Diyuwa dimweya, Kadimba ghayendaghurire kumbombwa dhorware.
One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.
Mvu naye koko, ghayendaghurire ghudya muhonyi ghoghutowi ghothinamahako.
Hippo was there too, going for a stroll and eating some nice green grass.
Mvu mbadi ghamonine eshi Kadimba naye koghakarire nopadihudhi ghadjatire padipadhi dyaKadimba. Kadimba ghakugherire kwaMvu, “Owe Mvu! Mbadi ghunakumona eshi padipadhi dyange ghunadjata ndi?”
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?”
Mvu gharombire mathigherero kwaKadimba, “Dishesha shemwa. Mbadi nakumono. Nakanderera nithighererepo!” Ene Kadimba mbadi ghategherere kwaMvu noghakugherere kwaMvu, “Wina ghunayitendera! Diyuwa dimweya, ñanyi wakumone! Ñanyi wakuyiruwere!”
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!”
Kadimba ghayendire ghakawane Mudiro nokamutongwera eshi, “Yende, katumeke Mvu apa shoghashwaghe mumeyu ghakadye muhonyi. Ghananidjata!” Mudiro ghahuthire eshi, “Mbadipo ukukutu, Kadimba, mushere wange. Ñanyi nitende eyi ghunanikumbera.”
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.”
Munyima, Mvu ghadyerere muhonyi ghokayenda norware apa wamuvavurire eshi, “Vaa!” Mudiro wahekere mudirara. Mudiro watumekire huki dhaMvu.
Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when, “Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.
Mvu ghatamekire kudira nokutjirera kumeyu. Ghuhuki wendi ghoghuheya wapire kumudiro. Mvu ghadirire, “Huki dhange dhinapi kumudiro! Huki dhange dhinapiti! Huki dhange dhishaghuwa!”
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!”
Kadimba ghashamberere eshi huki dhaMvu dhapire. Kate nodyarero, pamurandu ghowoma nomudiro, Mvu mbadi ghanyangutukanga kokayenda nomeyu.
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
Ruthgela Shawanga, Servasius M. Ndjunga
Ruthgela Shawanga
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