mirml, - gal nortum pasiimti mano meaker ir eiti ~vejoti? </A> </TD><TD> "Hunter," asked the worm, "maybe you would like my fishing pole and go fishing,".</A></TD> <TR> <TD> Med~iotojas, nordamas gauti bet ko vakarienei, atsak: </A> </TD><TD> The hunter wishing to have something for supper, replied..</A></TD> <TR> <TD> -A ik, Kirmle Mirmle, labai a ik.- Geriau ~uvis ant stalo, nei tua ias pilvas. </A> </TD><TD> Thank you very much, Worm, thank you very much. Better a fish on the table, than to have an empty stomach." </A></TD> <TR> <TD> Med~iotojas pam meaker ir iajo ~vejoti.. </A> </TD><TD> And the hunter took the fishing poll and went fishing. </A></TD> <TR> <TD> O Skruzdl Druzdl ir Kirml Mirml nujo namo. </A> </TD><TD> Oh, The Ant and The Worm went home.</A></TD> <TR> <TD> Argi ne gerai turti tikrs draugs? </A> </TD><TD> Isn't it nice to have friends?</A></TD> <TR> <TD> Taigi, Kiakis Piakis, Kirml Mirml ir Skruzdl Druzdl dar ir dabar laimingai gyvena miake. </A> </TD><TD> And so, the Hare, the Worm and the Ant still live happily in the forest.</A></TD> </A></TD> </TR> </TABLE> </center> <p> <center> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "pub-4017097008206262"; /* 728x90, created 3/30/09 */ google_ad_slot = "8434883416"; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </center> <HR> Written by: Raymond Balta <br> Edited by: Ryt Liepa<br> Art by: Sharon Allen<br> <p> <h6> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br> </h6> <IMG SRC=" http://thelithuanians.com/stories/anthareworm3.jpg"> <h5> art - by Sharon Allen, derry, nh,usa <p> <p> <h6> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <br> </h6> <b> <a href="http://thelithuanians.com/page9.html">[Return]</a> </b> <p> <p> <p> Written by Raymond Balta, <br> <br> <p> <p> &#169 story copyright Raymond Balta<br> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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