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Wambuzi, Wambwa ne Wante Goat, Dog, and Cow Chèvre, Chien et Vache

Fabian Wakholi

Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter

Mansamba Martha

Luganda

Level 2

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Wambuzzi, Wambwa ne Wante baali ba mukwano nnyo. Olumu baagenda ku lugendo mu takisi.

Goat, Dog, and Cow were great friends. One day they went on a journey in a taxi.

Chèvre, Chien et Vache étaient de très bons amis. Un jour ils firent un voyage en taxi.

Bwe baatuuka gye balaga, omugoba w’emmotoka na’basaba basasule ssente. Wante yasasula ezize.

When they reached the end of their journey, the driver asked them to pay their fares. Cow paid her fare.

Quand ils atteignirent la fin de leur voyage, le chauffeur leur demanda de payer leurs tarifs. Vache paya son tarif.

Wambwa yasasula ezisinga ku ze yali alina okusasula, kubanga teyalina muwendo gwa ssente gwennyini.

Dog paid a bit extra, because he did not have the correct money.

Chien paya un petit peu plus parce qu’il n’avait pas la monnaie exacte.

Omugoba w’emmotoka yali anaatera okuddiza Wambwa ssente ze naye Wambuzi n’atandika okudduka ate nga tasasudde.

The driver was about to give Dog his change when Goat ran away without paying anything.

Le chauffeur était prêt à donner Chien sa monnaie quand Chèvre est partie sans payer du tout.

Omugoba yanyiiga nnyo era n’agenda nga taddizza Wambwa ssente ze.

The driver was very annoyed. He drove away without giving Dog his change.

Le chauffeur était très contrarié. Il partit sans donner Chien sa monnaie.

Ky’ova olaba n’okutuusa leero, Wambwa adduka okulingiza mu mmotoka alabe omugoba omuvuzi w’emmotoka alina ssente ze.

That is why, even today, Dog runs towards a car to peep inside and find the driver who owes him his change.

Voilà pourquoi, même aujourd’hui, Chien court vers une voiture pour jeter un coup d’œil à l’intérieur et trouver le chauffeur qui lui doit sa monnaie.

Ate ye Wambuzi bw’awulira emmotoka ejja, adduka kubanga atya nti bayinza okumukwata olw’obutasasula.

Goat runs away from the sound of a car. She is afraid she will be arrested for not paying her fare.

Chèvre fuit le son d’une voiture. Elle a peur qu’elle soit arrêtée pour ne pas avoir payé son tarif.

Wante ye tafaayo oba emmotoka ne bw’eba ejja. Asala ekkubo nga yeetwala anti akimanyi nti yasasula n’amalayo.

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.

Et Vache n’est pas gênée quand une voiture arrive. Vache prend son temps pour traverser la rue parce qu’elle sait qu’elle a payé son tarif en intégralité.

Written by: Fabian Wakholi

Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by: Mansamba Martha

Language: Luganda

Level: Level 2

Source: Goat, Dog and Cow from African Storybook

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