Andiswa wa tarere ovazandu mbu mave nyanda otjimbere. Eye ma zeri kutja nandaku ma nyanda pu na vo. Eye wa ningire omuvekuturise kutja me mu yandjere okunyanda pu na vo.
Andiswa watched the boys play soccer. She wished that she could join them. She asked the coach if she can practise with them.
Omuvekuturise wa twa omake pozombase. “Posikore ndji ovanatje ovazandu ombe yandjerwa okunyanda otjimbere,” eye wa tja.
The coach put his hands on his hips. “At this school, only boys are allowed to play soccer,” he said.
Ovanatje imba ovazandu ve mu raera kutja nga yende ma kanyande otjimbere tjokomake. Ovo va tja otjimbere ho otji tji ri tjovakazona nu ihi tjokomise otjovanatje ovazandu. Andiswa wa hihamwa omutima tjinene.
The boys told her to go play netball. They said that netball is for girls and soccer is for boys. Andiswa was upset.
Eyuva ependukirwa, osikore ya sere okunyanda ombatasaneno onene yotjimbere. Omuvekuturise wa temenwe tjinene mena rokutja omunyande wavo ingwi owakatjoruhonga wa vere nu ke nokuyenena okunyanda.
The next day, the school had a big soccer match. The coach was worried because his best player was sick and could not play.
Andiswa wa tupuka komuvekuturise nu e riheke kutja me mu yandjere okunyanda. Omuvekuturise tjandje wa himwa kutja nga tjite vi. Eye wa ṱokuyandjera Andiswa kutja ma nyande.
Andiswa ran to the coach and begged him to let her to play. The coach was not sure what to do. Then he decided that Andiswa could join the team.
Oyo ya ri ombatasaneno onḓeu tjinene. Mokaruveze kokusuva korukondwa orutenga tjandje kape na ndja hitisa, ouketanga wa ṱaa.
The game was tough. Nobody had scored a goal by half time.
Morukondwa orutjavari rwehore ndi, omuzandu umwe a yandja ku Andiswa. Eye arire tja tupukisa otjimbere hi hakahana okuhungama opare. Eye arire tja vete omuse wozohanḓe nu atji hiti.
During the second half of the match one of the boys passed the ball to Andiswa. She moved very fast towards the goal post. She kicked the ball hard and scored a goal.
Ovandu ave sekama nu ave uru nondjoroka. Okuza keyuva ndo, ovanatje imba ovakazona otji va uta okuyandjerwa okunyanda otjimbere tjokomise
posikore.
The crowd went wild with joy. Since that day, girls were also allowed to play soccer at the school.
Eden Daniels
Eden Daniels
Angelika Tjoutuku & Asnath Mundjindjiri
Otjiherero
Level 2
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