Pakarekare, pakarire didhiko dyo kuhafa.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Mbadi ha kurwithangire. Ha ghamwenine hakuru wawo mudighumbo no mumapya.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Ene, mbadi ha wa tawedhere kuhenyena pepi no mudiro.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Nga harughananga yirughana yawo ghuthiku. Yoyishi, awo kwa wa tendithire ku yindana!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Ene, mungaghu yofotji gha karire no dirura dyo kushwagha pa nunda ku thishe.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Diyuwa dimweya dirura di dya kuwedherire. Hakurwendi ha mu konekithire…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Ene, ha karire maranga! Gha yenyumukire ku ghughenyu gho diyuwa.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Hana ho yindana ha tokotire thikuma mukumona minagho gha kuyenyumuka.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Ene, ha karire no dighano. Hombire thindana thi tho kuyenyumuka mu thishwi tho thinyunyi.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Ha twarire minagho gho thinyunyi kudirundu dyo dire.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Apa dya vire diyuwa, gha tukire kokayenda wimba mu thishe tho diyuwa.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Southern African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager
Ruthgela Shawanga
Thimbukushu
Level 2
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