Bogologolo tala go kile ga nna lelapa lengwe le le itumetseng.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Ba ne ba sa rate ntwa mme ba ne ba thusa batsadi ba bona kwa gae le kwa masimong.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Mme ba ne ba sa letlelelwa go atamela fa thoko ga molelo.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Ba ne ba letlelelwa fela go dira ditiro tsa bona bosigo. Ka gonne ba ne ba bopilwe ka kerese.
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Mme mongwe wa basimane o ne a eletsa go bona letsatsi.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Ka letsatsi lengwe keletso ya gagwe e ne ya oketsega. Basimane ba bangwe ba ne ba mo kgalema…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Mme go ne so setse go le thari! O ne a tlhapologa mo letsatsing.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Bana ba kerese ba ne ba utlwa botlhoko go bona o mongwe a tlhapologa.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Mme ba ne ba dira leano. Ba ne ba tsaya kerese eo ba e aga go nna nonyane.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Ba ile ba tsaya nonyane e ba e isa kwa godimo ga thaba.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Fa letsatsi le tlhaba, o ile a fofela godima a opela a itumetse.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
