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Tingi iyo lo’dii
Tingi and the Cows
Tingi et les vaches
Ingrid Schechter
Ingrid Schechter
Abdi Muse
Ibrahim Ahmed
Tingi waxuu la noolaa ayaydiis hooyo.
Tingi lived with his grandmother.
Tingi vivait avec sa grand-mère.
Waxuu lo’da la raaci jiray ayada.
He used to look after the cows with her.
Il gardait les vaches avec elle.
Maalin ayaa waxaa yimid askartii.
One day the soldiers came.
Un jour, des soldats arrivèrent.
Waxay kaxaysteen lo’dii.
They took the cows away.
Ils emmenèrent les vaches.
Tingi iyo ayaydiis way carareen waa ayna dhuunteen.
Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.
Tingi et sa grand-mère se sauvèrent et se cachèrent.
Waxay isku qariyeen duurka ilaa iyo habeenkii.
They hid in the bush until night.
Ils restèrent cachés dans des buissons jusqu’au soir.
Kadib askartii ayaa dib ugu soo labteen.
Then the soldiers came back.
Puis les soldats revinrent.
Ayaydii waxa ay Tingi ku qarisay caleemaha hoostooda.
Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.
La grand-mère de Tingi recouvrit alors leurs corps de feuilles.
Mid ka mid ah askartii ayaa lugtiisa midig saaray Tingi, laakiin wuu iska aamusnaa.
One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.
Un des soldats marcha sur Tingi, mais celui-ci ne réagit pas.
Markii ay nabad noqdeen, Tingi iyo ayaydiis hooyo banaanka ayey usoo baxeen.
When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.
Quand il n’y eut plus de danger, Tingi et sa grand-mère se relevèrent.
Waxa ay u soo guurguurteen guriga si aad u shanqar yar.
They crept home very quietly.
Ils revinrent chez eux sans faire le moindre bruit.
Written by: Ingrid Schechter
Illustrated by: Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Abdi Muse
Read by: Ibrahim Ahmed
