Daisy odabwiha
Nozizwe Herero
Siya Masuku

Khallekhalle va emmtani eng'onong'ono watamella mudzi mmoddene mung'onong'ono.

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Vakhalla mwanakhu mung'onong'ono mddina naye Daisy.

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"Kunnuwa kimpalla kivave otthullu, otthullu orekamesesa," allotta Daisy.

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Ana mwanakhu akhwaye yamuttheya.

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"Murwawo khomphara," akhwaaye yallota. "Khintthellattho na weyano."

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"Daisy, atthene tthukoza otthapulla mumphellotthihu nave tthiwovutta wi mwanakhu avave," amoowe yamullella.

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Daisy khamallenlle vavo. Navirive nllapo aneserera yekhaye, otthapulla mumphellaye.

Phuru! Phuru! Phuru! Ohulla mumphellaye wi avave koma tthamallephereya.

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Mvo eseraye anaphwanaphwaniha ari maddullu awehaka anakhu akhwaye vatthi.

Anaphwanaphwaniha avava mokwaranya a nnekhettha nakhwiwa. "Haa!" Epallame ddanllotta. "Mwanakhu ovava!"

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Nave Phuru! Phuru! Phuru! Nillive nllapo aneserera otthapulla mimphelloye.

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Aheserera wi avave, koma amorattho.

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"Ngiwa kivavattho!" Daisy ahella wa moowe. "Alle yallotta tthowona."

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"Daisy, ori ohiyana na anakhu amodda. Khepalla ovava nave weyano onapalla," Amoowe yamullella.

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Nllapo nimodda, Daisy awella vaddulu vanikokhoro na anakhu, nave phuru, phuru, phuru, mumphellaye.

Avava mutthullu nuhulla mumphellaye, nawukutthiha mumphello nawukutthihattho...

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BAM!

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Anakhu amodda yamuttheyesesa. "Ha ha ha ha! Nahullella! Mwanakhu khani avave!"

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Koma nllapo nimodda Daisy awella vaddullu oposella vowambella valle.

Phuru! Phuru! Phuru! Ahukuttiha mumphellaye.

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Avava muddulu nawukuttiha mumphellaye wukutiha na wukuttiha…

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Avavave! Niiphevo vatthi va muuphello nahimuwa nave avava mudduluu! Nekettha nakhwaye yaraya, "Ddodabwiha! Mwanakhu ovava!"

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Anakhu akhwaye yahambera wi ephwanaphwaneke nulliyeni.

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Yahera, "Ha Daisy, ori odabweha!"

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Daisy odabwiha
Author - Nozizwe Herero
Translation - Elias Mangulama, Syned Mthatiwa
Illustration - Siya Masuku
Language - Ellomwe (Malawi)
Level - First paragraphs