Kamba neDziva reMvura 🔊

Kare kare zvakako, zuva rakapisa zvikuru hova dzose dzikapwa, mhuka dzikashaya mvura yekunwa.

Long ago, the sun blazed fiercely until all the streams dried up and the animals had no water to drink.

Shumba akadana nhimbe yekuchera tsime guru. Nzou, Mhofu, naKamba vakashanda nesimba, asi Bere akaramba achiti ane nyota.

Lion called a work party to dig a deep well. Elephant, Eland, and Tortoise dug tirelessly, while lazy Hyena refused to help.

Mvura yakachena payakabuda mutsime, mhuka dzakabvumirana kuti Bere asanwe nekuti haana kubatsira kuchera.

When cool clear water bubbled up from the well, the animals agreed that Hyena could not drink since he refused to dig.

Usiku hwoga hwoga Bere ainyangira mwedzi uchivheneka, achinwa mvura uye achisvibisa tsime nematope.

Every night under the moonlight, Hyena crept to the well, drank his fill, and muddied the clean water.

Kamba akazvipira kurinda tsime. Akazora unonwe pamusana pake ndokugara chinyararire semutombo pamucheto pemvura.

Tortoise volunteered to guard the well. He coated his shell with sticky tree resin and sat silently like a stepping stone at the water's edge.

Bere paakatsika Kamba achifunga kuti idombo, makumbo ake akanamatira zvakasimba akatadza kutiza!

When Hyena stepped onto Tortoise thinking he was a flat rock, his paws stuck fast to the resin and he could not escape!

Mangwanani mhuka dzakarumbidza Kamba, Bere ndokunzi achere rake gombe. Ndipo pakafira sarungano. Chidzidzo: Shanda pamwe nevamwe!

At dawn the animals praised wise Tortoise, and Hyena was made to dig and clean the well. That is where our story ends. Moral: Share in the community's work!