Atlaans

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Alphabet
a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, r, s, t, u, v, w, z

Nouns
Atlaans does not have declension

It has one definite, and one indefinite article

Definite: de

Indefinite: een

Verbs
Atlaans does not have conjugation

Verbs are used as they appear in dictionary

Vocabulary
aal - eel

aan - at, on

aanlich - similar

aard - earth

aapaling - nobles, aristocracy

aas - donkey

abneem - decrease

abzet - drop

abzeet - apart

abzurd - absurd

afton - afternoon

aks - ax

akwich - tribe

ald - old

alergish - allergic

all - everything, all

ameese - ant

amtshaf - post, position, office

an - on, to (in the sense, similar to)

anfang - beginning

angaan - address, deal with

angrif - attack

anjoudan - well done (expression)

anna - other, different

annan - other people

anstieg - slope

antwort - answer

ar - am, be, is, are

arbeed - work, profession, vocation

argument - argument

armee - army

armselig - poor, pitiful

as - as, than (better than, worse than), when

ash - ash

asistens - assistance

atlaan - atlantis

atlaans - atlan language (usually refers to Coastal Atlan)

atlaander - atlantean person

atma - breathe

aver - but

avokadoeer - vagabond, miscreant, pirate

avon - evening

bald - soon

barn - young

bazka - barrel

bedoot - mean (in the sense, “what does it mean?”)

bedootung - meaning

bee - by "person responsible", but also in the sense of "near"

beed - both

beel - axe

beer - bear

bees - bite

beetrit - entry, accession

begeer - desire

begin - begin

begleeter - companion

behersh - control, govern, administrate

bekom - receive

beleedigung - insult

beneem - act, behave

benoot - use

berch - mountain

beru - touch

beruf - job

beser - better

beskikloos - spineless

best - best

bestimt - certainly

betrieblich - operational

betriech - be in dire need of

betung - prayer

bevach - wake someone

beveech - to move something/something

beziech - defeat

beziegd (adj) - defeated

beziet - frighten, scare

biech - whip

bien - buy

biene - bee

bild - picture

binen - inside

bis - until

bishen - little (used in phrases like "it's a little small")

blad - page

blaas - pale

bleeb - remain

bleeve - colour

blieze - close (adj)

blinkend - blink

blood - blood

blou - blue

bo - above

bobel - bubble

boch - book

boden - bottom

bolezniech - patient

boog - bow

boom - tree

boos - naughty, evil

boosheet - evil, malice

boor - bear (v), in the past tense it is "born"

boritie - fight

braater - grill

breech - break

breed - wide

brema - burden

bren - burn

briega - trouble

bring - bring

brokolie - brocolie

brooch - need

brood - bread

bruder - brother

brun - brown

brushalter - bra

bots - crash

buch - bay

bund - alliance

burger - citizen

daar - there

daarbee - with that

daarin - in there

dabar - beaver

dag - day

dajiech - betray

dajieka - traitor

dameren - dawn

dan - then

danke - thank you

darover - about that

das - that

davon - of it (pronounced “dafon”)

davor - for that (pronounced “dafor”)

de - the

deen - your

delietie - share

demokrasie - democracy

den - well then (accentuator)

dench - think

denkung - thought (n)

der - (he, she, etc.. ) who (pronoun)

dese - you (pl)

desech - you (pl) accusative, yourselves

deshalb - therefore

desvechen - because of

dete - child

dialech - dialect

dich - you (accusative), yourself

dien - giant

dier - animal, creature

dierart - veterinarian

dies - this

ding - thing

dolch - dagger

doom - dime (10c)

door - door

doord - there

doors - thirst

dostich - worthy

dostigung - worthiness

douer - take (duration, as in "It will take a long time")

douts - german

doysh - through

draag - dragon

dree - three

dreven - ancient

drie - turn

drink (v) - drink

du - you (sing)

dun - do

din - thin

dunkel - darkness

dur - expensive

ech - real

egal - equal

eegen - own

eegnet - suited, fitting, compatible

een - one

eend - end

eendloos - endless

eender - alter

eendringlich - insistent

eenflusen - influence

eenich - connect, join, unify

eeniga - any

eenhaach - agree with

eenich - unite

eenshlieslich - including

eenzich - single

eerlich - honest

ees - ice

eesroom - icecream

eevrich - eager

eegenshaf - characteristic

eher - rather (as in, "I would rather")

