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Enkoko N’ Ekikongoro
Chicken and Millipede
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Enkoko n’ekikongoro bakab bali banywa ni. Buli kimu kyalengahoga kasinga kigenzi kyakyo. Kiro kimu bakacwamu kuzaana omupiira nukwo barole nooha akusinga.
Chicken and Millipede were friends. But they were always competing with each other. One day they decided to play football to see who the best player was.
Bakagenda omukizaniro batandika kuzaano. Enkoko ekaba ine obwangu baitu ekikongoro kyakizahoga. Enkoko ekasamba omumpiira hara baitu ekinkongoro kikagusamba hara muno. Aho wankoko akatandika kuturuma.
They went to the football field and started their game. Chicken was fast, but Millipede was faster. Chicken kicked far, but Millipede kicked further. Chicken started to feel grumpy.
Bakacwamu kuteera obwiina. Ekikongoro nikyo kyabandize kukwata goolo. Enkoko ekateeba goolo emu. Hanyuma bwahikira wankoko kukwata goolo.
They decided to play a penalty shoot-out. First Millipede was goal keeper. Chicken scored only one goal. Then it was the chicken’s turn to defend the goal.
Kikongoro akaasamba omumpira yanywisa goolo. Ekikongoro yacanga akakodyo yateeba endi. Kikongoro yateebesa omutwe. Kikongoro yateeba goolo itaano.
Millipede kicked the ball and scored.
Millipede dribbled the ball and scored. Millipede headed the ball and scored. Millipede scored five goals.
Enkoko ekakwatwa ekiniga habwokusigwa. Ekaba eri muzaani mubi. Ekikongoro kyatandika kusekereza muywaniwe habwo akaba atandikire kukora akavuyo.
Chicken was furious that she lost. She was a very bad loser. Millipede started laughing because his friend was making such a fuss.
Enkoko ekaba ebihirwe muno nukwo yayesama yamira ekikongoro.
Chicken was so angry that she opened her beak wide and swallowed the millipede.
Wankoko obwakaba nagaruka omuka yatangatangana nyina kikongoro. Yamukagaza ati. Tombainire omwana wange? Enkoko etagarukemu kintu kyona. Nyina kikongoro akeralikirra muno.
As Chicken was walking home, she met Mother Millipede. Mother Millipede asked, “Have you seen my child?” Chicken didn’t say anything.
Mother Millipede was worried.
Hanyima nyina kikongoro akahuurra akaraka kataito. “Mau njuna!” Nyina kikongoro akamagamaga nahuliriza nokwegendesereza. Iraka likaba niriruga munda ya’Wankoko.
Then Mother Millipede heard a tiny voice. “Help me mom!” cried the voice. Mother Millipede looked around and listened carefully. The voice came from inside the chicken.
Nyina kikongoro yateera empamo, “Wekonyeze amaani goona mwana wange!” Ekikongoro nikisisobora kurugwamu ekinunko kandi nokusarra. Enkoko ekatandika kwehurra kubi.
Mother Millipede shouted, “Use your special power my child!” Millipedes can make a bad smell and a terrible taste. Chicken began to feel ill.
Enkoko ekebijagura, yamira kandi yacwa orucwanta. Yayesemura kandi yakorra. Yakorra muno. Ekikongoro nikitama!
Chicken burped. Then she swallowed and spat. Then she sneezed and coughed. And coughed. The millipede was disgusting!
Enkoko ekakorra kuhikya obu yaihireyo ekikogoro ekyekaba emizire. Nyina kikongoro n’omwana bayekurra, batemba omuti kwesereka.
Chicken coughed until she coughed out the millipede that was in her stomach. Mother Millipede and her child crawled up a tree to hide.
Kuruga kasumi ako, Wankoko na Kikongoro bafooka banyanzigwa.
From that time, chickens and millipedes were enemies.
Written by: Winny AsaraIllustrated by: Magriet BrinkTranslated by: Kobusinge Gertrude
