Fikulimwe okandiba okwali taka ende taka kunghula nomulonga.
One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.
Ondjabameva nayo opo yahangwa tai pashiyona yoo tai li oumwiidi vayo venya vatalala nawa.
Hippo was there too, going for a stroll and eating some nice green grass.
Ndjabameva kali ewete kutya kandiba naye opo eli, ohaluka okwe mulwatela pedu ekasha laye. Kandiba okwa tameka nee tayaayaana, Ndjabameva ove! Kuwete nande kutya owa lyatela pedu ekasha lange?”
Hippo didn’t see that Rabbit was there and she accidentally stepped on Rabbit’s foot.
Rabbit started screaming at Hippo, “You Hippo! Can’t you see that you’re stepping on my foot?”
Ndjabameva tayandje ombili, “Ombili inandi kumona, diminengepo!”Ashike Kandiba kali ahala oku pwilikina nokwa ula Ndjabameva kutya, “Oweshiningila owina! Fikulimwe ouna ashike oku talela! Ouna okukala wafuta!
Hippo apologised to Rabbit, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t see you. Please forgive me!”
But Rabbit wouldn’t listen and he shouted at Hippo, “You did that on purpose! Someday, you’ll see! You’re going to pay!”
Kandiba okwa kakonga omundilo ndele tati, “Inda uka telamene Ndjabameva ove umuxwike ngeenge adimo momeva eshi teya okulya omwiidi. Okwa lyatange komhadi! Omundilo owanyamukula, “Kapena oudjuu opo, Kandiba kaume kange. Ohandi shiwanifapo ngaashi toshipula.”
Rabbit went to find Fire and said, “Go, burn Hippo when she comes out of the water to eat grass. She stepped on me!”
Fire answered, “No problem, Rabbit, my friend. I’ll do just what you ask.”
Konima yefimbo, Ndjabameva fimbo ali tali okamwiidi kaye ali oshinano okudja pomulonga, “Whoosh!” omundilo owatukuka. Omundilo owa tameka oku xwika ko olududi la Ndjabameva.
Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when, “Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.
Ndjabameva okwa tameka talotoka yee takwena ayuka komeva. Olududi laye alishe okwali lapyako komundilo. Ndjabameva okwa kala takwena, “Olududi lange alishe ola pyako komundilo! Olududi lange alishe kakunasha vali! Olududi lange liwa!”
Hippo started to cry and ran for the water. All her hair was burned off by the fire.
Hippo kept crying, “My hair has burned in the fire! My hair is all gone! My beautiful hair!”
Kandiba okwali ahafa eshi olududi landjabameva lapyako. Okudja kefiku olo ondjabameva ohai tila omundilo, molwoumbada womudilo, ondjabameva iha i dipo vali oshinano pomeva.
Rabbit was happy that Hippo’s hair was burned.
And to this day, for fear of fire, the hippo never goes far from the water.
Basilio Gimo, David Ker
Carol Liddiment
Fritz David
Oshikwanyama
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