ekelhaf - disgusting

ekisteer - exist

eklaar - explain

eklich - ugly

ekran - screen

eksellens - excellence

eksoda - harrass

elch - each

elent - despair

ellen - perform

emfang - experience

en - and

end - end

endech - discover, discovered

enfenster - defenestrate

enkom - escape

eng - narrow

engels - english

enshuldich - excuse (verb)

enshuligung - excuse me

entfach - ignite

entlaad - offload

entspan - relax

entroll - unroll

entrollend - unrolled

entzoobd - to dirty or mess up something

enveder...oder - either...or

er - he (archaic "he", sometimes found in older texts, or used for poetic purposes)

era - honour

erba - heir

eriner - remember

erzaal - tell

erns - serious

ershrech - shock

ervaat - wait for

ervurg - choke

es - it, itself

esaar - its

esse - they

essech - them, themselves

esen - food

etvaa - some

etvas - something

fader - father

familiedier - pet

fant - damn

fast - almost

favor - favour

fech - fight

fechter - fighter

fee - four

feel - lots, many

feend - enemy

fenster - window

feranderd - changed

feracht - scorn (v)

ferachtung - scorn (n)

ferbindung - connection

ferbind - connection

ferbloo - wither

ferboot - forbid, ban

ferbrouch - consume, use up

ferdorb - spoil, corrupt, ruin

ferges - forget

fergift - poison (v)

ferhaal - story

ferleed - ago

ferlieb - in love

ferloor - lose

ferch - pig

fermis - miss, skip, or lose (v)

fern - distant

fernicht - destroy

fernunf - reason

fershiedenartig - heterogeneous

fershleesh - wear and tear, consumption

fersooch - try

ferstaan - understand

ferstich - ensnare, trap

fersuchung - temptation

fersvina - disappear

ferteedig - defend

fertich - finish

fertrieb - distribution

feruch - crazy

fervaat - expect

fervir - confuse

ferzee - excuse

ferzoogerung - delay

ferzuch - try

fest (v) - bind

festichheet - consistency, texture of food

fet - fat

fieleech - maybe

fielsh - haggle

find - find

flaach - surface

fleech - cultivation, farming

fleesend - fluent

fleesh - flesh, meat

fliech - fly

flies - flow

fliesend - flowing

flich - video

fluchhaf - airport

fluchling - refugee

fluster - whisper

fol - fully

folgend - following

folch - people

follset - complete

fon - of, also can mean five

foodfaan - pursue

foodgaan - proceed

foogel - bird

foolgen - follow

foot - foot

for - before, for

forder - demand

forhab - intend

forigen - previous

forgeev - forgive

forkomm - ancestor

forlad - summon

form - form

forspielung - improvisation

forstel - image

forstelbar - imaginable

fouer - fire

fouerfechter - firefighter

foul - lazy

foych - dread

fraach - question (can act as verb or noun)

free - free

freed - freedom, peace

friend - friend

friendselig - friendly

fremder - stranger

froo - happy

froolich - happily

froore - helpless

frukost - breakfast

fuks - fox

ful - fill (verb)

funshineer - work, function

fur - lead

fuzich - physically

gaan - go

gaans - goose

gans - whole, totally

gansendung - consumation

gar - this is used as an accentuator

garden - garden

gardeena - viking

gatou - cake

gebaad - destitute

geeb - give

geel - yellow

geelrood - orange

geest - spirit

geld - money

geldboodel - wallet

gelengentlich - occasionally

geheem - secret

geheemlich - mysterious

geheern - mind, brain

gehoor - belong

gemeen - common

gemeenshaf - community

genou - exactly

genuch - enough

geraad - just (as in "It just happened")

gern - happily, gladly

geruch - rumour

geshaam - complete, total

geshlech - gender

gester - yesterday

gevoonheet - habit

gezeen - happen

gezeef - shop

gezench - present (noun)

gezishte - history, story

gezund - healthy

giet - irregular form of past tense "gaand" meaning "gone"

gift (n) - poison

giftich - poisonous

gildan - tribute

glatkopich - bald

gleech - just (as in "i just did it" or "just met you")

gleechung - comparison

globaal - global

gloob - believe

gluch - happiness

geest - spirit

geet - be (only used in the phrase "how are you" and "I am fine")

