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A girl and two boys looking at a basket of fruit.

Egeelo Punishment

Adelheid Marie Bwire

Melany Pietersen

Rachel Nandjembo

Rachel Nandjembo

Oshindonga

Level 2

A woman carrying a basket of fruit on her head and three children watching her from a house.

Esiku limwe meme okwe ya niiyimati oyindji.

One day, mama got a lot of fruit.

A girl and two boys looking at a basket of fruit.

“Uunake tatu pewa iiyimati?” Osho twa pula. “Otatu lyeni iiyimati ongulohi,” meme osho a ti.

“When can we have some fruit?” we ask. “We will have the fruit tonight,” says mama.

A boy eating lots of fruit.

Omumwamememati Rahim okwa li omufukedhi. Okwa lolo oshiyimati kehe. Okwa li iiyimati oyindji unene sha pitilila.

My brother Rahim is greedy. He tastes all the fruit. He eats a lot of it.

A sad-looking boy and girl looking at a half-eaten fruit basket.

“Tala shoka Rahim a ningi!” okamwamememati osho ka igidha. “Rahim omutsini unene ye okwiihole,” osho nda ti.

“Look at what Rahim did!” shouts my little brother. “Rahim is naughty and selfish,” I say.

An angry-looking woman standing in front of a half-eaten fruit basket.

Meme okwa li a geela Rahim.

Mother is angry with Rahim.

An angry-looking boy and girl glaring at another boy.

Natse wo otwa li twa geela Rahim. Ashike Rahim ka li e na ko nasha.

We are also angry with Rahim. But Rahim is not sorry.

A woman sitting on a chair knitting and a boy talking to her.

“Meme, ito geele Rahim?” okamwamememati taka pula.

“Aren’t you going to punish Rahim?” asks little brother.

A woman, boy and girl talking to a boy standing in front of them.

“Rahim ote shi mono ngashingeyi,” meme osho a ti nekunkililo.

“Rahim, soon you will be sorry,” warns mama.

An ill-looking boy.

Rahim okwa tameke okweehama.

Rahim starts to feel sick.

An ill-looking boy holding his tummy standing in front of a woman.

“Epunda lyandje otali ehama,” Rahim osho a nongona.

“My tummy is so sore,” whispers Rahim.

An ill-looking boy holding his tummy and covering his mouth leaving a room.

Meme okwa adhika nale e shi tegelela, kutya iiyimati otayi ka kutha Rahim oshityani!

Mama knew this would happen. The fruit is punishing Rahim!

A woman, a boy and a girl putting their arms around another boy.

Konima Rahim okwe tu pe ombili. “Itandi kala we nando olumwe omufukedhi ngaaka,” osho a uvaneke. Naatuhe otwa li twe mu itaala.

Later, Rahim says sorry to us. “I will never be so greedy again,” he promises. And we all believe him.

Written by: Adelheid Marie Bwire

Illustrated by: Melany Pietersen

Translated by: Rachel Nandjembo

Read by: Rachel Nandjembo

Language: Oshindonga

Level: Level 2

Source: Punishment from African Storybook

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