Makoswe!
Lourenço Magaia Sabão
Stephanie Simpson

Wadiji wusiku wine, valume vamo vasumisyaga mawuta ga vatesile panyumba pawo.

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Ni kumangwawo kwadi kwana mikutula kwa mikutula ja makoswe.

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Masiku gose-pe acimakoswe vagasakaga mawuta gala ni vatiga, "Cinawudi tutende mpaka tugapate kung'wa gele mawuta?"

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Vele vanya vadingaga kupasya mawuta gala ni pakamwa pawo, nambo ngayikombola. Vagalepele digongo dipowo dya dibotolo dyadiji dyamwana.

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Vagwisisye dibotolo nambo mawuta nganigakopoka.

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Makoswe gayiweni kuti yikusosekwa yakusimonjekwa pakukombola kung'wa gele mawuta-go. Sano dikoswe dine dyatite kwa acinjawo kuti, "Sano tujigaleje micila jetu ni tujinjisyeje mwibotolo kuti tukombole kulamba mawuta ga gave m'micila mwetu."

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Pele dikoswe-dyo dyayidinjile. Dyajinjisye ncila wawo mwibotolo ni dyatyosisye ncila wula wudi wugumbile mawuta. Gugulu! Gugulu! Pele gose-pe galambanaga m'micila. Pele cila dikoswe dyajinjisyaga mwibotolo mwa mawuta ni kulambaga mpaka mwibotolo kuva mwangadi.

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Ndema japite valume kutola panandi mawuta, vayiweni kuti mwadiji mwangadi ata panandi!

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Adisi jamadile pele.

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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:
Makoswe!
Author - Lourenço Magaia Sabão
Translation - Little Zebra Books, © 2016 Little Zebra Books
Illustration - Stephanie Simpson
Language - Ciyawo
Level - First paragraphs