Chicken and Millipede
Winny Asara
Winny Asara

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. Kgogo le Legokolodi e be e le bagwera. Efela ba be ba phela ba phadisana. Ka le lengwe la matsatsi ba kwana gore ba swanetse go raloka kgwele ya maoto go bona gore ke mang a phalang yo mongwe.

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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. Ba ile ba ya lepatlelong la kgwele ya maoto go yo thoma papadi ya bona. Kgogo o be a le ka pela, efela Legokolodi o be a le ka pela go feta. Kgogo o be a ragela kgole mola Legokolodi a ragela pele. Kgogo o ile a thoma go tenega.

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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. Ba ile ba bona bokaone e le gore ba raloke papadi ya penalty shoot-out. Legokolodi o thomile pele a ya ka paleng go yo thiba. Kgogo a hlohlela kgwele gatee fela ka paleng, gomme Kgogo le yena a ya ka paleng go yo thiba.

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Millipede kicked the ball and scored. Millipede dribbled the ball and scored. Millipede headed the ball and scored. Millipede scored five goals. Legokolodi o ragile kgwele ya tsena ka paleng. Legokolodi a emisa kgwele sebakanyana ka leoto a ye ragela ka paleng. Legokolodi a betha kgwele ka hlogo ya tsena ka paleng. Legokolodi o hlohletse kgwele ga hlano ka paleng.

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Chicken was furious that she lost. She was a very bad loser. Millipede started laughing because his friend was making such a fuss. Kgogo o ile a befelwa gore o fentswe. O be a fentswe la go hlomola pelo. Legokolodi o ile a thoma go tshega ka lebaka la gore Kgogo o be a thomile go ngangisana.

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Chicken was so angry that she opened her beak wide and swallowed the millipede. Kgogo o be a befetswe kudu a bona bokaone e le gore a bule molomo wa gagwe o mogolo a metse Legokolodi.

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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. Kgogo o rile a sa le tseleng ya go ya gae, a kopana le mmago Legokolodi. Mmago Legokolodi a mmotsisa gore ga se a bona ngwana wa gagwe na? Kgogo a se fetole. Mmago Legokolodi o be a tshwenyegile kudu.

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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. Mmago Legokolodi a kwa lentswana le le nnyane le re, "nthuse mma!" le lla lentsu. Mmago Legokolodi a lebelela kua le kua, a theetsa le ka hlokomelo. Lentsu le be le kwala go tswa ka gare ga Kgogo.

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Mother Millipede shouted, "Use your special power my child!" Millipedes can make a bad smell and a terrible taste. Chicken began to feel ill. Mmago Legokolodi a gweletsa a re, "somisa matla a gago ngwanaka!" Legokolodi o be a kgona go dira monkgo wo mobe le tatso ya go sisa. Kgogo o ile a kwa a thoma go babja.

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Chicken burped. Then she swallowed and spat. Then she sneezed and coughed. And coughed. The millipede was disgusting! Kgogo o ile a kgeba. A metsa, a tshwa. A thimula le go gohlola. A gohlola. Legokolodi o be a mmeleka!

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Chicken coughed until she coughed out the millipede that was in her stomach. Mother Millipede and her child crawled up a tree to hide. Kgogo o gohlotse go fihla Legokolodi a e tswa ka maleng a gagwe. Mmago Legokolodi le ngwana wa gagwe ba ile ba namela mohlare ba utama.

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From that time, chickens and millipedes were enemies. Go thoma nakong yeo, Kgogo le Legokolodi ke manaba.

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Chicken and Millipede
Author - Winny Asara
Translation - Monageng Florence
Illustration - Winny Asara
Language - Sepedi
Level - Longer paragraphs