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Anansi ó Eng’énó Anansi and Wisdom Anansi na hekima

Written by Ghanaian folktale

Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager

Translated by Unknown

Language Kimaasai

Level Level 3

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Óre te ápa, náa kémóda iltung’aná, néméyíólo tóki. Imeyíólo áatuun indaikí, néméyíólo áatiripú inkiláni, néméyíólo áaitobirú imasáa ósuyai. Nétií enkaí shúmátá nájî Nyame. Néata emotí oó inkulupúók nabóre eng’enó.

Long long ago people didn’t know anything. They didn’t know how to plant crops, or how to weave cloth, or how to make iron tools. The god Nyame up in the sky had all the wisdom of the world. He kept it safe in a clay pot.

Hapo zamani za kale, watu hawakujua chochote. Hawakujua kupanda mimea, hawakujua kushona nguo, wala hawakujua kuunda zana za chuma. Nyame, mungu aliyekuwa mbinguni, ndiye aliyekuwa mwenye hekima zote za dunia. Alihifadhi hekima hiyo kwenye chungu cha udongo.


Óre nabô olóng, néísho Nyame Anansi ínâ motí oó inkulupúók nabóre eng’enó. Náa óre enkátá pookí náíng’or Anansi ínâ motí oó inkulupúók, nétum eyíólóúnotó. Néshipa Anansi naléng.

One day, Nyame decided that he would give the pot of wisdom to Anansi. Every time Anansi looked in the clay pot, he learned something new. It was so exciting!

Siku moja, Nyame aliamua kumpa Anansi chungu hicho cha hekima. Kila Anansi alipotazama ndani ya chungu cha udongo, alijifunza jambo jipya. Alifurahi sana!


Nédamishó Anansi, néjo, “káik enâ motí te enchumatá ó olchaní óádó. Néákú nánú aké náíng’or.” Népiyayu enkeené náádó, néenikí te enchotó nábo empólos enyé néítokí aenikí te enkái shotó ínâ motí. Néíteru akéd olchaní. Négolu enkedotó éátâ emotí naenikíno empólos.

Greedy Anansi thought, “I’ll keep the pot safe at the top of a tall tree. Then I can have it all to myself!” He spun a long thread, wound it round the clay pot, and tied it to his stomach. He began to climb the tree. But it was hard climbing the tree with the pot bumping him in the knees all the time.

Anansi mlafi alinong’ona moyoni, “Nitakificha chungu hiki juu ya mti mrefu ili nikifaidi mwenyewe.” Akasokota uzi mrefu na kuuzungusha kwenye chungu. Kisha, akajifunga tumboni. Akaanza kupanda kwenye mti. Lakini ilikuwa vigumu kupanda kwenye mti huku chungu kikimgonga magotini kila mara.


Óre egirá Anansi aekenyá akéd olchaní, náa kéíng’oríta aké enkáyíóní énye nátií abóri ílô shaní. Néjokí inâ áyíóní, “émeleléku sá doí enkedotó ó olchaní teníeníki ínâ motí enkoríóng?” Nélaku Anansi emotí oó inkulupúók te empólôs, néenikí enkoríóng. Nélelekú enkedotó katúkûl.

All the time Anansi’s young son had been standing at the bottom of the tree watching. He said, “Wouldn’t it be easier to climb if you tied the pot to your back instead?” Anansi tried tying the clay pot full of wisdom to his back, and it really was a lot easier.

Wakati huo wote, mwanawe alikuwa amesimama chini ya ule mti akimtazama baba yake. Akamwambia, “Baba, si ingekuwa rahisi kupanda endapo ungekifungia chungu mgongoni?” Basi Anansi akajaribu kukifungia chungu kilichojaa hekima mgongoni mwake, na kweli ikawa rahisi zaidi.


Nébaya Anansi enchúmátá ó olchaní. Néítashe adamishó. Néjo, “káji eikó páa enkayíóni áí náata eng’énó peê áalâng náa nánú náata emotí natíi eng’enó?” Négoro olêng. Nénang’u Anansi ínâ motí oó inkulupúók aborí ó olchaní.

In no time he reached the top of the tree. But then he stopped and thought, “I’m supposed to be the one with all the wisdom, and here my son was cleverer than me!” Anansi was so angry about this that he threw the clay pot down out of the tree.

Punde tu alipofika juu ya mti, aliwaza, “Natakiwa kuwa ndiye mwenye hekima zote, lakini hapa mwanangu ndiye mwenye akili kuliko mimi.” Anansi alikasirishwa sana kiasi kwamba alikitupa kile chungu chini ya mti.


Nébelibela inâ móti, néaku meáta oltung’áni leitú étûm eng’énó. Náa néíjia éíkúnâ iltung’aná peê enotitô eng’énó nauníé endáa, ó enaripíé inkiláni ó enaitóbirie intokitín ó osúyáí.

It smashed into pieces on the ground. The wisdom was free for everyone to share. And that is how people learned to farm, to weave cloth, to make iron tools, and all the other things that people know how to do.

Chungu kilivunjika vipandevipande pale chini. Hekima zikawa za bure kwa mtu yeyote kujichukulia. Na hivyo ndivyo watu walivyojifunza kulima, kushona nguo, kuunda zana za chuma, na mambo yote mengine ambayo watu wanajua kuyafanya.


Written by: Ghanaian folktale
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Translated by: Unknown
Language: Kimaasai
Level: Level 3
Source: Anansi and Wisdom from African Storybook
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