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መንደሬ ብዙ ችግር ነበረባት። ውሃ ከቦኖ ለመቅዳት ረጅም ሰልፍ እንሰለፍ ነበር።
My village had many problems.
We made a long line to fetch water from one tap.
Mon village avait beaucoup de problèmes. Nous faisions la queue pour aller chercher de l’eau d’un seul robinet.
በሌሎች ሰዎች የሚሰጠንን ምግብ እንጠብቅ ነበር።
We waited for food donated by others.
Nous attendions la nourriture donnée par les autres.
ሌባ ፍራቻ ቤቶቻችንን በጊዜ እንዘጋ ነበር።
We locked our houses early because of thieves.
Nous barrions nos maisons tôt à cause des voleurs.
ብዙ ልጆች ትምህርታቸውን ያቋርጡ ነበር።
Many children dropped out of school.
Plusieurs enfants avaient abandonné l’école.
ወጣት ሴቶች በሌሎች መንደሮች ውስጥ በሰራተኝነት ያገለግሉ ነበር።
Young girls worked as maids in other villages.
Les jeunes filles travaillaient comme domestiques dans d’autres villages.
ግማሾቹ ወንዶች ልጆች በየሰፈሩ እየዞሩ ሲውሉ፤ ሌሎቹ ደግሞ በሰው ማሳ ላይ ያገለግሉ ነበር።
Young boys roamed around the village while others worked on people’s farms.
Les jeunes garçons se promenaient autour du village pendant que d’autres travaillaient sur des fermes.
ነፋስ በነፈሰ ቁጥር ቆሻሻ ወረቀት በየአጥሩና በየዛፉ ላይ ይንጠለጠል ነበር።
When the wind blew, waste paper hung on trees and fences.
Quand le vent soufflait, des déchets de papier pendaient des arbres et des clôtures.
ሰዎችን በጥንቃቄ ጉድለት የተጣለ ብርጭቆ ይቆርጣቸው ነበር።
People were cut by broken glass that was thrown carelessly.
Les gens se faisaient couper par de la vitre brisée lancée sans faire attention.
አንድ ቀን ውሃው ቆመና የውሃ መያዣዎቻችን ባዶ ቀሩ።
Then one day, the tap dried up and our containers were empty.
Puis un jour, le robinet se tarit et nos conteneurs étaient vides.
አባቴ ሰዎች በመንደር ስብሰባ ላይ እንዲገኙ ለመቀስቀስ ከቤት ቤት ዞረ።
My father walked from house to house asking people to attend a village meeting.
Mon père marcha de maison en maison et demanda aux gens de participer à une réunion du village.
ሰዎች ከአንድ ትልቅ ዛፍ ስር ተቀምጠው ያዳምጡ ጀመር።
People gathered under a big tree and listened.
Les gens se rassemblèrent sous un grand arbre et écoutèrent.
አባቴ ተነስቶ ‹‹እነዚህን ችግሮቻችንን ለመፍታት በጋራ መስራት ይኖርብናል›› አለ።
My father stood up and said, “We need to work together to solve our problems.”
Mon père se leva et dit, « Nous devons travailler ensemble pour résoudre nos problèmes. »
ግንድ ላይ የተቀመጠው የስምንት ዓመቱ ዓመቱ ጁማ ‹‹እኔ በማጽዳት እረዳለሁ›› ሲል ተናገረ።
Eight-year-old Juma, sitting on a tree trunk shouted, “I can help with cleaning up.”
Juma, âgée de huit ans et assise sur un tronc d’arbre, cria, « Je peux aider à nettoyer. »
አንዲት ሴትዮም ‹‹ሴቶቹ ከኔ ጋር እህል መዝራት ላይ መሰማራት ይችላሉ›› አሉ።
One woman said, “The women can join me to grow food.”
Une femme dit, « Les femmes peuvent me joindre pour faire pousser de la nourriture. »
ሌላ ሰውዬ ተነሳና ‹‹እኛ ወንዶቹ ጉድጓድ መቆፈር እንችላለን›› አለ።
Another man stood up and said, “The men will dig a well.”
Un autre homme se leva et dit, « Les hommes creuseront un puits. »
ሁላችንም በአንድ ድምጽ ‹‹ህይወታችንን መቀየር ይኖርብናል›› በማለት ጮህን። ከዚያች ቀን ጀምረን ችግሮቻችንን ለመፍታት አብረን እንሰራ ጀመር።
We all shouted with one voice, “We must change our lives.”
From that day we worked together to solve our problems.
Nous criions tous d’une seule voix, « Nous devons changer nos vies. » Depuis ce jour, nous avons travaillé ensemble pour résoudre nos problèmes.
Written by: Ursula Nafula
Illustrated by: Vusi Malindi
Translated by: Mezemir Girma
Read by: Abenezer Chane
