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La Stilita Papero (The Stolen Paper)

Translated Oscar Mifsud
Monda English
En la disfrua nokto kalma, humulo hidin hiself apud la testeyo de doktoro F. Hi esin stiloro. Til nun, doktoro F. elpensin valuega medikacos un pos alia. Oni dirin, ke hi balde elfaron nova medikaco. La humulo planin stili la sekro por vendo. Late on a calm night, a man hid himself near the laboratory of Dr.F. He was a robber. Till now, Dr.F. had invented very valuable medicines one after another. They said that soon he would make a new medicine. The man planned to steal the secret to sell.
Hi hide enrigardin tra la fenestro al la domo. En la domo, doktoro F. esin tute biza por miksi diversa materialos. Hi esin tro biza por atenti, ke iu hide rigardin staranta ekster la fenestro. Balde, kwanteto da medikaco esin kreita. Blu-verda likwo. La doktoro testin trinki ji iom, ay kontente hedyesin:

"Hmm, sufice guda gusto. Anke la aromo kwaz esan kontenta!"

Unseen he looked through the window of the house. In the house, Dr.F. was very busy mixing various materials. He was too busy to notice that someone was standing outside the window watching stealthily. Soon a small quantity of medicine was made. A bluish-green liquid . The doctor tried to drink a little, and nodded contentedly:

"Hmm, tastes good enough. Even the smell is fragrant!"

Ay hi murmurin etendin sia dorso:

"Finfine la laboro esan finita! Mi elpensin diversa medikacos til nun, sed niel ju superan la nova. Mirakla elpenso! Yes, mi nun farez noto pri la produka proceso, dum mi frexe memoran, kiel fari ji."

And stretching his back, he murmured:

"Finally the job is finished! I have invented several medicines up till now, but in no way do they surpass the new one. Miraculous invention! Yes, I must now make a note of the process for its production, while I freshly remember how to make it."

La doktoro skribin tio sur la papero, ay enputin ji kum multa zorgo en la sekurkesto, kiu staran en la korno de la domo. Pos tio hi reirin home. La stiloro, kiu atendadin tie la fortuno eklaborin kum atento. Hi forte disfermin la fenestro ay stile enirin la domo. Hi turnin la disko sur la surfaso kiel jus la doktoro farin, ay povin facile disfermi la sekurkesto. Hi ensakizin la papero, ay disaperin saltante pedos. The doctor wrote this on paper, and put it very carefully in the safe, which stands in the corner of the house. After that he returned home. The robber, who waited there for his chance, started work with care. He forced the window open and stealthily entered the house. He turned the knob on the lid just as the doctor did, and easily opened the safe. He pocketed the paper, and hopped off out of sight.
Bela sukceso! La papero havizon mi multa monio. La doktoro trinkin la medikaco, plene pruvan jia senharmeco konter la huma korpo. Escept, oni diran, ke ji esan valuega, sed mi ne konan, por kio ji efektan?

Tio juste al hi restin enigmo. Hi nek havin tempo esplori, cu io okazan en la doktoro pos la trinko, nor darin aski hi telefone. Tamen nia dubo, ke la medikaco esan bonege valua, car til nun elpensos de la doktoro pruvin tio.

A great success! The paper will get me much money. The doctor drank the medicine, clear proof of its harmlessness to the human body. Except, they say, it is very valuable, but I do not know what its effects are!

This, to him remained A mystery. He neither had time to find out whether anything happened to the doctor after drinking, nor dare ask him on the phone. However, no doubt, the medicine is truly valuable , for till now, the doctor's inventions proved that.

En la kamero, la stiloro intendin produki la medikaco law la metodo donita sur la papero. Ne konado pri la funktos baron hi vendi ji. Hi kolektin la necesa materialos, acetin distililo ay glaso. En kelka tagos, hi elfarin la medikaco.

Tio ci havin aromo kiel lilio. Trinkinta ji, hi havin frexa sento. Sidinte, hi atendin kiel efekto de la drogo okazon al hiself.

In private, the robber intended to make the medicine according to the method given on the paper. Ignorant of its function, he would not be able to sell it . He collected the necessary materials, buys a distiller and glassware. In a few days he made the medicine.

This had a smell like a lily. Drinking it, he has a fresh feeling. Sitting down, he waited for the effect of the drug on himself.

Pos nelonge, hi ekstarin vole nevole ay irin al ekstero. Hi irin rapide til la testeyo de doktoro F.

"Doktoro, mi farin miso. Esan mi, kiu forprenin la papero el la kesto antaw kelka tagos. Kaptez ay donez mi al la polico, mi petan!" hi dirin.

After a little while, willy-nilly he jumped up and went out. He ran quickly to the doctor's laboratory.

"Doctor, I have made a blunder. It is I who took the paper from the safe a few days ago. Take me and hand me over to the police, please!" he said.

La doktoro ,kiu akceptin la humulo, askin: "Cu esan yi kiu stilin ji, vere?"

"Yes, doktoro, vere. Mi produkin la medikaco law la metodo, ay trikin ji. Sed mi tuy eksentin, ke mia akto esan mala, ay venan tie ci. Pardonez mi, doktoro! Tio ci esan stilita papero."

The doctor, who accepted the man, asked: "It is you who stole it, true?"

"Yes, doctor, true. I made the medicine according to the method, and drank it.But I immediately felt that my action is wrong and I came here. Forgive me, doctor! This is the stolen paper."

La humulo begin pardono de la doktoro kum larmos. Sed la doktoro sen ia ofendo, dirin kum lafeto:

"Mi dankan yi, mi ja farin efika medikaco. Ji havan la funkto waki la dormanta konsienco. Mi elfarin ji, sed tuy pose mi rimarkin, perplekse, ke trovisan niu maloro volunte trinkon ji por testi la funkto. Sed dankan al yia kumlaboro, la kredebleco de la funkteco esan pruvita. Multa donkos!"

The man begged forgiveness of the doctor with tears. But the doctor, unoffended, said with a smile:

"Thank you, I have indeed made an effective medicine. It has the function of awakening a dormant conscience. I invented it, but immediately afterwards, I remarked, perplexed, that I could not find a volunteer who would drink it to test its effect. But thanks to your collaboration, the credibility of its function is proven. Many thanks!"