Juuba jimo, Kalulu waendelenga kubwipi namukola.
One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.
Kyovwe naye wajinga konka, kabiji wenda uja nsono yanenkuma bulongo.
Hippo was there too, going for a stroll and eating some nice green grass.
Kyovwe kechi wamumwene kalulu ne kabiji wamunyanchile kukuulu. Kalulu watendekele kumupachila kyovwe amba,” Obewa Kyovwe! Kechi wamoma amba wanyanta pakuulu nenyi?”
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?”
Kyovwe walombele lulekelo lwamambo kwi kalulu, “Napopwela ndekeleko mambo. Kechi najikukumona ne. Bino kalulu kechi waunvwine ne, kabiji watwajijile nakupachila kyovwe amba, “Wakubilamotu nshiji! Juuba jimo ukamona byonkakuba! Ukalapila juuba jimo! ”
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!”
Kalulu waile kwi Mujilo nekumubuula amba,” Ganga ukansokeleko Kyovwe namujilo inge wafuma mumeema waiya nakuja nsono. Wajikunyanta!” Mujilo wakumbwile amba,” Kafwako lukatazhone nsakuya nakuba byonkabyo.”
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.”
Pakupita kimye, kyovwe wajilenga nsono kwalepa na mukola. Mujilo waubatu uushi. Kyovwe wabazhimukiletu mujilo kealulume. Mujilo watendekele kusoka booya bwakwa Kyovwe.
Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when, “Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.
Kyovwe watendekele kujila ne kunyemena ku meema. Booya bwanji bonse bwapile namujilo. Kyovwe watwajijile kujila amba, “Booya bwami bwapya namujilo! Booya bwami bonse bwaya! Booya bwami bwawama!”
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!”
Kalulu wasangalele pakumona amba booya bwakwa kyovwe bonse bwapya. Kufikatu ne jaleelo, kyovwe namambo akuchiina mujilo, kechi uya kwalepa na meema ne.
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.
