Markay Simbegwire hooyadeed dhimatay waxay ahayd mid aad u murugaysan. Simbegwire aabaheed waxuu sameeyay sida ugu fiican oo daryeelka gabadhiisa. Si tartiib ah waxay barteen in ay darreemaan farxad markale, la aanta simbegwire hooyadeed. Subax kasta waa ay fadhiistan kana wada hadli jireen wax ku saabsan malinta ka horayso. Fiid kasto waxay wada samayn jirreen cashada. Kadib waa ay dhaqaan maacuunta, aabaha Simbegwire waxuu ka caawin jiray shaqada guriga.
When Simbegwire’s mother died,
she was very sad. Simbegwire’s
father did his best to take care of
his daughter. Slowly, they learned
to feel happy again, without
Simbegwire’s mother.
Every morning they sat and talked
about the day ahead. Every evening
they made dinner together. After
they washed the dishes,
Simbegwire’s father helped her with
homework.
Halmaalin aabihii Simbegwire waxuu yimid guriga si kadib dhacsan sidii caadada u ahayd. “Xagee baad joogtaa ilmahayga” wuu u wacay. Simbegwire waxa ay ku oraday aabaheed. Waa ay istagtay si dhaqaaq la’aan ah markay aragtay in uu haysto gacanta haweeney. “Waxaan rabaa in aad lakulanto qof khaas ah, ilmahaygow. Tani waa Aniita,” ayuu yidhi asagoo dhoolacadaynayo.
One day, Simbegwire’s father came
home later than usual. “Where are
you my child?” he called.
Simbegwire ran to her father. She
stopped still when she saw that he
was holding a woman’s hand. “I
want you to meet someone special,
my child. This is Anita,” he said
smiling.
“Halloo Simbegwire, aabahaa aya ii sheegay waxyaabo badan oo kugu saabsan.” Ayay tidhii Anita. Laakiin ma aynan dhoolacadaynin mana ay qaadin gacanta gabadha. Simbegwire aabaheed waxuu ahaa mid aad u faraxsan oo xiiseynaya. Waxuu ka hadlay sida sedexdooda ay u wada noolaan doonan, iyo sida wanaagsanaan ay noloshooda ahaan doonto. “Ilmahayga, waxaan rajaynayaa in aad aqbali doonto Anita sidii hooyadaa o kale,” ayuu yidhi.
“Hello Simbegwire, your father told
me a lot about you,” said Anita. But
she did not smile or take the girl’s
hand.
Simbegwire’s father was happy and
excited. He talked about the three
of them living together, and how
good their life would be. “My child, I
hope you will accept Anita as your
mother,” he said.
Nolosha Simbegwire way isbadashay. Dambe uma aysan hellin waqti si ay arroorti ula fadhiisato aabaheed. Anita ayaa siisay shaqooyin badan oo guriga kamid ah, taas oo ka dhigtay mid aad uga daallisa ka shaqaynta shaqada iskuulka xilliga fidkii. Waxay si toos ah u aaday sarriirta cashada kadib. Raaxada kali ah ay haysatay waxuu aha bustihii midabaysnaa ooy hooyadeed siissay. Simbegwire aabaheed uma uusan muuqan mid ogaaday in gabadhiisa aysan faraxsanayn.
Simbegwire’s life changed. She no
longer had time to sit with her
father in the mornings. Anita gave
her so many household chores that
she was too tired to do her school
work in the evenings. She went
straight to bed after dinner.
Her only comfort was the colourful
blanket her mother gave her.
Simbegwire’s father did not seem to
notice that his daughter was
unhappy.
Dhowr bilood ka dib, Simbegwire aabaheed ayaa u sheegay ayaga in uu ahaan doono mid ka maqan guriga cabaar. “Waa inaan u safraa shaqadeyda,” ayuu yiri. “Laakiin waan ogahay in aad is illaalin doontaan.” Wajiga Simbegwire ayaa qushuucay, laakiin aabaheed ma ogaanin. Anita ma sheegin waxbo. Mana aysan faraxsaneyn.
After a few months, Simbegwire’s
father told them that he would be
away from home for a while. “I have
to travel for my job,” he said. “But I
know you will look after each other.”
