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Maguru apasa mendo
Bether Mwale Moyo
Wiehan de Jager
CiNyanja
Kale kale, kunalibe nyama inali na mendo. Zonse nyama, zinali kukalaba pansi.
Antu cabe, ndiye amene anali na mendo. Cifukwa Maguru anapasa antu mendo.
Siku lina, Maguru anganizila kupasa mendo kuvinyama vonse. Anazunguluka munzi wonse anali kukuwilila kusewenzesa cokambilako. Anali kufuna kuti nyama zonse ziziyenda monga antu.
Nyama zinakondwela kwambili pamene zinamvela kuti zizapasidwa mendo. Nyama iliyonse inafuna kunkala na mendo kuti iziyenda na kutamanga. Zinayamba kufendeza micila naku nyamula mapapiko mucisangalalo.
Nyama zinabwela pamozi ndipo zinakambilana pakuvuta kokalaba. Doti inalikukwalaula mimba zao. Mendo azatandiza kuimilila monga antu ndiponso kuona mwamena antu amaonela.
Pamene kunaca, nyama zambili zinakalaba kuyenda kunyumba ya Maguru kutenga mendo. Nyamalikiti, Nkalamu, Njovu, aKalulu, Ng'wena na Mbalame zinapanga mundandanda kuyembekezela kuti zipasiwe mendo.
Nyama iliyonse inapasiwa mendo anayi. Mbalame zinapasiwa mendo awili.
Vinyama vinasinta kaonekedwe namendo. Nyama zina zinavina nacisangalalo. Nyama zina zinakangiwa kuyenda ndipo zinali kugwa.
Nyama zinayenda kuzunguluka munzi ndiponso kudalila mendo kuonesa antu. Zonse nyama zinati "Sitizakabwezapo kukalaba."
Nyama inali yolekezela mumundandanda inali Bongololo. Maguru anafunsa, "Kodi kuli ena amene akukonka mumbuyo?" "Ayi kulibe, ndine womalizila," anayanka Bongololo.
Maguru anaganiza nati, "Ngati kulibe ena, kodi mendo yasala tizacita nayo cani?" Maguru anapasa Bongololo mendo yonse yanasalako.
Bongololo anayenda wosangalala kwambili cifukwa anatenga mendo yambili. "Nizayamba kuyendesa kupitilila wina aliyense," anaganiza.
Pamene cabe anayenda Bongololo, Njoka inafika kunyumba kwa Maguru. "Maguru, nipasenikoni naine mendo," Njoka inapempa.
"Napasa kudala yonse mendo, nanga unali kuti?" anafunsa Maguru. "Nenze nagonelela," inayanka Njoka.
Maguru anasakila munyumba mwake kuti kapena munasalako mendo. Koma sanapeze mendo aliyense.
Maguru anacoka panja nauza Njoka, "Cangoipa Njoka koma kulibe mendo yasalako. Njoka inakalaba, ndipo inabwelela kunyumba cilibe mendo. Kucokela ija siku, njoka simagonelela. Masiku onse iyembekezela siku imene izakatenga mendo."
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Maguru apasa mendo
Author - Mutugi Kamundi
Translation - Bether Mwale Moyo
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - CiNyanja
Level - Longer paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Luka Bineensootaa
      Afaan Oromo (Translation)
    • Maguru deel bene uit
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • እንስሳቱ እግር ተሰጣቸው
      Amharic (Translation)
    • Maguru apereka miyendo
      Chichewa (Translation)
    • Maguru ikupa amalundi
      Chinkhonde (Translation)
    • Maguru upa maulu
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Maguru upa maulu
      ChiTonga (Adaptation)
    • Magulu wapeleka malundi
      Chitonga (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Maguru apasa miyendo
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Maguru wakupereka malundi
      Citumbuka (Translation)
    • A Magulu ŵapelece ngongolo
      Ciyawo (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Ogwange Jo Nwaŋo Tyendi Gin
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • Ten yok laai cok thin
      Dinka (Translation)
    • Maguru ahinya meto
      Ellomwe (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Maguru gives legs
      English (Original)
    • Animals get legs
      English (Adaptation)
    • Maguru donne des pattes
      French (Translation)
    • Taalol: Maaguru Hokkii Koyɗe
      Fulfulde Mbororoore (Translation)
    • Madugu ya raba ƙafafu
      Hausa (Nigeria) (Translation)
    • Maguru Apeela Amoolu
      IciBemba (Translation)
    • Mununga apeela amoolu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Moono Apeela Amoolu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Chiokike na-enye ụkwụ!
      Igbo (Translation)
    • UMaguru unikela imilenze
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • UMaguru uphisa ngemilenze
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • UMveli unikela ngemilenze
      isiZulu (Adaptation)
    • Magurub ge ǀnūga ra mā
      Khoekhoegowab (Translation)
    • Anyama anapata magulu
      Kiduruma (Translation)
    • Maguru
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Maguru apatiana miguu
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Wanyama wapata miguu
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Esolo Jifuna Amagulu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Esolo Jifuna Amagulu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Wamagulu agaba amagulu
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Shimbilinga ta havaleke omaulu
      Oshikwanyama (Translation)
    • Maguru ta gandja omagulu
      Oshindonga (Translation)
    • Maguru ujandja omarama
      Otjiherero (Translation)
    • Maguru ana gava maguru
      Rukwangali (Translation)
    • Maguru o abela diphoofolo maoto
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Khalimane o fana ka maoto
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Translation)
    • Maguru o fana ka maoto
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Montshiwa o abelana ka maoto
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Maguru Ufa Mautu Ahae
      SiLozi (Translation)
    • Mveli unikela ngemilente
      Siswati (Translation)
    • ንእንሳት እግሪ ተዋሃቦም
      Tigrigna (Translation)
    • Maguru u ṋekedza milenzhe
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Maguru a phakela milenge
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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