Piris, Arib, tsî Goma hân gege ǃgâi ǀhōsagu i. ǀGuitsēn ge ǀkhuwi-audos ǀkha ge ǃnari.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
ǃNariban ge ǃkhais ain ge sī, ob ge ǃnari-aoba ge matare kai nî. Gomas ge ǁîs marisa ge matare.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Arib ge ǃnāsarose ge matare, ǂgaoǀkhāhe hâ maris xab ge ǃnāsase ūhâ i amaga.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
ǃNari-aob ge Ariba ǃgau ge marisa ge re mā-oa ǂgao hîas ge Pirisa matare tamase ge ǃkhoebē.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Nēs ge ǃnari-aoba kaise ge ǀara kai. ǁÎb ge Ariba ǃgau ge marisa mā-oa tamase ge ǃnaribē.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
ǁNā-amagas ge, nētsēs kōseb Ariba audosa ra ǃkhoeǃoasa, ǃnari-aob surudebi hâbab nî ǀhao-ū ǁkhāse.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Piris ge audos ǀōb xa ra ǃkhoebē. ǁÎs ge ǃkhōhesa ra ǃao, matare kaihes nî ti ǂâi tsî.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
Tsî Gomas ge ǁaes tsîna hî tama audos ra hā ǁaeb ai. ǁÎs ǁaebas ra ū daoba ǃgâusa ǀnais ge ǀoasase a matare ǃkhaisas a ǂan xui-ao.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
Fabian Wakholi
Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Maureen Merley So-Oabes
Khoekhoegowab
Level 2
