Okwa li ku na ovaneumbo ve holafane.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Mokukala kwavo iha va lu. Ndele voo oha va yakula ovakulunhu vavo moilonga aishe yomeumbo nomepya.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Ashike kakwa li va pitikwa okweehena popepi nomundilo.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Oilonga yavo aishe okwa li have i longo oufiku shaashi voo ovamewa medi!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Ashike okamati kamwe oka li ka djuulukwa okuya pondje pokamutenya.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Efiku limwe ehalo lokuya pondje ola kula neenghono. Ovamwainamati ove mu kumaida ehe shi ninge…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Akutu nani ekunghulilo ole ya la laata! Okwa hengumungapo koupyu wetango.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Ounona vedi okwa li va nyemata mokumona omumwainamati ta hengumukapo.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Ashike ova konga ondunge. Ova ma oshihengumukile momufolomo wokadila.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Ova twala oshihongomwa shamumwaina kombada yondudu ile.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Etango eshi la pita, oshihongomwa osha tuka po tashi imbi mouyelele weenhe detango longula.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Southern African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager
Bertha Haimbodi
Oshikwanyama
Level 2
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