Liyuva limwe, Ndimba kwa yendaulire kuntere yamukuro.
One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.
Mvhughu naye nko a kalire, kwa kunyanganyine po okuno ghuye kuna kulya mushoni washinamahako wauwa shiri.
Hippo was there too, going for a stroll and eating some nice green grass.
Mvhughu kapi a monine ashi Ndimba naye nko ana kara makura a lyata lipadi lyaNdimba mumponyo. Ndimba makura atameke kutakumina Mvhughu, ” Ove Mvhughu! Kapi ghuna kumona ashi kuna kulyata palipadi lyande ndi?”
Hippo didn’t see that Rabbit was there and she accidentally stepped on Rabbit’s foot.
Rabbit started screaming at Hippo, “You Hippo! Can’t you see that you’re stepping on my foot?”
Mvhughu nko kutapa mbili kwaNdimba, “Mbili tupu. Kapi nakumono. Nakanderere ngupirepo!” Ngoli Ndimba kapi avi tegherelire nka nko kumuharukira Mvhughu, ” Muwina una virughanene vinya! Liyuva limwe, nga ghu shi mona! Mbyo nga ghu futa!”
Hippo apologised to Rabbit, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t see you. Please forgive me!”
But Rabbit wouldn’t listen and he shouted at Hippo, “You did that on purpose! Someday, you’ll see! You’re going to pay!”
Ndimba nko kuyenda aka shane Mundiro nakughamba ashi, ” Kayende, kashore Mvhughu opo atunda mumema aya lye mushoni. Ndje ana ndyato!” Mundiro makura nko kulimburura weno,”Kwato udito, Ndimba, muholi wande. Kuni ruwana vene momo una kuvi mpura.”
Rabbit went to find Fire and said, “Go, burn Hippo when she comes out of the water to eat grass. She stepped on me!”
Fire answered, “No problem, Rabbit, my friend. I’ll do just what you ask.”
Kunyima, okuno Mvhughu uye kuna kulyanga mushoni ure kadidi namukuro makura mpopo,”Wuuuu!” Mundiro aghu mwantjuka nantjantje. Ntjantje makura adi vareke kushora huki daMvhughu.
Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when, “Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.
Mvhughu makura avareke kulira nakudukira mumema. Huki dendi nadintje adi pi kumundiro. Mvhughu atwikiri kulira,”Huki dande dina pi kumundiro! Huki dande nadintje to dina piti! Huki dande dadiwa ngudu!”
Hippo started to cry and ran for the water. All her hair was burned off by the fire.
Hippo kept crying, “My hair has burned in the fire! My hair is all gone! My beautiful hair!”
Ndimba a hafa pakumona huki daMvhughu dina pi. Dogoro palino lyanamuntji, mukonda yaghoma wamundiro, Mvhughu kapi ayendanga nka ure namema.
Rabbit was happy that Hippo’s hair was burned.
And to this day, for fear of fire, the hippo never goes far from the water.
