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የቩዚ እህት እንደተናገረችው What Vusi's sister said Que va dire la sœur de Vusi ?

Written by Nina Orange

Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

Translated by Dawit Girma

Read by Abenezer Chane

Language Amharic

Level Level 4

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አንድ ቀን ጠዋት ቩዚን አያቱ ጠሩትና፣ ‹‹ቩዚ፣ እንካ ይህንን እንቁላል ለወላጆችህ ውሰድላቸው። ለእህትህ ሰርግ ትልቅ ኬክ መስራት ይፈልጋሉና›› አሉት።

Early one morning Vusi’s granny called him, “Vusi, please take this egg to your parents. They want to make a large cake for your sister’s wedding.”

Un matin de bonne heure, Vusi est appelé par sa grand-mère, « Vusi, s’il te plaît, peux tu amener cet œuf à tes parents. Ils veulent faire un gros gâteau pour le mariage de ta sœur ».


ወደ ወላጆቹ ዘንድ እየሄደ እያለ ቩዚ ሁለት ልጆች ፍራፍሬ ሲለቅሙ አገኘ። አንደኛው ልጅ የቩዚን እንቁላል ወሰደና ወደዛፉ ወርውሮ አጋጨው። እንቁላሉም ተሰበረ።

On his way to his parents, Vusi met two boys picking fruit. One boy grabbed the egg from Vusi and shot it at a tree. The egg broke.

En allant chez ses parents, Vusi rencontra deux garçons en train de cueillir des fruits. Un des garçons s’empara de l’œuf de Vusi et le lança sur un arbre. L’œuf se cassa.


‹‹ምንድነው ያደረከው?›› አለ ብዙዓየሁ እያለቀሰ። ‹‹እንቁላሉ እኮ ለኬክ መስሪያ ነበር። ኬኩ ደግሞ ለእህቴ ሰርግ ነበር። አሁን እህቴ የሰርግ ኬክ አለመኖሩን ስታውቅ ምን ትላለች?››

“What have you done?” cried Vusi. “That egg was for a cake. The cake was for my sister’s wedding. What will my sister say if there is no wedding cake?”

« Qu’as-tu fait ? » cria Vusi. « Cet œuf était pour un gâteau, le gâteau du mariage de ma sœur. Que va dire ma sœur s’il n’y a pas de gâteau pour son mariage ? »


ልጆቹ ቩዚን በማናደዳቸው አዘኑ። ‹‹እንግዲህ ኬኩን በመስራት ማገዝ አንችልም፤ ቢሆንም ግን ለእህትህ የሚሆን ምርኩዝ ይሄው›› አለ አንደኛው። ቩዚ ጉዞውን ቀጠለ።

The boys were sorry for teasing Vusi. “We can’t help with the cake, but here is a walking stick for your sister,” said one. Vusi continued on his journey.

Les garçons étaient désolés d’avoir taquiné Vusi. « Nous ne pouvons rien faire pour le gâteau, mais voilà un bâton de marche pour ta sœur, » dit l’un d’eux. Vusi poursuivit sa route.


እየተጓዘ እያለም ሁለት ሰዎች ቤት ሲሰሩ አገኘ። ‹‹ይሄን ጠንካራ ምርኩዝ መጠቀም እንችላለን?›› ጠየቀ አንደኛው። ነገር ግን እንጨቱ ለግንባታ የሚሆን ጠንካራ ስላልነበር ተሰበረ።

Along the way he met two men building a house. “Can we use that strong stick?” asked one. But the stick was not strong enough for building, and it broke.

En chemin, il rencontra deux hommes, qui construisaient une maison. « Pouvons-nous utiliser ce solide bâton ? » demanda l’un d’eux. Mais le bâton n’était pas assez solide pour la construction, et il s’est rompu.


