Umugore wumuhigi N'ikyende
Wesley Kipkorir Rop
Jesse Breytenbach

Mushamba rya Miwa, habaga ikyende yahoraga irakaye. Ibi byaterwaga nogunfa kwabana burik' ibyaye.

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Agahinda kogunfa kwabanabe kamwirizaga arigusimbagurika mubiti. Yavaga kuhango rimwe akajakurindi, nuko akarira, "Kwi! kwi! Kwi!

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Inkyende yahoraga irakaye. Yarushagaho kurakara ubwoyabonaga izindi nkyende zikina nabana bazo

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Yahoraga yichaye kwihango, gusa Imisi ko yanyuragaho, yarushagaho kurira.

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Agezeho asubira kubyara. Yahisemo kujana umwana wayo kunzira, ngo wenda abantu bamubona bakamwifuriza ineza.

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Inkyende yamanutse mugiti ishira umwana wayo kunzira. mukanya, umuhigi yararigusubira murugo abona akana kinkyende karyamye uruhande rwakayira.

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Umuhigi yajanye akana kinkyende murugo. Ageze murugo, abanabe bose bari bashaka gufata kukana kinkyende.

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Babana batatu ko bakyinaga baribari kuririmba, "terera hejuru! terera hasi! nterera! muterere!" akana kikyende babari kugaterera kuva kurume mpaka ku wundi.

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Ukobabana batatu bakyinaga nakana kinkyende, nyiwako yariyishe mugiti. irikubareba. Yarari gutinya ngo umwana nawe abasha gunfa, nkabandi.

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umugore wumuhingi yaraje obona abana be barigukina nakana kinkyende. arabwira ati, "mwigengesereze! Mukazane hano, mutagakubita hasi!"

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Yashize akana kinkyende mumaboko, nuko agaha imigisha.

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Umugore wumuhigyi yashize amwana winkyende hasi. Nyina aramushikira. Nuko aburira mwishamba. kuvubwo, abana bose bagiye bararamuka.

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Umugore wumuhigi N'ikyende
Author - Wesley Kipkorir Rop
Translation - Kagame Bruce
Illustration - Jesse Breytenbach
Language - Rufumbira
Level - First paragraphs