Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father.
They looked forward to the holidays. Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their grandmother. She lived in a fishing village near a large lake.
زمری او وږمه ډیره خوشحاله وو، ځکه چې دا د دوی لپاره مناسب وخت چې خپله نیا وګوري. د تګ څخه یوه شپه مخکې، دوی خپل بکسونه ډک کړل او د نیا کلي ته د اوږد سفر لپاره چمتو شول. دوی ته خوب نه ورتلو، او ټوله شپه یې د رخصتۍ په اړه خبرې کولې.
Odongo and Apiyo were excited because it was time to visit their grandmother again.
The night before, they packed their bags and got ready for the long journey to her village. They could not sleep and talked the whole night about the holiday.
سهار وخته د خپل پلار په موټر کې کلي ته روان شول، په لاره کې یې د دنګو غرونو، وحشي ژوو او د چای د کښتونو ننداره کوله. کله کله به ېې له ځان سره سندرې هم ویلې.
Early the next morning, they left for the village in their father’s car.
They drove past mountains, wild animals and tea plantations. They counted cars and sang songs.
څه موده لا تېره نه وه چې ماشومان ستړي شول او ویده شول.
After a while, the children were tired and fell asleep.
Father woke up Odongo and Apiyo as they arrived in the village.
They found Nyar-Kanyada, their grandmother, resting on a mat under a tree.
Nyar-Kanyada in Luo, means ‘daughter of the people of Kanyada’. She was a strong and beautiful woman.
Nyar-Kanyada welcomed them into the house and danced around the room singing with joy.
Her grandchildren were excited to give her the presents they brought from the city.
“First open my gift,” said Odongo.
“No, my gift first!” said Apiyo.
The next day, the children’s father drove back to the city leaving them with Nyar-Kanyada.
زمري او وږمې به له خپلې انا سره د کور په کارونو کې مرسته کوله، اوبه به ېې ورته راوړې، د سون توکي به ېې راوړل، د چرګانو هګۍ ېې را ټولولې او له بڼ څخه به يې شنه سابه هم ورته راوړه.
Odongo and Apiyo helped their grandmother with household chores. They fetched water and firewood. They collected eggs from the chickens and picked greens from the garden.
Nyar-Kanyada taught her grandchildren to make soft ugali to eat with stew. She showed them how to make coconut rice to eat with roast fish.
یو سهار زمري او وږمې د خپلې نیا غواګانې څرولو ته بوتلې، ګوري چې د ګاونډي پټي ته واوښتې، ګاونډی ېې په غوصه شو او په تنده لهجه ېې زمري ته وویل، “زما ټول حاصلات دې پرې وخوړل، هله ژر شه غواګانې دې منع کړه.” زمري همداسې وکړل، او تل به په دې فکر کې و چې غواګانې د ګاونډي پټي ته لاړې نه شي.
One morning, Odongo took his grandmother’s cows to graze. They ran onto a neighbour’s farm.
The farmer was angry with Odongo. He threatened to keep the cows for eating his crops. After that day, the boy made sure that the cows did not get into trouble again.
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بله ورځ زرغونې انا سره لمسیان ښار ته ولاړل، هغې هلته د خوراکي توکو دوکان درلود. د زمري دا خوښېده چې پیرودونکو ته د خوراکي توکو بیې ووايي او پیرودونکو به هم د اړتیا وړ مواد ترې اخیستل.
On another day, the children went to the marketplace with Nyar-Kanyada. She had a stall selling vegetables, sugar and soap.
Apiyo liked to tell customers the price of items. Odongo would pack the items that customers bought.
At the end of the day they drank chai tea together. They helped grandmother to count the money she earned.
خو د دوی رخصتۍ ډېرې ژر پای ته ورسېدې او ماشومان باید بېرته ښار ته ولاړ شي. زرغونه انا زمري ته یوه خولۍ او وږمې ته ېې یو جاکټ ورکړ، او د دوی د سفر لپاره ېې ځيني خواړه هم په کڅوړه کې واچول.
But too soon the holidays were over and the children had to go back to the city.
Nyar-Kanyada gave Odongo a cap and Apiyo a sweater. She packed food for their journey.
کله چې پلار ېې د دوی بېرته وړلو لپاره له ښاره راغئ. دوی نه غوښتل چې ښار ته ولاړ شي. ماشومانو له زرغونې انا څخه وغوښتل چې له دوی سره ښار ته ولاړه شي. نیا یې ورته وخندل او ورته ویې وویل: “زما عمر د ښار نه دی، زه به تاسو ته په تمه یم چې بیا کله تاسو زما کلي ته راځئ.”
When their father came to fetch them, they did not want to leave. The children begged Nyar-Kanyada to go with them to the city.
She smiled and said, “I am too old for the city. I will be waiting for you to come to my village again.”
زمري او وږمې دواړو یې نیا ته ټینګه غیږه ورکړه او مخه ښه یې ورسره وکړه.
Odongo and Apiyo both hugged her tightly and said goodbye.
When Odongo and Apiyo went back to school they told their friends about life in the village. Some children felt that life in the city was good. Others felt that the village was better.
But most of all, everyone agreed that Odongo and Apiyo had a wonderful grandmother!
