Na Khalai be dis. She be seven years. D meaning of her name na ‘good one’ for dem dialect, wen be Lubukusu.
这是卡莱。她今年七岁。在肯尼亚当地方言里，这个名字是“美好事物”的意思。
Khalai wake up begin yan with orange tree. “Abeg orange tree, dey grow oo make we for dey lick plenty orange wen ripe.”
卡莱早上醒来，跟橙子树说：“橙子树啊橙子树，快点长大吧，给我们结好多又大又甜的橙子！”
Khalai dey tricke go school. For road na so she go dey yan with grass. “Abeg oo grass, grow make u dey fresh and make u no die oo.”
在卡莱走路去上学的路上，她对草地说：“草地啊草地，你一定要长得绿油油的，别干枯了。”
Khalai waka pass bush flower. “Abeg oo flower, make u grow fine fine oo make I for dey put you for hair.”
卡莱路过了野花，她对野花说：“野花啊野花，你们尽情地开放吧，这样我可以把你们夹在我的头发里。”
For school, Khalai go talk to tree wen dey center of compound. “Abeg oo tree, make ur branches dey spreed oo make we for fit dey siddon read under your shade oo.”
在学校，卡莱对操场中间的树说：“小树啊小树，快点长出枝叶吧，这样我们就可以在树荫里读书了。”
Khalai dey yan to flower wen surround her school. “Abeg oo flower, make grow strong oo so yeye person no go fit enter our school.”
卡莱还对学校附近的灌木丛说：“灌木啊灌木，你们一定要长得壮壮的，这样坏人就进不了学校了。”
Wen Khalai come back for school, she go look d orange tree come ask am, Your orange dem never ripe?”
当卡莱从学校回到家里，她又去看了看橙子树，问它：“你结橙子了吗？”
“D orange dem still never ripe oo” hmmmn. “I go see you tomorrow oo orange tree,” “maybe tomorrow go beta and I fit get ripe orange for mysef!”
卡莱叹了一口气：“橙子还是绿色的，我明天再来看看你吧！或许到了明天你就会给我一只又大又甜的橙子了。”
