Obusumi bw'eira muno, akabaho enjara mu itaka lya Fommbina. Abantu bakahambirizibwa kulima ha biswa kufuna embibo.

Akaba haloho omusaija akaba atakusobora kufunira ekaye eby'okulya. Kiro kimu, yagamba mukyarawe, "kangende kutoza eby'okulya." Yagenda.

Bw'akaba ataloho, mukyarawe akaba atakusobora kulinda agaruke. Hati, yachumba emyongo eyakaba afunire kuruga omwanyina (obusumi obumu ya bana).

Omuyorowe akagaruka obwire bugenzera, ataina kyaleteire eka ye. omukyarawe yamutagira kandi yamuhabuza,"haroho kyoleteire abana kulya?" yamugarukamu, "kwaha."
Yamuherezaho emyongo, baitu etamwiguse.

Omunyoro yamuhabuza,"emyongo ogiihire nkaha?"
Omukyara yamugarukamu, "mama wange ayahura emyongo ha rusu rwekisika kye."

Mu itumbi ly'ekiro, omunyoro we yaimuka.
Yasaraho kugenda mwa nyinezara kwiba emyongo eyasigaireho.
Yagenda kufuna eidaara.

Yateka haiguru eidara yatemba harusu rw'omukaikuru.

Omusaija yatandiika kurubata haiguru y'orusu naagaruka haihi n'emyongo.
Ahonaho yegwera mu rusu, ekyakozere etoko nkoto! pararam!

Yayimuka bwangu.
"Oroho ota, mukaikuru? Tuli bantu bomu izooba! Nd'omu haba satu abakwija enyuma yange. Ndi w'okubanza, abandi bakwija," omusaija yagamba.

Omukaikuru yafuna okutina. Y'aba n'okutina kwingi muno.

Omubwangu omukaikuru yairuka harwigi kwiruka aheru. Baitu omusaija ahonaho yairuka aheru we atakahikireho.

Boona mukuchura nibasaba obuyambi, omusaija yairuka buruga ezoba omukaikuru yairuka bogwa ezoba.