Yɛte wɔ atadeɛ mu
Nina Orange
Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi

Mmoa abɔdeɛ te wɔ fie foforɔ a ɛda ho. Mmoa bi teɛ ne ho na wɔne nkurɔfo bebree tena mu, na nkurɔfo bi te sɛ wɔn ho.

Ɛda ho asɛm yi yɛ Naeku ne Naserian - mmienu a ɛyɛ mmɔfra a wɔte atadeɛ mu wɔ ɛban mu no mu wɔ Kenya atɔeɛ.

Naeku ne Naserian te wɔ asɔre bi mu a ɛwɔ hɔ ne ɔha wɔ afeha ͻha mmoa a wɔte sɛ wɔn.

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Atadeɛ mu no, ɛda hɔ a mmoa no te no, yɛ atadeɛ a wɔde asase bɔɔ. Atadeɛ no betumi aba fam, anaa ɛda so anaa ɛyɛ ne nkuto.

Nea yɛtumi hu fi so no yɛ atadeɛ a ɛda so. Nneɛma a ɛwɔ so no, ɛda so sɛ atadeɛ a ɛwɔ fam no, ɛyɛ mmerɛ a ɛbɛn mberɛ mmienu kɔsi Ɛnum.

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Mmoa a wɔwɔ atadeɛ mu no, wodi nnwuma ahorow a ɛboa ama ɛyɛ wɔn nyinaa. Naeku ne Naserian yɛ mmoa a wogye wɔn ho di wɔ atadeɛ mu. Mmoa a wogye wɔn ho di no nyinaa yɛ mmea. "Yɛyɛ abɔdefoɔ ne ɛnyɛfoɔ!" Naeku ka sɛ.

Mmoa a wogye wɔn ho di no bɔ ne sɛnkanee na wɔhwɛ atadeɛ no so. Naserian ka sɛ, "Yɛyɛ nkuto a ɛkɔ akyirikyiri, na ɛyɛ ntɔkwa kɛse."

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"Ma yɛnkɔ so nkyerɛ sɛnea yɛbɔ yɛn fi no," Naeku frɛ. "Yɛbɛhyɛ ase de atadeɛ a yɛde bɔ fam no."

Naserian de, ɔtwetwe no, "Yɛde yɛn ho kɔkɔɔ mu de bɔ fam no. Yɛtumi yɛ atadeɛ pii!"

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"Sɛ yɛpɛ sɛ yɛde yɛn ntama ho sɛɛ, yɛde kɔkɔɔ ne asase kɔda no mu, na ɛyɛ den sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ atadeɛ," Naserian ka.

"Bere a kɔkɔɔ no atɔ no, ɛbɛyɛ den te sɛ bɔtɔ. Atadeɛ a mmoa te mu no betumi atena ɛda mu nna pii," Naeku ka.

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"Yɛkɔ so de asase no a yɛbɔ no, na yɛde no bɔ atadeɛ a ɛda so so. Atadeɛ no yɛ ho bɔɔ mu anaa ɔkwan a ɛda ho a ɛwɔ mmerɛ a ɛwɔ atadeɛ pii," Naserian ka.

"Atadeɛ a mmoa te mu no, bi a, ɛda so mmerɛ nkran!" Naeku ka.

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Mmoa a wɔte yɛ atadeɛ mu yɛ mmoa a wɔwɔ ɔman mu kɛse. Wɔwɔ nnwuma ahorow a ɛda ho sɛnea wɔbɛyɛ ne sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ atadeɛ no mu.

Mmoa a wodi adwuma sɛ Naeku ne Naserian de bɔ ne bɔ asase no. Mmoa a wɔyɛ bɔfoɔ no, wɔn bɔ atadeɛ no ho. Mmoa a wɔyɛ abɔfoɔ ne bɔfoɔ no kɔ yɛ adwuma sɛnea ɛbɛma atadeɛ no agye wɔn ho na wɔkɔtɔ nkuto foforɔ.

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Dɔkita mmoa no hwɛ ɔhemaa ne mmɔfra a wɔfrɛ no nkrɔfo ho.

Atadeɛ no wɔ nkuto ahorow. Wɔwɔ dan ama ɔhemaa, dan ama nkrɔfo no, ne dan a wɔde aduane toto ho. Nkuto no kɔfa nkuto ahorow no mu.

Ɔhemaa no ne mmoa kɛse a ɔda so na ɔbɛtumi atena ɔkwan kɛse.

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Naserian kɔ so ka sɛ, "Yɛbɔ nkuto anaa kwankyɛnkye kɔ so de ma mframa mmerɛ ne fi no mu."

Naeku de, ɔka sɛ, "Mmoa no hia mframa foforo de te so."

Naserian kɔ so kyerɛ sɛ, "Kwankyɛnkye no boa ma yɛda so na ɛyɛ den sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛnnyɛ hɔhotɔ wɔ atadeɛ no mu."

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"Yɛwɔ afuw wɔ atadeɛ mu, a ɛwɔ hɔ a yɛde nkyekyɛmu yɛ atadeɛ. Yɛbɔ nkuto kɔ so de yɛ bɔ nkuto foforo bi a yɛde yɛ nkyekyɛmu," Naserian ka.

"Yum!" Naeku ka. "Nkuto no bɔ atadeɛ no mu kɔ so na ɛde ɔman no bɔ. Yɛyɛ mmoa a wɔte sɛ atadeɛ a wɔde nkyekyɛmu bɔ mu."

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Atadeɛ mu no wɔ ɔhemaa ne ɔhene. Mmoa a wodi adwuma no na wɔde aduane ma wɔhwɛ wɔn ho, na wɔbɔ ho ban ama mmerɛ ne nkuto no.

Ɔhemaa mmoa no tena no mu bɔ eduonu kɔsi eduosa mfe. Ɔtumi to nkuto a ɛyɛ dodoɔ kɔ akyirikyiri. Nkrɔfo fi nkuto mu na nurse mmoa no hwɛ wɔn ho.

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Naserian ka sɛ, "Atadeɛ mu no yɛ ahodoɔ a ɛda ho. Mmoa biara de ne ho to mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛbɛboa ɔman no mu nkɔ so ne ne nkɔso."

Naeku de, ɔka sɛ, "Yɛn nyinaa wɔ adwuma a yɛde yɛ, na yɛyɛ no. Mmoa no di nnwuma kɔ so."

"Yoo," Naserian yɛ pɛ. "Afei, ma yɛnkɔ so mfa atadeɛ no ho!"

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Yɛte wɔ atadeɛ mu
Author - Nina Orange, Ursula Nafula
Translation - Harold Appiaku Boateng
Illustration - Kenneth Boyowa Okitikpi
Language - Fante
Level - Read aloud