Sakima lived with his parents and his four year old sister.
They lived on a rich man’s land.
Their grass-thatched hut was at the end of a row of trees.
Sakima boede med sine forældre og sin fire år gamle søster. De boede på en rig mands jord. Deres stråtækte hytte lå for enden af en række træer.
When Sakima was three years old, he fell sick and lost his sight.
Sakima was a talented boy.
Da Sakima var tre år gammel, blev han syg og mistede sit syn. Sakima var en begavet dreng.
Sakima did many things that other six year old boys did not do.
For example, he could sit with older members of the village and discuss important matters.
Sakima gjorde mange ting, som andre drenge på seks år ikke gjorde. For eksempel kunne han sidde sammen med de ældre i landsbyen og diskutere vigtige ting.
The parents of Sakima worked at the rich man’s house.
They left home early in the morning and returned late in the evening.
Sakima was left with his little sister.
Sakimas forældre arbejdede i den rige mands hus. De tog hjemmefra tidligt om morgenen og kom hjem sent om aftenen. Sakima var alene med sin lillesøster.
Sakima loved to sing songs.
One day his mother asked him, “Where do you learn these songs from, Sakima?”
Sakima elskede at synge sange. En dag spurgte hans mor ham: “Hvor lærer du disse sange fra, Sakima?”
Sakima answered, “They just come, mother. I hear them in my head and then I sing.”
Sakima svarede: “De kommer bare, moder. Jeg hører dem i mit hoved, og så synger jeg.”
Sakima liked to sing for his little sister, especially, if she felt hungry.
His sister would listen to him singing his favourite song.
She would sway to the soothing tune.
Sakima kunne godt lide at synge for sin lillesøster, især hvis hun var sulten. Hans søster lyttede, når han sang sin yndlingssang. Hun vuggede i takt til den beroligende musik.
“Can you sing it again and again, Sakima,” his sister would beg him.
Sakima would accept and sing it over and over again.
“Kan du synge den igen og igen, Sakima?” bad hans søster ham. Sakima gjorde, som hun sagde, og sang den igen og igen.
One evening when his parents returned home, they were very quiet.
Sakima knew that there was something wrong.
En aften da hans forældre kom hjem, var de meget stille. Sakima vidste, at der var noget galt.
“What is wrong, mother, father?” Sakima asked.
Sakima learned that the rich man’s son was missing.
The man was very sad and lonely.
“Hvad er der galt, moder, fader!” spurgte Sakima. Sakima fandt ud af, at den rige mands søn var forsvundet. Manden var meget ked af det og ensom.
“I can sing for him. He might be happy again,” Sakima told his parents.
But his parents dismissed him.
“He is very rich. You are only a blind boy. Do you think your song will help him?”
“Jeg kan synge for ham. Måske bliver han glad igen,” sagde Sakima til sine forældre. Men hans forældre afviste ham. “Han er meget rig. Du er bare en blind dreng. Tror du, din sang kan hjælpe ham?”
However, Sakima did not give up.
His little sister supported him.
She said, “Sakima’s songs soothe me when I am hungry. They will soothe the rich man too.”
Sakima gav dog ikke op. Hans lillesøster støttede ham. Hun sagde: “Sakimas sange beroliger mig, når jeg er sulten. De vil også berolige den rige mand.”
The following day, Sakima asked his little sister to lead him to the rich man’s house.
Næste dag bad Sakima sin lillesøster om at vise ham til den rige mands hus.
He stood below one big window and began to sing his favourite song.
Slowly, the head of the rich man began to show through the big window.
Han stod under et stort vindue og begyndte at synge sin yndlingssang. Langsomt kom den rige mands hoved til syne i det store vindue.
The workers stopped what they were doing. They listened to Sakima’s beautiful song.
But one man said, “Nobody has been able to console the boss. Does this blind boy think he will console him?”
Arbejderne stoppede med at arbejde. De lyttede til Sakimas smukke sang. Men en mand sagde: “Ingen har kunnet trøste chefen. Tror denne blinde dreng, at han kan trøste ham?”
Sakima finished singing his song and turned to leave.
But the rich man rushed out and said, “Please sing again.”
Sakima sang sin sang færdig og vendte sig om for at gå. Men den rige mand skyndte sig ud og sagde: “Vær sød at synge igen.”
At that very moment, two men came carrying someone on a stretcher.
They had found the rich man’s son beaten up and left on the side of the road.
I samme øjeblik kom to mænd gående med nogen på en båre. De havde fundet den rige mands søn banket og efterladt ved siden af vejen.
The rich man was so happy to see his son again.
He rewarded Sakima for consoling him.
He took his son and Sakima to hospital so Sakima could regain his sight.
Den rige mand var glad for at se sin søn igen. Han belønnede Sakima for at have trøstet ham. Han bragte sin søn og Sakima til hospitalet, så Sakima kunne få sit syn tilbage.