‹‹ምን ማድረጋችሁ ነው?›› ቩዚ አለቀሰ። ‹‹በትሩ እኮ ለእህቴ ስጦታ ነበር። ፍራፍሬ ለቃሚዎቹ የኬክ መስሪያውን እንቁላል ስለሰበሩብኝ በምትኩ የሰጡኝ ነበር። ኬኩም ለእህቴ ሰርግ ነበር። አሁን ግን ምንም እንቁላል፣ ኬክም ሆነ ስጦታ የለም። እህቴ ምን ትል ይሆን?››

“What have you done?” cried Vusi. “That stick was a gift for my sister. The fruit pickers gave me the stick because they broke the egg for the cake. The cake was for my sister’s wedding. Now there is no egg, no cake, and no gift. What will my sister say?”

« Qu’avez-vous fait ? » s’écria Vusi. « Ce bâton était un cadeau pour ma sœur. Les cueilleurs de fruits m’ont donné le bâton parce qu’ils ont cassé l’œuf pour le gâteau. Le gâteau était pour le mariage de ma sœur. Maintenant il n’y a pas d’œuf, pas de gâteau, et aucun cadeau. Que va dire ma sœur ? »


አናጺዎቹም በትሩን ስለሰበሩበት አዘኑ። ‹‹እንግዲህ ኬክ በመስራት አላገዝናችሁም፤ ባይሆን ይህ የቤት ክዳን ለእህትህ ይሁን›› አለ አንደኛው። ቩዚም መንገዱን ቀጠለ።

The builders were sorry for breaking the stick. “We can’t help with the cake, but here is some thatch for your sister,” said one. And so Vusi continued on his journey.

Les constructeurs étaient désolés d’avoir brisé le bâton. « Nous ne pouvons rien faire pour le gâteau, mais voici du foin pour ta sœur, » dit l’un d’eux. Vusi continua sa route.


በመንገዱም ላይ፣ ቩዚ አንድ ገበሬና ላም አገኘ። ‹‹እንዴት ጣፋጭ ቄጤማ ነው፣ እንደው ጥቂት መብላት እችል ይሆን?›› ላሟ ጠየቀች። ቄጤማውም ጣፋጭ ስለነበረ ላሟ ሁሉንም በላችው።

Along the way, Vusi met a farmer and a cow. “What delicious thatch, can I have a nibble?” asked the cow. But the thatch was so tasty that the cow ate it all!

Sur le chemin, Vusi rencontra un fermier et une vache. « Quel foin délicieux, est-ce que je peux en prendre un peu ? » demanda la vache. Mais le foin était si bon que la vache a tout mangé !


‹‹ምን ማድረግሽ ነው?›› ቩዚ አለቀሰ። ‹‹ቄጤማው እኮ ለእህቴ ስጦታ ነበር። አናጺዎቹ ምርኩዜን ስለሰበሩ በምትኩ የሰጡኝ ነበር እኮ። ምርኩዙንም ፍራፍሬ ለቃሚዎች እንቁላሌን በመስበራቸው ምክንያት በምትኩ የሰጡኝ ነበር። እንቁላሉም ለእህቴ ሰርግ ነበር። አሁን እንቁላል የለም፣ ኬክም የለም፣ ስጦታም የለም። እንግዲህ እህቴ ምን ትል ይሆን?››

“What have you done?” cried Vusi. “That thatch was a gift for my sister. The builders gave me the thatch because they broke the stick from the fruit pickers. The fruit pickers gave me the stick because they broke the egg for my sister’s cake. The cake was for my sister’s wedding. Now there is no egg, no cake, and no gift. What will my sister say?”

« Qu’as-tu fait ? » s’écria Vusi. « Ce foin était un cadeau pour ma sœur. Les constructeurs m’ont donné du foin, car ils ont cassé le bâton des cueilleurs de fruits. Les cueilleurs de fruits m’ont donné le bâton parce qu’ils ont cassé l’œuf pour le gâteau de ma sœur. Le gâteau était pour le mariage de ma sœur. Maintenant il n’y a pas d’œuf, pas de gâteau, et aucun cadeau. Que va dire ma sœur ? »


ላሟም ተስገብግባ ስለበላችበት አዘነች። ገበሬውም ላሟ ለቩዚ እህት ሰርግ ስጦታ ሆና እንድትሄድ ተስማማ። ስለሆነም ቩዚ ተሸከማት።

The cow was sorry she was greedy. The farmer agreed that the cow could go with Vusi as a gift for his sister. And so Vusi carried on.

