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Inkhukhu nelishongololo
Unkukhu Noshongololo
Chicken and Millipede
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Inkhukhu nelishongololo
bebabangani labakhulu.
Kodvwa bebatsandza
kucudzelana. Ngalelinye lilanga
bavumelana ngekutsi badlale
libhola letinyawo kute babone
kutsi ngubani longumpetsa.
UNkukhu noShongololo babengabangani. Kodwa babehlala bencintisana. Ngelinye ilanga banquma ukudlala ibhola lezinyawo befuna ukubona ukuthi ubani owayengumpetha.
Chicken and Millipede were friends. But they were always competing with each other. One day they decided to play football to see who the best player was.
Baya enkhundleni yetemidlalo
lapho bafike bacala khona
umdlalo wabo. Inkhukhu
beyidlala ngekuphangisa,
kodvwa lishongololo
beliphangisa kakhulu. Inkhukhu
beyikhahlelela ekudzeni,
kodvwa lishongololo
belikhahlelela ekudzeni
kakhulu. Ngulapho inkhukhu
yacala khona kutfukutsela.
Baya enkundleni yebhola lezinyawo basebeqala umdlalo wabo. UNkukhu wayeshesha, kodwa uShongololo wayeshesha kakhulu. UNkukhu wayelikhahlela liye kude, kodwa elikaShongololo laliya kude kakhulu, uNkukhu waqala manje ukukhononda.
They went to the football field and started their game. Chicken was fast, but Millipede was faster. Chicken kicked far, but Millipede kicked further. Chicken started to feel grumpy.
Bavumelana ngekutsi kuyiwe
emlotseni. Lishongololo laba
lekucala kuvimba emapalini
ngalesikhatsi inkhukhu ishaya
linye vo ligoli. Inkhukhu nayo
yatfola litfuba lekuvimba
emapalini kute ivikele ligoli
layo.
Banquma ukuba bakhahlele amaphenathi. Kwaqala uShongololo ukuba avimbe emagoli. UNkukhu wafaka igoli elilodwa kuphela. Emva kwalokho kwasekuba ithuba likaNkukhu ukuvika ukungena kwegoli.
They decided to play a penalty shoot-out. First Millipede was goal keeper. Chicken scored only one goal. Then it was the chicken’s turn to defend the goal.
Lishongololo lakhahlela libhola
kwangena ligoli. Lashaya
titayela kwabuye kwangena
lelinye. Aba sihlanu emagoli
langeniswa lishongololo
emapalini.
UShongololo wakhahlela ibhola langena ezintini. UShongololo wapheceza ejika nebhola langena. UShongololo walishaya ngekhanda ibhola langena ezintini. UShongololo washaya amagoli amahlanu.
Millipede kicked the ball and scored.
Millipede dribbled the ball and scored. Millipede headed the ball and scored. Millipede scored five goals.
Kwayitfukutselisa inkhukhu
kwehlulwa lishongololo.
Yabonakala njengesehluleki
lesicakile ngemuva
kwekuhlulwa. Lafa laphela
lishongololo ngekubona
umngani walo akhatsatekile.
UNkukhu kwamthukuthelisa ukuthi uhluliwe. Wayengakubekezeleli ukuhlulwa. UShongololo wavele wamhleka ngoba umngane wakhe wayesexakanisekile.
Chicken was furious that she lost. She was a very bad loser. Millipede started laughing because his friend was making such a fuss.
Inkhukhu yatfukutsela
ngangekutsi yavula umlomo
wayo lomudze yagwinya
lishongololo.
UNkukhu wayesethukuthele kakhulu waze waligwinya ishongololo.
Chicken was so angry that she opened her beak wide and swallowed the millipede.
Ngalesikhatsi inkhukhu ibuyela
ekhaya, yahlangana namake
welishongololo endleleni. Make
welishongololo wabuta watsi,
“Awukase umbone yini
umntfwana wami?” Inkhukhu
yavele yatibindzela nje
yahamba. Wakhatsateka
kakhulu Make welishongololo.
Kuthe uNkukhu eseya ekhaya,nwahlangana noMama Shongololo. UMama Shongololo wabuza, “Uke wayibona ingane yami?” UNkukhu akaphendulanga. UMama Shongololo wakhathazeka.
As Chicken was walking home, she met Mother Millipede. Mother Millipede asked, “Have you seen my child?” Chicken didn’t say anything.
Mother Millipede was worried.
Make welishongololo weva livi
lelincane litsi. “Ngisite make!”
ngalelikhalako livi. Wase
uyacalata make welishongololo.
Waphindze walalelisisa, lelivi
belichamuka ngekhatsi
enkhukhwini.
UMama Shongololo wezwa izwi elincane. “Ngelekelele Mama!” kukhala izwi. UMama Shongololo waqalaza walalelisisa, izwi laliqhamuka ngaphakathi enkukhwini.
Then Mother Millipede heard a tiny voice. “Help me mom!” cried the voice. Mother Millipede looked around and listened carefully. The voice came from inside the chicken.
Make welishongololo
wamemeta ngalelikhulu livi
watsi, “Sebentisa emandla
lonawo mntfwanami…”,
emaShongololo ayakhona
kwenta liphunga lelibi kanye
nekunganambitseki kahle.
Ngemuva kwaloko, inkhukhu
yativa igula.
UMama Shongololo wamemeza, “Sebenzisa amandla akho akhethekile mntanami!” Amashongololo akwazi ukukhipha iphunga elibi azenze anambitheke kabi. UNkukhu wazizwa efikelwa ukucanuzela kwenhliziyo.
Mother Millipede shouted, “Use your special power my child!” Millipedes can make a bad smell and a terrible taste. Chicken began to feel ill.
Inkhukhu yakhipha umoya
ngemlomo, yalwa yetama
kwehlisa lobekadze kuyivimbile
emphinjeni. Yatsimula,
yakhwehlela yate
yakhwehlelisisa njengobe
lishongololo belinyanyisa
ngekhatsi kwayo.
UNkukhu wagonyuluka. Wabuye wagwinya wakhafula. Wathimula, wakhwehlela kaningi. Ishongololo lalinyanyeka!
Chicken burped. Then she swallowed and spat. Then she sneezed and coughed. And coughed. The millipede was disgusting!
Inkhukhu yakhwehlela yate
yakhipha lishongololo
lebekadze lisesiswini sayo.
Make welishongololo kanye
nebantfwana bakhe bagibela
esihlahleni batifihla khona.
UNkukhu wakhwehlela laze laphuma laqhasha ishongololo elalisesiswini sakhe. UMama Shongololo nengane yakhe banwabuzela bakhuphuka ngesihlahla bayocasha.
Chicken coughed until she coughed out the millipede that was in her stomach. Mother Millipede and her child crawled up a tree to hide.
Kusukela lapho inkhukhu
nelishongololo baphendvuka
titsa letinkhulu.
Kusukela ngalelo langa, izinkukhu namashongololo baba yizitha.
From that time, chickens and millipedes were enemies.
Written by: Winny AsaraIllustrated by: Magriet BrinkTranslated by: Nombuso Mbele, Mthokozisi Zwane