go - naked

goeba - prostitute

golden - golden

good - good

gorach - bitter

got - god

grob - coarse

groon - green

grou - gray

groud - big

grouzam - cruel

grunt - grunt

grundung - founding

gud - good

guch - look

gunsh - kiss

hab - has, have

haaljiena - dress

haar - his

hafer - oats

halb - half

hal - hall

halt - hold

handler - merchant

handlung - action

hartslag - heart beat

has - hate

hat - listen

haart - heart

have - harbour

he - he

heel - completely

heem - home

heenshen - chicken

heer - here

hees - hot, can also mean "to be called"

heofenum - heaven

herfs - autumn/fall

herkunf - origin

hershdom - realm

herum - around

hich - him, himself

hilf - help

himbeer - raspberry

himel - sky

hineenfugen - add to

hoch - high

hochburg - stronghold

hodutag - nowadays

hofnung - hope

holtsniter - woodcutter

honga - hunger

honrade - sea

hoode - today

hoole - cave

hoond - dog

hooheet - highness

hoonderd - hundred

hooning - honey

hoopd - main

hoor - hear

hoot - hot

horn - horn

hou - hold

hous - house

hout - skin

hull - hill

ieman - someone

iende - first

ig - I

in - in

innan - within

insel - island

imer - always, forever

imsiten - bordering (adj)

inpach - pack up

instat - instead

inteede - take in, learn

internet - internet

irgeneen - any

irgenvie - somehow

irgenvo - somewhere

istorieja - history

istoriejada - historical

ivieka - edge, brink

izviedakie - intelligence

ja - yes

jaar - year

jadan - poor, miserable, weak, deficient, feeble

jasusetu - hovercraft

je - ever

jede - everyone

jezero - lake

jon - that (over there), yon (archaic english)

just - just, as in "just now"

ken - not a (used with objects, ken kron, not a crown)

kaas - cheese

kaasig - serbian (language)

Kaasland - Serbia

kaasgatou - cheesecake

kamel - camel

kameraadshaf - fellowship

kamf - conflict

kaninshen - rabbit

kans - chance

kapieja - gate

karte - map

kat - cat

katalaans - catalan

katkie - kitty, kitten

kavala - goodbye, thank you, hooray

ken - none

kena - cost

kerl - guy, chap

kesel - pot

kien - know someone

kinder - children

kirshe - church

klang - sound

kleeder - clothes

kleen - small

klip - small stone

klous - sense, an idea

klug - clever

knackich - crunchy

kneepe - bar

kniega - book

kochfeld - stove

kolika - pram, baby stroller

kom - come

konja - horse

konto - bank account

kontrooleer - control

koodochter - princess

kool - coin, cash

kooning - king

kooningin - queen

kooningreech - kingdom

koonung - coronation

koopen - keep

koosoon - prince

korniejaka - turtle

kort - short

kop - head

kosa - hair

kou - simple

koum - hardly

koud - cold

krach - power, force

kriech - creep

kriel - round, lap

kripich - irritable

kripeerend - irritating

kritich - critical

kron - crown

krug - circle

kumpel - guy

kuns - artificial

kunspraach - conlang

kupietie - buy

kurva - slut, whore

kust - coast

kultural - cultural

ku - cow

kurs - course

kwatch - rubbish

kwaad - cross, angry, mad

laada - unfortunately

laan - low

land - land

lang - long

langzaam - slow

larm - noise

las - let

laad - cargo, shipment

lechel - smile

lechun - lesson

lediena - wasteland

leebling - favourite

leed - suffer

leer - learn

leerer - teacher

lees - read

leesh - easy

leev - live

legende - legend

lenta - spring

lern - learn

lets - last

leve - life

lich - light

lieb - love (v)

liefie - significant other, girlfriend or boyfriend

lieg - lie (relating to position, not deception)

liese - soft

linch - left

list - rolling, ambling

loob - praise

looda - people

loofel - spoon

looch - hole

loos - solve

lopast - round

ludielo - madness

luf - air

maach - like (verb)

mach - make, do, create

mad - girl

mageethum - tribe

majesteet - majesty (used in the phrase "his majesty")

maklich - easy

mal - time, occurence, happening (as in, it happened three times, two times)