La vache était désolée d’avoir été si gourmande. Le fermier décida que la vache devait accompagner Vusi et être un cadeau pour sa sœur. Vusi poursuivit sa route.


ነገር ግን ላሟ ወደገበሬው ዘንድ ተመልሳ እየሮጠች ሄደች። ቩዚም ባዶውን ቀረ። ከእህቱም ሰርግ በጣም ዘግይቶ ደረሰ። እንግዶቹም መመገብ ጀምረው ነበር።

But the cow ran back to the farmer at supper time. And Vusi got lost on his journey. He arrived very late for his sister’s wedding. The guests were already eating.

Mais là l’heure du souper la vache s’échappa et retourna chez le fermier. Et Vusi se perdit en chemin. Il arriva très tard pour le mariage de sa sœur. Les invités mangeaient déjà.


‹‹ምን ይሻለኛል?›› አለ ቩዚ እያለቀሰ። ‹‹ሮጣ የሄደችው ላም ስጦታ ነበረች፣ አናጺዎቹ በሰጡኝ ቄጤማ ፋንታ። አናጺዎቹም ቄጤማውን የሰጡኝ ፍራፍሬ ለቃሚዎቹ የሰጡኝን በትር ስለሰበሩብኝ ለዛ ማካካሻ ነበር። ፍራፍሬ ለቃሚዎቹ በበኩላቸው ያንን በትር የሰጡኝ ለሰበሩብኝ የኬክ ማዘጋጃ እንቁላል ምትክ ነበር። ኬኩ ደግሞ ለሰርጉ ነበር። አሁን እንቁላል የለም፣ ኬክም የለም፣ ስጦታም የለም።››

“What shall I do?” cried Vusi. “The cow that ran away was a gift, in return for the thatch the builders gave me. The builders gave me the thatch because they broke the stick from the fruit pickers. The fruit pickers gave me the stick because they broke the egg for the cake. The cake was for the wedding. Now there is no egg, no cake, and no gift.”

« Que dois-je faire ? » s’écria Vusi. « La vache qui s’est enfuie était un cadeau, en échange du foin, que les constructeurs m’ont donné. Les constructeurs m’ont donné le foin, car ils ont cassé le bâton des cueilleurs de fruits. Les cueilleurs de fruits m’ont donné le bâton parce qu’ils ont cassé l’œuf pour le gâteau. Le gâteau était pour le mariage. Maintenant il n’y a pas d’œuf, pas de gâteau, et aucun cadeau ».


የቩዚ እህትም ትንሽ አሰብ አደረገችና እንዲህ አለች፦ ‹‹ወንድሜ ቩዚ፣ ስለስጦታ ምንም ግድ የለኝ። ስለኬክም ቢሆን እንዲሁ! ሁላችንም እዚህ በአንድ ላይ አለን። በዚህም ደስተኛ ነኝ። አሁን የክት ልብስህን ልበስ እና ይህን ቀን እናክብር!›› እናም ቩዚ ያደረገው ይህን ነበር።

Vusi’s sister thought for a while, then she said, “Vusi my brother, I don’t really care about gifts. I don’t even care about the cake! We are all here together, I am happy. Now put on your smart clothes and let’s celebrate this day!” And so that’s what Vusi did.

La sœur de Vusi réfléchit un moment, puis elle a dit, « Vusi mon frère, les cadeaux me sont égaux. Je ne me soucie pas non plus du gâteau ! Nous sommes ici tous ensemble, je suis heureuse. Maintenant va mettre tes vêtements de fête et célébrons ce jour ! » Et c’est ce que fit Vusi.


Written by: Nina Orange
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Translated by: Dawit Girma
Read by: Abenezer Chane
Language: Amharic
Level: Level 4
Source: What Vusi's sister said from African Storybook
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