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While the others were still counting, one child replied: "Sixty-three: 6 individuals, 15 teams of two, 20 teams of 3, ..."
While the others were still counting, one child replied: "Sixty-three: 6 individuals, 15 teams of two, 20 teams of 3, ..."
''Sop enwiets Păda Șăfaw: ''


Master Șăfaw then asked: "Well then, how many people will be there if another person enters?"
Master Șăfaw then asked: "Well then, how many people will be there if another person enters?"

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The Ngăthoar are a collection of stories and anecdotes, often with some moral lesson, written in Classical Windermere.

The round table

Doan ngith, dur id tach cheth mi mogor lăytheath. Enwiets Păda Brăwied: "Mea ra łănam runse?"

one time, sit NOM six child in circle VN.discuss. PFV-ask Master B.: "many what 2PL here?"

Once, six children were in a round table. Master Brăwied asked them: "How many of you are here?"

Roac ăngnung nătha imcheth, emcă'aw doan: "Müeșrüch te-stiw: tach gnas, șrüch te-stiw thref, șrüch chustiw..."

when PROG-count other PL-child answer one: 63: six individual, 15 pair, 20 group_of_3

While the others were still counting, one child replied: "Sixty-three: 6 individuals, 15 teams of two, 20 teams of 3, ..."

Sop enwiets Păda Șăfaw:

Master Șăfaw then asked: "Well then, how many people will be there if another person enters?"

The child nonchalantly responded: "Well, we have all of the old teams, as well as another set of teams with the new person!"