Mpongo, mubwa a ŋombe bakali kumvwana kapati. Bumwi buzuba bakabweza lweendo mumoota.
Goat, Dog, and Cow
were great friends. One
day they went on a
journey in a taxi.
Nibakasika nkubakali kuya, namutekenya waka baambila kuti ba bbadele mali. Ŋombe yaka bbadela.
When they reached the
end of their journey, the
driver asked them to
pay their fares. Cow
paid her fare.
Mubwa waka bbadela mali aayindilila.
Dog paid a bit extra,
because he did not
have the correct money.
Namutekenya wakali kuyanda kuti ajosye mali aakaindilila kumubwa mpoona mpongo yakatija kakunyina kubbadela.
The driver was about to
give Dog his change
when Goat ran away
without paying
anything.
Namutekenya wakanyema kapati. Wakeenzya moota wakwe kakunyina kumujosyela mali aakwe mubwa.
The driver was very
annoyed. He drove
away without giving
Dog his change.
Nka kaambo kaako, asunu mubwa ulatandaanya moota kutegwa asondele mukati akujana namutekenya ujisi cikwelete cakwe.
That is why, even
today, Dog runs
towards a car to peep
inside and find the
driver who owes him his
change.
Mpongo ilatija kufumbwa yamvwa moota kaulila. Ilayoowa kuti inga yaangwa nkaambo kakuti tiiyakabbadela mali.
Goat runs away from
the sound of a car. She
is afraid she will be
arrested for not paying
her fare.
Iŋombe taipengani kuti yabona moota. Iŋombe ilasotoka nzila kabotu-kabotu akaambo kakuti yakabbadela mali aakkwene.
And Cow is not
bothered when a car is
coming. Cow takes her
time crossing the road
because she knows she
paid her fare in full.
