Magaalaa tokko keessatti intalli bareedduu maqaan ishee Ella jedhamtu tokko jiraatti turte.

Isheen dheertuu, gogaa dukkanaa'aa, rifeensa gurraacha qabdi turte. Ija nama booji'u qabdhi ture.

Ellan ilkaan adii akka luqqisii fakkaatu bareedaa qabdi turte. Intala gara laaftuu fi cimtuu waan turteef warra isheef rakkina kennitee hin beektu.

Wanti warra ishee dhiphise fedhii beekuuf qabdu qofa ture. Gaaffii baay'ee hin baratamne gaafatte.

Fakkeenyaaf, yeroo qalamni ishee caccabe, Ellan haadha isheen, "Haadha koo, qalamni koo gara jannataa deemtee?"

Warri ishee gaaffii hedduu Ellan waan dadhabaniif yeroo tokko tokko, ishee tuffatu turan.

Haataʼu malee, obboleessi Ella Heenrii yeroo hunda gaaffii Ella dhaggeeffata ture. Yeroo roobni roobu, "Roobni duumessa keessa jiru boo'aa jiraa?" jittee gaafatte.

Obboleessi ishee kolfee, "Lakki!" Itti fufee roobni kan roobu danfi qilleensa keessa jiru qabbanaa'ee akka ta'e ibseera.

Gaaf tokko, daawwannaadhaaf baʼuuf murteessite. Osoo deemtuu muka appilii tokko argitee akka tasaa damee isaa cabsite.

"Oo, lakki! Doktora barbaada," jette Ellan. Kan nama ajaa'ibu mukni deebii kenne. "Eeyyee, doktora na barbaachisa."

Ellan rifattee, "Akkamitti haasa'uu dandeessa?" mukti sun, "Ani muka gaaffii kee hundaaf deebii kennuu danda'uudha," jedhee deebiseef.

Ellan ammas, "Mucichi maaliif si dhaga'uu dadhabe?" Mukti sun, "Waan hin gaafanneef," jedhee deebiseef.

Ellan gara obboleessa ishee fiigdee waan ta'e itti himte, lamaan isaanii dafanii gara mukaatti fiigan. Heenrii, "Ati dhugaadhaa?"

Mukti sun, "Ani dhugaadha," jedhee deebiseef. Lamaanuu gammachuudhaan shubbisan.

Ergasii as lammata warra isaanii hin jeeqne.

Yeroo kamiyyuu gaaffii yoo qabaatan gara appilii sanaa deemanii gaaffii isaaniif deebii kenna ture.