man - one, you (general, as in "when you cross the road")

mangel - lack

manshmal - sometimes

manulie - crazy (can only be used with people)

march - market

marshier - march

medien - media

meed - mead

meen - my

meening - opinion

meer - sea

meesde - most

med - with

mekaar - each other

meklich - softness, tenderness

melch - milk

meesa - service

meester - master

meetee - traveller

men - but

menshen - humanity

met - meet

miech - might

midel - middle

mich - me

mies - mouse

miner - miner

mis - miss

mishandlung - abuse

mite - myth

mitglied - member

mitgliedshaf - commonwealth, brotherhood, fellowship

mitwit - conscience

mobilizeer - mobilise

moder - mother

mooch - like

mooglich - possible

moon - moon

mor - more

morgen - morning

modievatie - motivate

moment - moment

mouer - wall

moul - mouth (slang)

muss - must

muttich - brave, courageous

mud - tired

muhsam - tiring

muziech - music

na - after

naam - name

naamwoord - noun

naar - fool

nach - night, can also mean "to", as in "take it to his house"

nachin - accent

nachkomer - descendant

nada - hope (v)

naloog - order (noun, in the sense "i gave you an order")

namuch - suffer

napredach - progress

nachun - nation

nachunaal - national

nativ - native

naturaal - natural

natuz - sad

nebelig - misty

nech - boy

nederlands - dutch

nedostich - unworthy

nee - no

neechmal - next time

neem - take

neerd - get close to

neeshten - next

nefe - nephew

nen - name (verb)

netendech - undiscovered

netdevolan - displeased

nieder - lower

niemal - never

nieman - no one, nobody

niesen - nothing

niet - not

nirgendvo - nowhere

nech - boy

nervoos - nervous

noch - again, still, another

normaal - normal

noor - only

noord - north

novinskie - newspaper

nu - now

nuchte - niece

nut - new

nutfol - useful

ob - whether, if

obekaad (v) - promise

obeleet (v) - catch

oben - up

oblepietie (v) - cover

obvool - although

obzier - respect

odaja - room

oder - or

odliekaan - cool, awesome

oft - often

okieledan - apparent

om - over, around

oma - grandmother

omka - sling

omlout - umlaut

onabhangich - independent

onderneemung - enterprise, undertaking, operation

oneegnet - suited

ongefaar - near, around, about (usage "it is about/near to 2 o' clock")

ongluch - mistake, accident

onnaturaal - unnatural

ons - us, ourselves

onser - our

onstoord - undisturbed

onvaarsheenlich - improbable, unlikely

ooch - also

oonastooza - fan, supporter

oone - without

oongehouerlich - terrible, outrageous

oord - place

oorloch - war

oortaling - translation

oos - east

oranje - orange

opa - grandfather

open - open

ordentlich - neat, cute, pretty

orude - weapon

osetie (v) - feel

oskudan - barren

osnaka - sign

oswietee - dedicate

otmen - nobel

ouf - on, at, in (speak in)

oufhoor - stop

oufmerksam - watchful, alert

oufneem - record

ouftrach - task, errand

oufvach - wake up

oug - eye

ousbreedung - spreading

ousgab - expense

oussien - to look like

ousmach - to agree

oussien - to look like

ous - out

outo - car

outeekend - outstanding

oven - oven

over - beyond

overleev - survive

overmasich - excessive

overset - translate

oversetung - translation

oyer - your (archaic form of your, only used in phrases like "your highness")

raat - council

radietie - radiate

radost - joy

rand - edge, bank (of a river)

rase - race

raxhunaal - rational

rat - rat

razliech - different (adj), difference (noun)

reachun - reaction

rech - right, correct

rechs - right (direction)

reech - rich

reektich - really, very

reel - real

regeerung - reign

regent - regent, steward

reka - river

ren - run

republiech - republic

rieba - fish

riech - smell (verb)

riktig - correct, valid

rinerung - memory

riznie - treasure

rodaka - cousin

roor - stir

rouch - smoke

ruf - call

ruksha - plains

rum - fame, glory

runa - down

rood - red

roostbrood - toast

rudniech - mine

paar - pair

pamiesie - remember

papie - paper

papagee - parrot

paseer - happen

patieka - small bird

patka - duck

peel - arrow

peglatie - iron

piepatie - feel

pils - mushroom

plach - cry

plich - obligation, duty

poobe - run (n)

