Lara kupe wachikasu

Authors: Catherine Holtzhausen, Martha Evans, Nadene Kriel

Illustrator: Catherine Holtzhausen

Translator: Agnes N.Singine Nyendwa

Lara kupe anali kachilombo kopatulika.

Kusiyana ndi anzake onse, anali ndi mapiko a chikasu.

Aliyense anali kuwakonda mapiko ake achikasu.

M'mawa mulimonse, gulugufe Bibi analikuti moni.

Ndipo mdulamphuno anali kugwedeza manja.

Ngakhale Sesa, kangaude                          wokwiya,

anali kukondwera akamuona.

Kusukulu, anali kusewera ndi anzake ambiri.

Koma Lara anali kufuna kukhala angati akupe ena onse.

"N'dakafunitsitsa kukhala ndi mapiko ofiira ngati inu Mama," analira.

Tero tsiku lina, kuti am'kondweretse, amai ake Lara adapaka mapiko ake ndi utoto wofiira.

M'mawa mwake. Lara sanapatsidwe moni ndi wina aliyense popita kusukulu.

Ndipo pamene anafika, anzake onse sanampatse moni.

Lara anakhala yekha.

Onse sanazindikire mapiko ake ofiira atsopano.

Mpaka amai Miya anamuona ndi kunena kuti: "Unapaka mapiko ako okongola ndi utoto wina!"

Anzake amkalasi limodzi ndi Lara anadabwa kwambiri.

"Mapiko ako ndi wopatulika!"

"Wosaoneka oneka!"

"Wosowa!"

"Lara," Amai Miya anati, "Mapiko ako achikasu ndiye amene amakupanga kukhala iwe.

"Monga madontho ya Chipo... ndi miyendo ya Sally."

Atafika kunyumba, Lara anasamba ndi kukwesa mapiko ake agolide  mpaka kunyezimira.

"Sindidzapakanso utoto wina Kumapiko anga!"

Anaganizira. Kupatula, kapena kamodzi mwina kawiri...

Kuyesa pepo...kapena wina wabwino.

Koma osati muyayaya ndipo modzikondweretsa chabe.

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This story:Lara kupe wachikasuis translated byAgnes N.Singine Nyendwa. The © for this translation lies with Agnes N.Singine Nyendwa, 2019. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'Lara the Yellow Ladybird', byCatherine Holtzhausen,Martha Evans,Nadene Kriel. © Book Dash , 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A yellow ladybird standing happily in a garden, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A ladybird sitting on a stalk, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:A yellow ladybird in the middle of lots of red ladybirds, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:A mother ladybird with her child, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Insects greeting each other happily, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A spider hanging from a web, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A yellow ladybird in the midst of red ladybirds waving at each other, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A ladybird crying in front of another, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:A ladybird painting a yellow ladybird red, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A ladybird waving at a spider and a butterfly, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

Some rights reserved. This book is CC-BY-4.0 licensed. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. For full terms of use and attribution, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Page 11:Five ladybirds in a row in a garden, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:A ladybird crying in the corner, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:A little ladybird crying in front of an elder ladybird, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Red ladybirds singing and dancing in a garden, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:An old ladybird talking about different kinds of ladybirds, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:A girl taking a bath in a bathtub, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:A yellow ladybird standing happily, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 18:A ladybird standing with a paintbrush in a garden, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 19:A yellow ladybird thinking of purple and green ladybirds, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 20:A yellow ladybird stands out amid countless red ladybirds, byCatherine Holtzhausen© Catherine Holtzhausen, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Lara kupe wachikasu (Chinyanja)

Kachilombo kachikasu mdziko lofiira, Lara kupe amane afuna kukhala ngati ena onse.

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