Enn fwa, ti ena enn fami bien ere.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Zame zot pa ti pe lager. Zot ti pe ed zot paran dan lakaz ek dan karo.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Selman zot pa ti ena drwa koste ek dife.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Zot ti bizin fer tou zot travay aswar. Parski zot ti kree ar lasir !
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Selman enn bann garson-la ti ena dezir pou promne dan soley.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Enn zour so lanvi ti tro for. So bann frer ti averti li…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Selman ti tro tar,li’nn fonn dan gro soley.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Bann zanfan lasir ti bien sagrin pou trouv zot frer fonn.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Selman zot finn fer enn plan. Avek enn bout lasir ki ti’nn fonn, zot finn fasonn enn zwazo.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Zot finn amenn zot frer zwazo ziska some enn montagn ot.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Lerla, kan soley finn leve, li’nn sant-sante, li’nn anvol ver lalimier gramatin.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Southern African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager
Shameem Oozeerally & MIE French Students
Mauritian Creole
Level 2
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