poklon - gift

poom - commemoration

poosa - essay, ode

poruka - message

postatie - become

postatung - becoming

pot - go, move

pouch - spider

poziechun - position

praat - speak (verb), speech (noun)

prachtich - beautiful

praviete - administrator

prazan - empty

priekupietie - summon

prievach - leader

predenja - threat

pretfol - fun

preziedent - governor

produseer - produce

proo - pretty, cute

prosveta - education

se - she

shaf - create

shat - shadow

shaach - say

shaad - damage

shaal - counts, matters

shabora - forget

shachin - sauce

shadravou - greet (verb)

shafier - sapphire

shanja - dream

sharazietie - infestation

shavakan - state

shazlutie - deserve

sho - so

shofung - creation

shoga - even (in the sense "even he didn't like it")

shokolaad - chocolate

shold - submit

shomer - summer

shon - beautiful

shonda - but rather (example "It is not about the weather, but rather whether you have an umbrella")

shonich - sunny

shool - school

shooch - seek

shoon - son, can also mean "already"

shoort - sort

shooz - protect

shou - look at

showas - something like this (pronounced "shovas")

shubukan - messy

shungenbreeker - tongue twister

shustimung - agreement

shuzamen - together

shuzat - addition

shu - to, too

shubiena - fate

shukunf - future

shulas - let happen

shuld - fault, blame (noun)

shumar - ranger

shuruch - back

shutel - shake

slaberich - watery (food)

slach - hit

slech - bad

slosenhirn - close-minded

smeterling - butterfly

smied - forge (verb)

smiedung - forging (noun)

snel - fast

snerbel - slur (verb)

sich - her, herself

silber - silver

skaap - sheep

skeefie - chip

skool - school

skrit - mean, horrible, miserly, stingy

skugen - forest

skupina - group

slaf - sleep

slon - elephant

smert - pain

smeterling - butterfly

smiedung - smithing

smierlich - calm

smies - sense

snee - snow

spaas - fun

spaziegang - walk

spaad - late

spagad - the splits (gymnastics)

spanent - exciting

spene - spider

spiel - game (n), play (v)

speshialiteet - speciality

spoor - trace

spraach - language

spraakshaf - linguistics

spraakshafer - linguist

spring - jump

sreeb - write

stach - sting

staad - city

standaard - standard

starch - strong

starkheet - strength

start - start

steel - steal

stelung - post, position

sterv - die

stervlich - mortal

stil - silent, quiet

stim - vote

stols - proud

stood - push

stop - stop

stoub - dust

strana - side

stranakie - party

strand - beach

stras - street

street - argue

strika - uncle

streve - arrive

stuch - piece

studier - study

swansig - twenty

swart - black

sweefoudig - bilateral

swishen - between

swee - two

svans - tail

sveez - sweat

sverd - sword

svierich - difficult

swediens - swedish

sweeg - to silence

tad - act

taper - brave

tase - cup

teech - pond

teeds - teach

teel - share, part

teelung - sharing

teen - against

tetka - aunt

tief - deep

tiefoon - typhoon

tish - table

traach - carry

traager - carrier, bearer

trava - grass

troch - dry

treed - thread

trou - trust

tochter - daughter

tod - death (noun), dead (adjective)

tous - you better believe it, for certain, absolutely

toush - deceive

touve - dove

tousend - thousand

trag - wear

tref - meet

tronch - prison

troon - throne

troum - dream

trup - troop, squad, group

uberaash - surprise (verb)

ubrigens - anyways

ujeth - eat

um - in order to

unden - down

universe - universe

unken - doom (verb)

unkie - doom (noun)

unmooglich - impossible

unabrooch - interrupt

unafurung - tunnel

uprava - government

vaal - choice

vaaloos - lame

vaar - true

vaarend - while

vaarheet - truth

vaarneem - perceive, recon

vaarsheenlich - probable

vaater - water

vach - watch

vacher - watcher

vachsa - grow

valast - dominate

vald - forest

valnus - walnut

vart - wait

vebblad - website

vech - path, can also mean "away"

