North Semitic

Schleicher's Fable in Proto-North Semitic

Han-kʰabɬu wa-han-pʰarašū

Kʰabɬum, ðū lahu lā hawiya tɬamrum, raʔaya pʰarašīm: yagrur ʔaħadum minhumū markʰabatʰam þaqūlam, wa-yaħmil ʔaħadum ħimlam gadālam, wa-yaħmil mahīram aħadum ʔināšam. Wa-yakūl han-kʰabɬu: Marra lī han-libbu, bi-raʔātʰī ʔināšam rākʰibam pʰarašīm. Wa-yakūlū han-pʰarašū: Šamaʕ han-kʰabɬa! Marra lanā han-libbu, bi-raʔātʰinā ðā: ʔināšum han-baʕlu yaʕɬiyu lahu malbašatʰam ħamīmatʰam min tɬamri han-kʰabɬī. Wa-lā li-han-kʰabɬi tɬamrum. Bi-šamāʕi han-kʰabɬi ðā, yabraħu ʔila han-ɬadiyi.