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በድሮ ዘመን አንድ ደስተኛ ቤተሰብ ነበረ።
Once upon a time,
there lived a happy
family.
Il était une fois une famille bien heureuse.
አንድም ቀን እርስበርሳቸው ተጣልተው አያውቁም። ልጆቹም ቤተሰባቸውን ቤት ውስጥም ሆነ በመስክ ላይ ያግዙ ነበር።
They never fought with
each other. They helped
their parents at home
and in the fields.
Ils ne se disputaient jamais. Ils aidaient leurs parents à la maison et dans les champs.
ነገር ግን እሳት ወዳለበት አካባቢ እንዲጠጉ አልተፈቀደላቸውም።
But they were not
allowed to go near a
fire.
Mais ils n’avaient pas le droit de s’approcher d’un feu.
ስራቸውን ማከናወን የነበረባቸው በምሽት ነበር። ምክንያቱም የተሰሩት ከሰም ስለነበር!
They had to do all their
work during the night.
Because they were made of wax!
Ils devaient faire tout leur travail pendant la nuit. Puisqu’ils étaient faits de cire !
ነገር ግን ከልጆቹ አንደኛው በጠራራ ፀሐይ ለመውጣት ቋመጠ።
But one of the boys
longed to go out in the
sunlight.
Mais un des garçons désirait se promener au soleil.
አንድ ቀን ፍላጎቱ በጣም አየለ፤ ወንድሞቹም በጣም አስጠነቀቁት።
One day the longing
was too strong. His
brothers warned him…
Un jour son désir était trop puissant. Ses frères l’avertirent…
ምን ያረጋል! ምክርም አልሰማ አለና፣ የፀሐዩ ሙቀትም አቀለጠው።
But it was too late!
He melted in the hot
sun.
Mais c’était trop tard ! Il fondit au soleil brûlant.
ከሰም የተሰሩት ልጆችም በወንድማቸው ሁኔታ እጅግ አዘኑ።
The wax children were
so sad to see their
brother melting away.
Les enfants de cire étaient si tristes de voir leur frère fondre.
ሆኖም እቅድ ነደፉ፤ የቀለጠውን ሰም አበጃጅተው እርግብ አደረጉት።
But they made a plan.
They shaped the lump
of melted wax into a
bird.
Mais ils firent un plan. Ils façonnèrent le morceau de cire fondue en oiseau.
እርግቡን ወንድማቸውንም ትልቅ ተራራ ጫፍ ላይ አወጡት።
They took their bird
brother up to a high
mountain.
Ils apportèrent leur frère l’oiseau jusqu’au sommet d’une montagne haute.
ፀሐይዋ ስትጠልቅ ርግቡ ጥዑም ዜማ እያዜመ በመብረር የጠዋት ጮራ እስክትወጣ ድረስ ጨረቃዋ ባደመቀችው ሌሊት ተንሸራሸረ።
And as the sun rose, he
flew away singing into
the morning light.
Et lorsque le soleil se leva, il s’envola vers la lumière du matin en chantant.
Written by: Southern African Folktale
Illustrated by: Wiehan de Jager
Translated by: Dawit Girma
Read by: Abenezer Chane
