Mokgekolo Le Ngwanyana Wa Go Nkga
Southern African Folktale
Catherine Groenewald

Tasneem e be e le ngwanenyana yo mo bobtse kudu, koko wa gae o be a lukile kudu.

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Mokgekolo o ile a fetsa mosegare ka moka a mo direla makgabe o be bose, Tasneem o be a rata go a apara.

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Banenyana ba bangwe mo lifelong la bona ba be ba na le mon aka makgabe a Tasneem. Ba tlela ke kgopolo ya gore ba lahle makgabe wa gae. Go be gose bonolo go tsea diaparo tsa motho di le mmeleng wa gae.

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Ka letsatsi le lengwe mo mesong ba ile ba mmitsa go ya go thutha kau nokeng ya river bank, ba ile ba hlobola ka moka ba e ba e siya ko ntle gore e seke ya senyega. Ba ile ba itahlela ka meetsing go thuta.

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Ba rile ge ba fetša go thuta moeta pele wa bona a tseya makgabe wa Tasneem a wa lahlela ka nokeng, kgauswi le nnoga e kgolo. Ba ile ba sepela go ya magae ba tlogela Tasneem a dutsi a lla.

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Nnoga e ile a utlwa motho a lla, ya re ge e hlagella ya bona ngwananyana yo botse, yam o metsa le makgabe wa gagwe.

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Ka mahlatse nnoga e ile ya se rate tatso ya makgabe wa Tasneem yam o hlatsa le makgabe wa gagwe. Ba be ba robetse gona mo kgauswi le noka ba kgupeditwse ke mare a go nkga a tswang ka maleng a nnoga.

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Tasneem o ile a apara makgabe wa gagwe wa go nkga, a kitimela gae go batswadi ba gagwe. O be a opela kosha.

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Mma, mpulele monyako kea nkga; Mma, mpulele monyako kea nkga, ke nkga kudu. Mma o ile a kwa kosa a tswela ko ntle. Le mma o ile a opela: Sepela, o a kga; Sepela, O a kga; Sepela, o nkga kudu.

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Tasneem o be a kwele bohloko a kitimela wa malome le mmane wa gagwe ba mo kwele ge a opela.

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Mpulele monyako kea nkga; Mpulele monyako kea nkga; ke nkga e le ruri. Ba tswela ka ntle, ba opela ba re: Sepela, o a kga; Sepela, o a kga; Sepela, O nkga, e le ruri.

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Tasneem o be a setse fela ka go ya ga koko wa gagwe, efela a tshaba gore ga go na motho yo a batlago go thusa motho wa go nkga.

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O be a ipotsa maaka a nagana gore o tlo mo raka. O ile a mo hlapisa a ba a hlatswa le makgabe wag ae, a sala a nkga bose.

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Tasneem o ile a dula le koko wa gagwe mengwaga e mintshi kudu, ka le lengwe la matsatsi morwa wa kgosi wa go guma le dinala o ile a kgopela go mo nyala.

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Batswadi ba Tasneem ba ile ba kwa ka lenyalo gomme bam o kgopela gore a bowe ka gae go tlo dula le bona.

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O ile a gopela ka mokgwa wo a bego a nkga, a ba botsa gore a ka se hlole a be ya leoto la gagwe la gagwe ka lapeng la bona. "Batswadi ba swanetse go rata ban aba bona le ge ba nkga."

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Tasneem o ile a kgopela mokgekolo go tlo dula le bona kua ngwakong wa kgosi le morwa wa gae.

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Koko wa Tasneem o ile a te kwa a thabile kudu ibile a lukulugile a be a kwa a le bohlokwa.

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Mokgekolo Le Ngwanyana Wa Go Nkga
Author - Southern African Folktale
Translation - Tebogo Kokela
Illustration - Catherine Groenewald
Language - Sepedi
Level - First paragraphs