The audio for this story is currently not available.
Adope apaaran, alosit
ipoo osiep loka ecilet.
One day, Rabbit was walking by the riverside.
Ajai emirya da
ngipengina eilate, ido
konyami inyaa lu
alibilibete kosiep loka
angolol.
Hippo was there too, going for a stroll and eating some nice green grass.
Mam emirya lo
awanyunit ebe ajai ipoo
yen kawu ke,kosodi
aicak ake akeju komam
epeleikinit tii.
Kocelaari Ipoo,”Emirya
lo! mam ijo iteyi ebe
icakit ijo aka akeju?”
Hippo didn’t see that Rabbit was there and she accidentally stepped on Rabbit’s foot.
Rabbit started screaming at Hippo, “You Hippo! Can’t you see that you’re stepping on my foot?”
Obu emiria ilip aitimio
kane ejai Opooi,”Okwe
opapero,itimoi.Mam
engo awanyunit ijo.
Elipit aitimio!”
Konye mam Opooi
akoto aipup nen ido
kobu koresiaar,”Ipeleikit
ijo! konye adope
apaaran iwanyuni jo!
Ebeit ijo aitac”.
Hippo apologised to Rabbit, “I’m so sorry. I didn’t see you. Please forgive me!”
But Rabbit wouldn’t listen and he shouted at Hippo, “You did that on purpose! Someday, you’ll see! You’re going to pay!”
Rabbit went to find Fire and said, “Go, burn Hippo when she comes out of the water to eat grass. She stepped on me!”
Fire answered, “No problem, Rabbit, my friend. I’ll do just what you ask.”
Later, Hippo was eating grass far from the river when, “Whoosh!” Fire burst into flame. The flames began to burn Hippo’s hair.
Ogewuni Amirya na
aimony kokeri
akipi.Konye ajulo kere
abu akim icweya.
Obu emirya lo osalak
emonyi, “Ecwaaros aka
ajulo kere ko akim!
Icweya ijo aka ajulo!
Adawunos aka ajulo
kere! Aka ajulo nu
alaete noi!”
Hippo started to cry and ran for the water. All her hair was burned off by the fire.
Hippo kept crying, “My hair has burned in the fire! My hair is all gone! My beautiful hair!”
Ngesi iteyo jo ebe mam emirya elosi adak ne elwanikina
kede angolol kanu narai ekuriana ebe icweikino kede akim.
Akawulo, abu Opooi kiyalamikin noi kanu ecweikina Okim
Rabbit was happy that Hippo’s hair was burned.
And to this day, for fear of fire, the hippo never goes far from the water.
Written by: Basilio Gimo, David Ker
Illustrated by: Carol Liddiment, Reginaldo Vicente Manhice
