Entale N’Engiri
South African Folktale
Wiehan de Jager

Obusumi bwaira muno, Entale ekaba niyo yamaani kandi netinwa mubisoro byona. Yakwataga ebisoro ebindi ebirya. Baitu nyenkya emu obu ekaba neserra ekyanyenkya ekakwatirwa mumutego.

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Entale ekaborogerra mubusaasi bwingi. Ekasika kandi yasika kwenjuna. Omutego gwayeyongera kunyweza okuguru. Entale ekajwaha kandi yahurra obusalizi bwingi. Kumalirra yayehayo.

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Ebiro bikarabaho obu entale nikara mumusana. Ekaba ine enja ra niroho hakaba hataroho nomu owokugijuna. Ekajwaha muno. Entale ekahoibwamu kunihira obu ebiro nibirabaho. "Ningenda kwitwa enjara niroho mumutego," yatekereza yonka.

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Nyenkya emu, Entale ekahurra iraka niriruga mwirungu. Yahuliriza kandi lyaira haihi. Ekarora egiri nerubata namukazi wayo nabaana, nibibaza kandi nibiseka. Abeka yengiri bakaba nibagenda hakisaaru kunywa amaizi nokuzaanira mubisaabu.

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"Engiri! Caali nyamba! Entale ekacura. "Caali ntegurra mumutego gunu." Entale yayesengereza. "Tikikusoboka," engiri yagamba. "Oli kisoro kibi. Noija kundya n'eka yange obundakusumurra." "Ninkunihiza kutakora kintu kibi. Turaba banywani obu orantegurra," Entale yagamba."

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Engiri ekasaasa habwentale. "Tikwenda kukurora mubusaasi nkobu, iroho nenjara kukwita." Nahabweki yasika omutego namani yategurra entale. Engiri yajuna omunywani wayo omuhyaka.

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Entale yagamba, "Webale muno munywani wange kujuna obwomezi bwange." "Ninsemerra kugenda muka yange," ogoroobe. Oikale kurugi munywani wange. "Engiri yagamba esemeriirwe." Abeeka yange tibarayongere kwiruka entale.

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Entale yarubata nesenjura etaina namaani nerumwa nenjara. Aho yarora abaana bangiri nibazanira mubisabu. "Kiro kinu kyomugisa," Entale yangamba nejwa ebirusu.

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"Olyota ngiri, munywani wange, Entale, yayeta. "Ntaha nkwasirwe omutego ntaina byokulya. Baitu tinyina maani gokuhiga. Caali orankonyera ompeho omwana wawe omu owekyanyenkya?" Engiri ekekanga. "Nkakujuna mumutego hati nogonza kulya abaana bange?

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Entale yagamba, "Anganyire munyani wange, nindumwa enjara baitu ninkukira ntale yayesamya." Akanwa kayo yayoleka amaino gaayo agakyenju. "Obwotampeho omwana omu ninyija kumwekwatira," Ntale yagamba.

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Engiri yamanya tiine enziriga rundi amaani nkentale. Terrukusobora kulinda abaana baayo murutaro. Entale yagamba kale ninyija kukuha omwana wange. Baitu obanze onyoleke nkoku okaba okwasirwe omuntego obundi ndyongere ntengurre entale endi.

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Entale yabarabaramu obunuzi bw' ekyana kyengiri mukanwake. Ekaba etasobora kulinda. Entale yagaruka mumutego kwoleka munywani wayo nkoko yakwasirwe.

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"Oooh!" Entale yakunga engiri yasiba omutego. "Aaaah! Nkukwasize," engiri yagamba. "Oija kwikara mumutego oine enjara niroho. Orole hati amaino obugarakuyamba."

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"Iruka! Iruka!" mukyara wegiri yatoka nagambira abaanabe. Mwimukye emikira yanyu obu muraaba nimwiruka nukwo Isinywe abarole. Nkoku barukukusobora kuraba mwirungu.

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"Engiri caali nyamba!" Entale yayesengereza nobusaasi bwigimumutego Ninyija kukukorra enkintukyo na obworanjuna''Busaho mulingo gwona, todyongera kukwikiriri zaamu Ninyija kugambira ebisoro ebindi bitakujunaga.

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Engiri yarora abaana baayo nibairuka murukarra nanyinabo emikira yabo eri haiguru nukwo abirole.

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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:
Entale N’Engiri
Author - South African Folktale
Translation - Mugasa Nathanael Erisa
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - Rutooro
Level - Longer paragraphs