Ella e Lekki Apul Hakkille
Nneoma Ejeagba
Nneoma Ejeagba

E nder wuro wonngo, woodi suka debbo booɗɗo biyeteeɗo Ella.

O juutɗo, ɓayo, marɗo gaasa ɓaleha. O marɗo gite koosooje hakkiilo.

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Ella woodi nyiiƴi daneeje booɗɗe. O suka debbo marɗo tiiɗal nden boo o meeɗay waddango saaro'en makko caɗeele.

Huunde woore nde ɓillata saaro'en makko, ko tefugo o annda kala kuuje. E mo ƴama ƴami caatuɗi sardiniiɗi.

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Yeru, nde binndirgol makko yewi, Ella ƴami daada makko, "Daada am, kadi binndirgol am nastii Aljanna na?"

Saaro'en makko somii ƴami Ella ɗuuɗɗi sagirniiɗi, ngam non sarde wonnde ɓe paalataako-mo.

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Ammaa ni, sakiike Ella gorko biyeteeɗo Henry, jokkii heɗitaago ƴami Ella. Sarde toɓo, o ƴami, "Kadi toɓo ndiyam dow asama ina woya na?"

Sakike maako jail, wi'imo "A'a!" O jokki faamtinki daw toɓo toɓay nde pewri e nder weeyo cooyniima.

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Nyalnde wonnde, o numi ndikka o wurtoo yaasi o yiillo. Nde e wurtii e mo wanca, o yi'I lekki Apul nden kadi e sooynde anndaangal o wudditi lisal maaki.

"Wayyo, kay! Lekki kii woodi haaje nyawndoowo," Ella wi'i. Kaayɗiniiɗum lekki kin jaabii. "Eeh mi woodi haaje nyawndoowo."

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Ella haayɗini nden ƴamtii, "Noye mbolwirtaa?" Lekki kin jaabii, "Min mi lekki ki jaabotoo kala ƴami maa."

Ella ƴami fahin, "Ko waɗi suka gorko oo nanataa-ma?" Lekki kin jaabii, "Sabu kanko o ƴamaayi."

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Ella doggi yahi to mawniraawo makko, o anndini-mo ko fe'ii, ɓe fuu maɓɓe ɓe co"ii nder jaawal to lekki kin. Henry ƴami, "A goongaajo na?"

Lekki kin jaabii, "Mi goongaajo." Ɓe fuu ɓe nasti wamarde e weltaare.

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Gila nden ɓe meetaayi raddingo saaro'en maɓɓe.

Kala nde ɓe mari ƴamol fuu, ɓe njaha to lekki apul, nden ki jaaboo kala ƴami maɓɓe.

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Ella e Lekki Apul Hakkille
Author - Nneoma Ejeagba
Translation - Naseh Yusuf Usman
Illustration - Nneoma Ejeagba
Language - Fulfulde (Nigeria)
Level - Longer paragraphs