Ce-Ngweena ni Ce-Diijani
Basilio Gimo
Jeremiah Dube

Ce-Diijani ni Ce-Ngweena vaadiji ajaawo wa pa n'tiima.

Vaang'aandanda yalumo. Vaadyaga pam'pepe. Vaateendaga yiindu yoosope pam'pepe.

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Naambo diisiku diine,
Ce-Ngweena kwasimeene kulwaala. Vaasigeele panaandi kuwa.

Ce-Ngweena vaapiite ku
Ce-Nyabesi kun'teela.
Ce-Nyabesi ni vaatiite: — Naga n'kusaka kupola wulweele, n'kaadye nyaama ja Ce-Diijani!

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Pa vaapiikeene yeleyi,
Ce-Ngweena vaadisiile.

Naga akusaka kupola wulweele, paangadi sooni yiine kupuunda kwaadya ajaawo, Ce-Diijani.

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Ce-Diijani pa vaapiite kukwaalola ajaawo, vaayiice kungoongo kwa Ce-Ngweena.

Ce-Ngweena vaajigeele Ce-Diijani kumaalo ga kusokoka n'nope ga lusulo lula.

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Ni vaawuusiisye Ce-Diijaani: — Naga cici cikun'sawuusya mwajaangu?

Ce-Ngweena vaatiite: —
Ce-Nyabesi vala vaasaadiile kuti naga ngusaka kupola wulweele weenu, naan'dye m'mwejo n'jaangu!

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Ce-Diijani vaatiite: — Iyayi, n'kandya wune. Naandiipe n'nope! N'jeembeecye panaandi, ciinaavilaanje angaanga vaalume, adi vaakuluungwa kumbuunda wune. Mwaadye vele-wo ni cin'cijikuta.

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Ce-Ngweena vaatiite: — Adi kwapi angaanga weenu-wo?

Ce-Diijani vaajaanjile: — Vele-wo adi n'citeela m'maalo gano-gano.

Ce-Ngweena vaatiite: — N'jaawule, n'kaajigaale ni ciinadye vele-wo.

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Ce-Diijani vaagulwiice kungoongo kwa Ce-Ngweena ni vaatidiile mwiinani citeela.

Ce-Ngweena vaajeembeeceye ni kweembeeceya naambo
Ce-Diijani nganawuja sooni.

Pele, ni pa vaamadile wujaakwe wa Ce-Diijani ni Ce-Ngweena.

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You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Ce-Ngweena ni Ce-Diijani
Author - Basilio Gimo
Adaptation - Idrissa Issufo
Illustration - Jeremiah Dube, Little Zebra Books
Language - Ciyawo
Level - Longer paragraphs