kungani ixoxo lilimbi kangaka
Mozambican folktale
Hélder de Paz Alexandre
isiZulu

Eminyakeni eminingi edlule, i-Lizard ne-Frog babengabangani. Ngelinye ilanga banquma ukuyofuna izintombi edolobheni.

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UFrog wayenomona ngesikhumba esikhanyayo nesikhanyayo seLizard.

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Uthe, "Wenzeni ukuze ubukeke muhle kangaka? Ngibuke, mubi kakhulu. Yini engingayenza ngesikhumba sami?"

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UMbizi wathi, "Lalelani! Beka amanzi ebhodweni uwafake emlilweni. Okulandelayo, wena"

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Kepha uFrog uthe, "Ngiyazi, ngiyazi. Qhubeka, mngani wami." Futhi wahamba.

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Ngakho-ke wafika ekhaya wabeka amanzi ebhodweni.

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Lapho amanzi eqala ukubila, waziphonsa kuwo.

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Isikhumba sakhe sashiswa futhi umsila wakhe waqhuma!

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Futhi esikhundleni sokuba ngumqali futhi abe muhle njenge-Lizard, wayembi kakhulu!

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kungani ixoxo lilimbi kangaka
Author - Mozambican folktale
Translation - CAROL MABUZA
Illustration - Hélder de Paz Alexandre
Language - isiZulu
Level - First sentences
© Mozambican Writers 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
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