vechetabel - vegetable

veech - weak

veeder - again

veederhool - repeat

veeklich - really, very

veel - because

vees - know

veesheet - knowledge

veetergaan - going on, continue

veezin (n) - being

veet - far

veksel - change

veld - world

vele - wave

veliekatie - celebrate

ven - if

vens - wish

verd - be (used with the passive voice), become

verkman - workman, craftsman

ves - also means "our"

ves - west

vigtichheet - importance

vidme - dedicate

vieder - again

viederkamp - fight back

viederkeer - return

vieka - coward

viet - persevere

vigtich - important

vilken - which

vile (n) - will, desire

vilkomen - welcome

vin - win

vinskin - wine

vinter - winter

visenshaf - science

vit - white

vits - joke

vitsich - funny

voch - week

vodoniech - hydrogen

volch - cloud

von - of (pronounced as "fon")

vool - well

voon - live

voord - word

voordboch - dictionary

vordum - covered (adj)

voul - vowel

vraach - ask (pronounced as "fraach")

vunsh - wish

vurde - dignity

vuta - furious

waara - would be (subjunctive) (pronounced as "vaara")

waarom - why (pronounced as "vaarom")

wan - when (pronounced as "van")

war - was (pronounced as "var")

was - what (pronounced as "vas")

we - we

wech - way, path

wees - know

weesend - was (irregular past tense of "be" used in the preterite) (pronounced as "veesend")

wen - if

wens - wish

wer - who (pronounced “ver”)

widme - dedicate

wie - how (pronounced “vie”)

will - want (pronounced "vil")

wo - where (pronounced as "vo")

woher - from where (pronounced “voher”)

wou - irregular future tense of "be" (pronounced as "vou")

wovon - from which (pronounced "vofon")

zee - be (used in imperatives)

zeech - show (v)

zeen - be (verb)

zeene - barn

zeer - very

zeet - time

zeeter - fail

zeetmeser - timer

zelb - itself

zeltzaam - strange, unique

zena - woman

zench - pour

zenter - centre

zeperat - seperate (verb)

zeramiech - ceramic

zerstoor - destroy

zerstoorung - destruction

zertreet - scatter

zet - sit

zetla - bench

zetung - composition

zicher - certain

zied - boil

zieg - victory

ziega - goat

zielniech - oppressor

zien - see

zieshen - shoot

zietheet - fear

zietlich - fearsome

zich - send

zild - shield

zimpel - simple, plain

zip - ship

zit - sit

zituachun - situation

zou - shall, should

zout - south

zoych - stuff

zund - sin

zus - sweet, cute

Example text
"Oh nee!" plach een armseliga holtsnitter wen he abzet haar aks in een tiefa teech. Een friendselig vaater geest kom su hich med een silber aks en fraach, "Ar dies deen?"

"Nee," saach de holtsniter.

De geest kom shuruch med een goldena aks.

"Ar dies deen?" fraach se.

"Nee," saach de holtsniter.

Dan de geest kom su hich med haar zimpel holt aks.

"Das daar ar meen!" saach de holtsniter froolich.

"Du ar sho eerlich," saach de vaater geest, "neem de goldena en de silber aks ooch!"

Ouf vech heem de holtsniter tref een reecha handler. As de handler hoor de gezishte fon de holtsniter, he ren su de teech en abzet shogar haar eegena holt aks daarin.

"Oh nee!" plach he.

De geest kom su hich med een silber aks.

"Das daar ar meen!" saach de handler snel.

"Du vees es ar niet," saach de geest en fersvina.

De reecha man'se holt aks bleeb ouf de boden fon de tiefa teech.

English

"Woe is me!" a poor woodcutter cried when he dropped his ax into a deep pond. A friendly water spirit appeared before him with a silver ax and asked, "Is this yours?"

"No," the woodcutter said.

The spirit returned with a golden ax.

"Is this yours?" she asked.

"No," said the woodcutter.

Then the spirit appeared with his plain wooden ax.

"That one is mine!" said the woodcutter happily.

"You've been so honest," said the spirit, "take the gold and silver ax too!"

On the way home the woodcutter met a rich merchant. When the merchant heard the woodcutter's tale, he ran to the pond and dropped his wooden ax in.

"Woe is me!" he cried.

The spirit appeared with a silver ax.

"That one is mine!" the merchant said quickly.

"You know it is not," said the spirit, and disappeared.

The rich man's wooden ax stayed on the bottom of the deep pond.