Okwali kuna ovaneumbo veholafane.
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 ka kwali va pitikwa oku ehena popepi nomundilo.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Oilonga yavo aishe okwali have ilongo oufiku shaashi voo ovamewa medi!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Ashike okamati kamwe okali ka djuulukwa okuya pokamutenya pondje.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Efiku limwe ehalo lokuya pondje ola kula neenghono. Ovamwainamati ove mukumaida eheshininge…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Akutu nani okunghililo oleya la laata! Okwa hengumungapo koupy wetango.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Ounona vedi okwali va nyemata mokumona omumwayinamati ta hengumukapo.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Ashike ova konga ondunge. Ovama oshihengumukile momufolomo wokadila.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Ovakufa oshihongwa sho mumwaina kombada yondudu ile.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Etango eshi lapita, oshihongomwa osha tukapo ta shi 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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