Inna e ɓiyum nasti nder laynde.
O yahii ngam ittugo ɓiɓɓe-leɗɗe.
Nder laynde nden o tawi lekki marki ɓenndallo.
O wallini ɓiɗɗo maako ɗaaniiɗo nden o ƴenti lekki.
Goɗɗo gila labbaare wonnde wari. O tawi ɓiɗɗo on. O haayɗini.
O ƴami hoore maako, "Kadi toye inna ɓiɗɗo o'o?"
O turnii.
Hooloore koɗol daande maako huylini ɓiɗɗo on.
O acci-mo o fijira e koɗol ngol.
Ɓiɗɗo e jala fija.
Debbo gonɗo dow lekki laari ley ngam faama ko waɗi ɓiɗɗo on jalata.
O yi'i koɗo on.
O hultori masin haa o yoofti booro ɓiɓɓe-leɗɗe.
Nden koɗo on laari dow.
O wi'i, "Taa hultor. No mi fijay tan e ɓiɗɗo maa booɗɗo."
Nden kadi debbo on jippii gila dow lekki.
Koɗo on itti gootol nder koɗi maako.
O hokki-ngol ɓiɗɗo on. "Ndaa dokkal ngam maa," o wi'i.
"Hootu saare e ɓiɗɗo maa. Wi'u gorko maa egga hoota labbaare ɓurdunde jam. Ɓiɗɗo maa hokkii-yam jam," koɗo on wi'i.
Translation - Hussain Muhammad Also, Mohammed Also
Illustration - Jacob Kono
Language - Fulfulde
Level - First sentences
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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