When they were nearly home,
Nozibele put her hand to her neck.
She had forgotten her necklace!
“Please come back with me!” she
begged her friends.
But her friends said it was too late.
To her surprise, a dog opened the
door and said, “What do you want?”
“I’m lost and I need a place to
sleep,” said Nozibele.
“Come in, or I’ll bite you!” said the
dog.
So Nozibele went in.
وروسته سپي وویل: زما لپاره خواړه پاخه کړه! هغې وویل: مګر ما د سپي لپاره هېڅکله پخلی نه دی کړی. سپي وویل: پخوې یې یا ودې خورم! نو نوزېبېلې د سپي لپاره خواړه چمتو کړل.
Then the dog said, “Cook for me!”
“But I’ve never cooked for a dog
before,” she answered.
“Cook, or I’ll bite you!” said the dog.
So Nozibele cooked some food for
the dog.
وروسته سپي وویل: زما لپاره د خوب ځای تیار کړه! نوزېبېلې ځواب ورکړ، ما د سپي لپاره هېڅکله د خوب ځای نه دی تیار کړی. سپي وویل: ځای تیاروې یا ودې خورم! نو نوزېبېلې د خوب ځای هم تیار کړ.
Then the dog said, “Make the bed
for me!”
Nozibele answered, “I’ve never
made a bed for a dog.”
“Make the bed, or I’ll bite you!” the
dog said.
So Nozibele made the bed.
Every day she had to cook and
sweep and wash for the dog.
Then one day the dog said,
“Nozibele, today I have to visit
some friends. Sweep the house,
cook the food and wash my things
before I come back.”
څنګه چې سپی ووته، نوزېبېلې د خپل سر څخه درې ویښتان را واخستل. هغې یو ویښته د کټ لاندې کېښود، یو یې د ور تر شا کېښود او يو یې په جونګړه (کلبه) کې کېښوده، او په ډېره چټکۍ سره خپل کورته په منډې ولاړه.
As soon as the dog had gone,
Nozibele took three hairs from her
head.
She put one hair under the bed, one
behind the door, and one in the
kraal.
Then she ran home as fast as she
could.
When the dog came back, he looked
for Nozibele.
“Nozibele, where are you?” he
shouted.
“I’m here, under the bed,” said the
first hair.
“I’m here, behind the door,” said the
second hair.
“I’m here, in the kraal,” said the
third hair.
وروسته سپی پوه شو چې نوزېبېلې هغه سره چالاکې کړې ده. نو تر کلي پورې په منډه منډه راغئ. مګر د نوزېبېلې ورور له غټ لرګي سره په تمه ولاړ و، سپي چې د نوزېبېلې ورور وليد، بېرته وګرځېد او لرې ولاړ. نور تر اوسه لا لیدل شوی نه دی.
Then the dog knew that Nozibele
had tricked him.
So he ran and ran all the way to the
village.
But Nozibele’s brothers were
waiting there with big sticks.
The dog turned and ran away and
has never been seen since.
