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Ongula inene fikulimwe inakulu ya Vusi okwe muifana, “Vusi tambula ei eli ulitwale kovadali voye. Ovahala okuninga oshikuki shohango yamumwanyo wokakadona.”
Early one morning Vusi’s granny
called him, “Vusi, please take this
egg to your parents. They want to
make a large cake for your sister’s
wedding.”
Manga elidenga ondjila ayuka kovadali vaye, Vusi okwa shakena noumati vavali vati tava tona oyiimati. Okamati kamwe oka nyekulako ei ku Vusi ndele takeli denge momuti. Ei ola tataukapo.
On his way to his parents, Vusi met
two boys picking fruit. One boy
grabbed the egg from Vusi and shot
it at a tree. The egg broke.
“What have you done?” cried Vusi.
“That egg was for a cake. The cake
was for my sister’s wedding. What
will my sister say if there is no
wedding cake?”
The boys were sorry for teasing
Vusi.
“We can’t help with the cake, but
here is a walking stick for your
sister,” said one.
Vusi continued on his journey.
Along the way he met two men
building a house. “Can we use that
strong stick?” asked one.
But the stick was not strong enough
for building, and it broke.
“Omwainga nee ngahelipi ngaho?” Vusi taingida. “Oshiti osho oshali omaano amumwameme wokakadona. Ovalikoli voyiimati ovo vapange oshiti osho shaashi vatatulapo ei loshikuki. Oshikuki oshali shohango yamumwameme. Paife kapena ei, noshikuki po nomaano kapenasha. Mumwameme ote keshitila ngahelipi?”
“What have you done?” cried Vusi.
“That stick was a gift for my sister.
The fruit pickers gave me the stick
because they broke the egg for the
cake. The cake was for my sister’s
wedding. Now there is no egg, no
cake, and no gift. What will my
sister say?”
The builders were sorry for breaking
the stick.
“We can’t help with the cake, but
here is some thatch for your sister,”
said one.
And so Vusi continued on his
journey.
Along the way, Vusi met a farmer
and a cow. “What delicious thatch,
can I have a nibble?” asked the cow.
But the thatch was so tasty that the
cow ate it all!
“What have you done?” cried Vusi.
“That thatch was a gift for my
sister. The builders gave me the
thatch because they broke the stick
from the fruit pickers. The fruit
pickers gave me the stick because
they broke the egg for my sister’s
cake. The cake was for my sister’s
wedding. Now there is no egg, no
cake, and no gift. What will my
sister say?”
Ongobe yodidi okwali yelivela ombedi eshi yali yakwatwa kolwisho. Mwene wofaalama okwa dimina kutya ongobe naiye na Vusi onga omaano omumwainakadona. Visi okwa pula komesho.
The cow was sorry she was greedy.
The farmer agreed that the cow
could go with Vusi as a gift for his
sister. And so Vusi carried on.
But the cow ran back to the farmer
at supper time.
And Vusi got lost on his journey.
He arrived very late for his sister’s
wedding. The guests were already
eating.
“What shall I do?” cried Vusi.
“The cow that ran away was a gift,
in return for the thatch the builders
gave me. The builders gave me the
thatch because they broke the stick
from the fruit pickers. The fruit
pickers gave me the stick because
they broke the egg for the cake.
The cake was for the wedding. Now
there is no egg, no cake, and no
gift.”
Vusi’s sister thought for a while,
then she said,
“Vusi my brother, I don’t really care
about gifts. I don’t even care about
the cake! We are all here together, I
am happy. Now put on your smart
clothes and let’s celebrate this
day!”
And so that’s what Vusi did.
Nina Orange
Wiehan de Jager
Fritz David
Oshikwanyama
Level 4
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