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Maguru Apeela Amoolu
Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga
Wiehan de Jager
IciBemba
Kale saana, takwali inama iyakwete amoolu. Shonse shaleeikulafye pamushili.
Abantu fye epela ebakwete amoolu pantu Maguru apeele abantu amoolu.
Ubushiku bumo Maguru atontonkenye ukupeela amoolu kunama shonse. Aendele ukushinguluka umushi onse aleebilisha ukubomfya icakulandilamo. Aleefwaya ukuti inama yonse ileenda ngo muntunse.
Inama shatemenwe cibi ilyo shaumfwile ukuti shali noopeelwa amoolu. Inama yonse yaleefwaya ukukwata amoolu pakuti shileenda nookubutuka. Shalimbile, ukusunsha imicila nookukapa amapindo.
Inama shalilongene nookulaanshanya ifyo caafya ukuikula. Umushili waleeshikwebulula pamala. Amoolu yaali nookushafwa ukwiminina nga bantu nookumona ukutali ngeefyo abantu bacita.
Ilyo bwaciile, inama shaikulile ukuya ku ng'anda yakwa Maguru mukupoka amoolu. Indyabulula, inkalamo, insofu, utululu, ing'wena neefyuuni fyalitanteme nookuloleela ukuti bafipeele amoolu.
Inama imo imo yapeelwe amoolu yane. Ifyuuni fyapeelwe amoolu yabili-yabili.
Inama shaalipuseneko ukumoneka na moolu. Shimo shalicinda kunsansa. Shimbi nasho shaleefilwa ukwenda kabili shaleepona.
Inama shaendele ukushinguluka umushi ukukumbwisha abantu amoolu. Shonse nama shatiile, "Tatwakatale atuikulapo nakabili."
Inama yaleekelesheko mumulongo caali ciyongoli. Maguru aipwishe, "Bushe kuli nabambi abakukonkelepo?" "Iyo mukwai, nine wakulekeleshako," efya aswike Ciyongoli.
Maguru atontonkenye ukuti, "Nga takuli nabambi, lyene cinshi twalaacita namoolu yashala?"    Maguru apeele amoolu yasheleko yonse ku ciyongoli.
Ciyongoli aile nensansa saana pantu aakwete amoolu ayengi. "Nkalaendesha ukucila uuli onse," efyo atontonkenye.
Panumafye Ciyongoli aile, insoka yaishile kung'anda ya kwa Maguru. "Maguru, shimpeniko amoolu," efyo insoka yapapeete.
"Nimpeela amoolu yonse. Waaciba kwi?" efyaipwishe Maguru. "Naacilaalisha," efyaaswike Insoka.
Maguru afwaile mung'anda yakwe nga mwalisheleko amoolu ayali yonse. Leelo tasangilemo ayali yonse.
Maguru afumiine panse nookutila, "Cabipa we nsoka, takuli amoolu ayashele." Insoka yaikulwilefye yaya na kung'anda ukwabula amoolu. Ukufuma bulya bushiku insoka tailaalisha. Lyonse iloleela inshita ikapoka amoolu.
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Maguru Apeela Amoolu
Author - Mutugi Kamundi
Translation - Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga
Illustration - Wiehan de Jager
Language - IciBemba
Level - First paragraphs
© African Storybook Initiative 2015
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
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  • Translations and adaptations
    • Luka Bineensootaa
      Afaan Oromo (Translation)
    • Maguru deel bene uit
      Afrikaans (Translation)
    • እንስሳቱ እግር ተሰጣቸው
      Amharic (Translation)
    • Maguru apereka miyendo
      Chichewa (Translation)
    • Maguru ikupa amalundi
      Chinkhonde (Translation)
    • Maguru upa maulu
      ChiTonga (Translation)
    • Maguru upa maulu
      ChiTonga (Adaptation)
    • Magulu wapeleka malundi
      Chitonga (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Maguru apasa mendo
      CiNyanja (Translation)
    • Maguru apasa miyendo
      CiNyanja (Adaptation)
    • Maguru wakupereka malundi
      Citumbuka (Translation)
    • A Magulu ŵapelece ngongolo
      Ciyawo (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Ogwange Jo Nwaŋo Tyendi Gin
      Dhopadhola (Translation)
    • Ten yok laai cok thin
      Dinka (Translation)
    • Maguru ahinya meto
      Ellomwe (Malawi) (Translation)
    • Maguru gives legs
      English (Original)
    • Animals get legs
      English (Adaptation)
    • Maguru donne des pattes
      French (Translation)
    • Taalol: Maaguru Hokkii Koyɗe
      Fulfulde Mbororoore (Translation)
    • Madugu ya raba ƙafafu
      Hausa (Nigeria) (Translation)
    • Mununga apeela amoolu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Moono Apeela Amoolu
      IciBemba (Adaptation)
    • Chiokike na-enye ụkwụ!
      Igbo (Translation)
    • UMaguru unikela imilenze
      isiNdebele (Translation)
    • UMaguru uphisa ngemilenze
      isiXhosa (Translation)
    • UMveli unikela ngemilenze
      isiZulu (Adaptation)
    • Magurub ge ǀnūga ra mā
      Khoekhoegowab (Translation)
    • Anyama anapata magulu
      Kiduruma (Translation)
    • Maguru
      Kinyarwanda (Translation)
    • Maguru apatiana miguu
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Wanyama wapata miguu
      Kiswahili (Translation)
    • Esolo Jifuna Amagulu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Esolo Jifuna Amagulu
      Lunyole (Translation)
    • Wamagulu agaba amagulu
      Lusoga (Translation)
    • Shimbilinga ta havaleke omaulu
      Oshikwanyama (Translation)
    • Maguru ta gandja omagulu
      Oshindonga (Translation)
    • Maguru ujandja omarama
      Otjiherero (Translation)
    • Maguru ana gava maguru
      Rukwangali (Translation)
    • Maguru o abela diphoofolo maoto
      Sepedi (Translation)
    • Khalimane o fana ka maoto
      Sesotho (Lesotho) (Translation)
    • Maguru o fana ka maoto
      Sesotho (South Africa) (Translation)
    • Montshiwa o abelana ka maoto
      Setswana (Translation)
    • Maguru Ufa Mautu Ahae
      SiLozi (Translation)
    • Mveli unikela ngemilente
      Siswati (Translation)
    • ንእንሳት እግሪ ተዋሃቦም
      Tigrigna (Translation)
    • Maguru u ṋekedza milenzhe
      Tshivenḓa (Translation)
    • Maguru a phakela milenge
      Xitsonga (Translation)
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