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Syana Sya Mũvũa
Anna Kula
Wiehan de Jager
Kikamba
Ĩvinda ya tene na tene, vaĩna musyĩ wekalaa na ũtanu.
Mayaũkitanaa ene kwa ene. Nimatetheesyaa asyai moo musyĩ na mĩundani.
Ĩndĩ mayanengetwe mwanya wakũthi vakuvĩ na mwaki.
Maĩlĩte kũthũkũma wĩa woo w'onthe ũtukũ.
Nũndũ mĩĩ yoo yaseovetw'e na mũvũa!
Ĩndĩ mwana ũmwe aĩ na mea ma kũthi nza kwĩanĩkĩa kyeni kya sua.
Mũthenya ũmwe nĩwethĩiw'e na mea asu ma kũthi nza muno. Ĩndĩ aamwanainya nĩmamũkanisye.
Ũũi! Mwana ũsu ndaatetheka. Nĩwanyinyũkie nũndũ wa ũvyuvu wa sua.
Syana sya mũvũa nĩsyakwatiwe ni kyeva nũndũ wa kwona mwanaainya ainyinyuka.
Ĩndĩ nĩmethĩiw'e na mũvango. Nĩmosie mũndo wa mũvũa ula wanyinyukie maseovya kasũni.
Nĩmosie mwanaainya kasũni mamũlĩsya ĩũlu wa kĩĩma kĩtũlu.
Na sua ĩkuuma nĩwolũkile athi kũu akwina kyeninĩ kya kĩoko.
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Syana Sya Mũvũa
Author - Southern African Folktale
Translation - Anna Kula
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Kikamba
Level - First sentences
© African Storybook Initiative 2014
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Die kerswaskinders
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • أطفال الشمع
      Arabic (Translation)
    • Abana Ba’Mana
      Ekegusii (Translation)
    • Children of wax
      English (Original)
    • Children of wax (Colour-in)
      English (Adaptation)
    • Abantwana bamafutha
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • Abantwana bekhandlela
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • Abantwana abenziwe ngamakhandlela
      isiZulu (Translation)
    • Abana b'ibishashara
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Watoto walioumbwa kwa nta
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Wón Veé Ghàm Vilù
      Lámnsoʼ (Translation)
    • Abaana Abaava Mu Nvumbo
      Luganda (Translation)
    • Abaana b'ebisasalala
      Luganda (Translation)
    • Anji Afa Akazavile Ri
      Lugbarati (Translation)
    • Anzɨ Òdirì Rʉ́ Dɨ̀yɨ
      Lugbarati (Official) (Translation)
    • Babaana Be Buwuula
      Lumasaaba (Translation)
    • Abaana Bomu Bulimbo
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Abaana abaatondebwa munvumbo
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Inkera E Emanoo
      Maa (Translation)
    • Ng’Ide a Ng’Amonok
      Ng’aturkana (Translation)
    • Abaana be iula
      Oluwanga (Translation)
    • Bana ba kerese
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Bana ba kerese
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Bantfwana bemtfwebeba
      Siswati (Translation)
    • Vhana vha phula
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Vana va swihlenge
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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