Lihle le Lwandle ba mo Kapa Botlhaba go etela ntsalaabone, Lina.
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Lina o ba isa go bona malomo mo lefelong le le bidiwang Namaqualand.
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Basetsana ba gakgametse!
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“Lefatshe le apesitswe ka mebala e e galalelang!” Lwandle a makala.
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Lina a nyenya, “Mo tshimologong ya dikgakologo, malomo a mantsi mono a thunya.”
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Lina a tswelela, “Morago ga pula, le fa dithempereitšha di simolola go tlhatloga, malomo a mela gongwe le gongwe.”
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“Mo nakong e khutshwane, lefatshe le le omileng le fetoga go nna masimo a malomo.”
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“Ka dikgakologo, mmaarona o jala dipeo mo tshingwaneng. Ke mang yo o jetseng malomo mono?” ga botsa Lwandle.
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Lina a araba, “Ke malomo a naga, ga a jalwa ke ope.”
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“Namaqualand e na le mefuta e mentsi e e farologaneng ya dijalo, diphologolo, le ditshenekegi,” ga rialo Lina.
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“Ke akanya gore lereo la seo ke ‘mefutafuta ya ditshedi’,” Lihle a gakologelwa.
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“Mefutafuta-eng?” ga botsa Lwandle.
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“Ee, mefutafuta ya ditshedi ke fa go na le mefuta e mentsi e e farologaneng ya ditshedi mo lefelong,” ga araba Lina.
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“Mefutafuta ya ditshedi e dira tikologo e e itekanetseng mo tlhagong,” ga rialo Lihle.
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Basetsana ba feta modisa le dinku tsa gagwe.
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“Baaaa!” dinku di a lela.
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“Baaaa!” basetsana ba opelela gongwe.
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“Dikonyana tse dintsi di tsalwa ka dikgakologo,” ga lemoga Lihle.
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“Diphologolo tse dintsi di a tsala, kgotsa di thuthusa mae, ka dikgakologo,” ga dumela Lina.
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“Ke rata bana ba diphologolo! Totatota dikgakologo di simolola leng?” ga botsa Lwandle.
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“Go boima go nepa ditlha,” ga araba Lina.
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A tswelela, “Mme ka kakaretso re bona matshwao a ntlha a dikgakologo mono gaufinyana le Lwetse.”
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“Maemo a bosa a simolola go thutafala, le pula e a na,” ga rialo Lina
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“Mme, ka nako e khutshwane, sekaka se nna tshingwana ya malomo a naga,” Lihle a nyenya.
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——Dipotso
Lihle le Lwandle ba kwa kae? Batla lefelo la teng mo mmepeng.
Ke setlha sefe mo kgannyeng?
Go direga eng mo setlheng seno?
A dikgakologo di tshwana kgotsa di farologane le tsa kwa o nnang teng? Tlhalosa.
Dijalo di tlhokang gore di gole?
O rata setlha sefe thata? Ka goreng?
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Your attribution should include the following: Title: Lihle le Lwandle ka dikgakologo Author/s: Tebogo Matshana Illustrator/s: Tebogo Matshana Assurer/s: Opelo Thole, Dineo Moatshe Language: Setswana