Saaca Iikulu Iyabuluu
Mecelin Kakoro
Mango Tree

Kwalifye saaca imo mumushi mwakwa Mulenga. Yaali iikulu kabili iyabuluu.

Yaali iyacongo saana.

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Bushiku bumo, baana Mulenga baatile, "Mailo tukaya ku tauni mukushita yunifomu yobe."

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Mulenga alitemwene saana. Pakuya baleekabilwa ukunina saaca.

Ubo bushiku Mulenga aalifililwe ukulaala.

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Ilyo banyina baishile mukumusha basangile, ukuti Mulenga alishibwike na ukufwala aalifwele.

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Mulenga nabanyina baile pamakasa kucitesheni ca saaca. Baaloleelele saaca iikulu iyabuluu.

Lelo saaca tayaishile.

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Abalendo bambi balishile pacitesheni ca saaca. Batample ukuilishanya ico saaca yaaliceelwa ukufika.

"Bushe saaca naitusha?" efyo baipwishe.

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Mulenga aliisakamene. "Tatwaye ku tauni," efyo atontonkenye.

"Nshashite yunifomu yandi."

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Abalendo bamo baalinakile ukuloolela na ukuya kumayanda. Mulenga aalilila. Aalikene ukuya ku ng'anda.

"Twalaalolelako panono," efyo banyina batile.

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Bwangu - bwangu, baumfwile icongo. Baamwene lukungu mumwela.

Saaca yaisa!

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Lelo iyi saaca tayaali ya buluu. Tayakulile iyoo. Saaca iyi yaali iyakashika kabili iinono.

Abalendo tabalefwaya ukunina muli iyi saaca.

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"Ingileni! Ingileni!" efyapundile namutekenya ba saaca.

"Twaceelwa saana ileelo," efyo banamutekenya ba saaca baatile.

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Mulenga nabanyina ebabaliilepo ukunina.

Ukwabulookupisha inshita, abantu bonse baniinine muli saaca iinono iyakashika.

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Mulenga aaloleeshe panse peewindo.

Amwene abantu nabambi pacitesheni ca saaca.

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Abantu abengi baaleebutukila ukuniina saaca.

Nomba baalicelelwe. Saaca yaaliswile. Saaca yakashika yaile kutauni.

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"Bushe saaca iikulu iya buluu ilikwisa?" efyo baipwishe banyina - Mulenga.

"Naifwa," efyo baaswike banamutekenya. "Tuleelungisha. Ikeesa mailo, efya landile banamutekenya."

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Mulenga tasakamikwe neemimonekele ya saaca.  Tasakamikwe nookuceepa nelyo ukukula kwa saaca. 

Aalitemenwe pantu iyi saaca yaleeya kutauni.

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Saaca Iikulu Iyabuluu
Author - Mecelin Kakoro
Adaptation - Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga, Mwanza Nakawala
Illustration - Mango Tree
Language - IciBemba
Level - First paragraphs