Nkuku Na Bongololo

Author: Winny Asara

Illustrator: Magriet Brink

Translator: Bether Mwale Moyo

Nkuku na Bongololo anali abwenzi. Koma anali kukonda mupikisano mumasowela. Nkuku na

Bongololo anayamba kumenya bola yamendo kuti aziwe wamena anali kuziwisisa kumenya bola.

Nkuku na Bongololo anayenda kubwalo lomenyela bola ndipo anayamba kumenya bola.

Nkuku inali kutamanga koma siyinasiye bongololo. Nkuku inamenyela kutali bola, koma kamenyedwe ka Bongololo kanapitilila kamenyedwe ka Nkuku. Nkuku inakalipa.

Anagwilizana kuti wina amenyela bola mu goli ndipo wina agwile bola. Nkuku

inangenesako kamozi. Ndipo inafika ntawi yakuti Bogololo amenyele bola mu goli.

Bongololo anamenya ndipo anagolesa. Bongololo anazugulusa bola ndipo anagolisa. Bongololo anamenya bola na mutu ndipo anagolesa. Bongololo anagolesa tusanu.

Nkuka inakalipa cifukwa inaluza. Nkuku inalikuluza kwambili. Bongololo anayamba kuseka naku kalipisa munzake.

Nkuku inakalipa kwambili ndipo inasegula kamwa namela bongololo.

Pamene Nkuku inali kuyenda kunyumba inakumana na amake Bongololo. Amake Bongololo anafunsa nati, “Sunaoneko mwana wanga?” Nkuku siyinayanke. Amake Bongololo anada nkawa.

Amake Bongololo anamvela ka lizu kang'ono kapempa tandizo kwa amai ake. Amake Bongololo analanganisisa konse konse, ndipo anamvesesa. Lizu linali kumvekela mukati mwa Nkuku.

Amake Bongololo anakuwa nati, “Sewenzesa mpamvu zako zapadela mwana wanga!” Mabongololo yanunka kwambili ndipo siyamveka bwino mukamwa. Pamenepo, Nkuku inayamba kumvela kudwala.

Nkuku, inageya ndipo inavulula. Ndipo ina tunya nakumela. Ina etyemula naku kosomola.

Nkuku inakosomola mpaka inaluka Bongololo anali mumala, wamene inamela. Amake Bongololo na mwana wao anakwela mutengo ndipo anabisama.

Kucokela apo, pakati pa Nkuku na Bongololo pali cizondo.

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This story:Nkuku Na Bongololois translated byBether Mwale Moyo. The © for this translation lies with African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Based on Original story:'Chicken and Millipede', byWinny Asara. © African Storybook Initiative , 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.

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This book "Chicken and Millipede" has been published on StoryWeaver by African Storybook Initiative.

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Cover page:Chicken and millipede, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Animals walking, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Animals playing football, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Chicken as goalkeeper, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Millipede goal, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Angry rooster, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Chicken and millipede fighting, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Chicken angry with millipede, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Chicken hiding the football, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Tired rooster, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. 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/

This book was made possible by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver platform. Content under Creative Commons licenses can be downloaded, translated and can even be used to create new stories provided you give appropriate credit, and indicate if changes were made. To know more about this, and the full terms of use and attribution, please visit the following link .

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Page 11:Chicken coughing, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:Millipede in a puddle of water, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Chicken and millipedes, byMagriet Brink© African Storybook Initiative, 2014. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Nkuku Na Bongololo (Chinyanja)

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