Nan tan lontan te gen yon fanmi ki tap viv ak kè kontan.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Yo pa te janm goumen yonn ak lòt. Yo te ede paran yo nan kay la ak nan jaden an.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Men, yo pa te gen dwa ale twò pre dife.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Yo te fè tout travay sa yo nan lannwit paske yo te fèt ak lasi!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Men yonn nan ti gason yo te anvi wè limyè solèy la.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Yon jou anvi sa a te gwo anpil. Frè li avèti’l …
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Men, li te twò ta! Li fonn nan solèy cho a.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Timoun yo te si tèlman tris lè yo wè yo frè ap fonn.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Yo fè yon plan. Yo pran lasi, yo fonn lasi a enpi yo fè’l tounen yon zwazo.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Yo mennen frè zwazo yo sou tèt yon mòn wo.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Lè solèy la leve, zwazo an vole pandan l’ap chante nan limyè maten an.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
