kgauta ya
NTATEMOHOLO

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Kgauta ya ntatemoholo
Illustrated by Elsabé Milandri
Written by Kerry Saadien-Raad
Designed by Mathilde de Blois
Translated by Nal’ibali
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Cape Town on 28 June 2014.
ISBN: 978-1-928365-80-8
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Kerry Saadien-Raad
Elsabé Milandri Mathilde de Blois

Diphoofolo tse nyenyane di ne di bua ka bontatemoholo ba tsona.

“Ntatemoholo wa ka o kgona ho aha tora e kgolo e fihlang marung,” ha rialo Thuhlo.
“O kile a ahela morena moaho o molelelehadi.”

“Ntatemoholo wa ka a ka tshwasa eng kapa eng lewatleng,” ha rialo Lengau.
“O kile a tshwasa leruarua mme a le boloka ka hara bate ya hae.”

“Ntatemoholo wa ka a ka palama marung hodimo kwana,” ha rialo Podi ya Thabeng.
“O kile a palama thaba e phahameng ka ho fetisisa lefatsheng, ka dihora tse nne feela.”

“Ntatemoholo wa ka a ka pheha dijo tse ngata tsa mokete,” ha rialo Tlou.
“O kile pheha dijo tsa mokete wa letsatsi la tswalo ya moporesidente – a le mong feela.”

“Nna, ntatemoholo wa ka ha a ahe, ha a tshwase, ha a palame kapa hona ho pheha,” ha rialo Tshwene.
“Empa o na le kgauta! O e pata ka molomong wa hae. Mme bosiu o e inela ka hara galase ya metsi.”

“Tjhe bo, ha a na yona!”
“Ee, o na le yona!”
“Tjhe bo, ha a na yona!”

“Ho lokile, tlong le tlo iponela haeba le sa nkgolwe,” ha rialo Tshwene.

Yaba diphoofolo tse nyenyane di ya ho ya bona ntatemoholo wa Tshwene.

“Le a bona,” ha rialo Tshwene.
“Ebile o kgona ho ntsha kgauta eo ka molomong wa hae.”

“Tjhe bo, ha a kgone!” ha kgaruma diphoofolo.

“Hwahla!” ha rialo Ntatemoholo Tshwene a ntsha meno a hae!

“Ebile ho na le meno a lekaneng bohle!”