Ule Luwo
Little Zebra Books
Jacob Matthess
Yoruba(Ijesha)

Luwo rule isin pelu yeye re.

Yeye re mu lowo bi han semi lo.

1

Opo eyan lowa lu'leisin.

Han mi korin.

2

Luwo fi ule isin sile.

Yeye re ri.

3

Luwo duro loju ona.

Oro ri re, obi rare, "Kabi ule mi?"

4

Omi to ona ni. Ori ule nla.

"Rara, yee su'le ria. Ule ria kere."

5

Luwo rin die si. Ori ule han fi pako kan.

"Rara, yee su'le ria. Han fi pako kan le ria."

6

O tese morin. Ori ule han fi koriko ko.

"Rara, yee su'le ria. Ogiri ule ria amo ni ere."

7

Luwo rin die si. Ori ule kekere keni igi niwa ju re.

"Rara, yee su'le ria. Ule ria nigi meji niwa ju re."

8

E pe Luwo ri yeye re komi bo niwaju re. Luwo sare laba yeye re.

Yeye Luwo wiko Luwo, "Je ka rele!"

9

Kaibi ule Luwo?

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Ule Luwo
Author - Little Zebra Books
Translation - Folasade Adepoju, Hameed Oluwasegun Jegede
Illustration - Jacob Matthess
Language - Yoruba(Ijesha)
Level - First sentences
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