Only human beings had legs because Maguru had given legs to humans.
Ka letšatši le lengwe Maguru o ile a tšea sephetho sa go fa phoofolo ye nngwe le ye nngwe maoto. O ile a sepela go dikologa motse a dira tsebišo yeo ka segodišalentšu. O be a rata go re phoofolo ye nngwe le ye nngwe e sepele bjalo ka motho.
One day, Maguru decided to give legs to every animal.
He walked round the village announcing from a loudspeaker.
He wanted each animal to walk like a human being.
Diphoofolo di ile tša thaba kudu ge di ekwa go re di tlilo fiwa maoto. Phoofolo ye nngwe le ye nngwe e be e rata go ba le maoto gore e kgone go sepela le go kitima. Di ile tša opela, di pokapoketša mesela le go phuphusela ka mafofa a tšona.
The animals were happy when they heard that they would be given legs.
Each animal wanted to have legs so that it could walk and run.
They sang, wagged their tails and flapped their wings.
Diphoofolo di ile tša kgobokana go ahlaahla ka mokgwa woo di itemogelago bohloko bja go gogoba. Di be di ngwapšwa dimpa ke mobu mo fase. Maoto a tla di thuša gape le go ema tša kgona go bona kgole go swana le batho.
Animals gathered and discussed how difficult it was to crawl.
The ground scratched their bellies.
Legs would also help them to stand and see far, like human beings did.
Ge letšatši le fihlile, diphoofolo tše ntši di ile tša gogoba di lebile lapeng la Maguru go yo ikhweletša maoto. Dithutlwa, ditau, ditlou, mebutla, dikwena le dinonyana di ile tša ema mothalading tša letela go fiwa maoto.
When the day came, many animals crawled to Maguru’s house to get their legs.
Giraffes, lions, elephants, rabbits, crocodiles, and birds queued and waited to be given legs.
Phoofolo ye nngwe le ye nngwe e ile ya fiwa maoto a mane. Dinonyana tšona di ile tša fiwa maoto a mabedi a mabedi.
Each animal was given four legs.
Birds were given two legs each.
Morago ga go fiwa maoto, diphofolo di ile tša se sa swana le pele. Tše dingwe di ile tša bina ka lethabo. Tše dingwe di be di swere bothata bja go ithuta go sepela ka maoto, di bile di wela fase.
Animals looked different on legs.
Some danced in joy.
Others had difficulty walking and fell down.
Di ile tša sepela go dikologa le motse di tšama di kgantšhetša batho maoto a tšona. Diphoofolo ka moka di ile tša goelela tša re, “Re ka se sa gogoba gape.”
They walked round the village showing off to human beings.
All the animals said, “We will never crawl again.”
Phoofolo ya mafelelo mothalading wa go fiwa maoto e be e le Legokolodi. Maguru o ile a botšiša a re, “Na go na le yo mongwe ka morago ga gago?” “Aowa, ke nna wa mafelelo,” Legokolodi la araba ka go realo.
The last animal in the queue was the millipede.
Maguru asked, “Is there anyone else after you?”
“No, I am the last one,” Millipede answered.
Maguru a nagana, “Ge e le go re ga go na yo mongwe, nna ke tla dira eng ka maoto ao a šetšego?” Maguru o ile a fa Legokolodi maoto ka moka ao a šetšego.
UMaguru wacabanga, “Pho uma kungasekho muntu, ngizoyenzani yonke le milenze esele?” UMaguru wanika uShongololo yonke imilenze esele.
UMaguru wacinga, “Kulungile ke, xa kungasekho mntu, ndiza kuyenzani yonke le milenze eshiyekileyo?” UMaguru wanika uSongololo yonke imilenze eshiyekileyo.
Maguru thought, “If there is no one else, what will I do with the rest of the legs?”
Maguru gave all the remaining legs to Millipede.
Legokolodi le ile la sepela le thabile kudu ka ge le filwe maoto a mantši. “Ke tla kgona go sepela ka lebelo go feta diphoofolo tše dingwe,” la nagana bjalo.
Maguru checked in his house to see whether there were any legs remaining.
But he did not find any.
Maguru o ile a tšwela ka ntle a re, “Ke maswabi, Noga, maoto a fedile.” Noga e ile ya swanelwa ke go gogoba e boela morago e se na maoto. Go tloga lona letšatši leo, Noga, e ile ya se sa robala kudu. Le lehono Noga e sa letetše sebaka se se latelago sa go hwetša maoto.
Maguru came out and said, “Sorry, Snake, there are no legs remaining.” Snake had to crawl back home without legs.
Since that day Snake does not sleep much.
He is always waiting for the next chance to get legs.
