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Mbui, Ngiti na Ng’ombe
Goat, Dog, and Cow
Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng'ombe
Fabian Wakholi
Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Alice Oghana
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Mbui, Ngiti na Ng’ombe mai anyanyae anene. Muthenyia umwe maendie kyalo na ngali.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng’ombe walikuwa marafiki wa karibu sana. Siku moja walisafiri kwa teksi.
Mavika kwisho wa kyaloi, Ndeleva amea maive tikiti. Ng’ombe aiva tikiti wake.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Walipofika mwisho wa safari yao, dereva aliwaomba walipe nauli zao. Ng’ombe alilipa nauli yake.
Ngiti aiva tikiti umwingaingi, nundu ndaii na mbesa ila syailite.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
Mbwa alilipa zaidi kidogo kwa sababu hakuwa na pesa taslimu.
Ndeleva akwenda utungia Ngiti mbesa sya uluui, Mbui aumela asembete ataivite kindu!
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Dereva alipokaribia kumpa Mbwa chenji yake, Mbuzi alitoroka bila kulipa chochote.
Ndeleva athata muno. Atwaa ngali atanatungia Ngiti mbesa sya yuulu.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
Dereva alikasirika sana. Aliondoka bila kumrudishia Mbwa chenji yake.
Ni kwio kitumi ona umunze Ngiti usembea ngali akunikile nzini aimaza Ndeleva ula utamutungia mbesa syake sya yuulu.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Hiyo ndiyo sababu hadi leo Mbwa hukimbiza magari ili achungulie ndani kuona kama atampata dereva mwenye chenji yake.
Mbui nake asembaa aitoloka muumo wa ngali. Ethia aikia ndakakwatwe nundu wa ulea iva tikiti wake.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
Mbuzi hukimbia anaposikia mlio wa gari. Anaogopa atakamatwa kwa kutolipa nauli.
Na Ng’ombe ndatelemaa ngali yukite. Ng’ombe osaa ivinda yake kukilanilia nzia nundu niwaivie tikiti wake wonze!
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.
Na Ng’ombe hababaiki gari likiwa linakuja. Ng’ombe huvuka barabara bila wasiwasi kwa sababu anajua alilipa nauli yake yote.
Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Alice Oghana