Simbegwire’s face fell, but her
father did not notice. Anita did not
say anything. She was not happy
either.
Arrimaha way ku sii xumaadeen Simbegwire. Hadaysan dhamaynin shaqada ama aay cabato, Anita ayaa kudhufan. Xilliga cashada, haweenayda aya cuntay inta badan cuntada, ayadoo ureebayso Simbegwire waxyaabaha haraaga ah. Habbeen kasto Simbegwire ooyinta ayay ku seexan jirtay, ayaddoo bustihii hooyadeed hab siineyso.
Things got worse for Simbegwire. If
she didn’t finish her chores, or she
complained, Anita hit her. And at
dinner, the woman ate most of the
food, leaving Simbegwire with only
a few scraps.
Each night Simbegwire cried herself
to sleep, hugging her mother’s
blanket.
Hal subax, Simbegwire ayaa ku daahday kasoo kiicida sariirta. “Gabadhaadan caajislayda ah!” Anita ku dhawaaqday. Waxaay simbegwire kasoo jiiday sariirtii. Bustihii qaaliga ahaa waxaa qabsaday musbaar, labo ayuu na u kala jeexay.
One morning, Simbegwire was late
getting out of bed. “You lazy girl!”
Anita shouted. She pulled
Simbegwire out of bed. The
precious blanket caught on a nail,
and tore in two.
Simbegwire aad bay u xanaaqday. Waxay go’aansatay inay ka cararto guriga. Waxay qaadatay gogi’ii bustaha hooyadeed, waxay xiratay xogaa cunto ah, waxayna ka tagtay guriga. Waxay raacday wadadii aabaheed maray.
Simbegwire was very upset. She
decided to run away from home.
She took the pieces of her mother’s
blanket, packed some food, and left
the house. She followed the road
her father had taken.
Markii ay fiidkii tahay, waxay kortay geed dheer oo u dhow dooxada waxayna nafteeda sariir uga samaysay laamaha. Sidaasey u seexatay, way heestay: “Hooyo, Hooyo, Hooyo, waad iga tagtay, waad iga tagtay oo mana aadan soo laaban, Aabbo ima jeclo. Hooyo,goormad dib u soo noqon, waad iga tagtay.”
When it came to evening, she
climbed a tall tree near a stream
and made a bed for herself in the
branches.
As she went to sleep, she sang:
“Maama, maama, maama, you left
me.
You left me and never came back.
Father doesn’t love me anymore.
Mother, when are you coming back?
You left me.”
Subbaxdii xigtay, Simbegwire waxay heetsay heesti markale. Markay dumarku yimaadeen dooxada si ay ugu dhaqdaan dharkooda, waxay maqleen hees murugo ah oo ka imaanayso geedka dheer. Waxay u maleeyeen in ay ahayd dabeysha oo kaliya oo lulaayso caleemaha, waxayna sii wateen shaqadoodi. Laakiin mid ka mid ah haweenka ayaa si taxaddar leh u dhegaystay heesta.
The next morning, Simbegwire sang
the song again. When the women
came to wash their clothes at the
stream, they heard the sad song
coming from the tall tree.
They thought it was only the wind
rustling the leaves, and carried on
with their work. But one of the
women listened very carefully to
the song.
Naagtan waxay kor u eegtey geedkii gudihiisa. Markay aragtay gabadha iyo gogi’i bustaha midabka leh, waxay ku ooyday “Simbegwire, ilmihii walaalkay!” Dumarkii kale waxay joojiyeen dhaqistii waxayna caawiyeen Simbegwire si ay uga soo dagato geedka. Eedadeed ayaa hab siisay gabadhii yarayd, waxayna isku dayday inay dajiso.
This woman looked up into the tree.
When she saw the girl and the
pieces of colourful blanket, she
cried, “Simbegwire, my brother’s
child!”
The other women stopped washing
and helped Simbegwire to climb
down from the tree. Her aunt
hugged the little girl and tried to
comfort her.
Simbegwire eedadeed ayaa u qaaday ilmihi gurigeeda. Waxay siisay simbegwire cunto diiran, waxa ayna ku jiifisay sariir ayadoo haysata bustihii hooyadeeda. Habeenkaas, Simbegwire waa ay ooyday sideey ugu seexatay sariirta. Laakiin waxa ay ahayd ilin farxadeed. Waxay ogaatay in eedadeed illaalin doonto ayada.
