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Nozibele and the Three
Hairs
Candiru pi dri`bi ifi na `diyi be Lugbarati version of this folktale by Dorothy Fettaru
Illustrated by Wiehan de Jager
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Ndra drio, ezoanzi na mu eja owuria.
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Avi azini saa yi.
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Coti yi ega kini angu bi`bo.
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Ka mu eca aku tia inyia `ba, candiru `ba dri ima ombea. Ku I vile nyoro ombea ri `dale.“kirikiri ada nga mani dri vile `dale!” `Ba matu `i`ma agyipi yi vu. Te eri ma agyipi kini saa di vile.
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Candiru nga di dri da vile yia `dale a`dule. Esu `I vile nyoro ombelea ri ra dika ariru emvizu akua.Te avi angu biza ma alia `dale ra.
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Ne diza jo azini ma alia engazu re `dani.Ariru vunia `dale `dika kpo jotile.
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Osu nezu kini oco azini zi jotile ni dika `y`o, “ afa mini le ri a`du afa ni?”“Ma avi avi dika ale ta mani pari lazu, candiru omvi”Miefi joa akazu mi ci zu ku,” oco nderi nga `yoCandiru ngadi fi joa.
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Oco nga coti `yo, “mi a`di mani nyaka”Te ma a`dini nga oku drio nyaka oco ni ku `di,? Omvi.“mi a`di akazu mi cizu ku!”oco `yo.Candiru ngadi nyaka a`di oco nderi dri ra.
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Coti oco kini, “mi ede ma vile gbolo dri”Candiru kini, “ma ede nga te oku drio gbolo dri oco ni ku `di.”“Mi ede gbolo `di `i kaniku ma mi ci ra!”Candiru ngadi gbolo dri edera.
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“mi emu di o`du ko ma be!” oco kini.“ako ni nga oku drio o`du oco be ku,” candiru `yo.“mi emu o`du ko mabe kaniku ma mi ci ra!” oco kini. Candiru nga o`du ko oco be ra.
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Ri nyaka a`di, angu we azini afa yi oji oco dri o`du dria. O`du azini alu, oco nga `yo, “Candiru, ma andru mu ma agyipi azini yi vu omu ru. I we jo ale, mi a`di nyaka,dika mi oji afa yi de nga po`di ma ecani ku.”
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Oco ka mu dri ko mu tapu, Candiru enze dri`bi ima dria na.`Ba dri`bi alu ri gbolo etia, aluri jotile ngukua, `ba di alu ri ti licoa.Apa di ra.
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Oco ka mu emvi `bo, e`do candiru ni nda. Candiru, mi ngua ya?” ma gbolo etia `do`i,” dri`bi aluri `yo.“ma jotile etia `do,” dri`bi irizuri kini. “ma ti licoa `do”dri`bi na zu ri `yo.
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Oco ni di coti ra kini candiru ole `I `bo.Ngadi nzu azini nzu kpere enyati `da ma alia `dale.Te Candiru ma adripi yi ri eri te abe be. Oco ojati apara dika kpere andru `ba ne ni di nga eri dika ku.
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Nozibele and the Three Hairs
Candiru pi dri`bi efi na `diyi be
Adapted from a Xhosa folktale
Wiehan de Jager
This version in Lugbarati by Dorothy Fettaru
© African Storybook Initiative 2013