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🇿🇼 Traditional Folktale Funny Tale / All Ages ⏱️ 3 min 📄 7 Scenes

Mbudzi, Hwai neMbongoro

The Goat, Sheep, and Donkey
Chiitiko 1 pane 7 · Scene 1
Scene 1: A long time ago, a Goat, a Sheep, and a Donkey caught a lift in an open truck to town.
Sarungano: "Kare kare zvakako..." 🌟 Dzepfunde!

Kare kare zvakako, Mbudzi, Hwai neMbongoro vakakwira motokari kuenda kutoraundi mutaundi.

A long time ago, a Goat, a Sheep, and a Donkey caught a lift in an open truck to town.

Chiitiko 2 pane 7 · Scene 2
Scene 2: Upon arriving, the driver said, "Please pay your fares." Donkey calmly paid the exact fair amount owed.

Vachisvika, mutyairi akati, "Ndapota bhadharai mari yangu yefea." Mbongoro akabhadhara mari chaiyo yakakwana pasina nharo.

Upon arriving, the driver said, "Please pay your fares." Donkey calmly paid the exact fair amount owed.

Chiitiko 3 pane 7 · Scene 3
Scene 3: Sheep gave the driver a large banknote that needed change. The driver said, "Hold on while I get your coins."

Hwai yakapa mutyairi mari hombe yaida chenji, mutyairi akati, "Chimbomirai nditsvage chenji."

Sheep gave the driver a large banknote that needed change. The driver said, "Hold on while I get your coins."

Chiitiko 4 pane 7 · Scene 4
Scene 4: Greedy Goat saw an opportunity, leapt off the back of the car, and sprinted into the bushes without paying a penny!

Mbudzi yakaona mukana uyu, yakasvetuka ichibva pamotokari ikatiza isina kubhadhara kana kobiri!

Greedy Goat saw an opportunity, leapt off the back of the car, and sprinted into the bushes without paying a penny!

Chiitiko 5 pane 7 · Scene 5
Scene 5: To this very day: whenever a Goat sees a car approaching, she panics and bolts, fearing the driver wants the unpaid fare!

Kusvikira nhasi: Mbudzi inoona motokari yotiza ichitya kuti mutyairi achiri kuda mari yake!

To this very day: whenever a Goat sees a car approaching, she panics and bolts, fearing the driver wants the unpaid fare!

Chiitiko 6 pane 7 · Scene 6
Scene 6: The Sheep stands motionless in the middle of the road staring at oncoming cars, wondering if the driver has finally brought back her change.

Hwai inomira pakati pemugwagwa ichitarisa motokari, ichiti pamwe mutyairi auya nechenji yayo.

The Sheep stands motionless in the middle of the road staring at oncoming cars, wondering if the driver has finally brought back her change.

Chiitiko 7 pane 7 · Scene 7
Scene 7: And Donkey walks along unbothered, knowing he owes nobody anything in this world! That is where the storyteller rests.

Mbongoro inofamba yakadzikama zvayo nekuti inoziva kuti haina chikwereti nemunhu! Ndipo pakafira sarungano.

And Donkey walks along unbothered, knowing he owes nobody anything in this world! That is where the storyteller rests.

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Chidzidzo cheNgano (Moral): Kuvimbika nekubhadhara zvikwereti zvako kunounza rugare mupfungwa.
English: Honesty and clearing your debts bring peaceful sleep and a clear conscience.
Sarungano: "Kare kare zvakako..."  ·  Vateereri: "Dzepfunde!"
Scene 1: A long time ago, a Goat, a Sheep, and a Donkey caught a lift in an open truck to town.
Scene 1

Kare kare zvakako, Mbudzi, Hwai neMbongoro vakakwira motokari kuenda kutoraundi mutaundi.

A long time ago, a Goat, a Sheep, and a Donkey caught a lift in an open truck to town.

Scene 2: Upon arriving, the driver said, "Please pay your fares." Donkey calmly paid the exact fair amount owed.
Scene 2

Vachisvika, mutyairi akati, "Ndapota bhadharai mari yangu yefea." Mbongoro akabhadhara mari chaiyo yakakwana pasina nharo.

Upon arriving, the driver said, "Please pay your fares." Donkey calmly paid the exact fair amount owed.

Scene 3: Sheep gave the driver a large banknote that needed change. The driver said, "Hold on while I get your coins."
Scene 3

Hwai yakapa mutyairi mari hombe yaida chenji, mutyairi akati, "Chimbomirai nditsvage chenji."

Sheep gave the driver a large banknote that needed change. The driver said, "Hold on while I get your coins."

Scene 4: Greedy Goat saw an opportunity, leapt off the back of the car, and sprinted into the bushes without paying a penny!
Scene 4

Mbudzi yakaona mukana uyu, yakasvetuka ichibva pamotokari ikatiza isina kubhadhara kana kobiri!

Greedy Goat saw an opportunity, leapt off the back of the car, and sprinted into the bushes without paying a penny!

Scene 5: To this very day: whenever a Goat sees a car approaching, she panics and bolts, fearing the driver wants the unpaid fare!
Scene 5

Kusvikira nhasi: Mbudzi inoona motokari yotiza ichitya kuti mutyairi achiri kuda mari yake!

To this very day: whenever a Goat sees a car approaching, she panics and bolts, fearing the driver wants the unpaid fare!

Scene 6: The Sheep stands motionless in the middle of the road staring at oncoming cars, wondering if the driver has finally brought back her change.
Scene 6

Hwai inomira pakati pemugwagwa ichitarisa motokari, ichiti pamwe mutyairi auya nechenji yayo.

The Sheep stands motionless in the middle of the road staring at oncoming cars, wondering if the driver has finally brought back her change.

Scene 7: And Donkey walks along unbothered, knowing he owes nobody anything in this world! That is where the storyteller rests.
Scene 7

Mbongoro inofamba yakadzikama zvayo nekuti inoziva kuti haina chikwereti nemunhu! Ndipo pakafira sarungano.

And Donkey walks along unbothered, knowing he owes nobody anything in this world! That is where the storyteller rests.

🔤 Mashoko eMungano (Story Vocabulary)

6 words
Mbudzi
Goat
🗣️ MBOO-dzee
Hwai
Sheep
🗣️ HWAH-ee
Mbongoro
Donkey
🗣️ mboh-NGOH-roh
Mari
Money / Fare
🗣️ MAH-ree
Motokari
Car / Vehicle
🗣️ moh-toh-KAH-ree
Chenji
Change (coins)
🗣️ CHEH-njee

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