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Okamwamememati ohaka kotha kwa toka noonkondo. Ngame ohandi meneka ongula onene oshoka ngame ependafule.
My little brother sleeps very late. I wake early, because I am great!
Ongame handi egululile mo oonte dhetango.
I am the one who lets in the sun.
“Ongoye onyothi yandje yongula,” Meme osho a ti.
“You’re my morning star,” says Ma.
Ohandi iyogo ngame mwene esiku kehe, inandi pumbwa okukwathelwa.
I wash myself, I don’t need any help.
Ihandi tila omeya omatalala nenge wo tuu ezimba lyothewa yolwaala lwegulu.
I can cope with cold water and blue smelly soap.
“Ino dhimbwa omayego goye.” Meme osho a dhimbulutha ndje. “Aawe, nando nando!” Osho nda yamukula.
Ma reminds, “Don’t forget teeth.” I reply, “Never, not me!”
Sho nda mana okwiiyoga onda ka popitha kuku omusamane namemegona nonde ya halele esiku ewanawa.
After washing, I greet Grandpa and Auntie, and wish them a good day.
Ohandi izaleke ngame mwene. “Ngame onda koka ngashingeyi meme,” osho nda ti.
Then I dress myself, “I’m big now Ma,” I say.
Ohandi vulu okupata oombandi dhohema yandje nokumanga omiya dhoongaku dhandje.
I can close my buttons and buckle my shoes.
Ohandi kundaneke aluhe okamwamememati kushoka sha ningwa kosikola.
And I make sure little brother knows all the school news.
Ohandi ningi aluhe nawa miinyangadhalwa yandje yosikola.
In class I do my best in every way.
Ohandi ningi iinima mbika ayihe iiwanawa esiku kehe, ihe shoka ndi hole unene osho okudhana nokudhana!
I do all these good things every day. But the thing I like most, is to play and play!
Written by: Michael Oguttu
Illustrated by: Vusi Malindi
Translated by: Hamukoto Efraim, Rachel Nandjembo
Read by: Rachel Nandjembo
