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Pembe, kawa na ngombe Goat, Dog, and Cow

Written by Fabian Wakholi

Illustrated by Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter

Translated by Masho Kaloza

Language Luvale

Level Level 2

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Pembe, kawa, na ngombe vampwilenga masepa chikuma. likumbi limwe vayile hawungeji mumotoka.

Goat, Dog, and Cow were great friends. One day they went on a journey in a taxi.


Omu vahetele kumakumishilo wawungeji wavo, nyamutekenya avahulishile kufweta mbongo.

When they reached the end of their journey, the driver asked them to pay their fares. Cow paid her fare.


Kawa afwetele mbongo jajivulu, momo kapwile nambongo jakolokako.

Dog paid a bit extra, because he did not have the correct money.


Nyamutekenya apwilenga hakamwihi nakuhana kawa mbongo jasalileko kaha pembe nakusewunuka chakuzeneka kufweta chipwe kamwe.

The driver was about to give Dog his change when Goat ran away without paying anything.


Nyamutekenye asulakanyine chikuma. endesele chakuzeneka kuhana kawa mbongo jenyi jasalileko.

The driver was very annoyed. He drove away without giving Dog his change.


Shikaho, nakalelo kano, kawa echi kutuchila kuli motoko naku nonoka mukachi nakuwana nyamutekenya ali namukuli wenyi.

That is why, even today, Dog runs towards a car to peep inside and find the driver who owes him his change.


Pembe echi kuchina chivumino cha motoka. echi kwivwa woma navamukasa hakuhona kufweta mukuli.

Goat runs away from the sound of a car. She is afraid she will be arrested for not paying her fare.


Shikaho ngombe kalizakaminako nge motoka yakwiza. ngombe kazangwisako kutumba mukwakwa nge motoka yakwiza momo ejiva ngwenyi afwetele mbongo jenyi kuli nyamutekenya.

And Cow is not bothered when a car is coming. Cow takes her time crossing the road because she knows she paid her fare in full.


Written by: Fabian Wakholi
Illustrated by: Marleen Visser, Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Masho Kaloza
Language: Luvale
Level: Level 2
Source: Goat, Dog and Cow from African Storybook
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License.
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