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Akilakin Ata Egolitoe Esukul
Simon Ipoo
Catherine Groenewald
Ng’aturkana
Alomito Odongo, Apiyo ka apakech lotaun loapolon. Edarito kechi ng'irwa lu egolere esukul. Meere kotere akigol tu esukul, nakaneni asakete akilakin atakech. Alomit atakech nadakar na ayei lokwaas anam ni echemiere ng'ikolia.
Eburakinit Odongo ka Apiyo akigol esukul kotere arai ng'irwa ng'ulu lukilakinet atakech nabo. Atabong nalosiet, apotu kechi kiwakis ng'iboro nabusekia dio tosuko kotere alosit nakooyen ng'ina. Nyepero kechi, kiyana kidiama alosit kiiya kiwala.
Ataparachu keng, torotokis nadakar ka atakech edokito amotoka naka apakech. Kitoro kiding ng'imoru, ng'itiang ka emanikor lo emejen. Kimara ng'amotokae toeos.
Ani enang'i apak ache, tobur kechi sodi tojotooros.
Adoliet nadakar, sodi apakech kitokienyu Odongo ka Apiyo. Torukaut kechi, Nyar-Kanyada, atakech iyang'arit anakapet alotorube ekitoe. Arai Nyar-Kanyada ang'atela anajaluoi, "Nakookeng ang'itung'a akwap be Kanyada." Arai ng'esi aberu nakagogong'on kibus dae.
Kipeyou Nyar-Kanyada kechi kai dio kidong'ak alotooma akai elakara. Alakara ng'itatae ng'ulu ainunito atakech ng'iboro lu etaun. "Tang'aa nakang mono," tolimu Odongo. "Mam! Nakang eking'aren!" Tatachu Apiyo.
Arumoret ang'aar ng'iboro, abu Nyar-Kanyada topia ng'itatae keng.
Sodi topudosi Odongo ka Apiyo kalapatan. Tolomasi akireng'it ng'abeerei ka ng'ikieny.
Todoka ng'ikito, kipakanakinos ng'akipi anam.
Na aribokinia, tobong'osi nawi asakar akimuj naka ebong. Ering'a nyerumoro akimuj kilurakinos!
Akwaar nache tobong'o apakech lotaun kimiek kechi ka atakech Nyar-Kanyada.
Eng'arakinito Odongo ka Apiyo atakech etich lo awi. Aokete ng'akipi ka akikeyen ng'akito. Achunete ng'abeyei ang'ikukui ka akiger ng'akuui alomana.
Abu Nyar-kanyada kitatam ng'itatae keng akipore atap ka akinyam ka ng'apoko. Kidodik akipore emuchele ka ekolia lo epeitoe.
Ataparachu apei, totwar Odongo ng'atuk naka atakeng lonyia. Apotu ng'atuk tolomasi mana ekudunyet. Abu ilope amana tong'oik Odongo. Kitubul ng'esi tama awounia ng'atuk na anyamete amana keng. Anyoun akwaar ng'ina, abu edia ng'olo tochoik ng'atuk nyeyaut ng'ichan nabo.
Ache kwaar, kirukosi ng'ide ka Nyar-Kanyada lomaket. Ayakar ng'esi epem lo agialanaria ng'akuui, esukari ka esabuni. Ajoikinit Apiyo alimonokin ng'ikagialak ng'aropiyae ang'iboro. Aeni Odongo ng'iboro lu egieli ekagialan.
Atabong ng'ina, tamata kechi echai kaapei. King'arakis atakech akimarun ng'aropiyae.
Ering'a kona, tasalut ng'irwa lukiyang'aret anawi. Achamakina ng'ide ebong'ete lotaun. Naki Nyar-Kanyada Odongo apukot, Apiyo eworu lo akatorot. Toen akimuj kech nakodat.
Na abong'unio apakech arikor kechi, awounito ng'ide alosit. Kimaimaa ng'ide Nyar-Kanyada kirukosi ka kechi lotaun. Tamaisam ng'esi tama, "Amojong'it ayong. Kedarouni ayong eesi ibong'unete nadakar kang nabo."
Tonuakis Odongo ka Apiyo atakech lokojokon dio torotokis.
Abong'oret Odongo ka Apiyo losukul, kisisakis ng'ipaalon ng'akiro adakar ka atakech. Atamito ng'ide ng'iche ajokis akiboi alotaun,  atamito luche nabo atamar ejok akiboi anadakarin. Kang'una kadaang, achamunito atamar erai atakech kata Odongo ka Apiyo ituan ni ajokon!
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Akilakin Ata Egolitoe Esukul
Author - Violet Otieno
Translation - Simon Ipoo
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - Ng’aturkana
Level - First paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Vakansies by ouma
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • Vakansie by Ouma
      Afrikaans (Adaptation)
    • في عطلة مع الجدة
      Arabic (Translation)
    • Mondli Ne Mbali Kɔsra Wɔn Nanabaa
      Asante Twi (Translation)
    • Mupumuno Abankaaka
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Cuti kwa Ambuya
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Ywomirok bothi Adhadha
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • Holidays with grandmother
      English (Original)
    • Mondli and Mbali visit grandmother
      English (Adaptation)
    • Visiting grandmother
      English (Adaptation)
    • Holidays with grandmother (Colour-in)
      English (Adaptation)
    • Rendre visite à mamie
      French (Translation)
    • Cuuti Kuli Banakulu
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Amalanga wokuphumula nogogo
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • ULilitha noLuniko batyelela umakhulu wabo
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • UMondli noMbali bavakashela ugogo wabo
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Abana mu biruhuko
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Likizo kwa Bibi
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Kumtembelea Bibi
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Meemè yee wùn à yaàyá
      Lámnsoʼ (Translation)
    • Ohuŋumulira Ewa Nguhwa
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Ohuŋuumulira Ewa Nguhwa
      Lunyole (Adaptation)
    • Ekiwuumulo ni dhaadha omukazi
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Okucaalira dhaadha omukazi
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Amaulukho Wa Kukhu
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • Re etela koko
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Matsatsi a phomolo le nkgono
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Morwesi le Pule ba etela nkoko
      Setswana (Translation)
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      SiLozi (Translation)
    • Ngesikhatsi semaholide nagogo
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Mondli Ne Mbali N Kaa Ba Makpeem
      Talen (Translation)
    • Holodeyi na makhulu
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Ku endzela kokwana wa xisati hi tiholideyi
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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