Siruwo sa ka pita, kwa kere ko epata lya tungire noruhafo.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Awo kapi ngava litoona. Awo ngava vatere vakurona vawo membo nomomapya.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Nye kapi va va pulisilire kukara pepi nomundiro.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Awo ngava rugana yirugana yawo nayinye masiku. Morwa kwa va ruganesere enongo!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Nye gumwe govamati owo kwa here kukara poruhenya.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Ezuva limwe ta karerere po siruwo sosire. Vamumbya vendi va mu pere marondoro…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Nye siruwo aso sina piti! Age ta huguruka koupyu wezuva.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Vanona venongo kwa guvire unene mokumona mukurwawo ta hemuka.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Nye yipo va wizire po negano limwe. Tava pangere sidira kenongo olyo lya hemukire.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Tava twara mukurwawo gosidira keguru-guru lyondundu zonde.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Ano ezuva tali pumu, age ta tuka oku ta dimbi mosite sezuva songurangura.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Southern African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager
Valentin Mpasi
Rukwangali
Level 2
