Lishene eliali omwami
Christine Wanzetse
Isaac Okwir
Don liali Lishene likhongo.
Liali lirasi.
Don liali omwami wamashene kandi.
Abalondereri balio bamuheresia eshitambaya.
"Ndalafwala khumurwe," Don nilibola.
"Buli omundu alonde amalako kanje. Mulareba tawe." Don lyakhupa oluyoka.
Bosi balonda khumwami wabu. Don olwayaruka buli mulala yaruka.
Halali eshitambaya shilia shiatira omurwe obutinyu.
Don yatira omurwe wayaumia.
Amashene kandi kosi nikatira emirwe chiabu.
"Hano hanzuna," Don yabola.
Amashene kosi nikabola, "Hano hanzuna."
Yabola, "Shino shindirire muno!"
Bosi nibabola, "Shino shindirire muno."
Don yakwa okhurula hekulu.
Bosi bamulonda nibakwa.
Omwami Don, yafwa.
Abalondereri balio basalila halali shibafwa tawe.
You are free to download, copy, translate or adapt this story and use the illustrations as long as you attribute in the following way:
Lishene eliali omwami
Author - Bonsamo Miesso and Elizabeth Laird
Translation - Christine Wanzetse
Illustration - Isaac Okwir
Language - Oluwanga
Level - First words
© African Storybook Initiative 2016
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Source www.africanstorybook.org
Original source www.ethiopianfolktales.com
