Londi: Mtsikana wokonda kulota

Author: Nathalie Koenig

Illustrator: Lauren Holliday

Translator: Agnes N.Singine Nyendwa

Londi anali mtsikana wokonda kulota.

Kumwamba, sanaone makumbi.

M'malo mwake Londi anaona atsekwe ali kuuluka, nsomba zili kulumpha, ndi mberere za ubweya wambiri zili kuthamangira kunyumba.

Tsiku lina m'masana, Gogo anabwera pabwalo, wolema.

"Londi, leka kulota!" anati. "Ndi nthawi yokatunga madzi."

Londi anaimilira ndi kumwetulira miyendo yake.

"Tiyeni, miyendo! Mudziwa njira.

Londi anayamba kupita kumpope.

Analumpha chimwala.

Anakwawa pamene anali kupitilira pa nyuma ya Mama Neli.

Anathamanga mjira.

"Tidzayenera kuyembekeza.

Tiyeni tikakhale mumzere.

Osalota!"

Ooh! Londi anaganiza.

Koma nanga n'chiyani chili kunyezimira paja?

Kaya ndani wasowetsa nsapato yake?

Kodi ndi yamtsikana ngati ine?

Kapena china chake...

Ndiponso n'chiyani chili munsimu?

chiip! chiip!

Ndipo n'chithunzithunzi chachikulu chotani icho? Uh oh, n'Gogo!

"Londi, bekete yako idakagudubukira kutali!"

"Pepani, Gogo. N'nalotelanso kutali."

Anatapa ndi kudzadza madzi mubekete ali limodzi.

Londi anaona dzuwa lalikulu lili kumbila mumapiri.

"Tiye, mtsikana wanga wokonda kulota," Gogo anati.

"Onani, Gogo! Muli kankhumba kofiirira m'mwamba!"

"Oh Londi... N'khumbi chabe," Gogo anayasamula.

Londi anagwira dzanja la Gogo napita kunyumba wokondwera.

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This story:Londi: Mtsikana wokonda kulotais 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:'Londi: The Dreaming Girl', byNathalie Koenig. © Book Dash , 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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Cover page:A girl extending her hand towards a butterfly, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:A girl playing with a butterfly, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Animal-shaped clouds, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Girl lying down on the grass and a woman standing behind her, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:A pair of feet on the grass, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:A child holding a bucket, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:A child crawling on the floor, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:A child walking with a bucket, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:People waiting to fill buckets from a tap, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:A bush, byLauren Holliday© Lauren Holliday, 2015. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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