Ndifuna iyo!

Author: Mala Kumar

Illustrator: Soumya Menon

Translator: Agnes N.Singine Nyendwa

Inali nthawi ya chuti cha Amai. Anali kuwerenga buku. Alinafe analinso pachuti, anali kufuna kuchita... chinthu!

"Amai nifuna kuona zili m'bokosi lobiriwira!" anatero Alinafe.

"Nthawi ina Alinafe, Amai ananena.

Alinafe anaika kagome pamwamba pa mpando. Anakwera kuti atenge bokosi lija.

"Ai, ai! osati iyo! mabokosi onse ali pamwambapo akugwera pamutu, Alinafe! anati Amai.

Alinafe anakwiya kwambiri. Anakwiyira amai ake.

"Bwera, tiye tipite kum'sika tikakugulire chinthu china," Amai ananena.

Alinafe anali wokwiyabe ngakhale atapita kum'sika.

"Nifuna iyo" ananena, alikulata lalanje.

"Ai, ai, osati iyo! Zipatso zonze zidzagwa pansi! anatero wogulitsa.

"Nifuna buku ili!" Alinfe anati.

"Ai, ai, osati ilo!" anatero wogulitsa." Tenga ili."

"Nifuna iyi!" anakuwa Alinafe, pafupifupi kukoka samusa pa mtolo wautali wa masamusa.

"Ai, ai, osati iyo!" anam'chenjeza wogulitsa.

"Masamusa yanga yonse yadzagwa pansi!"

"Nifuna iyo!" Alinafe ananena mokweza mau. Anali wokwiya kwambirimbiri tsopano.

"Ai, ai, osati iyo!" anati wogulitsa maluwa. Osayagwira! yadzauma."

Pofika pano, Alinafe anali kulira mokweza mau. Aliyense anali kuyang'na Alinafe.

"Nifuna iyo! Yakuda iyo!" Amai anati mokweza mau.

Mwadzidzidzi, Alinafe analeka kulira.

"Amai, ai, ai! osati iyo!" Alinafe anati.

"Tiyeni titenge wodera!" anati Alinafe. Kenaka, Alinafe ananyamula kamwana ka galu modekha pa mulu wa tiana ta galu.

"Amai, ndine wokondwera ndi inu! Tiana ta galu tinakagwa tonse pansi!"

"Amai anamwetulira. Alinafe anamwetuliranso. Sanali wokwiya tsopano.

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This story:Ndifuna iyo!is 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:'I Want That One!', byMala Kumar. © Pratham Books , 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:Boy going shopping with mother, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Lady reading a book and boy pulling her saree, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Lady yelling at a boy pulling heavy boxes from a shelf, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Boy looking sulky and angry, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Lady going shopping and holding a boy's hand, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Mother and son shopping at a vegetable market, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Man looking at boy trying to pull out a book from a pile, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Boy trying to pull out a samosa from a pile and man shouting, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Boy pointing at flowers and crying while flower seller looks on, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Boy looking at old man, bySoumya Menon© Pratham Books, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Ndifuna iyo! (Chinyanja)

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