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Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
ایک دفعہ کا ذکر ہے کہ ایک خوشگوار خاندان تھا۔
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
وہ کبھی ایک دوسرے سے نہیں لڑے۔ اُنہوں نے اپنے والدین کی مدد کی، گھر میں اور کھیت میں
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
لیکن اُنہیں آگ کے قریب جانا منع تھا۔
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
اُنہیں اپنا سارا کام رات میں مکمل کرنا تھا۔ کیونکہ وہ موم کے بنے تھے۔
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
لیکن اُن میں سے ایک لڑکے کی دلی خواہش تھی کہ وہ سورج کی روشنی میں جائے۔
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
ایک دن اُس کی خواہش نے زور پکڑا۔ اُس کے بھائیوں نے اُسے خبر دار کیا۔۔۔
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
لیکن بہت دیر ہو چکی تھی۔ وہ گرم سورج میں پگھل چکا تھا۔
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
موم کے بچے اپنے بھائی کو پگھلتا دیکھ کر بہت اُداس ہوئے۔
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
لیکن اُنہوں نے ایک منصوبہ بنایا۔ اُنہوں نے پگھلے موم کو ایک پرندے شکل دے دی۔
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
وہ اپنے پرندے بھائی کو پہاڑ کی چوٹی پر لے گئے۔
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
اور جیسے ہی سورج چڑھا، وہ صبح کی روشنی میں گانا گاتے ہوئے اُڑ گیا۔
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Written by: Southern African Folktale
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Read by: Darshan Soni
