Rragwe Taolo le Thutlwa
Pelonomi Itumeleng
Jacob Kono

Bogologolo tala, kwa motseng wa Gasehubane kwa Kuruman, go ne go nale lelapa le le sotlhegileng thata la batho ba bararo.

E ne e le Taolo, mmagwe le rragwe.

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Rragwe Taolo o ne a tshwenyegile thata. Lelapa la gagwe le ne le bolailwe ke tlala, go sena se seyang maleng.

A tsaya lerumo la gagwe a tsena ka naga a ya go tsoma.

O ne a tshepile go tshwara phologolo nngwe go ka e tlisa gae.

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Fa a le mo nageng, rragwe Taolo a simolola go tsamaya ka bonya.

A bona Thutlwa e golegilwe to setlhareng se se tonna.

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A inaganela gore, "Fa ke tla tsaya Thutlwa e, lelapa la me le ka robala le jele bosigong jo".

A raya Thutlwa a re, "Monna Thutlwa, a o ka nthusa go kgetlha maungo a a kwa godimo mo setlhareng? Ke tla go golola."

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Thutlwa a dumalana.

Rragwe Taolo a kgaola thudi e e tala e e neng e mo golegile mo setlhareng.

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"Ke tla itse jang gore ga nkitla o mpolaya?" Thutlwa a mmotsa ka go tshaba, a ragoga.

Thutlwa a gatelela rragwe Taolo ka ditlhakwana, a wela fa fatshe.

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Rragwe Taolo a tabogela Thutlwa, a tlolela mogatla wa gagwe.

Go ne go setse go le thari, a jele fatshe.

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Rragwe Taolo o ile gae a nyemile mooko, a sa itumela. Lelapa la gagwe le ne le ile go robala ka tlala gape.

O ne a sa itse gore a itire eng.

A ipolelela gore, "Kamoso ke letsatsi, ke tla leka gape."

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Rragwe Taolo le Thutlwa
Author - Pelonomi Itumeleng
Translation - Pelonomi Itumeleng
Illustration - Jacob Kono
Language - Setswana
Level - First paragraphs