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Goat, dog, and Malu Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng'ombe

Written by Fabian Wakholi

Illustrated by Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Anthonia Ujene

Language Nigerian Pidgin

Level Level 2

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Goat, Dog and Malu dem be friends. Na so one day dem come travel inside moto.

Mbuzi, Mbwa na Ng’ombe walikuwa marafiki wa karibu sana. Siku moja walisafiri kwa teksi.


Wen dem reach where dem dey go, na em the driver come ask for moni. Malu pay em own.

Walipofika mwisho wa safari yao, dereva aliwaomba walipe nauli zao. Ng’ombe alilipa nauli yake.


Dog put small moni join as em moni no complete

Mbwa alilipa zaidi kidogo kwa sababu hakuwa na pesa taslimu.


D drive bin wan give Dog change wen goat take style run, e no pay oo.

Dereva alipokaribia kumpa Mbwa chenji yake, Mbuzi alitoroka bila kulipa chochote.


D driver vex no be small so ta e no give Dog change sef

Dereva alikasirika sana. Aliondoka bila kumrudishia Mbwa chenji yake.


Till today, na so Dog da run follow car to check if na d driver wen day owe am change dey inside

Hiyo ndiyo sababu hadi leo Mbwa hukimbiza magari ili achungulie ndani kuona kama atampata dereva mwenye chenji yake.


Goat on em own level no dey try near moto. E dey dread make den no catch am come collect the moni e owe.

Mbuzi hukimbia anaposikia mlio wa gari. Anaogopa atakamatwa kwa kutolipa nauli.


Cow no send if moto dey come or not. Na yanga e dey take waka for road as e no owe anybody.

Na Ng’ombe hababaiki gari likiwa linakuja. Ng’ombe huvuka barabara bila wasiwasi kwa sababu anajua alilipa nauli yake yote.


Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Anthonia Ujene
Language: Nigerian Pidgin
Level: Level 2
Source: Goat, Dog and Cow from African Storybook
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