Terna da yɛlɛ nɛ bɔkɔɔ ni yɔɔlɔ da zɔɔrɛ. O da yɛlɛ nɛ yɔɔ ni bɛda zɔɔrɛ.
O da da pɛtɛ da ni zɔɔ na zɔɔkɔɔ nɛ yir o la zɔɔrɛ na bɔlɔŋ pɛ.
O da bɛ da zɔɔrɛ ka o da zɔɔ la yir yir ba zɔɔrɛ.
"Aba zɔɔrɛ nɛ yir pɛtɛ,'' o bɔɔ lɛng.
O da yɛlɛ nɛ bɛɛ pɛtɛ, o da yɛlɛ nɛ ye ba zɔɔrɛ da o ba yɛlɛ nɛ yira.
Ba zɔɔrɛ nɛ yɛlɛ o yɛnɛ ga ba bɔɔg nɛ nɔɔ ka o tɛmɛ wɔɔ da ba bɛɛla.
O da bɔɔ yele ka yɛlɛ.
"Ne ba zɔɔrɛ, o tɛɛ yile bɛŋɛ yɛlɛ ka o yɛlɛ yɔɔ zuuri kɔba."
O da yɛlɛ yɩine ka bɔɔ dagrɛ. O da yɛlɛ ba zɔɔrɛ.
Zɔɔkɔɔ bɛɛ pɛtɛ ka yɛlɛ, "Nâ, yɔɔr, ba zɔɔrɛ. O ye bɔɔ yɛlɛ kɔ yaga nɛ nɔɔ . Yɛlɛ yɔɔ nɛ yɛlɛ bɔɔr."
''O da yɛlɛ bɛŋɛ kɔ yɛlɛ,'' Terna bɛɛ.
"O yɛlɛ bilinsa ka o da bɔɔ yɛlɛ kɔ duutɔ nɛ bɔlgu ka yɛlɛ wɛmɔ nɔɔ a o yɛlɛ daana,'' zɔɔkɔɔ bɛɛ.
Terna yɛlɛ baarika. O da dagrɛ nɛ o bɔɔ zɔɔkɔɔ.
O bia, zɔɔkɔɔ bɛɛ O yɛlɛ tuug kɔ yɛlɛ kɔŋ nɛ yɛ bii nɛ nɔgɔ rɔbɔ. Kɔ yɛlɛ boɔ.
A yɛlɛ wɛmɔ, ka wɔrɛ, bɔ bɛɛ zɔrɛ.
Terna yɛlɛ yɛlɛ. O bɔ zɔɔkɔɔ kɔɔ. Yɔrɔ zɔɔkɔɔ bɛɛ dɔɔlɛ a kɔɔ saŋ yɔɔ nɛ nɔgɔ rɔbɔ a yɛlɛ.
A wɛnɛ sɔɔrɛ bɛɛ ma.
Translation - Prince Sarfo
Illustration - Vyandeh Terkule
Language - Frafra
Level - First paragraphs
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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