Download PDF
Back to stories list

Tinggi an di Kou Tingi na ng'ombe

Written by Ingrid Schechter

Illustrated by Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Georgette McGlashen

Language Jamaican Creole

Level Level 2

Narrate full story The audio for this story is currently not available.


Tinggi did liv wid im granmada.

Tingi aliishi na bibi yake.


Im yuuz tu luk aafa di kou dem wid ar.

Alizoea kuchunga ng’ombe na bibi yake.


Wan die di suoja dem did kom.

Siku moja wanajeshi walikuja.


Dem tek we di kou dem.

Wakawachukua ng’ombe.


Tinggi an im granmada did ronwe an go aid.

Tingi na bibi yake walikimbia na kujificha.


Dem did aid ina di bush til nait kom dong.

Walijificha kichakani hadi usiku.


Den di suoja dem kom bak agen.

Wanajeshi walirudi tena.


Granmada aid Tinggi anda di liif dem.

Bibi alimficha Tingi chini ya majani.


Wan a di suoja dem put im fut rait pan tap a im, bot im kip kwaiyat.

Mwanajeshi mmoja alimkanyaga, lakini akanyamaza kimya.


Wen it did aarait, Tinggi an im granmada kom out.

Wanajeshi walipoondoka Tingi na bibi yake wakajitokeza.


Dem tek dem taim go uom kwaiyat-kwaiyat.

Wakajikongoja kimya kimya kurudi nyumbani.


Written by: Ingrid Schechter
Illustrated by: Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Georgette McGlashen
Language: Jamaican Creole
Level: Level 2
Source: Tingi and the Cows from African Storybook
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License.
Options
Back to stories list Download PDF