Ella nɛ Diɛrɛ nɛ Bɔɔtaam
Nneoma Ejeagba
Nneoma Ejeagba

Nɛ aŋa la, kɔtɔɔ nɛ bɔɔtaba bɛ yɔɔ ka Ella.

Mɛ la kɔrɔ, pɛrɛbɛ, nɛ kɔrɔŋga nɛ tiŋa. Mɛ la paŋa nɛ tiŋa kɔrɔfo.

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Ella la paŋa yɛlɛ nɛ tiŋa kɔrɔfo yɛlɛ pɔɔra nɛ tɛbɛrɛ. Mɛ la yɛlɛ kɔmɔ nɛ yɛlɛ bɔngɔŋa nɛ paŋa kɔrɔ.

Nɛ aŋa yɛlɛ bɛ te kɔrɔ foɔ mɛ ka pɔka, la nɛ yɛlɛ zɔɔ.

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Foɔ na, mɛ paŋa nɛ tiŋa Ella yɔɔ ka yɛlɛ neɖɛrɛ nɛ mɛ ka pɔkpa, "Mommɛ, nɛ yɔɔtɛrɛ la baŋa yɛlɛ kɔrɔsɛ?''

Bɔɔtaba mɛ paŋa nɛ tiŋa Ella yɔɔ teŋɔfo kɔrɔ bɛ kɔmɛ na, bɔɔtaba yɛla nɛ tɔɔ mɛ yɛlɛ nɛ.

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Nɛ, Ella nɛ yɔɔlɛ Henry, la mɛ paŋa kɔmɛ teŋɔ Ella nɛ yɛlɛ pɔka. Bɔɔtaba mɛ la nɛ, wɛɛrɛ yɛlɛ, Ella yɔɔ ka, "Wɛɛrɛ la bɔɔtaba kɔrɔ sɛŋɛ?''

Henry la pɔka bɛ nɛ yɔɔ ka "Nɔɔ!" Bɔɔtaba la bɛ pɔka ka wɛɛrɛ la tiŋa nɛ vɛlɛ la nɛ bɔŋɔ saŋa.

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Foɔ la, Ella ka bɛɛrɛ nɛ yɔɔ teŋɔ. Mɛ la yɔɔrɛ, mɛ tiŋa diɛrɛ nɛ ka paŋa bɔɔtaba.

"Aaa, nɔɔ! Aŋa yɛlɛ ŋɔŋsimdana," Ella yɔɔ ka. "Aŋa, nɔɔ! Mɛ paŋa ŋɔŋsimdana," diɛrɛ la bɔɔtaba nɛ.

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Ella la nɛŋɛbɔ nɛ yɔɔ ka, "Foɔ na aŋa yɛlɛ nɔɔ?" Diɛrɛ la bɔɔtaba ka, "Mɛ la diɛrɛ nɛ yɛlɛ kɔmɛ ka mɛ paŋa yɛlɛ pɔka bɛ nɛ."

Ella yɔɔ ka, "Foɔ na nɛ biɛrɛ dɔɔ yɔɔ teŋɛ nɛ?'' Diɛrɛ la bɔɔtaba ka, "Mɛ pɔka ka, dɔɔ la nɛ yɔɔ na.''

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Ella la dɔɔ yɔɔ Henry nɛ pɔka nɛ ka bɛɛrɛ nɛ yɔɔ. Bɔɔtaba bɛ la yɛlɛ ka tiŋa nɛ diɛrɛ. Henry yɔɔ ka, "Aŋa yɛlɛ nɔɔ kɔrɔ?"

Diɛrɛla bɔɔtaba ka, "Mɛ la nɔɔ kɔrɔ." Bɔɔtaba bɛ la pɔrɔ bɛ bɛlɛ.

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Nɛ la, bɛ la nɛ yɔɔ dɔɔ bɛ mɛ nɛ bɔɔtaba mɛ pɔka nɛ.

Bɔɔtaba pɔka yɛlɛ nɛ, bɛ la yɔɔ tiŋa diɛrɛ nɛ, nɛ la bɔɔtaba bɛ yɛlɛ pɔka.

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Ella nɛ Diɛrɛ nɛ Bɔɔtaam
Author - Nneoma Ejeagba
Translation - Prince Sarfo
Illustration - Nneoma Ejeagba
Language - Frafra
Level - Longer paragraphs