Awo olwatuuka ne
wabaawo amaka agaali
amasanyufu ennyo.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Tebaalwanagananga
era baayambanga nnyo
bazadde baabwe ewaka
ne mu nnimiro.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Naye tebaabaganyanga
kuliraana muliro.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Baakolanga emirimu
gyabwe mu budde
obw’ekiro.
Kubanga baali baakolebwa mu nvumbo.
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Omu ku balenzi
yayagalanga nnyo
okugendako mu
musana.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Olunaku lumu, omwana
omulenzi oyo yawulira
ng’ayagala nnyo
okugenda mu musana
naye baganda be ne
bamulabula…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Naye omulenzi ono yali
yagenze dda mu
musana.
Omulenzi oyo era
yasaanuukira mu
musana ogwali gwaka
ennyo.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Baganda be ne
banakuwala nnyo olwa
muganda waabwe
okusaanuuka.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Naye ne bayiiya
okubaako kye bakola.
Olwo ne bakola
ekinyonyi okuva
nvumbo eyasaanuuka
okuva mu muganda
waabwe.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Ekinyonyi ekyo kye bo
kye baalaba nga
muganda waabwe ne
bakitwala ku lusozi
oluwanvu ne bakiteeka
eyo.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Awo omusana bwe
gwayaka ne kibuuka
nga bwe kiyimba mu
kitangaala ky’oku
makya.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
