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Voksbarna
Children of wax
@voksbarna
Southern African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager
Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Det var en gang en lykkelig familie.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
dɛ ʋɑːɾ eːn gɑŋ eːn ˈlʏkəlɪ fɑˈmiːlɪə
De kranglet aldri. Barna hjalp foreldrene sine hjemme og i åkeren.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
diː @kranglet ˈɑldɾɪ ˈbɑːɳɑ @hjalp @foreldrene @sine jɛmə oː ɪ @åkeren
Men de fikk ikke lov til å gå nær ilden.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
meːn diː @fikk ɪkə loːʋ tɪl oː goː næːɾ @ilden
De måtte gjøre alt arbeid om natten. Fordi de var lagd av voks!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
diː ˈmɔtə jøːɾə ɑlt ɑɾbæɪd ɔm @natten fɔˈɖiː diː ʋɑːɾ @lagd ɑːʋ ʋɔks
Men én av guttene lengtet etter å gå ut i sollyset.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
meːn ˈeːn ɑːʋ @guttene @lengtet ˈɛtəɾ oː goː ˈʉːt ɪ @sollyset
En dag ble lengselen for sterk. Brødrene hans advarte ham.
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
eːn dɑːg @ble @lengselen fɔɾ stæɾk @brødrene hɑns @advarte @ham
Men det var for sent! Han smeltet i den varme sola.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
meːn dɛ ʋɑːɾ fɔɾ seːnt hɑn @smeltet ɪ dɛn ˈʋɑɾmə ˈsuːɽɑ
Voksbarna ble lei seg av å se broren sin smelte bort.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
@voksbarna @ble læɪ sæɪ ɑːʋ oː seː @broren sɪn ˈsmɛltə bʊʈ
Men de la en plan. De formet en fugl av den smeltede voksklumpen.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
meːn diː lɑː eːn plɑːn diː @formet eːn fʉːl ɑːʋ dɛn @smeltede @voksklumpen
De tok med seg fuglebroren sin opp på et høyt fjell.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
diː @tok meː sæɪ @fuglebroren sɪn ɔp poː ɛt @høyt fjæl
Og da sola steg, fløy han syngende inn i morgenlyset.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
oː dɑː ˈsuːɽɑ @steg flœj hɑn @syngende @inn ɪ @morgenlyset
Written by: Southern African Folktale
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Translated by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Read by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
