Kgale kgale go be go na
le balapa le lengwe la
go phela ka thabo.
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Ba be ba sa kgopišane.
Ba be ba thuša
batswadi ba bona ka
gae le kua mašemong.
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Eupša ba be sa
dumelelwa go ba
kgaufsi le mollo.
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Ba be ba swanetšwe ke
go dira mešomo ya
bona bošego fela.
Ka gobane ba be ba bopilwe ka kerese!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
E fela, e mongwe wa
bašimanyana o be a
hlologela go bona
letšatši.
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Ka letšatši le lengwe
tlhologelo ya gagwe e
ile ya tla ka maatla.
Bomorwarragwe ba ile
ba mo lemoša…
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Eupša go be go šetše
go senyegile.
O ile a tologa mo
letšatšing le le fišago.
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Bana ba kerese ba ile
ba kwa bohloko go bona
yo mongwe wa bona a
tologa.
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Eupša ba ile ba dira
maano. Ba ile ba tšea
lekwate la kerese ye e
tologilego gomme ba le
bopa go ba nonyana.
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Ba ile ba tšea
morwarrabo wa
nonyana ba mo iša
godimo dimo kua
thabeng.
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Ge letšatši le hlaba, o
ile a fofela godimo a
opela ka fase ga tlhabo
ya letšatši.
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
