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فِي أحَدِ اَلأيَّامِ حَصَلَتْ مَامَا عَلَى اَلكَثِيرِ مِنَ الفَواكِهَ.
Siku moja, mama alileta matunda mengi.
One day, mama got a lot of fruit.
سَأَلْنَاهَا: “مَتى يُمْكِنُنا أّن نَأخُذَ القَليلَ مِنَها؟”
أَجَابَتْ: “سَنَأكُلُ الفَوَاكِهَ في المَسَاءِ”.
“Tutakula matunda lini?” tunauliza. “Tutakula matunda leo jioni,” mama anasema.
“When can we have some fruit?” we ask.
“We will have the fruit tonight,” says mama.
أَخِي رَهِيمْ كَانَ طَمَّاعًا، تَذَوَّقَ كُلَّ الفَواكِهِ، وَأَكَلَ الكَثِيرَ مِنْهَا.
Kaka yangu Rahim ni mlafi. Anaonja onja matunda yote. Anakula matunda mengi.
My brother Rahim is greedy. He tastes all the fruit. He eats a lot of it.
صَرَخَ أَخي الصَّغِيرُ: “انْظُرْ مَاذَا فَعَلَ رَهِيمْ”!
أَمَّا أَنَا فَقُلتُ: “رَهِيمْ غَيْرُ مُحْتَرَمٍ وَأَنَانِيٌّ”.
“Angalia Rahim alichokifanya!” mdogo wangu analalamika kwa sauti. “Rahim ni mtundu na mchoyo,” ninasema.
“Look at what Rahim did!” shouts my little brother.
“Rahim is naughty and selfish,” I say.
غَضِبَتْ مَامَا مِنْ رَهِيمْ.
Mama amekasirishwa na Rahim.
Mother is angry with Rahim.
وَنَحْنُ أَيْضًا غَضِبْنَا مِنْ رَهِيمْ ولَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْتَذِرْ.
Sisi pia tumekasirishwa na Rahim. Lakini Rahim haombi msamaha.
We are also angry with Rahim. But Rahim is not sorry.
سَأَلَ أَخِي الصَّغِيرُ: “أَلَنْ تُعَاقِبِي رَهِيمْ؟”
“Hutamwadhibu Rahim?” mdogo wangu anauliza.
“Aren’t you going to punish Rahim?” asks little brother.
حَذَّرَتْ مَامَا رَهِيمْ فَقَاَلتْ: “عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْتَذِرَ حَالَّا”.
“Rahim, muda si mrefu utajuta,” mama anaonya.
“Rahim, soon you will be sorry,” warns mama.
بَدَأَ رَهِيمْ بِالشُّعُورِ بِالمَرَضِ.
Rahim anaanza kuhisi kuumwa.
Rahim starts to feel sick.
هَمَسَ رَهِيمْ: “مَعِدَتِي تُؤْلِمُنِي”.
“Tumbo langu linauma sana,” Rahim ananong’ona.
“My tummy is so sore,” whispers Rahim.
عَرَفَتْ مَامَا مَاذَا حَصَلَ: “إنَّ الفَوَاكِهَ عَاقَبَتْ رَهِيمْ”!
Mama alijua hili litatokea. Matunda yanamwadhibu Rahim!
Mama knew this would happen. The fruit is punishing Rahim!
أَخِيرًا اِعْتَذَرَ رَهِيمْ فَقَالَ لَنَا: “لَنْ أَكُونَ طَمَّاعاً بَعْدَ اليَوْمِ”.
Baadaye, Rahim anatuomba msamaha. “Kamwe sitakuwa mlafi tena,” anaahidi. Na sote tunamwamini.
Later, Rahim says sorry to us. “I will never be so greedy again,” he promises.
And we all believe him.
Written by: Adelheid Marie Bwire
Illustrated by: Melany Pietersen
Translated by: Heba Tesheh, Maaouia Haj Mabrouk
Read by: Mashael Muhanna
