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🇿🇼 Traditional Folktale Toddlers & Beginners ⏱️ 3 min 📄 7 Scenes

Nei Jongwe Rinoimba Mangwanani

Why the Rooster Crows at Dawn
Chiitiko 1 pane 7 · Scene 1
Scene 1: A long, long time ago, the animals and birds never knew when it was time to wake up in the morning.
Sarungano: "Kare kare zvakako..." 🌟 Dzepfunde!

Kare kare zvakako, mhuka neshiri dzaisaziva nguva yekumuka mangwanani.

A long, long time ago, the animals and birds never knew when it was time to wake up in the morning.

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Chiitiko 2 pane 7 · Scene 2
Scene 2: Hungwe the Fish Eagle called a council of birds and asked, "Who will wake the village before sunrise?"

Hungwe mambo weshiri akadaidza dare akabvunza kuti, "Ndiani angamutsa musha wose zuva risati rabuda?"

Hungwe the Fish Eagle called a council of birds and asked, "Who will wake the village before sunrise?"

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Chiitiko 3 pane 7 · Scene 3
Scene 3: Owl promised to try first, but just before dawn he fell fast asleep in a hollow tree!

Zizi rakavimbisa kumutsa vamwe, asi mambakwedza rakabatwa nehope dzakasimba!

Owl promised to try first, but just before dawn he fell fast asleep in a hollow tree!

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Chiitiko 4 pane 7 · Scene 4
Scene 4: Then brave Rooster stepped forward, hopped onto the kraal fence at dawn, and sang out: "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

Jongwe rakasimuka nechido, rikakwira pamusoro pedanga, rikatanga kuimba nezwi rine simba: "Kukurigo-o!"

Then brave Rooster stepped forward, hopped onto the kraal fence at dawn, and sang out: "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

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Chiitiko 5 pane 7 · Scene 5
Scene 5: The morning sun heard Rooster's joyful song, smiled warmly, and rose over the hills and fields.

Zuva rakanzwa rwiyo rwaJongwe rikanyemwerera, ndokubuda richivheneka makomo neminda.

The morning sun heard Rooster's joyful song, smiled warmly, and rose over the hills and fields.

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Chiitiko 6 pane 7 · Scene 6
Scene 6: In gratitude, the sun gifted Rooster a bright red comb upon his head as a crown of faithfulness.

Zuva rakapa Jongwe chiremba chitsvuku pamusoro paro semubairo wekuvimbika kwaro.

In gratitude, the sun gifted Rooster a bright red comb upon his head as a crown of faithfulness.

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Chiitiko 7 pane 7 · Scene 7
Scene 7: And that is where our storyteller rests. Our lesson: A dependable friend is treasured by all!

Ndipo pakafira sarungano. Chidzidzo: Munhu akavimbika anovimbwa naye nemunhu wose!

And that is where our storyteller rests. Our lesson: A dependable friend is treasured by all!

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Chidzidzo cheNgano (Moral): Kuvimbika pabasa rako kunounza rukudzo nemufaro.
English: Being faithful and reliable in your daily duties brings honour and joy.
Sarungano: "Kare kare zvakako..."  ·  Vateereri: "Dzepfunde!"
Scene 1: A long, long time ago, the animals and birds never knew when it was time to wake up in the morning.
Scene 1

Kare kare zvakako, mhuka neshiri dzaisaziva nguva yekumuka mangwanani.

A long, long time ago, the animals and birds never knew when it was time to wake up in the morning.

Scene 2: Hungwe the Fish Eagle called a council of birds and asked, "Who will wake the village before sunrise?"
Scene 2

Hungwe mambo weshiri akadaidza dare akabvunza kuti, "Ndiani angamutsa musha wose zuva risati rabuda?"

Hungwe the Fish Eagle called a council of birds and asked, "Who will wake the village before sunrise?"

Scene 3: Owl promised to try first, but just before dawn he fell fast asleep in a hollow tree!
Scene 3

Zizi rakavimbisa kumutsa vamwe, asi mambakwedza rakabatwa nehope dzakasimba!

Owl promised to try first, but just before dawn he fell fast asleep in a hollow tree!

Scene 4: Then brave Rooster stepped forward, hopped onto the kraal fence at dawn, and sang out: "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
Scene 4

Jongwe rakasimuka nechido, rikakwira pamusoro pedanga, rikatanga kuimba nezwi rine simba: "Kukurigo-o!"

Then brave Rooster stepped forward, hopped onto the kraal fence at dawn, and sang out: "Cock-a-doodle-doo!"

Scene 5: The morning sun heard Rooster's joyful song, smiled warmly, and rose over the hills and fields.
Scene 5

Zuva rakanzwa rwiyo rwaJongwe rikanyemwerera, ndokubuda richivheneka makomo neminda.

The morning sun heard Rooster's joyful song, smiled warmly, and rose over the hills and fields.

Scene 6: In gratitude, the sun gifted Rooster a bright red comb upon his head as a crown of faithfulness.
Scene 6

Zuva rakapa Jongwe chiremba chitsvuku pamusoro paro semubairo wekuvimbika kwaro.

In gratitude, the sun gifted Rooster a bright red comb upon his head as a crown of faithfulness.

Scene 7: And that is where our storyteller rests. Our lesson: A dependable friend is treasured by all!
Scene 7

Ndipo pakafira sarungano. Chidzidzo: Munhu akavimbika anovimbwa naye nemunhu wose!

And that is where our storyteller rests. Our lesson: A dependable friend is treasured by all!

🔤 Mashoko eMungano (Story Vocabulary)

5 words
Jongwe
Rooster
🗣️ JOHN-gweh
Mangwanani
Morning
🗣️ mah-ngwah-NAH-nee
Zuva
Sun
🗣️ ZOO-vah
Kuimba
To sing
🗣️ koo-EEM-bah
Kumuka
To wake up
🗣️ koo-MOO-kah

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