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Kgogo le legokodi e be e le
bagwera. Ba be ba ngangišana ka
mehla. Ka tšatši le lengwe ba ile ba
gopola go bapala kgwele ya maoto
gore ba kgone go bona gore
nkgwete ke mang.
Chicken and Millipede were friends. But they were always competing with each other. One day they decided to play football to see who the best player was.
Ba ile ba ya lebaleng la kgwele ya
maoto moo ba ilego ba thoma gona
go bapala. Kgogo e be e le
mafolofolo empa lekgokolodi le be
le le mafolofolo ka go fetišiša.
They went to the football field and started their game. Chicken was fast, but Millipede was faster. Chicken kicked far, but Millipede kicked further. Chicken started to feel grumpy.
Ba ile ba gopola go thoma ka go
raga di penali. Mathomong
lekgokolodi le ile la ba
moswaradino.Kgogo e ile ya kora
nno e tee fela. Ya ba go latela kgogo
ka goba moswaradino.
They decided to play a penalty shoot-out. First Millipede was goal keeper. Chicken scored only one goal. Then it was the chicken’s turn to defend the goal.
Lekgokolodi le ile la raga kgwele
gomme la kora. Lekgokolodi le ile la
laola kgwele ka go e bea dinaong
tša lona gomme la nweša.
Lekgokodi la betha kgwele ka hlogo
gomme la nweša. Legokolodi le ile
la nweša dino tše hlano
Millipede kicked the ball and scored.
Millipede dribbled the ball and scored. Millipede headed the ball and scored. Millipede scored five goals.
Gomme kgogo e ile ya kgopišega
morago ga go lewa. Ka nnete e ile
ya ba mofengwa wa go leša
dihlong. Legokodi le ile la thoma go
sega morago ga ge mogwera wa
lona a befelwa
Chicken was furious that she lost. She was a very bad loser. Millipede started laughing because his friend was making such a fuss.
Kgogo e ile ya befelwa mo e ilego
ya bula molomo wa yona gagolo
gomme ya metša legokolodi
Chicken was so angry that she opened her beak wide and swallowed the millipede.
Ge kgogo e lebile gae, ya kopana le
mmagwe legokolodi. “ A ga se wa
bona ngwana wa ka na?” gwa
botšiša mmagwe legokolodi.Gomme
kgogo ya se bolele selo. Empa
mmagwe legokolodi a thoma go
belaela
As Chicken was walking home, she met Mother Millipede. Mother Millipede asked, “Have you seen my child?” Chicken didn’t say anything.
Mother Millipede was worried.
Ke ge mmage legokolodi a e kwa
lentšwana le lennyane le re:
“ Nthuse mma!” Mmagwe
legokolodi a thoma go lebelela
mathoko ka moka, a theeletša ka
šedi. Lentšu leo le be le etšwa ka
gare ga kgogo.
Then Mother Millipede heard a tiny voice. “Help me mom!” cried the voice. Mother Millipede looked around and listened carefully. The voice came from inside the chicken.
Mmagwe legokolodi o ile a goelela a
re: “Šomiša maatla a gago
ngwanaka!” Legokolodi le kgona go
ntšha monkgo o makatšang le go sa
be le tatšo e bose. Gomme kgogo
ya thoma go lwala
Mother Millipede shouted, “Use your special power my child!” Millipedes can make a bad smell and a terrible taste. Chicken began to feel ill.
Kgogo e ile ya thoma go betola. Ya
hlafuna le go metša. Ya ethimola le
go gotlhola, ya gotlhola. Legokolodi
le be le nyenyiša
Chicken burped. Then she swallowed and spat. Then she sneezed and coughed. And coughed. The millipede was disgusting!
Kgogo e gotlhotše go fihlela e tshwa
legokolodi. Mmago legokolodi le
ngwana wa gagwe ba ile ba ile ba
gagabela ka tlase ga mohlare go
iphihla
Chicken coughed until she coughed out the millipede that was in her stomach. Mother Millipede and her child crawled up a tree to hide.
Go tloga tšatšing leo, kgogo le
legokolodi ya ba manaba a magolo
From that time, chickens and millipedes were enemies.
