by Meriam Prens

edited by Damian Sohl

illustrated by Henter Laurence

Kihn mahs akan kin lemeleme me sampah kitehlapalap. Re kin lemeleme me sehd oh lahng tuhpene wasa me re kahdaneki kutoar en lahng. Ohl emen mie Pohnpei mahs me adaniki Pali. E kin adankiki Pali. E kin kokoseli nan madau raparapahki sahpw.

Pali kohla oh lel ni kutoar en lahng.

Ni ah lel mwo, e tuheng pwutak riemen.

Ira kin mwadomwadong oh pil lusdieng nansed oh pampap.

Pali eri kihdi ah sereko pwe en kak dilla pahn kutoar en lahng. E men sipalla palihlahsang lahng.

Eri pwutak kau ahpw lukuwerlahng ketthtihki, “Pali kilengdohngkit pwe masat akat pwung oh unsek, ah mesemwen mihte apali. Ke dehr douluhlwei pwe ke de tengala oh mehla. Sohte kisinteng wasa me ke pahn kowehng ie.”

Eri Pali ahpw kilangehr duwen mesen pwutak kan eh unsek, pwehki masara mie mwowe oh likinpaikira. Pali eri dukiengira oh sohte douluhlla.

Pali ahpw pwurodohngehr Pohnpei oh kairehki tohnpohnpei duwen ah lellahng kutoar en lahng.

Ke iang lemeleme me sampah litehlapalap?

Ma iei, dahme karehda?

Ma soh, ah ia ahmw lamalam.

Lepin Lokaia Litehlapalap  ..................... Kutoar.............................. Dilla  ................................ Sipalla  ............................. Palihlahsang....................... Ketihtihki .......................... Unsek .............................. Douluhlla  ......................... Kairehki  ...........................

Wehweh Patapat Wasa me wia idin sehd oh lahng Kohla pahn mehkot Kohla apali Palio Nda Mehkot me pwon oh mi ni pwungi Uhsehla seiloak Pakairkiheng, ndahieng