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Zama ndi wamphamvu
Zama is great!
Michael Oguttu
Vusi Malindi
Jessy Sakala
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M’ngono wanga amacedwa kugona.Ndimauka m’mamawa cifukwa ndine wa ngwilo!
My little brother sleeps
very late.
I wake early, because I
am great!
Ndine ndimatsegulako kuti dzuwa lilowe
I am the one who lets in
the sun.
”Ndiwe nthanda yanga,” amatelo amai kundiwuza.
“You’re my morning
star,” says Ma.
Ndimadzisamba ndekha matsiku onse, sindifunanso thandidzo ai.
I wash myself, I don’t
need any help.
Sindimaganiza zakuti madzi ndiyodzidzila, kapena sopo wa kamtambo wocapila dzobvala.
I can cope with cold
water and blue smelly
soap.
Amai amandikumbutsa kuti “osayiwala kutsuka mano”Ndimawayanka kuti “ine ai, sindingaiwale ai!”
Ma reminds, “Don’t
forget teeth.”
I reply, “Never, not
me!”
Ndikamalidza kusamba, ndimapatsa moni agogo amuna ndi alongo awo atate anga.Ndimawafunila tsiku labwino.
After washing, I greet
Grandpa and Auntie,
and wish them a good
day.
Ndipo ndimabvala ndekha.”Ndine wamkulu tsopano amama,” ndimawaudza.
Then I dress myself,
“I’m big now Ma,” I say.
Ndimanga mabatani komanso nthambo za nsapato ndekha.
I can close my buttons
and buckle my shoes.
Ndimayesetsa kuti mbale wanga adziwe nkhani zonse za kusukulu.
And I make sure little
brother knows all the
school news.
Ndimacita zonse zothekela munjira mukalasi.
In class I do my best in
every way.
Ndimacita zabwino zonsezi tsiku ndi tsiku.Koma ndimakondetsetsa kusowela kwambili!
I do all these good
things every day.
But the thing I like
most, is to play and
play!
Written by: Michael Oguttu
Illustrated by: Vusi Malindi
Translated by: Jessy Sakala
