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Tingi Aŋombe
Tingi and the cows
Tingi et les vaches
Ingrid Schechter
Ingrid Schechter
Nchimunya Kanyemba
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Tingi wakali kukkala abaneene bakwe.
Tingi lived with his grandmother.
Tingi vivait avec sa grand-mère.
Antoomwe abanene bakwe, bakali kuzilanganya ŋombe.
He used to look after the cows with her.
Il gardait les vaches avec elle.
Bumwi buzuba kwakasika basikalumamba.
One day the soldiers came.
Un jour, des soldats arrivèrent.
Basikalumamba bakazibinga ŋombe akuzyitola.
They took the cows away.
Ils emmenèrent les vaches.
Tingi abaneene bakwe bakatija akuya kuyuba.
Tingi and his grandmother ran away and hid.
Tingi et sa grand-mère se sauvèrent et se cachèrent.
Bakaliyubide musyokwe limwi kwasiya.
They hid in the bush until night.
Ils restèrent cachés dans des buissons jusqu’au soir.
Basikalumamba bakajoka alimwi.
Then the soldiers came back.
Puis les soldats revinrent.
Baneene bakamusisa Tingi kunsi amatuvwu.
Grandmother hid Tingi under the leaves.
La grand-mère de Tingi recouvrit alors leurs corps de feuilles.
Umwi wabasikalumamba wakalyata akali Tingi, pele Tingi wakaumuna wii.
One of the soldiers put his foot right on him, but he kept quiet.
Un des soldats marcha sur Tingi, mais celui-ci ne réagit pas.
Nibakaunka basikalumamba, Tingi abaneene bakayubuluka.
When it was safe, Tingi and his grandmother came out.
Quand il n’y eut plus de danger, Tingi et sa grand-mère se relevèrent.
Mukaumu-umu bakasobelela kuya kuŋanda yabo.
They crept home very quietly.
Ils revinrent chez eux sans faire le moindre bruit.
Written by: Ingrid Schechter
Illustrated by: Ingrid Schechter
Translated by: Nchimunya Kanyemba