Simbegwire’s aunt took the child to
her own house. She gave
Simbegwire warm food, and tucked
her in bed with her mother’s
blanket.
That night, Simbegwire cried as she
went to sleep. But they were tears
of relief. She knew her aunt would
look after her.
Markii Simbegwire aabaheed ku soo laabtay guriga, wuxuu arkay qolkeedii oo madhan. “Maxaa dhacay, Anita?” wuxuu u waydiiyay si adag. Haweenaydi waxay u sharaxday in Simbegwire ay carrartay. “Waxaan rabay in ay i ixtiraamto,” ayay tidhi. “Laakiin malaha waxaan ahaa mid aad ugu ad adag.” Simbegwire aabaheed ayaa ka tagay guriga waxuuna aaday jahadii dooxada. Wuxuu socday illaa iyo tuuladii walaashii bal si uu u ogaado haddii ay aragtay Simbegwire
When Simbegwire’s father returned
home, he found her room empty.
“What happened, Anita?” he asked
with a heavy heart. The woman
explained that Simbegwire had run
away. “I wanted her to respect me,”
she said. “But perhaps I was too
strict.”
Simbegwire’s father left the house
and went in the direction of the
stream. He continued to his sister’s
village to find out if she had seen
Simbegwire.
Simbegwire waxay la ciyaaraysay ilma eedadeed markii ay ka aragtay aabaheed meel fog. Waxay ka cabsatay inuu xanaaqsanyahay, sidaa darteed waxay ku oraday guriga dhexdiisa si ay isku qariso. Laakiin aabbeheed baa u yimid waxuuna ku yidhi, “Simbegwire, waxaad u heshay naftaada hooyo kaamil ah. Taasoo ku jecel kuna fahmayso. Waan kugu faanaa waana ku jeclahay.” Waxay ku heshiiyeen in Simbegwire ay la joogi doonto eedadeed inta ay rabto.
Simbegwire was playing with her
cousins when she saw her father
from far away. She was scared he
might be angry, so she ran inside
the house to hide.
But her father went to her and said,
“Simbegwire, you have found a
perfect mother for yourself. One
who loves you and understands
you. I am proud of you and I love
you.”
They agreed that Simbegwire would
stay with her aunt as long as she
wanted to.
Aabaheed ayaa maalin walba soo booqan jiray. Ugu dambeyntii, wuxuu la yimid Anita. Waxay laacday Simbegwire gacanteedi. “Aad ayaan uga xumahay yariisey, waan qaldamay,” ayay ku ooyday. “Ma ii ogolaaneysaa in aan mar kale isku daydo?” Simbegwire waxay eegtay aabaheed iyo wajigiisa welwelsan. Kadibna si tartiib ah ayay horay u socotay waxayna gacmaheeda ku wareejisay Anita.
Her father visited her every day.
Eventually, he came with Anita. She
reached out for Simbegwire’s hand.
“I’m so sorry little one, I was
wrong,” she cried. “Will you let me
try again?”
Simbegwire looked at her father
and his worried face. Then she
stepped forward slowly and put her
arms around Anita.
Toddobaadkii kuxigay, Anita ayaa ku martiqaaday Simbegwire, ilmo eedadeed iyo eedadeed ba guriga iyo cunto. Maxay cunto ahayd! Anita waxay diyaarisay dhamaan cuntooyinki ay ugu jeclayd Simbegwire, qof kastana wuu cunay ilaa ay ka dhargaan. Kadibna carruurtu waa ay ciyaarayeen halka dadka waawayna sheekaysteen. Simbegwire waxay dareentay farxad iyo geesinimo. Waxay go’aansatay in si dhakhso, oo dhakhso ah, ay ku noqon doonto guriga si ay ula noolaato aabaheed iyo eedadeed/aayadeed.
The next week, Anita invited
Simbegwire, with her cousins and
aunt, to the house for a meal. What
a feast! Anita prepared all of
Simbegwire’s favourite foods, and
everyone ate until they were full.
Then the children played while the
adults talked.
Simbegwire felt happy and brave.
She decided that soon, very soon,
she would return home to live with
her father and her stepmother.
