UOyisa kunye nomthi omkhulu

Le ncwadi yeka

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UOyisa kunye nomthi omkhulu
(Oyisa and the Giant Tree)
Illustrated by Kaylyn Taljaard
Written by Vuyo Madanda
Designed by Lisa Borman
Translated by Vuyo Madanda
with the help of the Book Dash participants in Johannesburg on 17 August 2024.
ISBN: 978-1-997425-47-2
Typeset in Quicksand and Mochiy Pop One
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UOyisa

kunye

nomthi

omkhulu

Kaylyn Taljaard  ·  Vuyo Madanda  ·  Lisa Borman

UOyisa uthanda ukutya zonke iintlobo zeziqhamo. Utya amapere, iidiliya, iiorenji kunye nevatala.

Angatya iziqhamo ezininzi kakhulu ngexeshana nje elincinci.

Kodwa akazithandi iimbewu.
Zixinga phakathi kwamazinyo akhe yaye ziyakrakra. Phuu!

Namhlanje utya amapere athambileyo anencindi emnandi. Kodwa utshica iimbewu emhlabeni.

Kuqala ukuntshula isityalo phakathi kweenyawo zakhe.
Ayiqhelekanga ke le, uyacinga uOyisa. Kwenzeka ntoni apha?

Ngephanyazo,  kukhula umthi omde –  uOyisa uthe ngcu phezulu!

UOyisa kufuneka  afumane indlela  yokwehla.

Amasebe akhangeleka njengo jingi.

“Jingi jingi umnand’ ujingi wam!”

uyacula.

Ujinga aye kwisebe elilandelayo  apho adibana nentaka.

Intaka ifuna ukwakha indlwane yayo ngeenwele zikaOyisa.

“Hay’ khona,  Mnu Ntaka!”

Endleleni eyehlayo, ubona ipere elikhuuulu, akhwele kulo.
Lijinga liye kwelinye icala, kwaye le yeyona mvakalelo imnandi ehlabathini!

“Oyisaaaa! Lixesha  lakho lokuhlamba!”  uyakhwaza uMama.

“Ndiyeza!”

uphendula  esemthini uOyisa.

Tsii! Bekumnandi emthini!
UOyisa ugqiba kwelokuba  aqalise ukuqokelela imbewu.  Ngubani owaziyo ukuba mlimgo  mni ophakathi kuzo.