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[Tlhingan-hol] nu'uchtaH San ghop

De'vID jonpIn ([email protected])



nIpongan SuvwI''a' tu'lu'.  ghaHvaD {Nobunaga} ponglu'.  jaghDaj
mangghom wa'maH vatlhvI' tIn law' mangghomDaj tIn rap, 'ach jaghDaj
HIv 'e' wuq.  Qapbej 'e' Sovchu', 'ach Qap 'e' luHon neghDaj.

che'ron jaHtaHvIS chIrgh lujuSDI' mev {Nobunaga} 'ej neghDajvaD jatlh:
<lat vISuchpu'DI' DarSeq vIronmoH.  narghchugh nach, maQap; narghchugh
tlhuQ, maluj.  nu'uchtaH San ghop.>

chIrgh 'el {Nobunaga} 'ej tamtaHvIS mu'qaDmey bach.  'elHa' 'ej DarSeq
ronmoH.  nargh nach.  neghDaj pIlqu'moHlu'mo', pe'vIl jaghchaj
Qaw'chu'.

rInDI' may', {Nobunaga}vaD jatlh boQDaj: <San ghop choHlaH pagh.>

<quSDaq bIba',> jatlh {Nobunaga}.  DarSeq 'ang.  ngIq DopDaq nach tu'lu'.




In the Hand of Destiny

A great Japanese warrior named Nobunaga decided to attack the enemy
although he had only one-tenth the number of men the opposition
commanded. He knew that he would win, but his soldiers were in doubt.

On the way he stopped at a Shinto shrine and told his men: "After I
visit the shrine I will toss a coin. If heads comes, we will win; if
tails, we will lose. Destiny holds us in her hand."

Nobunaga entered the shrine and offered a silent prayer. He came forth
and tossed a coin. Heads appeared. His soldiers were so eager to fight
that they won their battle easily.

"No one can change the hand of destiny," his attendant told him after
the battle.

"Indeed not," said Nobunaga, showing a coin which had been doubled,
with heads facing either way.

-- 
De'vID

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