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መቕጻዕቲ
Punishment
Punition
Adelheid Marie Bwire
Melany Pietersen
Daniel Berhane Habte
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ሓደ መዓልቲ፡ ኣደይ ብዙሕ ፍረታት ኣምጺኣ።
One day, mama got a lot of fruit.
Un jour, Maman a ramassé beaucoup de fruits.
“መዓስ ኢና ካብዚ ፍረታት ክንበልዕ?” ኢልና ሓቲትናያ። “ነዚ ፍረታት ሎሚ ምሸት ክንበልዖ ኢና” ኢላ መለሰት ኣደይ።
“When can we have some fruit?” we ask.
“We will have the fruit tonight,” says mama.
Nous lui demandons : « Pouvons-nous manger des fruits ? » Maman répond : « Nous les mangerons ce soir. »
ራሂም ሓወይ ህሩፍ እዩ። ንኹሉ እቲ ፍረታት ጐሊሙ ጥዒምዎ። ንዝበዝሐ ካብኡ በሊዕዎ።
My brother Rahim is greedy. He tastes all the fruit. He eats a lot of it.
Mon frère Rahim est glouton. Il goûte tous les fruits. Il en mange beaucoup.
“ርአዪ ራሂም ዝገበሮ!” ኢሉ ንእሽቶ ሓወይ ጨደረ። ኣነ ድማ “ራሂም ስድን ስሱዕን እዩ፡” ኢለዮ።
“Look at what Rahim did!” shouts my little brother.
“Rahim is naughty and selfish,” I say.
« Regarde ce qu’a fait Rahim ! », crie mon petit frère. Et moi, je dis : « Rahim est méchant et égoïste. »
ኣደይ ብራሂም ኣዝያ ሓረቐት።
Mother is angry with Rahim.
Maman est fâchée contre Rahim.
ንሕና እውን ብራሂም ሓረቕና። ራሂም ግን ዕጥጥ ኣይበሎን።
We are also angry with Rahim. But Rahim is not sorry.
Nous aussi, nous sommes fâchés contre Rahim. Mais Rahim ne regrette rien.
“ንራሂም ኣይትቐጽዒዮን ዲኺ?” ኢሉ ንእሽቶ ሓወይ ሓተተ።
“Aren’t you going to punish Rahim?” asks little brother.
« Tu ne vas pas punir Rahim ? », demande Petit Frère.
“ራሂም፡ ሕጅሕጂ ክትጣዓስ ኢኻ፡” ኢላ ኣደይ ኣጠንቂቓቶ።
“Rahim, soon you will be sorry,” warns mama.
« Rahim », prévient maman, « tu le regretteras bientôt. »
ራሂም ሕማም ክስምዖ ጀመረ።
Rahim starts to feel sick.
Rahim ne se sent pas bien.
“ከብደይ ኣመና የቐንዝወኒ ኣሎ፡” ክብል ራሂም ኣሕሸዅሸዀ።
“My tummy is so sore,” whispers Rahim.
Il gémit: « J’ai mal au ventre ! »
ኣደይ እዚ ከምዘጋጥም ፈሊጣ ኔራ። እቲ ፍረታት እዩ ንራሂም ዝቐጽዖ ዘሎ!
Mama knew this would happen. The fruit is punishing Rahim!
Maman savait que cela arriverait. Ce sont les fruits qui punissent Rahim !
ዳሕራይ፡ ራሂም ይቕረታ ሓቲቱና። “ድሕሪ ሕጂ ኣመና ስሱዕ ኣይክኸውንን እየ፡” ኢሉ ተማባጺዑ። ንሕና ኩልና ድማ ኣሚንናዮ።
Later, Rahim says sorry to us. “I will never be so greedy again,” he promises.
And we all believe him.
Plus tard, Rahim vient s’excuser et promet : « Je ne serai plus jamais aussi glouton. » Et nous, nous le croyons.
Written by: Adelheid Marie Bwire
Illustrated by: Melany Pietersen
Translated by: Daniel Berhane Habte
